Meta has entered a redesign further visual e immersive for the ‘feed‘ Facebook main page, which will now display photos organized in grids and allow you to ‘like’ by double-tapping, in addition to adding options to make it easier to create and publish content, as well as discover new like-minded users.
The company led by Mark Zuckerberg has presented these new functions in order to direct Facebook users towards a more Instagram-like experiencemaking it easier to connect with other people and with options to help you more easily update your profile, find new content through search, and view photos and videos in the main ‘feed’.
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In this sense, Meta has detailed that it has simplified the main Facebook ‘feed’ by making it more immersive, so that it is simpler for users to view and share content. To this end, it has announced that, from now on, when publishing several photographs, they will be organized in a standardized grid.
Thus, users will see the photographs published in the ‘feed’ in a structured and, furthermore, they will be able pulsar once on one of the photographs to see it on the full screen and twice to ‘like’ it, as explained in a statement.
Following this line, the company has also announced that it will show the Reels, Friends, Marketplace and Profile functions in the tab bar, so that they are located more accessible. Likewise, the menu will have a renewed design and tab notifications will appear “clearer” to keep up to date with news from the social network.
Meta has explained that the results of search they have also been updated and now they will show more ‘Reels’ content and photographs located in a more immersive grid layout, just like on Instagram.
Likewise, a new full screen display format has begun to be tested that allows explore results of photos y videos “without losing the location in the search.” That is, when you slide up on the screen, it will show the next photo or video that appeared in the search results grid. This feature will be expanded to more types of content and posts in the coming months.
In addition to all this, Meta has indicated that users will be able share are opinion on why They do not like a Facebook post or Reel, in order to personalize the content of their ‘feed’ and make the content more relevant.
NEWS FOR CONTENT CREATION
The social network has also implemented some new features when creating stories and publications, in order to offer a more intuitive experience. Now, users will have the “most popular” tools, such as the add music y tag friends, more accessible at the bottom of the screen.
Likewise, audience settings and cross-posting are prominently displayed in the editor, making it easy to locate and adjust, as the company has stressed.
Meta has also indicated that comments in the ‘feed’, groups or Reels also have a new simplified experience, offering optimized responses, featured badges and new tools for pinning comments.
Likewise, these improved controls also help group administrators monitor conversations, allowing them to anonymously flag content that is irrelevant or does not fit the tone of the conversation.
CONNECTIONS WITH LIKE USERS
Finally, Meta has detailed that it has updated the user search to improve the way of finding people with similar interests. This is because, by updating the profile with personal details, Facebook will help users discover friends who share likes, interests or hobbies, showing different accounts in the profile.
In this way, users can get to know each other better, with information about where they work to which series and albums are among their favorites. However, it has specified that you can choose who sees the profile and whether you want to share those updates.