14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of the Facebook mobile client for HP's webOS operating system was released, bringing a nice range of enhancements for all Palm Pre and Palm Pixi users out there.
According to the development team behind Facebook for webOS, the main improvement included in the new version 1.5 of the application would be support for Facebook Places, which has been rolled-out to the clients for various other mobile OSes too recently.
For those who might have not encountered the feature before, we should note that this functionality is meant to offer webOS users the possibility to easily check in to their favorite places with friends.
At the same time, the application comes with features like posting status updates, uploading and tagging photos, browsing friends’ photos, and more, which are not uncommon for a client for the social networking site.
Moreover, the development team of this software solution notes that it would offer support for webOS notifications, along with Facebook chat, as well as for various other features.
“Update: The 1.5 update includes support for Facebook Places, enabling you to check in to your favorite places with friends,” Palm notes on their developer website.
“Facebook for HP webOS also makes it easy to stay connected with your friends by posting status updates, uploading and tagging photos, reading your News Feed, browsing your friends' photo albums and profiles and more.
“The app also supports Facebook messaging, a list of upcoming events, and features webOS notifications.”
Facebook for webOS was designed so as to take full advantage of the mobile operating system and of HP Synergy, enabling users to access Facebook info in the Contacts app, and do more.
“The app fully leverages HP webOS and HP Synergy so you can view Facebook info in the Contacts app, use the Photos app to upload directly to Facebook, and send a status update with Just Type,” Palm notes.
The application is available for download for free on all devices that are running under webOS 1.3.1 or higher. While these improvements might seem appealing, some more of them should be released in the near future, a recent post on PreCentral states.