Facebook Home For Android released Internationally

We earlier discussed on Facebook Home - Android app for Social HomeScreen on its release and how it works.

Now, Facebook Home For Android is released publicly to all users internationally.





The phones that are compatible for Facebook Home installation are HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung GALAXY S III and Samsung GALAXY Note II. HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S IV will be soon compatible.

Also you need to have Facebook and Facebook Messenger android apps installed and have them updated.


Though there are restrictions, already unofficial releases of Facebook Home app for any Android phone are available.


Check below for the appropriate links on Official Facebook Home release:

Facebook Home on Google Play Store

Facebook Home Website

Facebook Home Help Center (FAQs)





Facebook Home had a great hype but the initial ratings seem to be poor. The Average rating from 5,596 reviews is 2.3, as of now. Facebook has also mentioned there will be an update to the app only by early May. This is not the final verdict as there will be enhancements to the app to make it for the best experience ever.



Check out the app for yourself and let us know your feedback. Meanwhile, we'll keep you posted on any further updates.

Facebook Home - Android app for Social HomeScreen

Facebook has announced release of Facebook Home by April 12 as an App and integrated with HTC First™ in the US.

In short, Facebook Home is an Android App that, when installed, will be present on your mobile home screen with all actiivities from people around you on Facebook.

It will not be available for Android Gingerbread OS or earlier versions.

To download Facebook Home app to your Android phone, you need to have the updated Facebook and Facebook Messenger apps.

You can get the free download on April 12 or pre-order the HTC First™ and get Home pre-installed in your device and it works best in HTC Device.





Here is what Facebook explains on what Facebook Home is on their Help Center page


Facebook Home is software for your phone designed to put your friends above everything else. You can download Facebook Home for free or purchase it pre-installed on a phone. Facebook Home works together with the Facebook for Android and Facebook Messenger apps to enable its main features:

• Cover feed: Glance at your phone for photos and posts from your Facebook News Feed.


• Chat heads: Send and receive texts and Facebook messages in one place. Open, close and drag chat heads around your screen to keep chatting while you’re using other apps.


• Notifications: See news as it happens with bigger, bolder notifications on your home screen.


• App launcher: Get right to your favorite apps and post to Facebook from the same place.

How will this turn out depends on the users. Would the users be overwhelmed to have this or make it a fad? We need to wait for social media fanatics' response.


Facebook has grabbed an opportunity right from their competitors where Google missed the opportunity to market Google+ via Android!