Facebook for Android is now pushing out more updates for its users. Per reports, the Facebook iteration of Android is currently receiving a host of important updates, apart from the usual bug fixes, for an improved experience.
The updated Facebook app for Android will now be treated to a faster way to tag photos and the highly expected option to choose an album when uploading images, instead of everything amassing in the same spot called Mobile Uploads.
Moreover, users accessing Facebook in other languages apart from English will also receive a few fixes in the photo upload front.
This update can be considered a major one from Facebook for all its Android users after the company, only last month, sent out improved updates for the Messenger client. The last Messenger update 2.0 introduced options to bring threaded texts and Facebook messages on select phones, and this was an Android exclusive feature.
Previously, the company also sent out the Notifications API update that let users get even more notifications. The Notifications API makes it possible for apps to send users notifications in the form of small, modified messages. Moreover, developers would not have to worry about asking for any additional permission to do so.
However, the company has not only sent out updates for its Android users, but has also announced a major update to its SDK for Android and introducing a new Android Dev Center. The updated Facebook SDK 3.0 Beta for Android, which the company calls "the biggest overhaul of our Android SDK so far," includes new native UI controls.
"This release includes several pre-built Fragments and Views for common tasks. Built-in caching and on-demand loading makes these controls more efficient and responsive than web dialogs," the company states in its official page.
Among the controls the company is now offering include Friend Picker - allows developers to tag friends or find people who have installed their app, Places Picker - shows places with customizable locations nearby, Profile Picture - shows the profile picture of anything or anyone on Facebook, be it person, place or thing, and a set of new login controls that are meant to abridge how user identify and app permission are managed.
Other tools that simplify authentication and authorization include a Fragment and a Button that manage login state automatically. Note that Login state is cached in Shared Preferences by default. Users can now serialize sessions to support low memory scenarios, alongside an optional Activity base class that makes this automatic.
The modular design also handles the less important details while providing more control whenever it is needed.
