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's 'On This Day' feature now helps you filter out unwanted memories

A loss of a loved one, a failed relationship, these are some things you don't want to be reminded of. But Facebook's "On This Day" feature can sometimes unearth unpleasant memories. Thankfully, you now have more control to filter some of these out. The feature gets new options that lets you either filter out specific people or dates or both of these. This will prevent any posts, photos, statuses you've been tagged in, date you friended someone, and big life events that involve these people. 

Source: SlashGear  

Facebook Messenger comes to the Apple Watch

Facebook releases a sizeable update for its Messenger app including a native Apple Watch app and support for iOS 9 features. The Apple Watch app lets you view and respond to conversations and send stickers right from the wearable. Messenger app also now supports the split-screen feature for the iPad. Also, all iOS 9 devices can show contacts and conversations on the Proactive Spotlight screens.

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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