Facebook 2.0 coming to BlackBerry App World tomorrow

By Adam Zeis on 25 Jul 2011 04:09 pm

Facebook 2.0 has been floating along in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for quite a while now, but it looks like it's just about ready for prime time. As seen in this teaser status posted on Facebook, RIM will be releasing the latest version to the public in BlackBerry App World tomorrow. Major updates of the new version include:

Enhanced Notifications - Get Notified of ‘Likes' We've made several improvements to notifications; the first is that you'll be now be notified of polled items (that is, notifications that aren't delivered through BlackBerry® push technology), such as ‘Likes' and Event Wall posts. The notification will even tell you who and what was ‘Liked', so you'll never miss a beat in your social life. By default, polled notifications will be set to a one-hour frequency but you can check as often as you like by selecting Refresh from the Menu.
Cross-Channel Messaging - Share Facebook Content across BlackBerry Messaging Applications
Enhanced Integration with BlackBerry Native Apps - Building on enhanced integration with native BlackBerry smartphone apps, which was introduced with the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0 beta refresh, Facebook v2.0 now includes additional messaging options from the ‘More' button within a Profile and from the Friends list.
In-App Error Reporting - If you haven't already downloaded the BlackBerry Feedback Tool from BlackBerry App World, you can install it through the Menu in the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app. The BlackBerry Feedback Tool can be used to send feedback on BlackBerry smartphone features, functions and applications at any time and is currently available in English only.
Touch Toolbar - BlackBerry smartphone users with a touch screen device will now have Compose, Reply and Delete icons located along the bottom of the device screen in the Facebook Inbox for quick and easy access to these popular features.

This release brings some welcome changes and those of you that haven't had a chance to check out version 2.0 yet should be very happy with the updates. Check back tomorrow for more on the official release!

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82 comments

ikennaezento Jul 25, 2011 at 4:13 pm

First lol, I can't wait

Rootbrian Jul 25, 2011 at 7:21 pm

I wantz it!

mario jr Jul 25, 2011 at 11:22 pm

just make the "space" pagedown please

maty360414 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm

lol 2nd i cant wait toooooooooooooo

centsofreason Jul 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm

Been using in Beta Zone for a while. It's really nice. No Video uploads yet, and the news feed button doesn't switchto a status button, so you have to go into the menu to change that, but otherwise, love it.

RevyRah Jul 25, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Yeah, at the no video upload is a bummer. Also if someone sends you a video in a message (not your wall), it won't show the video. You can, however, log in directly through the browser and view it there...which makes no sense. If it can be done in the web browser, it should be done more conveniently in the app. Just my humble opinion.

Over all, the app is great. The old FB app can't even compare in any way shape or form.

JasW Jul 25, 2011 at 4:39 pm

RIM's reps in Beta Zone said it was up for "future consideration," whatever that means. In my book, no video upload is a major shortcoming in the app. Chat may be a nice thing, but most people use FB to (1) post, (2) u/l photos, and (3) u/l videos.

RevyRah Jul 25, 2011 at 6:22 pm

Very true. Especially considering the fact that the rumors have BBM integration with the social sites too. It should handle the core aspects of facebook- including the new Skype video ...but I guess that has to wait for PlayBook and future phones with a front cam.

I know they want to get as many PlayBooks sold as possible and that is most likely the reason why they haven't added the front facer on the phones yet. more reason to get the PB.

ikennaezento Jul 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm

It would be very spicy on my 9780

sk8er_tor Jul 25, 2011 at 4:24 pm

I love FB 2.0 for BB. It works great! And before anyone even says anything remotely negative, FB 2.0 for BlackBerry is much, MUCH better than FB for iPhone or FB for Android.

newyorkgiant17 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:26 pm

Yawn...iPhone in 2months...then i'll never touch a Blackberry again ....

vjuanx Jul 25, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Yawm...no one cares...then you'll never be posting dumb comments on Crackberry again ....

derekio Jul 25, 2011 at 9:19 pm

if i could put my torch keyboard on an iphone i'd have one. I love BB, but the app shortcomings are weaning me off the rim

mario jr Jul 25, 2011 at 11:25 pm

this site is for crackberry users

blackrain73 Jul 26, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Iphone sucks! My husband has an iphone 4 and there always a glitch somewhere....I love my BB Torch, its faster than the iphone 4 my husband and I put it to the test. And besides this is crackberry not crackapple...you must love Blackberries if you are on crackberry...lmao

StaticFX Jul 25, 2011 at 4:28 pm

I have had it for a while... beta.... i hope they fixed the issues...

could NOT upload a photo.. and could not delete messages.

blackrain73 Jul 26, 2011 at 1:07 pm

FB 2.0 has worked fne for me, uploading photos are extremely fast, everything is so much better. Which BB do you have?

pistolpetefan23 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:28 pm

Will this be the same version as the latest Beta or will those of us that have been using the latest Beta be fine and not need to update?

jvictor77 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:38 pm

I have the same question....anyone?

crigga84 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:56 pm

I'm sure it will be a later version with some fixes. Perhaps 2.0.0.30 or something.

tnhrocks Jul 25, 2011 at 4:32 pm

Hopefully they fixed the notifications issue, other than that it's good!

jamesuc Jul 25, 2011 at 4:37 pm

Agreed. It is a nice app, but the notification issue was a pain. Guess we'll find out soon!

shebmiller Jul 25, 2011 at 4:34 pm

This is great news!!! My girlfriend preffered my Facebook app but I could never get her to sign up for beta zone! :( Now I wont have to! Yaaaayyyyy!!!! XD

Frank2029 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:36 pm

what about chat....??

