Did you know that Facebook is redesigning its mobile app’s navigation at the lower part of iPhones and at top of the screen for Android phones to show users shortcuts for the products they use often? Well, the social networking service company has announced it so.
Now with the new development, everyone will still see the news feed, notifications and menu icons, but the other slots will show the stuff you use most. That includes icons for your profile, friend requests, Marketplace, Groups and Watch.
At first, the icons will be chosen for you automatically based on usage, but Facebook said it eventually wants to build in settings that let people have more control over what they see.
“We want the shortcuts available in the navigation bar to reflect how an individual uses Facebook,” Product Manager Alexa Andrzejewski said in a statement. “To that end, we’re customizing mobile shortcuts so everyone can more easily connect with their most frequently used products.”
Facebook said most users will see anywhere between four and six icons in their personalized navigation bar. (Products that aren’t featured on the navigation bar will still be found in the menu icon.) When Facebook adds a new icon to your navigation bar, it will send you an alert.
Facebook is rolling out the redesign globally to its more than 2 billion users over the next few weeks, but started testing the update in February.
