This WhatsApp redesign to make watching videos a lot easier

Not too long ago, a WhatsApp update introduced the ability to view videos in a small pop-up window. Popularly known as the Picture-in-Picture window, it allows you to view videos from YouTube, Facebook and Instagram in a floating window while you continue to chat in the background. There is now a small change coming to this feature.

If you watch a lot of social media videos via WhatsApp, you must have noticed that video playback controls take up a lot of space in the viewing area. In the latest beta version of WhatsApp, the messenger app is now testing a design that moves these controls outside of the viewing area. All the playback and fullscreen controls now sit in an extended bar under the window.