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Leaked: Facebook for BlackBerry v1.9.0.26

by Adam Zeis on 25 Jan 2011 10:32 AM
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Facebook for BlackBerry

Bundled in with the Bold 9700 leak we saw yesterday some keen eyes found a newer version of Facebook. The app currently sits at 1.9.0.20 in App World, but the included version in the leak is 1.9.0.26. This is only a few clicks up version-wise, but hopefully has some minor improvements or bug fixes from the official version. The guys at MyBBOTA were kind enough to throw up a link so everyone can try it out. Personally I've had quite a few issues with not receiving notifications through the app the last few weeks, so maybe this will fix up my issue.

As a word of caution, don't install this if you aren't running OS 6. We're not sure how stable the app itself is, so be sure to backup your device before you give it a go :-)

Download leaked Facebook 1.9.0.26

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Posted by C_86 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

can anyone confirm if this works with the torch... or is this only for the 9700 OS 6 at the moment?

 
 
Posted by edwardagyeman Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

the torch is running OS6 so its safe to install it.

@ambitiousceo

 
 
Posted by cwittrock Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I've had a ton of issues with not getting notifications lately too. So much that I re-installed Facebook on my Curve 8530 thinking the app itself had gotten hosed. Things seem to be working better now, but it still makes me nervous.

 
 
Posted by akers_ Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 485 days ago

Had this problem too on my 9700 with OS6. Re-installed and everything worked fine too.

 
 
Posted by Inka Cola Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

1st comment, awesome... (Nevermind) =P

DL'ing now and will drop some feedback later on tonight!

 
 
Posted by flyingspatula Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

until i see "facebook" and "chat", it just isn't very interested.

Pass.

 
 
Posted by j.goncalves Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I am downloading to my Torch... Fingers Crossed! hahah

 
 
Posted by Deathcommand Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

So...
Why does it only work on OS6.?

 
 
Posted by Seven.07 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I'm hoping that's an old FB for BlackBerry picture. I noticed it doesn't have places in the pic :P

 
 
Posted by Adam Zeis Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Changed up the image - didn't realize it was an older version. Thanks for the heads up!

 
 
Posted by teufel_hunden_ Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Adam - I don't know if someone mentioned to you already, but there is a newer version of Twitter as well.

 
 
Posted by dasserule79 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Yeah... Where's the ota link??

 
 
Posted by CocoaBlossom Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I'm more interested in the Twitter update than the Facebook one.

 
 
Posted by Boodaataa Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

The OTA link is not working for me.

 
 
Posted by j.goncalves Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I downloaded it, and it installed... Just rebooting my torch now!! :D gaahhh!! I hope this fixes the damn notifications

 
 
Posted by j.goncalves Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Its working! :D looks the EXACT same thou....

 
 
Posted by tedescop Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I too hope this fixes the notification issue. I did notice that I can set notifications to my preference and works fine until I do a battery pull. Then it resets to defaults. Highly ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by goldtoy01 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

To all that are having notification problems on Facebook. Log out of Facebook and log back in BUT you will need to retype your email entirely and password. DO NOT select/hit/choose the drop down suggested email. It work for me and now have FB notification. You also can check your (sounds/edit profiles/your sound profile being used/other) and make sure Facebook is list there. If it is not than you will not receive notifications.

 
 
Posted by tedescop Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Thanks for the advice but no luck still the same problem after a battery pull it reverts back to the factory settings.

 
 
Posted by FatSajak Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I loaded this last night on my 9670. I haven't noticed anything different from the previous release. I also wasn't having any trouble receiving notifications with the previous release which could be why I'm not noticing anything new.

 
 
Posted by j.goncalves Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I GOT NOTIFICATIONS!!! woooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by steviebigv Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I downloaded and installed it on my Torch....seems stable and working fine...don't really see any changes right now but will play around with it and repost.

 
 
Posted by WizKid3 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I haven't received a notification from Facebook since I updated to 0S6, so hopefully this will fix that issue. DLing now

 
 
Posted by i.minimalistic Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Yeiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!! Seems like its an "Updates Season" for my Torch, ah? jaajajajaja!!!

