MEXICO CITY (CNNExpansión) – The messaging application WhatsApp for Android is renewed and now its design, colors and even inside the chats are different.
This new version, 2.12.34 is now available on the website of whatspp.com/android, although the company has not announced formally.
CNNExpansión tested the changes in this application and the like shown below.
1. The basis of design
To change your design WhatsApp adopted the so-called Material Design and material design developed by the company Google, according to El Pais.
“(The Design Material) summarizes the classical principles of good design to innovation and the ability of technology and science,” says Google on your page Internet.
This design seeks to typography, space, color and using images more pleasing to the eye, and yet believe hierarchy, meaning and focus. It also emphasizes user actions and provides benchmarks for him.
2. The colors
If you were used to the green grass of the application, you can go dismissing it because it is now dark green.
The button that lets you send voice also changed to dark green, and the top edge of chats and options “calls”, “chats” and “contacts”.
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The icons that let you share videos, photos, audios, location and contacts also changed and now are more colorful.
3. Multimedia icons
Before pictures of your contacts as well as icons to share photos and videos, have square shapes, are now round, because the new design favors the latter forms.
4. The image of the contacts
The new WhatsApp gives more weight to the images. To see the profile of your contacts, the image of them occupies more than half of the screen and have great quality or definition.
5. Within chats
The voicemail icon is larger to differentiate it from the camera that lets you record video.
For this new version must have Android OS 2.1 or higher and be connected to the Internet. Then open the page whatsapp.com/android and download the apk file format.
Note that this WhatsApp replace already have installed on your device, so you should make a backup of your contacts and groups.
With information from El País and Google
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