Facebook appears to be experimenting with the design of some pages on its iOS app. VentureBeat has noticed some updates to user profiles and notifications within the app.
These changes appear to be limited to a small subset of users and seem to go as far back as May, which indicates that this is yet another design test by the social networking company.
We’ve reached out to Facebook for comment and will update this if we hear back.
Here’s what you’ll see if you’re “fortunate” enough to be included in this sample group when looking at user profiles:
As you can see, there is a more prominent focus on the visual elements, specifically user’s cover photo, avatar, and other photos. No longer are your photos and friends limited to a small box hardly viewable on your iOS device. Instead, there’s a carousel-like motion where you can scroll through all your photos by swiping your finger.
What’s more, if you visit any user’s profile and swipe on their cover photo, the app will let you cycle through all the different photos they’ve used before.
One could theorize that the reason why these updates were done is because Facebook wants to make it easier for users to click on the user profile or photo that they want without going through too many steps.
The notifications screen has also received a small touch-up. It looks much cleaner than before with a blue dot next to those items that you have not read yet.
It’s important to note that while some may be seeing these changes on their iOS device, we’re not seeing them on Android or on the Web. Company pages remain the same.
Should this roll out to the masses, this update would be the latest in a series of design changes Facebook has made over the past few weeks, such as the roll-out of a updated logo, a revised News Feed with more emphasis on videos, and a new iOS photo uploader.
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