Facebook Testing Slideshow Feature in Android App

Some Android users are starting to see the Slideshow feature Facebook introduced for its flagship iOS application last June.

Some Android users are starting to see the Slideshow feature Facebook introduced for its flagship iOS application last June (pictured to the right).

Slideshow was actually born as part of Facebook’s stand-alone Moments app.

As its name suggests, Slideshow enables users to combine multiple photos and videos into a slideshow, complete with music and a customized title

Phil Oakley of Android Police shared the screenshots below, saying that users in the test group are seeing Slideshow among their “Post to Facebook” options, above “Tag Friends,” and tapping on it brings them to a gallery of photos and videos.

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And the social network confirmed to Sarah Perez of TechCrunch that it is testing Slideshow with “a small percentage” of Android users.

Readers: Would you like to see Facebook launch Slideshow for Android?

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