Palm releases Facebook 1.3 for webOS

By on Aug 31, 2010 at 10:55 AM
General August 31, 2010

Today, Palm announced an update to its webOS Facebook application, version 1.3. The update brings with it selectable news feeds, revised photo tagging, support for landscape viewing, the ability to clear multiple notifications, and fan pages. We have more details on some of the changes after the bounce. webOS aficionados, let us know your thoughts.

Hi all,

The team’s been hard at work finalizing Facebook for Palm webOS 1.3, polishing and packaging new features from the most recent beta releases. What’s part of this official release?

1) Selectable news feeds. Now you can select which news feed you’d like to view by type (i.e. status updates vs. photos vs. links), networks (i.e. workplace or school), locations and lists. You can also switch comments in the feed on or off by swiping down from the top-left corner (to bring down the app menu), tapping on Preferences & Accounts, then switching Show Comments in Feed on or off.

2) Revised photo tagging. Users can now tag both themselves and their friends in photos. To tag someone, simply upload a photo, then view it on your profile. Tap on the photo, then tap on the tagging icon that appears below it. Begin typing someone’s name to select them from your friends list, then tap Done.

3) Support for landscape viewing. Just tilt your Palm webOS phone to the side and Facebook for Palm webOS will switch orientations accordingly.

4) Clearing multiple notifications. To clear all of your existing notifications, tap on the notification globe at the top-left corner of the app, then tap See All Notifications, then perform a back gesture (by swiping from right to left below your screen) or tap the Facebook logo.

5) Fan pages (under Search , more under the hood fixes, tweaks and performance enhancements.

Grab it here: http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/index.php?packageid=com.palm.app.facebook

What do you think of this release? What else would you like to see in a future release? As always, our team’s listening closely so sound off in the comments below!

Justin

P.S. If you currently have a beta release installed and choose to update (rather than download the official release separately), you’ll soon be able to update to 1.3.1 (Beta Release). This is identical to the official 1.3 release, differing only in names and versions.

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  • meh

    yawn @ web OS.

    Good system that failed to capture my attention, or the attention of most others.

  • LCW

    it’s too bad WebOS never got goog momentum… even as an iP4 owner and long time iP/iOS user… i still think WebOS looks the best…

  • mike

    the problem is webOS came out being really hot, but how many software updates? only 4 in over 1 year period, i think it’s really lame from palm to treat consumers like that
    now i think it’s really outdated by other OS like android, iOS, Bada and probably even next Windows Phone 7

    • Tony

      Yes, it’s SOOOOO horrible to give users updates that fix bugs and add new features! How DARE they!!

    • Josh

      I could have maybe took you seriously, until you compared brought up Windows Phone 7. Until one is actually released to the public you cannot compare it to anything. By the way, while Palm has sucked at updating the hardware, they have been really consistent at releasing updates. Plus their over the air updates have been more consistent than anything that Android or Apple puts out.

  • Kal-El

    Very nice solid update…

    @MrKal_El

  • Ned

    I saw the BGR post about the Facebook update for WebOS, went to my VZW Palm Pixi and opened the “Palm webOS update” application. To my surprise, I didn’t find an update available for Facebook. Instead, I found an update to WebOS. Apparently WebOS 1.4.5 is now available.

    • The Truth

      Go to the App Catalog and tap the shopping bag icon on the lower right to access your list of installed apps. When you do this, it automatically searches for any available updates for your apps.

  • jude

    I hope WebOS hardware from HP takes the platform to a good new level. It’s a good thing and well thought out…

    Here’s to hoping HP doesn’t throw WebOS on an iPaq :)

  • dave

    awesome update. Very very nice. Can’t wait to see what new hardware they release in the coming months. Photo tagging is nice.

  • phone_booger

    eh, whatever, I’m done with Palm. Just ordered the Evo yesterday, and I’m tossing my Centro in the trash, or maybe donate it.

  • C.BLIZZ

    FINALLY !!! LANDSCAPE VIEW !!! now if they can only UPDATE me when i get a NEW EMAIL !!! …

  • josmo

    Thanks for the update guys. Any chance that we’ll see places in the beta version anytime soon? Considering that the web browser doesn’t support he html5 location tags needed, it would be great to have it in the facebook app. :)

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