Facebook Home Debutes On Google Play Store And Messenger Updated With Chat Heads

Facebook has launched a new update to the messenger app for Android. The new update brings Chat Head feature that allows you to chat from their smartphones even when they are using other apps. All you have to do is tap on the chat head to reply, drag it down to close. Meaning, you don't have to go to the the Messenger app in order to chat on Messenger. You can also interlink your SMS inbox to the messenger, to make it even more simpler (Currently the feature is only available for some phones).

Chat Heads happens to be one the the key features included with Facebook Home. In case you do not wish to instal Facebook Home on to your samrtphones, you can install this feature separately.

Facebook Messenger for android is available for download at Google Play Store

Gizbot earlier told you that facebook would be bringing a whole new mobile experience to smartphone in the name of Facebook Home. Well the new Android app was launched on Google Play on April 12. With Facebook Home you can get a steady stream of friends' posts and photos on your home screen

Key Features Of Facebook Home

Posts from your News Feed, will directly be displayed on your home screen. You can swipe through to see more, double tap to like a post, and comment right from cover feed.

Like mentioned earlier the Chat Heads feature of the Facebook Home allows you to jump in and out of conversations while you do other things, like watch videos and browse the web.

Notifications from Facebook appears to the right on your home screen and will be available until you need them. You can open a notification with a tap or clear them away to see your cover feed.

You can also launch favorite apps form the App Launcher, which is also situated in the same spot. You can chose on which app to be present in the launcher. Now all you got to do is press and hold an app, then drag it where you want it

Facebook Home for android is available for download at Google Play Store