Facebook Home is of great interest. The question is whether we will actually use it

New Facebook Home - a special launcher's largest social networking site on Android - has been downloaded more than half a million times. And in just a few days.
Facebook Home was released in Google Play store on April 12. At first they could be installed only residents of the United States. But on April 17 Facebook possible installation launcher worldwide.

And it turns out that from April 12 Facebook Home has been downloaded by users of Android phones over 500 000 times. It's a pretty good result - especially considering the fact that the Home can be installed only on selected Android devices, not on all models. The problem may be that the application gets then rather weak assessment of the application store Google Play.

I use Facebook Home by less than a week. I still think that:

- The content of Facebook presents great

- A new feature in Messenger or chat heads, is the perfect solution

- Navigate the phone after installing the Facebook Home at the beginning it gets a little complicated. Especially if you set a screen lock code.

- Do not know if Facebook Home stay long on my phone. Besides the fact that just looks nice, it does not imply a specially high added value.

So the question is - how many of the 500 000 who have downloaded the application on your phone, it will continue to use it after two weeks.

Facebook has released its servers prosecution

For the first time in its history, Facebook has released the main servers in California and access to the data obtained from the prosecutor's office in Milan, ws. pedophile investigator from Italy, who urged portal minors to send pornographic images.
Media pay attention to the uniqueness of the decision of the popular social networking site to which the application referred the Italian justice interested write access to online chat between a pedophile and girls below 14 years of age and exchanged files.
The investigation concerns 50-year-old Italian, coaching girls' volleyball team, already sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison for three acts of pedophilia. According to the court he has been guilty of using the Facebook, a much larger number of offenses against this background that require further action. Therefore Milan judge has decided that it is necessary expertise Informatics. This and require access to the Facebook servers and record all contacts pedophile. According to the preliminary findings of his victims fell at least a dozen girls.
Media revealed that the procedure for obtaining the consent of the heads of agencies were involved in the American FBI and the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Facebook Positive response is the result of the fact that pedophilia is in the United States considered a federal crime, and therefore was not taken in this case, consider the issue of possible privacy violations.
It is noted that there is an expert author Loris Calipari, a cousin of the Italian intelligence officer Nicola Sismi Calipariego, mistakenly shot by U.S. soldiers during the release of hostages in Iraq in 2005.

Facebook gearing up for video ads

The largest social networking site still has problems with earning from ads, so he invented himself that the best idea to maximize profits, video ads will be published on the portal user profiles.


Media reports that Facebook is currently in discussions with various advertising agencies on the partners for the new video service ads, which wants to start in late June and July.

Unofficially, it is said that such ads will appear in the news are on our wall and have to play in an amount of at least 3 per day. Facebook hopes that the new system can become a real gold mine and bring even $ 4 million profit per day.

For social networking, this is certainly great news. Users rather less of this fact will enjoy, especially if they sit silently on Facebook at school (which makes a lot of people), and suddenly you hear a roar from the advertisement.

Developer "Timeline" leaves Facebook

Nicholas Felton, a designer responsible for creating the "Timeline" Facebook quits his job in the biggest online społecznościówce - tells Mashable website.

Nicholas Felton, a designer responsible for creating the "Timeline" Facebook quits his job in the biggest online społecznościówce

American, specializing in visual design, joined Facebook in 2011, caught the attention of the heads of the portal created information-graphics-like appearance of the current "Timeline".

- As soon as we saw it on Facebook, our reaction was the same: we need this guy - he said in tact f8 conference, Chris Cox, Deputy Head of the products in the portal.

Facebook Home on any smartphone with Android - thanks to hack

You are delighted to Facebook Home? Regret, however, that your smartphone is not on the supported list? Something can be done about it.
Since April 12, U.S. users can download Facebook Home. What is it? As Joanna Sosnowska wrote:

From now on, Facebook for Android will be available not only from the application. This will happen at the same time the main screen and a window that will wyskakiwało when using different applications.


Facebook Home has officially work for the time being only on selected Android devices (including HTC and Samsung Galaxy First SIII). This fact is not to the liking of many people. But there is good news - XDA Developers forum members have found a workaround. More specifically theos0o found.

Are you interested in a hook that allows you to install the Facebook Home on any Android device? Before we go any further, remember that this is not an official solution, you do so at your own risk. Is also not known whether the service will operate at 100% in Poland.

Having already behind us, here's how:

Uninstall the original applications, Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Facebook Home (if you installed it). If they are pre-installed, you'll probably have to, unfortunately, "rootować" phone.
Extract the files. Rar (you can find them here and here).
Install com.facebook.katana (Facebook application), then com.facebook.home (Facebook Home).
Install the com.facebook.orca.apk (Messenger).
Activate using Facebook Home Facebook application settings.
If you encounter problems, start the phone in recovery mode (recovery) and wipe Dalvik cache.
While Facebook Home should work after this process on any device with Android, it is worth remembering that the lack of support can mean that the overlay operation will be slow and faulty. Well, it is worth considering whether we really want Facebook Home - a new program does not collect too good ratings.

