What's New?
New features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 include:
Group Support
Liking Comments
Child Protection Support
For more detail, as well as application screen shots, please head on over to the “What’s New?” tab!
How can I provide feedback?
Discussion Boards: The best way to provide feedback on the application is to use the program discussion boards. You can use the boards to provide comments or suggestions on the application, as well as report bugs, request features and chat with other Facebook for BlackBerry 3.1 users.
Surveys: To gather specific feedback on the application, we will ask you to complete various surveys throughout the course of the beta program. These will be used to gauge what you think of the application as a whole, and how we can improve it to better meet your needs and expectations.
Feature Requests & Current Issues: The Feature Requests and Current Issues tabs are a quick and easy way to let us know what product bugs you are experiencing, as well as rate the most popularly requested features with just the click of a button! If your issue or features isn’t listed simply head on over to the discussion boards and let us know; we’ll be sure to update it as soon as possible as we’ll be adding to these lists daily - don’t forget to check back in and vote!
Let's Get Started!
Now that we’ve taken care of all the details, let’s get down to business! Download the latest software from BlackBerry Beta Zone by going to the “Download” tab. Take a look around, enjoy the application for a bit then come back and join in on the discussion with other Facebook for BlackBerry 3.1 beta testers – we can’t wait to hear what you think!
If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know on the discussion boards and we will be happy to assist you.
Thanks again, looking forward to hearing your feedback!
^Michael
Here's a look at the new product features in Facebook for BlackBerry:
Liking Comments
You spoke and we listened! A very popular feature request is now available in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 as you can now like/unlike comments from within the comment screen. The new version of Facebook for BlackBerry also gives you the ability to see the Facebook users who have liked a post.
Feature Breakdown:
Ability to like/unlike each comment from within the comment screen
If a user likes/unlikes a comment, an outgoing notification is populated in their notification list
News Feed like rendering
If someone has liked my comment, the current user will be notified through pre-fetching or background polling.
The likes list allows users to see the Facebook users who have liked a post
Split of the single comments and likes field in details screen, to separate comments and likes fields. Comment count is not focusable in details screen.
Ability to open likes list screen from posts, photo posts, and comments by clicking on likes field
Up to 25 likes are retrieved
Ability to click on a user in a likes list screen and view the user's profile
Ability to view menu options of each user in likes list
Removal of detailed like names from details screen
Feature Limitations:
Push notification are not supported if someone has liked my comment
Only up to first 25 Likes are populated in Likes list screen; no support for Automore/Pagination
Cannot retrieve next pages of likes beyond the (up to) 25 initial
‘Page’ objects that like have profile pics exceed their expected dimensions
The number of likes listed in the likes list screen may not be the same as the count displayed on the post details or newsfeed
Group Support
The new Facebook for BlackBerry also allows you to view and interact with Facebook Groups. Users can now view their Groups from within the application as well as write, comment and like posts on the Group Wall.
Feature Breakdown:
Opening a group notification will open the group screen
Group screen will display the group name, privacy, wall, and description.
Users’ can write on the group wall, comment, and like group posts.
Group List Screen: From the navigation grid, the Group List screen is opened when a user clicks on the Groups icon. The Group List screen will contain a list of groups the user is a member of, according the bookmark order specified by Facebook. Each group will contain a profile photo and the group name.
Group Screen: From the Group List screen, or from a Group notification, a user can open the Group screen. The Group screen will show the group profile photo, group name, and privacy settings. A user can see the group wall, and post text messages to the wall. A user can see the group description, and also open the Group Members screen.
Group Members Screen: From the Group screen, a user can open the Group Members screen. The Group Members screen will show a list of members of the group in alphabetical order
Feature Limitations:
Group icon may not match with the icon displayed on the Facebook website
Users cannot upload photos or check-in to a group
Posts related to group activity (e.g. people joining a group, or changing the description of the group) will not be displayed on the group wall
Posts related to photo activity within the group will not be displayed
No caching of the group list. As a result, each time the screen is opened, the list will need to be retrieved from the network.
