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Facebook Improves Readability On Its News Feed
16 Aug, 2017 / 10:31 am / OMNES News

Source: http://wersm.com

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Facebook is host of various forms of stories: from images, to videos to links and simple status updates, both platforms have a unique set of communication particles that don’t necessarily call for the same treatment.

With that in mind, Facebook announced a series of changes to the look and feel of its News Feed. All changes are geared towards mobile environments, as the screen sizes and resolutions pose a natural barrier to usability and readability.

Delving further into the details, Facebook is debuting a new commenting style, which will show clearly where a conversation starts and ends below a specific post. Moreover, the platform will now improve readability in four key ways.

First and foremost, the new mobile News Feed while start featuring higher contrast colour schemes so that typography is more legible. Then, larger link previews will appear, along with updated, larger icons for like, share and comments buttons so that they’re easier to tap and read respectively. Last but not least, Facebook will use circular profile pictures so that users can follow who’s posting and commenting.

Along with readability updates, Facebook also updates the way people navigate on the mobile app, in order to make it more intuitive and clear. So, from now on, users will be able to see where a link will take them before clicking it as well as see which posts they’re commenting on or interacting with. Finally, after an action has been performed, Facebook will present users with a big ‘Back’ button, so that they can return to News Feed without the fuss.