Technology Development

We were tipped that selected people have been invited to beta test Facebook app v1.8 from the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Version 1.8.0 is in fact a maintenance release, and focuses mainly on enhancing the performance of the already existing application, including speed improvements for loading photos, friends list and the News Feed.




Below is a list of the new features and enhancements that have been
implemented in Facebook® v1.8.0:

• Notifications: You can now receive Facebook® notifications without
  associating an email address with your BlackBerry® device.


• Notification Email Messages: You can now stop receiving Facebook®
  email notifications that are sent to the email address that you
  specified in your Facebook® account.


• Friend List Performance Enhancements: The friend list should now
  load faster.


• Photo Performance Enhancements: Photos and photo albums should now
  load faster, and photo thumbnails are now larger.

The following is a list of all the issues that have been fixed since the
in-market version of Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones:

• You can now use shortcut keys when using the Korean version of
  Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones.


• Previously, if you were using your device in German, Indonesian,
  or Dutch, some commands might not have been translated correctly.


• You can now log into the Facebook® application when you attempt to
  compose a Facebook® message from the Messages application.