Summary
WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular messaging apps. Whatsapp developers were continuously rolling out new and upcoming features through the beta channels.
Whatsapp introduced a significant UI update for Android users a few days back. WhatsApp has now officially announced that the navigation bar is moving from the top to the bottom. Using this feature, users will be able to switch between tabs such as communities, chats, status, and calls.
Also, the app has a search bar for the Chats tab, helping users search for a specific message from a long list of conversations. Although this new search bar was added with WhatsApp beta version 2.24.7.1, it hasn’t appeared for all users yet. But now the devices show a prominent search bar in the Chats tabs.
We find this under-development search bar in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.24.6.77, which was first added in early March. This indicates that the search bar has been tested across multiple app versions and is here to stay.
The Left shows the early search version; the right shows the newly spotted search bar in the WhatsApp beta
Comparing the search bar that first appeared in version 2.24.71 of WhatsApp beta reveals that the new search bar implementation needs some work to do. The search bar portion is absorbed by the dark green header portion, which indicates that it is not yet optimized.
As WhatsApp continues to refine its interface and introduce new functionalities, users can look forward to a more streamlined messaging experience in the future. Stay tuned for further updates and enhancements from WhatsApp as they strive to meet the evolving needs of their global user base.
