BBC News App For The UK Gets A Complete Material Overhaul

Attention British people, the BBC News app has been updated with a completely new look—material design and all that. So people must be happy, right? Of course not, because things have changed and change is bad. Sure is pretty, though.

The changelog for this update only lists Lollipop support and bug fixes, so the UI is the star of the show. It seems like a solid implementation of Android’s updated look and feel. It has a tinted status bar, navigation menu, and so on. Some of the early reviews complain that the layout is less ideal for getting a quick overview and there’s no 4×1 widget anymore.

The new version is rolling out gradually with everyone getting it this week. Keep in mind this is the UK-only version of the app. The international BBC app is still on the old design and will remain so until later this year. I can’t image it will be too long, though.