According to new reports, Facebook is testing several interest-based news feeds on mobile.
First spotted by Jason Stein, founder and CEO of Laundry Service, the new mobile feature allows users to browse numerous feeds, rather than having all of the content on one aggregated news feed. "People have told us they’d like new options to see and have conversations about more stories on Facebook around specific topics they’re interested in," a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Time. "So we are testing feeds for people to view different stories from people and Pages based on topic areas. You can access these feeds from your Bookmarks, located underneath Favorites, or a navigation bar under Search." It is unclear if the main news feed would change with the addition of these content-based feeds. Facebook did not say if or when the multiple news feeds would roll out to more users at this time.
In addition to the new content-based feeds, Facebook is testing its "Marketplace" feature. Previously, called "Shopping," this feature has been in testing since October, but was hidden within the main section of the app. Now, according to images received by The Verge, the "Marketplace" icon replaces the Facebook Messenger icon at the bottom of the iOS app. The Messenger icon has moved to the top, next to the search bar (the same as on the Android app). The Marketplace icon brings users to a shopping page. For now, Facebook Marketplace is only available to a small percentage of users in the United States, and is not ready for a global rollout any time soon. A Facebook spokesperson said, "We’re still in the early stages of testing and will continue to update the experience as we learn more about what works best."
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