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New features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 include:
Group Support
Liking Comments
Child Protection Support
For more detail, as well as application screen shots, please head on over to the “What’s New?” tab!
How can I provide feedback?
Discussion Boards: The best way to provide feedback on the application is to use the program discussion boards. You can use the boards to provide comments or suggestions on the application, as well as report bugs, request features and chat with other Facebook for BlackBerry 3.1 users.
Surveys: To gather specific feedback on the application, we will ask you to complete various surveys throughout the course of the beta program. These will be used to gauge what you think of the application as a whole, and how we can improve it to better meet your needs and expectations.
Feature Requests & Current Issues: The Feature Requests and Current Issues tabs are a quick and easy way to let us know what product bugs you are experiencing, as well as rate the most popularly requested features with just the click of a button! If your issue or features isn’t listed simply head on over to the discussion boards and let us know; we’ll be sure to update it as soon as possible as we’ll be adding to these lists daily - don’t forget to check back in and vote!
Let's Get Started!
Now that we’ve taken care of all the details, let’s get down to business! Download the latest software from BlackBerry Beta Zone by going to the “Download” tab. Take a look around, enjoy the application for a bit then come back and join in on the discussion with other Facebook for BlackBerry 3.1 beta testers – we can’t wait to hear what you think!
If you have any other questions or concerns, please let us know on the discussion boards and we will be happy to assist you.
Thanks again, looking forward to hearing your feedback!
^Michael
Here's a look at the new product features in Facebook for BlackBerry:
Liking Comments
You spoke and we listened! A very popular feature request is now available in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 3.1 as you can now like/unlike comments from within the comment screen. The new version of Facebook for BlackBerry also gives you the ability to see the Facebook users who have liked a post.
Feature Breakdown:
Ability to like/unlike each comment from within the comment screen
If a user likes/unlikes a comment, an outgoing notification is populated in their notification list
News Feed like rendering
If someone has liked my comment, the current user will be notified through pre-fetching or background polling.
The likes list allows users to see the Facebook users who have liked a post
Split of the single comments and likes field in details screen, to separate comments and likes fields. Comment count is not focusable in details screen.
Ability to open likes list screen from posts, photo posts, and comments by clicking on likes field
Up to 25 likes are retrieved
Ability to click on a user in a likes list screen and view the user's profile
Ability to view menu options of each user in likes list
Removal of detailed like names from details screen
Feature Limitations:
Push notification are not supported if someone has liked my comment
Only up to first 25 Likes are populated in Likes list screen; no support for Automore/Pagination
Cannot retrieve next pages of likes beyond the (up to) 25 initial
‘Page’ objects that like have profile pics exceed their expected dimensions
The number of likes listed in the likes list screen may not be the same as the count displayed on the post details or newsfeed
Group Support
The new Facebook for BlackBerry also allows you to view and interact with Facebook Groups. Users can now view their Groups from within the application as well as write, comment and like posts on the Group Wall.
Feature Breakdown:
Opening a group notification will open the group screen
Group screen will display the group name, privacy, wall, and description.
Users’ can write on the group wall, comment, and like group posts.
Group List Screen: From the navigation grid, the Group List screen is opened when a user clicks on the Groups icon. The Group List screen will contain a list of groups the user is a member of, according the bookmark order specified by Facebook. Each group will contain a profile photo and the group name.
Group Screen: From the Group List screen, or from a Group notification, a user can open the Group screen. The Group screen will show the group profile photo, group name, and privacy settings. A user can see the group wall, and post text messages to the wall. A user can see the group description, and also open the Group Members screen.
Group Members Screen: From the Group screen, a user can open the Group Members screen. The Group Members screen will show a list of members of the group in alphabetical order
Feature Limitations:
Group icon may not match with the icon displayed on the Facebook website
Users cannot upload photos or check-in to a group
Posts related to group activity (e.g. people joining a group, or changing the description of the group) will not be displayed on the group wall
Posts related to photo activity within the group will not be displayed
No caching of the group list. As a result, each time the screen is opened, the list will need to be retrieved from the network.
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OS6
OS7
OS7.1
