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Spotify beta switches the slide-out navigation drawer to a bottom bar
I don't like this recent trend of using bottom navigation bars. Not because it is reminiscent of iOS apps, but because I have gotten so used to sliding a navigation drawer from the side that reaching...
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Opinion: The bottom navigation section in the Material guidelines is not...
Bottom nav bars. Between the time of Gingerbread and Marshmallow, they seemed to become significantly less prevalent on Android (or maybe I was just able to avoid more of them), with many developers...
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[Update: Live on stable build] Latest Spotify beta brings back a redesigned...
Update 1: 2016/11/22 10:45am PST It would appear that this change is also going live for users on the stable channel, which makes it seem like this was a server-side switch. I am certainly not the...
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Google Maps makes the bottom bar for exploring places, real-time traffic, and...
It's been more than 4 months since we first spotted a new bottom bar navigation interface in Google Maps, and now the layout is official. Google has announced it on its blog, saying that "when you're...
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Google+ app adds your profile to the bottom bar, replaces Collections with...
The social networking service that everyone loves to hate has actually made some decent strides over the past year or so on both the web and Android in terms of convenience and usability. A cohesive...
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Dark mode and bottom navigation come to the BitTorrent Android app
BitTorrent has been the go-to distribution platform for file sharing long before Android even existed. The company based in San Francisco first published its app to Google's platform back in 2012, and...
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Google Duo testing a bottom bar UI during calls
With phones getting taller and taller, Google has grown fonder of bottom bars in its apps. The latest app to get a new interface centered around moving essential shortcuts to the bottom is Google Duo....
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New Chrome Duet only has three bottom buttons, makes you choose between tab...
Google has been working on a bottom bar interface for Chrome for what feels like forever and keeps changing the layout. Initially, the browser had its complete app bar moved to the bottom, while...
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Google gifts Maps a new icon and redesigned interface for its 15th birthday
Update 1: 2020/02/06 9:10am PST Screenshots of the new version Update 2: 2020/02/07 12:35am PST Maps' birthday car For many, Google Maps has become an indispensable tool for finding restaurants,...
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Google gifts Maps a new icon and redesigned interface for its 15th birthday...
Update 1: 2020/02/06 9:10am PST Screenshots of the new version Update 2: 2020/02/07 12:35am PST Maps' birthday car Update 3: 2020/02/13 1:52am PST Redesigned interface rolling out widely For many,...
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Google Photos redesign hides search in bottom tab and removes hamburger menu...
It also makes the bottom bar labels more intuitive and adds long-awaited features, though Update 1: 2020/03/04 12:13am PST Account picker and share menu Update 2: 2020/03/04 5:00am PST Four-tab variant...
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Discord app adds bottom navigation bar in server-side test
Discord is one of the most popular messaging applications worldwide. While the Android app hasn't changed much as of late, there are a few interface updates being tested, including a new bottom...
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The Facebook app switches to a bottom bar for some
The server-side change appears to be rolling out widely Facebook has been working on a bottom bar for its Android app for quite some time now. Last year, we saw a wild redesign that added a big "F"...
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Google Photos tests its latest interface tweaks
Tests ranging from three to five tabs in the in-app navigation bar, plus a new Library tab Update 1: 2020/03/04 12:13am PST Account picker and share menu Update 2: 2020/03/04 5:00am PST Four-tab...
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Vivaldi 3.2 makes its bottom bar more consistent and improves privacy
And the Tab Strip is now called Tab Bar Vivaldi went stable on Android this year, but the developers behind the Chromium-based browser aren't resting on their laurels. Following the introduction of a...
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Vivaldi Browser gets an optional bottom tab bar on Android (APK download)
Improving reachability Vivaldi started putting more options into its various bottom bars with version 3.2, and now, a year after the browser's initial beta release on Android, the company has decided...
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Instagram revamps its bottom bar, putting Reels and Shop front and center
It also tweaked icons and layouts while it was at it After successfully cloning Snapchat's Stories, Instagram is pushing hard to break into the next market. Not too long ago, it introduced its TikTok...
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How to find your Google account settings in the Google app for Android
Things have changed, and they're now in a more sensible location Google has been in the process of redesigning its Android apps for a while now. Specifically, it's been moving individual app settings...
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