For people having a slow internet connection, especially under 2G network, a simple navigation to Facebook homepage would sometime mean eternity. The process of downloading the site data would take at least a minute or two before finally ending the ordeal. This may sound exaggerated apart from other important concerns, but Facebook itself find the concern significant and worth studying for better future services.
In response to the said phenomenon, Facebook gave their employees an option to simulate a 2G connection, thus allowing them to have a glimpse and understand what most users with slow connection are experiencing every day. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed via mashable stating that,
"People are coming online at a staggering rate in emerging markets and, in most cases, are doing so on mobile via 2G connections. But on the lower end of 2G networks, it can take about two minutes to download a webpage. We need to understand how people use Facebook in different Internet connections in all parts of the world so we can build the best experience for them."
The aim of the tech giant to deliver better service likewise extends to messaging functions. Just recently, time reported that Facebook is officially retiring the "Other" messages folder as part of their messaging function. The said function was placed as part of their messaging product to receive messages from non-Facebook friends. On a statement released by VP of messaging products, David Marcus, he stated that via time that;
"We truly want to make Messenger the place where you can find and privately connect with anyone you need to reach, but only be reached by the people you want to communicate with. Now, the only thing you need to talk to virtually anyone in the world, is their name."
With all the said updates and upcoming releases, Facebook is indeed being true to their goal of connecting people wherever they are in the most convenient and easiest way possible.
