Facebook Home will sooner or later make its way to tablets. This was announced in the launch of the launcher itself a few weeks ago. At the moment, only some users officially with their compatible phones and phablets, as well as others unofficially are testing it, but the idea of ​​Zuckerberg's is to extend it and move to the tablet format, which is more focused on productivity than the mobile. We analyze the convenience of this possibility.
The opinion that users have of Facebook Home so far is not too much flattering even though I have passed the half a million downloads. Except for some fans of the social network and those captivated by its aesthetic result, most users agree that normal use of the multiple services available from a last generation Android device is difficult. Most agree that their focus on their own social network is limited.
La purpose of a smartphone is mainly social, yes, making calls, messaging, quick searches for information and maps, but there are other services that once we have a bit of antiquity are essential. In any case, we are talking about devices for personal use mostly, even if there are business mobiles.
The tablets they can also have a purely personal use, but they have a major productive bypass. IPads, as well as high-end Android tablets are increasingly a more common tool among professionals of medium and medium-high profile from all sectors and the trend is that they are more and more so.
In their variant as a substitute or complement to the laptop, they are a very useful tool for work. There are companies that provide them directly as part of the budget of the Department of Information Technology (IT) but there are in some companies that the employee has to bring their own.
The first case usually occurs when you want to use the device to carry relevant or confidential information, for which in many cases custom software or payment services with security tools, performance control, etc. are required ... The installation of Facebook Home in this type of devices will not be given, unless you talk about communication companies and not even that.
In the event that the employee uses his own tablet for work, the installation of the social network launcher could lead to derived problems. The usual temptation to look at notifications on social networks here multiplies infinitely.
In any case, the launcher is clearly contrary to the productivity associated with the format And if you are already having a difficult time on mobile phones, it does not seem that on tablets you have it much better.
What do you think? Will Facebook Home succeed on tablets?