As WABetaInfo notes, the redesigned bottom bar also looks similar to the one on the iOS version of WhatsApp, making the experience consistent for those who switch from Android to iOS and vice versa.

Bottom navigation has been added to Google's Material Design guidelines, meaning you'll soon begin seeing it beyond just Google+ and Google Photos.

Android apps could soon start looking more like iOS ones, with Google introducing 'bottom-bar navigation' to its Material Design specs for smartphone displays. Bottom-bar navigation has appeared ...

On individual Wikipedia articles the bottom links shift to a bookmark icon, share button, translate button, quick search, and an activator for the slide-out menu.

WhatsApp for Android may soon switch to a bottom navigation bar. The company is currently working on this major UI redesign.

Google Chat is getting a new bottom navigation bar with four tabs on Android and iOS. A similar redesign recently rolled out on the web.

If you’re a consistent Spotify user on Android, you probably noticed that something’s a bit different today. It seems that Spotify has finally flipped the server-side switch to enable bottom ...