A cleaner app, clearer settings: what's new in SLX On Air

A redesigned SLX On Air app is now out on Android and iPhone. The things you do every day take fewer taps, and every setting says what it does.

A cleaner app

Every screen is redesigned, with a new typeface, warmer colours, and light and dark versions.

There’s also less to look for. The search icon, overflow menu and feed dropdown are gone from the top of the app. In their place is one menu with your profile, the Following / Nearby switch, the board-code box, and every setting.

On a board’s page, Display settings and Ticker now sit at the top, one tap away.

Default boards: stop re-picking where you post

Post to the same boards every time? Set them once. In Settings → Default boards, pick up to 10, and every new post opens with them selected.

You can still change boards in the composer before you post, or leave it on Ask every time.

Notifications, board by board

Settings → Notifications lists every board you follow, each with its own switch. Keep the alerts you need and turn off the rest.

Each board shows its location under its name, and the top of the screen shows whether your phone lets SLX On Air notifications through at all.

Display settings you can read at a glance

A screen’s display settings are now six groups: Playback, Layout, Widgets, QR code, Content and Picture. Each closed group sums up its settings in one line, so you can see how a screen is set up without opening anything.

The names are plainer too: “Number of Posts” is now Posts on screen, and “Slideshow Period” is now Slide duration, whichever version of the app you’re on.

Settings that explain themselves

Every row in Settings shows its current value, and tapping it explains the setting before anything changes. Three settings are new:

• Upload over Wi-Fi only. A post with photos or video waits for Wi-Fi instead of using mobile data.
• Storage. See how much space the app’s saved media uses, and clear it.
• Haptics. Turn vibration feedback on or off.

Also new

• Shuffle is now part of Showtime. Since 18 September, Showtime has replaced the Transition setting and Shuffle. Choose one of five modes, and every post gets its own changeover.
• Drafts on Android. Save an unfinished post and come back to it later.
• The app remembers your feed. If you left it on Nearby, it opens on Nearby.
• Contact us from the app. The menu opens an email to our team directly.

Get the update

Update SLX On Air from Google Play or the App Store.

Not on SLX On Air yet? WhatsApp +91 99102 77891 or +91 79767 06738 to put your business on air.