According to rumors, the social network is preparing to integrate a browser in the mobile app itself. Facebook will be the biggest beneficiary of this feature, as it will allow users, as before, to view the content of a post without leaving the app. The new app will be more comprehensive than Instant Articles, a built-in ersatz browser that has so far only been available to iOS app users.
Therefore it will be possibleopen news feed posts in home browser. Logically, it will also be possible to share links in the menu of this browser. According to Betonmobile, not all types of links will be supported immediately and initially only links to photos and videos can be shared. Other types of posts should be added to the list of shareable links in the coming weeks and Meta’s other apps (in this case WhatsApp and Instagram) will take advantage of these functions.
Users will no longer leave Facebook thanks to in-app browser
Facebook browser, where the search bar should be at the top of the screen, text and/or voice search in competing browsers, saving offline consultation links, widget to access a site from the homepage.
Facebook is under heavy fire from criticism, no doubt right. Remember that a recent study by cybersecurity experts reveals that Meta, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp apps are the most dangerous in terms of personal data security. Placing a browser on these already highly intrusive platforms will therefore only give the community more information about users. If the rumor is true, Facebook’s in-app browser should roll out to devices in the coming weeks. Android only.
