Facebook's New iPhone App Adds Map View of Friends' Locations, Check-Ins For Events

In Facebook’s first update to its iPhone app in five months, the company added a new map view for seeing friend’s locations and check-ins for events.

Facebook also changed the user interface for notifications, putting bigger profile pictures in, and added the ability to unfriend people from the iPhone app. Overall, the changes are pretty modest.

The map view will also help people better visualize how close their friends are, which might help if they’re in unfamiliar or new cities (see right).

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