Facebook v1.7 For BlackBerry Released!

Earlier today @AtilaUno let me know that there was a rumor of a new Facebook version for BlackBerry getting released. It looks like this rumor turned out to be true because RIM has officially announced the new version!

New features in version 1.7:

• News Feed Support (Migration to the new News Feed API)
• News Feed Filters (Status, Photos, Links, News Feed)
• Caching Improvements
• Feed Pre-fetching
• View Profile Menu Option
• Default BB Menu item selection changes

Here are some helpful knowledge base articles to look through:

• How to control Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones organizer data access
• Add Facebook events to the Calendar application on the BlackBerry smartphone
• Link a Facebook friend to an existing contact on the BlackBerry smartphone
• How to specify the notification email address in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones
• How to refresh the Friends list in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones
• Access Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones using the Search application on the BlackBerry smartphone
• How to view or request a friend’s phone number in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones
• Add Facebook Friends to the Contacts application on the BlackBerry smartphone

For more info or to download visit blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry Browser. Let me know how you like this version in the comments!