Facebook for BlackBerry has been updated. The strange thing is, some folks are currently seeing 1.9.0.27 as the latest version, while others are seeing 1.9.0.28. That’s the version available to me at the moment, and it looks like the latest and greatest. If you still spot .27 in App World, hold tight… because we’re told .28 should arrive for all users real soon.
If you’re a regular user of the app, the update is worthwhile… it packs quite a few new features and enhancements:
Email Notification Improvements
Previously, if you turned on email notifications using the Facebook.com website, then logged out and logged back into Facebook on your BlackBerry smartphone, your email notification settings would be turned off. Now, with 1.9.0.28, email notifications are left enabled if you change email notification settings using Facebook.com, then log out and log back in on your BlackBerry smartphone.Background Polling
Previously, if you set the background polling option to Never, then logged out and logged back into Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones, the polling setting would be set to 10 minutes instead of Never. This issue has been corrected so the background polling option will remain at the Never setting.Photo Upload Freeze Fix
In the past, users may have seen their BlackBerry smartphone freeze when sending a photo from the Media folder on their BlackBerry smartphone. This issue has been corrected by this maintenance release so no further freezing should occur.
This free app is available for almost all models of Berry, going all the way back to the 8700 series packing OS 4.2 or newer. To get the update, simply hit up the App World link below, or try the QR code I’ve pasted below for your scanning pleasure.
Facebook for BlackBerry (Free) [App World link]
[Via: CB]