Good news for Facebook users, it looks like an updated Facebook app for the iPhone will be available shortly. According to a recent posting over on Facebook and Twitter, the app is about 98%, no 92%, no 97% done, however there was not any other indication as to when it would actually be submitted to Apple for approval into the App Store.
As to what we can expect to see, how about we begin with what we are not going to see — Push Notifications. According to the post, Push Notifications are currently being worked on, however they will not be in Facebook v3.0, instead it looks like we “can expect it in a 3.1 update later this summer.”
Anyway, moving on, aside from the lack of Push Notifications there are plenty of other new features to look forward to.
1. The “new” News Feed
2. Like
3. Events (including the ability to RSVP)
4. Notes
5. Pages
6. Create new photo albums
7. Upload photos to any album
8. Zoom into photos
9. Easier photo tagging
10. Profile Pictures albums
11. A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
12. Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
13. Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
14. Quickly call or text people right from the Friends page
15. Messages you are typing will be restored if you quit or are interrupted by a phone call
Additionally, according to a few recent postings on Twitter (@joehewitt) it looks like there will be “full support for notes” to include the ability to “write, edit, delete notes and save drafts.” And last, but not least, iPhone 3GS users will also be able to upload video.
[Facebook]
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