UPDATE on Friday, May 29: We've received a lot of positive feedback on this test, so we're rolling out the feature to everyone. Over the next week, you should start seeing the expanded view of search listings, if you haven't already. We'll continue to closely monitor usage and reaction.
Being able to find your friends is an important part of your experience on Facebook. By making connections with the people you care about, you can begin to discover what is going on in their lives and share your updates with them. That's why today we're testing... an interface change that we hope will make it easier to find your friends on Facebook.
Now, some of you will be able to click on the names of people with whom you are neither confirmed friends nor in a common network. You will be able to see all of the same information that's available in the current search listings, but it will just be formatted more clearly and with a full-sized profile picture.
Previously, when you saw the name of someone whose profile was not open to you, it could be a frustrating experience. You either couldn't click on the person's name or you only saw a small search listing with a thumbnail of a profile picture after clicking on a name. Sometimes, the picture was too small for you to recognize the person, especially if there were multiple people with the same name or if you hadn't seen the person in a while. We're testing this new profile view to help avoid these situations.
Keep in mind that only the presentation of the information is changing — no additional information about you or other people is shared outside of what was already available in current search listings. By default, only your name, profile photo, networks and list of friends are included in the profile from your search listings. If you want to further limit what is found about you in search listings, you can always adjust your profile privacy settings or your search privacy settings. You will always have the option not to appear in search listings at all.
Try searching for old friends you haven't connected with yet on Facebook. If you see this expanded view of their profiles, you're part of the test. If you don't, then you're not yet in the test. As we learn about how the new view is working, we'll be adding this feature for more people.
Eric Zamore, an engineer, can now see the big picture.
See MoreBeing able to find your friends is an important part of your experience on Facebook. By making connections with the people you care about, you can begin to discover what is going on in their lives and share your updates with them. That's why today we're testing... an interface change that we hope will make it easier to find your friends on Facebook.
Now, some of you will be able to click on the names of people with whom you are neither confirmed friends nor in a common network. You will be able to see all of the same information that's available in the current search listings, but it will just be formatted more clearly and with a full-sized profile picture.
Previously, when you saw the name of someone whose profile was not open to you, it could be a frustrating experience. You either couldn't click on the person's name or you only saw a small search listing with a thumbnail of a profile picture after clicking on a name. Sometimes, the picture was too small for you to recognize the person, especially if there were multiple people with the same name or if you hadn't seen the person in a while. We're testing this new profile view to help avoid these situations.
Keep in mind that only the presentation of the information is changing — no additional information about you or other people is shared outside of what was already available in current search listings. By default, only your name, profile photo, networks and list of friends are included in the profile from your search listings. If you want to further limit what is found about you in search listings, you can always adjust your profile privacy settings or your search privacy settings. You will always have the option not to appear in search listings at all.
Try searching for old friends you haven't connected with yet on Facebook. If you see this expanded view of their profiles, you're part of the test. If you don't, then you're not yet in the test. As we learn about how the new view is working, we'll be adding this feature for more people.
Eric Zamore, an engineer, can now see the big picture.
