Facebook has been trying to make its
mark in the mobile segment for a while
now with both hardware partnerships and
software based offerings. Its latest
attempt, Facebook Home, has been
downloaded over 500,000 times within
the span of a week. The application works
as a replacement homescreen, lockscreen
and app launcher with a heavy focus on
Facebook content. This number pales in
comparison to Instagram which brought
in 1 million downloads in under 24 hours.
The software which saw an initial release
in the US, was rolled out to international
users on 16th April. The homescreen and
app launcher replacement has been
available on only a few select devices
including the HTC One X/X+ , Galaxy Note
and the HTC One in addition to a few
others. Facebook Home has been met
with tepid response from users having a
received an overwhelming number of one
star reviews. At time of publishing, 5,773
of the 11,195 total reviews (52%) for the
application were one star ratings. Want to
take a look at Facebook Home before
giving it a shot ? Why not check out our
preview of the application right here.
