Facebook adds new features to Home launcher for Android

Facebook has introduced its Home launcher for Android to include notifications, time, and weather to the lock screen. What the social network also did was move the Facebook content back into the app more as you’re going to have to swipe to view the photos and posts that were previously displayed on the lock screen. Facebook Home also added new categories of wallpaper images, Cover Feed shortcut, and swipe down to unlock.

Facebook Home adds Instagram, Flickr to Android lock screens

While Facebook Android beta testers have had this capability for a while already, the new Facebook update introduces the integration of apps into Home. You can now browse apps, such as Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flickr, from your lock screen. The video above gives a quick peek into the new functionality.

Video: Facebook Home's odd new ad makes me not want to install it

So, Facebook launched Facebook Home last week. Their new Android application that lives on user's homescreens and pushes out updates and chatheads making Facebook's messaging and wall features take over user's smartphones. Now there's a new advertisement that's supposed to generate buzz for the new user-centric application but instead gives us the willies. The advertisement points out just how pervasive and interrupting Facebook can be. It also promotes using your smartphone in a plane even after the flight attendant has asked you to put your phone away.