Showing posts with label Android Updates.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Android Updates.. Show all posts

Monday, February 4, 2013

Google Currents Review for Android Users

Google can't stand to have users doing everything on other platforms, which is maybe why it launched a free Flipboard participant called Google Currents for Android. After a rather major update, the Currents app still isn't as social as Flipboard, but it's getting better and delivered an elegant, magazine-like reading experience on Android phones and tablets.

Users on Google Play have admired a current update to Currents that changed the app's user interface. A hidden left tray, revealed by filch to the right from the far left, shows numerous content group such as business, news, lifestyle, and so on. Each of these includes contribution from main publications, including the likes of ABC News, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Popular Science, Forbes, and many others.

After selecting a publication you can scroll up and down during its stories. You can also select a category, and swipe left and right through the diverse publications for more of a summary. Each type ends with a "breaking news" section, drawn from Google News.

Most stories are visually attractive on Currents, with lots of space, pictures, and contentedly sized text. While browsing, categories are isolated with a large, beautiful picture, while stories carry a headline, an image, and a blurb. Individual stories are paginated with a large icon on top, and you swipe or tap the left side of the screen to move during the story.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Google Launches Gmail 2.0 for iOS with New Design for Android Users

Gmail 2.0 has been instigated on the iPhone and iPad, and it brings a slide of new functions to Apple iOS strategy. The update also comprises a completely remained intend for Gmail, contribution much more white space and an easy-to-read exhibit arrangement. 

The new Gmail for iOS includes numerous features that were integrated in preceding updates made to the Android version of the app. New features comprise profile pictures in messages, frequent new animatronics (swivels, transitions and infinite scrolling in the message lists) and much more. Gmail product manager Matthew Izatt explains all the new features in a present blog post. 

The enhanced layout of Gmail on iOS is instantly perceptible when booting the new update. It looks conspicuously comparable to Sparrow's Gmail app, which isn't much of a disclosure allowing for Google obtain Sparrow earlier this year. Gmail version 2.0 appears to be honestly inspired by Sparrow's indoctrination and design efforts. 

In addition to the new layout, Gmail for iOS will now contain numerous features that make cross-platform statement easier between Google services. For instance, the new Gmail app allows users to respond to Google+ messages and execute other Google+ functions within the new Gmail app. 

Gmail for iOS also permit users to RSVP to Google Calendar request straight from within a message. Perhaps most prominently, Gmail 2.0 includes sustain for multiple accounts. For anybody that manages commerce and individual accounts on Gmail, this characteristic is likely a lifesaver.