Why has WhatsApp gone green?: Users baffled by ‘ugly’ redesign

WHATSAPP users are baffled by a new design that has seen the blue and red icons replaced with ‘ugly’ green ones.

But the color change is only visible to some users.

The version of WhatsApp before the color changeCredit: The Sun

The WhatsApp design for Android handsets has always had green icons, while the iPhone WhatsApp design has traditionally had blue icons.

Now even iPhone owners are seeing green icons in their WhatsApp on iOS.

iPhone users reported seeing green instead of blue several months ago, but it appears the colors have been swapped recently for other users.

Not sure why, but mine has been green since last year.

X user

In a Reddit after Four months ago, WhatsApp users shared equal parts confusion and disgust at the new green color adorning their screens.

One user, who described the shade as “ugly”, asked: “Omg is WhatsApp taking revenge or something???”

Another wrote: “In the blink of an eye [it] went from regular blue/red notification icons to green and black. Wtf?! It’s disturbing…”

Last night, WhatsApp users flooded X (formerly Twitter) citing the same issue with the new green icons in their messenger app.

“Um, excuse me, why is WhatsApp green,” an X-user asked in a now-viral video tweet.

Another X user commented: “Oh good, I thought I was going crazy.

“I don’t like it, it makes me feel like I can’t concentrate.”

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A second commentator wrote: “I’m not sure why, but mine has been green since last year.”

It is unclear why the color change is only visible to a selection of WhatsApp users.

But onlookers think Meta may be working on a brand new app design behind the scenes.

The Sun has asked Meta for comment.

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