Facebook updates its app for iOS 8

Apple has launched iOS 8 update for iPhone and iPad users and this forces Facebook to roll out update for iOS 8. So that iPhone and iPad users will enjoy optimized experiences without any sort of hassle.

Recently, Facebook has announced its iOS 8 update that comes with easy sharing facilities and options to provide a fantastic experience with larger screen with updated location settings.

Adam Mosseri, Product Management Director of Facebook has described in Facebook Newsroom as,

Facebook for iOS 8 will have an improved experience for people who want to share content from other apps to Facebook. By simply tapping the share icon and selecting Facebook, you can choose to share a link to a website from your browser, photos or videos from your camera roll, and content from other apps. Facebook for iOS 8 will have an updated share screen similar to what you already see in the Facebook app. From there, you can select the audience you want to share with, add a location, say what you’re doing, or tag friends.

Adam Mosseri noted that there is nothing to change in the location settings of the Facebook, unfortunately Apple has changed their location settings in iOS 8. Facebook has rolled out the new version of Facebook application for iOS 8 to provide a wonderful experience in the high resolution display.

Adam Mosseri said that Facebook is constantly creating various features to provide most of the features for its users and they were creating an update for iPhone 6 and also for iPhone 6 Plus with high resolution support. With the new version update for iOS 8, you can control the location information and unless the user provides location information, Facebook doesn’t get it.

The new update from Facebook relies on the users for location information and location services can be enabled right from the iOS 8 settings for these applications.

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