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Facebook App Update: Improved Places & Chat, Bug Fixes

Among all the app updates that are coming out this week prior to the iTunes Connect shut down planned for December 23 (when developers won’t be able to submit new apps, updates or price changes until the 28th), the official Facebook app for iPhone was updated (to version 3.3.3) last night to include a variety of bug fixes and miscellaneous improvements.

The most notable improvements come in the chat and messages windows (which, at least for me, are not slow anymore), notifications and Places. Even if there aren’t many registered places in my town, the app seems now faster at retrieving local data information and distances. Crashes, group photos and memory usage have been addressed with bug fixes.

Other minor changes include the comeback of the ability to post on a page you administrate and the removal of the text field from walls you cannot post on.

The official Facebook app was updated in early November to include the new Groups UI and the Places functionality. The app is free, and available here.

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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