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Official Facebook app for Android arrives, Babbler is better though

Wouldn't you know it, the day I don't have my T-Mobile G1 with me is the day the official Facebook application for the Android platform is released. The best client I have found so far has been Babbler and a cursory look at the official Facebook application indicates Babbler may still have a leg up in terms of video upload functionality. I plan to install the Facebook application on my G1 later tonight and am planning to post a comparison article of offical Facebook apps running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry platforms.

Written by Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer Sept. 8, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. PT

I understand the new Facebook application is available now for free in the Android Market and is currently at a 3 out of 5 star rating. It gives you the following functionality:

Post status updates from the home screen widget
Check and read news feed
View friends' walls and user info
Share photos
View friends' phone numbers using the home screen widget

It appears this current version still leaves a lot to be desired so I recommend you check out Babbler if you want a more complete mobile Facebook experience. I personally prefer to use mobile clients to access Facebook since I find the website to be too busy and full of misc. junk. I like the slimmed down versions on mobile devices.

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Official Facebook app for Android arrives, Babbler is better though

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