Yes, Your Profile Tabs Are Going Away

Yesterday, many Facebook users began seeing an update notifying them that application profile tabs would soon disappear. While Facebook previously announced this change to developers, many users were surprised.

Just yesterday we received multiple emails from users who were still surprised by the change. Facebook is now displaying the message pictured below, which tells users that they can access all their applications from the homepage.

So what does this mean for the future of the Facebook profile? Given Facebook’s continuous design iterations, I’d have to wonder if Facebook is preparing to launch an “upgraded” profile which is more integrated into the Facebook homepage as groups, questions, and other applications have become.

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