100 million using Facebook from their mobile device 70
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 7:35 pm EST 
While Twitter was designed from the ground up for mobility, the world’s largest social network - Facebook - was not. Even so, with various incarnations of mobile sites and an ever-expanding portfolio of mobile apps, Facebook’s mobile membership has grown by leaps and bounds. So much so that Facebook has passed the 100 million monthly mobile users mark. [via: MobileSyrup] While the majority of Facebookers still use the social network through their desktop machines, more and more are leveraging the power of their smartphones to access Facebook on the go.
With that in mind, we though we’d take a moment to highlight the Facebook options available to webOS users. There are more than a few choices out there, so we've got the list waiting for you after the break.
- facebook.com: It’s straight-up Facebook. Access all of your Facebook apps and games (soon enough you’ll even be rocking the Flash ones). Only thing you can’t do is Facebook chat. That option appears to have disappeared on webOS with the latest redesign. Sadly, it seems that some things haven’t translated well with the redesign, as this blogger was unable to see any comments posted to his friends’ updates. This redesign is still fairly fresh, so it may take some time to work out these kinds of bugs. Which brings us to...
- touch.facebook.com: The mobile site designed with the iPhone in mind. Thankfully, it works just about perfectly on webOS. While you can’t use your various Facebook apps, you can view profiles, post updates and comments, check out photo albums, and handle pretty much every other core Facebook function. This is the same Facebook site that you get to from the Facebook link that comes preloaded in the web browser.
- Facebook for Palm, free, by Palm: The websites aren’t the only way to get your Facebook on from your Pre or Pixi. The closest-to-official app we have is the Facebook app by Palm (not Facebook), and as we’ve noted before, it’s more Twitter than it is Facebook. With the Palm Facebook app you are pretty much limited to viewing your newsfeed and commenting or liking posts. While you can view photos and albums your friends have posted, the only way you can get to them is if they appear in your news feed. You might think that tapping on a friend’s picture would take you to their profile, but it instead opens up their contact card. Which brings us to the part of this app that we like the least: by using Facebook for Palm you are forced to invite all of your Facebook friends into your synergized contact list.
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FriendsFlow, $1.99, by FriendsFlow: Thankfully, the all-or-nothing Facebook contacts approach is only taken by Palm’s app. The other third-party Facebook clients out there aren’t so abrasive in implementation, and that includes the first webOS Facebook app: FriendsFlow. This app uses webOS’s notifications system to keep you posted on updates from your friends. Honestly, we’re surprised that a third-party app is the one to do this and not Palm’s own app. You can also use FriendsFlow to view your friends’ profiles and photo albums. A free version of FriendsFlow - FriendsFlowFree - is also available in the App Catalog.
- Friendsbook, Free, by SIC! Software: Much like FriendsFlow, Friendsbook allows you to view your Facebook news feed and profiles as well as post updates, comments, and like certain things. This app, however, does not utilize notifications like Friendsflow does. What you can do is upload images to Facebook, something you can’t do with FriendsFlow.
So there you have it, your Facebook options for Palm. With more than 100 million using Facebook from their phones, we don’t imagine it will be long before we see more options along these lines for webOS users.
70 Comments
I would check all these apps out, but I'm too busy looking at myself with iMirror: The Updated Version.
lol!!
Gotta make sure you look good for that glamor shot to be uploaded to Facebook!
I would really like to see the full "www" version of Facebook start working again. It is (or 'was', I'll explain) by far my preferred method for viewing the site. However, now I cannot even enter text into the status section, the text randomly resizes to 'super small' in my newsfeed, and just in general its been broken for a while. I remember when I first got the Pre back in June, whatever version of Facebook that was running at the time was spot-on perfect: No random font-size changes, full text entry, and even chat worked! Can you believe that an older version is more functional than the newer versions?
I would only use the app version if it offered functionality that is unique, not duplicate an existing feature on the full browser version.
I'm using the new one and still chat and comment
I just touch in the comment area and press the orange button on the pre (alt)
I would like to see a survey to see which app most users are using.
Honestly I use multiple FB apps/sites depending what I am trying to accomplish, but the new site interface does look promising.
is x.facebook the same as touch.facebook?
