Naver introduced on Nov. 4 that it has carried out an replace that utterly revamps the person expertise (UX) of its group communication service Band. Naver Band, which marks its thirteenth yr since launch this yr, goals to make a full-scale leap ahead as a worldwide social networking service (SNS) by this overhaul.
This replace centered on dwelling renovation, enhanced navigation comfort, improved particular person foremost dwelling, and strengthened schedule administration capabilities.
First, Naver Band merged the prevailing My Band tab, which was the band dwelling, with the New Posts Feed tab into one unified international foremost dwelling to assist customers uncover key content material and messages.
By means of this overhaul, customers can swipe left and proper by My Bands on the prime of the house display to examine the bands they belong to, and scroll by the most recent posts and content material from their joined bands. A brand new posts notification banner is displayed on the prime of the feed, permitting customers to rapidly examine what number of newest updates from bands they haven’t but considered.
Moreover, Naver Band reorganized the inside of particular person bands into 4 tabs: Dwelling, Posts, Schedule, and Photograph Album. Amongst these, the Dwelling tab was designed to permit customers to view key data at a look. Within the Dwelling tab, necessary content material equivalent to bulletins and attachments may be considered unexpectedly. In the principle Posts tab, customers can view solely posts uploaded by members, and it’s organized in a feed format that permits comfy studying of posts by scrolling.
Naver Band, which launched in August 2012, offers closed group capabilities and task-oriented options optimized for group administration, and is serviced in 187 international locations worldwide. It’s notably fashionable in the USA apart from Korea. As of September, Band’s cumulative registered customers surpassed 130 million. Amongst these, cumulative registered customers in the USA reached 30 million.
To commemorate this main renewal, Naver Band is holding an occasion till Dec. 5. Creating a brand new band will present a sticker pack, and upon finishing exercise missions, members shall be entered right into a lottery to obtain as much as 1 million gained price of Naver Pay factors.
