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Facebook For Dummies, 7th Edition
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Facebook For Dummies, 7th Edition

by Carolyn Abram, Amy Karasavas
March 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
432 pages
11h 24m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 7

Facebook on the Go

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Using the Facebook app on your phone

check Sending messages to friends using the Messenger app

check Discovering the entire suite of Facebook apps

check Exploring Facebook via the mobile web and SMS

Ihad an existential argument with myself about this chapter as I sat down to write it. I wasn’t sure it needed to exist. Not because you’ll never use mobile features, but the opposite. Using Facebook on a mobile phone is so integral that it is virtually indistinguishable from using it on the computer.

In part, that’s by design. Any actions you take on Facebook on the web are visible on Facebook on your phone and vice versa. You can start a comment thread on your phone and pick it up on your computer. You can post a photo from your computer and check on how many likes it received while you’re on your phone at a coffee shop later. The Facebook app is designed to look and feel like Facebook, so that without even thinking about it, you’ll likely be tapping on the link or button you need instinctively.

Personally, I use Facebook more from my phone than I do from ...

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