[Android app] Facebook 6.0 beta available through beta program

Facebook has released version 6.0 of their Facebook for Android beta app for users who have signed up for the social networks Android beta program. Along with various bug fixes and performance improvements, the new beta brings delete photo albums and untag photos from your phone along with the ability to add a phone number to your account

If you have already signed up for the beta, you will automatically receive the updated version of the application through the Google Play Store.

If you have not signed up for the beta and want to partake in it,

1. Join the Facebook for Android Beta Testers Google group:http://bit.ly/FBAndroidbeta
2. Tap Become a Tester in the Google Play Store and download the latest version of Facebook: http://bit.ly/121po70

Once you have completed these steps you can download the latest (beta) version of Facebook from the Play Store to your device.

Facebook for Android beta version 6.0.0.7.28 has the following new features and improvements:

• Delete photo albums from your phone
• Untag photos from your phone
• Add a phone number to your account and have confirmation codes sent via text message confirmed automatically
• [FB HOME] Use Home wallpaper for just your lock screen or for both your lock screen and launcher

[UPDATE] Facebook for Android beta has been updated to version 6.0.0.8.28 (on Jan 25, 2014) and includes the following new features and improvements:

• Fixed an issue preventing you from being able to add multiple photos to a post in a group
• Fixed a layout issue when switching from portrait to landscape and vice versa
• [FB HOME] Fixed an issue preventing the last notification to clear from the lock screen
• [FB HOME] Fixed an issue with the music player from the lock screen

[UPDATE] Facebook for Android beta has been updated to version 6.0.0.11.28 (on Jan 28, 2014) and includes several bug and crash fixes.

[UPDATE] Facebook for Android beta has been updated to version 6.0.0.14.28 (on Jan 29, 2014) and includes the following new features and improvements:

• [FIX] Fixed an issue causing missed calls to not include the name of the caller
• [FIX] Fixed a crash when two people try to call each other at the same time
• [FIX] Fixed a crash when logging out
• [CHANGE] Made improvements to the way maps display
• [CHANGE] Made it possible to create an event without a specific location
• Various additional bug and crash fixes

[UPDATE] Facebook for Android beta has been updated to version 6.0.0.16.28 (on Feb 2, 2014) and includes the following new features and improvements:

• [FIX] Fixed an issue affecting how dates appear on photos
• [FIX] Various additional bug and crash fixes
• [CHANGE] Improvements to memory usage
• [FB HOME] Fixed an issue causing the screen to blink when changing music tracks from the lock screen