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Weve shown them what weve built and were just in an ongoing conversation, Mosseri said, referring to discussions with Apple.

On iPhone devices, the Home software would be tailored to what Apple prefers, Mosseri said. It could look much different than the Android version.

It may or may not be Home, he said. We could also just bring some of the design values to the iOS app. That might be how it ends up. Or we could build just the lock screen. Maybe then its not called Home, its called something else.

Apple declined to comment.

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook and Apple have a great relationship.

We are integrated into the operating system with them, Zuckerberg said. We have an active dialogue to do more with them.

Already, Facebook has issued an update to its iOS app that brings Chat Heads, a new feature in Facebook Home, to the iPhone.

But the suggestion that Apple could allow Facebook Home or anything similar on iOS drew scepticism from industry observers. Many doubt that Apple would bend its strict rules to allow any other company to influence the user interface of iOS. At the unveiling of Facebook Home last month, Zuckerberg admitted it would not be possible on iOS in the same form as the Android version.

Wed love to offer this on iPhone, and we just cant today, and we will work with Apple to do the best experience that we can within what they want, he said.

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Apple 'in talks' over Facebook Home for iPhone