It looks very similar to the Flipboard app, but the just released version 1.1 of Facebook’s paper app for iPhone is trying to distinguish itself from just being known as a clone.
The magazine-style alternative to the official Facebook app is now bringing many traditional features to the table, including the ability to check birthdays and events, post photos as comments, view group updates and follow the latest coverage from the 9 new article covers.
It still cannot be totally erased from our limited memory that Flipboard-esque app is not really original, but Facebook is looking at re-constructing the app for mobile from the ground up. With its minimalist look having proved rather successful over the past couple of months, the social outfit has now pushed through this sizeable update.
Even though Paper is a cleaner, more fluid and arguably more enjoyable Facebooking experience, one of the drawbacks of using it compared with the proper Facebook for iPhone app is that it’s missing quite a few features. There might be a few who are happy to forgo certain elements in exchange for the benefit of using the de-cluttered alternative app, but majority are still hoping that the recognized features will make the transition over to Paper in order for the experimental app to continue to grow.
By adding features like birthdays, events and photos-in-comments – some of the longest-standing Facebook features – Paper is shaping up as a very viable alternative to the traditional Facebook app. By carefully integrating the new features into Paper rather than simply throwing them in without regard, Paper is presenting itself as the kind of social app that users can actually enjoy, rather than feeling like a bloated, exhausted, and force-fed extension of the Web app.
The magazine-style alternative to the official Facebook app is now bringing many traditional features to the table, including the ability to check birthdays and events, post photos as comments, view group updates and follow the latest coverage from the 9 new article covers.
It still cannot be totally erased from our limited memory that Flipboard-esque app is not really original, but Facebook is looking at re-constructing the app for mobile from the ground up. With its minimalist look having proved rather successful over the past couple of months, the social outfit has now pushed through this sizeable update.
Even though Paper is a cleaner, more fluid and arguably more enjoyable Facebooking experience, one of the drawbacks of using it compared with the proper Facebook for iPhone app is that it’s missing quite a few features. There might be a few who are happy to forgo certain elements in exchange for the benefit of using the de-cluttered alternative app, but majority are still hoping that the recognized features will make the transition over to Paper in order for the experimental app to continue to grow.
By adding features like birthdays, events and photos-in-comments – some of the longest-standing Facebook features – Paper is shaping up as a very viable alternative to the traditional Facebook app. By carefully integrating the new features into Paper rather than simply throwing them in without regard, Paper is presenting itself as the kind of social app that users can actually enjoy, rather than feeling like a bloated, exhausted, and force-fed extension of the Web app.
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