JERUSALEM: A new mobile app namely “Phone” for Facebook users has reportedly leaked in Israel.
As per details, the users saw on their screens, the app will display info about who’s calling you, possibly pooling information from its user database, and will also block numbers that are commonly blocked such as spam.
Users who found the app on their Facebook for Android app were greeted with an error page when they tapped “install or update” but this was probably due to the fact that the app is was intended for “FB Only” – most likely an internal version that was launched before its intended date.
The app’s existence was first revealed over the weekend on the “Android Police” blog after users took screenshots of the message that appeared on their Facebook “News Feed” and sent it to the blog.
Facebook confirmed the existence of the app but refused to release further information. “We test new things all the time,” Facebook said in response.
In recent months, Facebook has begun implementing a new mobile strategy, which includes the launch of separate applications in addition to its main application – a move that began with the release – though unsuccessful – of Facebook Home, which enabled users to see their Facebook news feed even when their phone was locked.
