Latest WhatsApp Beta Brings A Redesigned Picture-in-Picture UI

WhatsApp is rolling out a minor redesign to its picture-in-movie (PiP) UI. The updated UI does not add together whatever new functionality but helps with accessibility. As you can see in the attached screenshots below, the new interface gives the command buttons their own real estate underneath the video feed. The play/pause, expand, and shut buttons all now sit in a separate bar at the bottom of the tiny floating window.

This redesign may exist a small-scale 1 but surely not so insignificant. Earlier, the controls were overlaid on top of the video feed. As Android Police notes, that'due south how Android's default PiP works as well. The buttons would announced when you tap on the video, and they fade soon subsequently.

With the updated UI, the controls are ever visible. This allows for like shooting fish in a barrel reach whenever yous need it. You can quickly play/suspension the video, shut it, or expand it to watch information technology in total-screen mode. No need to tap on the video feed for the buttons to appear first. The redesigned PiP UI on WhatsApp too ensures that the video feed e'er remains clean with no interference.

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The updated WhatsApp PiP UI is now available in the beta channel

WhatsApp has long offered a motion-picture show-in-picture mode that lets you quickly open videos in a floating window while you continue with the chat. It is a highly useful characteristic that often makes tasks easier and faster.

In that location are some source limitations though. WhatsApp supports PiP only for videos from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, ShareChat, and Streamable. You can likewise make video calls in PiP style. Ironically, the app doesn't support the characteristic for bodily WhatsApp videos. Nonetheless, with the latest update, the feature now works even improve.

The latest alter to the WhatsApp PiP UI is currently rolling out to users in the beta aqueduct. WhatsApp beta version 2.21.22.iii brings the new UI. By the looks of it, this appears to be the only notable change the latest version of WhatsApp brings. You can expect this redesign to arrive in the stable version of the app in the coming weeks.

Only if you tin't wait for it any longer, you lot can enroll in the beta programme here, provided there are slots available. Otherwise, you need to wait for the update to go live in the Google Play Shop. We don't recommend downloading apps from unknown third-political party sources. Click the push button below to download the latest version of WhatsApp for Android from the Play Shop.

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