Finally Apple approves the new Facebook iPhone app release.
I've updated it just few minutes ago and I couldn't wait to review it.
The first impression was really, really good. New shape (very intuitive) and new functionalities let me positively surprised.
The first thing you will notice once you update the app is the new Graphics: the main menu is now really iPhone friendly. Into the main page you've displayed all the default icons and by sliding the screen all default icons (News Feed, Profile, Friends, Inbox, Chat, Request, Events, Photos and Notes) are displayed on the main page and tapping on “+” you can now add shortcuts to your favorite friends and pages.
The landscape mode makes your navigation experience much better and much easier.
The possibility to see upcoming events, RSVP, friends' birthdays and Pages finally compensate one of the biggest lack of the old version. Due to a bug all friends appear to be 8 years old!
While this new features are good and contribute to make the new Facebook a much better app, the real plus is the fact that now you can do a lot of direct actions on/from your profile. In the new version, in fact, you are able to: Write notes to your friends, Post updates and photos to Pages you administer, Upload videos (just from iPhone 3GS), Upload photos and manage any album (create, delete, tag, tag delete, etc), Change your Profile Pictures, Zoom into photos, Like posts and Photos, Make friend requests, Become a fan of Pages, Quickly call or text your friends, Chat with your friends (sorted alphabetically).
If you think that this is enough to make you happier with your Facebook app, maybe you would like to know that there is something more. Finally you can visit links in a built-in web browser (without quitting the app and skipping to safari), you can use the facebook applications (like horoscope, fortune cookie, etc) and you can also narrow your newsfeed just to the application you are interested in (e.g. if you want to be updated about who stole your eggs in farmville ;)).
The new Facebook 3.0 is just great, if you haven't download yet you should do it right now and start enjoying it.
I haven't experienced big problems until now (just the little bug about birthdays) but I'm sure that spending more time on it I will be aware of some little bugs.
If you have already downloaded the update, I'll be glad to read your opinion about it, as well as if you have already experienced some bugs and you want to share your experience with all our community, you're welcome to post them below.
great. going to download it now.