Everyone
on the planet has a Facebook. Well, almost everyone. That means that
basically all of us already have our name and personal information
stored there in our account. Why not use that to quickly log in to
things? Facebook Login does exactly that across the web and on Android and iOS. This week Microsoft announced it is coming to Windows Phone too.
How does it work?
You
might be asking yourself “can’t I already log in to some apps with
Facebook?” Yes, you can, but it usually sends you to the website and
it’s a clunky mess. Facebook Login works with the official Facebook apps
for Windows and Windows Phone. If you have those installed it’s just as
simple as pressing a button and you’re logged in. One thing to note is
that using Facebook Login will allow Facebook to share your activity in
the app. Like the radio station you are listening to, for example.
It’s
up to developers to integrate Facebook Login into their apps.
iHeartRadio and Foursquare have already announced they will soon add
this to their Windows Phone 8 apps, and Adobe will be adding it to their
Windows 8.1 apps. if you’re a developer we have links to the guides to
implement Facebook Login below.
