WhatsApp expands the Liquid Glass design to its video player – 9to5Mac

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. WhatsApp’s slow Liquid Glass rollout continues Following its initial testing of the Liquid Glass redesign in October 2025, WhatsApp went on to officially release the new look only in May 2026, after months of very limited availability. Even still, the redesign hasn’t reached everyone, as many 9to5Mac readers continue to report seeing the old interface on their devices. That said, Meta has continued to expand the redesign across WhatsApp in the months since. Liquid Glass began making its way to the iPad app in June, followed by the Mac app in July, while WhatsApp has also continued updating more individual parts of the iPhone interface. This week, as spotted by WABetaInfo , WhatsApp started rolling out its Liquid Glass redesign for the video player, after initially revealing that the update was in development back in August. Here’s WABetaInfo: Image: WABetaInfo With the latest update, WhatsApp is adopting the progress bar with the same translucent, glass-like appearance available in other sections of the app. The progress bar appears as a floating element at the top of
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