This update was supposed to come out back in May but it is finally here! You can download it now in App World though it is not showing up for everybody including myself. I am not sure what is new in this version but back in March it was rumored to bring:
- Faster load times
- Video uploading
- Replacing BIS-E notifications with BlackBerry Push APIs
Let us know what you find in the new version. Download it at this link.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 18, 2010 at 10:25 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
Can’t seem go inbox.. Maybe I will battery pull. But its almost no lag!
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 18, 2010 at 10:30 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
How to upload video? I dun think the feature is in..
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5297
Posted: August 18, 2010 at 10:36 PM EST
Dunno I have not been able to get it on my own device so I cannot confirm… Sucks if they missed that feature!
Del Simmons Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 10:37 AM EST
I don’t think it made it in.. I’m hunting all around and don’t see it anywhere either..
JC Not Registered
Posted: August 18, 2010 at 10:46 PM EST
AppWorld still shows v1.7.0.22 in AppWorld 2.0. It’s still not available for everyone.
Corey Davis ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1043
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM EST
It still doesn’t show as available for me either for my Tour. But I did find an external link to download. http://bbrc.kr/cFAX27 Works flawlessly
Carlos Not Registered
Posted: August 18, 2010 at 11:48 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9700
Wooohooooo. Works soooo much faster. No more hung app when sending a message. Thank you fb!
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 12:09 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
I heard that this v1.8 is slow on torch.. But on my 8900, 9000 and 9700 is berry fast
nthui ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 94
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 12:16 AM EST
so much better. fast and smooth. keep good work. but i still waiting the facebook chat function> :p
hakimmmmm Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 4:11 AM EST
its same sh…
bit quicker but no video upload plus i dnt get all notif so really dispontd
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 6:33 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
Shows as available on both my Storm and my Tour. Didn’t bother trying to DL though since I don’t Facebook and my Storm especially is short on RAM.
The DL is 1.4MB and is #1 on the Top Free list when I looked.
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 6:37 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
For those whom don’t see the update, please try this:
1) “alt + r s t” to reset cache.
If still don’t appear,
2) Battery pull
Nikolaus Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 10:32 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9650
No love for Sprint 9650. Hopefully all 9650 owners will get this soon.
frappee ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 2
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM EST
piece of shit app world is showing “Invalid signature in response”
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 7:59 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
@frappee
What does app world and have to do with facebook?
Turn off ur wifi
Frappee Not Registered
Posted: August 20, 2010 at 12:03 PM EST
turn on wifi to download app? fucking lame
BBStoof Not Registered
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 1:19 PM EST
Possible bug: (on a Bold 9000 on 5.0.822 OS)
I cannot view comments properly- eg: I made a comment on a friend’s status, and exited the app… 20 minutes later someone commented after me; when I opened Facebook, I could see the friend’s status (original post), but it would not load any comments, including the one I had made… this problem was limited to friend’s profiles only, I could see my own status updates and comments from friends [on my updates]
I’m curious to see if anyone else experiences this or whether I’m an isolated incident.
Terrence T ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1724
Posted: August 19, 2010 at 7:57 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
Here’s what you need to know about the new version:
* Improved News Feed, loading and scrolling
* Better performing Friend List
* Enhanced Photo Viewing, loading and navigation
* Improved Photo uploading
Users running device software4.6.x can now receive Facebook notifications without associating an email address with your BlackBerry device with bundle 1.8.0.49. For the best experience, users running device software 4.5 will need to use bundle 1.8.0.48 and anyone running device software 6.0 should run 1.8.0.38 (you can however upgrade to 1.8.0.49).
Sally Not Registered
Posted: August 31, 2010 at 11:53 PM EST
Drains my memory! I’ve had to do a battery pull everyday since ive downloaded the new version. if i go under status it says i have 0 bytes free, even if i started out the day with over 14000000. total crap.