Facebook To Reveal “Home On Android” Sources Say Is A Modified OS On HTC At 4/4 Event | TechCrunch

A big Android ecosystem milestone next week, consistent with Facebook's earlier announcements about mobile device services

"One source recently told us to be on the look out for a Facebook mobile press event in early April where the social network would reveal an altered Android OS running on HTC. It’s said not to be a full-on rewrite of Android, but rather a “flavor” that will have all sorts of extra Facebook functionality built in. We’ve also heard it referred to as an “application layer”. Imagine Facebook’s integration with iOS 6, but on steroids, and built by Facebook itself. It could have a heavy reliance on Facebook’s native apps like Messenger, easy social sharing from anywhere on the phone, and more. [...]

This announcement might not be a Facebook Phone, but rather a Facebook phone — one where everything the user sees is social by design, even if the handset’s innards are made by someone else."

Facebook To Reveal “Home On Android” Sources Say Is A Modified OS On HTC At 4/4 Event | TechCrunch