Facebook overhauls Android SDK with new controls

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 19, 2012

The updated Facebook SDK 3.0 Beta for Android, which it calls “the biggest overhaul of our Android SDK so far,” includes new native UI controls.

Among the controls now being offered are Friend Picker, which allow developers to tag friends or find people who have installed their app; Places Picker, which shows places with customizable locations nearby; Profile Picture, which shows the profile picture of anything on Facebook, be it person, place or thing; and new login controls that are meant to simplify how user identify and app permission are managed.

The new SDK also allows for simplified session management, better support, and install measurement. Read more at http://vator.tv/news/2012-10-18-facebook-overhauls-android-sdk-with-new-controls#kuJrYkHk4vSJgPLI.99

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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