Introducing new feature which you haven't seen anywhere before. Profile pictures and refined profile pages available in eSteem now.
Steem blockchain has json_metadata for each account and this can be used to hold information about account.
There is no standard way of doing it for now because steemit.com doesn't have this just yet, but I am sure if developers can comment here we can come up with better way to use json_metadata, for profile picture, cover picture, account description, etc.

eSteem users can now Capture picture with camera or Select picture from phone gallery or "Set custom URL" for their profile photo. If user selected picture from phone, it will be uploaded to cloudinary and link will be saved to Steem Blockchain, current format is json_metadata = { profilePicUrl: url }. App then parses this and gives you elegant profile page. This is first step to what we can do on profile page and how this can be improved, future updates will have more cool features.

Check out quick overview to see it in action (3:21 min)

Did you know?

You can already:

Read posts
Read comments (all sub-level comments)
Comment on Posts
Upvote, DownVote, Unvote posts, comments
Transfer funds (STEEM, SBD, SP)
Check Internal Markey (buy, sell, account open orders, recent trades)
Profile page, Feeds, Posts, Replies, Wallet, NOW Profile picture update right within app.
Card and Compact view to save some bandwidth if you are in slow internet connection or want to save some traffic.
Sort by trend
Search users, see their profiles, posts, feeds, replies, wallet
Search categories/tags, see how many posts each category has, open specific category posts.
Account Follow page, to see list of followers and followed users, check their profile details as well.
You can change connection node if you have your own websocket server.
Many more small things, possibly you can check and let me know if I have missed to mention any... :-)

Future plans

Now that app is improving (design, functionality), there is few things you can expect in short term

Improve Commenting
Improve Settings
Posting story (upload image within composing)
Push notifications (This will be in Settings page where user can choose to subscribe certain type of notifications, replies, votes, feeds, etc.)

App Stores

Android

Version 1.1.1 was uploaded, should be available in few hours
Google PlayStore

iOS

Version 1.0.0 was sent for review last Monday and here is their last message:

this means it is on review and will keep you posted about news.

More about Password and Private key security here

Contribute

Project is opensource on GitHub, and I welcome anyone to contribute to the project.

Have you missed previous development updates of the app?

Feedback and contributions are welcome! Test app and leave comments below what you think can be improved, what confused you, etc. Any Support is greatly appreciated, Upvote and Engage in conversation if you have any questions, concerns.

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Cheers, Feruz /

Hive account@good-karma

eSteem - Steem Mobile app update - Profile pictures, elegant profile pages, easy access, many more