Facebook Updates in Beta Zone

The native Facebook client for BlackBerry smartphones gets a hefty beta v3.3.0.9 update. The new update brings great new features such as strong BBM integration, unfriending, pictures redesigning & more! If you like being a tester, head over to Beta Zone & grab it today!

Change log:

• BBM Integration:
  • Ability to opt in/out of the PIN sharing in the setup wizard and screen options
  • Ability to know when my Facebook friends are sharing their PINs so I can invite them to BBM
  • Ability to invite my Facebook BBM connected friends, who are sharing their PIN, to my BBM contact list (if not already friends)
  • Icon showing which Facebook friends I can invite to chat on BBM
  • Ability to initiate a BBM conversation with my BBM connected Facebook friend, who is sharing his/her PIN and we are BBM contacts
  • Option to be synced with the web so changes on the device/web are reflected on the device/web
  • Facebook friends PIN to be updated regularly to ensure that the invitation to chat on BBM is sent to the right PIN
  • Ability to invite my friends to BBM or chat from the profile screen

  Photo Re-Design

  • Ability to see my photo albums as a grid of photos (grid view thumbnails)
  • Ability to efficiently scroll through my grid-based photo albums and not worry about network details when opening large albums (pagination)
  • Ability to see photo in full screen
  • Ability to slide between my full-screen photos

  Photo Save

  • Ability to save photo to device/media card

  UX Changes

  • Ability to view Navigational Grid with the new UX changes
  • Ability to view Header with the new UX changes
  • Ability to view Profile Publisher with the new UX changes
  • Ability to view Newsfeed publisher with the new UX changes
  • Ability to view Today with the new UX changes

  Carrier APN

  • As a 6.0 and above FB4BB user in certain regions, I want all chat traffic to go over carrier APN so that I can use the app in my country
  • As a 6.0 and above FB4BB user in certain regions, I want all traffic (minus chat) to go over carrier APN so that I can use the app in my country

  Unfriending

  • Ability to unfriend from your friends list and friends profile via GCM, menu, and +
  • Ability to see a confirmation dialogue before unfriending so that I can cancel my request if needed

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Source: CrackBerry