Facebook has 200 million active mobile users, improves iOS and Android applications

By on Nov 3, 2010 at 1:46 PM
General November 3, 2010

Today, at the company’s mobile media event, social networking giant Facebook announced that it has roughly 200 million active users on its Facebook mobile products; up from 65 million last year. Capitalizing on that momentum, Facebook announced several updated mobile offerings for two specific mobile platforms, iOS and Android.

The iOS Facebook application will get Facebook’s new “groups” implementation, easier location tagging of people, and the ability to link and upload photos to a “place.” The Android application, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits has been “a little behind,” will also be getting the “groups” and “places” functionality; Mr. Zuckerberg promised “true parity” between the two applications going forward. No ETA was given for the new applications but the innuendo appears to be “soon.”

UPDATE: It looks like the Android Facebook update, version 1.4.0, has just hit the Market. Enjoy!

UPDATE 2: The iOS update, version 3.3, has just made its way to the App Store.

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  • obo

    SICK of facebook. gimme the internet. I dont need that crap.

  • Anonymous

    he just wanted to show that he’s been working out…

  • newnoise1024

    “appeares ”

    I hope they update facebook chat. It’s terrible.

  • Gquie

    Interesting that blackberry got shafted again. Why can we not have “places”? I don’t care much for the groups thing…

  • Rich Leiter

    How about updating the iPad app. It’s ridiculous that you still have to use that tiny iPhone window on the iPad. Talk about being “a little behind.”

    • Anonymous

      At least the iPhone version is worth a damn. The Android app is so far behind it’s not even funny. It boots you out to m.facebook.com (not touch.facebook.com) to do damn near anything (including commenting on images, ffs).

      I hope this update makes it at least comparable to the version you’re complaining about so bitterly.

    • EJ

      Why not just use the full website?

  • http://pimpmyi.com/ iPimp

    Where’s the iPad app??

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1201199 Davis Solomon Darvish

    The android app is still garbage… no push notificiations and no facebook chat… how is that parity?

  • Anonymous

    Is that a really small hand or a really big mic?

  • http://twitter.com/p0di podiâ„¢

    I really dont understand how they can add additional features to the Android app when they cant even get the core features to work. Why is it so damn difficult for them to get the notifications working properly? Its kind of pointless to have an app that I need to open up to check if someone commented on a post or photo of mine. And he kept saying that they have such a small team working on the mobile stuff so maybe with all the billions of dollars that hes worth they should hire a few more people and get things done better

  • Donny

    facebook for android is so terrible. My ipod touch laughs at my droid x’s fbook app…

    • Tony

      You do realize that’s more of a jab at Facebook than at Android?

  • The Android Guru

    The android app does suck. I still use the mobile web version.

  • willham

    is he seriously using an overhead projector?

  • Isturt

    I am unable to get my Facebook contacts pictures to synch with my contacts even with the new version I wish they would have fixed that

    Samsung Vibrant user

  • Mgl323

    Just updated my app and it works great!

  • mike0o2

    Updating everything and they can’t make an iPad app…..a little behind?

  • Dalir3443

    I freaking hate facebook

  • dominator

    he’s HOT!!!! I’d do him!!

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