Facebook rolls out Instant Articles to all iOS users

We all know that Facebook as a social network and tech platform is one of the biggest in the world. They have been trying to host content directly on their app to keep users on their platform. One of their initiatives is the Instant Articles feature. It lets its users read full news articles right on the app. Facebook promises this loads articles faster than if you open the full story in a browser. The company has now officially rolled it out to all iOS users. There will be a lightning bolt located at the top right of the image to indicate it’s an Instant Article.

Facebook is also offering publishers the ability to add interactive features (like video, slideshows, geotagged images linked to a map) into these Instant Articles. With this wide rollout, Facebook added more partners to this project. You can read Instant Articles from the likes of The New York Times, National Geographic, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, MTV, Time, Rolling Stone, and many more.

Source: MacWorld

Facebook set to revamp your profile on mobile

Facebook’s introducing a whole slew of new features to your mobile profile with an upcoming update. Your new mobile profile page is said to “better present information about you and our friends in a more visually engaging way.” One of the biggest differences is your profile photo will be front and center. And it doesn’t have to just be a photo anymore. You’ll soon be able to have small looping clips as your “profile photo” or if you just want an occasion-specific profile photo, you can have temporary profile photos as well that’ll only be available for a set length of time. You’ll also be able to highlight up to five Featured photos at the top of the profile page.

On the privacy side, you will soon be able to control what information about you people will be able to see. You can even reorder the information in the About fields.

Source: Engadget

Facebook tipped to be working on anonymous mobile app

Facebook has been getting flak for its real name policy and they seem to have a different solution for it: create a different anonymous app. The New York Times reports that the company is working on an app that will let users interact with each other anonymously. And the purported app is coming pretty soon. It will reportedly let users register under multiple identities and discuss topics you wouldn’t normally talk about when you use your real name.

Source: The New York Times | Via: The Next Web

Facebook lets you control app access more with new App Settings page

Facebook is making it easier for you to see which apps are attached to your Facebook account with a revamped App Settings page. There is now a simpler way to edit the apps you use and which ones can see your timeline and other information as well as if you want your friends to see the sites you are visiting. It even lets you adjust the privacy settings of older Facebook mobile apps. You can check it out for yourself here.

Source: Inside Facebook | Via: The Next Web