The popular professional network is revamping its look and redesigning the desktop version’s home page to align with its mobile counterpart. After a year of work, the LinkedIn desktop redesign is finally here. The makeover will have many similarities to the mobile app, but that was the original goal. The new version won’t just look like the mobile app – whose usage has increased by 50% since its 2015 redesign – but will also align with it.
As Chris Pruett, senior director of engineering who worked on the project, said: “This is not just a visual redesign of the desktop site, but a radical change that we hope will make LinkedIn more flexible and feel more like an app than a website.”
60% of LinkedIn users use the mobile version while 40% connect via desktop computers. Users may also switch between mobile and desktop several times a day. Making this switch seamless was a main concern for the people at LinkedIn, and the changes made will allow both platforms to evolve simultaneously and at the same speed.
The redesigned desktop site will have less clutter, a cleaner, more vertical layout, and a mobile-friendly experience. The mobile version will make it easier for users to post and see who is visiting their profile. There will also be key buttons like Home, My Network, Jobs, Messaging, Notifications, and Me.
This update is among a series of changes that come after the platform's acquisition by Microsoft for $26.2 billion, while other changes are being prepared to combine the application with other apps from the company.
