WeChat is secretly updated! Five major changes, this function has finally changed greatly
Last night, Xiao Lei was blowing water on WeChat with Brother Beep, and he saw that there was a small red dot in the WeChat setting.
Xiao Lei took a closer look and found that it was not another reminder, it was the Android WeChat 8.0.49 internal beta version upgrade reminder.
Good guys, I've been using WeChat for so many years, and this is the first time WeChat has directly pushed me to update the beta version.
made a quick decision, Xiaolei quickly downloaded the beta version and experienced a wave, not to mention that there are indeed some eye-catching new features.
Source: WeChat
Pinching my fingers, I haven't talked to my friends for a few days, and I haven't talked about WeChat updates and upgrades to new features.
In the past two years, WeChat has always been diligent, and from time to time it will update some new functions, some of which are optimized and some are practical.
It's better to choose a date than to hit the day, taking advantage of the heat of this wave of beta version, let's take a look at the new features today.
The article interface of the official account has been revised
The first thing Xiaolei noticed was that there were some changes in the design of the article interface of the official account I often deal with.
Generally, when we browse articles, if we think it is interesting and want to forward it to our friends, we need to click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
After bringing up the secondary menu, we click the "Forward to Friends" button and select a friend to share the article.
To be honest, now that the screen of the mobile phone is getting bigger and bigger, it is not easy to hold it with one hand and want to click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
If you don't believe it, you can try it now, either you have a talent for thumb length, or you can only operate it with both hands.
Old version of WeChat Source: WeChat
Android WeChat 8.0.49 beta version of this page has been revised, and now there will be a convenient operation bar at the bottom of the article.
Well, this convenient operation bar includes the official account avatar and name, like, forward, watching, and message buttons.
Now when we browse articles, we can like, share, watch, and write/read comments at any time.
Not only that, but you can also directly click on the name of the official account to enter the homepage of the official account, which is much more convenient than clicking on the top before.
In short, this change, Xiao Lei would like to call it the gospel of the one-handed party and the small handed.
The new version of WeChat Source: WeChat
And hey, now both like and look at have new colors, from the original uniform blue to red and yellow respectively.
This wave is also conducive to improving the reader's enthusiasm for clicking and liking and watching, and also helps to increase the article recommendation rate.
On the old version and under the new version Source: WeChat
Watch ads for free to listen to VIP music location changes
Xiaolei has talked several times before, and in the first few versions, WeChat officially launched watching ads and listening to VIP music for free.
Listen to it on the "Recent" page on the home page, or listen to it on the "Discover" page, and you can find the music.
Now, you can listen to music for free for 30 minutes by watching ads, and you can continue to watch ads to get extra free hours.
After Xiaolei's actual test, WeChat music and QQ music should use the same music library, focusing on a large amount of full.
The paid tracks of popular singers such as Jay Chou can be listened to for free through WeChat ads, how can it be so cool?
Source: WeChat
In this beta version, WeChat moved the position of "watch ads and listen to VIP music for free" into the secondary menu.
Now, we need to click on the villain icon in the upper right corner of the music interface to enter My Music to see this function.
How to evaluate it, Xiao Lei thinks that the position of the new version is not as obvious as the old version, and the operation is not convenient enough.
If you don't know that there is a newcomer with this free listening function, you really don't know that there is such a thing when you click in at the beginning.
Xiaolei thinks that it is likely that WeChat feels that the function of "watching ads" is not concise enough to put on the homepage of the music section.
So the question is, do you think this function is better to put on the home page, or the secondary page?
Source: WeChat
WeChat search box position callback
In the previous version of Android WeChat 8.0.48 beta version, WeChat placed the search box of the homepage from the upper right corner to the bottom.
Those who have used iPhone and iPad should be familiar with it, and the location of this search box is exactly the same as that of iOS WeChat.
Xiaolei thought that the Android 8.0.49 beta version would further cover this change, but he didn't want WeChat to call back again.
In the new version of Android WeChat8.0.49 beta version,The search box is put back in the upper right corner,Repeatedly jumped horizontally belongs to yes。
One thing to say, Xiaolei still prefers the search box in the upper right corner, which can be used at any time without taking up a position.
On the old version and under the new version Source: WeChat
The applet displays the score
I have to say that since WeChat launched the applet, this function has really facilitated a lot of mobile phone parties with small memory.
Today, WeChat mini programs basically cover all aspects of daily life, and you can use them directly without downloading the APP.
In the beta version of Android WeChat 8.0.49 this time, another wave of optimization has been carried out for the "rating" display of the applet.
Now we click on or reload a Mini Program, and the score will be displayed briefly in the upper right corner, and then return to normal.
This operation Xiaolei gave five-star praise, and you don't need to click into the Mini Program details page, you can directly see the Mini Program score.
Now some Mini Programs are mixed, which is helpful for us to judge whether some Mini Programs are legitimate.
Source: WeChat
The size of the WeChat installation package has become larger
Xiaolei still remembers that the installation package of a certain beta version of WeChat was small in size, and I praised it at that time.
However, judging from the recent upgrade of the WeChat beta version, it is unlikely that the volume of the WeChat installation package will become smaller in the future.
The last Android WeChat 8.0.48 beta version installation package size was 264.9MB, and the 8.0.49 version increased to 269MB.
In addition to optimizing the old interface, WeChat has also been adding new features, and it is difficult to install package volume to lose weight.
Fortunately, the storage space of mobile phones is getting bigger and bigger, and the growth of a few MB of WeChat installation package is enough to cope with it.
Source: Screenshot of Xiaolei's mobile phone
OK,The above is what Xiaolei experienced,About the new features of the Android WeChat 8.0.49 beta version upgrade。
In general, this beta version focuses more on the optimization of the APP interface, and the new features are less involved.
If you want Xiao Lei to say, I like the revision of the article interface of the official account and the rating displayed in the upper right corner of the applet in this update.
One involves new media practitioners, including Xiaolei, and the other involves the mini program experience of ordinary users.
The old rules, the installation package is also ready, and the official account of [Xiaolei Beep] replies to [417] to get the internal test link.
Cover image source: WeChat
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