- ‘Online’ and ‘Typing’ now have capital ‘O’ and capital ‘T’ in the WhatsApp app
- ‘Is anyone else really upset?’ “My soul hurts,” said one user.
With approximately two billion active users, it’s safe to say that WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in the world.
But many users were left furious after a subtle change within the app.
‘Online’ and ‘Typing’ (words displayed under the other user’s name in their chats) now have a capital ‘O’ and a capital ‘T’.
While this may seem like a minor change, many users are not happy with it.
“Is anyone else really bothered that WhatsApp says ‘online’ and ‘types’ a capital letter now? It hurts my soul,” said one user on X (formerly Twitter).
With approximately two billion active users, it’s safe to say that WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in the world. But many users were left furious after a subtle change within the app.
‘Online’ and ‘Typing’ (words that appear under the other user’s name in your chats) now have a capital ‘O’ and a capital ‘T’.
The subtle change was introduced to the iOS and Android WhatsApp apps last week.
And although WhatsApp did not formally announce it, it has already attracted a lot of attention on social media.
On It’s a capital “T.” (Typing).
“Just a different capital letter, but I hate it so much.”
Another added: “Does anyone else really, certainly irrationally, hate WhatsApp for adding a capital letter to the start of Online & Typing?”
“Is anyone else really bothered that WhatsApp says ‘online’ and ‘types’ a capital letter now? It hurts my soul,” said one user on X (formerly Twitter).
One expressed: ‘Has anyone else noticed that WhatsApp changed the writing and online part at the top and made it capitalized? ‘Making my eye tremble’
Unfortunately, the change seems to be here to stay as there is no option available in WhatsApp settings to revert to the previous lowercase version.
And one expressed: ‘Has anyone else noticed that WhatsApp changed the writing and online part at the top and made it capitalized?
“Making my eye twitch.”
Unfortunately, the change seems to be here to stay as there is no option available in WhatsApp settings to revert to the previous lowercase version.
However, if the new capital letters really drive you crazy, you’ll be glad to know that there is a simple solution.
MailOnline tested WhatsApp Web and found that the old lowercase options were still there.
The change comes shortly after WhatsApp launched four new text formatting options. to facilitate user communication.
These are the bulleted list, the numbered list, the block quote, and the inline code.
These new options are in addition to the bold, italic, strikethrough, and monospace options already available.