Facebook announces Android "Home"

At a live press conference Thursday, Facebook announced "Home," their new program for Android.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the audience that Facebook accounts for 20 percent of time spent on mobile apps.

"Home" is designed around people, Zuckerberg said.

At a live press conference Thursday, Facebook announced "Home," their new program for Android.

A feature called Chat Heads works with text messages - users will see link share and status updates layered on top of a cover photo.

At a live press conference Thursday, Facebook announced "Home," their new program for Android.

Home will be available starting April 12 on the HTC One, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III and S IV and Samsung Galaxy Note II phones.

Zuckerberg also announced that AT&T and HTC have built the first set of phones to integrate Facebook. The HTC First, which is pre-installed with Facebook Home will come in four colors and be available on the AT&T network. The phone will cost about $100 exclusively through AT&T.

At a live press conference Thursday, Facebook announced "Home," their new program for Android.

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