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Facebook v2.0 brings some big improvements

Joe — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:30:14 +0000

As we heard they’d do earlier in the week, RIM went ahead and released the newest version of Facebook for BlackBerry. It brings plenty of changes, including a new, sleek user interface, native Facebook chat, and tons of other features, including BBM integration. There’s a full breakdown at Inside BlackBerry, where you can get some neat-looking screen shots. Make sure to watch the video above, too, for an excellent walk-through of the newest features. If your phone doesn’t automatically update, you can download Facebook for BlackBerry from App World. You’ll need OS 5 or better. If you have a PlayBook, you can download that version here.

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Facebook v2.0 brings some big improvements

Facebook provides much needed update to BlackBerry app

Joe — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:30:35 +0000

There is a reason that the Facebook for BlackBerry app gets only two stars in App World. It’s a pretty crude version of Facebook, one that pales in comparison to its Android and iPhone counterparts. Last week, in fact, Facebook announced that it would be working harder on its Android app. BlackBerry? Not so much. We did get a new beta version in late October, and that did add some decent features. As of now that version, 1.9.0.20, is available to the public via App World. It’s not a revolution by any stretch, but it’s certainly an improvement over what was a borderline unusable app.

Facebook Places was one of the big adds. That’s a check-in service similar to foursquare, but a bit better because of Facebook’s user base. It also has the potential to provide more rewards, again because of Facebook’s size and reach.

Dedicated inbox is another feature they’ve added, as well as integration with your BlackBerry messages app. As I said in the beta post, this is something I’ve wanted. The more things I can keep tucked into that app, the better. Extra inboxes these days is really nothing but trouble.

Otherwise, we’re looking at a slightly improved UI, a search function, friends list, and a few more odds and ends that will render this a usable, but not great, app. You can get the Facebook app for free at App World.

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Facebook provides much needed update to BlackBerry app

Facebook for BlackBerry updated in Beta Zone

Joe — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:52:53 +0000

What’s the one BlackBerry app you think needs the most improving? If you said Facebook, then you’re attuned to the most common complaint among BlackBerry users. Seriously, we get a lot of comments and emails, and a ton of them involve the Facebook for BlackBerry app. It appears as though some relief is on the way. Via Inside BlackBerry we learn that Facebook for BlackBerry version 1.8 has been added to Beta Zone. There are some new features that seem like welcome additions to the app.

The biggest addition is the dedicated inbox, which gives you some options when viewing your Facebook messages. You can either see all of your Facebook stuff in a separate inbox, or you can have your messages integrated with your BlackBerry Messages inbox. I prefer the latter option. My goal is to have everything in one inbox, and this helps further that.

Another welcome addition is the synchronization between the web and the app. No longer will you see something opened on the web that you previously opened in the app. This might seem like a minor addition, but it’s certainly a crucial one. The app is much more useful if it syncs information.

Finally, the search function helps you find people and pages throughout Facebook. In addition, OS 6 users will have Facebook items added to Universal Search.

Other than that, the changes involve UI updates that make the app easier to use. This release, unfortunately, does not include Facebook Chat, though you can solve that by getting the Facebook Chat Pro app at the Store — though I’d just recommend waiting it out for the free version.

You can try to get the Facebook for BlackBerry app by clicking here. There is limited space, and as of this moment — 1:51 p.m. EDT on October 25, I haven’t been able to access the site.

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Facebook for BlackBerry updated in Beta Zone

Facebook 1.7 headed soon to a BlackBerry near you

Joe — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:30:52 +0000

If it seems like a new version of the Facebook BlackBerry app came out not too long ago, you’re not mistaken. We saw version 1.6 hit the airwaves in June, but it looks like that won’t hold back version 1.7. Boy Genius Report puts us on the scent for the newest version, which should be released some time this month. It comes from this Polish page, though Google translate probably doesn’t do this much justice. Anyway, there are a few new features which you might find useful.

The screen shot looks pretty nice, so there’s probably nothing to worry about regarding interface changes. Like version 1.6, it looks a lot like the Facebook we’ve come to know and — love, hate, whatever.

Among the new features include the ability to filter the news feed. This helps keep the endless news feed a bit less clogged. So if you just want to see what your friends are up to, you can select only status updates, just like you’ve been able to do on the Web Facebook since, well, pretty much forever.

There’s also a new view profile options, plus the pages load faster. Obviously all plusses. BGR has the ambiguous “more” item as their last bullet point, so we can only take that to mean that there will be more upgrades once the new version hits airwaves.

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Facebook 1.7 headed soon to a BlackBerry near you

Removing the IS Prefix From Facebook for BlackBerry Application

Cooper — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:08:45 +0000

As you may very well know, we here at BBGeeks.com are big fans of the Facebook for BlackBerry application. When it first arrived on the scene we welcomed it with open arms and a guided video tour.

There was always one little thing that bothered us about the application however; and that was the fact that, despite the removal from the main site, the cursed “IS” prefix remained in place taunting us with Facebook updates that read like a first grader wrote them.

Well today we received news that our prayers have been answered. That’s right folks, the “IS” is now a thing of the past. A figment of your imagination if you will . . .

To remove the dreaded Facebook “IS” prefix of death from your Facebook for BlackBerry application, simply head to the link below and download the available software update =)

Download the Facebook for BlackBerry Update

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Removing the IS Prefix From Facebook for BlackBerry Application

RIM finally removes the “is” from the BlackBerry Facebook app… NOT

Rae — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:55:20 +0000

Well, it only took five months, but today, RIM sent out an email to users of the BlackBerry Facebook application that the forced “is” status has finally been removed from the application.

