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Facebook is introducing a new "Trending News" section to the Facebook app on iOS and Android devices, designed to make it easier for Facebook users to access current and trending news stories, reports TechCrunch.

Trending News aggregates news stories from a wide range of sources and ranks them by the number of publications that are sharing a particular story. The Trending News section can be accessed by going to the "Explore" tab and then scrolling down to the specific "Trending News" section, which Facebook began introducing on iOS a few weeks ago.

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From there, news stories are displayed in a list, and tapping a story allows users to read headlines from a range of sources, watch videos, see photos, and view top Facebook posts about the topic. Trending Topics that are seen in the Facebook search feed also share a similar design when tapped.

Facebook first announced plans to redesign its Trending Topics section back in May, with the update aimed at allowing users to see how publications are covering a particular topic as well as relevant discussions from friends and public figures.

Facebook can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Facebook Rolling Out New Trending News Section on Mobile
 
My girlfriend got a major update to the Facebook app through on her devices, cause she was telling me about some visual changes they’ve made. But I’ve had no such update in the days since. Could it be that Facebook aren’t pushing this update out to people running the iOS 11 beta?
 
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