More mobility, fluidity and ease of access by smartphones and tablets, with a lightweight app. Better user experience in a new portal, more robust, responsive and intuitive. Now, students, professors, researchers and other members of the academic community can enjoy an even more complete experience with the new portal and application of the Web Conference service of the National Teaching and Research Network (RNP). 

In the palm of your hand

With the growth of online classes, during and after the pandemic, the use of the service on mobile devices has grown. About 35% of users already opted to access the Web Conference via cell phone or tablet instead of the desktop. Therefore, the need to create an application capable of offering fluid, fast and easy-to-use navigation. A challenge in this process was to create a solution for the app to be lightweight, to "run" even on devices with less processing capacity and thus democratize access to the platform. 

The novelty still has the advantage of fast and stable reconnection; minimization of problems with low connection speed; and running in the background, with no loss of quality. The app is native to the user's operating system and is available for download for Android and IOS devices. It is worth noting that the development of the app relied on suggestions and insights from students who participated in the editions of the Campus Party in Goiás, in 2021, and São Paulo, in 2022, through Design Thinking workshops and prototype tests promoted by RNP. 

An even better portal

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The new portal was enriched with resources to further improve the user experience. To begin with, a more modern interface with a new visual identity, which makes accessing the service faster, simpler and more intuitive. Still on the front end, the layout also gained more responsiveness and, on the back end, the improvement was in the architecture, which became more modern and scalable. That is, in case of high demand, the ConferênciaWeb remains stable, avoiding unavailability.  

In the new portal, it will still be possible to simultaneously link your personal account to more than one educational organization, expanding the possibilities of use. Another novelty that will facilitate the users' routine is the integration with Microsoft Outlook, which allows conferences to take place directly from the Microsoft system, in addition to having an information management system with e-mail, calendar and contacts. Finally, the service opens borders to reach even more people around the world by enabling the Spanish language, in addition to Portuguese and English that were already part of the service.