Testing of the new design of VKontakte has begun. Vkontakte launched beta testing of a new social network design for a limited audience Testing a new VK on a computer

Hello everyone. Did you know that since April 1, 2016, VKontakte has released an updated version? Wasn't it an April Fool's joke? Let's figure it out together...

So. Back in April of this year, on the official VKontakte blog, a post was published that VK was introducing a new design. All in the same style, blue and white. But the design itself looks different ...

At first, the update was not available to everyone, and it was tested for some time so that users could evaluate the innovations, and specialists from the contact, meanwhile, collect the necessary information from analytics, what and how the user does, in order to understand how convenient the new template and site functionality is.

After a while, a number of accounts had the opportunity to switch to the new version by submitting an application through a special link, which, as they say, appears to the left of the main menu, under the My settings link:

join testing

use the new version of the site as default

The same thing was on the official VKontakte blog, a special button was available:

Everything seems to be simple! Yes, just one BUT...

Update VK to a new version was not available to everyone, but to a limited number of users. That is, the social network has opened or periodically opens such an opportunity so that people can join the testing. And in total, such an opportunity was for 1 million accounts. And those who managed to apply, they were able to test. The rest are promised that it will be later and for everyone!

That is, it turns out that VK has not yet been completely updated, and BETA is underway - TESTING.

Therefore, expect the final release.

Or maybe you have upgraded? Write below in the comments, so about!

What do people write? (last changes…)

In the meantime, there is so much talk around this process that everyone is in a hurry to declare how he updated VK on the computer.

So, some write that the link is available. And others don't succeed. And those who were able to apply, then again, waited for a final decision for more than 2 weeks. In response, an official response comes from the VK support service, and the updated version becomes available.

In general, everything is not so simple yet. Although you may succeed quickly, most will have to wait for the final release.

As you can see, some manage to update VK, while others do not! It's true that everyone is different...

What updates are waiting for VKontakte?

Go to social blog network, and read the following:

Work on a new design has been carried out over the past year and a half. We carefully studied, thought over and created anew each element. Today we are taking the next step and moving to a new level of website development to make it more modern.

The main principle of the new design of VKontakte is that it looks similar and recognizable on all devices. It is easy for the website user to find the desired section in the mobile application, and vice versa.

We increased the screen width and fonts, got rid of unnecessary details and made the site easier to read. There is more space for new useful features. We also updated the left menu: shortened the names of the items, added icons and moved the most popular sections to the top - News and Messages.

news

The display of each element has been redesigned. Entries in the tape have become more noticeable. News lists are now in a separate block on the right, along with search and comments. Turning on the smart news feed has become easier - switching to the “Interesting first” mode is located immediately below this block.

Messages

The message section has been rewritten from scratch. In the updated interface, we have placed the list of recent conversations and the current open chat on the same screen. Switching between conversations and reacting to new messages has become easier. Unread messages are marked with a blue dot that disappears after being read, and online status is marked with a green dot.

Notifications

Likes, friend requests, mentions, friends' birthdays and other events are collected in a new notification section. On the pages of people and communities, you can now subscribe to notifications of new posts so as not to miss important news. When a new event appears, a red indicator will appear at the “bell” icon in the site header.

Photos

Photos in albums and when browsing all photos have become larger and are displayed in a beautiful magazine layout. The photo viewer is oriented horizontally to make better use of the widescreen space. Comments are displayed to the right of the photo: you no longer need to scroll down the screen to view photos and see comments on them at the same time.

Other sections

The changes affected every interface of the site without exception. The sections that tell about VKontakte have also been updated: “About the Company”, “Products” and “VKontakte Work”. We have also relaunched our own blog. Here the VKontakte team will share news about products and innovations.

Today we are launching a new design in test mode for a limited audience. Gradually it will become available to everyone.

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In the company's blog, Andrey Rogozov, the operating director of the social network, recalled that the social network appeared in October 2006. “Since then, we have strived to be the most convenient, fastest and most aesthetic way to communicate online. Less than 10 years have passed since we present a new design,” he said.

Rogozov said that work on a new design has been carried out over the past 1.5 years.

“The main principle of the new design of VKontakte is that it looks similar and recognizable on all devices. It is easy for a website user to find the desired section in the mobile application, and vice versa, he added. - We increased the screen width and fonts, got rid of unnecessary details and made the site easier to read. There is more space for new useful features. We also updated the left menu: shortened the names of the items, added icons and moved the most popular sections to the top - News and Messages.

Note that in the "News" section, the display of each element has been redesigned. Entries in the feed have become more visible, and news lists are now placed in a separate block on the right, along with search and comments. At the same time, turning on the “smart” news feed has now become easier - switching to the “Interesting first” mode is located immediately below this block.

The interface of the "Messages" section has been rewritten from scratch. “In the updated interface, we put the list of recent conversations and the current open chat on the same screen. Switching between conversations and reacting to new messages has become easier. Unread messages are marked with a blue dot, which disappears after reading, and the online status is marked with a green dot,” explains Rogozov.

Also in the new design, likes, friend requests, mentions, friends' birthdays and other events are collected in a new notification section. At the same time, on the pages of people and communities, you can now subscribe to notifications of new entries so as not to miss important news. When a new event appears, a red indicator will appear at the “bell” icon in the site header.

Photos in albums and when viewing all photos are now larger and displayed in a magazine layout. The photo viewer is oriented horizontally to make better use of widescreen space: comments are displayed to the right of the photo, and now you no longer need to scroll down the screen to view photos and see comments on them at the same time.

“Changes have affected every interface of the site without exception,” summed up the operating director of Vkontakte.

Those who want to be among the first to try the redesign should

On a day when it is better not to believe all media reports, the developers of the Russian social network VKontakte presented a new website design and have already begun testing it. Anyone can already try the new VKontakte design - to do this, go to the required page and click the "Join Testing" button on it.

According to information from the official blog, the new design has been developed over the past year and a half. The main concept of the fresh interface is a unified design on all platforms. In general, the site interface has become cleaner and prettier. In the news feed, the main focus is on the content itself, whether it be photos, videos, or something else. The interface screen itself has become noticeably wider along with the new ribbon. The size of fonts and other elements in posts has also been increased. In the feed, you can already enable the so-called "smart" display mechanism, which will show only the most important news and posts from friends.

The messages section has undergone a major redesign - both the conversations themselves and their content are now placed on the same screen. Switching between chats has become much easier. Unread messages are now marked with a dot. All notifications about adding to friends, likes and reposts are now collected in a new section, which is a small "die" - this is no longer a separate page.