[New post] Too many Facebook staffers prefer iPhones, company says, forcing many to switch to Android

Ben Lovejoy posted: " If you've ever felt like Facebook didn't put quite as much focus on its Android app as on the iPhone one, that's something that should be changing soon. Facebook's chief product officer Chris Cox is insisting that an unspecified but substantial number" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Too many Facebook staffers prefer iPhones, company says, forcing many to switch to Android by Ben Lovejoy If you've ever felt like Facebook didn't put quite as much focus on its Android app as on the iPhone one, that's something that should be changing soon. Facebook's chief product officer Chris Cox is insisting that an unspecified but substantial number of staff switch from iPhone to Android, in order to have an experience of the service more typical of the majority of users, reports Wired. "I am mandating a switch of a whole bunch of my team over to Android, just because people, when left up to their own devices, will often prefer an iPhone," said Chris Cox, who said the move is "so that they can be reporting bugs and living in the same experience that most Facebook users experience today" ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | November 2, 2015 at 7:10 am | Tags: Android, Facebook, IPhone | Categories: Android, Tech Industry | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-w6d Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/11/02/facebook-android-app-v-iphone/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com