While we wait for version 3.0 of the Facebook application to be approved by Apple, the developer has been kind enough to give us a few preview/demo videos. Below are three videos from the developer that show specific features of the app and a nice overview video of the app (not from the developer).

Go home quickly

How to delete a photo tag

Photo tagging in version 2.0

Go HERE to see video.

Overview Video

The developer of the App Store Facebook application has released some more info on what the 3.0 update will look like and include. Below is a list of the new features that are in the update that has been submitted to Apple as well as a some screenshots. It looks like it is going to be pretty cool… might be a little tricky getting used to the new set-up but, I’m ready for an updated interface with more features.

New Features:
- See your upcoming Events and RSVP
- See your friends’ birthdays
- See Pages and post updates and photos to Pages you administer
- Write Notes and read your friends’ Notes
- Upload videos from an iPhone 3GS
- Upload photos to any album
- Complete photo management (create albums, delete albums, delete photos, delete photo tags)
- Change your Profile Picture
- Zoom into photos
- Like posts and photos
- See the same News Feed as the Facebook website
- Visit links in a built-in web browser
- See all of your friends’ friends and Pages
- See mutual friends
- Easily search for people and Pages
- Make friend requests
- Become a fan of Pages
- Quickly call or text your friends
- Create shortcuts to your favorite friends and Pages
- Friends sorted by first or last name according to your settings
- Chat friends sorted alphabetically

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About a month and a half ago, we wrote about the 3.0 update for Facebook and all the new features it was going to include. Yesterday Joe Hewitt, the developer of the App Store Facebook application, submitted the update to the App Store. So, now it is up to Apple. It usually takes 2-3 weeks for an app to be approved by Apple. We will see if this one gets through faster or not. I don’t know about you guys but, I’m totally stoked for the “new” facebook app! More details are to come later this week!

It also seems that Hewitt is already gearing up to start work on version 3.1 of the Facebook app! I’m not sure what new features it will bring but, he seems excited about it!

Tweets:
“Just uploaded Facebook for iPhone 3.0 to the App Store for review. ”
“As excited as I am about 3.0, I am *really* excited about 3.1, which I get to start working on tomorrow. Tonight I can relax.”

Disabling EDGE on iPhone v3.0 has been very hard. It’s still not certain, but after some testing and user reported success (a big thank you to Jorge Rendon!). The main reason the EDGE toggle in SBSettings and BossPrefs hasnt been updated is because I have not known what it takes exactly to disable EDGE on 3.0. The problem is that the OS reenables it. If you “mess up” your APN, the OS goes crazy trying to enable it draining your battery in about 90 minutes from full charge. So that’s not the way either. These steps do seem to work, however. Give them a try. If the reports are mostly positive, I will integrate this into the EDGE toggle.

1) Open settings app and disable Notifications. These appear directly under carrier, if you have them. They only appear if you have installed an appstore app that requires push. If you don’t have these, skip this step.

2) Disable push mail fetch.

3) Disable EDGE using SBSettings

4) Load settings app, enable airplane mode. Wait at least 10 seconds.

5) Load settings app and disable airplane mode. Wait for you to get service again.

6) Load SBSettings. You should have no Data IP (IP N/A).

7) Try using safari on Data. It should fail. Wait a bit, Load SBSettings your data IP should remain N/A.

Feel free to test this. If you get a Data IP address, you have indication that your Data may be getting reenabled. I am interested in the results of this.

Most likely a reboot
of iPhone will retain the state.

Check out the full article HERE.

Those of you who use FontSwap, an application that allows you to change the fonts on your iPhone or iPod Touch, probably know that the app has not been updated to work on the 3.0 firmware. When I tested FontSwap on an iPhone running 3.0, it did not crash the device (as some claim it has done) however, the fonts did not change. I did some searching and found a way to make it work manually. This method requires ssh and overwriting of files so, make sure you are comfortable with both those things before you begin. The instructions below were originally written by dazzastark (via modmyi)…I did make a few modifications to them. There is a link to the original post below the instructions.

Instructions:

1. Install FontSwap in Cydia via the BigBoss source. When you install FontSwap, it will also install the FontSwap Starter app.

