Eventually the rumors were confirmed and Mark Zuckerberg introduced the much-discussed Facebook Home, the new homescreen launcher that comes to "transform your Android smartphone into a social device giving priority to people rather than applications". Facebook Home integrates the News Feed, messages, notifications and generally the whole social network experience on your phone.Let's see in detail its functions:
Cover Feed
With the installation of Facebook Home, the home screen and the lock screen (home screen and lock screen) of your device are transformed into the so-called Cover feed, ie they display the Facebook News Feed including all status updates, photos and links posted by friends yours.
You can very easily browse Facebook stories and like by double tapping.
Notifications
Of course, Facebook Home could not miss push notifications. All social network notifications appear directly on your home screen. You can delete them as soon as you see them or if you are busy removing them temporarily to see them later.
Chat heads
One of the most useful functions that Facebook Home brings with it is the chat head or in other words the messaging function of the social network. Every time you receive a new message on Facebook, it appears in the form of a pop-up above the application in which you are. In addition, you can easily reply from wherever you are without the need to even move to the messaging app. The chat heads feature works with both SMS and Facebook Messenger messages.
AppLauncher
Facebook may be at the heart of your device, but that doesn't mean you can't easily access the rest of your apps. Swipe up on your profile photo, the app launcher opens where you will find all your applications, sorted according to the criteria of your choice.
Which smartphones will support Facebook Home?
As Mark Zuckerberg revealed, Facebook Home will initially be available for specific Android smartphones (and later tablets) which are: HTC One and HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S IV and Note II. Even more Android models will be compatible in the future. Users who have the latest version of Facebook installed will be asked on April 12 if they want to install Facebook Home.
The release of the HTC First, the first smartphone with Facebook Home pre-installed, is scheduled for the same date in the US. It will be equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, dual-core processor, 4.3 ″ screen, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5MP camera and non-removable battery and will be released in 4 different colors.