Official Facebook Android App Now Available
The official Facebook Android application is now available to download from the Android Market.
We haven’t had a chance to have a good play with the app yet, but from what we’re hearing the Facebook Android app has fewer features than it’s iPhone counterpart but does allow access to walls, commenting, and status updates.
Facebook for Android™ makes it easy to stay connected and share information with friends. You can share status updates from your home screen, check out your news feed, look at your friends’ walls and user info. Share photos from your phone and can even look up up to 125 friends’ phone numbers from the home screen.
The Facebook for Android app was revealed back in July, and has been long awaited by many Android and Facebook users since.
An official announcement from Facebook is expected shortly. So stay tuned for more info!
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September 8th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
It is crashing on the HTC Hero (G2 Touch)!
September 8th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
It’s not the official application, the developers website is a link to a Facebook group, which state the application is not official. The developers e-mail address is a gmail account which should of been a dead give away to begin with. Check out the link to the developers website:
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=74769995908
September 8th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
It is a little strange…
Comment from the Facebook group:
“it’s the only native facebook app for android right now. its not developed by facebook. its developed by google. facebook granted access to internal apis”
The app’s about button also includes :
“(c) Facebook 2009
Android software development consulting provided by Multiple Facets Inc”
September 8th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Been looking into it a little more. All the other official FB apps were either developed by FB (iPhone) RIM (Blackberry) Palm (Palm) and Microsoft (WinMo). The all use the Facebook (c) logo along with there respective name. They all have links to official sites and official contact details. I find it very suspect that there are no official links from this group or contacts. I think will DL and look through the EULA, to see what it says. I must be bored, LOL.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
EULA links straight to FB TOS. Which you have to do if your using FB API and requesting user name and passwords as per the FB Developer agreement. Wonder if we will have any official word from FB any time soon?
September 8th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Good sleuthing Ben
It is unusual that a press release hasn’t accompanied the app, but hopefully Facebook will release a statement on the app shortly.
September 8th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Argh! I’m glad I clicked through to view this post’s comments (I use Google Reader).
I’m changing my Facebook password to be on the safe side. Thanks for the heads-up, guys.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
I use this all the time on my Curve. Very nice app.
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August 25th, 2010 at 6:08 am
Hey all,Fantastic post, although i’m more fascinated in what will take place out of this google vs facebook social network war. I haven’t heard much news on it lately, which perhaps indicates that it’s definitely not that far off, but i’ve got a sense its going to mean some big changes to social networks. I think, i would rather facebook left the battle still in the lead simply because google’s already large enough, additionally they currently hold an excessive amount of data on everyone. I don’t think that both have the opportunity to exist though, either google’s social network will dominate or absolutely crash. What does everybody else think?
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Hi everyone,Intriguing post, although i’m more interested in what will come out of this google vs facebook social network war. I have not found out much news on it recently, which probably suggests that it’s not that far off, but i’ve a feeling its likely to lead to several huge changes to social networks. I think, i would prefer facebook left the battle still in the lead simply because google’s already large enough, additionally they already hold excessive data on absolutely everyone. I don’t believe the two can exist though, either google’s social network will control or totally fail. Just what does everybody else think?