WhatsApp may soon allow users to change their default theme. Here’s how it will work

The new feature will lead to a creation of a new section where users will be able to change the branding color of the app from a range of five different color options: green, blue, white, coral, and purple. 

The new changes may lead to the personal messaging app becoming more visually appealing while also improving accessbility. For instance, the ability to change to branding color could be particularly helpful to users with visual impairments or with specific color preferences. 

“One of the primary advantages of this new feature leads in the freedom it gives users to express themselves through a different color. With a set of 5 available options, users can select a main branding color that resonates with their personality or simply makes the app more visually appealing to them.” the WABetainfo report noted

Moreover, the report notes that WhatsApp might go a step further and even bring the ability to change the bubble color in the future, giving a whole another level of personalization to users. 

In other news, WhatsApp is ending the free Google Drive storage space offered to Android users for storing their chat history, including images and videos. The new changes mean that WhatsApp data stored on Google Drive will soon be counted towards the 15GB storage limit, or users will have the option of signing up for a Google One subscription.

WhatsApp had said that the new changes will start rolling out to all users in 2024 and the company will start notifying users 30 days in advance with a banner in WhatsApp Settings> Chats > Chat backup.

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Published: 08 Jan 2024, 11:56 AM IST

The new feature will lead to a creation of a new section where users will be able to change the branding color of the app from a range of five different color options: green, blue, white, coral, and purple. 

The new changes may lead to the personal messaging app becoming more visually appealing while also improving accessbility. For instance, the ability to change to branding color could be particularly helpful to users with visual impairments or with specific color preferences. 

“One of the primary advantages of this new feature leads in the freedom it gives users to express themselves through a different color. With a set of 5 available options, users can select a main branding color that resonates with their personality or simply makes the app more visually appealing to them.” the WABetainfo report noted

Moreover, the report notes that WhatsApp might go a step further and even bring the ability to change the bubble color in the future, giving a whole another level of personalization to users. 

In other news, WhatsApp is ending the free Google Drive storage space offered to Android users for storing their chat history, including images and videos. The new changes mean that WhatsApp data stored on Google Drive will soon be counted towards the 15GB storage limit, or users will have the option of signing up for a Google One subscription.

WhatsApp had said that the new changes will start rolling out to all users in 2024 and the company will start notifying users 30 days in advance with a banner in WhatsApp Settings> Chats > Chat backup.

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Published: 08 Jan 2024, 11:56 AM IST