Facebook releases SDK 3.1 for iOS with iOS 6 integration

We have been following Facebook’s improvements to its SDK for iOS in recent months. In July,Facebook released a beta featuring iOS 6 Facebook integration and a new Dev Center for iOS developers. It has maintained that beta alongside version 3.0 of its SDK up until today with the official release of Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS. Facebook officially announced the release of the SDK, which features new tools for mobile app developers interested in taking advantage of Facebook’s native integration with iOS 6 in their apps, on its Developer Blog earlier today.

Facebook testing new photo syncing feature for Android, rolling out to some users

Some Android users are reporting that Facebook is testing a new feature that allows photos from their device to be automatically uploaded to a private album in their Facebook account. It appears the feature has been starting to roll out over the past couple of weeks, but more users reported noticing the feature, which is similar to the instant photo upload feature on Google+, yesterday and today. The Verge got confirmation from Facebook that it is indeed testing the new feature with a “really small” group of users. You’ll know if you have access to the feature if a “Sync” button is available from the Photos section in the Facebook for Android app. Facebook has also already posted a help center document with information about photo syncing.

Here is why Facebook ditched HTML5 and went with native code for their app

Mark Zuckerberg, the creator and head of the biggest global social network Facebook, has recently said that going with HTML5 for its mobile app has been one of the biggest mistakes Facebook has made, and now that Facebook has finally switched native app development to full gear senior developer Tobie Langel explains why so.