With Facebook's announcement of Jabber support, hopefully chat will be synergized in to the messaging app soon. http://9to5mac.com/facebook-jabber-ichat-9954903
Me too! This would be a real boost for the synergy chat function.
TYPO??????
"This app, however, does not utilize notifications like Friendsbook does."
Shouldn't it say "This app, however, does not utilize notifications like FRIENDSFLOW does."
Also, you can chat with lite.facebook.com from your Pre.
:)
No, there is a Friendsbook app...
read it in the actual article, there are several other typo's throughout the article. BUT IM NOT COMPLAINING!
Their usually is (but the one pointed out is just fine), who the heck cares...And it does seem like your complaining if your using caps and writing about it....(Mr. Perfect)
"There usually is (but the one pointed out is just fine), who the heck cares...And it does seem like you're complaining if you're using caps and writing about it....(Mr. Perfect)"
There, fixed it for you.
Tanks, noww goes flie a kite
"Go Fly A Kite"..... Classic Lmao
Hilarious!
Had a good laugh about this, good one!
I know there is a Friendsbook app but I think he meant to type Friendsflow and not Friendsbook in this part of the article.
My mistake, didn't know the difference between the two. (Hey HondaCop, fix this one for me also you dipsh*t)
Hurp a durh. Fixed.
You can use chat on lite.facebook.com
Wow! Thank you!
I did not know that, I've been going to www.facebook.com and moving around the page, zooming in, clicking a name, and chatting that way
I think everyone should use their facebook status to leverage out and help promote the palm brand....Let all your friends know about the phones and the progression....Spread the word!!!! Status" Are you due for a free upgrade check out the Palm new product line PRE AND PIXI (plus),,,,I did it
100 million lonely people needing to tell everyone what they are doing because they are not doing anything.
Although i somewhat agree, not everyone uses it for posting their daily life.
do we not have email and instant messaging for contact with people, do we not have the very phones this article is about to communicate with friends directly. do we not have services like flickr for pictures?
i confess i have never have nor will i ever use this travesty of a supposed service. if i want to stay in touch with those i really know i will contact them directly and not do it while some administrator tells me to.
That's great pal, welcome to 2010. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. And you stated you won't use services, but you use flickr? Why should everyone use flickr and not FB, because you said so? There are many different services out there to share info, and keep in touch, everyone has their own freedom to choose which one they decide to use and how to use it. Just my 2 cents...
Facebook.com chat still works, at least for me. I was using it last night and had no issues. I am getting sick of FB and the old I am going to work or can't wait till tomorrow updates. More like no one cares about your boring updates.
How about the Picture of the Day and Who Has Seen Your Profile crap being put out ad-nauseam?
Derek you mentioned the ability to upload pictures using Friendsbook. You can already upload pictures to Facebook natively in the Photos app. How is Friendsbook better or different than that?
I think he was comparing the Facebook apps themselves, not the photo app ability to do so. I upload to Facebook via email because it allows me to add captions to my pic uploads. :)
You can add captions to your pics via Friendsbook. It works really well. That's why I use it over the other options.
How do you do this in Friendsbook? I haven't seen anywhere to add captions to your pics??
I think our facebook app should b set up exactly like the iphone facebook app...they can do everything. I actually like the facebook app that came with the phone but you can't view photo comments!!! Every time I check notifications and there's a pic comment..I click on it and it sends me to a photo grid!! NOT THE PHOTO COMMENT ..which makes me have to open up a whole different facebook app!.. It's too many of them for one...why can't facebook make one good official mobile version like google.com/voice did!? Every facebook app is missin one or two features that are well needed!!!! Making us use 2 or 3...it's ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree about the Facebook app for the iphone but it wasn't written by Facebook or Apple, it was written by a 3rd party dev. That particular developer said that he doesn't like the speed/flow of the Pre and that until that is addressed, he won't waste his time writing a Facebook app for WebOS.
Addressed.
See Palm Pre+
I don't have Facebook or Twitter or whatever new social networking trend of recent times. My girl & I share a MySpace to keep in touch with family & close friends & bands we like...and that's good enough for us. I find it odd to have various accounts on sites that pretty much have the same concept. If you are into this stuff it's your time and money!
Ive been waiting a while for an articel like this. Nice one!
just type www.facebook.com and you will get redirected to the new website allowing you to view and comment on photos and also chat. Atleast on my phone it lets me do that. Ive been waiting forever to get the chat back.
