{"id":352376,"date":"2023-12-26T09:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/?p=352376"},"modified":"2023-12-26T09:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:42:09","slug":"whatsapp-new-instagram-like-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-new-instagram-like-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"New WhatsApp beta points to more Instagram-inspired UI elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this holiday season, WhatsApp is ready with another important update for Android users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WhatsApp beta for Android, V2.24.1.6, update brings a new interface when sharing channel updates to status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is all in line with Meta\u2019s initiative to upgrade its instant messaging platform as a whole. For the past few weeks, the platform has received numerous updates, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-pinned-messages\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-pinned-messages\/\" data-lasso-id=\"534828\">pinning messages in chat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-self-destructing-voice-messages-rolling-out\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-self-destructing-voice-messages-rolling-out\/\" data-lasso-id=\"534829\">self-destructing messages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-adds-email-verification\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/whatsapp-adds-email-verification\/\" data-lasso-id=\"534830\">email verification<\/a>, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, the new change was spotted by the folks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-is-rolling-out-a-new-interface-for-channel-content-shared-as-a-status-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"534831\"><em>WABetaInfo<\/em><\/a>. According to them, the new feature is only available to the beta testers but will roll out to more people in the coming weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New WhatsApp layout is very similar to Instagram&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image352376_399f7c-fb .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image352376_399f7c-fb img.kb-img, .kb-image352376_399f7c-fb .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:4px;border-top-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-right-radius:4px;border-bottom-left-radius:4px;filter:drop-shadow(2px 7px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image352376_399f7c-fb\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Beta-Android-Channel-Update-Share-Status.jpg\" alt=\"New WhatsApp Interface \" class=\"kb-img wp-image-352384\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Beta-Android-Channel-Update-Share-Status.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Beta-Android-Channel-Update-Share-Status-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Beta-Android-Channel-Update-Share-Status-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Beta-Android-Channel-Update-Share-Status-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Image: WABetaInfo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to <em>WABetaInfo, <\/em>the latest update for the beta for Android, version 2.24.1.6, is only available to a select few, and those who have access are able to explore the new modified interface.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More specifically, with this update, the instant messaging platform has created a dedicated layout for the &#8216;channels&#8217; feature, aiming to provide more clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check whether this feature is already available to your account, simply share the channel update to your status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the folks at <em>WABetaInfo<\/em>, the WhatsApp interface offers an intuitive layout, \u201cmaking it easier for users to interact and access shared channel updates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, they have stated, \u201cIt\u2019s very similar to the layout offered by Instagram when sharing posts as Instagram Stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>Have any thoughts on this? 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