<p>At today's Facebook "Home on Android" event, the company launched a brand new homescreen that can be installed across any Android device, called Home.</p><p>Home transforms your smartphone from a app-centric, task-driven device to a people-centric tool, keeping you in the know about your friends and connections with nary a swipe from you. But one part of the phone that Facebook is dedicated to preserving is messaging, and Home clearly puts a strong emphasis on it.</p><p>Zuck explained that Messaging shouldn't be treated like any other app, though it often is treated that way in the current ecosystem. That said, Home lets you get to the Messaging app with one easy swipe, but it goes much deeper than that.</p><p>When you're in a conversation with someone, their icon actually stays right on the home screen for easy access. Facebook is calling it a Chat Head, which is perhaps the worst part of the whole feature.</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/04/facebooks-new-home-puts-focus-on-messaging-with-chat-heads/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/04/us-facebook-android-messaging-idUSBRE9330VH20130404">Facebook unveils &quot;chat heads&quot; messaging tool for mobile phones</a> (Reuters)</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/04/facebook-home-chat-heads-messaging">Facebook Home launches on Android with Chat Heads messaging feature</a> (The Guardian)</p><p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-announces-chat-heads-messaging-service-04276505/">Facebook announces Chat Heads messaging service</a> (SlashGear)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dnZ_8MEU7Xgh6HM3eQB3L559tOUEM&ned=us">1,269 additional articles.</a></p>