Facebook changes the appearance of its mobile app

Subtle. That is the word that should be used to define the changes that Facebook has made to its mobile app. Discovered by The Next Web, Matt Zuckerberg's web interface has undergone very slight changes that, if we don't look closely, we will undoubtedly miss

In general, the variations are committed to unifying this interface with that of Facebook Messenger, in addition to softening the classic purple in the upper stripes, Facebook house brand.Specifically, small design details without affecting the content in essence.

Everything plus Messenger

The most visible and great thing about this change is found in the comments part. Now, cevery one of them always appears surrounded by a gray cloud, exactly the same as in Messenger, their messaging app. Also exactly like this app, the user avatars change from being a square to being a circle. Twitter recently migrated to this type of image, so it's not unusual for the main Facebook app to take that step.

In addition, when writing a comment, the layout of the icons has changed. We have the camera and the emoji on the left (before there was one on the left and the other on the right), and on the right the symbol to send the message message.

Will this be a step prior to a merger of both apps? Many users will be looking forward to it, since each one of them occupies a significant amount of megabytes on our devices. however, most likely we are only dealing with a mere readjustment that seeks an aesthetic approach of the brand's various apps.

The difference is in the detail

Facebook developers have not missed the opportunity to change more specific details. For example, the Like, Comment, or Share icons below each post no longer have "padding." Now they become icons with a white background This also applies to the icons for sending a photo.

We've also been able to see the purple on the top strip take on a softer shade, and the layout of the content varies. Before we could see the search bar first, then the paper plane that is used to publish content, and the Messenger symbol.Now, however, the paper plane moves to the left, the search text stays in the center, while the Messenger symbol stays on the right.

Goodbye to the planet icon

Below this strip, we still have the five icons for Latest news, Video, Marketplace, Notifications and Settings, but they also receive the new varnish. Now they are bigger, with more detail and without padding. The biggest variation is found in the notification icon, which until was now a globe and is now a little bell A nod to Twitter or a coincidence? It is hard to believe that a company that is superior in every way looks for references in one that is experiencing bad economic times ( although its reputation and influence do not seem to be greatly affected).

Apart from that, when we enter a user's post, the strip that allows us to return to that user's profile disappears, and is replaced by a small tabIn this way, precious space is gained to view more content without having to use the scroll.

The links have also received a slight change: The texts related to these links now have a gray background, instead of white at that we were used to. Are we facing an "appleization" of the aesthetics of Facebook? Whiter, finer lines... or maybe it's simply an adaptation of the app to new design trends.