BlackBerry 10 Facebook app appears in leaked internal slides

By Bla1ze on 10 Jul 2012 03:19 pm

With RIM tucked away now working on BlackBerry 10, it's going to be a while before we start seeing any finalized renditions of what may come to consumers hands in Q1 of 2013 but to help fill the void of what normally would be upcoming device leaks there is some internal slides being floated around. Previously there was some Twitter and Facebook concept images but to further those along, N4BB has posted up their own set of internal slides showing off Facebook alone and how RIM plans to implement their sharing options across multiple applications.

The images of course, are undated so there is no telling how old they are (wagering a guess though, I say before BlackBerry World as the Colt is being referenced) in comparison to the reality of where RIM is at with BlackBerry 10 and their in-house developed Facebook app right now but they certainly do offer some insight into the logic of sharing in BlackBerry 10, which is similar to that found on Android and even iOS at this point.

You'll have to accept the normal disclaimer as well, nothing in these slides give the impression they are finalized so alas, things are always going to be subject to change. That said, we know TAT will be adding some polish to everything so it should all come out looking tip top when all is said and done, what do you all think?

Source: N4BB

Topics: Facebook BlackBerry 10 News & Rumors

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56 comments

Detective M Downs Jul 10, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Are you ready for your crow Bla1ze?

"Leaked "Slides" of ideas can only go so far.... and that's pretty much all RIM has to show off right now.

A completed project, BlackBerry 10 is not.

If anyone believes they made it so far as getting Facebook for BlackBerry 10 up, running and complete.. give your head a shake. Sorry, not trying to sound like an arse, that's just the truth.

Until REAL BlackBerry 10 images leak out of it running on a REAL unreleased device, slides and such don't mean much of anything right now." - Bla1ze

Bla1ze Jul 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm

What's eating crow about it?

It remains true. They don't show off anything that is even near final..in fact, it reinforces what I said 100%.. LOL. it's a leaked slide, showing off what is effectively a concept as an image, not running on a real device. Nothing about these images even indicate it could possibly be in production.

Do I dare even mention the fact that the Colt, is the Dev Alpha and has been announced numerous times as not being a meant for consumers device. It's a test device for developers and used internally for such testing.

That *somewhat* gives you an idea of how old the images could possibly be due to the fact the L nor N series are not being referenced here. As noted above, I'd say this were mocked up before even BlackBerry World happened simply based on the Colt reference alone.

scalemaster34 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Think the key is this was it is a LEAKED SLIDE, we don't even know when it was created.

Just hope that internally they have more than just a slide at this point...

Bla1ze Jul 10, 2012 at 4:19 pm

They do, but that was also my point. You'll see none of the completed works for a while yet. I've said it before but whatever.. does no one remember how the PlayBook never leaked? Same thing here, you'll not see a BB 10 device completed until RIM is near ready to show it off.

howarmat Jul 11, 2012 at 12:30 am

I think the slides are from march actually. :)

crackcookie Jul 11, 2012 at 12:55 am

That is why he is called Bla1ze, he just hit you with hot fire!

Dave79 Jul 10, 2012 at 3:59 pm

I dont see the big deal...taking a picture and sharing it in FB..

Dave79 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:01 pm

...and that phone is still missing an hardware keyboard :)

ubermanx Jul 10, 2012 at 4:09 pm

YESSIR!

koool1 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:44 pm

Plus it looks like an iPhone. Blech!

I really hope the BB10 phones have a very unique look and don't just look like the standard iPhone/Android brick.

Bluenoser63 Jul 11, 2012 at 7:36 am

This comment is a joke. You don't want it to be a phone? Once something is developed to be usable, it is hard to make it any different. Does your car have 5 wheels? Does your car have a square steering wheel? Probably not. Do you want your BB10 phone to be circular? How about a globe shape? No, it's going to shaped similar to the iPhone/Android because its a shape that works.

How would your unique look, look like?

Joe257 Jul 12, 2012 at 3:59 am

It won't. This is essentially the Dev Alpha device you're seeing here. The new devices look different and will stand out -- I promise you that.

koool1 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:44 pm

Plus it looks like an iPhone. Blech!

I really hope the BB10 phones have a very unique look and don't just look like the standard iPhone/Android brick.

Joe257 Jul 12, 2012 at 3:57 am

Sorry dude, lots of phones are missing hardware keyboards. In fact, the top 10 selling phones have no physical keyboard. Even if you don't like it, it's the way it is, so that's no reason to crap on the first BB10 device.

