Facebook is spinning off Events into a separate app, but don’t freak out
By Sarah Sutton • October 25, 2016
Facebook just launched Events from Facebook, a standalone app to help you navigate Facebook events more seamlessly. Facebook isn’t requiring users of the service’s Events feature to download the Events app (at least not yet). Like Facebook Groups, it’s for users — probably power users — who prefer to manage Events in a dedicated app. Once you open the app, “You can quickly catch up on new events your friends are interested in, recently announced events by the Pages you like, and updates from events you’re already connected to,” according to Facebook. You can also search for events you may be interested in based on time and location.