- The new album picker feature streamlines the process of selecting photos and videos, allowing users to switch between albums quickly and easily.
- The album picker displays a summary of the most recent albums and the number of items in each, providing a more user-friendly and efficient browsing experience.
- This feature is available to some beta testers through the latest WhatsApp beta for Android update, with plans to roll out to more users in the coming weeks.
WhatsApp has announced a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, version 2.24.16.5, introducing an exciting new album picker feature for selecting photos and videos, available to some beta testers. In the previous WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.20.20 update, it introduced the reply bar that lets users quickly respond to images directly within the viewing screen.
Eventually, this feature will enrich the user experience in terms of responding to media without any loss in conversation context. As an improvement on this enhancement, the App is currently engineering its way so that picking and filtering photos and videos from the gallery becomes easier.
Album picker enhances the gallery navigation
The latest WhatsApp 2.24.16.5 beta update, now available on the Google Play Store, includes a redesigned gallery sheet. Some beta testers can now use the new picker to switch quickly between albums. While previous updates allowed access to specific albums through a dedicated gallery tab, the new design removes tabs and introduces a selector within the album title view.
Modern and intuitive design
The new album picker refines the WhatsApp UI by dropping full gallery tabs cluttered with content and bringing up a minimalistic window on tapping any album title. This design presents a summary of your latest albums and the number of items that can be found within them. It cleans up navigation and adds to the aesthetic value of the gallery sheet. This intuitive design gives faster access to content and aligns with the app’s stride toward bettering user interaction and convenience.
Availability and release timeline
The new album picker feature is currently made available to some beta testers who install the latest updates of beta for Android from the Google Play Store. It will continue to roll out to more users over the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more updates as WhatsApp continues to enhance its platform in making photo and video sharing more user-friendly and efficient.
