Facebook introduces photo filters on iPhone and iPad
Without a doubt they are the characteristic of the moment. The photographic filters are here to stay and, in fact, are in full expansionInstagram caught the attention of millions of users a couple of years ago, including the social network Facebook , which has finally acquired Now it is she who, through a new updatehas decided to offer its users the possibility to edit the photos that they are going to post on their wall.A feature that is already available for both the smartphone and the tablet ofManzana
This function comes hand in hand with the version 5.1 of Facebook for iOS An update that brings many new features, although it stands out undeniably the aforementioned filters A feature that allows us to change the appearance of our images, achieving results more showy and striking However, it is not a total novelty. And we are not referring to Instagram as the predecessor of the Facebook filters, but toFacebook Camera, which already introduced this function, surprising for not using the filters of that social network that had acquired, but some of their own
Now, with this version 5.1, when we select Photo and let's do the capture, we can apply one of the fifteen filters that this application offers. A constraint variety with effects that accentuate colors, give a vintage touch to images or, They simply allow you to cchange its original appearance In addition, from the same screen it is possible to use the cutting toolto change the image format and make it square in the style of Instagram,or vary the frame as we wish. After that, we can post it on the wall.
But it is not the only novelty included in this version of Facebook Although they are not genuinely original points, we find improvements of great importance in its handlingThese are functions that have already been included in the version for Android a few weeks ago Among them stands out the possibility of see the list of connected contacts to be able to chat with them. To do this, just swipe your finger from right to left on the screen to display the contacts menu , which we can also edit to order according to our preferences
There are also news regarding the uploading of photos And it is now possible to do it in way massive, being able to select as many photos as we want when publishing them To do so, all you have to do is Mark with a green tick the ones you want to upload before pressing the button. Finally, a most useful function has been included to find out if our chat message has been read and if the contact we have sent it to is online This lets us know in advance if we'll get an immediate response, as well as knowing which people in a group conversation have already read a message
All in all, a most complete update for an application that has been recently recreated since zero in order to better adapt to the latest Apple devices This version 5.1 is now available for both iPhone and iPad via the App Store and totally free
