http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/facebook-home-app-display-friends-messages-smartphone-homepage-article-1.1307753
http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/152595-facebook-home-for-android-and-htc-facebook-phone-launch-on-april-12
Yesterday, Facebook announced it's new 'app' for the Android system, "Home". When I first heard of this, I though that Facebook had gone to the effort of creating its very own operating system, and was immediately intrigued. I found out that the Facebook "Home" is much more of just user interface that is placed on top of the android system.
The "Home" allows users to utilize all their apps and even text/facebook message their friends without exiting whatever they are doing on their screen.
Why is the Facebook "Home" so important? Well first of all, I feel like this is Facebook's first step into becoming more then just a social network website. Facebook has dominated the globe with it's site and I feel that they are trying to move forward with new ideas. I feel that this Facebook's "Home" is possibly the first steps for Facebook to create their own OS.
Facebook is currently supported for the HTC One, HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Samsung Galaxy Note II. However with these phones, you will have to download the "home' app from Google Play when available on April 12, 2013. Facebook has worked with HTC and will be launching a phone, HTC First, that will come with the "Home" already installed onto the phone.
I am very interested in seeing how many Android users (sorry I'm an iPhone user) will make the switch over to using Facebook "Home" on their device
I imagine that Facebook will continue to introduce new products over the next several years. I heard that a Facebook phone might be coming out soon too. I'm an Android user, so I will definitely check this application out!
ReplyDeleteWow those pictures are very descriptive. This is a definite step in the right direction for Facebook. Any ideas with what they could be doing is iOS?
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to hear that facebook has their own smartphone, but I don't think I am going to buy it. There are so many good smartphone to choose. Apparently, facebook phone is not many people's first choice.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Google+'s response will be to this development. It seems like Facebook is gaining a much stronger foothold in the mobile world. However, Google should have the data advantage over Facebook, in terms of information collected from users over years of using Google Search.
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