Up to now, the Notifications tab on Facebook's mobile app has been the realm of comments and likes. The social network will soon be offering users a lot more through the channel, in a move with slight echoes of Twitter's recent addition of Moments.
On top of the good old-fashioned notifications, Facebookers will get pop-ups of friends' birthdays and live events, sports scores, and events.
There's a slew of additional options as well, based on user location (once opted in, naturally), including weather, local movies, restaurants in the proximity, and a list of goings-on in the area. The notifications will be contained on cards à la Google Now, offering up more details with a tap.
The update is coming to the Facebook app for Android and iOS, rolling out "gradually" in the near future.
A more useful Notifications Tab on mobile from Facebook on Vimeo.
Source: Facebook
