The people over at The Boy Genius Report got there hands on a nice piece of software: version 1.5 of the Facebook for Blackberry application. The service provides a much anticipated upgrade to the antiquated Facebook for Blackberry application. There are some amazing upgrades that I’m sure all Blackberry users will appreciate.
The new upgrades include:
- Calendar Sync – This is something that I’ve personally been waiting for. You can now sync all of the Facebook events that you’ve RSVPed to directly to your Blackberry calendar.
- Contact Sync – This was easily one of the best features about the iPhone application and now it has arrived to Blackberry in a slightly different form. Rather than just dialing from the application you can import a user’s phone number from Facebook to your local contact list.
- Direct Friend Dial – Don’t want to have to deal with all of the contact syncing nonsense? No worries! Just like on the iPhone, this application will let you call a friend directly from your friends list.
- Status Comments – In the new version of the Blackberry application users can now comment on their friends’ statuses. This is something that was completely lacking from the previous version, although it’s also a relatively new feature within Facebook as well.
While we don’t know the exact timeframe on this application I can assume that it will be ready for release in the very near future. Millions of Blackberry users have already downloaded the first version of the application and with the significant upgrades in this version I can only assume the number of users will increase.
This is a huge upgrade and I’m extremely excited to see it roll out in the near future.
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Woah! I have been waiting for this for-ev-er! The sync of calendar events to the blackberry alone will be the best feature. I was wondering how long it would take them to improve the app since MySpace launched their mobile app.
If you get wind of a beta invite, please let me know
Would be great for the Beta Knut blog now that I know how to do screenshots from the blackberry 
Thanks for posting great info Nick. Ciao.
Comment by Nakeva N. Corothers — March 3, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
Calendar sync to BB calendar? What about Google calendar?
If my gmail address is on my Facebook account, you'd think there'd be some way to sync Facebook with Google for opt-in calendaring, no?
Comment by Ari Herzog — March 3, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
Wow, I will wait this upgrade
Comment by blogger-jogja — March 4, 2009 @ 3:25 am
Great news for real estate agents, these new simplfied apps like direct friend dial will take customer and peer to peer relationships to a new level.
Thanks for posting all the coming attractions Nick.
Donald Hardy, CRS
Comment by Donald Hardy — March 4, 2009 @ 5:49 am
Why haven't we seen a useful application like this one suggested for Blackberry but on Symbian S60 Series, or just Java capable smart phones in general??
Comment by Peter Sweeney — March 5, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
Thank you! I really HATE having to click through a link to comment on statuses.
Comment by David Lemcoe — March 8, 2009 @ 9:03 am
FINALLY … I am so excited about this. Now if twitpic will get something for us! LOL
Comment by Rolland Lawrenz — March 10, 2009 @ 12:10 am
IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!!!!!
Comment by Andrew DuVal — April 6, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
I downloaded the new all on my blackberry pearl. But I don't see it anywhere.
Can anyone please help me
Jerin
Comment by Jerin — June 2, 2009 @ 7:56 am
Now we are on Facebook App version 1.6.21 yet I am still waiting for embedded Facebook chat.
Comment by Russell Durose — July 21, 2009 @ 7:24 am
I'm still waiting for a facebook app that would allow blackberry users to see which friends are online and be able to chat(using the blackberry of course).
Comment by maria seibert — November 26, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
i want to install new Facebook vershion
Comment by kumara — December 12, 2009 @ 3:41 am
thanks
Comment by Thumbedurage Kumara — December 12, 2009 @ 3:45 am
MMA Pound For Pound thanks to you. I love to use facebook applications.
Comment by Rani Haerani — December 26, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
IM WAITING FOR THE FACEBOOK CHAT ON MY BB!
Do someone know when is the release date?
Comment by diegocckk — April 1, 2010 @ 12:08 am