Recommending applications using social networking information

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
• receive, during an initial configuration of a mobile device by a user, a user identifier corresponding to the user of the mobile device;
• identify, based on the user identifier, a first application not previously installed by the user to recommend to the user of the mobile device during the initial configuration of the mobile device;
• identifying social networking system information associated with all social networking system users within a social networking system who have downloaded and installed the first application, wherein the social networking system information corresponds to a relevancy for identifying the first application as a recommendation for the user of the mobile device;
• identify, based on the user identifier, a second application the user previously installed on a different mobile device to recommend to the user of the mobile device during the initial configuration of the mobile device;
• and
• provide, for presentation to the user of the mobile device within a single display and during the initial configuration of the mobile device, application recommendations comprising the first application not previously installed by the user, the social networking system information associated with all the social networking system users within the social networking system who have downloaded and installed the first application, and the second application the user previously installed on the different mobile device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:

• receive, during an initial configuration of a mobile device by a user, a user identifier corresponding to the user of the mobile device;
• identify, based on the user identifier, a first application not previously installed by the user to recommend to the user of the mobile device during the initial configuration of the mobile device;
• identify social networking system information associated with all social networking system users within a social networking system who have downloaded and installed the first application, wherein the social networking system information corresponds to a relevancy for identifying the first application as a recommendation for the user of the mobile device;
• identify, based on the user identifier, a second application the user previously installed on a different mobile device to recommend to the user of the mobile device during the initial configuration of the mobile device;
• and
• provide, for presentation to the user of the mobile device within a single display and during the initial configuration of the mobile device, application recommendations comprising the first application not previously installed by the user, the social networking system information associated with all the social networking system users within the social networking system who have downloaded and installed the first application, and the second application the user previously installed on the different mobile device.