WhatsApp is launching a new interface for the camera
After releasing a new interface for the camera on WhatsApp beta for iOS, WhatsApp is now releasing the same revamped interface to some users on the latest WhatsApp beta for Android updates, and more!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Camera redesign |
| Status? | Rolling out |
| Compatibility? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.8.11 is marked as compatible update, but some people may be able to use the same feature on some previous updates as well. |
| I’ve installed the latest update available but I do not see the new camera interface. Why? | More activations for the feature are planned in the coming weeks. |
| Thanks: | Aditya and uyangoda_ for testing and reporting! |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp is enabling new forwarding limits |
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.1.2 update, we talked about a new feature under development that let people use the camera with a new interface. After some weeks, we posted news about a redesigned media picker in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.4.4 update. In the past few days, WhatsApp is starting a test by releasing these new features!
As you can see in these screenshots, WhatsApp is finally releasing the redesign for the camera and the new media picker with tabs (recents, gallery), for some beta testers that install the latest updates of WhatsApp beta for Android. In addition, WhatsApp has not removed the camera media bar as planned during the development of the new interface: some people complained when it has been removed on WhatsApp beta for iOS, and the company has restored it in another update. This is good news!
The new interface for the camera and the redesigned media picker are now rolling out and more activations are planned in the coming weeks.
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