Microsoft continues to refine one of its oldest apps in an update of the Windows 11 update, with Paint seeing more improvements in its design for color selection, object size and more.
While the recent update of Microsoft Emojis brought to Notepad and the return of Windows Media Player, Paint had previously seen a refreshed design to fit the overall look of Windows 11, but a dark mode is nowhere to be seen at the moment.
With Sun Valley 2, the first major update scheduled to arrive in the second half of 2022, we can see further improvements to Paint to quickly repair or edit photos to send over WhatsApp.
But these latest changes make us wonder what could be next for Paint, or another app that still gets a similar refresh.
Analysis: Can maps be nearby to see a refreshment?
Now that Paint is about to see more of its context menus, get a modern refresh to match its previous updates, a future update of Windows 11 looks set to merge more of its old apps with their new ones soon.
With Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad all getting refreshments in their design to fit Windows 11, there have also been a few apps that have seen a name change.
Command Prompt recently changed to Terminal, while Groove Music also changed to Windows Media Player.
But there are other apps that benefit from a refresh. Maps is a good example, with a design that looks confusing, almost Frankenstein-ish, that resembles Windows 8, Windows 10, and parts of Windows 11 all in one interface.
The maps shown in the app are all in low resolution, so if you use a PC with a 4K monitor for example, expect to see crooked lines along the entire route.
The windows to choose a route also mimics the look of Windows 8, so when Microsoft looks at other apps to refresh, Maps is a great candidate, especially when you look at how good the Maps app is in macOS 12 Monterey.
But no matter, it’s encouraged the company to constantly look at and refine and improve its older apps for a new Windows release, and with Paint looking more like an app for 2022, hopefully we’ll see maps getting the same kind of attention soon.
Via Windows Neisten
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