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Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones
Version: 1.9
User Guide

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Contents
Getting started........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
About Facebook for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
New features and enhancements............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Create a Facebook account....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Log in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Switch Facebook accounts........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Check for the latest version of Facebook for BlackBerry devices......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Add or change your phone number in your Facebook phonebook...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Visit the Facebook mobile web site.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Find more information............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Profile, News Feed, and status................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
View your profile........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Change your profile photo........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Change your status.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Comment on a friend's status................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Use the Like feature................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Facebook for BlackBerry devices shortcuts............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Notifications............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
About the notification list......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Delete a notification.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Change your notification options............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
I am not receiving notifications on my device........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Friends and Pages...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
View your list of friends or Pages............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Search for people and add friends........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Accept or decline a friend request........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Synchronize your friends to the contacts in the contacts application................................................................................................................................................. 9
Link a friend with a contact in the contacts application....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Refresh a linked friend.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Request a friend's phone number............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Wall posts, messages, and pokes.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Send a message.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
View and reply to a message.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Write on a friend's Wall.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Send a poke................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Check spelling automatically.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Places........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Check in to a Place..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
View a Place's profile................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Stop sharing your location with Facebook.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Groups and events..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Accept or decline a group invitation........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Respond to an event invitation................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Stop adding Facebook events to the calendar application................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Photos.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Upload a photo........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
View your photos........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
View your photo albums............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
View a friend's photos............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
View a friend's photo albums.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
View comments on a photo...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Provide feedback........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Legal notice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Getting started
About Facebook for BlackBerry devices
You can use Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices to stay connected with your friends. You can send messages to friends, invite new friends, view
notifications, upload pictures to your Facebook® account, and more. You can upload pictures from the media application or picture attachments.
If your BlackBerry device has a camera, you can also upload pictures that you take with the camera.
If you already have a Facebook account, you can use your existing login information to log in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices. To get a
Facebook account, visit www.facebook.com.
New features and enhancements
Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, wireless service provider or organization, some features might not be available.
Item Description
Facebook® Places You can now share your location with your friends using Facebook Places.
Messages list You can now view your Facebook messages list.
Searching You can now search Facebook for people and pages.
Friends and Pages screen The friends list has been redesigned and you can now view your Pages list from the Friends
screen.
Create a Facebook account
1. On the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device or in a folder, click the Facebook icon.
2. Click Sign Up.
3. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Log in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click the Facebook icon.
2. Type your login information.
3. Click Login.
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To log out, press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Log out.
Switch Facebook accounts
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Logout.
4. Click Yes.
5. On the Home screen, click the Facebook icon.
6. Type the login information.
7. Click Login.
Check for the latest version of Facebook for BlackBerry devices
You can check if a new version of Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices is available for you to download over the wireless network.
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Check for upgrade now. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Add or change your phone number in your Facebook phonebook
1. Click the Friends icon at the top of the screen.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Your numbers.
4. Type a phone number.
5. Click Update.
Visit the Facebook mobile web site
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Go to Mobile Site.
To return to Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, press the Escape key.
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Find more information
To find more information about Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, visit www.blackberry.com/facebook_support .
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Profile, News Feed, and status
View your profile
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click View My Profile.
Change your profile photo
1. When viewing your profile, click the My Albums icon.
2. Click an album.
3. Click a photo.
4. Click Set as profile photo.
Change your status
1. When viewing your News Feed, in the What's on your mind? field, type a status.
2. Click Share.
Comment on a friend's status
1. While viewing the News Feed screen, on a friend's status, click Comment.
2. Type a comment.
3. Click Send.
Use the Like feature
1. When viewing your News Feed, highlight an item.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Like.
To undo your action, press the Menu key. Click Unlike.
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Facebook for BlackBerry devices shortcuts
In the notification list
• To view status updates, press S.
• To view your friend list, press F.
• To send a friend request, press V.
• To write on a friend's Wall, press W.
• To send a message to a friend, press M.
• To send a poke to a friend, press P.
• To upload a picture, press U.
In a notification
• To view the next notification in the list, press N.
• To view the previous notification in the list, press P.
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Notifications
About the notification list
When a friend sends you a new message, friend request, group invitation, or event invitation, a notification appears in the notification list.
Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices only notifies you of items for which you have turned on notifications in your Facebook® account.
Delete a notification
1. Highlight a notification.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click Yes.
Change your notification options
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
• To stop receiving notifications on the Notifications screen, clear the Facebook notifications check box.
• To stop receiving notifications in the Messages application, clear the BlackBerry Messages Application check box.
• To stop Facebook® notifications from being sent to the email address that you specified in your Facebook account, click Turn off all
Facebook Email Notifications.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Save.
I am not receiving notifications on my device
If you are not receiving notifications in Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, or if you are not receiving all of the notifications that you expect,
perform one or more of the following actions:
• Verify that you are logged in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices.
• Verify that you have turned on all of the notifications in your Facebook account that you want to receive on your device.
Note: Notifications for third-party applications that you have added to your Facebook account might not appear in Facebook for BlackBerry
devices.
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