Article: Facebook for iPhone Gets Big Privacy Upgrade [PICS]

Facebook for iPhone Gets Big Privacy Upgrade [PICS]

via Mashable! by Christina Warren on 9/6/11

Facebook has updated its iPhone app with a slew of new features and privacy controls, many of which mirror recent enhancements to the website.

Facebook for iPhone 3.5 [iTunes link] now lets users tag friends and places in posts and share external links from the web view. It also makes it easier to control who can see what posts, matching the enhanced controls now available on Facebook.com. The app also features redesigned Profile and Group walls, making it both more streamlined and clean.

Additionally, Facebook fixed a number of bugs and made some performance enhancements. We really like the update and are especially impressed with Facebook’s new privacy options tour that accompanies the app the first time it is launched.

On the downside, 9to5 Mac reports that Facebook has taken this update opportunity to remove the Facebook for iPad code that accidentally leaked in July. An official iPad app remains missing in action.

Let us know what you think of the new update in the comments.

Update Notes

New Privacy Controls

This pop-up guide launches when you start Facebook for iPhone after installing the update.

Tour: Tagging

Tour: Location

Tour: Groups Control

Updated Status

A status update tagging a person and a location.

Status Privacy Options

You can select the audience and/or friends list for your post controls.

Status Privacy Selection

Status Messsage

Profile Wall View

The layout and “About” section are slightly modified and more streamlined.

Groups Wall View

The wall view for Groups is more streamlined as well.

Share External Links

External links can now be shared within Facebook.

External Link Preview

A preview of an external link share.

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