Facebook

by Facebook

386,546 customer ratings

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Price: Free Download

Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc

Languages Supported: Arabic, Chinese, Cornish, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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Product Details

Release Date: 2012

Date first listed on Amazon: September 7, 2012

Developed By: Facebook

ASIN: B0094BB4TW

Customer reviews:
386,546 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

See what friends are up to
Share updates, photos and videos
Get notified when friends like and comment on your posts
Text, chat and have group conversations
Play games and use your favorite apps

Product description

Facebook app - Keeping up with friends is faster than ever. See what friends are up to on News Feed and share updates. Watch videos, play games and use your favorite apps.

Need additional information? Visit https://www.facebook.com/help/

Facebook Watch – A new video experience that invites you to be part of the action with your favourite entertainment, sports, news and creator videos. Catch up on original shows, videos from friends and Pages you follow, top live videos, recommended videos and videos you've saved – all in one place.

Need more information? Visit https://www.facebook.com/help/watchfortv

User Data Privacy

This information provided by the developer helps you understand the data this app collects from you and/or transfers to third parties.

To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.

Learn what data is collected by this app and for what purpose:

User Info:

Name: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Third-party Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Email Address: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

User IDs: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Address: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Phone number: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Sexual orientation: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Political or religious beliefs: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other user info: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Health and Fitness:

Health & Biometrics Info: App functionality, Analytics, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Fitness info: App functionality, Analytics, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Photos or videos:

Photos: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Videos: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

App activity:

App interactions: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

In-app search history: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Installed apps: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other user-generated content: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other actions: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Calendar:

Calendar events: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Financial Info:

User payment info: App functionality, Analytics, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Purchase history: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Credit score: App functionality, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other financial info: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Location:

Approximate location: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Precise location: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Audio files:

Voice or sound recordings: App functionality, Analytics, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Music files: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other audio files: App functionality, Analytics, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Messages:

Emails: App functionality, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

SMS or MMS: App functionality, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other in-app messages: App functionality, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Contacts:

Contacts / Phone Logs: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Device or other IDs:

Device or other ID: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Third-party Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Web browsing:

Web browsing history: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

App info & performance:

Crash logs: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Diagnostics: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Other app performance data: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Files and docs:

Files and doc: App functionality, Analytics, Personalization, Developer communications, Developer Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Learn what data is transferred to third party by this app and for what purpose:

User Info:

Name: Third-party Advertising or Marketing, Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Email Address: Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

User IDs: Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Phone number: Fraud Prevention, Security and Compliance

Device or other IDs:

Device or other ID: Developer Advertising or Marketing, Third-party Advertising or Marketing

Technical details

Size: Varies by device (66.8MB - 140.4MB)

Version: Varies by device

Developed By: Facebook ( Privacy Policy

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Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )

ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Access information about networks
Access information about Wi-Fi networks
ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS
Act as an AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager
Collect battery statistics
Connect to paired bluetooth devices
Discover and pair bluetooth devices
BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Broadcast sticky intents
Initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed
Required to be able to access the camera device
CAPTURE_VIDEO_OUTPUT
Change network connectivity state
Change Wi-Fi connectivity state
CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS
Send information about completed downloads
FOREGROUND_SERVICE
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL
Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
Open network sockets
Manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager
MANAGE_OWN_CALLS
Modify global audio settings
Directly communicate over NFC
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
Read the user's calendar data
READ_CALL_LOG
Read the user's contacts data
Read from external storage
READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
Read only access to device state
READ_PROFILE
Read SMS messages
Read the sync settings
Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
Record audio
Change the Z-order of tasks
Ignore your battery optimization settings
REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications
USE_BIOMETRIC
USE_FINGERPRINT
USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
Access the vibration feature
PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Write (but not read) the user's calendar data
Write (but not read) the user's contacts data
Write to external storage
Write the sync settings
Allows installation of home screen shortcuts
Allows sending in-app billing requests and managing in-app billing transactions
Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging
Receive message via Amazon Device
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

Minimum Operating System: Varies by device

Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5

386,546 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Customers say

Customers like the connectivity of the app, saying it enables them to keep in touch with friends and family. They say it's a good way to connect with people. However, some customers have reported issues with the speed, saying the app gets laggy and updates the news feed slowly. They also dislike freezing, and distractions. Opinions are mixed on performance, quality, and ease of use.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Positive:

Connectivity

Mixed:

Performance Quality Ease of use

Negative:

Speed Freezing Distractions

1,735 customers mention "Connectivity"1,544 positive191 negative

Customers like the connectivity of the mobile application. They mention that it enables them to keep in touch with friends and family. They also appreciate the quick communication accessory to using Facebook and the ability to communicate with most.

"...This highly reworked update now allows for use with the following devices:▪ Kindle Fire HDX▪ Kindle Fire HD..." Read more

"...massager app which I love unlike texting it's free and a great way to stay in contact with your high school friends or your college professors..." Read more

"...Of course, it is also a great place to look up old classmates and friends from long ago, and to keep track of what one's grandchildren are doing...." Read more

"...Facebook is a great way to stay connected with loved ones, near and far.Cons: The updates are ruining Facebook for mobile devices...." Read more

6,985 customers mention "Performance"2,299 positive4,686 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the mobile application. Some mention that it works well enough, while others say that it crashes all together.

