After last week’s reports about Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, jumping ship from iPhone to Android, it has been widely speculated that his switch would prompt an update for the Facebook for Android app which badly needed a face-lift in order to compete with its iPhone version.
It seems like that happened sooner than most users expected! Facebook updated the app just yesterday and I must say, the new update is a significant improvement. The newest version includes some new features and enhancements that people would love. The new graphical interface is reminiscent of an iPhone app. The moment you access the app you will notice the change immediately - the main screen now includes a photo gallery with a stream of your friends’ recently updated photos and albums.
You can now watch videos directly within the app and can access requests and events all from the app itself without sending users to the browser – something that was problematic in the previous versions.
The notifications in the app are easily accessible by pulling up a sliding drawer. Though the timeline view remains the same, clicking links within the status updates no longer requires long-holds like in the previous version.
There are some things that users are still hankering for. Facebook Chat is one. Bugs also need to be fixed. I did notice that my Facebook app exited quite often without any force closes. Is anyone experiencing this glitch?
Overall, I think this is a much improved update that users will love. What do you think?
Check it out at the Android market by clicking or scanning the QR code below:
Source: Mashable
