Besides the mail, phone, and maps apps, it’s hard to think of an icon on my iPhone that I tap on more than Facebook. So when a major update appeared yesterday—3.0 if you keep track of these things—you probably heard FB addicts like me breathe a collective sigh of “finally!”
The version that it replaced wasn’t terrible; it was merely serviceable. You could perform basic FB tasks such as posting status updates to your profile and making friend requests, but it was a pipe dream to delve into only slightly-more-involved tasks like accessing events or managing your photo albums. With 3.0, these things are possible, as well as many other features that have long been on everyone’s wish lists.
The home screen has a completely new layout that you can tweak by rearranging the order of the icons. You can even create shortcuts to your favorite friends and give them prime real estate on your main screen. 3.0 also adds a built-in web browser, landscape mode, and if you have an iPhone 3GS, the ability to upload videos to your albums. I still don’t get why I can’t edit my profile right from the iPhone app (right now you can only change your profile picture), but overall, this is a solid update.
What do you think of it, PopWatchers? Is there anything left to add to the next iPhone Facebook app?
Got both Facebook 3.0 and Facebook iGift4u (3rd party app). Great combo for Facebook lovers!!!
It completely does not work for me. Very dissapointed. Hopefully it starts to show more than just the heading facebook and a blank screen.
It’s such a huge improvement over the last app! i love that i can see events and likes now, since those are the main features I use.
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I haven’t used my FB app because it won’t keep the friends I’ve hidden on the website hidden. Anyone know if they’ve fixed that for this version?
Yes they have. On the regular Facebook site when you hide people, it now gives you the option of “Hide on Facebook for iPhone”.
I LOOOOOOVE IT! My friends and I have been WAITING for this…. the last app didn’t make non-iphone users jealous, and I need everything on my ipone to be enviable
finally! but still i want to be able to edit my profile page! the old app was completely worthless.
you people are wasting time
Facebook 3.0 for the iPhone delivered on some promises for me an my FB usage, which is out of control. I would’ve have liked to seen the ability to post links and videos, since we know have copy and paste. Baby steps.
Like it. I don’t quite love it. It almost feels like the younger genetically identical brother of the webased one. There’s a few faults including the fact that it doesn’t load everyone’s name and instead says “facebook user”
soooo much better than the previous version.