Facebook revamps the settings menu to match the ‘People’s Mental Model’: all the changes and improvements

social media giant Facebook It has redesigned its settings page to make it easier for users to find tools. The company says it has streamlined the layout, while keeping all previous settings with the user. new Facebook The Settings layout comes with a reduced number of categories, and new names to bring them closer to the “mental model of people”. There’s no need to think too much about where to start.”

The new settings on Facebook are now divided into six broad categories, and each of them includes a number of related settings – Account, Preferences, Audience and Visibility, Permissions, Your Information, and Community Standards and Legal Policies. Facebook has also moved several standalone settings so that they stay with the respective settings. For example, the News Feed was previously in a smaller category of its own. Now, however, it has been moved to Preferences where it is grouped with similar settings. Facebook has also improved the search tool in Settings. It says that if the user does not know the exact name or location of the setting, it is now easier to find the settings that the user needs.