Facebook Access on the Android

According to recent news, it seems that the Google Android operating system will now be able to run many existing Facebook Apps; thanks to the release of the Facebook SDK. With this latest development, many Facebook based applications will be directly available for viewing and access on Android handsets –as well as Facebook itself.

Okay, now that may seem pretty confusing, after all, one can already access Facebook from the Android’s browser. But what the release of the SDK means is that a standalone app for accessing Facebook and all of its features can now be made. Imagine not only being able to access your account to see the latest updates and upload one of your own, but also the ability to instantly manage your friend lists, tags, privacy settings, user profile, change your photo and even play some Facebook apps directly from a specialized app as opposed to manually accessing the features from the web browser.

The difference between the browser and an app lies in the fact that any smart phone browser is simply a lite version of the internet. Compared to a netbook or desktop counterpart, mobile phone’s browser delivers a slower, bite sized version of the website. An app on the other hand, has been designed from scratch to be used on an Android smart phone –making access to features, as well as the user interfaces, an easy thing to handle and use.

The released version of the SDK is currently an alpha version which means that developers should keep checking for new libraries or even full updates to be released. Still, the initial version already provides a lot of access to Facebook’s key features. This new update also could not have come at a better time; Facebook has recently upgraded its privacy setting pages, making the social networking site more encouraging to use.