Facebook Home features spread to iPhones

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Facebook said on Tuesday that features from its new Home software for Android-powered smartphones will begin spreading this week to Apple's popular iPhones.

"Home was about our ability to demonstrate what you can do when you own the whole experience," Facebook's chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, said during an on-stage chat at the All Things D conference devoted to mobile technology.

"We are working closely with Apple; with Microsoft, with everyone to try to get as good a Facebook people-first experience you can across all devices."

The first Home feature to arrive on iPhones will be "chat heads" that let message exchanges with friends follow people as they navigate the social network.

Facebook software for Android takes over smartphone home and lock screens, but the version for iPhones requires users to click into the social network's mobile application.

Zuckerberg was careful not to throw down overt challenges to Apple or Google.

"We have a great relationship with Apple," Zuckerberg said.

The iPhone app update comes as Facebook tries to connect more with mobile users, and deliver more ads in the fast-growing segment.