Today Discord is rolling out some much-needed updates to its mobile app which might finally make it feel like a proper alternative to the desktop version.
While I’ve had Discord installed on my phone for years I only ever turn to it as a last resort. It has been sluggish, more than a bit clunky, and was overall a less reliable experience than the version on my PC. Nine times out of ten a different app would be a better option. That might be about to change though, thanks to some improvements the Discord team has been working on with help from the community.
Speaking of which, if you’ve tried the experimental edition of Discord, you might find that some of the updates are familiar to you; That’s because, after all, today’s update brings subtle updates for everyone. So, all Discord mobile users. Now you can take advantage of new app features that deserve load times, extend your phone’s battery life, and use your knowledge plan more efficiently.
In addition to the updates outlined below, Discord is adding a few more innovations to the mobile apps that are expected to arrive in the (hopefully near) future. This includes better search filters to find the specific post or post you’re looking for, giving you more information about how compact lists and posts look to fit your preferences, and adding a quick access option to view a server’s list of members.
But let’s get into the features you can take advantage of right now.
The most productive update to the Discord app is that it now opens much faster: the new edition reduces app opening times by 43% on iOS and 55% on Android. Also, when you transfer between servers, the mobile app now uses 4x less data, allowing you to transfer between conversations without consuming as much of your monthly limit.
Android users should also know that the software is more reliable. Over the past year, the team claims to have halved the redestination rate for other Android phones and tablets.
Second on my list of Discord upgrades is that the app finally has a proper dark mode. Discord’s old Dark mode just wasn’t dark enough, but thankfully it now has Midnight mode that hits the mark by making menus black – with it not only adding some subjective style but also offering reduced battery drain on phones with an OLED display.
By tapping your profile picture and then tapping the Settings cog, you can scroll down to view your app’s appearance settings. From there, tap Theme and now you can Midnight (or other dark, soft themes), or maybe one. of the amazing color features if you pay for Nitro.
If you need to share snaps via DM or on your server’s photo chat, everything seems much more organized.
With this new update, Discord mobile has gained the ability to send photos and videos in the form of an elegantly packaged gallery that you can explore by having to scroll through a large list of photos in the main chat.
This should help to keep your conversations clearer, without losing the ability to share fun snaps or clips.
Finally, the voice and video call user interface has been redesigned to provide a more intuitive and “comfortable” area when making a call on the go. It’s also now a little easier to jump into one of Discord’s built-in games with other members of the call, thanks to our experience with the experimental version.
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