Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry now available

By Munish | June 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Just after the last post on two main interesting features of Facebook 1.5 we have now new version Facebook 1.6 available from RIM to update our BlackBerry smartphone.

Download the new version from your desktop or visit www.blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry browser.

Highlight of new features:

Status updates and highlights on the home page – you can now view your friends’ most recent status updates right on the home page. Highlights like photo uploads and wall posts are just a click away and you can comment on a photo, poke a friend, etc. right from the home page.
Wall access from within Facebook for BlackBerry – with one click on your friend’s profile picture from the home page, you can access their wall without having to go to the mobile site.
Photo viewing in a simple, easy-to-use slideshow format – check out your friends’ latest photo albums with improved photo viewing, and view albums in a simple and easy-to-use slideshow format. Just scroll back and forth through the thumbnails along the bottom to display the larger picture in the center of the screen.
Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 will also support three new languages:
- Thai
- Indonesian