If any person having a slow Internet connection, the new news feed will only load post they are easier and lighter to load.
Example, more text post will be shown.
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has updated its news feedfeature so that content loads quickly even with weak internetconnections.Many of Facebook's users are in emerging markets with weak 2G connections, such as India, Brazil and Mexico, where it is difficult to load pictures and videos that use moredata.
The update is part of an effort by Facebook to get more users in these countries as it has largely saturated the US and western European markets.The Facebook app is able to select articles, pictures and videos to load based on the strength of users' connections. Ifthey have weak connectivity, news feed will select content that is easier and faster to load, such as text articles or posts . Facebook employees in India reported slow connectivity thatoften made the app frustrating to use, said Tom Alison, Facebook's director of engineering. The company then sent a team to India, dedicated to delivering a faster news feed experience in areas with weak connections."News feed is a product you tend to want to check regularly throughout the day, and that's not possible when it's slow to load," Alison said.
As part of the update, Newsfeed can also pull up stories even when there is no connection.
Source - ndtv. Gadgets
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