BlackBerry Apps

Facebook for BlackBerry Updated to 1.7.0.22

by Adam Zeis

on 19 Nov 2009 10:33 PM

We just got word that Facebook has been updated to version 1.7.0.22. No notes on what is new, but most likely nothing major. The last release was a pretty decent overhaul, so I would think nothing more than a few tweaks and bug fixes this time. You can upgrade by heading over to blackberry.com/facebook from your device.

On a side note, check out the image after the jump. I tried to upgrade the app from the Facebook mobile site on my Bold 9700 and saw "Download a Facebook bookmark for your Onyx". The link took me to a download page for a launcher of some sort. On every other device I have I've been able to download the app from the same page. Just found it interesting to say the least.

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63 Comments

Posted by sifka4 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

So how about that Facebook chat feature?

Posted by ChiWo Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

Nope

Posted by jusTEN Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

maybe pics will finally load within a decent timeframe...

Posted by El Band Geek Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

I got the "download bookmark for your onyx" thing too...and I have a Tour (although I after I clicked it, it got it right)

Here's to the new version not being so horribly broken as it's been for me lately.

Posted by scuebydue Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

For the longest time, my Tour showed Storm. Within the past 2 weeks it's changed to Onyx. Very odd.

Posted by nags Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

BB World isn't giving me this version

Posted by kenguy Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

For some reason, app world is always behind on the latest and greatest apps that blackberry actually develops. It doesn't make sense to me.

Posted by zeitgeaust Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

It has always identified me correctly on a Storm, but it was definitely cool to see a different UI on the mobile site.

Posted by ceepee Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

i was hoping that this update fixed that damn content protection shit that the last update did to my phone!!!

Posted by _ains_ Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

i see that there is a twitter notification on this picture. which app does that?

Posted by ChiWo Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

tweetgenius

Posted by Obi Wannabe Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Maybe they should post that answer in every post the icon appears in a screen shot, because someone asks every. single. time.
;)

Posted by _ains_ Friday, Nov 20, 2009 915 days ago

well sorry that it is my first time on this website, and i didn't feel like looking through every comment...
not that big of a deal that i asked a question

Posted by Rob128 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

There's still no way to control the Birthday events to show up on my BB :(

Posted by kinfolkinaz Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

1. If you sync your blackberry calendar with the facebook program, your fb calendar becomes the default on your bb; no?

2. If you use iCAL or Google Calendar (or other calendar programs) to sync to your bb, you can d/l fbCal to your fb page and then follow the prompts to sync the birthdays and/or fb events.

my .02

Posted by Rob128 Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

see what happened is, when i upgraded my OS, all the FB birthdays got deleted. The only thing that shows up are the calendar events which is fine. But i would like to have the birthday reminders from FB as well. The FB birthday doesn't become one with the BB calendar since they are separate groups. The FB iCal doesnt show up for some reason, i tried deleting it, syncing it, everything but it still doesnt show up.

Posted by musicandnumbers Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

What you need to do is go to calendar, calendar options, facebook, and select NOT to show the reminders. They'll show up, but you won't get the reminders at 12:00am.

Posted by bonocchio06 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

Did you go into your facebook account from a PC? You can hide all types of events there, and then they won't show up on your BB. As far as the actual news feed tab it has, I wish I could get rid of that!

Posted by colinh810 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

I think this update fixed those picture load times, theyre all loading much quicker now.

Posted by BERRYBOLD33 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

I do appreciate the faster loading pictures with this update

Posted by anttehninja Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

Where do I go to get the upgrade? The app says no upgrade and the download a bookmark doesnt do anything but put a bookmark into my download folder that just brings me to the website.

Posted by flash24 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

blackberry.com/facebook

Posted by sohailsk Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

Why can I not access the apps I have bookmarked on the web version? what a lame BB app. Price I pay for being a loyal BB user I guess.

Posted by borderpatrol1987 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 916 days ago

Does it work for people without BIS/BES?

Posted by Verizon_Joke Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Running Verizon Tour 9630 v4.7.1.61 and I can't seem to get the update to FB through App World, FB Mobile or BB Mobile.

Anyone have a suggestion as I am running FaceBook v1.7.0.18.

Thanks!

Posted by radioAvenger Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

I just got my Tour at the beinning of the month, the first few days Facebook ID'd my phone as a Storm...recently it's been corrected and says Tour. I get the launcher download when I click the link as well.

