Foursquare improves exploration and adapts to Android tablets
It seems that, after a long time, the Foursquare team takes into account the users of tablets At least to those who use this social network through a large portable device. And it is that this utility to discover the environment and find new and interesting places to go has updated its application for Android devices improving some issues, among which is providing support and adapting the contents correctly to the screens of the tablets, enjoying its own design and really comfortable for managing the geolocation social network
The new version is available since yesterday, acquiring the number 2013.6.6, as this team has accustomed us in Android In it there is a novelty designed to improve the comfort and the experience The highlight, as we mentioned, is the adaptation of the contents to the landscape format, both in terminals mobiles as tablets In this way the design of the contents changes and presents the what's new regarding contact interactions on the left of the screen while the right side remains active the map that was previously placed at the top of the screen. This makes viewing the map more comfortable, which by itself shows places that may be interesting for the user All this simply by turning the terminal and turning it upside down. horizontally, although in the case of tablets it is also displayed in vertical format.
Despite not having a list of novelties, it is to be assumed that along with this novelty there are others of a more technical nature to correct small bugs and thus improve stability and the proper functioning of the application that, for a few months has decided to change course and leave behind its techniquesgamification or game and exploit its most used feature: the search and exploration to find new places . Something that was demonstrated by including the contents of its classic tab Explore directly on the main screen, such as the map
Now it remains for Foursquare to decide to bring this new design to smartphoneswith large screens and tablets to iPadAnd it is that its users have been asking for it since there is a version of this social network for the tabletof Apple It is to be hoped that, after its adaptation in Android, it will soon arrive an upgrade to iPad to use your big screen Retina and enjoy recent activity on users on one side of the screen while showing a map with larger dimensions on the right side with interesting places according to the votes , recommendations and user check-ins. But for now you can only wait
Meanwhile, Foursquare version 2013.6.6 for the Android platform is available for download via Google Play As always, it is available for full download free , having all the functions without any type of cost or charge.
