Facebook for iPhone / iPod touch now iOS 4 compatible

We'll get right to the point: the Facebook app for your iPhone / iPod touch is now drinking the iOS 4 Kool-Aid. Fast app switching, high resolution icons (better than the one seen above, since that's pre-update), Korean / Russian localizations, and... that's about it for now. Maybe background image / video uploading is on the list of to-do's, but at least it won't look quite as pixel-deficient on the home screen next to Twitter.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[AlienSix Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:16PM]

And the mySpace Application still sucks

[manifest3r Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:20PM]

What's that?

[AlienSix Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:21PM]

@manifest3r Its a relic of the internet

[Beinss Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:24PM]

Haaaaaaa

[Kelly S Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:28PM]

This app will be great...as long as it doesn't require voice or data reception to function.

[NeoteriX Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:32PM]

Can we get a little love for the Facebook App for Android now?

[benchase7 Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:38PM]

@AlienSix

WTF is this? Anyway, dont drink apples kool-aid, look what it did to the "antenna."

[FireSokar Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:03PM]

@AlienSix Honestly I Love my iphone 4, but this is just to much... whats next Alien Abduction updated!!! ios4 compatable? It seems like Engadget is trying to make up all the iphone love that Gizmodo is missing...

[sphbking Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:43PM]

@manifest3r

Something similar to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFJdOsjJ0k

[metickulous Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:23AM]

@NeoteriX Agreed, I am super jealous. The android facebook app sucks.

[SomEngangVar Posted Jul 1st 2010 8:18AM]

@metickulous

If you think that's terrible then be happy you're not using Blackberry. Uggggggggh.

[RogueGenius Posted Jul 1st 2010 1:50PM]

@SomEngangVar

amen. it sucks all types of balls.

[LightShow Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:17PM]

How is this news worthy...?

[manifest3r Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:20PM]

because Engadget says so

and because it's on iOS4

[worldspawn Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:21PM]

@LightShow

Engadget be hustlin' for click-leads.

[CJisohsocool Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:21PM]

@LightShow

UNO WUT. STFU DIS IS SRS BUSINESS.

[Almo Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:22PM]

@LightShow

iPhone is popular. Facebook is popular. Facebook app for iPhone is popular. Update news post is popular. Popular post means ad revenue.

There, spelt it out for you.

[andrewwg94 Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:23PM]

@LightShow

because this affects everyone with an iphone and a facebook who reads engadget. which is more people than you think..

just cause you don't have an iphone doesn't mean this isn't "news worth"..

[yyandrew Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:23PM]

@LightShow just be grateful that they didn't deem this article as 'breaking news'. at least engadget is showing some self control here!

[ashleythehottiest Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:25PM]

@LightShow it is because I rarely update my apps and now I know there is a important update for Facebook.

Thank you Engadget

[EggoEspada Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:29PM]

@LightShow Cause it's Apple and this is Engadget. I'll let you put two and two together.

[LightShow Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:29PM]

@andrewwg94
I actually do have an iPhone, I just don't see how one app getting an update is newsworthy. I was as happy as the next guy seeing the little red 1 pop up when I checked the app store and saw it was Facebook, but really?

[jayjaync Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:40PM]

@LightShow
I actually love these kind of news.. not really because I care about Apple or Facebook, but because I can't wait to read the comments.
Engadget has mostly been posting bad stuff about Apple lately (antenna problems, bad communication skills etc..) and people are still saying that Engadget is sucking Apple's #@!& (excuse my French,,, I actually am French ^^)


Gosh, I'm never gonna stop reading this blog.. or at least the comments..

