User Guide
Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones
BlackBerry Smartphone with a Touch Screen
Version: 1.3
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Basics.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
About Facebook for BlackBerry devices.............................................................................................................................................................................................
System requirements: Facebook for BlackBerry devices.................................................................................................................................................................
Setup checklist.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Log in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices........................................................................................................................................................................................
Log out of Facebook for BlackBerry devices......................................................................................................................................................................................
Switch Facebook accounts...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Set your status........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Facebook for BlackBerry devices shortcuts.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Check for the latest version of Facebook for BlackBerry devices...................................................................................................................................................
Find more information..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Notifications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
About the notification list.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Delete a notification..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
I am not receiving notifications on my device...................................................................................................................................................................................
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Friends...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
About friends..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Invite a contact to become a friend....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Accept or decline a friend request......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Messages.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Send a poke............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Write on a friend's Wall.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Send a message.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Accept or decline a group invitation...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Respond to an event invitation............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Pictures.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Upload a picture....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Create an album.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
View pictures that you uploaded to Facebook..................................................................................................................................................................................
Visit the Facebook mobile web site.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Legal notice..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Basics
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Basics
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
System requirements: Facebook for BlackBerry devices
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BlackBerry® device with 64 MB of memory
175 KB of available device memory
BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.2 or later
Setup checklist
Complete the following tasks to set up Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices:
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Verify that you have a wireless service data plan.
In your Facebook® account, change the email address to which Facebook sends notifications so that it is an email address that is
associated with your BlackBerry device.
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In your Facebook account, turn on all of the notifications that you want to receive on your device.
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.
Log out of Facebook for BlackBerry devices
1. Press the Menu key.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Logout.
4. Click Yes.
Switch Facebook accounts
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key.
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2. Click Options.
3. Click Logout.
4. Click Yes.
5. Click the Facebook icon.
6. Type the login information.
7. Click Login.
Set your status
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click View Status Updates.
3. Type a status.
4. Click Update.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Close.
Facebook for BlackBerry devices shortcuts
In the notification list
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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
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To view the next notification in the list, press N.
To view the previous notification in the list, press P.
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. Perform any of the following tasks:
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To check for the newest version manually, click Check for upgrade now. Complete the instructions on the screen.
To check for the newest version automatically, select the Automatically check for the newest version of Facebook check box.
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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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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.
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:
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Verify that you are logged in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices.
VerifythatyouhaveupdatedtheemailaddressthatreceivesFacebook®accountnotificationstoanemailaddressthatisassociated
with your BlackBerry device.
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Verify that you have turned on all of the notifications in your Facebook account that you want to receive on your device.
Note: Notificationsforthird-partyapplicationsthatyouhaveaddedtoyourFacebookaccountmightnotappearinFacebookforBlackBerry
devices.
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Friends
About friends
Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices uses your existing friend list from your Facebook® account. You can add new friends to your friend
list by sending friend requests to contacts.
Invite a contact to become a friend
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu button.
2. Click Invite a Friend.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
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If the contact is not in your address book, type an email address.
If the contact is in your address book, type part of the contact name. Click the contact.
4. Click Invite.
Accept or decline a friend request
1. On the Notification list screen, click the friend request.
2. Click Confirm or Ignore.
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Messages
Send a poke
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Poke Someone.
3. Type part of a friend's name.
4. Click a friend.
5. Click Poke!
Write on a friend's Wall
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Write on a Wall.
3. Type part of a friend's name.
4. Click a friend.
5. Click Continue.
6. Type a message.
7. Click Post.
Send a message
1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key.
2. Click Send a Message.
3. Type part of a friend's name.
4. Click a friend.
5. Click Continue.
6. Type a message.
7. Click Send.
Accept or decline a group invitation
1. Click the group invitation.
2. Click Confirm or Ignore.
Respond to an event invitation
1. Click the event invitation.
2. Click Yes, Maybe, or No.
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Pictures
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Pictures
Upload a picture
1. Highlight a picture.
2. Click the Menu key.
3. Click Send To Facebook.
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Type a caption.
Change the album.
Click Tag This Photo.
5. Click Upload.
Create an album
1. Highlight a picture.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Send To Facebook.
4. Change the Album field to New.
5. Type the album information.
6. Click Continue.
7. Click Upload.
View pictures that you uploaded to Facebook
To view your uploaded pictures as they appear in your albums, visit the Facebook® mobile web site.
Visit the Facebook mobile web site
1. On the Notification list screen, 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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