During the Microsoft Build conference held in June, Microsoft announced that an official Facebook app is coming to Windows 8 and after nearly 4 months, the official app arrives in the marketplace. Today, along with the launch of Windows 8.1, Facebook’s official app arrives in app store and it is available only for devices running Windows 8.1.
Just like the various Facebook apps out there, the official app too looks and feels the same. The app looks like fusion between the website version and the mobile version. On the left side, you have the navigation bar that is seen on the mobile version with a dark background and on the right side, you have the list of friends which is based on recent interactions. At the center is the News Feed. On the top right corner, we have the notifications group with different icons for friend requests, messages and other notifications.
In addition to the basic browsing features, the official Facebook app comes with a Share Charm feature that automatically attaches the photo being viewed to an email. There is also a search option inside the app that lets you search inside Facebook. The app is shown in the market even for devices running Windows 8, but shows an error during installation. You need Windows 8.1 to download and install the application.