Palm Releases Facebook For Palm webOS 1.3, Improved But Without Places

Today Palm released the latest version of its Facebook mobile app, Facebook for Palm webOS 1.3. The official release includes many features and improvements tested on its Facebook for Palm webOS beta clients, including landscape mode, revised photo tagging, selectable news feeds, and in-feed comments. Reviews of the app complement its speed but complain about the lack of Facebook Chat and Places. Unlike some other Facebook mobile apps which only distribute official releases, Palm lets users download beta versions of Facebook for Palm webOS between official updates. This allows the company to experiment and gather feedback on new functionalities, ensuring official releases are stable and full of improvements. For instance, the ability to toggle on or off the display of comments in the news feed was tested in Facebook for Palm webOS Beta 1.2.30 before being included in today’s release. Specific improvements to the release include: Landscape viewing mode when the phone is tilted to the side Photo tagging using suggested match once you start typing a name Selectable news feeds including status updates, photos, links, networks, and friend lists Fan page navigation Simultaneous clearing of multiple notifications Reviews of Facebook for Palm webOS 1.3 have generally been favorable, commending the speed and stability of the features now included. Criticism has focused on the lack of certain features long existing or recently added to other Facebook mobile apps. Like those with Blackberry and Android phones, Palm users still don’t have the Places functionality included on the iPhone. Palm’s Facebook Page and forums also included requests for Chat, the ability accept friend requests, and content deletion capabilities. Palm is listening, though. Justin Reid, one of the application’s developers, has been personally responding to reviews of the app, pointing customers with issues towards support solutions. With this level of attention and the beta release system, we expect that Facebook for Palm webOS will continue to improve.

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Palm Releases Facebook For Palm webOS 1.3, Improved But Without Places

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