The work of the WhatsApp developer team to improve this popular multi-platform instant messaging service continues unabated and in the past few hours the release of a new beta version for Android-based devices has been launched: we are talking about the version 2.22.13.8.
What’s new in WhatsApp Beta version 2.22.13.8 for Android
With Android 12 a new app launch animation has been introduced with an automatically enabled splash screen by default which has a very different look than the one developed by the WhatsApp team a few years ago.
For that reason, the messaging service developer team is now introducing some changes to restore the home screen after installing the latest beta version of the app. Here are the two boot screens compared:
The SplashScreen API used on Android 12 to generate the new app launch animation has been disabled, so with version 2.22.13.8 beta the “original” WhatsApp splash screen is displayed.
This change is only relevant for users who have a device with Android 12 while those who use a previous version of the OS already see the “original” home screen.
At the moment it is not clear if version 2.22.13.8 beta is available for all users who have signed up to the relevant program or only for some selected ones.
How to download the new beta version of the app
If you want to try WhatsApp Beta version 2.22.13.8 for Android-based smartphones, you can do so through the Google Play Store, by subscribing to the relevant beta testing channel (you can find the page dedicated to this program by following this link).
Those who have not been able to sign up for the beta program but would like to try out this version of the instant messaging application can do so by manually installing the relative APK file, which can be downloaded from APK Mirror (find the dedicated page by following this link).
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