WhatsApp is engaged on a function that may permit customers to set a default theme, altering the color of chat bubbles on the app on their smartphone. The new personalisation possibility may provide a number of color presets, and was noticed in improvement by a function tracker on a current beta model of the app for iPhone. The Meta-owned messaging app just lately up to date the color scheme of its app for iOS customers, adopting a inexperienced accent for varied components akin to buttons and notification counters.
WhatsApp Default chat theme function noticed
On the newest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.11.10.70 that’s rolling out to customers through Apple’s TestFlight testing program, function tracker WABetaInfo noticed a brand new Default chat theme function that’s at the moment in improvement. This implies that the function can’t be enabled in the mean time, however ought to be out there for beta testers to check out at a later date.
WhatsApp Default chat theme function: How it really works
According to a screenshot shared by the function tracker, WhatsApp is engaged on a brand new chat theme picker within the app, which is able to positioned within the settings menu. Users can select from 5 choices — the default inexperienced theme, in addition to blue, gray, crimson, and purple.
WhatsApp’s new default chat theme picker on iOS
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo
The leaked picture additionally incorporates a snippet of textual content that informs the person that selecting one of many chaat themes will set the color and wallpaper — with the corresponding themed WhatsApp doodle background — for chats on their cellphone.
Unlike Instagram, setting the chat theme will solely apply to the identical cellphone. This implies that the Default chat theme setting is not going to modify the theme in a chat for each customers — not like Instagram, which permits customers to theme conversations on a per-chat foundation.
This new chat theme picker is anticipated to roll out to beta testers on iOS sooner or later, earlier than it arrives on the secure channel. As most options are shared throughout WhatsApp for iOS and Android, we are able to additionally anticipate this function to reach on the Android model of the app sooner or later.
