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Babbler – Facebook App
Babbler is the better of the two major native Facebook apps available on the myTouch and Android. With its look-and-feel closely mirroring that of the parent site, this app offers all the basic features that you’ll need plus some nice extras like a home screen widget. This myTouch app offers a tab-based navigation system at the top of the application screen. You can track albums, comments, feeds, events and almost everything else that Facebook offers with a few taps on the app. Navigation is fast and user-friendly. One the rare occasion the app needs to pull in a significant amount of data, there’s a spinner that tells you that Babbler is working away – so the app doesn’t just hang and leave you wondering.Â
 
The contrast between fonts and background colors could do with some work, since many elements appear a little washed out and can be hard to see under certain lighting conditions. At present there is no way to create new events from within the app but you can certainly view and map out existing events. Another missing feature that some might consider a must-have is Facebook chat. There’s also no real way to update your profile pic with a photo taken with your myTouch. All in all, this is a solid Facebook application on the myTouch and the rumored “official” Facebook app will need to be very feature-rich to takeover the lead form Babbler. Right now, this is the best Facebook app on the Android Market.
