WhatsApp is extending its iPhone Liquid Glass redesign to the drawing editor and video player progress bar.
WhatsApp is extending its Liquid Glass redesign on iPhone to two more interface elements: the drawing editor and the video player progress bar. The update is still under development and is not yet available for beta testing, so iPhone users cannot try it yet. That makes this the next step in WhatsApp’s unfinished visual transition on Apple devices rather than a change teams should expect to see immediately across managed phones.
Liquid Glass reaches the drawing editor and video player
The newly identified surfaces are narrow but important. WhatsApp is adding Liquid Glass styling to the drawing editor, where users annotate or mark up media before sending it, and to the progress bar inside the video player. This is not a broad new feature set or a redesign of the full app. It is another extension of the same iPhone visual language WhatsApp has been pushing across existing screens and controls.
That detail matters most for users who track interface consistency across devices. The drawing editor and playback controls are high-touch parts of the app, especially for teams sharing videos, screenshots, and marked-up images in day-to-day operations. For those users, the practical takeaway is simple: expect more of WhatsApp’s iPhone surfaces to shift visually, even though the underlying workflow stays the same.
Still in development, with no beta access yet
WhatsApp has not opened these changes to beta testers yet, and there is no confirmed rollout timing for either surface. It is also unclear whether the drawing editor and video player progress bar will ship together or arrive in separate releases. For now, regular users should treat this as a development-stage UI update, not something they can enable, test, or plan around on a fixed schedule.
That status is the main limitation in the story. If you manage iPhones for a team or support WhatsApp-based workflows, there is no immediate action to take beyond watching for uneven appearance across devices as the redesign continues. The near-term effect is visibility into where WhatsApp is heading on iPhone, not a live product change that alters usage today.
The broader iPhone redesign before iOS 27
These two surfaces sit inside a larger Liquid Glass transition that WhatsApp is pushing toward completion before iOS 27 arrives. Earlier in 2026, WhatsApp expanded its initial Liquid Glass redesign to a wider group of iPhone users after months of testing, but that availability has remained uneven rather than universal. In other words, some users have already seen more of the new look while others are still waiting for parts of it.
The redesign also reaches beyond the iPhone app itself. WhatsApp’s broader visual refresh spans iPadOS and macOS as well, although the scope and timing on those platforms are still unclear. On iPhone, earlier Liquid Glass testing had already touched other parts of the interface, including voice message players, message reactions, and context menus. Extending the style to the drawing editor and video player progress bar shows WhatsApp is still working through the app surface by surface, with the overall Apple-platform refresh not finished yet.
Disclaimer: This article was created with the assistance of AI. Images are for illustrative purposes only.
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Samarth Agrawal is an AI and technology professional who writes about WhatsApp, automation, and emerging AI trends. He focuses on simplifying complex tech updates into practical insights for businesses, creators, and everyday users
