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WhatsApp tests a transparent, floating Android nav bar.

In beta build 2.26.45.5, WhatsApp’s bottom navigation bar no longer stays the same size as you move through the app. Scroll down through chats, and it contracts in both width and height into a small rounded pill, hiding its text labels. Swipe up, and the full-size bar returns. The transparent, floating redesign spans Chats, Updates, Contacts, and Calls, replacing the fixed bar currently in the app. It’s a small change, but one that follows the direction of your scrolling instead of claiming the same screen space all the time. For now, it remains under testing, not a general release.

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