Facebook has finally released a chronological feed for its users, but it’s not perfect. The new feature is only available on desktop and mobile devices, and it doesn’t work with all posts. The chronological feed is a big change for Facebook, which has been known for its user-generated newsfeed. The new feed shows posts in reverse chronological order, which makes it easier to find old posts. However, the chronological feed isn’t perfect. It doesn’t work with all posts, and it’s not available on all devices. Plus, some people don’t like the idea of having their newsfeed sorted in reverse chronological order. Facebook has been working on this feature for years, and it’s finally released it as a beta version. The company plans to release the feature fully later this year. ..
Facebook is starting to roll out a new ‘Feeds’ tab in the mobile apps, located at the bottom of the screen on iPhone, and the top of the screen on Android. Feeds is a purely chronological list of recent posts, so newest posts always show up at the top, and there are no ‘Suggested For You’ items or advertisements. The normal starting page in the Facebook app will be renamed to ‘Home’ to differentiate it from Feeds.
However, while other platforms like Instagram Twitter have a simple switch for chronological and algorithmic modes, Facebook is handling it differently. Meta (the company that owns Facebook) said in a blog post, “we’re introducing Feeds, a new tab that lets you easily see the most recent posts from your friends, Pages and groups. You can curate a Favorites list of the friends and Pages you care about most and filter their content in this new tab.”
It’s a bit strange that you must manually add people and pages to the Feeds page to see their posts in order, but it does make Feeds a more filtered (and less noisy) experience — a bit like Twitter Lists. Either way, the option to restore algorithmic feeds has been endlessly requested over the past few years, and Facebook is now obliging.
Source: Facebook
