We obtained some confidential information about the upcoming Facebook Phone. Here is what we know about it so far:
The FacebookPhone will be free (no contract) but will pause your call every 30 seconds to play an ad for 20
— Miguel de Icaza (@migueldeicaza) March 29, 2013
Everyone will get an FacebookPhone to use as a honeypot trap for unwanted calls.
— Miguel de Icaza (@migueldeicaza) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza it will also force a call to a person you haven't talked to in 10 years for every 5 calls you make.
— Jonathan Chambers (@jon_cham) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza it'll use the ambient light sensor to detect when your not listening to the ad on your phone and just restart it
— Alex Trott (@AlexTrott_) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza and ad calls cannot be muted, refused and the disconnect button will be suspended for the period of the call!...
— Sumit Maitra (@sumitkm) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza the proximity sensor will be used to switch between earphone and speakerphone if it detects you've put the phone down!
— Sumit Maitra (@sumitkm) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza Before you're able to call, you must finish a game of Farmville. When done, it asks "Do you wish to call *related friend*?"
— Marco Kuiper (@marcofolio) March 29, 2013
The FacebookPhone will charge you 100 dollars to dial people who you have not friended
— Miguel de Icaza (@migueldeicaza) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza After the call, a transcript and recording will be posted to your timeline, with the other party tagged.
— Chris Howie (@cdhowie) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza it will have a single hardware button -'Like'
— Martin Topping (@eMartinTopping) March 29, 2013
The FacebookPhone has no lock code, as privacy is just an illusion
— Miguel de Icaza (@migueldeicaza) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza When you call someone, their phone will ring on the lowest volume unless you pay to "Promote" the call.
— Brent Schooley (@brentschooley) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza It will also change the UI every week to expose features you don't use
— Shmueli Englard (@Shmuelie) March 29, 2013
@migueldeicaza "The application 'My Friend Secrets' would like the following permissions: * Eavesdrop on all of your FacebookPhone calls."
— Chris Howie (@cdhowie) March 29, 2013
Posted on 29 Mar 2013