Rumors of a Facebook Phone being in the works seem to have only been half right. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg today unveiled Facebook Home, a new app for Android phones that will completely overhaul the user interface with a veneer of social network functionality.
“You’re going to be able to turn your Android phone into a great social device,” Zuckerberg said. “Our phones today are designed around apps, not people. We want to flip that around.”
With Facebook Home installed, updates from users’ Facebook feeds will take up the entire home screen. Users will then be able to swipe through updates, or launch other apps from within Facebook Home. Chat and incoming message notifications will be displayed by friends’ heads popping up in the margins of the screen, whether users are in the Facebook Home screen, or in another app.
Facebook Home will debut April 12 for the HTC One and One X, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S III and 4, as well as the Note II. On the same day, HTC will debut the HTC First, a $99 phone (with two-year contract) that includes Facebook Home pre-loaded. A tablet version is also in the works.
Source: Mashable
