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WeChat for Windows and macOS has reached internal test version 4.1.8.21, available to all users without special permissions. The release refreshes the desktop UI with a redesigned visual style—frosted glass (blur) backgrounds, new icons and color schemes—and relocates chat controls from above the input box to the bottom. Selected chat highlighting shifts from gray to dark green. The update affects left-side toolbars, search/add buttons and overall window layouts on both Windows and macOS, signal
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WeChat’s Windows and macOS clients moved 4.1.8.21 out of limited beta on March 5, rolling out a broad UI overhaul and several UX tweaks while removing two previously tested features. The redesign extends frosted-glass effects to the top bar, simplifies color hierarchy, increases search-box height, changes the add button to circular, shifts many input actions below the chat box, and highlights selected chats with green. Removed beta features include the “currently browsing” side pane (inline article/browser area beside chat) and the sidebar “Discover” consolidated page; both have reverted to separate windows/entries. Multi-account sign-in (up to four accounts) remains in gradual grey-scale testing. The update matters because it affects desktop user workflows, visual consistency across platforms, and which experimental features will reach broad users.
WeChat for Windows and macOS has reached internal test version 4.1.8.21, available to all users without special permissions. The release refreshes the desktop UI with a redesigned visual style—frosted glass (blur) backgrounds, new icons and color schemes—and relocates chat controls from above the input box to the bottom. Selected chat highlighting shifts from gray to dark green. The update affects left-side toolbars, search/add buttons and overall window layouts on both Windows and macOS, signaling a broader visual overhaul of WeChat’s desktop clients. IT Home provides links to the internal build for users who request it.