Facebook for BlackBerry Updates to v1.7, Read What’s New and Download the Update!!
Oct 16, 2009
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The boys and girls at RIM have been busy getting ready for the new BlackBerry 5.0 software update for most BlackBerry models, and the launch of the Storm2 and Bold2 devices. Since Facebook is currently on the must have list, RIM has updated the Facebook app to V1.7 in prepation for the new OS, and threw in a few new features to boot.
Read what’s new:
- News Feed Support – The ability to set the News Feed as the landing page
- News Feed Filters – The ability to toggle between ‘News Feed, Status Updates, Photos & Links’
- Caching Improvements – The application uses the device memory more efficiently.
- Feed Pre-fetching- The user will not be required to wait while their Facebook Feeds are updated
- View Profile Menu Option – Clients may easily view their own profile by selecting ‘View my Profile’ from the menu. “
You can pickup the new update in BlackBerry app world, www.BlackBerry.com/facebook , or m.facebook.com to download directly to your berry. Don’t forget, if you like the web verison try http://x.facebook.com .Â
Leave a comment on what you think of the update. Big shout out to Ms.BlackBerry for the update..
