Facebook is the most popular social
network around and one of the most popular apps to have on
smartphones, but that’s not enough for Zuckerberg’s massive company.
A new app that’s being launched for Android will take over your
phone, completely changing your home screen. Instead of seeing the
usual array of apps, you’ll have updates directly from Facebook.
One of the more interesting features of
the Facebook Home app is that when your phone is idling or locked,
you’ll see pictures and status updates from your Facebook feed,
allowing you to keep up with your friends without even having to log
in. The downside, of course, is that the pictures you post online
might be showing up on your friends’ phones whether you want them to
or not. Presumably, there will be some sort of security settings in
place.
Strangely, camera options have been
left out of the initial launch. Since photos are one of the big
attractions to Facebook, this comes off as a bit strange. Of course,
Zuckerberg says that there will be updates monthly, and that just
because camera functionality wasn’t included initially doesn’t mean
we won’t see it in the near future.
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