Facebook Launches Touchscreen Optimized Mobile Site

For some, Facebook is one of those social networking sites that you just can’t leave home without. That being said, the experience has been pretty underwhelming for Windows Mobile users. After months of outrage from users, Microsoft finally released an official Facebook App, but we can’t say that we’ve been overly impressed with it. Development seems to have stalled and the ever so present bugs are still afloat.

Because of the miserable scrolling experience and bugs that come with the official app, I find myself using Microsoft’s rendition half the time and alternative methods the other half. Why split time? Simple - all methods of accessing Facebook feel incomplete, so I use them for different reasons.

Well, it looks like we have another option on the table as Facebook has just launched a new, touchscreen optimized sub-site for mobile platforms. While the older m.facebook portal was a universal way to access the site from all phones, it appears that the new mobile site is better suited for our touchscreen Windows Phones. Continue reading for more information.

The guys at AllFacebook reached out to Facebook officials and this is the response they received:

“We’ve redesigned our mobile site for touch devices (x.facebook.com and iphone.facebook.com) with new features and to make it look and feel like other Facebook mobile and Web properties.

The site also has a new domain name, touch.facebook.com. A user only needs to type Facebook.com into the address bar of their mobile browser and they will be automatically directed to the Facebook mobile site best suited to their device.

The goal is for our mobile products to offer a familiar user experience that is simple and easy-to-use regardless of the device they choose.”


It's good to see that Facebook realizes that there's a demand for touchscreen mobile support outside of the iPhone community. So if you’re not a fan of the official Microsoft app or you just want another option to satisfy your daily Facebook needs, check it out from your mobile browser of choice at touch.facebook.com.

Note: to compare the experience with that of the older mobile site, scroll down to the bottom of the touch Facebook page and click back and forth between “Mobile Site” and “Touch Site.”