Facebook Beta for Windows Phone updated with improved Most Recent page and more.

 

Facebook remains by far the world's largest social network despite attempts by Google with its Google+ which never managed to even make a dent into Facebook's popularity. IMO, Google+ only managed to become the largest gathering spot for the fan boys of the ad company.

Meanwhile, on the Windows Phone platform, the beta version of Facebook has been updated with a few improvements and fixes. If you're not aware, Facebook beta is an app Microsoft uses to test new features before they make their way to the official app. Both apps are available in the Windows Phone store. Use the links at the end of this article to download.

What's new:

• Improvements to the Most recent page.
• Improvements to News Feed story templates.
• Fixes related to People Hub content.
• Fixes to address issues with sharing partners.

Download Facebook Beta in the Windows Phone store.

Download the official app here.

Facebook Beta gets bevy of improvements.

Facebook Beta lets you try new features before they are rolled out to the official Facebook app for Windows Phone. This is common practice nowadays on Windows Phone and Android, where developers reach out to early adopters to test new upcoming features before releasing them to the masses. That's what Facebook Beta is for. Anyone can opt in and provide feedback; just hit the link at the end of this article.

Today's update is a list of improvements. Test them out and remember to send your feedback in the store. 

What's new:

• “Top Stories” newsfeed and improved newsfeed ranking

• Improved “Most Recent” newsfeed

• More newsfeed content

• Profile timeline improvements

• Group feed improvements

• Event feed improvements

• Page feed improvements

• General bug fixes

• Performance improvements

Source: Windows Phone store.

#2InstaWithLove, Fresh Paint, Facebook Beta and 6tag updated.

A few updates to some of my favorite apps have showed up on my Windows Phone today. The first is #2InstaWithLove, an app developed by Nokia to help bring Instagram to Windows Phone. Even though Nokia recently announced that Instagram is coming to Windows Phone, they are still publishing updates to #2InstaWithLove. Nokia did not publish the change log. The update is available free for download on the Windows Phone Store.

I had completely forgotten about #2InstaWithLove until today. The reason is the arrival of 6tag, an excellent Instagram client for Windows Phone. Did I say how good it is? So good that official client apps on other platforms look petty. Today 6tag also got updated with a check box in the settings that lets you hide ads in your timeline. Download 6tag here.

I'm very bad at drawing. You just cannot imagine how bad. Fresh Paint is Microsoft's app which is fun and easy app for you to turn pictures into artwork on the go. Fresh Paint was updated with the following changes:

- New pencil
- “Inspire Me” feature helps you to search Bing for images to incorporate into your masterpiece
- SkyDrive improvements enable you to start painting on your phone and pick up where you left off on your PC
- Front-facing camera support
- Improved camera lenses
- Bug fixes

Download or update Fresh Paint here.

The last app on my list is Facebook Beta. The latest update does not include new features, but includes performance enhancement and bug fixes. Additional languages has also been added. Facebook Beta can be downloaded in the Windows Phone Store.

Facebook Beta for Windows Phone gets inline tagging and more.

There are two versions of the Facebook app in the store: the official and the beta version. The latter version is meant for Facebook/Microsoft to test new features before releasing them to the official version. The good thing is that users are welcomed to test these features beforehand and send their feedback to the developers in the settings of the app. 

An update for Facebook Beta has been published to the store today that includes some nice features that will certainly make it to the official version quickly. The update include inline tagging, image attachments in messaging, multiple photo upload, save/share photos. Alongside the usual performance improvements, navigation has also been been improved.

Download: Facebook Beta