Filed under: Internet Tools, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Facebook v2 for iPhone goes live
The Facebook [iTunes link] application for the iPhone has just been updated to version 2 (although you may see it listed as version 1.1 in the store), and the new version number brings some stellar features! In this release, the Facebook team has completely revamped the user interface and brought the client up to parity with the mobile Facebook app for Blackberry (really surpassed it, if you ask me). Some of the new features are: - Facebook Chat (OK, not new, but seems to be working much better now)
- Address book lookup
- New, easier to use interface, including notifications and the full news feed
WritePhoto post on friends' walls and view their full profiles- Photo tags (holding your finger down on the photo will show them)
- People search, friend requests and your full inbox/inbox search
- Photo uploading is faster
- You can now upload photos from your library stored on the iPhone
You can download this new version of FaceBook.app for iPhone from the iTunes App Store today. Be sure to check out the changes in the user interface by looking at our gallery of screenshots.
Gallery: Facebook 2 for iPhone
Thanks for the tip, Jason!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Michael Mistretta said 11:22PM on 9-29-2008
Very nice update. I've been waiting for this.
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McDoobie said 11:27PM on 9-29-2008
how I hate to be excited for this update.
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Bassir said 11:29PM on 9-29-2008
Damn, I'm so happy.
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macrule36 said 11:31PM on 9-29-2008
Balling...straight balling...with 52 friends...it probably won't take that long to load. Just upgraded both phones...really works a lot better than the old version...it's like having the full experience in your pocket...take that...
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Isaac said 11:40PM on 9-29-2008
Pictures are not working for me.
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Stephen.4 said 11:53PM on 9-29-2008
Me either. Guess they forgot to update something...
Stephen.4 said 11:51PM on 9-29-2008
Facebook chat was not a new feature. It's been their since the beginning.
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Stephen.4 said 11:54PM on 9-29-2008
There's also a new icon.
Levi Figueira said 11:52PM on 9-29-2008
Sh-weeeet update! =D
Already found a bug... no biggie though! ;)
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elleff said 12:07AM on 9-30-2008
Yeah, me too, if I Ignore a friend request it reduces notifications to none but the request is still there.
If I ignore again it goes to -1 requests... then -2 and so on!
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Roy said 12:00AM on 9-30-2008
it's much better than 1.x
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Mitch said 12:04AM on 9-30-2008
Also, Profiles, Friends, pretty much all lists get cut off at the bottom by the navigation bar. Pretty big bug to let slip past.
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Fernando said 12:05AM on 9-30-2008
Happy new year? What lol
...after googling I found out today is jewish new year. lol, tuaw is run by jews? (not that there's anything wrong with that.)
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Michael Rose said 1:00AM on 9-30-2008
Co-leads, one Jew and one Gentile. Thanks for asking.
Fernando said 10:08AM on 9-30-2008
I feel really awkward now...
elleff said 12:10AM on 9-30-2008
Ha! Just found another bug, if you want to look at older posts in a feed it just replicates the last group of updates...
These aren't just happening to me are they?
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eric said 12:25AM on 9-30-2008
This is such a great update... Been waiting for it forever!
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Jason Martin said 12:23AM on 9-30-2008
Finally what Facebook for iPhone should have been. Photos work fine for me. Sometimes it helps to restart your iPhone after installing an update or new app.
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Michael said 12:24AM on 9-30-2008
New Option: shake to reload
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LuminousNerd said 12:34AM on 9-30-2008
Thanks for letting us know. However, get your facts straight. Facebook Chat was always there, and you could always write on friends' walls.
P.S. The new layout SUCKS!!! It's buggy and slow and it's now even more of a pain in the ass to navigate TUAW! SLIM THIS SITE DOWN! And fix the buggy-as-all-hell commenting system too.
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