Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly working on a project that will see the company develop HTML5-based apps in order to bypass Apple’s app distribution platform, new reports suggest.
The new project, reportedly codenamed “Spartan”, is an attempt at delivering a high-quality mobile experience without having to adhere to Apple rules.
According to TechCrunch, the project has 80 developers currently working on it and will include the ability to access other apps through iOS devices, such as games like FarmVille. Currently some Facebook features are unavailable when browsing through iPad’s Safari program.
The report also claims the ultimate goal of the project is to have app and game developers work through Facebook directly, rather than Apple’s own ecosystem.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COMMENTS
SmartCompany is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while it is being reviewed, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.