Facebook Home works on almost all devices, not impress, but there are alternatives

Facebook Home went on Friday to play, almost immediately after his release appeared on the Web telling instructions on how to install the application on other than "selected" by Zuckerberg smartphones. On XDA you can find the files, and if the manufacturer does not permanently joined Facebook software, you do not need to install the device rootować Home. But is it worth it?

Users are not thrilled Home. At the time of writing this article, the application had an average rating of 2.3, 1864 of 3930 people found it 1 star. Why? The opinion issued on Google's store can be concluded that users simply do not want to part with their home screens and widgets, and Home offers enough configuration options. Proved troublesome transition to the application responsible for the phone calls and all activities not related to Facebook require more action. Some users say that they love Facebook, but that does not mean that they want to look at it every time I take the phone in your hand. I also have people who appreciate the ease of viewing the information, display photos, new notifications and minimalism, but they are in the minority.


Meanwhile, in the United States started selling smartphone HTC First of Home on the board. To Europe will come from the distribution of Orange, so there's a good chance that you will come to the Polish market. Price will be around 450 euros.

If someone is missing Facebook on your smartphone, but the Facebook home is too much, you can use one of the alternatives. Facebook and Twitter on the home screen launcher can expose SO.HO. Photos from Facebook and Instagrama the wallpaper can show PhotoWall. Play the Google technologies including screen locking interesting Quick Launch Social Lockscreen, you can also add Facebook to DashClock. There is also interesting widgets.

How to install Facebook Home on the smartphone with Android?

Facebook Home arouses a lot of interest among people who make intensive use of the possibilities of this most popular social networking site. For now officially have the ability to install only some users. How to install the application on your Android smartphone?


Facebook Home was presented along with the HTC First - in both cases there were leaks, which indicated that the Prime Minister is already really close. So far the availability is quite limited - opportunity to buy the first model of HTC's Facebook Home to only customers in the USA (network AT & T), and access to the application in the Android Market (and hence the ability to install) are the owners of several models.

Facebook for Android Home

So far, Facebook Home is only compatible with models of HTC One X, HTC One X +, the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy Note II. Theoretically, these are very popular models of smartphones, but the rest of the owners of Android devices must show patience. An attempt to install Facebook Home on other devices ended errors or incorrect operation of the program.

Quite surprising, however, is that some of the holders of such HTC One X, the Galaxy S III is facing serious problems with the proper functioning of the application, despite the fact that it should be fully compatible - most definitely not work notice. The good news is the fact that independent developers have prepared a Facebook Home so that it can be installed also be available for other devices.

Installing the FB Home

If you have an Android smartphone simply download and unpack the archive here all APK files. Before installing them, it is necessary to remove the Home Facebook application, Facebook Messenger, and Facebook Pages. After unpacking the downloaded files install programs - com.facebook.katana, com.facebook.home, then com.facebook.orca.apk, which is available here. After this process, we should be able to incorporate the new interface in the application settings on Facebook. If you have problems starting, you need to restart the device. If you are still not working as it should, you might want to delete the dalvik cache, but in this case, we need to have root and install recovery.

Facebook will put icons to express your mood

A new kind of emotes going on Facebook. The first users have already have them on their profiles. See how they look.

On the web there have been reports of Facebook users, who observed in their profiles completely new feature, namely a special emotes for the determination of what kind of mood we are now.

So far they are only available for the users, but we can expect that sooner or later they will come at all. Emoticons will be able to add status to tell friends that you are happy, sad, tired, etc.

It is possible that new emoticons for Facebook will be a tool for more precise targeting advertising tailored to your mood. And it is certainly not all will like it.
A new feature Facebook used to express the mood for the first time we've heard in February. Then there was, however, only during the closed beta, and now beginning to realize the normal users. And that means only one thing: the new is coming.

Facebook introduces categories of partners

Facebook introduces categories of partners in the U.S., simple tool for marketers of any size targetować ads to wider audiences.
For example, a local car dealer can show your ads to people who live nearby and are looking for a new car. Until now, advertisers can display their ads based on user interests disclosed. Now, after the partner category may also serve ads to users based on purchasing decisions.

Categories partners use the data provided by companies such as Acxiom, Datalogix or Epsilon. Facebook, partners, and advertisers do not share any personal information. As with other advertising products, marketers know only the size of the target group and do not have access to any personal information on this category.

Facebook Home is paid. What is it?

