TikTok has launched a revised desktop app, which appears to higher align with its extra widespread in-app expertise.
As you possibly can see on this picture, TikTok’s up to date internet design is extra modular, basically recreating the full-screen cell look throughout the parameters of your PC display screen.
TikTok says that it’s repositioned the navigation bar to higher align with the bigger display screen, whereas additionally lowering distractions throughout playback.
TikTok additionally notes that the up to date desktop app additionally features a refreshed “For You” feed, and a brand new Discover tab, each of which are actually extra aligned to internet viewing.
It’s additionally refreshed its live-stream presentation to offer extra responsive presentation in numerous codecs.
As per TikTok:
“Go LIVE in portrait or panorama mode, delivering a full-screen horizontal view for desktop customers, whereas cell customers can merely rotate their gadgets to get pleasure from an equally dynamic viewing expertise.”
TikTok says that this up to date live-stream show is especially useful for gaming streamers.
It’s additionally received a brand new floating participant possibility (in Google Chrome), which can maintain your TikTok participant seen above different home windows, “permitting you to multitask with out lacking out in your favourite content material,” whereas it’s additionally added a brand new “Collections” function, so you possibly can higher manage your favourite clips.
It’s not a large change, however the thought is that this refresh will make it simpler for folks to have interaction with TikTok as meant, with the app primarily aligned with its cell presentation. The up to date format works extra like an emulator on this sense, in that it reframes the display screen right into a mobile-like format, which ought to ideally assist to recreate the in-app expertise, versus supplementing it.
The overwhelming majority of TikTok customers will, in fact, proceed to entry the app on cell, so it’s unlikely to be an enormous change both approach, nevertheless it might be an enchancment for these seeking to interact with TikTok’s because the creator meant.
