Facebook releases minor update to Android app, addresses battery drain issue

By on Aug 6, 2010 at 4:05 PM
General August 6, 2010

Yesterday, Facebook acknowledged that their recent Android application update — version 1.3 — contained a bug that was draining handset batteries. The post looked like this:

Hi folks, a number of you have commented on seeing a battery drain on your device since installing the new Facebook for Android app. We have identified the bug that is causing this battery drain and are working on a fix now. As soon as the patch is ready, we will push out an update. Thanks for the quick feedback and for your patience as we get this fixed!

Today, the company has released an updated version of the software — version number 1.3.1 — that, according to a subsequent Facebook post, “includes a fix for the battery drain problem some of you were running into.” Hit the Android Market to install the update. Anyone experience unexpected battery drain after installing Facebook 1.3?

[Via Androinica]

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  • Crabs

    That explains it! I was wondering if it was something messed up with CM 6, or if the theme I had installed was sucking juice. Stupid Facebook.

  • http://palfrei.blogspot.com palfrei

    What about the lack of note editing on the program? Are they going to fix that too?

    Facebook sucks! Every day that passes by, I hate it even more but I have to use it to promote my shop.

    Twitter sucks too but, at least, we only get to read 140 characters of irrelevant crap related to teeth brushing and going to the gym.

  • Jimmy A

    absolutely. i went from having to charge maybe once in the evening and then at the night to having to charge 3 times a day!

  • Eric

    Based on the user feedback here, I will hold off on updating Facebook on my Incredible for a while.

  • Jason

    Force close on my DInc. Good job, Facebook team!

    • jgoitom

      i get a whole bunch of those its killing me i am about to take it off my phone i really don’t like that friend stream but its going to have to do til they get it together.

  • Matt

    Does this exist with iPhones as well?

  • Krankzilla

    Hopefully that will solve the problem, I thought it was Froyo doing it since i updated/installed them the same night.

  • L

    Yes! On Wednesday — phone just flat out died. I checked for water damage, battery damage, etc. Nice to know I’m not crazy.

  • Weapondrift

    not had a problem at all with the app on my DINC ive actually had a much better battery life also…tho that may be due to koush’s rom too :p

  • jgoitom

    The one bad thing about android is that they have so many kinds of phones they make it very hard for app developer to make a good app when they have to test it on 100 different handsets. thats what make apple iphone such a soild phone is that when you are developing app there is one platform and one device.

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