But why still no native app for the iPad :-(
Other than video/image uploads, there's not much you can't do with the Facebook website on an iPad. My wife uses it all the time without any issues.
Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
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Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#12They must've soft-launched this, as I've been using it on my feature phone for at least a month.
I assumed it was just an old app that they made before smart phones dominated the market.
It's a really nice little app.
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#13I understand that its really "Facebook for Every (non iOS, Win7, Android, etc.) Phone" but doesn't the name sort of imply that its the same app that can be downloaded for every phone? (I know sort of a nit-picky comment)
maybe it should be "facebook for every OTHER phone"
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#14But why still no native app for the iPad :-(
Other than video/image uploads, there's not much you can't do with the Facebook website on an iPad. My wife uses it all the time without any issues.
I agree there, but the native app helps out with alerts and the whole integrated experience. The "browser" site works fine for the most part except for sometimes when you have to scroll horizontally etc.
I want to see if they will launch an app with skype/video integration ;-) that will be slick !!
Oh wait before that I think I would want to just get a native skype app for the iPad LOL.
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#15Interesting. It seems like they are still attempting to grow in developing countries. Why are they focusing on this when their primary revenue stream is display advertising? I cannot imagine big-name advertisers are particularly interested in reaching people outside of the "Westernized" world...
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#17I have to give it up to these devs, cause I don't know If I'd have the motivation to want to use a Java UI toolkit, especially trying to get it working on all kinds of older phones. Might turn in to this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2754986
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#18This makes me want to dig out an old phone just to try. I'm not not even that into Facebook, but find this really impressive.
Why is it impressive? Java apps for mobile phones have been around for at least 10 years. They could bring out a PalmOS app as well and I'd be just as about impressed. Outside of the developing world, people with feature phones aren't likely to install the app and are even less likely to have a data plan so that it can be used. It fills a checkbox on a presentation slide, but won't make a difference.
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#19Interesting. It seems like they are still attempting to grow in developing countries. Why are they focusing on this when their primary revenue stream is display advertising? I cannot imagine big-name advertisers are particularly interested in reaching people outside of the "Westernized" world...
They gotta pump the growth numbers somehow.
Re: Facebook Launches "Facebook For Every Phone" – Java Based Mobile App
#20I understand that its really "Facebook for Every (non iOS, Win7, Android, etc.) Phone" but doesn't the name sort of imply that its the same app that can be downloaded for every phone? (I know sort of a nit-picky comment)
maybe it should be "facebook for every OTHER phone"
It is a JavaME app and so any phone that implements JavaME can run it.