Social networking site Facebook recently took a big leap
into the world of mobile computing. It is a big leap because the company does
not even have any mobile phone brand of its own - something which is where one
would generally begin & then launch one’s own apps. What the Facebook
software does is to incorporate Facebook directly into the home screen of
Android smartphones. Not all smartphones, though. At present it will be just
for HTC and Samsung smart phones which are powered by Android. The name of this
unique software is, very simply "Home".
Features
You can modify the Android mobile operating system to display
your Facebook newsfeed and hide all the other apps. In short, the other apps
get hidden and Facebook is front and center on your screen. You not only get images and updates from Facebook
right away on your smart phone’s screen, but you can then hop into Facebook
Messenger too. With the help of the app launcher, you can even post photos
directly.
There is also a new messaging interface called "Chat Heads".
This combines Facebook chat messages with SMS text messages, instead of the
need for 2 separate tools for each of these. Thus basically you are chatting
with your friends at Facebook without exiting from the app itself. On receiving
a message, you will see your avatar icon popping up in a corner of the screen. You
can reply to the message with a simple tap or swipe at it to push it off-screen
to return to the task at hand.
Smart
devices on which you can download the software:
- HTC One
- HTC One X
- Samsung Galaxy S III
- Samsung Galaxy S IV
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
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