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WhatsApp rolls out a new Liquid Glass interface for some iPhone users
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Now 14 · 2 days ago
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What happened
WhatsApp has started rolling out a Liquid Glass redesign for iPhone chat screens, first to some iOS beta users and now to some stable users as well. The update makes the message bar floating and translucent, with other controls and the navigation bar also restyled to match iOS 26.
- 01Liquid Glass is now appearing in some WhatsApp iPhone chat screens.
- 02The message bar becomes a floating, semi-transparent layer.
- 03WABetaInfo says the rollout began with iOS beta testers.
- 04Some stable App Store users are also getting the update.
- 05The redesign should reach more users over the coming weeks.
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