After rumors of new ‘Facebook Phone’ getting ready to take on other smartphones in the market, Facebook has released an official statement, debunking rumors, saying it has no plans to develop such a device. In a statement, a Facebook spokewoman said: “Facebook is not building a phone. Our approach has always been to make all […]
After rumors of new ‘Facebook Phone’ getting ready to take on other smartphones in the market, Facebook has released an official statement, debunking rumors, saying it has no plans to develop such a device.
In a statement, a Facebook spokewoman said: “Facebook is not building a phone. Our approach has always been to make all phones and apps more social, not build a phone.” She also added that the phrase ‘Facebook Phone’ sounds like a very catchy soundbite, but reports that Facebook is building a phone are simply not true.
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“Current projects include everything from an HTML5 version of the site to apps on major platforms to full Connect support with SDKs to deeper integrations with some manufacturers,” explained Facebook spokeswoman, revealing few of the projects their engineers are working on.
“Our view is that almost all experiences would be better if they were social, so integrating deeply into existing platforms and operating systems is a good way to enable this.”
Speculations about the ‘Facebook Phone’ began on Sunday, when tech blog site TechCrunch published a story titled “Facebook is Secretly Building a Phone,” where it also quoted an unnamed internal source from Facebook, who confirmed the report.
“Facebook is not building a phone. Our approach has always been to make all phones and apps more social, not build a phone,” said Facebook spokeswoman.
TechCrunch reported that Facebook’s two employees, Mathew Papakipos and Joe Hewitt reportedly are currently secretly working on this new project.
The report went on to state that Facebook is only building phone software and would be hiring third-party manufacturer to build hardware for its rumored phone device.
