It is nice to finally get the redesign. Although it does seem to take Whatsapp longer to update to new UIs than other apps. I'm just happy there have been no problems (so far) with the update.
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Popular Messaging App 'WhatsApp' Updated With iOS 7 Redesign
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I also like it, looks miles better than the iOS 6 version, plus the options are now mostly in line with the Android version to.
When I came from Android to iOS with the 5S, one of the first things i tried was Whatsapp & I was disappointed with it, not anymore they done a good job with this update.
When I came from Android to iOS with the 5S, one of the first things i tried was Whatsapp & I was disappointed with it, not anymore they done a good job with this update.
I don't understand what status you mean? It's not a chat app like AIM. It's like Whatsapp.
You can choose to opt out of showing what device you're on (ie phone, laptop, whatever)..
FINALLY!!!
I've always hated the old WhatsApp design. It was the only reason I refused to really use it. It was ugly as HELL. When the CEO used to frequent these forums back in 2010, I remember him ask us for alternative name suggestions, and I would always tell him that WhatsApp was the stupidest and cheesiest name ever, and that the design was atrocious. Boy have times changed!
Today I'm happy to start using his product on a more regular basis. It looks much more polished. Congrats!
P.S. I do have to admit though that ever since WhatsApp became a globally recognized brand, its CEO has become super arrogant. He just doesn't seem to care about his customers anymore. I mean, look at his twitter, he hardly tweets, zero communication, zero support. Updates used to be much more frequent. Now, if you get a bug fix once a year, consider yourself lucky.
I've always hated the old WhatsApp design. It was the only reason I refused to really use it. It was ugly as HELL. When the CEO used to frequent these forums back in 2010, I remember him ask us for alternative name suggestions, and I would always tell him that WhatsApp was the stupidest and cheesiest name ever, and that the design was atrocious. Boy have times changed!
Today I'm happy to start using his product on a more regular basis. It looks much more polished. Congrats!
P.S. I do have to admit though that ever since WhatsApp became a globally recognized brand, its CEO has become super arrogant. He just doesn't seem to care about his customers anymore. I mean, look at his twitter, he hardly tweets, zero communication, zero support. Updates used to be much more frequent. Now, if you get a bug fix once a year, consider yourself lucky.
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App developers don't have any way to access the ringtones on your device. In fact, they don't technically have the ability to access the default ringtones - the WhatsApp developer simply put copies of the files in the App's resources folder
Some 5 months since the release of the iOS 7 SDK at WWDC and all WhatsApp deliver is a stock iOS 7 keyboard, transparent/extended statusbar, new font, bigger image thumbnails, and circle contact photos?
Compare that to what the Tweetbot guys done and it's pretty embarrassing from WhatsApp. They've done the bare minimum and taken far too long to do so.
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Noticed that myself, thought it was just my 4s but then realised the menial task it's performing and it shouldn't affect my phone at all.
Compare that to what the Tweetbot guys done and it's pretty embarrassing from WhatsApp. They've done the bare minimum and taken far too long to do so.
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Noticed that myself, thought it was just my 4s but then realised the menial task it's performing and it shouldn't affect my phone at all.
Despite other chat apps have far exceeded Whatsapp, Whatsapp is still the standard here. Everybody who has a smartphone has it and uses it frequently. Other chat apps all have their own problems and none of them are as simple as Whatsapp. So I guess I'll still be stuck at using it for quite a long time and the developer will continue to be arrogant.
Anyway I paid zilch for this app and can continue to use it for free perpetually so I am fine with it. But if I'm those newer guys who is in the subscription model I will be pissed off.
Anyway I paid zilch for this app and can continue to use it for free perpetually so I am fine with it. But if I'm those newer guys who is in the subscription model I will be pissed off.
I like the update. Fits in with IOS7 now, obviously. However, why not make the top and bottom bar green? There's pretty much no green whatsoever now and in a way, it feels as if it has lost its identity.
Just looks like a generic IOS7 App, as opposed to having its own thing.
Like, BBM has the blue bar at the top. As does Facebook (not the messenger, actually, they should do) and Twitter.
Just looks like a generic IOS7 App, as opposed to having its own thing.
Like, BBM has the blue bar at the top. As does Facebook (not the messenger, actually, they should do) and Twitter.
im not a hater. And we are talking about whatsapp here and not apple.
I like iOS 7 and the redesign and features it brought. I just like the old design of whatsapp more. Gave it its own feel and identity.
Im on your side, the "haters" are never happy. Doesn't mater what gets released they will complain.
As a matter of fact, you can. The option is still there. You also get the new message tones. The chat UI has also been updated with floating timestamps, pretty neat. Why update to iOS 7, it still gets so much attention by developers.
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As a matter of fact, you can. The option is still there. You also get the new message tones. The chat UI has also been updated with floating timestamps, pretty neat. Why update to iOS 7, it still gets so much attention by developers.
Thanks for ur reply
Flat design is awful
Damn, another app falls prey to flat design. Jonathan Ive ruined iOS by jumping on the flat design bandwagon, and the worst part is that developers are redesigning their apps with flat design. Apple used to be innovative, but now they are copying Microsoft and Google with flat design.
I know it's a cliche here to say that Steve Jobs would have never approved of something, but considering the fact that Jobs was a proponent of skeuomorphism (which is far more user friendly than flat design, especially considering that clickable buttons are instantaneously obvious), it's more likely than not that he would have never approved of flat design.
Damn, another app falls prey to flat design. Jonathan Ive ruined iOS by jumping on the flat design bandwagon, and the worst part is that developers are redesigning their apps with flat design. Apple used to be innovative, but now they are copying Microsoft and Google with flat design.
I know it's a cliche here to say that Steve Jobs would have never approved of something, but considering the fact that Jobs was a proponent of skeuomorphism (which is far more user friendly than flat design, especially considering that clickable buttons are instantaneously obvious), it's more likely than not that he would have never approved of flat design.
Glossy/skeuomorphic design is pleasant for users if done right (it was only really done right in classic iOS), but flat/minimalistic design is much, much easier for developers and is fashionable now, so Apple went the easy way.