Facebook launches client for S60 5th Edition
Published by Steve Litchfield at 21:20 UTC, June 1st 2009
For all those bemoaning the lack of a Facebook client for S60, the void has now been filled with an official Facebook application for S60 5th Edition, now live in the Ovi Store (mobile link). Implemented as a Web Runtime widget, it's not the speediest thing in the world, but hey, it's official and it's here and it's free. Read on for loads of screenshots and additional comments.
Description from the Ovi Store:
"Facebook ® for Nokia S60 Touch lets you keep up with your friends right at your fingertips. Update your status, see what your friends are up to, upload photos, check messages and lookup phone numbers when you need them anytime and anywhere. Facebook allows you to comment on your friend’s statuses, RSVP to event invites and confirm or deny friend requests. The Facebook for Nokia S60 brings Facebook directly to your phone If Facebook is not available for your device, please check Ovi Store".
The Facebook widget works slightly better in landscape mode, as shown below. For example, more tabs are visible at once in the 'Friends' section and it is generally easier to view photos and messages.
'Facebook', in this incarnation, seems to be the core of the Facebook widget from the upcoming Nokia N97 - but without the homescreen mini-view, of course. Everything you'd expect from a Facebook client appears to be implemented, including uploading photos.
[Rafe:] The client did hang on a few occasions (when loading long lists of data). Mostly all that is required is patience. However you may also need to close the application if it becomes unresponsive. The easiest way to do this, short of restarting the phone, is to hold down the home key down until the task switcher appears, then click and hold the Facebook icon until a pop-up menu appears, one of the options on the menu will be to exit the application.
Steve Litchfield and Rafe Blandford, All About Symbian, 1st June 2009
Categories: Software
Platforms: S60 5th Edition
News Discussion
And Steve seems to have a six sense for these kind of things.
Interesting to see Nokia Messaging and Mail for Exchange are also now available in the Store.
It's comes on the first page if I you choose "Newest - oldest" on Applications. Also on first page if I choose "Suggested to me" from Social Networks.
Wouldn't supprise me if it was pretty quickly on the first page with "Most popular" also.
Strangely, on my N95 NAM, I have no content under any header, yet if I search, applications (both those compatible and not compatible) are returned.
Still a bit flakey!!
|
Originally Posted by unregistered
No love for the vast majority of Symbian phones in the world???? where's the 3rd edition love?
|
@justmeinit: to get it from the i8910: browse the web interface of the Ovi store (store.ovi.com), login, and use the mobile link Steve provided to download it. It gives me certificate error, so you'll need to apply the partial hack in order to install it (something I haven't gotten around doing yet).
I was just wondering, is there a chat function in the app???
|
Originally Posted by Unregistered
this might sound stupid but how do you install the applications from OVI to your memory card instead of memory card?
|
Then choose Installation preferences.
Here you can set wehre stuff needs to be installed
can anyone find / tell me how to change the connection its using?
I set a connection but can't find now how to change it!!
Also, is there any way to stop it asking me for permission every time it starts?
I checked up the app manager and there are no additional settings there!
It's all right so far... slow, but better than nothing!
Just wish there were some "options" where i could change settings and what not!
ARGHHHHHH
Unless I've missed it...
Stret
|
Originally Posted by mafranklin
I can still download the Facebook_.wiz on my N95 NAM. Not that it will install... ...I have even managed to save it to a memory card to fiddle with it, however still no luck.
Strangely, on my N95 NAM, I have no content under any header, yet if I search, applications (both those compatible and not compatible) are returned. Still a bit flakey!! |
Given that ovi IS nokia i entirely understand why they wont allow ovi store to work on non nokia phones
anybody?
Being a E71 user, i'm a bit dissapointed about it :S