Facebook Paper App Got Its First Major Update With New Features

Facebook Paper App - a mobile based newspaper where you have your Facebook stories and post right in front of you sliding upon your request. Its a mobile based magazine created by Facebook which has given users totally a new way to interact with their friends on social media. Facebook always have a vision in making the Paper app the best way to experience stories from friends and family. Today , Facebook has rolled out the first major update to its Paper app version 1.1, with new enhancements and cool new features that will make users experience at the top level. Upon the request of users, the social giant has added the most requested features in the new Paper app. Lets have a detail look at new features added in Facebook Paper App.

Facebook Paper App New Features

Birthdays And Event 

Life’s best stories often start with a big event or a birthday. To help you keep up with important dates, Facebook has added birthday and event notifications to Paper. Tap the  to open your notifications. Then scroll past your notifications to see birthdays and events. Now you’ll never miss friends’ big days or your plans for Saturday night.

Photo Comments

Sometimes you want to comment on a friend’s post and words aren't enough to express yourself. How about adding some color to your commentary with a photo? To add photo comments, tap the camera next to the comments field, snap a picture and post a photo as your reply.

Group Updates

If you felt like you had trouble keeping up with posts from groups in Paper, this update will help you. Groups have been in Paper all along—and now Facebook has added unread counts so you can easily see which groups have new posts. To get to your groups, swipe down on any section cover to open the main menu. At the top of menu, tap the  to the right of the Search field. You’ll see your groups and other Facebook bookmarks.

9 New Article Covers

You already know that articles in Paper unfold to show you stories from some of the world’s best publishers. Designer Sharon Hwang painstakingly crafted over 50 of these custom article covers for Paper so you can quickly identify favorite publications like National Geographic. In version 1.1 Facebook has added many new covers to the collection. Now it’s even easier to spot articles from Bloomberg News, Mashable, FT, kottke, Fox News, Popular Science, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair and Hacker News. Happy reading!.

Other New Features in 1.1

This update includes basic accessibility support, and an arrow indicator that tells you when there are new stories in other sections. Facebook is continually working to make the app faster and more reliable. For a full list of new features in Paper 1.1 visit the App Store and get the update.

Thats all the new features Facebook has added on its Paper App, so people who are already using the paper app on their iOS devices can update the app from app store and for those who are new and making plans to download the Paper app after reading these new updates. You can download the app free from Apple Play Store.