Facebook Shows Application Requests in the Notification Channel in Potentially Significant Test
Facebook is conducting a short term test showing application requests in the notifications channel. It will analyze the effects of the change before concluding whether to further roll out application request notifications.
By showing these requests in a persistently visible, frequently checked channel alongside notifications about system actions such as a user being mentioned in a post or tagged in a photo, Facebook may be able to assist developers with app discovery and user retention.
Applications could previously send messages directly to users as notifications, but lost
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