Facebook on iPhone Coming Soon...

MacRumors · Aug 14, 2007, 10:26 PM

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."

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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 · Aug 14, 2007, 10:32 PM

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.

katie ta achoo · Aug 14, 2007, 10:44 PM

GOOD!

'Bout time!

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.

ppc_michael · Aug 14, 2007, 10:50 PM

Does this mean I'll have to add stuff to the Facebook apps I've made? Because I don't want to.

loudestnoise · Aug 14, 2007, 11:02 PM

This will be life changing.

emanaydin · Aug 14, 2007, 11:35 PM

oh wow this would be phenominal.. even tho browsing facebook in safari isnt that bad at all..

esco · Aug 14, 2007, 11:37 PM

I'm gonna be screwed next semester

travistaylor · Aug 14, 2007, 11:43 PM

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.

DaftUnion · Aug 14, 2007, 11:45 PM

I can just see me writing a blog in a years time about "how facebook on my iPhone ruined my college education."

slidingjon · Aug 14, 2007, 11:56 PM

I forgot Joe Hewitt was with facebook now. That guy is freaking amazing!

specops · Aug 15, 2007, 12:03 AM

i hope you can upload iphone pics to your facebook account!

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

ChrisSamsa · Aug 15, 2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by specops

i hope you can upload iphone pics to your facebook account!

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

that'll be the day..

chr1s60 · Aug 15, 2007, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by specops

i hope you can upload iphone pics to your facebook account!

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

I believe myspace has some type of special service deal with Helio. If that is the case, I wouldn't expect to see anything myspace related for iPhone.

pyn · Aug 15, 2007, 01:04 AM

Wow iphone.facebook.com

AaronHeth · 01:12 AM

So, on a whim I decided since themob.facebook.com was down to see if they moved it to a more suitable name.

Sure enough, iphone.facebook.com worked!

(For now.) Really neat.

Edit: pyn posted it first.

esco · Aug 15, 2007, 01:13 AM

wow, the iPhone version is amazing!

I might find myself using it more than the actual website

iLeoMarc · Aug 15, 2007, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by esco

wow, the iPhone version is amazing!

I might find myself using it more than the actual website

Yeah, Same here. I actually found myself posting on friend's walls, which I wouldn't normally do. And the way they integrated photo albums, looks great with the black background; makes me want to actually use that feature more.

Just Needs the Poke feature... LOL.

riverfreak · Aug 15, 2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Macrumors

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

An iPhone-formatted web page of a pointless social networking site the best iPhone app so far? Great news for the gainfully un- and underemployed.

johnnybluejeans · Aug 15, 2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by riverfreak

An iPhone-formatted web page of a pointless social networking site the best iPhone app so far? Great news for the gainfully un- and underemployed.

Let me guess, you are 30+ years old...

riverfreak · Aug 15, 2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnybluejeans

Let me guess, you are 30+ years old...

Yep! And I have over 300 "friends" on LinkedIn! Fortunately, I routinely get money from those friends and send money their way as well. And thankfully, not one of them has ever posted a testimonial with a animated GIF in it.

donlphi · Aug 16, 2007, 03:33 AM

When is Myspace going to get some love? The normal pages look okay, but it could use a clean up to help speed things up. Just a nice clean format so I can leave some of my friends a message and get the hell out of there without crashing safari. TOOO MANY ANIMATED GIFS MAKE SAFARI SAD

bluedevil14 · Aug 19, 2007, 12:50 AM

this looks fantastic

Teddy's · Aug 19, 2007, 01:15 AM

It is still the same horrible website...

acocke · Aug 19, 2007, 09:04 PM

I love the facebook look for the iPhone but I noticed something?? Can you edit your profile through the iPhone version I could not find a way???

NewMacGirl · Aug 21, 2007, 08:09 AM

Sorry not a relevant question but what exactly is Face Book?

I went to their web site but it wanted me to register and didn't say what it did. I am not going to sign up for something which I don't understand

From what I can gather its something to join if you want your identity stolen and all your emabarressing incidents free for the world to see.

Is it just a online photo sharing thing. If this is what it is why the fascination???

Aug 14, 2007, 10:44 PM	#3
katie ta achoo macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2005	GOOD! 'Bout time! 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. __________________ Scooter accidents kinda suck. • Http://twitter.com/saborKT • I still have a prime number of toes on each foot!!

