The latest WhatsApp beta has revealed the next change to the app’s interface: sending a file or taking a photo will be faster than ever
WhatsApp continues to change for the better . The platform recently introduced themes , which allow us to modify the look of the entire application and our chats. But not all of the changes that WhatsApp will have will be aesthetic; the platform also wants to make our lives easier when sending files and photos.
The latest discovery in WhatsApp’s beta reveals a small but important change. The company plans to separate the buttons used to access the file sending function . This way, we can send that photo we want to share faster, requiring fewer taps on the screen.
A button for everything in WhatsApp: this is how the bar for entering text in chats changes
This change to the WhatsApp interface promises that sending photos and files through the app will not only be faster, but the app will also have a better organization of icons . The change will be in the text input bar, that is, the bar in which we write all our messages before sending them.
So far, the text bar in WhatsApp for Android consists of the following buttons: the button to send emojis, the clip-shaped button to send files and access more functions, the button to access the camera and the microphone-shaped button to send voice messages.
Several of these buttons have multiple purposes. The emoji button also lets you access stickers and the GIF tool, and the paperclip button opens the door to all the sharing options (location, contacts, files, and more). However, to send a specific photo you have to press the paperclip button and then select ‘Gallery’. The next change that WhatsApp is preparing is as simple as it is effective: having separate buttons to access the camera and the gallery .
This way, we can access the camera with just one click, or the image gallery in the same way, by clicking a button. The idea is that with the change in the interface, it will be much more practical and faster to send photos in chats , after all, this is one of the most used functions on the platform every day by millions of users.
The people responsible for the discovery, WaBetaInfo , mention that the design of this renewed interface could change, but the idea will remain: to offer direct access to the functions most used by people in the text bar, without needing multiple clicks or having to access an additional menu before being able to send that selfie. This change is available in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.24.24.16, and for now it is unknown when it will reach all users.