If you use the Fluff Buster browser extension, you can revert it back to the old scheme, at least for now. Dunno if it'll continue working after their Sept cutoff date 😶
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Facebook to Remove 'Classic' Web Design Option Next Month
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Cool.
I removed myself from Facebook 48 months ago, classic ethereal bliss.
I removed myself from Facebook 48 months ago, classic ethereal bliss.
Yes, indeed! I deleted mine years ago and have no regrets whatsoever!
I always switch back to the old version and when they ask why, I tell them that the new one is hideous and looks like the facebook version of those Firefly phones, for elderly people, where everything is 3 times as big as it needs to be. I'd love NOTHING more than to ditch facebook all together, but I have family on it and for some, it's our only means to communicate. If they're forcing this awful change on everyone, I'll just stick to the app and forgo any desktop interactions.
it's rolling out. My wife's FB layout was changed, not mine.
I was just asked to switch to the new layout.
[automerge]1598028126[/automerge]
If you dont want data stolen, dont get on it?
The new look is growing on me. I love these people who think they are too cool for Facebook 
. Owning a business these days, sadly Facebook is a must.
I like it. I like I can see family and friends from afar.
. Owning a business these days, sadly Facebook is a must.I like it. I like I can see family and friends from afar.
Right I only log on once in a while now. I was optimistic about the new design but it was so uncomfortable to use cause it took up SO much space on my screen vs the classic lol
What I seem not to understand is why the hell facebook refuses to load when I am connected to a VPN while other websites load successfully even youtube, am I the only one experiencing this?
We want a smooth looking experience so when we exploit you and your information at least you're smiling and getting your fill of cat videos.
Then it might be the server to which I am connected, it fails to load everything 70% of the time, I will test every location then
You are over-generalising a bit. Reality is a tad more nuanced than that. I am not sure about Facebook (nor am I a user for quite some time now), but there are companies that do extensive user research before settling on a design or UX. One could also argue - just being the devil's advocate here - that the design people "like" is not always what the business goal is. Statistics show that people get used to change. We often don't like change, but we get used to it. Every time Apple removes a port or changes the UI, people are up in arms prophesying the end of Apple, threatening to dump all their Apple devices into the fiery pits of Etna, yet it never happens, and Apple doubles its share-value in 6 months. The bottom line here is that many companies contrast likability with revenue, and it's not always an easy decision to make. Often user assumptions are in stark contrast with data that is being gathered on user behaviour over many many months.
Unfortunately, also because people don't like change, they will feel very reluctant to dropping a platform they are now invested in. It sounds ridiculous, but hundreds of millions of people's lives revolve around Facebook and that's where they store all their memories, that's where they have their conversations, set their restaurant reservations, etc. It is both mind-boggling and soul-crushing to see people do this, but it is nevertheless the reality. Facebook can unleash the arguably worst of designs, and they will not drop the platform unless there is a viable alternative. Except there isn't because at this point Facebook is so huge that it's very difficult to compete with, unless there is governmental input - see China or Russia.
I’m bothered by the fact that there are so many mouse-over pop ups. Mainly infoblox about posters and commenters. It’s visually distracting to have the pop up in and out as you move the pointer around. It’s also a minefield for clicking. If you move the cursor to click on the ‘like’ icon, a pop up may appear over it and you have suddenly send a friend request to the person you were arguing with!
Initially, Facebook was a chronological feed where the further you scrolled, the older the posts were. You could always find something if you scrolled far enough. It was a way to know what your actual friends are DOING and POSTING onto Facebook.
Many years ago, they changed this, to make the posts seemingly random. If you go to Facebook, you have no idea what you'll see. A post from 2 days ago, or from 2 minutes ago. And if you refresh the page, it will be something completely different. You will mostly see ads disguised as posts from your friends, because your friends will share pages that are basically ads. Then there's "stories" which is just... I don't even know. A photo that you can only look at for 2 seconds and then it loads another one. I never had enough time to figure out what the hell that is.
Ever since then, Facebook is not about what people POST on Facebook. It's some unpredictable, obscure, automated feed that says stuff about people that you may not even know (because they are comments on a post that a friend of a friend shared so it has nothing to do with any of your friends). So basically I go on Facebook, and if there's nothing that makes sense immediately, I close it. I don't bother scrolling because there's no point, it doesn't increase my chances of finding something I'm looking for. Seems like Facebook is not designed for you to actually LOOK for something, but rather for when you have no idea what you want and it literally just "feeds" you completely random stuff.
The new design is another step in this direction: I have no idea what's going on, where stuff is, and all I see is "content" and I have no way of controlling it. You can't sort it, you can't change it, and you have no idea why it's being shown to you. It's like TV, it's just there for you to see, and if it's not relevant to you well... too bad.
The bad part is that I have no idea what my friends are doing unless I ask them. The good part is that this means I spend almost no time on Facebook anymore, especially thanks to their standalone Messenger app which is pretty cool. You no longer have to load the website to talk to people.
Many years ago, they changed this, to make the posts seemingly random. If you go to Facebook, you have no idea what you'll see. A post from 2 days ago, or from 2 minutes ago. And if you refresh the page, it will be something completely different. You will mostly see ads disguised as posts from your friends, because your friends will share pages that are basically ads. Then there's "stories" which is just... I don't even know. A photo that you can only look at for 2 seconds and then it loads another one. I never had enough time to figure out what the hell that is.
Ever since then, Facebook is not about what people POST on Facebook. It's some unpredictable, obscure, automated feed that says stuff about people that you may not even know (because they are comments on a post that a friend of a friend shared so it has nothing to do with any of your friends). So basically I go on Facebook, and if there's nothing that makes sense immediately, I close it. I don't bother scrolling because there's no point, it doesn't increase my chances of finding something I'm looking for. Seems like Facebook is not designed for you to actually LOOK for something, but rather for when you have no idea what you want and it literally just "feeds" you completely random stuff.
The new design is another step in this direction: I have no idea what's going on, where stuff is, and all I see is "content" and I have no way of controlling it. You can't sort it, you can't change it, and you have no idea why it's being shown to you. It's like TV, it's just there for you to see, and if it's not relevant to you well... too bad.
The bad part is that I have no idea what my friends are doing unless I ask them. The good part is that this means I spend almost no time on Facebook anymore, especially thanks to their standalone Messenger app which is pretty cool. You no longer have to load the website to talk to people.