To be fair, this isn’t limited to Facebook for Android Facebook on any platform will feel unwieldy to a first-timer. There are countless icons, menus, sub-menus, Reactions (emoticons), actions on long press, buttons, notifications, alerts, and more, making Facebook for Android seem mazelike and even overwhelming. The bright blue and white color scheme, the cute icons, easy swiping through the menus, and very clear and concise settings all make it an easy app to use, but the fact that there are just so many options make it complicated for a first timer. The interface, explained in basic terms, is simple. Visually, Facebook for Android is simple -but complicated.

Once you’ve installed the app and either set up or logged into your account (if you already have a Facebook account on another platform, you should log into it here), this News Feed will make up the central part of the app. In the most basic iteration, Facebook allows you to choose people, organizations, and brand, and to follow them and the updates they post in a flow of information called a News Feed. It also offers dozens of other features relating to how you talk to you friends, sell and buy items, interact with entertainment and brands you like, store and view photos and videos, keep track of events and birthdays, and more.

You probably have a good idea of what Facebook does but, if not, it’s a social media app for your Android phone. With dozens of tools and features, the Facebook app seems to do it all

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