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"As promised, Facebook has released its new Home app launcher on Google Play, bringing its most pervasive experience yet to Android. We're hearing varied reports of availability, but that's likely due to a progressive rollout on the application store.\r\n\r\nAt launch, Facebook Home only works on the following devices: HTC One X,\u00A0One X+,\u00A0Samsung Galaxy S III,\u00A0Galaxy Note II and the HTC First, the first device to come pre-loaded with Home. Update:\u00A0Facebook says that the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 will have the service in the future.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHome, which is US-only for now, replaces the home screen and lock screen of an Android phone and comes with its own app launcher, which gives priority to Facebook's own apps, such as Instagram and Messenger.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe app employs a new interface called Cover Feed that pans through friend's photos. It also includes a new Chat Heads feature that displays messages and the sender's profile photo until dismissed.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChat Heads also arrives as an optional feature for the Messenger app on Android. Users can elect to pop out conversations so that they will persist even while using other apps.\r\n\r\nFacebook announced Home at a press event last week, touting it as a new way to prioritize people over apps on our phones.\r\n\r\n\u27A4\u00A0Facebook Home | Google Play\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nImage credit: iStockphoto"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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