REVIEW: Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry

Finally, a non-shitty REAL Facebook app for your BlackBerry!

FaceBook 1.6 for BlackBerry came out last night around 11pm EST. As soon as I found out about it this morning via VIIGO at crackberry.com, I jumped on the download. Available from facebook.com on your mobile or from BlackBerry on your mobile.

Facebook 1.5 has always left something to be desired. For one, status comments had to be viewed seperately. You had to go through mobile browser to comment on your friends statuses too, which honestly… in my NON 3G world… takes too long!

Here is what Facebook and BlackBerry are saying about Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry:

>>>>NEW! View your friends’ highlights like status updates, photo uploads, comments and wall posts.

>>>>NEW! Check out your friends’ profiles with access to status updates, wall posts, friends and recently added pictures.

>>>>NEW! Open recently added photos, entire albums, or tag photos of friends. You can even comment on pictures!

>>>>Receive instant notifications on your BlackBerry smartphone’s home screen.

>>>>Send/receive message or wall posts, pokes and friend requests.

>>>>Update your status, view and comment on your friends’ status.

>>>>Share photos from your BlackBerry smartphone with tags/comments and post to Facebook with just one click.

>>>>Connect your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book – including profile picture integration to bring new meaning to caller ID.

>>>>Stay organized with birthday reminders and event integration into

your BlackBerry Calendar.

Now not all of this is new… Users of 1.5, and certainly 1.0 will notice a great update to the GUI. The addition of “highlights” mimics the “Home” screen on web based facebook.com.

Further, pictures are loaded automatically in the “highlights” screen. They load pretty damn quick too!

All in all I am thouroghly satisfied with FaceBook 1.6 for BlackBerry on my Curve 8330. Even in my slow, MidWestern Verizon Network I am much more satisfied with 1.6 than I was with 1.5. This version was NOT a let down at all!

Get out there and get it from your mobile browser at BlackBerry.com

Two Thumbs Up!