Whatsapp is one of the most commonly used app on iOS. The number of active users have plummeted since its launch and is still growing on a fast pace day by day. Whatsapp does not force ads on its users and its available on most platforms with little or no set up required making it easily useable for any sort of person. Whatsapp recently introduced their paid model where in which users have to pay a dollar a year to ad free one year usage which is quite cheap considering the amount of texts and calls it saves you in a day. The only downside of the app is its down right ugly. And with the introduction of iOS 7 which is more colourful and enhanced, the ugly just got uglier. And to add to it, the app now has a lot of bugs which are frustrating users worldwide. The good news is, the team is working on it. Its a shame considering the fact that iOS 7 SDK has been out for a long time and most popular apps have already released an iOS 7 version on day one itself. Besides, Whatsapp is going to be a paid service and this is is not what we expect from a service we pay for. As mentioned, the team has a iOS version in the works and it will be out soon. If you’re like me, you’re really waiting to see what it looks like. So here’s some information we got from Softonic which they occurred through a twitter user who is a beta tester as far as we know.
The existing version is 2.11.4 while the version being tested is 2.11.5.2187.
The chat list looks all white and light which is similar to iOS 7 designs see on the other apps. But is it pretty enough ? Or does it count to be a major makeover ?? I think no. Hey whatsapp, don’t let BBM have your lunch.
There seems to be some image tools available now. This is include rotating, cropping etc. And yes, the keyboard used is an iOS 7 skinned keyboard. We’re not sure when it would launch. But it shouldn’t take more than a week from the look of things. Are you excited about the design ? If not, we’re hearing about a major design change in version 3.0.