Posted by sjc83 Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

works fine for me :)

Posted by jspidey Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

I've only got a measly little 8310 but the app seems much more responsive. Viewing the Friends (F) list loads a heck of a lot quicker for me. The pics seem to load just as slow (again, this could be the 8310 kicking in...) but when it switches from screen to screen it seems quicker and the scrolling seems much more smoother.

Posted by docmphd Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

I friggin hate how App World is always so behind on this stuff. I mean, you'd at least think that App's made by RIM would be immediately available in App World but apparently that is still too much to ask for.

Posted by jspidey Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

looks like they somewhat fixed the Like. It seems as if it shows your friends if they like an update. This didnt seem to happen with the last one. I wish they'd let you choose a default view...I'd rather be seeing Status Updates rather than the News Feed by default.

Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

You and 13 others Like this :thumbsup

Someone had to do it.

Posted by miller7796 Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

I would REALLY like to have 1.6.0.22 back! It has been three minutes and all of two friends have loaded on the friends list. The status updates were still blank after five minutes. Bold 9000.

Posted by dtlorman Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

It is nice to be able to see who "likes" a particular post. Also, it does seem quicker//more responsive on my Storm2.

Posted by NinjaRAT Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

You'd think one of these updates would fix the "Look for update" option in the app, rather than going to Blackberry.com every update. Or simply remove the feature if it's not going to get utilized.

Posted by mercurycougar Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Just noticed the little speach bubble icon is gone next to were it shows how many comments there are on a post.

Posted by Obi Wannabe Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Running a Curve 8330 and I still have a bubble icon...as long as there are comments on a post.

Posted by the5barrons Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Even .018 doesn't recognize that .022 is available. Tired that in lieu of BB World not having the updated version for download either.

I guess I'm waiting....

Posted by jbisjim Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Fix pls
still grey and cant be checked

/fail

Posted by chopsticks Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

I have a Tour and the first time I went on the mobile site it said download for your Storm then it said Onyx. Weird

Posted by donnamatt Friday, Nov 20, 2009 916 days ago

Is anyone else having trouble retrieving notifications? Whenever I receive a new notification and click on it to read it I get the following message: "Unable to retrieve the post at this time. Please try again later." I've gotten several notifications since installing .22 and I've been unable to check any of them. Is there any way to go back to .18? I'll trade whatever small improvements they've made with this one to be able to read my notifications again. :(

Posted by jlamb30 Friday, Nov 20, 2009 915 days ago

Have they corrected the crappy image compression they introduced after 1.5?

Posted by wired1 Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 914 days ago

I was wondering the same thing, I HATE that image compression! You probably already know this, but, you can get the full image on storm by opening message>menu button>facebook>send message..then just use the shortcut at the top. It is sort of a pain in the *#! but at least you get the full image.

Posted by epruden09 Friday, Nov 20, 2009 915 days ago

Looks good. The only thing I dont like is when mor than 1 person likes something, you cant see who they are after that. Is there a way to show it? I can't click on the "like" to view who those people are either.

Posted by maxknux Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 915 days ago

I was wondering What does the Facebook Folder with the Facebook file do?

Posted by INNOVATOR Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 915 days ago

My Bold 9000 keeps re-setting with this FB upgrade. First, it was once or twice a day. Today, for the past 18 hours, it has reset 4-5 times. With the leaked OS verion, my phone does go into re-boot once in a seldom while. I also got this meSsage at the last re-boot "Your handheld has been registered with the wireless network."

Another thing I notice is when FB icon comes on to notify that a new entry has come in; I go to my phone home screen, and the icon goes off even without me having clicked into FB. Weird! What can we make of this?

This re-setting is so annoying, as I don't even know when the phone has been re-booted. Only when I check it.

Any remedy to these issues?

Alan

Posted by GeekInTraining Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 915 days ago

I am also getting this error when I try to receive notifications...just thinking issues with FB. Will see if upgrade helps!!!

Posted by lewisc1979 Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 914 days ago

After upgrading to .22, I noticed that I can't view the wall posts on individual profiles. I just get a message that says, "No stream post available."

Posted by kymchy Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 914 days ago

I'm getting the same thing on my 9000..=(

Posted by fjones1 Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 914 days ago

i think its a FB issue altogether because i'm still running 1.7.0.18 and i haven't been able to view wall post all day. i'm not going to download the update until i see some happy post.

Posted by jerrygar1 Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 914 days ago