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"Facebook released an update to its Android app Thursday, bringing with it one of the most popular features of Facebook Home: Cover Feed.\nNow Android users can take advantage of the lock screen from Facebook Home without having to download and install the Android launcher. \nSee also: 20 Things Your Most Annoying Friends Do on Facebook\nFacebook Home\u2019s Cover Feed displays photos and posts from friends on the lock screen of your phone. You can swipe through, comment on and like updates \u2014 all without launching the Facebook app or even unlocking your phone.\nFrom the Android app version of the feature, users will get the same look and feel as the Home counterpart including quick access to camera and messages. Chat heads and the Home launcher will not be available as a feature of the app \u2014 however, users can enable chat heads from Facebook\u2019s stand-alone Messenger app.\nFacebook has offered the option to use Cover Feed without the launcher as part of Facebook Home since launch. Thursday brings that same ability to those who just have the Facebook Android app installed.\nThis isn\u2019t the first time a feature from one of Facebook\u2019s stand-alone apps has made its way into the main app. The social network traditionally tries out new features on power users who have downloaded apps such as Home, Messenger and Poke before incorporating them into the main Facebook app.\nThe company also recently invited Android users to join its beta program, and test new versions of its Android app before they launch to the general public.\nFacebook\u2019s Android update will be slowly rolling out to users over the next few days.\nWhat do you think of the update? Will you be using Cover Feed on your Android phone?\nImage: Facebook"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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