Thursday, December 13, 2012

Facebook for Android 2.0 arrives with much faster load times, in-feed photo browsing

[![Facebook for Android 20 arrives with much faster load times, infeed photo browsing](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/12/facebook-android-20.jpg) ](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/facebook-for-android-2-0-arrives-with-much-faster-load-times/)

Facebook users running Android have been [clamoring for speed updates](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/08/native-facebook-for-android/), and it looks like they'll at least get some of what they desire today. A version 2.0 revamp moves partly to native code and is purportedly twice as fast at loading the [Timeline](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Timeline/) and photos, on top of simply being faster to start. The upgrade also lets us quickly flip through photos without having to shift attention away from the news feed. Google Play isn't yet carrying Facebook 2.0 as of this writing, but it's promised within hours -- check the source link at the right time and you may get a speed kick that many have been craving for months.

Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Internet](http://www.engadget.com/category/internet/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Facebook](http://www.engadget.com/category/facebook/)

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**Via:** [Facebook (1)](http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10151189598933920), [(2)](http://newsroom.fb.com/News/554/Facebook-for-Android-is-Faster-than-Ever)

**Source:** [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana&hl=en)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/facebook-for-android-2-0-arrives-with-much-faster-load-times/

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