 
 
Posted by mohawk rcer Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Been using this leak for a couple hours
on my torch. Don't see any different then
The last version.

 
 
Posted by THE DARKER Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

is this ver still need BIS? i couldnt use the facebook app since i've updated my 9700 to OS 6, since we dont have BIS here we can use only v1.6 only and its not compatible with OS6 :((((

 
 
Posted by FoxxBerry Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

how download it?

 
 
Posted by mcdazzle Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Every time I try to post pictures to Facebook directly from the picture, it freezes my BB! I have to pull the battery off and re-boot. Hopefully this fixes that!

 
 
Posted by jabbs1 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Anyone using OS5 tried this yet?

 
 
Posted by luqman24 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I guess this supposed to fix the notification issue since that's all that been noticed. Oh yeah, in the "Inbox" tab, the scrolling is smooth now.

 
 
Posted by sc0ob5 Sunday, Feb 06, 2011 473 days ago

Scrolling is not working fine for me on my 9700. Sometimes the selection disappears then you have to move left or right on the track pad and it jumps down or up like 15 posts. Same as the previous version.

 
 
Posted by 1magine Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

does not seem to work on 0S5 Storm 2.

 
 
Posted by visualpurple Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I won't be updating my Facebook app to v1.9.xx until they fix the "feature" where deleting a FB notification in the Messages app deletes the actual message on Facebook.

 
 
Posted by JosephN Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

It seem like my notifications are comming quicker too

 
 
Posted by netviper Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

No Chat, No Thanks. Why do we have the worst FB client of all platforms?

 
 
Posted by ryny24 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Yes! Finally able to delete fb entries in my messages list. Thank you gods of facebook/blackberry!

 
 
Posted by shetach Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

My messages have been showing up twice in messages app for 2 months. With this new version, the doubles are gone. Hopefully will stay that way

 
 
Posted by infidelis Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

cool. so i'm not the only one. keeping my fingers crossed...

 
 
Posted by dasserule79 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Me also have the same problem... Hope this will fix it... Before, I always have to make the quick pull to clear the doublesome...

 
 
Posted by shetach Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 484 days ago

Just rebooted and my doubles are all back.

 
 
Posted by AvidBerryUser Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Got Error 100 - Cannot contact Facebook error after installing this app on my Torch. Downgraded back to the official version.. :(
Any ideas why i received this error. Tried everything including a few battery pulls...

 
 
Posted by xtremesniper Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Does this still delete messages from your FB inbox when you delete them from your BB messages list?

 
 
Posted by T305 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Tested it out seems a little faster!!!...

 
 
Posted by nextgates Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Works on Bold 9650 running 6.0.0.431

 
 
Posted by CocoaBlossom Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Can't download, and don't know why.

 
 
Posted by nyslayer Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Does anyone know if this will work on the 9630?

 
 
Posted by iamjohnnytrox Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Does this fix the memory leak for anyone?

 
 
Posted by hellzajoan Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I downloaded the leak version on my Verizon Blackberry Tour 9630 and now I can't find Facebook anywhere! I've deleted and reinstalled it and now I'm not sure where it went. Any ideas on how I can get it back?

 
 
Posted by wyldemf Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Downloaded it, says it installed, but I can't find it anywhere.

 
 
Posted by monstermetal Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Same thing with FB on my end, it installed fine, cant seem to locate it...

 
 
Posted by sg4real76 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

doesnt work for the tour i got the same thing you tour guys got. ill wait till something official drops.

 
 
Posted by sg4real76 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

bad facebook :(

 
 
Posted by Dankees Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I downloaded it - where the hell is it on my Storm?

 
 
Posted by hellzajoan Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

Since you guys have it downloaded on your Tour, did your icon disappear? I tried downloading the older official version, but it's still no where to be found. Have any ideas on how to get it back?

 
 
Posted by RegN Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

I installed it on my 9780 and it seems to work well. The one thing I noticed that was fixed is the scrolling. does not jump like it used to. can just smoothly scroll down the page.

