In a surprising move, Facebook won’t be creating an application to run on T-Mobile’s G1 Android-powered smartphone, even though it is available for the iPhone and BlackBerry. Considering this, Facebook fans who are in the market for a new phone will probably pass on the G1.
Facebook commented that Google or another third party will have to develop the application for them, as they don’t want to dedicate any resources toward developing an app for Android. If you want to take a paranoid look at the situation, consider this. Facebook is ad-served and invested in by Microsoft. Make of that what you will, but just because your paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to deny you a phone app.
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This phone is so cool, it doesn’t need a facebook interface – it already has one – its called a browser – and it works just fine. Finally, great looking, useable websites on a phone.
just use iphone.facebook.com
i just switched from my iphone to my g1 last night..
tried this site. and loads quick even on edge lol. i’m sure someone will make an app eventually.
There are 2 facebook apps for android already. Not to mention, simply going to facbook.com or m.facebook.com works just fine. You just don’t get the chat, but there’s an app for this already
good to hear a solution already exists then.
There is a way to get on FB chat! I just figured it out today.
Go to this link in your browser (make sure you are logged in to FB first): http://facebook.com/presence/popout.php
Bookmark it so you always have it…
It will open the full size version of Facebook chat, you can see who is online and chat. It works, I already tried it.
What about uploading pictures to Facebook from a G1?
I came from a blackberry toa G1 and I want to know whcih out of the 2 apps is the closest to the app for the iphone and blackberry.
Kristin