WhatsApp expands the Liquid Glass design to its video player
WhatsApp’s rollout of Liquid Glass across its interface continues, with the app now bringing the new look to its video player. Here are the details. more…
WhatsApp continues to expand its Liquid Glass design, now bringing the new look to its video player. Following initial testing in October 2025, the redesigned interface was officially released in May 2026. Many users still see the old interface, though Meta has continued to roll out the redesign across WhatsApp. The redesign first appeared on the iPad app in June, followed by the Mac app in July.
Individual parts of the iPhone interface have also been updated. This week, the video player received the redesign, which includes a translucent, glass-like progress bar at the top of the screen. The progress bar has a translucent background and rounded corners, appearing in white for light mode and dark for dark mode. Additionally, WhatsApp has refreshed the control bar at the bottom of the screen, making the interface more immersive and consistent with the Liquid Glass design language.
The video player was one of the last parts of WhatsApp to adopt the Liquid Glass design. Availability of the update may still be limited to some users.
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