14 DAY TRIAL // Users of a webOS-based mobile phone can now enjoy a new software solution on their devices, namely the Facebook 1.1.2 beta, which comes in a beta flavor with a series of fresh features, such as Facebook notifications. This is the second beta release of the application, and the developing team notes that the solution sports multiple levels of notifications, and that the changes are visible for all users.
According to them, the notifications will appear in the top left area of the navigation bar, which has been used until now for updating status. Users of a Palm device will see a badge, showing how many new notifications there are, and, as soon as one taps the icon, a drop down menu will offer access to the latest notifications, as well as to the rest.
“We tried to mimic the website here, which also contains messages and friend requests. In the future, maybe we unify all of these for you. But wait, what if you want quick access to the status update area? It turns out that it doesn’t take any more effort. From any scene you can tap on the Facebook logo to go to the news feed and then just start typing. We will detect that and auto focus on the ‘what’s on your mind’ area. This also allows us to clean up the fake status area that we had before… much nicer,” a recent post on the Palm Developer Center Blog notes.
A series of actions are available for webOS users, such as the possibility to scroll through various notifications when tapping on “See all notifications.” One will be able to access the source of the notification, or to go to user profile, and more info will be included in this area in the future, it seems. Moreover, the developing team also notes that Facebook and webOS notifications have been put together in the new release, and that users will soon have the possibility to flip through notifications right in the dashboard.
The list of features and fixes included in the new release also includes: - Keyboard shortcuts now use our native “gesture area + key” support which includes a drop down “Navigate to….” area. - Formatting of content has been fixed (blank lines separating content) - No HTML tags in Inbox (no more <br>) - If you launch the Facebook app when already running, refresh the feed a la Tweed.