While most people are only aware of Jamboard as a 55-inch 4K touchscreen for enterprise, there are also Android, iOS, and web apps. The mobile clients today are getting a revamp that brings Jamboard closer to other G Suite apps.
The focus of today’s Jamboard redesign is on usability, performance, and reliability. It matches a similar web update to boost collaboration, with Google “bringing familiar functionalities from other Google Editors to Jamboard.”
For starters, Google is adding the standard G Suite link sharing capabilities found in Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. Jam files can be opened or joined using Bluetooth, or Jam-code. However, Google has removed the ability to use NFC to perform either of those actions.
A grid and list homescreen lets you view by recent, shared with me, starred, and trashed. Other standard features coming include starring, duplicating, and copying a link to Jams.
The editing interface adds full portrait and landscape support. Borrowing from Jamboard hardware, there is a redesigned toolbar and framebar for a more consistent experience. The select tool is now available on mobile while inserting images and Drive files should be “more performant and reliable.”
For the moment, the ability to create a new Jam when there’s no connectivity has been temporarily removed as Google works on reaching feature parity with other G Suite clients. You’ll still be able to edit an existing offline file.
Google with this Jamboard redesign is deprecating a handful of other features, including the excellent built-in web clipping tool:
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