Soon, access FB offline as well
Posted on: 12/Dec/2015 4:45:58 PM
Facebook has announced that it will soon introduce new technology that will allow users to access new content offline. Users can access the content on their News Feeds. This will prove beneficial to people with poor mobile Internet. The initiative comes at a time when the company is developing its market in countries that have poor internet services, including India.
In an official blog post, Facebook said, Our mission with News Feed is to connect people with the stories that matter most to them, but if people’s News Feeds aren`t loading because of poor internet connections, we can`t show them the most relevant stories. (We are) now testing a software update that will scan previously downloaded stories that the user has not seen and bring them to the News Feed if the user`s phone is disconnected from the Internet and thus unable to retrieve new content. Users will also be able to draft comments on posts even when they are disconnected. The site already enables sharing and liking posts in offline mode. These changes will help anyone who is on a poor internet connection - even those whose network connectivity is generally good but who have intermittent connections in places like subways and tunnels, or at large events.
