What's happened to WhatsApp? A big redesign is rolling out now – here's what's new

Load up WhatsApp on your phone today and you might find it's looking rather different: a major new redesign, including revamped icons, a more minimal approach, and a white background for the conversation list, is now rolling out to all users.

The idea is to keep the app "fresh, simple and approachable", in the words of Idit Yaniv, the head of WhatsApp design at Meta (via Android Police). Overall, the interface looks cleaner and more fitting for a messaging app in 2024.

You'll notice a more consistent approach in terms of color scheme, based around variations on the familiar WhatsApp green. That green is now being used more selectively, with "neutral" colors more common, and the dark mode has been made darker, with a higher level of contrast.

The icons have been tweaked to a more rounded style, in the form of outline drawings, and the illustrations and ...