Systems, apparatus and methods for facilitating display and management of information for communication devices

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• initiating display of images indicative of contacts, wherein the contacts are defined based on input received by the apparatus, wherein the initiating the display comprises initiating, via updatable wallpaper, display of content from a body of a message from a contact of the contacts, wherein levels of detail of the content are displayed based on date information associated with receipt of the message, wherein a first level of detail of the levels of detail comprises an abbreviated version of the content associated with the message, and wherein a second level of detail of the levels of detail comprises an expanded version of the content associated with the message comprising more detail than the abbreviated version;
• initiating an update to an animated icon that is included in a wallpaper displayed by the apparatus;
• facilitating integration of different types of text messages for one of the contacts;
• and
• facilitating concurrent display of the text messages and social media information for the one of the contacts, wherein social media information represents information shared via a virtual community.

A computer-readable storage device storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• facilitating displaying, via a user interface of the device, an updatable wallpaper comprising a theme personalized to a user identity associated with the device;
• and
• updating the updatable wallpaper to display an animated icon,
• wherein the animated icon is included in the wallpaper, wherein the updating is based on a detected activity of a contact associated with the animated icon, wherein the facilitating the displaying comprises facilitating, via the updatable wallpaper, displaying of a level of content of a message from the contact via an action of the animated icon, wherein the action of the animated icon is based on a defined level of privacy for the message.