You guys are missing out on the best social networking feature of the Palm Pre!
To access it, is very simple:
1. Tap on the little phone icon on the bottom left of your screen. This will bring up a card very similar to the keypad of a telephone.
2. Tap on the numbers until you have your friend or family member's phone number completely entered.
3. Here comes the magic. Tap the little green phone icon near the bottom center of the screen. The phone will automatically dial that number and if your friend or family member picks up his/her phone, you will be able to socialize in real-time!
As a bonus, you can buy the iMirror app, so you can look at yourself while the other person picks up the phone.
Neat, isn't it?
I don't have a green button...?
Did I say green button? I said green phone icon. Attention to details, kid, attention to details.
Let me rephrase it so you can understand then:
"I don't have a green icon...?"
You first need to close your iMirror app, kid.
Don't get mad, it's only the internet...wise one...
Still trying to figure out how to place a call, kid?
No kid, been doing it for years, and since June on this particular phone...Thanks but no thanks, i do not need any of your help wise man
fail
And why is it that you have a smartphone when it's apparent you only need a Jitterbug phone to call people? FAIL
chat still works on regular site even with new design
Palm thinks they don't need to cater to the facebook crowd but I'm pretty sure Moms use facebook too.
Well I really was unaware that Facebook for Palm was not the offical app by Facebook. Hopefully they do comeout with an offical one or team up with Palm on updating their.. Cus it seriously needs an update thats for sure. I just have 3 version and use them individually depending on what I need to do.. (touch.facebook.com, Facebook for Palm, and Friendsbook)
I dont understand why you say you cant chat anymore. EVERYONE HERE IS THE FULL SITE ON YOUR PRE. www.Facebook.com/home.php
This lets you do everything on the normal site including Mafia Wars, Chat etc.
I use Palm facebook to upload pictures and to change my status so it say via Palm. I use x.facebook.com mostly but then use facebook.com to see photo comments and to see the likes people comment on my page!
I also use my blackberry to go to the regular m.facebook.com
Why does the facebook for palm not work? It won't log me in period. It sucks. =/ Now I'm using friendsflow.
I just use x.facebook.com which works fine for the most part.
I wouldn't touch that pathetic Facebook app with a ten-foot pole.
"...by using Facebook for Palm you are forced to invite all of your Facebook friends into your synergized contact list."
While that is true, don't panic!, you can get rid of all those innecesary contacts by deleting your Facebook contacts account. It won't delete the appliccation.
could someone please explain the difference, if any, between:
x.facebook.com
m.facebook.com
touch.facebook.com
Thanks
x.facebook and touch.facebook are the same. m.facebook's layout is entirely different and in general a better site (my opinion) and is not accessible on the pre =(
Thanks! I just found out first hand that the m.facebook doesn't work on the pre.
I'm also noticing that:
1)I also can't access chat from www.facebook.com
2)the news feed tab for x.facebook/touch.facebook is worthless. It doesn't show me the most recent updates and they are all out of order!
tap the News tab and it will change to Live Feed. Refresh the page to make the other tabs work (inbox, profile, etc.).
Thanks!
Just because someone has a mobile device that automatically synchronizes their Facebook account with their device, doesn't necessarily mean they are "using" it from there. I suspect most input their Facebook credentials when they first configured their mobile device, then never looked at it again. :)
I hate to blow my own horn, but there's also an open source, free Facebook client that I've written but have no desire to maintain/develop further.
It's called BlueWasp, and its full source code can be found here: http://github.com/ivanstojic/bluewasp/downloads
I'd also be more than happy to support anyone who wishes to carry on the development.
Well i m using Facebook and Twitter on my mobile and its great.Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.I love its all games as i can say i m addicted to it.
you are the love of my life
Great achievement!Facebook is becoming popular with every new feature or product that they bring to mobile to offer the same value and user experience that people know on Facebook.I m also using Facebook on my mobile with Opera mini browser and its great.
how to get her back
ok so a few days ago i was able to get the full facebook page and now its on the dang touch.facebook ste which is crap. how do i get the full page back?
I knew I would find someone with the same problem. Even when I click the (fullsite) FB links I get emailed, it still goes to the Touch site. It was working 3 days ago but I noticed that this post was in May. Weird. This is very annoying