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I don't understand where they're coming from. Android's Facebook integration is a little rough, but all the problems are with the Facebook application. When it
by sprout 16y ago
I don't understand where they're coming from. Android's Facebook integration is a little rough, but all the problems are with the Facebook application.
When it comes to the article's touted benefits of deep integration in the OS - calling a friend, deep syncing contacts, etc, Android does it all already.
I have it set to only sync contacts that are already in my phone, but if a friend texts me who has their number on Facebook, their picture shows up instantly, no syncing required. It's downright creepy to the point of making me seriously consider turning it off. OS integration is a solved problem. It's actually browsing Facebook that doesn't work.
- dschobel 16y agoThey're thinking about revenue growth, not user happiness. Obviously they could just roll their own interface/dialer/contact list/etc for android if they wanted to just make a "fully integrated" experience.
- ewjordan 16y agoYou're spot on - I have trouble believing that they're really going to put in all the effort to build an entire OS when they could achieve exactly the same end result by merely finishing their freaking Android app. Thus far, Facebook hasn't even proven that they can competently develop a mobile app, let alone an operating system. Even if the issue isn't talent, but resource allocation, are we really to expect that they're motivated enough to develop a mobile OS if the mobile experience hasn't been important enough to them until now to even finish their app?
- philwelch 16y agoWho says they have to build the whole OS? I bet it's just gonna be a variant on Android.