Apple Extending Facebook Integration to iPhone OS?
Silicon Alley Insider reports that a "plugged-in source in the mobile industry" has indicated that Apple is building some form of Facebook integration into iPhone OS, with a possible introduction next month at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference.
Our source tells us that Apple is at least going to build Facebook contact syncing directly into the iPhone software, so you can pull Facebook contacts into your iPhone's phonebook. This is a no-brainer, and is already a feature that some of Apple's competition offers, so it makes sense to include on the iPhone.
Other possibilities include syncing of Facebook photos, Facebook Connect integration, and perhaps Facebook messaging.Apple has added support for minor Facebook integration to several of its products, including photo uploads in iPhoto '09 and information sharing in iTunes 9. Apple has also been rumored to be adding more Facebook integration in iTunes by deploying Facebook Connect, which would increase possibilities for social aspects of the platform.
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23 months ago
Love that feature on the Palm Pre; but like MMS, that feature was available since the Pre's inception. So, it's bittersweet to know Apple is catching up.
thecartoonguy, I was just thinking that yesterday. Arn, where are all of the "Mac" rumors? Not your fault, but it's iphone/flash overload lately.
thecartoonguy, I was just thinking that yesterday. Arn, where are all of the "Mac" rumors? Not your fault, but it's iphone/flash overload lately.
23 months ago
Sigh.... Does Apple make computers any longer? Or am I the only one who is growing tired of the iPhone? :rolleyes:
23 months ago
Can I remove facebook. Link my twitter or something. I don't even remember the last time I signed into facebook.
23 months ago
Oh good. I always wanted Facebook's privacy clusterf* as an integrated part of the mobile OS.
23 months ago
Facebooks recent privacy issues should never allow Facebook to integrated with any OS.
23 months ago
This could be cool as long as it's
a.) optional for those who want to disable all facebook connectivity
b.) used where it makes sense, and not just plug everything into facebook.
I'm not sure if I would use it or not, as I like Facebook but I also like to keep it well controlled.
a.) optional for those who want to disable all facebook connectivity
b.) used where it makes sense, and not just plug everything into facebook.
I'm not sure if I would use it or not, as I like Facebook but I also like to keep it well controlled.
23 months ago
Open Web Open Graph what a bunch of bunk. You guys will all be Zucked in the near future if not already. I would rather give all my information to Google and than share anything and everything with Mark and his out of control web dominance plans.
23 months ago
the zeitgeist is to run a mile from faecebook as moriarty zuckerberg sells privacy porn... and apple wants to *further* integrate with faecebook? time to take a stand. oops. forgot. this is apple, they already went to the dark side last year.
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