"...n't load all of my posts, and it is constantly freezing and crashes most of the time!..." Read more

"...Fire devices and Galaxy S III smartphone noted above, and the upgrades are substantial...." Read more

"...That option's MIA! And even if you uninstall the app, it's like a bad penny – keeps coming back as soon as you reopen the page. Your feed?..." Read more

"I rate it a two because it randomly won't let me use it I tried everything and it doesn't work." Read more

6,086 customers mention "Quality"2,045 positive4,041 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the mobile application. Some mention it's a very nice app, good for any device, and handy. However, others say that it has lots of problems, is out of date, and is too far behind the updated Facebook apps.

"...I love Facebook but upon downloading update it says that ii is 9 months out of date and shows that there are 9 updates but they are not supported..." Read more

"...For frequent or occasional users of Facebook, this app is a good one, and once you've mastered the interface, which is somewhat different from what..." Read more

"...probably the worst glitch (can't play video glitch) has made the Facebook app very boring because I can't see what "Best vines" has to..." Read more

"Tablet says manual update required but refuses to update...." Read more

2,571 customers mention "Ease of use"1,582 positive989 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the mobile application. Some mention that it's easy to use, navigate, and set up. However, others say that it is not as easy to operate, has poor beginning directions, and is difficult to find.

"...It is fairly easy to learn to do these settings and I am very computer literate. So, YEA FACEBOOK...you have me til I die!" Read more

"...as I said, you can still scroll through posts, but it is more time consuming if you like to like & comment on posts often...." Read more

"...It's well designed interface gives us the ability to easily check through Facebook, including notifications, messages, and news feed, without any..." Read more

"...The app is easy enough to navigate, showing a menu bar at the top of most pages that conveniently takes me to my news feed, notifications, and..." Read more

1,067 customers mention "Speed"181 positive886 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the speed of the mobile application. They mention that it gets laggy, and some links are a little slow. They also say that it takes forever for items to come up, and that it has crippling performance issues.

"...couple of different livestreams and it worked ok, but again, it seemed to lag some. It seems to do a little better for posted videos...." Read more

"...Notifications are somewhat slow to appear- Pictures are slow to appear in the news feed. (That might just be my wifi)-..." Read more

"...Some links are a little slow in comparison to my computer and phone, but that seems to be a limitation of the hardware...." Read more

"...Third, it is really slow to load, even with full strength of Wi-Fi connection...." Read more

985 customers mention "Freezing"36 positive949 negative

Customers have negative opinions about the app. They say that it freezes constantly, crashes, and stalls. Some customers also mention that their feed is frozen in place and they see the same posts.

"...This app doesn't load all of my posts, and it is constantly freezing and crashes most of the time!..." Read more

"...It seems 7 out of 10 times, my Kindle will freeze if Facebook is left open once the screen times out...." Read more

"...time I use the Facebook app on my tablet or Android phone, they over heat and freeze or shut down my device.What did you change?..." Read more

"...video (even if I don't try to watch it and scroll really quickly) the app freezes, then crashes...." Read more

679 customers mention "Distractions"19 positive660 negative

Customers find the distractions in the mobile application frustrating, aggravating, and time wasting. They also say it's boring, unlikable, and less relevant. Some customers also mention that the app is goofy and hard to use.

"...Like the comment section as well writing in the comment that is very annoying. So that is why I give it a low rating." Read more

"...So many of them don't relate to me AT ALL!!! It becomes very aggravating & annoying. Even when I delete them from my feed, more pop up!..." Read more

"...After it shuts down it will come back to the current posts. Very irritating. Plus FB changes things a lot...." Read more

"...Lately, however, it's feeling like its too much about complaints. I am not fond of the restrictions or lack of monitoring that they do." Read more

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John Williamson

◆☆ Facebook App: Big improvements with Version 3.8 ☆◆

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2012

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☆ This Facebook app has been updated! ☆

Once a weak app with many bugs, this Facebook app has been heavily updated from its Version 1.9.10 that I originally reviewed here. The 3.8 version (current as of this edit) says that there are "Bug fixes" but it's far more than that. This highly reworked update now allows for use with the following devices:

▪ Kindle Fire HDX
▪ Kindle Fire HD
▪ Kindle Fire (1st generation)
▪ Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
▪ Android devices (Android 2.2 or higher)

Have personally tested it with the Kindle Fire devices and Galaxy S III smartphone noted above, and the upgrades are substantial. For frequent or occasional users of Facebook, this app is a good one, and once you've mastered the interface, which is somewhat different from what you find on a Web browser, it does a good job with most of the features you'll find when on your computer.

The improved Facebook app was developed by Facebook, and is just under 26MB in size in the 3.8 version. It downloads in less than 4 minutes with most devices. Once downloaded and installed, you'll have to enter your Facebook ID and password as expected, and all should go as well as it does with your computer browser. The News Feed is vastly improved, and the messages, which were an on-again/off-again issue, seem to function as we would expect. Your results may be different, but check the About section to see if you have the latest version installed.

