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Android getting native Facebook app very soon?

Anonymous tipster says an official native app for the social network will appear on Android devices soon

Dan Grabham Dan Grabham

An anonymous source, apparently from within Facebook, has tipped off Engadget that the social network is in the final throes of testing a native Android app that will appear by default on all new devices running Google’s OS.

Facebook’s own official app has long been regarded as a bit of a stinker, pushing users towards third-party apps like Friend Me. If the tipster is correct, Facebook has a chance to exorcise some ghosts and deliver an experience and design that befits its status. We’ll keep you posted.

[via Engadget]

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home