Aug 14, 2007, 10:50 PM	#4
ppc_michael macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY	Does this mean I'll have to add stuff to the Facebook apps I've made? Because I don't want to. __________________ -PPC_Michael 17" MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo + 23" Cinema Display // 16GB iPod Touch

Aug 14, 2007, 11:02 PM	#5
loudestnoise macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nashville, TN	This will be life changing. __________________ blog \| flickr the loudest noise comes from the electric david

Aug 14, 2007, 11:35 PM	#6
emanaydin macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2007	oh wow this would be phenominal.. even tho browsing facebook in safari isnt that bad at all.. __________________ MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Penryn//4gbRam//250gb HD//512mb Nvidia 8600M GT 8GB iPhone

Aug 14, 2007, 11:37 PM	#7
esco macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Emory University - Atlanta, GA	I'm gonna be screwed next semester __________________ The name's Erik Facebook \| Photos \| escopalooza

Aug 14, 2007, 10:32 PM	#2
ross.32 macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007	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.

Aug 14, 2007, 11:43 PM	#8
travistaylor macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	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.

Aug 14, 2007, 11:45 PM	#9
DaftUnion macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin	I can just see me writing a blog in a years time about "how facebook on my iPhone ruined my college education." __________________ iMac G5 Rev. B/20"/2Ghz/SuperDrive/1GB RAM/400GB HD/Mac OS X.4.11 Switched 8/25/05 Custom 2.4Ghz Core2Duo/1GB Ram/NVIDIA 7600 iPhone 8gb

Aug 14, 2007, 11:56 PM	#10
slidingjon macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coralville, Iowa	I forgot Joe Hewitt was with facebook now. That guy is freaking amazing!

Aug 15, 2007, 12:03 AM	#11
specops macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	i hope you can upload iphone pics to your facebook account! can't wait for myspace to make an iphone friendly app also!

Aug 15, 2007, 01:04 AM	#14
pyn macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005	Wow iphone.facebook.com

Aug 15, 2007, 01:05 AM	#15
AaronHeth macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Savannah, Georgia	So, on a whim I decided since themob.facebook.com was down to see if they moved it to a more suitable name. Sure enough, iphone.facebook.com worked! (For now.) Really neat. Edit: pyn posted it first. __________________ 8gig iPhone C2D MBP15'' 2.16ghz stock Last edited by AaronHeth : Aug 15, 2007 at 01:12 AM.

Aug 15, 2007, 01:13 AM	#16
esco macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Emory University - Atlanta, GA	wow, the iPhone version is amazing! I might find myself using it more than the actual website __________________ The name's Erik Facebook \| Photos \| escopalooza

Aug 16, 2007, 03:33 AM	#21
donlphi macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle (M$ Country)	When is Myspace going to get some love? The normal pages look okay, but it could use a clean up to help speed things up. Just a nice clean format so I can leave some of my friends a message and get the hell out of there without crashing safari. TOOO MANY ANIMATED GIFS MAKE SAFARI SAD __________________ 8Mhz Mac Classic, 933Mhz PowerMac G4 Quicksilver, 2.33Ghz Macbook Pro, 2 x 2.8 Quad Core Mac Pro, Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh, Slingbox Pro, AppleTV, 32GB iPhone 3g S⃣

Aug 19, 2007, 12:50 AM	#22
bluedevil14 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington, DC	this looks fantastic __________________ iMac G4 17" gooseneck 1.25Ghz 512mb 80gb; iMac 2.4Ghz 2gb 250 gb; MB 2Ggz, 1gb, 80gb; MBP 2Ghz, 1gb, 80gb; PB 1ghz 40gb; iPhone 8gb

Aug 19, 2007, 01:15 AM	#23
Teddy's macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto	ughh It is still the same horrible website... __________________ [IZE="B][COLepSkkyBle"]"hi"COLR][/SZE]

Aug 19, 2007, 09:04 PM	#24
acocke macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oklahoma	I love the facebook look for the iPhone but I noticed something?? Can you edit your profile through the iPhone version I could not find a way???

Aug 21, 2007, 08:09 AM	#25
NewMacGirl macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	Sorry not a relevant question but what exactly is Face Book? I went to their web site but it wanted me to register and didn't say what it did. I am not going to sign up for something which I don't understand From what I can gather its something to join if you want your identity stolen and all your emabarressing incidents free for the world to see. Is it just a online photo sharing thing. If this is what it is why the fascination???

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