Thorsten has already said that the physical keyboard device will follow soon after so those who prefer those devices will have a choice. RIM is always about choice, so enough with those sentiments as it one of many reasons RIM in the mess it is today. None of their all-touch devices were supported by BlackBerry fanboys, and many asked RIM to make the keyboard devices their "flagship" device. What a huge mistake!

Folks looking for full-featured all-touch devices just moved to iPhone and Android. RIM MUST show they can produce a quality all-touch device that beat the best smartphones out there -- Kevin touched on that in some previous post on why the all-touch device must be launched first.

RIM must succeed in the all-touch sector or their devices will be seen as clunky business-only devices.

Blackberry_boffin Jul 10, 2012 at 6:06 pm

Well now RIM are supposed to modify Facebook functionality? It is just a facebook app for f*ck's sake.

f1mx Jul 10, 2012 at 3:59 pm

If TAT will be adding the effects, this will be a slick very stylish app

MrFuts Jul 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm

As iOS and Android developers scribble notes...

randall2580 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Not sure why Android would be taking notes they've had the ability to send a picture to Facebook for some time now?

carraser891 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:08 pm

Yea right. Hate to break it to you but they have had a working Facebook app for years. BB is getting theirs next year...pretty sad.

jonty12 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:25 pm

BB has also had a working facebook app for years. the image above shows no functionality that isn't currently on, or hasn't been for a long time on BBOS.

You don't really think that BB hasn't had facebook sharing functionality do you? You must be confusing it with iOS.

DaedalusIcarusHelios Jul 10, 2012 at 6:29 pm

What are you talking about? I can currently share photos to FB on my Torch 9850. It's not as nice as what's shown here, but it works fine.

RIM has actually made quite a few feature improvements on the FB app recently as well.

gregorylkelly Jul 10, 2012 at 9:47 pm

You can knock RIM for a lot of things, but core app integration on BBOS is NOT one of them. They have, without a doubt, been leading the pack when it comes to app integration. Also, based on what we know about BB10, that doesn't look to be changing. The way it seems, BB10 will be based on total app integration into other apps on an OS level. It's actually the complete opposite of what iOS is, and that is one of the drawbacks about iOS for most people.

Liquid_Revolver Jul 11, 2012 at 12:15 pm

+1000 @carraser891....it is really sad lol

Joe257 Jul 12, 2012 at 4:12 am

Sad, I see more trolls than fans :( Very sad! BTW, how much is Google paying to troll these days????

Seriously, something is leaked from Apple or Android and everyone is speculating about what great things might be coming down the pipe. On CB, it seems that with every excited fan, there are 3 trolls bashing every move RIM makes and putting down the entire BlackBerry platform. It's just ridiculous!

For the trolls out there: BlackBerry has one of the best Facebook apps out there on a smartphone with tight integration with BBM (that's BlackBerry Messenger, if you don't already know) and other apps. RIM is constantly making improvements to their Facebook app too. BB10's Facebook app is getting a facelift -- that's all it is.

Take, swallow, chase with your fav drink! Now take deep breath ;)

imcurved Jul 10, 2012 at 4:01 pm

True it's just a slide but it's surely entertaining. Keep them coming RIM.

ElGusta Jul 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm

cant tell much of anything from these pics, for all we know these were lifted out of the rejection bin...

jd914 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Thats just a rendering of what a Facebook app might look like. For all we know there probably isn't even a FB app in existence for BB10.

scalemaster34 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm

I think they are working toward releasing it in the BB10.0.1 upgrade that will be just a few months after the initial release.

Dave79 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm

Thats pretty funny! tnx

Plazmic Flame Jul 10, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Kinda looks like a Samsung Galaxy S2 with BB10!

dagerlach Jul 10, 2012 at 4:21 pm

They are old.....

BruvvaPete Jul 10, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Some of you need to take this image for what it is... an image of a potential look to BBM FB app. It's not a house on fire. Relax.

mphillips828 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:28 pm

I dont understand why everyone is saying the "BB10 FaceBook App"...this is not a FaceBook application at all...it is merely the Share UI that has been mentioned and this is the BB10 core sharing functionality built into the OS...this just shows off the FaceBook part of it, but ultimately (whether its real, or being implemented this way) it is the sharing feature of BB10, not the BB10 FaceBook App...

That being said it looks like an amazing and sleek feature for BB10 to release with as we can assume it will be much more polished and integrated and Thor keeps saying BB10 will be very integrated throughout the whole OS.

