Facebook for Android lags iOS version
It was only last week the iPhone version of Facebook was updated; the Android app followed suit this week. The Android app is not quite as fully featured as the iOS version, but the update brings a number of important improvements that bring it in line with the features of the Facebook website.
The big news here is the mirroring of the privacy controls that can be found on the Facebook website. When making a post, it is now possible to choose its visibility and choose whether location data should be attached to it. The same options are available when tagging images and sharing content online.
Much of your time in the app is likely to be spent looking at the News Feed page, and this has been updated in a number of ways. iPhone users, and users of a wide range of other apps, will be familiar with a downward swipe gesture being used to update the current view. This can now be used in Facebook for Android to check for new posts. Swiping left and right can also be used to navigate between images when browsing a gallery.
Facebook for Android does not quite have the polish, nor indeed quite the same feature set, as the iOS version, but it is a great step in the right direction. Some users have found that updating to this version of the app leads to stability problems, but these can be overcome by removing any existing version of the app before installing this one.
You can find out more and download a copy of the app by paying a visit to the Facebook for Android review page.