Facebook today announced that it is improving the functionality of its search feature, making it more powerful than before. Now the search tool can be used not only for finding people, but also for finding specific posts. This feature has been added following the feedback that Facebook has received from users on the Graph Search beta and one of the things users said was most important was the ability to find specific posts.
That doesn’t mean users won’t be able to do with search what they previously could. It’s still possible to make queries like “my friends who live in New York” to bring up the appropriate people. Facebook does point out that search results are personalized and unique to each user, and each user can see specific posts only shared with them.
Facebook also heard from users that they wanted a better search experience on mobile, so today’s updates have been designed for mobile. The new search functionality will be available on Facebook for iPhone to start off, as well as the desktop. Other mobile platforms will have to wait a while for their turn.
The world’s largest social network says that these updates are rolling out this week in U.S. English on the iPhone and desktop. It hasn’t confirmed when other mobile platforms will receive the same update.
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