 
 
Posted by monstermetal Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

UPDATE:
on my storm 953(v5.0.0.1041 with Telus)

The FB icon is still nowhere to be found. Actually there r absolutely no files associated with FB in the phone even though it says it was installed properly... ,i cant find the MODULE net_rim_bb_facebook files

When i go to App world to install the older version, it yet detects a newer version exists!!! so Ive kept looking, so under OPTIONS> APPLICATIONS > ADD-ON tab, it shows up , and when i do click on the FB application properties, BOOM, the MODULE net_rim_bb_facebook are shown.....So, now im stumped right now... still searching

 
 
Posted by monstermetal Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

im noticing in the FACEBOOK Applications properties(OPTIONS> APPLICATIONS > ADD-ON tab), under Description: it says... Leaked Facebook in 9700 OS 6.0.0.448... hmmmmm i guess this wont work for my Storm 9530... oh well..

 
 
Posted by ahowe125 Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 485 days ago

After backing up my Storm2 9550 with the official Verizon v5.0.0.713, I decided to see if this would work. It downloaded and installed fine, but like a few other users... The program Icon was no where to be found. Not on the home menu, and not in any other folders. It does show the program installed in the "add-on" section of applications, but I have not found a way to access it yet.

I think for now I'll be restoring back to my saved backup and hoping that a new facebook client is released for us 5.0 users soon. I haven't received any notifications since upgrading to that last software.

 
 
Posted by anderl72 Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 485 days ago

Guys, the leak is for the 97xx and not for a Storm touchscreen device !!!

 
 
Posted by ahowe125 Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 484 days ago

We knew this installing it, But with how broken our current Facebook is, why not give it a try. Sounds like it still has problems even on the OS6 devices anyway.

 
 
Posted by NSheld Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 485 days ago

Works fine on my torch.
I use Blogberry theme and it has a quicklaunch to FB on the front, so I never looked for the icon.
EDIT: Just checked, the icon is there too.

Haven't noticed much difference apart from the email lessages within the FB app seem to be better laid out graphics wise and are smoother.

With regards to notifications... They really haven't changed. Still not getting ALL of them.

 
 
Posted by davidliew Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 485 days ago

For me...it do seem fixed the bug or problem that our message will become multiply copy and can't delete problem...U know? the official release do have this problem, fb msg in our inbox after use for while or sometime cost by slow data will have two copy of the same msg, that one u can't delete or you may have to force stop allow fb to integrate into your inbox or it will totally mess up your inbox? this version seem do not have that problem.

Ya, we all HATE that delete msg thingy that will delete our original fb inbox too, it cost me lost LOT of msg too, this RIM should allow us to disable it.

 
 
Posted by aalqadaffi Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 484 days ago

Also having notification problems on my 8530. After restarts it works, but soon thereafter I stop getting notifications. I noticed that when I go to do a search on my BlackBerry Facebook will be missing from there as well.

 
 
Posted by simonhen Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 484 days ago

My first impression using this new version on the 9700 is it solves an annoying scrolling problem. On earlier versions it was easy to lose the cursor/highlighter when scrolling down the news feed (making click-through difficult). That's been fixed -- well done!

 
 
Posted by victoriak68 Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 484 days ago

That bites, they make a new version but only for OS6? Doesn't matter to me that it's not official, still not cool that they ignore OS5 users. I have a Storm2 9500 running OS version 5.0.0.1015. Current FB version now installed on my device is a joke, it's not just OS6 users that are having problems. I'm also having notification issues and messages not deleting from my message list. Seriously need a FB upgrade that includes more features. Chat would be nice, but I'd like to see who "liked" stuff and be able to share something I discovered within FB.

 
 
Posted by wbrian Sunday, Jan 30, 2011 480 days ago

I can't get it to install on my torch. It goes through the whole install then I get an error message saying "install cancelled". Weird. I just upgraded from the original version to the most recent official version and lost my icon for sending pictures to FB. I was hoping this version added it back...

 
 
Posted by cayman2010 Monday, Jan 31, 2011 479 days ago

Is this download link OTA?

 
 
Posted by retrovirus Saturday, Feb 05, 2011 475 days ago

I've downloaded this on my fone but the interface doesn't look exactly like the one it shows on the download page. I mean the picture in this link http://mybbota.com/download.php?id=6183