“Facebook just unveiled Home, a new app which more or less takes over the user experience on phones running Google‘s Android operating system.
The whole point of Android is to get people to use Google’s services, like Gmail and Google Web search. Home basically kills that.
Home shows updates and notifications from friends on the phone’s home screen. It also provides one-tap access to the Facebook mobile app and Facebook Messenger.
Finally, there’s an app launcher, to help you get to everything else you might want to do on your phone.
What’s missing? Search.
People have already noticed how users are searching less, as mobile devices and apps command more and more of their time. Already, Facebook and Instagram account for about a quarter of time spent on mobile devices….”
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