New Facebook Beta for webOS (v1.2.30) adds landscape viewing, inline comments

A few iterations beyond the last time we checked in, the Palm webOS Facebook app is now up to beta version 1.2.30. New features this time around include landscape viewing, improved photo tagging, and the ability to clear all notifications by selecting view all, then using a back gesture to exit the menu. Other changes that are more immediately noticeable are the news feed dropdown menu option (before & after picture after the break) which should be quite useful for those following our tips on managing your Facebook friends, plus the ability to see comments directly in the news feed, instead of just a number indicating how many there are. Check Preware or hit link below to download the latest version, if you're stuck on 1.2.5, just use the update feature on your phone and it should find the latest version.

Facebook for webOS 1.2.30 beta

Newsfeed view: Old version on the left, new on the right:

[mike7165 Posted Jul 28th 2010 12:02PM]

Screw webos update, what about android??!!

[JDGAFFLIN Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:15PM]

@mike7165

Screw you, and that stupid looking green logo.

[cobjones Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:17PM]

@JDGAFFLIN

The android app sucks a big one.

[JDGAFFLIN Posted Jul 28th 2010 3:46PM]

@cobjones

That's too bad. Sorry for the Android users out there. But I use webOS. If he has a complaint w/ the Android app, perhaps he should grow up, and address the issue in the appropriate forum, and quit being a hater.

[rayln Posted Jul 29th 2010 4:40AM]

@mike7165
you don't realize that there is no "official" fb app for webos.
this is palm's own team working on it, doing a great job of it, too.

[notsodumb Posted Jul 28th 2010 1:52PM]

WebOS screenshots are so beautiful and I would say the best. Android 3.0 should rock as Palm's UX designer hired by Google.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:11PM]

WebOS is dead.

[JDGAFFLIN Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:54PM]

@Unverified User

Shut up.

[sherif Posted Jul 28th 2010 4:08PM]

Are you guys kidding? Android is an ugly mess. WebOS is a beautiful system and deserves to displace this Google nerdfest mess we're all dealing with.

[willielewis2 Posted Jul 28th 2010 7:03PM]

Hands down the app looks better, I love it. Might replace touch.facebook.com for me. But can't we all just get along WebOS, Android, & iOS!

[AtlantaBoiPalmPrePS3 Posted Jul 28th 2010 7:43PM]

@willielewis2
'cause android isnt as great as people make it up to be. the hardware, however (HTC stuff) may be.
and iOS is trash

[AtlantaBoiPalmPrePS3 Posted Jul 28th 2010 7:33PM]

Ok im not new to webOS by any means. (Best OS out there. Fuck Android)
but i'm confused as to this 'beta' mess
I want in. Tell me how.

[jhearne86 Posted Jul 28th 2010 9:47PM]

@AtlantaBoiPalmPrePS3 quickest? Click: http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.palm.app.facebook.beta You need to open this link from you're Pre, takes you to the Palm App Catalog so you can install it.

[AtlantaBoiPalmPrePS3 Posted Jul 28th 2010 9:56PM]

@jhearne86
got it. thanks

[jhearne86 Posted Jul 28th 2010 11:45PM]

@AtlantaBoiPalmPrePS3 No problem. Also, if you use Preware you can search for other betas too from Palm's Beta feed.

[possomcrast Posted Jul 29th 2010 12:14AM]

i used the palm pre for about 2 weeks and it was one of the best things ive ever used.Web os if incredibly underrated

[algeezee Posted Jul 29th 2010 11:40AM]

Being on the fence about ditching my Pre and jumping on the Android bandwagon, you guys have made me realize (again) that WebOS IS the most elegant and easy to use OS. I just hope HP/Palm announces something soon, cuz that Samsung Epic looks awesome. Android seems too clunky and bloated. Who the heck needs 7 home screens...haha...WebOS' cards is the shizzznit!!