Facebook Home Android update, changelog missing

As well as bringing news about useful
or entertaining apps, we also like to
detail app updates for our readers.
One of these is the Facebook Home
Android update, although the
changelog is missing. It seems rather
odd that Facebook hasn’t provided
these details for users of the app.
The Facebook Home Android app is a
free social app compatible with some
specific devices running Android 4.0
or later. The app enables users to
replace the standard home screens on
their phones and instead show a
stream of posts and photos from
friends. It allows access to apps with
just one swipe and also means that
users can continue chatting with
friends while using other apps, once
Facebook Messenger has been
downloaded.
The app was updated yesterday to, and
under the ‘What’s New’ description on
the app it urges users to update
Facebook for Android and Facebook
Messenger to get the latest Home
Features. Under “what’s in this
version” it merely says users can
customize their app launchers to a
favorites tray and that there are bug
fixes, but there is no detailed
changelog of anything new and the app
is still listed as version 1.0.
Facebook Home does not really seem
to have lived up to expectations so far,
and it’s a strange move to push out an
update where users cannot actually
see any obvious changes. It’s
possible that the Facebook Home
update could have something to do
with recent news of a Facebook beta
program opening, where it was stated
that BETA members would get early
access to app releases.
There haven’t been many phones
added to the list of compatible devices
for Facebook Home recently, but it’s
also possible that the update regards
further devices that have been added
that we don’t yet know about.
However, the only apparent change
that we’ve noticed so far is NVIDIA
SHIELD support. If you want to check
out the Facebook Home Android app
you can find it at Google Play here.
It would be really interesting to hear
from readers who may have found that
their devices are now supported by
Facebook Home? Alternatively, if you
notice any other changes to the
Facebook Home Android app, please
let us know by sending us your
comments.