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Alright, chat heads. Having just recently unveiled its new user interface (and associated apps) for the Android operating system debuting on an HTC First near you starting April 12 Facebook’s ready to take to the airwaves with some Facebook Home publicity.
Specifically, Facebook has officially unleashed its first TV spot for Facebook Home. If you’re not too keen on watching a minute-plus advertisement for the not-an-operating-system(Opens in a new window), here’s a quick recap:
We’re a bit confused by the ad’s opening, which features a random, glasses-wearing, slightly scruffy dude wandering over to his seat on a plane. Naturally, his friends or what appear to be people he knows are being stuffed away in the overhead compartments. Mm-hmm.
The commercial gets a bit zanier, with a singer jumping up from behind him to croon into his ear, the plane’s interior transforming into a child’s birthday party, and a Virgin America-style plane party. Unfortunately for Nick Bilton(Opens in a new window), especially a flight attendant cuts in and asks said passenger to stow his phone prior to the start of his flight. He doesn’t, of course, and that’s when the cats come in.
And there you have it: Facebook Home.
We confess, we don’t really get what the commercial is trying to say, though it does give eagle-eyed viewers another glimpse at Facebook’s UI modifications at least. And, of course, they also get a little look at the HTC First the (appropriately named) first such device that’ll be sporting Facebook Home baked into the OS by default. Expect the device to cost $99 (with a two-year service agreement) when it officially launches on AT&T this week.
You can also just go ahead and download Facebook Home for your own Android-sporting device on April 12 as well. The differences between your version and the version running on the HTC First which is to say, the differences between an embedded Facebook Home and a downloaded Facebook Home are subtle(Opens in a new window), at best.
On the main Cover Feed of Facebook Home, your device’s home screen, users running a baked-in version of the UI will be able to see notifications from other apps they’ve installed. Those who downloaded Facebook Home, however, will only receive Facebook-centric updates on this screen.
And for those who would just prefer to have an HTC First sans any Facebook integration whatsoever, it is possible to flip off the company’s UI modifications. Doing so will give users a stock version of Android to tinker around with instead.
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Source link : https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-unleashes-first-home-tv-commercial