If you’reusing WhatsApp on your tabletor on another device, you may have noticed the features are largely the same as they are on your phone. From time to time, WhatsApp changes its design to keep its users interested and give them something nicer to look at — for example, the latest change brings more thumbnail previews to chats, hoping to give users better clarity when media is shared. WhatsApp Web is also going through a change, but when will you get it?
WhatsApp’s latest change could bring more thumbnail previews in chat
The change will bring better clarity for users when media is shared as a file
As explained byWABetaInfo, WhatsApp is rolling out a new sidebar for web users, hoping to give them a better navigation, more intuitive design, and faster access to essential sections. Unfortunately, it’s only available for its beta testers who are a part of the official beta program. The new sidebar is something that has been in testing since last year, but it’s slowly making its way to the surface in the latest beta update.
Source: WABetaInfo
Beta testers will see the change with WhatsApp Web beta 2.3000.1012734542 and will have easy access to Channels, Chats, Archive, Communities, and Starred Messages. Don’t worry if you don’t see the changes just yet, since they’re going to roll out in the coming weeks. Besides the previously mentioned options, WhatsApp Web is also working on afavorites filterthat’s going to allow users to lay aside their frequently contacted chat list. The new design won’t bring new features but will make accessing the already existing ones better.
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps out there, so it makes sense that parent company Meta wants to keep users coming back with new features and designs. There is no date as to when everyone will see the new changes, but it should be a matter of weeks judging by past rollouts, so we can start criticizing WhatsApp about how it could’ve made them better. For example, since theMeta AI experiment is now live for more users, you may bet that users will find its flaws before WhatsApp does. There is also alink privacy featureWhatsApp users will be able to enjoy, but there’s not much to critique on that one.
