Designed as a very original communication portal, Discord has undergone great changes since its first release and gained many new features. The last to experience these features were those who always used Discord on Android.
In the coming period, Discord will make some radical changes and updates to its Android application. Thus, users of the platform on Android will be able to receive updates at the same time as those using iOS and desktop versions.
Android users will smile
“Historically, Android implementation of new features has often followed (adapted) iOS and desktop, with the result that some features were released on one platform before they were eventually released,” Discord wrote in a blog post on the subject. used the phrases.
Traditionally, it is known that it is quite common for updates to come to iOS devices first. After the features are tested in this environment, which has less variation, it is also offered to the Android environment, where there is much more variety. Discord, on the other hand, will now be able to make Android updates at the same time, thanks to its new React Native.
React Native, which was made open source by Meta in 2015, was already used for the iOS version of the application. With React Native, Discord’s features and design will become closer and more consistent across Android, iOS, and desktop. Because developers and engineers will not need to update different codebases for different devices.