The rebranding comes as part of Facebook’s efforts of expanding beyond the social media business and creating a “metaverse.” As of now, there are no changes expected in the way Facebook (now Meta)-owned apps function. The change comes as part of Facebook’s rebranding as Meta. The Meta branding is now reflecting on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, as verified by. This was earlier spotted in a beta version of WhatsApp for Android and iOS devices. Now, all apps by Meta (erstwhile Facebook) have started showing the updated branding on their splash screen. The update comes a week after Facebook announced its new name as Meta and introduced the Metaverse it has been working on.

Notably, Facebook has monopolised the social media world to include popular platforms like Instagram, Messenger, its Quest VR headset, its Horizon VR platform and more.Apps owned by Facebook (now Meta) including WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and other apps have started showing the company’s new Meta branding on both Android and iOS devices. However, Zuckerberg said that the name change was decided as ‘Facebook’ no longer justified everything the company does. The announcement was made amid an array of heightened legislative and regulatory scrutiny Facebook had been facing in several parts of the world, including India, as a consequence of the revelations in the Facebook Papers. The Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant last week announced that it will now be called ‘Meta’ in an effort to transform from the traditional social media format and encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future - what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” The new update is still not reflecting for all beta users and is expected to show up on all devices in the coming few days. Screengrab of the new update for Instagram beta users.

Similarly, beta users of Instagram also shared that their landing page has been replaced with the new name and reads: “Instagram from Meta”.

Screengrab shared by WABetaInfo on blog.(Twitter) The tracker also shared a screenshot of the new splash screen that earlier used to read: “WhatsApp from Facebook”. A WhatsApp beta tracker on Twitter called WABetaInfo on Sunday announced, “WhatsApp from Meta is now available for beta testers”.

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