Facebook Home
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Facebook Home was a user interface layer for Android smartphones. Developed by the company then known as Facebook (now Meta Platforms), the software was designed to be a drop-in replacement for the device's existing home screen ("launcher"). It provided a replacement home screen that allowed users to easily view and post content on Facebook along with launching apps, a replacement lock screen that displayed notifications from Facebook and other apps, and an overlay which allowed users to chat via Facebook messages or SMS from any app. Facebook Home was unveiled at a press event on April 4, 2013, and was released on April 12, 2013 for a limited selection of devices from HTC and Samsung Electronics—including the HTC First, a new smartphone pre-loaded with the software. Facebook is no longer supporting or providing updates for Facebook Home.
Original author(s) | Facebook, Inc. |
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Initial release | 12 April 2013 (2013-04-12) |
Stable release | 1.2
/ January 13, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-13) |
Operating system | Android |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/home at the Wayback Machine (archived April 14, 2013) |