Beta releases are a good way to get early access to incoming features. While it can be fun to be one of the first to try a new feature, it’s important to remember that the goal of a beta is to help developers find and fix potential bugs . As such, there is always a risk in signing up for a beta program. WhatsApp Beta users are reminded of this risk because the latest beta made the app useless.

WhatsApp beta 2.24.24.5 users are reporting a green screen issue. This problem isn’t just about tinting the screen green; instead, the entire screen is just a solid block of green, which makes the app usable. It seems the problem is triggered when you click on a cat.

According to Android Fontone of their authors also encountered the problem. However, when trying to recreate the bug, they were unsuccessful. But they encountered a somewhat similar problem with the app closing on startup despite numerous attempts.

Fortunately, the issue appears to be isolated to beta version 2.24.24.5. Your application should work fine if it is currently running on the latest stable version. For those experiencing this issue, the best solution at the moment is to revert to an older version. However, this can be tricky since WhatsApp beta versions are released as app bundles instead of standard APKs.

There have been numerous reports of this issue already, so chances are the developers have already noticed it. If they noticed it, it probably won’t take too long for a fix to be released.