Although Google is gradually introducing design improvements to its applications and services, the lines of what he has come to call Material Design continue to fascinate for their simplicity and attractiveness A style that will reach every corner of the applications, even their store Thus, several images have been leaked of what the digital content store will look like Google Play Store with the upcoming style changes that are to arriveStill not knowing if it will do so with the rumored version Android L or, as has happened so far, with gradual updates
The point is that the people of Android Police have already managed to get hold of some images that show the design changes that this store of content is preparing for its next version 5.0 And it is that, although the store of applications, books, music and movieshas already changed recently to show new description and download pages, with much more dynamic elements and simpler lines, there are still many more issues that may change in the next version.
In this way, comparing the current and the supposed new version of Google Play Store it is possible to appreciate notable changes in the design.Something that does not apply to its functionality but that, surely, will also affect the use experience making it much more pleasant to look at and handle thanks to the animations and details of elements that move and adapt in the transitions from one menu to another. And that is part of the spirit of Material Design defined by Google in the conferenceGoogle I/O for developers this year.
Face to face with the current version it is possible to appreciate a change in the color palette used to differentiate the different sections ofGoogle Play Slightly different tones that match the lines of Material Design embodied by Google and which, above all, seek to be plans Thus, the details of the buttons of the different sections are eliminated by searching that color defines everything without ornaments or details.In addition, this color is extended in version 5.0 to the category bar within each section of Google Play , eliminating the lines and serving as its own delimitation between tabs and content.
For its part, the contents remain unchanged maintaining the design of information cards currently seen. Yes, there are some extra details like playlists and special promotional pages that will be more attractive with the introduction of images and the design centered on the text, instead of from displaying unattractively as plain text on a card left justified.
Closes the list of visual changes the animations of the buttons that display menus and other details that make the user experience much more smoother and more attractive, even if it takes just as long to react and display content.Details to which is also added the remodeling of the icons of the different sections which, despite being flat, have various details thanks to color and lines by Material Design
At the moment these are images that do not belong to an official version, but from internal tests of Google That is why, Before the next publication of this version 5.0 of Google Play changes and new additions may occur. But, for now, it is already possible to get an idea of what the new content store will look like for users of the platform Android