Facebook Paper App
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Facebook Paper app will be available for download on iOS gadgets starting Monday, February 3, 2014. Paper will be the fourth iOS app for Facebook. Early Facebook apps include Messenger, Instagram, and its main social networking app.
Paper is a reader app that allows Facebook users to get a cleaner view of news feed just like early favorite news app reader Flipboard.
Among the best features of Facebook Paper app include:
- users can browse individual news feed with the swipe of a finger
- view image and video in full-screen with an overlay caption
- tilting your device enables panning left to right
- “Like”, “Comment” and “Share” icons are available for each screen
Mike Matas, Facebook product designer, explained that Paper app was designed to enable “people to spend a little bit of time with it and appreciate that content. Almost like when you go to a museum and you spend a little bit of time with each thing.”
The Facebook Paper app will initially be available in the US.
Watch the following Vimeo video of the Facebook Paper app.