Facebook Home

The most massive and famous social network continues to make its way into the smartphones market Not through its own phone, as had been rumored, but with its own environment for terminals Android called Facebook Home A new skin or launcher that puts people on the front page and not applications Something that changes both thevisual environment of the terminal as its operationAll this to stay connected and up to date with what's happening on Facebook

It is still not possible to download the application Facebook Home that officially allows in Spain It is not even available for all terminals. Although there is already a method to get it unofficially For those who still prefer to wait, and for those who are curious about this new launcher or environment, we give some keys to its operation below. And it is that its management, although it is focused on the most frequent users of this social network, is really curious and attractive.

The most striking feature of Facebook Home is undoubtedly the new desktopthat creates for the terminal. And it is that adapts the wall of the user account to the mobile screen Thus, just press the unlock button or screen switch on it is possible to see in large size images published by contacts and friends added to the social network, and also by the followed pagesThis means not having to access the application to see these publications, in addition to serving as wallpaper But there's more.

And this first screen or desktop is interactive A touch of the screen allows you to know information such as the user who published it and the rating it received. And even more. If the user likes it, they can always do double tap screen to give Like, and press the comments button to add one. In addition, it is very easy to know all the stories on the wall since, as if it were a photo gallery, there are only move your finger across the screen from right to left or vice versa.

This desktopalso contains the important and personal notifications from Facebook By means of bars in the middle of the screen, always starring the photo of the user that produced them, the messages of this or that user appear has commented on a post, if it has been mentioned, if it has been shared an image on the wall or even status updates All this dynamically, being able to click on the notification to access the Facebook application to check the news or, simply, by moving it to delete it

Another of the strengths of Facebook Home is given by an attached application: Facebook Messenger And this tool has a renewed messaging service that allows you to stay in touch from any terminal screen, even when using other applicationsThus, when a contact sends an instant message to the user, it appears on the desktop as a notification, including a bubble with the profile photo of the interlocutor. With this, all you have to do is click on said bubble to open a pop-up conversation, write and send photos or sounds and even emoticons, and touch the bubble again to continue with what was being done. All this being able to control several conversations at the same time and moving the bubbles to any side of the screen so they don't bother

Finally there is the rest of applications And, although the operation and appearance change, we must not forget that it is from the same terminal as before installing Facebook Home Thus, thanks to the bubble on the desktop with the user's profile photo, it is possible to move between different sections:Messenger, apps or last appsThe first option leads directly to Facebook Messenger, but the other two alternate between the applications menu , from which to start any of them, and a menu with the last applications executed as a multitask menu

Finally, we need to clarify a couple of keys of this environment. One is that you can set it only when the Facebook Home app starts and not constantly. A step that is performed the first time the application is run, configuring not to be the default terminal launcher Another issue is the consumption of Internet data And it is that the desktop of this tool downloads the images of the wall to be able to display them on the terminal screen. The good thing is that from the menu adjustments it is possible to establish the image quality, being able to thus trim several MB throughout the month, although to the detriment of the images