{"id":56153,"date":"2013-11-23T00:14:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T22:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=56153"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:00:49","slug":"facebook-for-android-test-build-reveals-flat-redesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/facebook-for-android-test-build-reveals-flat-redesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook for Android test build reveals flat redesign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Facebook for Android review and download\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook for Android<\/a> could be getting a flat makeover very soon. The folks over at <em>Android Police<\/em> got their hands on Facebook for Android 4.0, which features a complete redesign. This isn&#8217;t very surprising as Facebook Messenger for Android and iOS recently received a <a title=\"Facebook redesigns Messenger for Android and iOS, removes SMS functionality\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/facebook-redesigns-messenger-for-android-and-ios-removes-sms-functionality\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flat redesign<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>The test build of Facebook for Android also shows new navigation menus. A new navigation bar is located at the top of the app for quick access to your news feed, friend requests, messages, notifications, and more. Search is no longer hidden in the slide-out navigation menu and has been relocated to the top right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56157\" title=\"Facebook for Android flat design\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Facebook-for-Android-flat-design1-568x504.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook for Android flat design\" width=\"568\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Facebook-for-Android-flat-design1-568x504.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Facebook-for-Android-flat-design1-256x227.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Facebook-for-Android-flat-design1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Android Police<\/em> reports that the redesign is switched on server-side, meaning those who install the Facebook for Android 4.0 <a title=\"How to: install Android APKs with Google Drive\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/how-to-install-android-apk-files-in-windows-xp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APK<\/a> may not see the updated interface. It seems Facebook is selecting a few individuals to receive the update to test user reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a title=\"Android Police\" href=\"http:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2013\/11\/22\/facebook-4-0-test-build-reveals-drastically-revamped-design-apk-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android Police<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/rumor-instagram-working-on-private-messaging-to-compete-with-snapchat\">Rumor: Instagram working on private messaging to compete with Snapchat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/minecraft-pocket-edition-for-android-launches-beta-program\">Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android launches beta program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/google-translate-for-android-update-improves-conversation-mode\">Google Translate for Android update improves conversation mode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook for Android could be getting a flat makeover very soon. The folks over at Android Police got their hands on Facebook for Android 4.0, which features a complete redesign. This isn&#8217;t very surprising as Facebook Messenger for Android and iOS recently received a flat redesign as well. The test build of Facebook for Android &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/facebook-for-android-test-build-reveals-flat-redesign\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Facebook for Android test build reveals flat redesign&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2033,"featured_media":56157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2353],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-56153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfacebook"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2033"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331761,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56153\/revisions\/331761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56153"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=56153"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=56153"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=56153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}