Joy1980 Jul 25, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Yep, chat is included and it has a similar ui to bbm.

lewisc1979 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm

I hope (probably in vain) that the release is compatible with OS 4.5.

Aalejandro Jul 25, 2011 at 9:34 pm

Nope it won't work on OS 4.5 .... They had originally stated for OS 4.6 and higher but it seems they might have scrapped it for 4.6 as well ... As they only allowed people with OS 5and higher to Beta Test

lewisc1979 Jul 25, 2011 at 9:44 pm

Yeah, I remember that during the beta testing. However, I had a 9650 with OS 6 when it was in beta testing. I lost that phone and had to reactivate my 8330m, which is stuck on OS 4.5. I guess I'm just dreaming.

miamimanu86 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:50 pm

I'm worried because in the lastest beta version the notifications for comments doesn't make any sounds. If this hasn't been fixed, it will be a major disaster.

BBFTW88 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm

Have been using the 2.0 Beta's from the start and it's very good. Notifications are spot on, although the 'likes' etc they say you should be notified of now don't seem to work for me.

crigga84 Jul 25, 2011 at 4:58 pm

I'm sure it won't be the same version as the beta version (2.0.0.29) because they know about the bugs due to negative feedback. When they released Twitter from the beta zone, it jumped up a version to 2.0.0.16 so I'm sure this version will jump too and be an improvement.

Dave79 Jul 25, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Hope to get rid of all the double notifications in my inbox!

theHip Jul 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm

When will we be able to view Event Walls, post on Event Walls, view attendees and create Events from within the app?

cellinator Jul 25, 2011 at 5:05 pm

What about "Groups"? I have a few private groups I'm a part of and cannot ready or access them with the current app. I have to actually log in on the webpage (which is cumborsome) to view them. I know the iPhone app has this, what about 2.0 for BB?

rexknapps Jul 25, 2011 at 5:16 pm

I agree with that. Groups should be accessable in the app too.

rexknapps Jul 25, 2011 at 5:06 pm

What about viewing events in the app? Or does that still have to happen in the browser?

rroyy Jul 25, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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rollingrock1988 Jul 25, 2011 at 5:56 pm

It won't be out for another 2 years.

rtk777 Jul 25, 2011 at 6:04 pm

I just checked the App World, Facebook 2.0.0.29 is already there. I don't know if they have fixed any of the latest bugs or not. I'm not sure if a newer version will be posted there or not, tomorrow.

organized_mayhem Jul 25, 2011 at 11:44 pm

Don't know what app world you are looking at but .29 is NOT already there. It may say your installed version is .29. But it still showing the current app world version is 1.9.0.28.

joeberrymomma Jul 26, 2011 at 1:08 pm

Copy that. If it were an upgrade you would see the upgrade button. If not, you see your version installed at the top and buttons for review, recommend, screenshot. Scroll to the bottom and you will see the version that App world has which as of typing this email is not 2.0.xx.

trailblazers1298 Jul 25, 2011 at 6:14 pm

I'm reopening my facebook account.Hope its good.

DrewDT Jul 25, 2011 at 8:23 pm

Will this work with OS5?

chuckdawg1999 Jul 26, 2011 at 10:54 am

Seeing as how the recent Beta versions did I'd hope the full release does as well. I deleted the beta in anticipation of the new release but it hasn't been pushed to my phone yet.

xtremez Jul 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm

I'm guessing this should be similar to the one from Beta Zone? Which also means no tagging on status , and no groups too?

cellinator Jul 25, 2011 at 9:39 pm

No groups = fail... How can you improve on an app without including this basic item? Jeez...

danatnr Jul 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm

I really hope Build 29 isn't the release build. I preferred build 19, which didn't slow my Curve 8520 to a crawl. Every time I would go to Facebook from the messages screen, or even if I marked Facebook messages as read, I would be waiting seconds for control to come back to me. I hope they have this fixed on release. I was a good boy and filled out the survey a while back. :)

Charger83 Jul 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm

I been having this Facebook for quite a while now from the beat zone and I hope they fixed the facebook options cut-off!