Also for those who haven't gone, go check out the N4BB.com for a secondary picture which shows off further features within this Share UI in BB10. After the slide you see here, you choose to upload to FaceBook and choose which album and location you took it at, then it takes you to another page where you can control the picture quality, etc. Very good feature and I am very excited for these sharing capabilities that BB10 will offer.

jonty12 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm

That picture is in the article above. You should read the whole thing. The only addition to current BBOS functionality is the picture quality selection. Everything else is already in the BB FB sharing interface.

mf10 Jul 10, 2012 at 4:52 pm

Why is there no official FB app? Has RIM to less market share?

Douglasfx Jul 10, 2012 at 5:04 pm

I wonder if we are ever going to get a Google+ app for the playbook :/

mitchsprague Jul 10, 2012 at 6:40 pm

I'm with you on that one. Google announces a new app for ipads and we get nothing. Anyone got the skillz to remedy that please? (because I don't).

Joe257 Jul 12, 2012 at 4:19 am

Google has been quite opposed to supporting BlackBerry. I don't know why that is. You'd think they would want to reach out to the masses, wherever those masses exist. There is not one Google app in App World. It's different with Apple and the App Store, probably because iOS apps must come from the App Store.

cgk Jul 10, 2012 at 5:18 pm

I've got to wonder (and I don't want to sound too critical of this site) - how is that N4BB is leaking a lot of this stuff and crackberry is simply recycling copy from other places?

Has Kevin signed too many NDAs?

BB_Bmore Jul 10, 2012 at 5:39 pm

It's because Lucas is dating someone at RIM and I won't say what his/her name is out of respect.

Kuttysark Jul 10, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Lucas is married so why don't you stop talking shit about people you obviously don't know.

BB_Bmore Jul 11, 2012 at 8:07 am

I have a better idea,why don't you lighten up and maybe you won't have such a hard time deciding what's a joke and what's not.

mjgallaway Jul 10, 2012 at 5:46 pm

I hope this interface is BRAND NEW and not a copy of a Android type look.

Anyways, can't wait for BB10!!

randall2580 Jul 10, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Doesn't resemble the Android interface at all - it's pure BB10 if it's anything

jonty12 Jul 10, 2012 at 6:31 pm

This isn't new. The reference to Picassa is a giveaway - or at least I hope it is!

Google announced long ago that Picassa is "going away" and will be rebranded Google something or other and integrated with Google+.

I sure hope RIM isn't spending time writing a "Picassa" sharing interface and not a Google+ one.

BigRob673 Jul 10, 2012 at 7:36 pm

I think they scraped an NFC ver of the 9810, to work on a AOL dialer.

Rudeaz Jul 10, 2012 at 9:22 pm

OMG... This post has attracted alot of idiots who want to make a comment... It is what it is... They're mocked up slides.... Which seem really old by the "colt"reference, which were used to give a small clue as far as how RIM wanted their facebook app interface to work... (assuming it's legit)... If it's an improvement over what presently exists or even competitive with the competition as is (even though it must have gone through modifications since then), it's something to feel good about... Why cant the first few posters digest this?... And that idiot who says his blackberry facebook app doesn't allow you to upload a pic to facebook doesn't own a blackberry and should shut up (he must be and apple or android troll).

SC457 Jul 10, 2012 at 9:50 pm

Believeable since they have a facebook app for the PlayBook already which is a lot like BB10, no? I'd bet they're a lot further with BB10 then most people think based just off the PlayBook.

pavichokche Jul 10, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Integrated Dropbox !!!

Joe257 Jul 12, 2012 at 4:29 am

Indeed, BB10 must be very cloud friendly! I would like to see RIM create their own cloud environment (for contacts, calendar, files, etc) but also support Google Drive, SkyDrive, DropBox, Box.net. I don't want all my personal stuff on the cloud, but whatever I want to share should be there.

It would be great if BBM was better integrated with the cloud to expand RIM's cloud computing & collaboration capabilities. Imagine working on projects on the cloud with folks around the world, video/audio/text chatting and sharing a multi-page whiteboard that exists on the cloud, integrating and sharing all sorts of content such as documents, images, music, and even video. Now, that's a platform that would be truly spectacular on a tablet, but quite amazing on a phone I can put in my pocket! Business people everywhere would kill for such a device, and so would the average consumer. I need that! RIM, build me one of those in BB10!