Facebook, which released a slightly enhanced version of its Android app yesterday, has been forced into making a rather embarrassing public apology – after the app was found to have a problem that hammers the battery.
Here’s the ADMISSION of FAILURE:
“Hi folks, a number of you have commented on seeing a battery drain on your device since installing the new Facebook for Android app. We have identified the bug that is causing this battery drain and are working on a fix now. As soon as the patch is ready, we will push out an update. Thanks for the quick feedback and for your patience as we get this fixed!”
…said the operator of the Facebook for Android Facebook page, which is currently FLOODED with less them complementary comments about the Android app.
So… either don’t go on Facebook or make sure you kill the app after use, else your battery will melt into oblivion even quicker than usual. And then what will you do when you need to tell someone which branch of Starbucks you’re currently in, eh? Link via Android Central.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
MarkG
/ August 6, 2010So are you going to bother reporting that it’s been fixed already, or like the bad old days of UKResistance, you want to cherrypick what suits your agenda…
Gary C
/ August 6, 2010Oooohh!
Matt S
/ August 6, 2010Are the issues with friends list force closing fixed too?
MarkG
/ August 7, 2010@Matt S
Not had any FC in 1.31 yet.
Matt S
/ August 7, 2010Friends list still force closes with the 1.31 update. HTC desire eclair 2.1
Ieuan
/ August 8, 2010Does it still have the contact duplication issues? I installed it and tried the add Fb contacts to phone feature, checked it later and I had 8 copies of all my Fb friends in my address book. Not ideal… uninstalled.
shrinkwrapped
/ August 9, 2010“Then what will you do when you need to tell someone which branch of Starbucks you’re currently in, eh?”
I believe that’s what Foursquare is for.