VKontakte released a big update of a client for the Android platform. The developers have completely redesigned the application and added new features. It is noteworthy that, excluding last year, the audio player from the iOS version, “Vkontakte” not only left the music player in the new version of Android, but also boasted improvements in its design.
The most useful improvement in the updated client — new principle feed updates. Now the latest entry will be entered automatically, and are conventional scrolling tape up. Remained and the ability to update a feed manually, and the button to jump to the most recent records. Also from time to time in the tape adds a block with people who know the user or who will decide to subscribe.
Link in posts now open in the embedded browser. According to the developers, it is faster and often more convenient than opening the browser a separate application. Always can in two clicks to open link in external browser.
Changes in the profiles are most noticeable: in the top of the user meets a large photo of its owner. Below is basic information like number of friends, place of residence and place of work. There is also a link to more detailed information.
There were changes in the messages. The button “New message” at the bottom now deploys top 5 friends of the user and offer to create a conversation. Messages are grouped by the hour. If between sending messages, it took several hours, they are separated from each timestamp. Unread posts and conversations are now easier to distinguish from read thanks to the large blue dot on the side. Messages that have not yet departed, marked with a clock icon.
Changed the look of the photo viewer. Along with buttons for likes and comments has added one more to send to friends or on the wall. But the marks button appears only when the photo someone marked, with the mark now clearly displayed right there on the image.
Much changed visually, audio player, becoming lighter and lighter without losing the functionality and even getting a new: at the top of the list is now shown press “Shuffle all”. Thing is, if the last tracks are already tired, but nothing new do not want to look, say in the social network.
In addition, the Android client of “Vkontakte” became a full-fledged adapted to work with tablets, so no one was left disappointed.
The timing of the release of an updated client of “Vkontakte” for iPhone and iPad is not reported.
