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Facebook on iPhone Coming Soon...

Tuesday August 14, 2007 7:18 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Last week, Katie lamented the lack of an iPhone-specific Facebook version, but we had heard that one was coming... and soon. Mashable spotted the test version of Facebook's iPhone which had been housed at themob.facebook.com but quickly removed.



According to Mashable this "might be the best iPhone app so far."

The interface slides horizontally as you choose options, and the site is laid out in such a way that the essential features are much easier to find than on the main site - browse friends, check your Facebook mail, read the news feed and use pretty much every other Facebook feature from this more compact viewpoint.


Of particular interest, Joe Hewitt replied in the comments indicating that he was responsible for the iPhone implementation of Facebook and that the official launch is coming soon. Hewitt is responsible for much of the early javascript/web implementations for the iPhone (Wired profile)

So hang on Katie... it'll be here soon.
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ross.32
Posted: 62 months ago
This will be great for me. I use facebook all the time. So when I finally get my iPhone, I will be able to check it anywhere on campus! Well I guess I could do it anyway by just going to the normal site, but it will be much cooler this way.:D
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katie ta achoo
Posted: 62 months ago
GOOD!

'Bout time! :mad: :mad:

Except I'll be on campus with my laptop when this comes out and so worried about an iPhone-related mugging that it won't matter. Hee. :)
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ppc_michael
Posted: 62 months ago
Does this mean I'll have to add stuff to the Facebook apps I've made? Because I don't want to. ;)
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loudestnoise
Posted: 62 months ago
This will be life changing.
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emanaydin
Posted: 62 months ago
oh wow this would be phenominal.. even tho browsing facebook in safari isnt that bad at all..
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esco
Posted: 62 months ago
I'm gonna be screwed next semester
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travistaylor
Posted: 62 months ago
Sweet! I can't wait for it to be released. I can honestly say that a whole bunch of my friends will be quite jealous when I can browse Facebook in style on my iPhone.
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DaftUnion
Posted: 62 months ago
I can just see me writing a blog in a years time about "how facebook on my iPhone ruined my college education."
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slidingjon
Posted: 62 months ago
I forgot Joe Hewitt was with facebook now. That guy is freaking amazing!
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specops
Posted: 62 months ago
i hope you can upload iphone pics to your facebook account!

can't wait for myspace to make an iphone friendly app also!
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