Although it has only been delayed five days since it was announced, the new environment of the The most popular social network for terminals Android is now available for download in Spain We are referring, of course, to Facebook Home An application created to put on the front page of the terminal friends and contacts, even before their own applications A risky bet from the team Facebook that has managed to attract the attention of both media and users in recent days.
As we say, it is an application, although it does not have a specific function. Its goal is to to completely change both the appearance of the smartphone and various aspects of its functionality With Thus, the user's Facebook account accommodates the desktop, always displayingphotos, publications and all kinds of notifications of this social network, leaving in the background the applications and utilities. We discuss this in more detail below.
As soon as the application is installed and started, a window appears where you can choose the default terminal launcher This is the environment to be used from now on.Here it is possible to select Facebook Home or the default of the terminal, also allowing to choose if said action you want to repeat always or only once This means that when you press the Home button on the terminal this window always reappears, being the user who decides which one to use. If you agree to choose Facebook Home always there is no reason to raise your hands to your head, this option can also be found from the application menu
Once you accept the launcher or Facebook Home environment you can start enjoying it. Thus, after several seconds of loading, the desktop of the smartphone becomes the Facebook wallIn it it is possible to see photos and publications of contacts and pages that are followed on the social network. All this in a organic, switching from one to the other automatically and with animations fluid and attractive.In addition, with a simple touch of the screen relevant information such as the evaluation of other users appears
From here, it is also possible to mark with a Like any of these publications. Just do a double screen tap for the thumbs up to appear. It is also possible to add a comment and view existing ones. Plus, you just have to swipe to see more posts and images But there's more. From this screen it is also possible to see other important information such as status updates, notices by mention, or when a photo is posted on the user's wall. All this to be up to date in the social aspect just turning on the terminal screen
We must also highlight the use of bubbles On the desktop, and by default, one always appears with the user's profile photo This is used to give way to other features and functions of the terminal. So you just have to drag it to one of the three possible alternatives that appear: Facebook Messenger, where are the conversations and chats of this social network, Applications, which includes themenu of these; and, finally, a menu where you can find the last application executed, to return to it quickly. It should be noted that, when choosing the applications menu, the desktops and the placement of the same in them. Something that helps save time searching for applications. In addition, at the top always appear the options to update the status, publish a photo or the location on Facebook
The other great strength of Facebook Home comes from its accompanying application Facebook Messenger Specifically your notifications, which now appear in the form of bubbleswith the photos of the contacts who have sent an instant message This makes it really easy and convenient to answer to these messages by clicking on the bubbles, being able to keep several on the desktop Once the conversation is over, just press again toclose them and continue in the same application, web page or corner of the terminal where you were, without having to access the application Facebook Messenger You can also keep the bubbles attached to the sides of the screenfor quick access to conversations.
Finally, it remains to comment on several issues regarding your options and security The first of these points can be accessed from the new desktop with just press the menu button and choose Home Settings From here you can disable this environment, make the display the status bar of the terminal or, more importantly, control the amount of internet data this tool will consume. And we must not lose sight of the fact that for its operation it needs constant Internet connection and the image downloadof posts from contacts to display on screen.
Regarding security, it should be noted that cancel all measures that the user could have activated with their launcher or default environmentThat is, the numerical passwords to unlock the terminal, or the patterns disappear Thus, with just pressing the button unlock or turn on the screen leads directly to the new desktop, being able to carry out all the actions and accessing the rest of the terminal's applications without any kind of restriction. A rather weak point in this regard.
In short, it is an application to say the least eye-catching, from which those will surely get the most out of most frequent users of this social network, who will have everything at hand to post, share, comment, etc However , it can be an environment not so practical or safe for those people who are only casual users of this social network The good thing is that Facebook Home can now be downloaded in Spain through from Google Play in the form totally freeThe downside is that for now it is still designed only for a series of terminals: HTC One, HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