If you're concerned about the various permissions listed on the product page here, users with a Kindle Fire HD or HDX may want to take a look at the Lookout Security & Antivirus (Kindle Tablet Edition) app, and Android users should take a look at Lookout Security & Antivirus . Both of these were developed by Lookout Mobile Security, and offer the kind of protection you need while on the Internet.

As the largest social networking site with over one billion active users, it appears that Facebook has listened to user issues and responded. It's said that now more than half of the the users on Facebook are using a mobile device, and no longer to we have to access the 'Net using a browser on a Kindle or Android device to get there. If you have an older version installed, be sure to upgrade to the improved Facebook app and see if that doesn't help. I did, and it now works.

JW ▪ 12/9/2012; Updated & revised 12/30/2013

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Cassidy

Facebook is one of my favorite apps

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2016

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I have some pros and cons about this particular Facebook app, by Amazon.

Pros: I love that I can stay connected with my old friends and family members that I don't really see very much. I really enjoy sharing pictures and seeing my friends post their own pictures of them and their families. Facebook is a great way to stay connected with loved ones, near and far.

Cons: The updates are ruining Facebook for mobile devices. I don't like that you can no longer sync your contacts and I don't like that people can review your edit history. If I wanted people to be able to see the mistakes I made when I made the original post, I wouldn't bother fixing it. So, it really bothers me that everyone can click the "see edit history" and look at all the changes you made from the start to how it is now. If that feature went away, I'd be perfectly happy. I love that you can edit, without having to delete and remake the whole post, I just don't like the "see edit history" thing.

Overall, Facebook is, hands down, one of my very favorite apps and I'll continue to keep using it, each and every day. I just wish that these problems would be fixed in the next few updates, but other than that, I love the app.

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HK Jaye

hopelessly addicted to Facebook, in a good way!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2014

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I originally joined Facebook (FB) in 2008 as a way to try and locate some of my High School classmates. Our 40th year reunion was to be in 2011, and there were 1200+ students in our class, and I knew that it was probably going to be a feat to do, so beginning early was to my benefit. Now, six years later, I have all the friends from our HS "Tree Tokers" (remember it was 1971 when we graduated) relocated, and I can say, honestly, that FB has been a true blessing to me and my son.
We live far away from my family and when my grandma died 16 yrs ago, I had nobody else that kept in touch with my Cuban side of the family, whatever the reason. I talked about them to my son, now a 20-something, all through his life, but was saddened that he probably could not/would not ever know any of that part of his family. Facebook, along with my detective personality, has allowed me to locate at least 50+ members of my Cuban relatives and now some of us are very good friends. I see, by interacting with some of them, where my 'pen addict gene' came from (one female cousin is as bad a pen addict as I am). I see my same quirky sense of humor in some of them, also. Some of the elders knew me as a child and I remember them, too, at least by name. It allowed us to begin to follow one another on FB and over time, and things that we share, we see that we have lots in common.
Facebook has also allowed me to reconnect with coworkers from some of the ERs of America from the 80s and 90s where we had lots of good laughs together, at work and after. We are all entering Boomer Retirement now...and it helps me to know, on a daily basis, that I am not alone in my dislike of growing old, that others have health issues beginning to bother them, too. My own family has dwindled over time. Only my Dad is alive and I have 3 siblings who are living but MIA...their choices. So, now, my FB friend-family AND my newly found Cuban relatives are our Family! It's been a life-saver for me. I used to laugh at people who couldn't go to a store or movie without their phones, but now I feel that angst when I leave and don't have my phone. If it is a true 'addiction' I don't see the harm in it.
If there are any real negatives to FB, for me, I guess they would have to do with the ads and the fact that FB tracks us on every word we type for that purpose. I have no subversive activities in my life and I actually have learned how to 'use' that fact to write about things I want to see as my ads and I have less to look up on the Internet. I can always click on the little 'X' in the upper right-hand corner of an ad and get rid of it IF it is that annoying. I know how to 'set my privacy' on FB so that only my one pix and name are seen by the Public if my name is scanned. Otherwise, I keep everything there to my friends only. It is fairly easy to learn to do these settings and I am very computer literate. So, YEA FACEBOOK...you have me til I die!

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Buen producto

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Pauline

Facebook app works great.

Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2021

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Facebook app works great. Works great on my Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet

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Sara

Correcto, acorde a lo esperado de esta red social

Reviewed in Spain on October 17, 2023

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Me gusta. La aplicación de Facebook para Android es una herramienta que te permite conectarte con amigos y familiares, así como acceder a una amplia gama de contenido y grupos de interés. A pesar de algunas preocupaciones sobre privacidad y rendimiento, sigue siendo una de las aplicaciones más populares para la comunicación y el entretenimiento en dispositivos Android. Sin embargo, es importante utilizarla de manera consciente y revisar las configuraciones de privacidad para garantizar una experiencia satisfactoria y segura. Si bien es cierto que hay otras redes sociales más "modernas", me sigue gustando bastante. Formo parte de varios grupos que me interesan y es una forma de pasar el tiempo que me interesa. Nada más, un saludo.

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