Twitter changes design and allows sending photos in direct messages

Twitter has been testing new things for some time for his social networkAspects ranging from the visual, with notable and rumored design changes for your applications , as in functional, with options that don't seem to have always worked quite right as in the case of sending direct messages to people that do not follow userNow a new update brings a little of both ways to mobile devices to introduce a revamped app

This is a new version for both terminals Android and for iPhone In it, the design change received stands out, which is somewhat different on both platforms, although under the same idea: slide to reach all sections In this way, the classic four tabs become only three. As soon as the application starts, the user finds his TimeLine or chronology and three tabs that can be accessed by sliding your finger. These are Start, Discover and Activity All of them with classic content such as recommendations, the current topics or Trending Topics or the activity of the users you follow.

Do not lose sight of the changes in the top bar (Android) Although it now has more icons, it is It is possible that the user misses the Composer And it is that now a write bar remains at the bottom of the screen always present to be able to write a tweet or message from the screen or menu that is Also, next to this bar is the option to publish a photo taken on the spot or stored in the gallery. All this leaving in the upper toolbar its own section for notifications, another to no longer hide the direct messages on the profile page and the options to find tweets or people and follow other users

In the case of iPhone things change a bit, although on the same basis. In this way, you only have to slide to access the rest of the classic menus of Twitter, while the buttons for the new sections have remained in shape of tabs at the bottom As an extra point for this platform, the notifications have been improved and are now displayed inside the application.

We must not forget another of the strengths and complete novelty of this version. This is the possibility of insert and send photographs through direct messages and private messages. An option that some media attribute to the increasing success of applications such as Snapchat where sending this content is the key point. In addition, these images can also be consulted and sent through the web version

In short, a remarkable update that the most classic users may not like. And it is that the design change entails a new learning period to relocate the classic and already established sections and contents. Something that seems to be linked more to aesthetic ideas than to purely functional issues, although giving visibility to notifications and direct messages is a success. New versions for Android and iPhone are now fully available free via Google Play and App Store