Bloo - The Facebook Android App

**JohnnyLicious** · 08-19-2009, 08:10 AM

Bloo 1.3.2 will be released soon!

Here’s a list of new stuff in 1.3.2:

Inbox support: Read only until Facebook allows you to compose messages.
Full notifications: This includes likes, comments, wall posts to your own but also any other post you have subscribed into. They are completely synced with Facebook so if you read them in Bloo they are marked as read on Facebook as well. Ability to JUMP to a users profile from notifications is now added.
Search everything: This exists in your friends list but you can now filter/search your events or notifications! Ability to search the inbox is of course included. The power of truly native apps compated to web based versions.
Home screen: Becomes more “alive” and shows you how many friends have birthdays (you will need to load your friends list first only once though), this is the first step to make the home screen much more informative, more to come on this.
Much faster initial loading (splash screen)
New wall post screen that matches new comment screen, more space to type
Events are now cached and you dont have to reload them unless you explicitly use MENU -> REFRESH, the same applies to your friends list
Feed loading even more optimized to make it even faster
Fixed a bug that shows Bloo posts as link posts (hopefully this is gone)
Crash control, even if Bloo crashes on you (hopefully not) it should take you back to the Home screen and restart

**Kienz** · 08-19-2009, 08:24 AM

Excellent work, Mr. Johnny. (as it seems that Google and FB aren't going to make nice any time soon)

**GadgetGeek** · 08-19-2009, 08:41 AM

Awesome review! This has got to be the best review on this app that I've seen so far. Yesterday, I listened to the AndroidGuys (#12) podcast and they had the dev on the telephone talking about this app with it's pros and cons and you nailed every one of them. Although I prefer Babbler, I used this app for a few hours and it's deff. a good find.