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App Review - F-Plus Facebook Tool for Android
Darryl Cobb
By now we are all familiar with the shortcomings of the Facebook for Android app. One big shortcoming is the notifications. How much does it suck to only be able to get notifications for messages, friend requests and Event invites? And then, the only options you have for refresh intervals are 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours and never. That’s an Epic Fail if I ever saw one. Enter F-Plus Facebook Tool, a tool that makes the Facebook for Android app do what it should’ve done in the first place.
What does it do?: You finally get notifications for things you actually care about. You know, notifications for comments, likes and messages. And you get to choose intervals less than 30 minutes, check out photo albums for yourself and friends and even has Facebook Places support. Also, it’s very easy to tag people in photos and leave comments on them as well. The only thing I’m not impressed with is the widget. i almost wish it wasn’t there in comparison to the quality of the overall product.
Difficulty: If you can struggle with Facebook for Android, you can easily master this. It’s definitely Noob friendly.
Time to Master: 30 minutes and that is pushing it. It’s a very easy program to use. Even the advanced features
Cost: $1.24 (There is a free version if you want to give it a spin but it’s definitely worth the pay version.)
My Opinion: Again, I can’t stress how useful this tool is in conjunction with Facebook for Android. I really don’t care of Event invites, friend requests will show up when I log into my account and then there is messages. I do care if someone responds to my comment or a picture I posted or maybe even liked something I said, yes I’m vain like that. F-Plus takes care of those things for me in a very stylish way. Also, it doesn’t hurt that it scales up nicely on my Galaxy Tab so it’s definitely ready for larger form factors. So if you are a Facebook addicted, you need F-Plus in your life. If you like to look at it from time to time, you’ll find it useful and you should still download it. Everyone else, probably wouldn’t even be reading this review.
