Love Facebook? Like tinkering with new tech? Then start playing around with the new Facebook for Windows Phone 8 beta app.
And be sure to tell Microsoft and Facebook how to make it better.
The two companies launched a new program aimed at speeding up delivery of new features in the official Facebook for Windows Phone app. Volunteers are invited to put the new beta app through its paces and send along bug reports, feature requests, and other feedback by going to Settings>About in the app.
Beta testers will notice the app has gone through a major redesign and includes a number of requested features, including support for high-res photos, post sharing and Facebook Timeline.
I just downloaded the beta and love how the high-res photos pop on my Lumia 820. (I’m tempted to respond to a friend’s proverbial question: yes, you really do have the cutest puppy ever.)
This is of course pre-release software. As Michael Stroh says over at the Windows Phone blog, if you don’t like it when apps crash then this probably isn’t the program for you.
Everyone else should start tinkering.
Jake Siegel
Microsoft News Center Staff