It's Official: Facebook Apps Have A Share Button

Users asked for it, and Facebook has responded. The social network announced Thursday that the native applications for iOS and Android devices now include a share button. Both apps also got an upgrade Thursday, with emoticons coming to Apple and better photo tagging coming to Android.

Users asked for it, and Facebook responded. The social network announced Thursday that tits native applications for iOS and Android devices now include a share button. Both apps also got upgrades Thursday, with emoticons coming to Apple and better photo tagging coming to Android.

We reported Wednesday (as first noticed by sister site Inside Facebook) that Facebook introduced the share function to its mobile site, m.facebook.com. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to AllFacebook that the iOS and Android apps would have the feature, too.

Now it’s here.

The iOS app got a nice upgrade, including emoticons in messages, as well as the ability to tag friends in any post, comment, or photo.

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