Comments on: Facebook for BlackBerry version 1.6 details and impressions

By: Coupland

Coupland — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:07:45 +0000

This new version is really awful. Why in the world would they remove the ability to view your own status? I also hate the fact that I cannot clear it within the app. The slide screen is annoying as it is not fluid most of the time and just takes processing power from my blackberry. It’s just slower, period. Does anyone even use highlights?

By: Bill Green

Bill Green — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:42:14 +0000

Is there a way to filter who status updates you see?

By: Leigh Wood

Leigh Wood — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:02:34 +0000

I received a message on my Bold saying the new 1.6 is availble for upgrade. I clicked the link and received the following error message, ” 907 INVALID COD” I have now also lost my previous software version. Any ideas on how to fix this

By: Niki

Niki — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:12:02 +0000

How do you search for friends/people on the new 1.6 version?

By: Niki

Niki — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:09:58 +0000

How do you search for friends on the 1.6 version?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:22:01 +0000

i cant stand this new version. I cant replay to ANYTHING. i can only update my status and view everyone elses status updates. It gives me some bogus error message saying something like “this user is not available for this function” or something to that effect. i would love to get version 1.5 back but i cant find anyway to do it. help?

By: ethol

ethol — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:15:08 +0000

How do I change v 1.6 back to 1.5???coz,with this new version,my javelin work very slow

By: Callie

Callie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:12:46 +0000

Can’t stand it. I’d rather go back to 1.5, but can’t figure out how just over my phone. I only use the app to know when people post on MY status or MY pictures. If I wanted to see what everyone else says on other peoples stuff, I’d simply go to the browser. After downloading 1.6, I get everything from everyone who comments on what I’ve commented on. It annoying and makes me not want to comment anymore.

The scrolling is also annoying. That’s as far as I’ve gone, since it’s constantly “tweeting” with a new notification.

I’ll probably just delete the whole thing and only use the browser, but that’s no fun.

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:11:48 +0000

It was definitely a memory issue. I removed a couple of old items and was able to install no problem.

I thought that may have been the issue, but the error message didn’t indicate that it was a memory problem. It sounded like it wouldn’t work with the OS on the Curve.

Thanks again!

Diana

By: addictedtoBB

addictedtoBB — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:32:13 +0000

Oh, sorry…I didn’t realize you were talking about the Status Update. Odd…there isn’t a way to clear it from the app. It appears that the only way to clear it is by going to the Home page of the web site on your phone. That’s the only place I can see to clear it. Annoying yes, but I found myself clearing my status by accident on the last version just because of where the trackball wanted to go at the time.

By: bbgeek

bbgeek — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:43:03 +0000

In previous versions at the bottom of your “Update Status” box there’s a “Clear Update” link, which basically clears your update to “null” and won’t show your previous or any status any more.

By: addictedtoBB

addictedtoBB — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:30:23 +0000

@bbgeek…what do you mean “clear update”? Do you mean delete a notification? I’ve had all of the Facebook versions and have no idea what you are talking about.

By: bbgeek

bbgeek — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:05:35 +0000

Going back to my original question…Does anyone know how to “clear update”? This option is no longer available as it was in previous versions. Thanks

By: willy

willy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:24:31 +0000

hi am also getting the error ‘“Sorry, your device does not meet the system requirements that are needed to support Facebook.”’ i was also using version 1.5 and uninstalled after this error message. 8310 my gadget

By: Dom Conway

Dom Conway — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:16:46 +0000

Jay, if you’re going through a BES then this is probably the cause:
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB18427

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:41:37 +0000

@ Diana, I got the same message, when trying to update from within the Facbook app. I also tried through Blackberry World and got a slightly different message saying that I didn’t have enough device memory.
So I removed some of the themes taht I never used and re-tried successfully through Blackberry World.
Sorted!

By: diana

diana — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:48:51 +0000

I am getting the following error message: “Sorry, your device does not meet the system requirements that are needed to support Facebook.”

I currently use Facebook v 1.5 on my device so th upgrade should work.

What are the system requirements? I have a Curve 8320 and am currently running OS 4.5.

Help. Thanks!

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gordon.dewis.ca | Facebook 1.6 for the BlackBerry — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:07:24 +0000

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slicKGilchrist (Kalonji Abdul.. ) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:53:18 +0000

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By: jay

jay — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:02:16 +0000

I’m on Bes and with the new 1.6 i can’t sync my contacts… :s

By: addictedtoBB

addictedtoBB — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:15:49 +0000

Aside from it being really, really slow, I like the improvements. The picture viewing is a dramatic difference. I wish we could select which friends we view feeds from like you can on the web version. Would be nice to get rid of the people you don’t want to view.

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By: bbgeek

bbgeek — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:14:12 +0000

Does anyone know how to “clear update”? This option is no longer available as it was in previous versions.