Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones User Guide

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 .

System requirements: Facebook for BlackBerry devices

• BlackBerry® device with 64 MB of memory
• 165 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:

• 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.
• 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.
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 :

• 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.

Find more information
To find more information about Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, visit www.blackberry.com/facebook_support .

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