Today, April 12, Facebook will make official its launcher for Android devices - Home. For all waiting impatiently for the new service, I have one message - be careful what you are installing.
Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook Home service last week and I must admit that I am intrigued. The presentation of Home looked very nice and brand new chat facebookowy, pop in a variety of applications can be simply very comfortable.

Zuckerberg announced that Facebook app update for Android is available at Google Play April 12. So, today. So I sit in the morning and look over resources Google's app store, and every now and then check if the update is already there (hint: it still does not have).

Update might not have, but I found the Facebook app Home, available on Google Play for $ 1

Honestly Program has been prepared by Facebook, Inc.. I read the description of the program - yes, just waiting for these functions in the morning. Screenshots can confirm - just about the Facebook Home is all about. So why the application is paid?

This question is only one answer: because it was developed by Facebook. Just look at the descriptions of other applications developed by service Zuckerberg:

- Programs such as Messenger, prepared by Facebook. No Facebook Inc..

- The right one Facebook is labeled as Google Play as a "Top Developer". Such designations are other trusted companies such as Google, Spotify or Disney. Facebook Inc. has no markings


- If you have not enough to look at the "For Developers" at the alleged Facebook Home. Contact and website developer in any way did not like of facebook.

So be careful what you are installing. 1$ it's not a fortune, but it is not worth giving a cheat. The more that the alleged Facebook Home "weighs" only 1.03 MB.

These cases remind us of defects open Android. Finally, Google app store does not carry any pre-verify that the programs themselves, or programmers. Application can throw back any. As the example of Facebook Home - sometimes run the risk of not only this, the application will simply failed. We run the risk that someone will want to extort money from us.

UPDATE

It seems that a fake Facebook Home probably has already been removed from Google Play. Enjoy quick response from Google employees, but we have no guarantee that such fraud will not be repeated in the future yet.

Premiera smartfonu Facebook Phone

Smartphone design reminds Ipohne 3G. According to the website TechChurch.pl, a new Facebook application will be directly connected to the Android operating system. The main menu on the phone so I will allow, among others: the status update on Facebook (just as it is possible in iOS 6), the addition of the portal images and contact with friends and using the service Instagram.

Phone makers claim that it will be very cheap, and its main users will be lovers of social media with the middle class. The phone will be available in four colors - red, white, black and blue.

Facebook changed again! Are you happy?

We just had time to get used to the timeline on Facebook, and here again we endow change! The first page of the world's largest social networking site to be more pictorial. This means that images, graphics and videos will now be much larger in proportion to the rest of the page elements


- Stories around us deserve to be the depicted not only as a text - said Mark Zuckerberg, head of Facebook. What does this mean? Photos, graphics and videos will be much larger in proportion to the rest of the page elements.

According to TVN, it also has to be entered several parallel "feeds," or streams of messages. Currently there is only one, in the future, they display next to each other at the same time information about activities such as friends, post their pictures and some information from such business profiles. Users have the flexibility to set up these streams. Facebook has to be a more readable on mobile phones.

So far not yet announced when the changes will be placed on the portal. One of the main concerns is that the new Facebook users will be attacked more visible promotional materials.
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Facebook Home on HTC smartphone. See how they look!

The network first leaked renders facebookowej overlay for Android, which officially will see tonight. It promises to be interesting.

Thanks to blogger @ evleaks and service 9to5Google before we launch to see how Facebook Home on a dedicated smartphone. Android a new look, tailored to social networking, where - as a whole can be described in a nutshell.

System (if you can call it a modification of an independent OS-I) will be presented today at 19:00 our time. All indications are that partner with Facebook in "facebookoizacji" Android is HTC. So we expect the debut of a new smartphone. The two names circulating network: Myst HTC or HTC First. It is possible that the naming issue due to the phonetic similarity. Certainly in terms of a single device.


HTC First by @ evleaks
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What is Facebook Home? Overlay, graphical user interface (UI), launcher - it is possible that it comes to all of these options. A very likely scenario is a deep integration of social services with the overlay system, and the debut of the mechanism of user authentication based on the profile of Facebook. Replacement solution based on Google services your offer, some have successfully used in the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. Facebook is not back in the form of its own applications store, so probably interference in Android will be slightly smaller.

Applications on Facebook Home
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What can we expect from HTC Myst / First? Smartphone as indicated by the leaks, the mid-range device. 4.3-inch screen, dual-core processor, and a fairly average specification (which can count) affordable price.

HTC has already experimented with the concept of the so-called. Facebook Phone, but memorable HTC Cha Cha did not achieve great success. Paradoxically, then run the firmware uszytego as headphones, and support from Facebook. This time, thanks to the contained cyrografowi can be quite different.

Details will be announced tonight!