Microsoft Announces Facebook 5.0 For Windows Phone 8
Microsoft released what it called a “major update” to its Windows Phone 8 applications, Facebook 5.0 for Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft released what it called a “major update” to its Windows Phone 8 applications, Facebook 5.0 for Windows Phone 8.
New features or improvements in Facebook 5.0 for Windows Phone 8 include:
- An overhauled user interface.
- Improved navigation.
- Support for high-resolution photos.
- Sharing of posts.
- Timeline.
- Support for multiple resolutions and tile sizes.
According to Microsoft, its Windows Phone 7 app will be similarly updated later this summer.
The recently introduced Facebook beta program was credited with many of the changes, with Microsoft saying in a post on the Windows Phone Blog:
A few months ago, we created the Facebook beta program, an opportunity for heavy-duty Facebook users and Windows Phone enthusiasts to help test out and shape future versions of one of our most popular and important official apps.
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