Convert Facebook into the core of your Android phone
Recently there were rumours indicating that Facebook was preparing its own mobile phone or operating system. They were right up to a certain extent: Facebook Home is the new development of Mark Zuckerberg's social network, a pack of tools that replace part of the Android system.
The set of applications focused on your friends.
With Facebook Home its creators intend to revolutionise the way of organising and consuming contents on your device. These changes are aimed at making the most of Android's open architecture, offering several possibilities directly related with the control of our Facebook account and our contacts.
The experience that gives priority to your friends on your mobile.
Features of Facebook Home
- Cover Feed: welcome to the new home screen of your phone. Here you can check the social network's updates and news in real time.
- Chat bubbles and Facebook Messenger: the new chat bubbles allow you to send both Facebook and SMS messages while you use other applications.
- Immediate notifications on the home screen.
- Application launcher.
Facebook's operating system
If you're one of those people who spend all day on Facebook you will be delighted with Facebook Home, considered as the operating system by Facebook. Download Facebook Home and the social network will become the core element of your mobile.
Requirements and additional information:
- Compatible with HTC One X, HTC One X+, HTC First, Samsung GALAXY S III and Samsung GALAXY Note II.
- Requires Android 4.0 or above.
Héctor Hernández
As a technology journalist with over 12 years of experience in the world of software and apps, I have had the opportunity to try all kinds of devices and operating systems over the years. I have done from software or mobile applications reviews...
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