--- title: Facebook comes to Ubuntu phone description: The Ubuntu community is developing a Facebook application for Ubuntu smartphones ready for launch later this year. It will be an Ubuntu Web App, which takes web based applications, such as Facebook, and enables them to act just like native applications. Web apps integrate with the Ubuntu phone’s interface for functions such as launch, not […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/facebook-comes-to-ubuntu-phone?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 10 September 2013 # Facebook comes to Ubuntu phone [Apps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/apps) [Facebook](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/facebook) --- Share the article The Ubuntu community is developing a Facebook application for Ubuntu smartphones ready for launch later this year. It will be an Ubuntu Web App, which takes web based applications, such as Facebook, and enables them to act just like native applications. Web apps integrate with the Ubuntu phone’s interface for functions such as launch, notifications and controls. This means that you can launch Facebook directly from the homescreen and see new messages and notifications in the “messages” bar on the screen without ever having to launch the application. The Facebook web app will also integrate with Ubuntu online accounts, which lets users register their Facebook details so that Ubuntu can automatically authenticate the app while using Ubuntu. This gives a hassle-free way to manage applications, so you don’t have to enter details each time you log in and it keeps you in control. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Top 10 apps to boost your productivity](https://canonical.com/blog/top-10-apps-to-boost-your-productivity) Winter is rolling in (for those in the Northern Hemisphere at least). Long summer evenings are on hold for now. In these colder months, it can be difficult to get back into... [Holly Hall](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hollyhall) 19 November 2021 [### Secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years](https://canonical.com/blog/secure-your-open-source-freedom-for-10-years) If this is your desire, it is Ubuntu Pro’s commitment: “Ubuntu Pro will secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years”. Security and Freedom shouldn’t be a debate, a trade-off,... [Hugo Huang](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hugohuangtao) 16 November 2021 [### Canonical announces Managed Apps to simplify enterprise cloud operations](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-announces-managed-apps-to-simplify-enterprise-cloud-operations) 1st April 2020: Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announces Managed Apps – enabling enterprises to have their apps deployed and operated by Canonical as a fully managed... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 1 April 2020 [### A guide to developing Android apps on Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/a-guide-to-developing-android-apps-on-ubuntu) Android is the most popular mobile operating system and is continuing to grow its market share. IDC expects that Android will have 85.5% of the market by 2022, demonstrating... [Alex Cattle](https://canonical.com/blog/author/cattleaej) 27 August 2019