5 Social Apps for your droid

 

1. Facebook for Android

 

This is your digital-assistant to the largest social network on the globe, the facebook.

You can use your android device to stay connected to the network, and simply share with your friends.

 

Pros

 You can,

•  Share Status Updates from home screen widget
• chat with your friends, with out using any third party applications
• Stay tuned in for your News Feed,
•  Visit your friends’ walls and user info, 
• Check in to Places to get Deals,
• Upload your favorite Photos with one click
• Share Your Favorite links with friends,
• Check your Messages, and watch videos.
• Available for Free with no advertisements

 

Cons

 

• Crashes and Force closes sometimes
• Very Slow on low end droids (even on Froyo)
• Reportedly having issues when running on ICS

 

Bottom-line- Facebook For Android is a good application, providing you with most of the practical tools to connect with your friends, however with little bit of trouble, including slow performance on older devices.

 

 

2. Go Chat For Facebook by SPARTANBITS

 

One of the best chat applications available for Android. Available in free and pro versions, and the free version is a sufficient choice for the average user

 

Pros.

• Easy and simple UI
• Easy to understand
• Smileys
• Facebook groups
• Favorites notifications
• Share images and location
• Send video, photos and voice notes over Facebook chat

Cons

 

• Consumes more battery power
• Group Chat can be buggy

 

3. FriendCaster for Facebook

 

This is similar to facebook for Android, and available both as free and paid versions

 

Pros

• You can Upload multiple photos
• View the Photos that your Friend’s are tagged in on Facebook
• View and Tag Friends in Photos on Facebook
• Upload Photos to Groups and Pages (that you own) on Facebook
• Videos
• Upload Video to Facebook
• Upload multiple videos with the Gallery App

 

Cons

 

• Reported Bugs and issues

 

 

4. MB Notifications for Facebook

 

This is a useful application to get your facebook notifications directly to your device.

 

Pros

 

• Options to view notifications
• In facebook for android application ( if installed)
• In FriendCaster (Free and Pro both supported) (if installed)
• In the browser

5. CheckIn

 

Another facebook app for your device which would keep you busy with the network