WhatsApp has been working on adding support for chat themes for a while now, and now the feature tracker has given us a glimpse of what the feature might look like once it launches. The messaging app is expected to allow users to change the color of chat bubbles as well as the background using preset themes or choose their own color and wallpaper. The company has also been spotted working on the ability to choose a username and set a PIN that will protect them from unknown users on WhatsApp.
Earlier this month, feature tracker WABetaInfo discovered a new theme picker menu in the works in an earlier beta version of WhatsApp for Android. While that version didn’t include any themes in the launcher, the WhatsApp for iOS 24.17.10.71 beta update includes previews of some of these themes.
Choosing a WhatsApp Theme on iOS
Photo courtesy of: WABetaInfo
According to the feature tracker, when the feature finally arrives, WhatsApp will offer users 10 preset themes to choose from. Some screenshots of the theme picker in action show two rows of themes scrolling horizontally. The top row includes solid backgrounds, while the bottom row features themes based on landscape art; all themes have chat bubble colors based on the background color.
It’s important to note that the theme picker isn’t currently available to beta testers as it’s still in development, so even if you’ve installed the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS via TestFlight, you’ll still have to wait until the feature is ready for testing. WABetaInfo claims that these themes will only be visible to the user who applies them, unlike Instagram and Messenger, where the same theme is displayed to all chat participants.
WhatsApp is developing a username feature that will allow users to start new conversations without sharing their phone numbers, but the feature is not yet available to beta testers. It appears the company is working on a feature that will protect users from unwanted contacts after they set up a username.
Choosing a User PIN in WhatsApp
Photo courtesy of: WABetaInfo
According to WABetaInfo, the recently released WhatsApp for Android beta update 2.24.18.2 includes details about the advanced Username PIN selector. It is reported that after setting a unique username on WhatsApp, users will be prompted to set a PIN.
The WhatsApp feature tracker claims that the feature allows users to set a new password that they must share with others in order to start a new conversation with their new username. This will allow users to control who can message them and potentially prevent spammers and unwanted chats from reaching users.
Like the theme switcher found in iOS, this WhatsApp username PIN feature is still under development, meaning it won’t be available even after downloading the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android. Both features will be available to beta testers in the future before they are rolled out to users in the stable version.
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