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WhatsApp is preparing a new update for its web platform aimed at improving overall user experience. The move focuses on bringing mobile app features to desktop users, ensuring a smoother and more consistent experience across different devices.
The platform is reportedly working on chat themes for its web client. The feature will let users customise how conversations appear, enhancing visual appeal while offering more control over the look and feel of chats during everyday use on desktop.
As per WABetaInfo, the upcoming feature will allow users to choose a default chat theme on WhatsApp Web. It will change message bubble colours and align them with wallpapers, creating a more consistent and visually refined chat experience.
Currently, customisation options on WhatsApp Web are quite limited. Users can only change the default wallpaper and add doodle overlays. The upcoming chat themes feature is expected to expand these options with more detailed design controls.
The update will also introduce chat-level customisation. Users will be able to assign different themes to individual conversations, helping them visually separate personal chats, work discussions and group conversations more clearly on the web version.
The platform is testing up to 49 theme options, including various shades and tonal versions of colours such as blue. These variations are designed to give users more flexibility when selecting a preferred look for their chats.
The report notes that chat themes will remain private for each user. Any changes applied will only be visible on their own screen and will not impact how the same conversation appears for others in the chat.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp is also reportedly developing a username feature. This will let users connect using unique usernames instead of phone numbers, helping improve privacy while making communication simpler and more flexible on the platform.