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BlackBerry Facebook app released
RIM has announced an app for Facebook at CTIA. Now, Facebook already has a mobile site which works pretty well, but a full-blown app catered to quick browsing of friends’ feeds and allowing for picture uploading right to your photo albums… well, that’s just awesome. You can get home screen notifications now, get a full text view of messages, wall posts and everything else, friends status and information, and photo uploading and tagging.
Great little feature here: you can send messages even when offline, it’ll just go out when a connection is established like your regular e-mail. I’m one of those suckers who’s got a Facebook tab opened all day long, just waiting for the BlackBerry to buzz with an SMS notification, but now it’ll be right there on my home screen. If you’re on Facebook, check out BBCool’s group. We post all the day’s news there if you’re looking for the bite-sized version. You can download the app over the air at www.blackberry.com/facebook/mobiledownload. Make sure you’ve got OS 4.2 or higher, presuming your carrier supports it.
Posted by Simon Sage in Announcements, News
Comments [35 Responses]
October 24th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
[...] Simon at BBcool just tipped me off to a new Facebook application that will be coming out for BlackBerry devices. This is an application designed by RIM so it should integrate nicely with your BlackBerry. It seems that RIM is really serious about penetrating the consumer market. This is going to give the T-Mobile Sidekick a run for its money. Check out the OTA download link below to get on Facebook today [...]
October 24th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Notice:
Sorry, your wireless Service Provider does not allow access to facebook for your device.
Stupid Sprint / Nextel.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
[...] digital convergence quotient went up about 193 points today on the news of a Blackberry native Facebook app. For those of you who don’t understand what a HUGE thing this is, here’s the [...]
October 24th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
i tried to download, but it says sorry your wireless service provider does not allow access to facebook for our device. i am on rogers, using 8700r… anyone else having this problem also?
October 24th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Wow this thing works really well. The mail application is almost like the BB email app and just as quick. It even has a “delete prior” if you go to the top. Awesome stuff!
October 24th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Same problem as Geediu as well. I get an “Unsupported Device” error that says “Sorry, your wireless Service Provider does not allow access to Facebook for your device.”
I tried downloading OTA and also via the USB cable with Internet Explorer, and had the same problem either way. I have an 8703e with Verizon as my service provider.
A co-worker of mine has a Verizon 8830, and he was able to install the app without any problems.
Any chance this app requires OS version 4.2 or above???
October 24th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
nope, not on bell mobility either - today’s globe and mail says it’s on t-mobile only for now…
October 24th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
[...] Simon di BBCool ci ha segnalato (diverse ore fa a dire il vero) il rilascio ufficiale da parte di RIM dell’applicativo di FACEBOOK per BlackBerry. Nell’applicazione BlackBerry di Facebook troviamo tutte le caratteristiche e le potenzialità della versione da PC, il tutto con la medesima interfaccia elegante e molto efficace. Installabile su BlackBerry in OTA o scaricabile su PC. Guarda tutte le schermate di FACEBOOK su BBCool. [...]
October 24th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Seems the download link has been 404′ed.
Wonder if RIM pulled it down? Or it is not accesible to T-Mobile in the US.
October 24th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
so, this will only work on t-mobile? it wont work on AT&T either? I keep getting an error when I try to download it. I have a 8300 curve.
October 24th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
what the hell?
apparently sprint users are having this problem, too. i suspect it’s a case of a missing transport service.
October 24th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
I am on a BES with restrictions on the web access. I have a att 8800, so I am able to use Media Net without restriction. It appears that this app asks for internet from the blackberry browser. Can anyone see a way around this?
October 24th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Works on my Curve on the Rogers network you need to update to version 4.2 .
October 25th, 2007 at 1:55 am
Sorry, your device does not meet the system requirements that are needed to support Facebook. 
8700Gee
October 25th, 2007 at 2:16 am
OS is 4.1.0.377.
Telco doesn’t have 4.2 with Chinese/Japan language support.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:32 am
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October 25th, 2007 at 10:20 am
[...] iTTOMP seems handy for the folks who take a lot of pictures, but I think I’d stick with the new Facebook photo sharing for now. Permalink Share This Post Comment Print This Post Posted by Simon Sage in [...]
October 26th, 2007 at 3:16 am
[...] | BlackberryCool. Más información | Blackberry. Descarga | Mobile [...]
October 26th, 2007 at 8:16 am
[...] had a blast of new BlackBerry software this week, like Facebook, Gtalk, and a slightly glitchy Yahoo! messenger client. RIM has clearly taken the CTIA opportunity [...]
October 29th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
[...] last week Facebook released a Facebook Application strictly for the Blackberry. Now, I’m sure there are plenty of people using their iPhone’s to update their [...]
October 31st, 2007 at 10:39 am
Finally got around to writing this. Here are my thoughts.
http://www.blakebrannon.com/2007/10/31/blackberry-facebook-app-the-game-changes-again/
October 31st, 2007 at 3:05 pm
[...] get it all on your BlackBerry, wall posts, picture sharing, status messages, the whole nine yards. BlackBerry Facebook app released | BlackBerry Cool BlackBerry Cool - the voice of the BlackBerry [...]
November 14th, 2007 at 8:26 am
[...] link for OS 4.2.1 for the BlackBerry 8703e, which should let you CDMA customers get in on the new Facebook application. Although the patch is “technically” for Verizon customers, it should work on any CDMA [...]
December 18th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
[...] if a new Facebook app wasn’t enough for us Crackberry addicts… As if Facebook wasn’t enough yesterday, we also got a Gtalk and Yahoo! chat client update up to version 2.0. After installing Gtalk here, [...]
January 16th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
[...] why you wouldn’t just get the Facebook application is beyond me, but maybe you spend a lot of time on GTalk and not much on Facebook. I don’t [...]
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 am
[...] its original release last October, the Facebook app for BlackBerry has garnered over a million downloads, says RIM. The [...]
June 14th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Hi all. Can someone help me UNINSTALL the new BB Facebook application? I’m on O2 network in the UK. Facebook app just got pushed to my BB without me asking for it or opting in. The network provider data-support call centre says they’ve had quite a few people calling up, complaining about it, but they can’t advise on how to uninstall (and don’t seem particularly interested in helping, since the application will drive data-revenue for them). Could anyone else advise at all please? Thanks - nick
