User Guide Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones BlackBerry Smartphone with a Touch Screen Version: 1.3 SWDT266756-488031-0812023611-001 Contents 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.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Notifications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ About the notification list..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Delete a notification.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. I am not receiving notifications on my device................................................................................................................................................................................... Friends........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... About friends.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Invite a contact to become a friend.................................................................................................................................................................................................... Accept or decline a friend request...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Messages....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Send a poke............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Write on a friend's Wall......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Send a message..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Accept or decline a group invitation................................................................................................................................................................................................... Respond to an event invitation............................................................................................................................................................................................................ Pictures......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Upload a picture.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Create an album..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... View pictures that you uploaded to Facebook.................................................................................................................................................................................. Visit the Facebook mobile web site..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Legal notice.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 15 User Guide Basics 2 User Guide Basics 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 a Facebook account, visit www.facebook.com. System requirements: Facebook for BlackBerry devices · · · 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: · 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. 2. 3. 4. Press the Menu key. Click Options. Click Logout. Click Yes. Switch Facebook accounts 1. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key. 3 User Guide Set your status 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Click Options. Click Logout. Click Yes. Click the Facebook icon. Type the login information. Click Login. Set your status 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key. Click View Status Updates. Type a status. Click Update. Press the Menu key. 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. 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: · 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. 4 User Guide Find more information Find more information To find more information about Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, visit www.blackberry.com/facebook_support . 5 User Guide Notifications 6 User Guide Notifications 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. 2. 3. 4. Highlight a notification. Press the Menu key. Click Delete. 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: · Verify that you are logged in to Facebook for BlackBerry devices. · Verify that you have updated the email address that receives Facebook® account notifications to an email address that is associated with your BlackBerry device. · 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. 7 User Guide Friends 8 User Guide Friends 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: · 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. 9 User Guide Messages 10 User Guide Messages Messages Send a poke 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key. Click Poke Someone. Type part of a friend's name. Click a friend. Click Poke! Write on a friend's Wall 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. On the Notification list screen, press the Menu key. Click Write on a Wall. Type part of a friend's name. Click a frien ...