{"id":8483,"date":"2018-11-16T14:26:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T19:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:19:13","slug":"updated-android-student-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/updated-android-student-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to the Nearpod Android App for Students are here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that we have updated the Nearpod student app for our Android users. With this update, students will now have the ability to access our newest activity \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/matching-pairs-timer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matching Pairs<\/a>! As students take this new activity for a spin, they\u2019ll also notice something else\u2026. we\u2019ve had some work done (ok, not some -A LOT!). Our Android app experience has been overhauled with improvements in both design and functionality. With all these improvements, no matter what device your students are on, they will enjoy learning experiences that look and feel fresh.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s included in this update?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functionality and Design Improvements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/matching-pairs-timer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matching Pairs<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screenshot_20181114-091745_resized.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8498 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screenshot_20181114-091745_resized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"475\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easier access to <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/student-notes-redesign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Android-app-student-notes.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Android-app-student-notes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"475\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>So, what are you waiting for? <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.panareadigital.Nearpod&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get to the Google Play store<\/a>. 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