2023-08-09 18:08:01
Started releasing today one nova interface for the Slack, made to be simpler to handle and to find the most important information and resources. In addition to being a corporate communication app, the app also has a number of other features, including an app store with more than 2,500 options, making it a necessity to simplify the service’s usability.
The main changes focus on a new vertical bar on the left side of the interface. In place of the list of conversations, channels and other items displayed so far, there will only be a few options. The first of these is a new home screen, which shows your channels, direct messages and apps. A new tab was also created DMs (direct messagesor direct messages), which focuses all your conversations with other people, no matter what channels they’re on.
Another novelty that should make using Slack much less confusing is the “Activity” tab, described by the platform’s product director, Noah Weiss, such as “unified inbox”. In it, all new messages, mentions and reactions from all your workspaces will be grouped, and you can click on each one and go to the point in the conversation where the interaction took place.
We can see that the tab bears some resemblance to the option to threads previously existing in the app. Perhaps the main difference is the way the new interface organizes all notifications, making it easier to check everything right when you open Slack, for example.
According to Weiss, the idea of the new design was to converge with the philosophy of ways of working. Sometimes you are resuming a past activity, sometimes organizing messages and demands to be met or responding to the latest communications, so the new interface is a response to this progression of activities.
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Slack’s multi-window feature is also being revamped so you can view multiple areas of the app at once. The feature of saving messages and the like for later was another to receive improvements, even gaining an option in the new bar on the left side (below “Activity”), with the possibility of adding reminders and dismissing them when finishing the task related to what you saved.
The button related to the save for later feature was added to the bar also with the intention of making more people notice that the function exists. Below that option, there will be a “More” button, which will give you access to areas like Canvas, workspaces and built-in apps.
Another function that is also gaining more attention is the video call function, now with an icon in the upper right corner of all chat windows. In the left bar, there will also be a “+” button, which will be used to create a new Canvas, start a call or send a DM, just above a magnifying glass button, to search the content of conversations.
Despite revamping Slack’s many features, the interface isn’t something entirely new, retaining many elements of the app’s usability, albeit in a way that makes things less chaotic. This is certainly great news considering the expansion of the app’s utilities to more than just communication features.
To theThe VergeWeiss said the update should also pave the way for other new features coming in the future, including elements of generative artificial intelligence automation and productivity-enhancing capabilities. The idea, therefore, is also that the platform does not become outdated over time.
The new features started rolling out today, but it might take even a few months to reach all Slack users. According to the company, the features you will have access to will depend on what your plan is, although it did not give more details on which features would be exclusive to more expensive subscriptions.
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