Facebook reacts to criticisms of “Home” app - promises to fix everything

We have been pretty critical of Facebook Home. It’s just too much when the main app itself rarely works properly or syncs correctly across devices. Now, Technology Reviews reports that Facebook is owning up to the problems and is responding to criticism.

Director of mobile engineering Cory Ondrejka talked to journalists recently at Facebook headquarters.

Ondrejka admits that some things were clearly missing at launch. He said users have complained about those things, and Facebook is now working on them. These include a launcher that makes it easier to see your non-Facebook apps and doesn’t reorganize them, and a way to create folders of apps within the launcher. Also lacking was a dock at the bottom of the screen that gives you quick access to your most important apps (such as the phone dialer, maps, and e-mail).

“We want you to be able to use Home and not feel like the apps you’ve spent time curating have been moved around,” Ondrejka said.