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Facebook Messenger - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 REPORT: Facebook Home Can Be Installed On All Android Devices Running 4.0 And Up

The good news: Facebook Home can now be run on all Android devices running version 4.0 of the mobile operating system or higher, even if they are not on the social network’s list of officially supported devices. The bad news: In order to run Home on non-supported devices, users must first uninstall (and later reinstall) the flagship Facebook application and Facebook Messenger, and then side-load Home.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/home-android-4-and-up_b117252#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/home-android-4-and-up_b117252 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117252 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:51:48 +0000 U.S. Facebook Users Becoming More Mobile-Centric

Contrary to an erroneous report in The Guardian last week, Facebook isn’t losing users in the U.S. They’re just changing up their habits. According to figures provided to AllFacebook by Nielsen, Facebook users are shifting more of their social network time to their mobile devices and away from desktop. In March 2013, U.S. visitors to Facebook’s mobile application (Android & iOS) spent an average of 6 hours, 49 minutes on the site, compared to 6 hours, 44 minutes on average on desktop.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/u-s-facebook-users-becoming-more-mobile-centric_b117162#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/u-s-facebook-users-becoming-more-mobile-centric_b117162 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117162 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:38:30 +0000 Facebook: Renovations Are Coming To Home

On the Google Play store, Facebook Home users have made their voices heard. As of Thursday, there are more than 8,300 one-star reviews of the application, compared with 2,700-plus five-star reviews, with Facebook Home earning an average rating of 2.2. During a media session Thursday with selected reporters, Facebook talked about how the company has taken these reviews into consideration and will give users better access to apps over the next couple of months.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-renovations-are-coming-to-home_b117084#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-renovations-are-coming-to-home_b117084 http://allfacebook.com/?p=117084 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:51:20 +0000 Facebook Messenger For IOS Gets Stickers, Swipe-To-Delete Feature

Stickers are spreading through Facebook’s applications. Facebook updated its Messenger for iOS app Monday, adding stickers and the ability to swipe to delete conversations. Stickers were previously available on the main Facebook for iOS app, but now they’ve been added to the stand-alone Messenger app.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-messenger-ios-sticker-delete_b116725#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-messenger-ios-sticker-delete_b116725 http://allfacebook.com/?p=116725 Mon, 06 May 2013 21:29:46 +0000 Facebook Brand Resources Page Updated

Facebook updated its Facebook Brand Resources page with more specific guidelines about how to use its logos and screenshots in print, film, broadcast, and online, and how to treat the social network’s brand.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-brand-resources-page-updated_b115983#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-brand-resources-page-updated_b115983 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115983 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:07:12 +0000 Android’s Facebook Messenger App Gets VoIP Calling

Facebook’s war against the calling feature of mobile phones continues. TechCrunch reported Thursday that the Android Messenger application is getting an update with the ability to call friends using voice over Internet protocol. This will roll out gradually to U.S. users, so Facebook Messenger on Android users may not have it immediately. People with Facebook Home can also use VoIP to call friends, without eating into their minutes.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/android-home-messenger-voip_b115628#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/android-home-messenger-voip_b115628 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115628 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:56:08 +0000 Android Updates: Chat Heads Added To Facebook Messenger, Home Permissions To Flagship App The Chat Heads feature of Facebook’s Home overlay for Android was added to the Facebook Messenger application for that platform, and the social network also added permissions for Home to its flagship Android app.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/chat-heads-messenger-home-ptermissions_b115151#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/chat-heads-messenger-home-ptermissions_b115151 http://allfacebook.com/?p=115151 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:32:44 +0000 More Social Partners To Join Facebook Messenger On Firefox Social API

Move over, Facebook Messenger: You’ve got company on the Firefox Social API. Mozilla announced the addition of several social partners to its application-programming interface, which launched last November, solely with Messenger.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/firefox-social-api-partners_b114594#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/firefox-social-api-partners_b114594 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114594 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:55:04 +0000 A Tour Of Facebook’s Home On Android It’s not exactly a Facebook phone. It’s not exactly a Facebook application. It’s Home, and it will be on select Android devices starting April 12. The company announced Thursday that the HTC First, as previously rumored, will be the flagship for deep Facebook integration, and other phones will have these capabilities soon. From these devices, Facebook will make a highly visual Cover Feed the focus, bringing users closer to photos, status updates, check-ins — and, someday, ads.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/tour-facebook-home-android_b114515#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/tour-facebook-home-android_b114515 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114515 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:58:32 +0000 STUDY: How Addicted Are We To Facebook Mobile?

We know that Facebook has roughly 618 million mobile users, but how are they interacting with the social network from their smartphones? A comprehensive study by Facebook and IDC shows that most users on mobile check their News Feeds frequently. Several users copped to checking Facebook from their phones at the movies and while they’re at the gym.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-idc-study-smartphones_b114004#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-idc-study-smartphones_b114004 http://allfacebook.com/?p=114004 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:33:07 +0000 Text Messaging Comes To Facebook Messenger For Android Facebook has been trying to bring new features into its stand-alone Messenger application, first with voice-over-Internet-protocol calling, but now it appears that the social network is trying to replicate another vital cell-phone function: texting. Some users with the Android version of Facebook Messenger were prompted Tuesday to import their text messages, with the ability to send and receive SMS messages added to the app.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/text-messaging-facebook-messenger-android_b113838#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/text-messaging-facebook-messenger-android_b113838 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113838 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:10:07 +0000 Facebook Tests Bubbles In Desktop Chat Facebook is testing a tweak to its chat feature on desktop, making it look more like Facebook Messenger. Reader Matteo Gamba of Wimdu sent along a screenshot showing the chat feature on the desktop version with bubbles.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-bubbles-desktop-chat_b113725#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-bubbles-desktop-chat_b113725 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113725 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:29:54 +0000 Free VoIP Calling Added To Facebook Messenger For IOS In The U.K.

Voice-over-Internet-protocol calling has made its way across the pond for Facebook Messenger users, as the social network updated its iOS version of the app in the U.K. to allow users there to make free VoIP calls.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/free-voip-calling-added-to-facebook-messenger-for-ios-in-the-u-k_b113687#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/free-voip-calling-added-to-facebook-messenger-for-ios-in-the-u-k_b113687 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113687 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:38:07 +0000 Free Messaging App MessageMe Latest To Lose Access To Facebook Find Friends Functionality

Facebook once again demonstrated that it does not believe imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, blocking access to its find friends functionality from recently launched free messaging application MessageMe.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/messageme-find-friends_b113126#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/messageme-find-friends_b113126 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113126 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:52:27 +0000 Déjà Vu: White Hat Developer Saves Facebook Again

Fortunately for Facebook, developer and Web security expert Nir Goldshlager wears a white hat, and not a black one: For the second time in less than one month, Goldshlager alerted the social network about a potentially dangerous loophole that could have led to users’ account information being compromised.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/nir-goldshlager-2_b112900#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/nir-goldshlager-2_b112900 http://allfacebook.com/?p=112900 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:11:24 +0000