[![Facebook App Center for mobile leaks out on iOS, uses peer pressure to ][1] ][2]
While [Facebook][3] said it would deliver a version of its [App Center][4] store for mobile, it was shy on how that would work. An early iOS tester (since confirmed by _TechCrunch_) apparently didn't want to wait for an official explanation and slipped out a handful of shots: they show a mobile-optimized store that will look familiar to anyone who's picked up an iPhone or an Android phone in the past few years, but with an appropriately social bent. Friends' recommendations come front and center, and are so prominent that they take precedence over the app description; we're wondering if Facebook isn't pressuring us into downloading apps like it's a schoolyard dare. Facebook is still reluctant to say when App Center will hit pint-size proportions for everyone, though the largely complete-looking test version gives us hope for a quicker launch.
[Facebook App Center for mobile leaks out on iOS, uses peer pressure to clinch the sale][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][5] on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][6].
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