The new application flavor also brings various fixes and tweaks

Sep 13, 2011 07:21 GMT  ·  By

A new flavor of Facebook for Android is now available for download via the Android Market, with a nice range of enhancements included into the mix, starting with easier sharing options and going all the way to a series of fixes and improvements.

Over all, the entire experience that owners of Android-based devices (version 1.5 and newer) can receive from the Facebook client has been improved.

As stated above, the new application release comes an improved sharing tool, which also brings along new privacy controls on posts. Moreover, users will find it easier to share content with their people they want over the social networking site.

However, these are only some of the new features that the latest Facebook for Android release brings along, and they are accompanied by a series of various fixes and tweaks, so that the performance of the application would be boosted.

The complete changelog for the new application flavor includes:

- Made it easier to share with who you want - Improved the sharing tool to add privacy controls on posts and match your settings on the web site - Added the ability to tag friends and places in posts - Added new design for Profile and Group Walls Fixes and tweaks: - Improved photo browsing with swiping - Added the ability to tag your friends in photos - Improved Messages and Notifications - Fixed a number of crashes and performance issues.

The Facebook for Android mobile client was meant to offer users the possibility to easily stay connected with their friends over the social networking site.

The mobile application enables people to easily share status updates from the homescreen of their handsets, or have a look at the News Feed, view upcoming events, and access friends' walls and info. They can also upload photos and videos to their Facebook accounts, check messages, and more.

The latest version of Facebook for Android is available for download via the Android Market here.