Facebook Announces Its 'Home' On Android
Facebook finally announced what it has long denied: A Facebook phone. Soon, Android phones will have what the company calls Home, which involves deep Facebook integration. It's not an application, not a phone, but more like a platform for Android. Users can become connected to friends' stories and photos immediately.
Facebook finally announced what it has long denied: A Facebook phone. Soon, Android phones will have what the company calls Home, which involves deep Facebook integration. It’s not an application, not a phone, but more like a platform for Android. Users can become connected to friends’ stories and photos immediately.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and CEO, told reporters and guests at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday that the company wanted to build a mobile experience around friends, not apps:
We want to bring this experience of having a home, of always knowing what’s going on around you, right to your phone.
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