For the first time in literally years, Valve has updated the look and design of their Steam Android app! The update is starting its roll out today on Google Play. If you don't yet have the update, it should show up for you in the coming days.
The update brings the app closer to Material design. It's by no means a great Material design but it's sure as hell a lot better than what we had prior. Hopefully this is the first update of many that will bring the Steam Android app completely in line with a modern and Material design. Let's also hope that it doesn't take another few years before we see additional updates. The changelog can be found below along with some screenshots that a Reddit user originally uploaded.
The update brings the app closer to Material design. It's by no means a great Material design but it's sure as hell a lot better than what we had prior. Hopefully this is the first update of many that will bring the Steam Android app completely in line with a modern and Material design. Let's also hope that it doesn't take another few years before we see additional updates. The changelog can be found below along with some screenshots that a Reddit user originally uploaded.
- Changing from one screen to another is faster
- Will not use battery when it is inactive
- Will not log in unexpectedly
- If possible, when resumed, the application will return to the screen it was on
- Startup screen can be set
- Chat history from other devices is available
- Chat history for offline friends is available
- Navigation menu has links to Inventory, Library, going offline for chat and logging out
- Material design, higher res images, simplified settings, faster on older devices
- Other fixes
