Facebook has released software that puts feeds from the social network on the home page of Android phones.

The software will act like a "wrapper" for the Android operating system and become the main way to use a phone.

In a presentation given at Facebook's campus founder Mark Zuckerberg claimed the change would put people and not apps at the heart of the mobile experience.

Notifications, images and messages will appear on the main screen of the phone instead of being accessible via a downloadable app.

Software available on 6 phones

Facebook Home will be available from April 12th via the Google Play Store as a download and will work only with phones running Android 4.0 or higher.

The software will be available on 6 phones: 3 from HTC and 3 from Samsung. Only 4 of these handsets are available now. The others are set to launch alongside Facebook home.

Digital Editor with the Sunday Business Post is Adrian Weckler. He explained to Breakfast Business what it does.