Although Facebook and Instagram are in their respective apps, the function of quickly switching accounts is really good – although recently it has become a bit annoying to have to switch between them to use them. The two major services under Meta are also very useful in sharing functions with each other. However, the integration function of being able to switch to another service directly in the app is a bit hard for me to imagine.
But now it seems that the parent company Meta either has the idea of integrating the services into one (probably not, probably…), or else it feels that since the users of the two services are highly overlapping, it is better to provide convenience so that you can switch more quickly. Continue reading You will be able to quickly switch between Facebook or Instagram and come and go (the concept of jumping back and forth) to the content of the story.
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You will be able to quickly switch between Facebook or Instagram and come and go as you please (jump back and forth concept)
I wonder if you use Facebook and Instagram services frequently? Now it seems that their parent company Meta should have felt after investigation and analysis that there is a high demand for another service function that can be directly used in these two applications. Therefore, a quick service account switching function of “You have me in your heart, I have you in my heart” is specially introduced.
From an experience point of view, this function should be regarded as the latest integration function of cross-service sharing functions. However, according to the official video demonstration, this experience is really like an infinite loop. You can switch from FB to IG and back to FB to “cut at will” – it seems that the file sizes of the two apps will be basically the same in the future (currently both are more than 200 MB)?
We’re introducing new features that make it easier to create, switch between and get notified for multiple profiles on @facebook and @instagram.https://t.co/JN1GXSPrFv pic.twitter.com/nztXYOoCMf
— Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) September 26, 2022
In the function of quick account switching recently promoted by Facebook and Instagram, in the future, in addition to the services of FB and IG, accounts of each other’s services that are logged in at the same time will be listed separately. Once you switch over, the entire interface will jump directly to the interface of each other’s services with a page-turning effect – it’s really cool. I thought it was just a simplified function that allows you to check notifications or reply to messages, but looking at the official demonstration, it seems that after switching over, you can use the complete application functions.
This update also includes the convenient function of being able to apply for another Meta service when creating an account on Facebook or Instagram – which is really convenient, but seriously, most of the friends who currently have Facebook will also have Instagram and it will be linked together, right? Although… the basic attributes of the two sides are still somewhat different, in the hands of Meta, the related integration steps seem to be getting closer and closer. It is said that this feature that can quickly switch services will be tested in the iOS and Android versions of Facebook and Instagram.
That is to say, if there is really no functional difference at all, would you want to delete one of them to save space on your phone? The editor will first say that I should do this… but the point is still whether the experience is really the same. I don’t know if leaving a more commonly used app in this way is in line with the results that Meta originally hoped to achieve…
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Source: KOCPC Chinese