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All the changes coming to WhatsApp: search engine with AI, new green button and navigation bar
Artificial intelligence stands out among the new features in WhatsApp.
WhatsApp, the world’s most popular instant messaging application, is gearing up for a complete redesign. Meta wants WhatsApp to be familiar and easy to navigate, and the company itself says that its principles are that the instant messaging application is fresh, accessible, and simple. In some cases, these new features have been arriving little by little, and among them is the integration of AI into an application used daily and constantly by millions of people around the world.
Steadily and without making much noise, WhatsApp has been introducing several new features in recent months, gradually surprising its millions of users. Among these additions, some stand out, such as the lower navigation bar on Android devices in iOS style or the green color that replaces the blue in some buttons. Changes that gradually aim at a unification of design between Android and iOS, something that is getting closer and closer.
All the new features coming to WhatsApp
WhatsApp is trying to modernize the application by introducing the following changes:
- New color palette: The green color that predominated in the header has disappeared, with a design less cluttered by colors and in which green predominates, but in some buttons, notifications... In addition, the dark mode has been made darker, following a request from Meta users.
- Updated icons and illustrations: Redesigned icons and other visual elements that we use and that appear in chats.
- Easier navigation: The tabs that were previously at the top (Chats, Statuses, and Calls) have been moved to the bottom.
- Better chat management: Filters for easier navigation and to see the chats we have not read yet or the groups we belong to.
- Search powered by Meta AI: The Meta AI assistant is coming to WhatsApp, and although it is not yet known what it can do from within the application, it is possible that it can help us generate images, perform searches, and ask questions about our chats.