“An important update is now available with the following change: The “View Status Updates” feature no longer contains “is”.

The update itself was simple enough. I clicked the link in the email and went to a page that gave me a link to download the application. I agreed to some terms and conditions and then clicked the download button. My BlackBerry then issued the following prompt:

“Application “Facebook” already exists. Replace version 1.0.0.18 with version 1.0.0.23?”

I clicked yes and waited a few seconds (okay, it was almost a minute) for the download to complete. After the download was finished, my BlackBerry presented me with the following prompt:

“Device must be rebooted to complete install.”

The two choices presented were Later or Reboot. I chose reboot (and as you might guess, my BB shut off and rebooted – and took a few minutes to do so as usual). Once my security software verified, I went to check out my shiny, newly updated Facebook app.

But there “is” is. STILL THERE. So, I go and check my applications out via the options section and sure enough, it says I have the latest version (1.0.0.23). Maybe something went wrong… so I pull the battery from my BB and reboot again. But, the “is” still remains.

By now I am annoyed. So, I delete the Facebook application from my BlackBerry all together. After yet another reboot, my BlackBerry relaunches Facebook free (actually, the icon was still there – removing the Facebook icon takes an extra step then simply uninstalling – but the application was removed – clicking on the icon took you to the download page).

So, I downloaded and installed the application… again. I gave the app my Facebook login information again and signed in. I clicked the status updates icon and there “is” was – laughing at me.

What’s worse than going five months without an update to your application? Sending a ton of your users an email saying that you updated your application only to disappoint them. For now, save your sanity… because the “is” lives on.

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RIM finally removes the “is” from the BlackBerry Facebook app… NOT

Facebook “is” for you and BB

Rae — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:46:28 +0000

So, yesterday we mentioned how we were a bit robbed of the “remove the is from the Facebook status” victory because the Facebook Blackberry software application was still forcing the “is” in the status updates.

Well, when I was looking at my status updates screen from the app last night, I realized suddenly that a lot of my friends seemed to be illiterate:

But, no, it isn’t that they’re illiterate, it’s that the Facebook app is not only appending the “is” to my own status updates, but it is appending it to every status update shown on the app. This must make the owners of the bring back the is group pretty happy. ;-)

We’ve tried un-installing and re-installing the application, but the “is” remains. Now all we can do is sit back and wait for RIM to update it.

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Facebook “is” for you and BB

The Facebook “is” lives on in the BlackBerry app

Rae — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:03:23 +0000

Many Facebook users were overjoyed this morning to see that Facebook had finally relented and made the “is” in the status updates optional. Now you can be any preposition or verb you’d like! ;-)

One small snag though for those of us using the incredibly handy Facebook BlackBerry App… we still are forced to use the “is” at the time of this posting.

Whether or not RIM will update their application remains to be seen. And as trivial as it sounds, considering that at this moment 79,000+ daily active Facebook users have the BlackBerry app installed and 181,000+ Facebook users joined the petition to have the “is” removed from status messages, to the die hard Facebook set/long time users, this kind of puts a tiny bit of defeat in a small victory.

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The Facebook “is” lives on in the BlackBerry app

Removing the Facebook Application from your BlackBerry

Cooper — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:04:53 +0000

Ever since the release of the Facebook application for BlackBerry, there have been countless posts made online about both its benefits and its shortcomings.

One specific complaint is the fact that this application seems to be draining the battery life of some early adopters.

While I cannot speak for anyone else, I can attest to the fact that the Facebook application functioned perfectly on my 8800. I have experienced none of the errors or glitches reported widely across the Web.

For those of you who have, unfortunately, been exposed to a less than satisfying user experience while installing and attempting to integrate the Facebook application into your mobile lifestyle, I am here to help you get rid of it.

Simply follow the instructions below and you will be back on the path to longer battery life.

Just Take it Away Already!

To remove the Facebook application from your BlackBerry, or any other application for that matter, involves only a few easy steps. I have laid out this process using screenshots taken directly from my 8800 during the deletion process.

Step 1:

Locate the applications icon on your BlackBerry homescreen and click on it once.

Step 2:

Locate the Options icon from the list of available applications presented to you. Click on this icon once.

Step 3:

Select Advanced Options from the list and click on it once.

Step 4:

Under the Advanced Options, you will see the Applications heading. Highlight this heading and click it once.

Step 5:

Scroll down the list of applications installed on your BlackBerry until Facebook is highlighted.

Press the menu button on your BlackBerry (located between the call/dial button and the trackball on the 8800). This will bring up the properties/permissions dialog box.

Step 6:

scroll down until you have highlighted the word Delete and click on it once to uninstall the Facebook for BlackBerry application.

Step 7:

You will be prompted to delete [uninstall] at this point or cancel the operation.

That’s it, folks; uninstalling the Facebook application from your BlackBerry in a few simple steps.

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Removing the Facebook Application from your BlackBerry

Facebook application crashes BlackBerrys?

Joe — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:15:58 +0000

Scouring the web, we came across this anecdote of someone who had their BlackBerry crash after a week of using the Facebook application. The problem lies right in the application’s convenience. Messages and alerts from Facebook are sent to your phone, but instead of being hosted on Facebook’s servers, they are stored locally on your phone. For this user, it caused his email, call history, and Facebook messages to be deleted.

So what about you? Any issues among the BlackBerry faithful regarding the new application?

[All Facebook]

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Facebook application crashes BlackBerrys?