[Nilay Patel Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:03PM]

@LightShow I know, it's like we never cover important Facebook or Twitter app updates for other devices at all!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/facebook-for-webos-gets-a-much-necessary-and-much-appreciated/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/facebook-app-now-available-for-zune-hd/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/27/peek-gets-a-facebook-app-sort-of/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/nintendo-dsi-facebook-connectivity-coming-to-north-american-toni/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/twitter-for-android-the-best-apps-reviewed/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/official-twitter-for-android-app-goes-live-will-be-included-in/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/kindle-version-2-5-update-gets-facebooked-and-twitterized/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/vudu-rolls-in-facebook-and-twitter-integration/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/navigon-keeps-mobilenavigator-iphone-app-fresh-with-3d-terrain-v/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/18/zune-hd-twitter-app-updated-dirty-words-no-longer-censored/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/zune-hd-twitter-app-now-live/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/14/nokia-messaging-for-social-networks-hits-beta-brings-twitter-a/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/xbox-live-gets-1080p-zune-video-store-twitter-facebook-and-mor/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/updated-fios-twitter-and-facebook-widgets-add-onscreen-keyboard/

Thanks for bringing this important oversight to our attention!

[maveric101 Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:15PM]

@Almo

but iphone tells you when there is an update available. i don't see why this is necessary.

[Firehazel Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:17PM]

@jayjaync Me either, but I may stop commenting. It's getting irksome.
...have to go the way of LAY...

[LightShow Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:18PM]

@Nilay Patel
Yikes, Engadget staff a bit touchy? I would say the same thing about any other Facebook app update, I'm not trying to say that you are biased like some other commentors. But thanks for putting that defense together lol.

[Dshark Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:24PM]

@Nilay Patel *claps*

[Christopher02 Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:25PM]

@Dshark
Way to go Nilay.

Commenters suck lately.

[Mr Blue Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:27PM]

I think the true reason we can't rate Editor comments is because something like Nilay's post above would be downranked rather quickly.

[AstroSeven Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:07AM]

@maveric101

At least this is timely.... as opposed to their "HEY ANDROIDZ PHANZ WE UPDATED YOUR ENGADGET APP LIKE A WEEK AGO IN CASE U DIDNT NOTICE" post

Why dont they just get Kanye West to write for them.

[DeFlanko Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:34AM]

@Nilay Patel

OHH SNAP A REAL EDITOR LAYING THE SMACK DOWN!!!

[Andie Posted Jul 1st 2010 3:17AM]

andrewwg94 says:
"because this affects everyone with an iphone and a facebook who reads engadget. which is more people than you think.."

Then a fart app for Nokia's S60 phones should be more newsworthy as it affects more people than you can even imagine.

[inspiron41 Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:19PM]

And so?

[manifest3r Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:20PM]

I don't even...

[Alexpeegs Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:04PM]

...remember what happened...

[pintonion Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:13PM]

@Alexpeegs to my penis

[Dafrety Posted Jun 30th 2010 11:47PM]

@pintonion
I must have...

[DeFlanko Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:36AM]

@Dafrety

.. gave it to a friend to...

[zob Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:17AM]

@DeFlanko ... play in the garden ...

[andrewwg94 Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:21PM]

about time.. app developers need to add iOS compatibility a little faster than this..

[Son Goku Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:21PM]

The app that needs an iOS 4 update is Skype!!!

Skype iOS 4 + Citywide free wifi + iPod Touch = Real Ultimate Power

[Almo Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:23PM]

@Son Goku

Amen to that, Skype really does need a proper update!!

[jayjaync Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:46PM]

@Son Goku

A Kamehameha may fix this.

[KarlW Posted Jul 1st 2010 6:54AM]

@Son Goku

No; both Skype and FaceBook developers need to pull their fingers out and come up with a proper iPad app!

[Dafrety Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:22PM]

My iPod Touch showed this to me right away. I guess I'm already used to constant updates from Android apps, now I just need to get a handle on the weird multitasking.

[yyandrew Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:22PM]

nice. downloading as i type

[Devin Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:22PM]

These iOS 4 updates are taking longer than I thought they would.

[Jordus Posted Jun 30th 2010 10:24PM]

I was multitasking facebook a year ago on my Pre. Apple is like the guy at the party who thinks he is casually late but hes actually just fucking too late.

[Schizophasiac Posted Jul 1st 2010 12:54AM]

@Jordus Hey someone has to show up to the party late and drunk, to kick everyone who's already passed out awake, just keep things going...