Looks Like Facebook Home Is Not For Me

There’s been lots of news lately regarding Facebook Home. I use Facebook on a daily basis, but I’m not sure if I want them to take over my phone. I don’t even want Google to take over my phone; the first thing I did with my new phone was get rid of their search bar.

So I read the pros and cons on Washington Post, and it pretty much confirmed my initial suspicions: “Facebook Home takes away some of what draws people to the Android platform in the first place — the ability to truly customize the home screen. Installing Facebook Home means saying goodbye to any widgets that may have been parked on that screen and instead accept the grid layout that Facebook presents for apps.”

I have lots of widgets on my phone, and I’m not getting rid of them for Facebook. I also have a pic of my family on the home screen. If I take that out, my wife will make me sleep on the couch; and so will yours, so don’t even think about it.

“All in all, Facebook Home is ideal for true social network addicts.” I’m not, even if I use it daily.

“But those who aren’t constantly checking Facebook mobile for updates might find it more distracting than helpful.”

I don’t think it’ll get the kind of wide adoption that the social network think they’re going to get, unless it’s built into the phone. But if it’s build in, I’m not sure if Android users would want to buy it. I can see teens wanting a Facebook phone, but they’re the demographic that loves to customize. Let’s see where this goes.

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