WhatsApp backtracks on subtle change that saw capital letters added - as it ... trends now 'Online' and 'Typing' had a capital 'O' and a capital 'T' in the WhatsApp app WhatsApp has confirmed it has backtracked on the change following backlash By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 08:57 BST, 17 April 2024 | Updated: 08:57 BST, 17 April 2024 Viewcomments WhatsApp hit the headlines this week after users noticed a subtle change within the app. 'Online' and 'Typing' - words displayed under the other user's name in your chats - had changed from having lowercase first letters to a capital 'O' and a capital 'T'. While this sounds fairly minor, many users were not happy about it, with one claiming it 'hurt my soul.' If you were pained by the capital letters, there's good news - WhatsApp has confirmed that it's backtracking on the change. 'This was just a small test, but it's going back to normal now,' a spokesperson said. WhatsApp hit the headlines this week after users noticed a subtle change within the app (stock image) 'Online' and 'Typing' - words displayed under the other user's name in your chats - had changed from having lowercase first letters to a capital 'O' and a capital 'T' The subtle change was introduced on both the iOS and Android WhatsApp apps last week. While WhatsApp did not formally announce it, it garnered huge attention across social media. Taking to X, one user wrote: 'Anyone else get irrationally annoyed by WhatsApp's latest iOS update where, if someone is online, it's now with a capital "O" (Online), or when someone is typing, it's a capital 'T' (Typing). 'Only a capital letter different, but I hate it so much.' Another added: 'Anyone else really, admittedly irrationally, hate WhatsApp for added a capital letter at the beginning of Online and Typing?'