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Best facebook App for my phone, advice please!

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gazmix
gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
Hi

I have a Sony w995 phone & am wondering which is the best way to connect to facebook.
I know i can access via the browser & add it to my bookmarks, but a friend of mine had this phone & had 2 ways of connecting. 1, via browser & 2, a quick link app!
Can someone tell me which is the best, maybe https://www.getjar.com or here:-
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150312228478109

Surely the way via facebook is the way to go?

Thanks
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  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    You would assume that following Facebook's advice would be sensible.
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    i'm just unsure on how to go about it, do i go to Account settings>Mobile>Add Phone on my laptop, but i think that just sets my phone up for text notifications?!!

    Does doing what the video says actually install the original App on my phone?

    I've seen some poor versions of Facebook on phones & want the best one.
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    Or this:-

    http://www.facebook.com/mobile

    or is this just for Android phones?

    will it install an app in my apps on my phone?
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    gazmix wrote: »
    i'm just unsure on how to go about it, do i go to Account settings>Mobile>Add Phone on my laptop, but i think that just sets my phone up for text notifications?!!
    Where does it say anything about a laptop (or a PC)?
    Does doing what the video says actually install the original App on my phone?
    You'll never know until you try.
    I've seen some poor versions of Facebook on phones & want the best one.
    Well, try different apps, then chose the best if you do have what to chose from.
    gazmix wrote: »
    Or this:-

    http://www.facebook.com/mobile

    or is this just for Android phones?

    will it install an app in my apps on my phone?
    Get the link and see what's there?
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    I just want the right one as i know downloading stuff from websites onto a phone can corrupt software if bogus!
  • Tony5101
    Tony5101 Posts: 1,589 Forumite
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    I honestly don't know why you are pursuing using this phone like a smartphone when it quite clearly isn't.
    It was a very good phone it's it day for photos and for Walkman (remember them...) features but it's a pretty much dead operating system and I think you'll be very lucky to find anything new being developed for it.
    You might be lucky to find a developer community, but for a phone that was sold in 2009, I think you will need to be extremely lucky.
    Take my advice, use the phone for the features it was developed for, but if you want smartphone features, get yourself a cheap Android. It'll give you everything you want and more, without any of the hassle.
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    I don't want loads of apps like a smartphone, just a facebook one! Someone i knew had 2 versions of facebook on her w995, 1 via browser & 1 that was on the apps page!
    The phone has youtube, SatNavigation & Google maps !

    What about here:-

    http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/2908748/?ref=2044

    or here:-

    http://www.getjar.com/mobile/15801/facebook-mobile-for-sony-ericsson-w995/?ref=0&lvt=1361113759&sid=fqcg0000ruq5x1gf&c=hwbv002r1911h6dc1C&lang=en

    I have just bought the phone & i don't like touchscreens.

    I don't want smartphone features & the phone does have an App, i just want the safe one!
  • mije1983
    mije1983 Posts: 3,665 Forumite
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    gazmix wrote: »
    ........the phone does have an App, i just want the safe one!

    I think you are going to have to take a chance and download one. Either that or just use a bookmark in your browser on the phone.
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    yes, in my friends phone, when she took a picture & then pressed send, it said to facebook or as message or email, this was the app & not a bookmark!

    When i click 'download' on the facebook app on getjar website, it gives me a code & to go to m.getjar.com & then go to 'quick download' at the bottom of the page! I can't see that link to 'quick download' can anyone see it or am i missing something!?

    thanks
  • gazmix
    gazmix Posts: 47 Forumite
    This is in facebook/help, so it must be still available:-

    https://www.facebook.com/help/216254771745412

    It then takes me here:-

    http://facebook-mobile.en.softonic.com/java

    which then, after clicking download, takes me to here:-

    http://www.facebook.com/mobile?refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook-mobile.en.softonic.com%2Fjava%2Fdownload&_rdr

    which i thought was just an android app download! Apparently not!!
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