NOTE: DO NOT ACTUALLY RUN FONTSWAP (I didn’t have any issues when I ran it…some people however, are experiencing issues)

2. Open the FontSwap application.

3. Decide which fonts you wish to use (but do not actually choose any fonts in the app). Ex) LockClock Fonts – Zapfino, Notes Fonts – Calibri

4. Remember the names of the fonts you would like.

5. SSH into your phone. For more info on SSH…please see THESE instructions.

6. Navigate to /private/var/mobile/Library/FontSwap/Packages. Here you will find the folders; Dialer Fonts, LockClock Fonts, Notes Fonts, System Fonts. Inside each of these folders will be the font folders.

7. Open the folder of the font you would like to use. Inside the font’s folder will be a .ttf font file. Copy the file to your computer. Repeat this step for all the fonts you would like to replace.

8. Navigate to /System/Library/Fonts/Cache on your device. This is where all the stock fonts are kept.

9. Backup the stock font you are replacing by either copying it to your computer or renaming it. You will know which font because it is the same name as the font file you copied in step 7. Ex) LockClock.ttf

10. Drag the font(s) that you saved on your computer in step 7 into this directory (/System/Library/Fonts/Cache).

11. Respring and you’re done!

I tested this method and I was able to change my fonts (see screenshots below) and put them back to the stock fonts with no problem. You can see the original thread for the instructions HERE. Warning: The original thread does contain some inappropriate images.

Some of you might remember the app vWallpaper, an application that enables video wallpapers. I honestly haven’t written about the app is quite some time however, people are wondering if it has been updated for the 3.0 firmware yet. A few days ago, the developer released a beta version of both SkrewCommon (a code app that is needed in order to run vWallpaper) and vWallpaper. It is a manually install and there are a few bugs still such as; the device will not go into sleep mode and sometimes the video wallpaper will not restart after closing an application. If you would like to give it a try, check out THIS post for the links and instructions.

Yesterday, Doug wrote about the Facebook 3.0 update and all the cool new features that it is going to have. Well, it seems the developer is still hard at work and if those new features weren’t enough, he has also integrated video upload ability into the 3.0 update. I have a feeling he has made a lot of iPhone 3GS users happy with the new feature. He also said, “Nothing like a few bazillion emails, tweets, and blog comments to motivate you to sneak in a few extra features at the last minute.” We don’t know what the “few extra features” are but, so far, he is off to a great start! Keep up the good work!

1. Open your stock Photos application.

2. Select your Camera Roll (thought this can be done with any images in your Photo Albums).

3. Select the mail icon in the lower left corner.

4. You will now see the options Share, Copy and Delete on a lower menu bar.

5. Tap on an image you would like to email. This will add a red check mark in the lower right corner of the image.

6. Tap on any additional images you would like to email.

Note: If you use the Share button, you can only choose 5 images however, if you would like to email more than five images, you can select Copy.

7. If you select the Share option, you can then select email and it will open an email with the images in the body of the email.

8. If you select the Copy option, you will then need to close your Pictures application (just tap the Home Button).

9. Open the Mail application and start a new email using the icon in the lower right corner.

10. Tap in the body of the message.

11. Select Paste.

12. All your images will then be pasted into the email.

13. Send email.

Backgrounder, a mod that allows applications to run in the background, has been updated to version svn.r247. This version of Backgrounder is for firmware 3.0 and above. If you are on 2.2.1 or below make sure you DO NOT upgrade. The update also only enables the basic backgrounder feature…there are no extra features at this time. The developer says it will take some time to get the features working on the 3.0 firmware.

To enable Backgrounder, just open an application and then hold the Home Button. You will get a nice pop-up saying that Backgrounder in enabled. You can then close the app by giving your Home Button a quick tap. To disable Backgrounder, open the application back up and hold the Home Button. You will get a pop-up saying that Backgrounder has been disabled.

Because there are no features, you will just have to remember which apps you have running in the background….we are going old school. Remember, leaving apps running in the background will affect your battery life!

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You can also choose to turn on/off what Spotlight searches. If you go into your Setting application and then the General option and then the Home option, you will see a “Search Results.” If you tap on that, you have the option to turn on/off Spotlight search for; Contacts, Applications, Music, Podcasts, Video, Audiobooks, Notes, Mail and Calendar. You can change the order in which things are displayed in the search results by moving them around in the list. If you move Calendar to the top of the list, it will display all your calendar results first in the Spotlight search. If you move Mail below Calendar in the Settings, it will display your Calendar results first and then your Mail results…and so on.

One of the main reasons I will use Spotlight is to find applications. I can just search for the app I am looking for and then launch it directly from the search by tapping on it! No more looking through pages of apps for me!

Let us know in the comments how you feel about Spotlight and what you use it for most?

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