Facebook isn’ttheonly associationthatwantsto giveyour Android knowledge the makeover.The Korean startup at the back ofthe massivelypopular messaging app KakaoTalkhasjust expelled KakaoHome— the launcherthat letsyou fastreplyto KakaoTalk messages but carryingto openthe app, ratherlike Facebook Home’s vaunted Chat Heads. ReportedbyThe Guardian,the appalso letsyou fast check notificationsfor Kakao’s apartmentof apps, together withthe Tumblr-like KakaoStory,and KakaoGame,whichis identicalto Apple’s Game Center.


So far, KakaoHomeis Korea-only,butwedid conductto take thequick demeanouratwhatit offers,andin more agedto Facebook Home,the UI changesare really minor. Insteadofthe full-sized photosthat consecrate Facebook Home’s timeline, KakaoHome (aboveright)is the more-or-less customary launcher. Swipingrightfromthe homescreenwill exhibityour KakaoHome feed (above left),which includesallofyour notificationsfrom KakaoTalk, KakaoStory,and KakaoGame,whichyoucanthen actionon.Youcanalso download opposite themesifthe customary beige doesn’t workforyou. Otherwise,theonlybig squareof Kakao formation appearstobe the Snooze KakaoTalk widget,which stopsyoufrom removing notificationsfromthe discuss usefor upto 8 hours.

Facebook Homecould enthuse the callof imitations

Altogether, KakaoHome substantially isn’t startingto blow any a single away, even romantic usersofthe discuss service.Butitdoes demeanourlikethecanof worms non-stopby Facebook Homecould enthuse the callof imitations,ofwhich KakaoHomeisjustthe first.Bythis time subsequent year,therecouldbe the crowdof servicesall opposedforthat a single changed markonyour smartphone’s homescreen.It lookslike integrated launcherscouldbethenew homescreen widgets.