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Facebook tests app with Android’s material UI


Facebook is testing a Material Design feel for its app on devices running Google's Android operating system, an Android enthusiast site reported.

A floating action button heads the list of features for the Material Design theme for the upcoming Facebook app, Android Police reported.

"The material-ish UI (user interface) is probably a server-side change, so there's no APK (Android application package) you can download to enable it immediately. In fact, you might never see it at all. Facebook experiments with a lot of different UIs, so there's no guarantee this will roll out to everyone," the site said.

Also, it said this is "far from a full material overhaul" as it does not have a tinted status bar on Lollipop.

Yet, it said the floating Action button "at least get(s) rid of that new post bar that floats at the bottom of the screen in the current app."

 "Tapping the FAB brings up the post, photo, and check-in options. It's a much better use of space," it said.  — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com