TikTok has launched a revised desktop app, which seems to be to raised align with its extra in style in-app expertise.
As you’ll be able to see on this picture, TikTok’s up to date net design is extra modular, basically recreating the full-screen cellular look inside the parameters of your PC display screen.
TikTok says that it’s repositioned the navigation bar to raised 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 at the moment are extra aligned to net viewing.
It’s additionally refreshed its live-stream presentation to supply extra responsive presentation in several codecs.
As per TikTok:
“Go LIVE in portrait or panorama mode, delivering a full-screen horizontal view for desktop customers, whereas cellular customers can merely rotate their units to take pleasure in an equally dynamic viewing expertise.”
TikTok says that this up to date live-stream show is especially helpful for gaming streamers.
It’s additionally obtained a brand new floating participant choice (in Google Chrome), which can hold 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’ll be able to 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 interact with TikTok as supposed, with the app primarily aligned with its cellular 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, after all, proceed to entry the app on cellular, so it’s unlikely to be a giant change both manner, nevertheless it could possibly be an enchancment for these trying to have interaction with TikTok’s because the creator supposed.
