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Best Facebook App?

Konikub

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Dec 25, 2009
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Anyone know the best Facebook app out there for the HTC Hero? There are a ton of facebook apps in the android market, and I have no idea which one I should use. I would be even willing to buy or purchase an app if its better then the rest. Thanks for your advice!!!!
 
There is an official facebook app for android (look for the one with facebook as developer). It used to suck, but now its much better after a recent update. You can browse newsfeed, search your friends, look at and write on your friends walls, upload pictures, view other peoples pictures, etc. You can NOT chat though. Notifications for this app arent that great though. You dont get notified of new wall posts, picture tags, people commenting on your status, etc.

I recommend an app called Bloo. It is free and, in my opinion, better than the official one. It does everything the official facebook app can do (in a slightly different manner, of course) and then some. My favorite thing about this app is its notification system. It notifies you of basically everything. I set my refresh rate to 1 minute, so whenever I see a red notification pop up on my laptop facebook page, i almost autiomatically hear the ring on my phone to notify me. It tells me of wall posts, picture tags, picture comments, etc. Very nice.
 
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How well do these apps (Bloo and official FB app) integrate into the address book/people app?

For example, going into the People app, I can see FB updates and events in address book entries that have been tied back to my FB account. There's an "Updates" field that you can tap to see more detail which automatically connects you to the mobile version of FB.

Can you set it up so that tapping that field will utilize Bloo or the FB app instead of the mobile web version?
 
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I recommend an app called Bloo. It is free and, in my opinion, better than the official one. It does everything the official facebook app can do (in a slightly different manner, of course) and then some. My favorite thing about this app is its notification system. It notifies you of basically everything. I set my refresh rate to 1 minute, so whenever I see a red notification pop up on my laptop facebook page, i almost autiomatically hear the ring on my phone to notify me. It tells me of wall posts, picture tags, picture comments, etc. Very nice.


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