HunterRemington Jul 25, 2011 at 11:40 pm

I am a Berry and Android user, I have to say I honestly prefer the BB facebook client over android. I pprefer the BB Twitter as well, hell I prefer BB.

stitch69 Jul 26, 2011 at 12:10 am

hope they fixed the few minor bugs :\

blackrain73 Jul 26, 2011 at 2:30 am

2.0 is awesome! Much, much better, I never have to go to the mobile site anymore to check everything. I only use the app, and its so much faster and when you upload pix its like a flash, bam its uploaded. You all will absolutely love it!!!!! <3

tinny24 Jul 26, 2011 at 2:58 am

Been using facebook 2.0 for months in beta and personally have found no issues at all with it... Looking forward to the official version as I couldn't install the latest beta version with bbm integration, and notification on "likes" looks like I will be checking back here for this all day.. Ohwell work has always come 2nd to my bb

I swore I would never do drugs or become addicted to anything.... Thanks RIM for making me a liar, I can't put this bitch down lol

meganVee Jul 26, 2011 at 3:12 am

I would love for them to include groups and events. It is a pain to go to the mobile site to view those. Video upload would also be nice. If chat is included it will be nice and cut down on the extra app required at the moment. Cannot wait to check it out.

xtremeboy Jul 26, 2011 at 4:23 am

One issue that i have is when i chat using this application it freeze my blackberry and i have to do battery pull. :(

BBFTW88 Jul 26, 2011 at 5:24 am

Anyone got this yet?

julianrt Jul 26, 2011 at 6:24 am

nothing new today :-(

Yvon Hawke Jul 26, 2011 at 7:08 am

Must..have..groups

Niz Jul 26, 2011 at 7:33 am

Been using this for a while now and I like it quite a bit. Only one major complaint... it sync'd ALL of my phone contacts with my yahoo email contacts without any permission! I am a sales rep and have over 400 contacts in my phone, I did not want them all in my email contacts. I think this feature can be de-selected during set up, see "blackberry contacts application" when setting up "options", guess I just didn't realize what it was going to do? Oh well?

nyr88 Jul 26, 2011 at 8:53 am

Yes yes...can't wait!

moiselles Jul 26, 2011 at 10:45 am

Not in App World yet. :(

Nwanu Jul 26, 2011 at 10:54 am

nothing here in Belgium yet

rewNATION Jul 26, 2011 at 11:10 am

so where is it? probably won't even drop today

BBFTW88 Jul 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

This. Even though I'm running the 2.0.0.29 Beta, I've still been refreshing app world every hour in case it's a newer version.

rollingrock1988 Jul 26, 2011 at 12:44 pm

2 years.

joeberrymomma Jul 26, 2011 at 1:13 pm

If you have the beta you are doing well. The official is likely to be icing on the cake in terms of addressing miner bugs. 2.0 has been a long time coming. Today, tomorrow, no matter, it's coming! :) Yes groups would be nice and video upload, I suppose. By no means is this a #FAIL like some are saying. 2.0 has a lot to offer and as others have said it is superior in many ways to other platforms.

Nwanu Jul 26, 2011 at 3:18 pm

this is seriously getting on my nerves lol

julianrt Jul 26, 2011 at 3:31 pm

looks like wrong news posted ... -.-

Bobcat665 Jul 26, 2011 at 3:39 pm

So...... It's tomorrow now. Where is it?

alpinechem Jul 26, 2011 at 3:57 pm

i have been using it for 3 months now or so. Better than the Iphone one...BUT notifications still intermittent and when you delete msgs on the phone....... tthey dont delete , even when you select delete both . I hope Rim fixes it.

Charger83 Jul 26, 2011 at 5:37 pm

Its almost there ya'll ...the FB Icon has changed but can't download it yet!

mesnewberry Jul 26, 2011 at 5:46 pm

waiting..... waiting...... waiting..... What is up with delaying this all day long! sheesh

mariafurtado Jul 26, 2011 at 5:56 pm

GOT IT!!! Looks great!!

readon1 Jul 26, 2011 at 6:01 pm

I GOT IT!!!! IT'S AVALIABLE

mariafurtado Jul 26, 2011 at 6:01 pm

Correction... A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

BlackKho Jul 26, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Can somebody send a download link for us who live in France? Can't find it anywhere!

Edit: no update available here in France. If someone can send a download link, I would highly appreciate: I would probably the first in my crew to have it!

mariafurtado Jul 26, 2011 at 6:11 pm

Check for it on Top Free from App World. When you select Facebook it should show "UPGRADE"

chuckdawg1999 Jul 26, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Anybody with OS 5.0 got the upgrade yet?

chuckdawg1999 Jul 26, 2011 at 8:17 pm

Just did it two minutes ago. Nice to have a full version now.

dxman830 Jul 27, 2011 at 9:49 am

I just installed it...but when I hit agree on the "do you agree to terms crap" it completely locks up my 9650....any ideas?

dxman830 Jul 27, 2011 at 12:19 pm

updated my OS...working fine now

YahyaRivero Jul 27, 2011 at 9:55 am

Ok, I downloaded the upgrade and it's GREAT!! But, why doesn't the older version erase? I have two Facebooks app now, older and updated. Help...

cudad99 Aug 5, 2011 at 11:58 am

how do i downgrade to 1.6 FROM 2.0 in app world??

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