Flipboard for Android

In its years of existence, the application Flipboard has proven to be more than just a place to stay up-to-date with the latest publications from the user's favorite web pages, blog and social networks. And it is that it has been crowned as the most complete content aggregator of the moment, in addition to continuing to seduce with its careful design down to the millimeter. Now, a new update strengthens this tool even more: And that is, with some overtones social , now allows to know details of the user's profile, but always with the aim of being able to discover new content and interesting magazines.

This is an update that for the moment has only reached the platform Android to introduce a more social aspect of Flipboard Thus, moving closer to what might be called a social publishing network, this update adds profile information of the user to publicize both the number of readers and the last articles published A good way of knowing the reputation or how interesting the contents that the user stores and captures in their magazines may be.

These new profiles become effective after updating to version 2.4 of Flipboard for Android Simply click on the image or name of some of the contacts or users whose content is being viewed to reach this renovated screen. In it, in addition to an image, profile photo and name now there are two well-marked sections.On the one hand, there is the number of magazines that you have created and have available to other users, and on the other, there is the number of readers who have subscribed or added to its contents.

Along with this information, it is also possible to see below the last magazines created and articles added to them, being able to jump to their reading with a single touch of the screen. Also, when clicking on the profile, a new pop-up window presents all the magazines created to access any of them instantly. Small changes aimed at a more complete and intuitive user experience.

These changes are the only new features listed in the Flipboad update A new version that seems to be looking for a more social aspect of this application or, at least, the possibility of giving relevance to a user or one of its magazines to the have a certain number of subscribed readers.Something like what happens with the accounts of the social network Twitter, although saving the enormous differences between both services. An interesting point that seems to be followed by upcoming visual tweaks and modifications to the visual interface Something that only time will tell with new updates.

In short, a new version of Flipboard that continues to grow beyond being a mere, but stylish and complete corner where you can stay Keep up to date with the latest posts on the user's favorite social networks, pages, and blogs. And it seems to point to the assessment of content and profiles by quantifying the number of readers and magazines they have. The new version is already available through Google Play completely free