Facebook releases Camera App for iOS

Facebook has just recently launched its own photo app for the iPhone; creatively called Facebook Camera, which lets you take a photo, apply effects and captions and share it on Facebook.

The app is developed by Facebook’s own team and not Instagram’s because the acquisition hasnâ€™t closed yet. One of the advantages of the Facebook Camera over Instagram is its ability to upload multiple photos. It also has 14 filters, the ability to tag friends, â€œLikeâ€ photos and send comments.

Since the app is closely tied to Facebook, it offers a smoother interaction with the social media site. â€œThe big problem that we were trying to solve was that if you are in the middle of an experience and you want to share your photos, it’s often too much of a hassle to go through the whole process.â€ said Dirk Stoop, Facebook Photos product manager.

The question now is how will this app fit into play if Facebook already has Instagram? Stoop admitted that there’s an overlap in functionality but they see the two apps as separate products with different personalities, serving different purposes and audiences. If that’s the case then there will be some slight competition since Facebook has decided to grow Instagram independently.

As for other platforms like Android, Windows Phone or Blackberry, Facebook has declined to comment about future products but said that it is â€œcarefully looking at what might make for a good Facebook photos experience across other platforms.â€

As of the moment, Facebook Camera is not available for download in the Philippines App Store yet but you can expect it to roll out in the coming weeks.

Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

https://www.yugatech.com

15 Comments

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umbalito says:

12 years ago

Meh. Another new FB app, and they can’t even fix the offical iOS Facebook app.

No wonder social mobile apps like Path are gaining ground. Facebook just doesn’t get mobile.

It took them awhile to release the official iphone FB app, and when they released it, they haven’t even smoothed out all the kinks. The FB iOS app is slow, unintuitive, and just down right clunky.
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June says:

12 years ago

Di naman din ganun kaganda yung features ng iPhone when it comes to taking pictures iba pa rin yung may slr
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Eizan says:

12 years ago

Well, duh, of course. Thank you for stating the obvious.

Di ka naman dapat mag-expect ng photos of superior quality na kuha sa iPhone when compared to those taken from an SLR. The selling point is that the iPhone’s camera is mobile, you can easily bring it around and snap a picture quickly. I can hardly think of a DSLR as handy and mobile, not with it hanging around your neck.

Maka-comment lang eh no? Hay naku, ang iba talaga di na nag-iisip.

Eizan says:

13 years ago

Buti na lang wala pa sa cheapanggang Android. I mean, seriously, that OS is as fragmented as the islands of the Philippines or Indonesia. Don’t expect Android apps to run as smooth as their iOS counterparts.
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windows says:

13 years ago

pulled it out of android because the OS sucked so much. i mean think about this, facebook apps already stinks then add up the fragmented android os. go figure
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Paul says:

13 years ago

I agree with Pepe. It was around a month ago or so. Facebook for Android updated and two new apps were bundled lol

One camera app and one messenger app. A bunch of people started complaining that those extra apps took space bla bla bla

Two and when android users were getting used to the two new apps, Facebook updated again and took them out

So they might have tested it on Android first lol
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Pepe says:

13 years ago

Actually, they already released it on Android on the second to the last update… and then removed it on the last update.
Weird
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gadget deals says:

13 years ago

Android user. Don’t care until it comes to Android LOL
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1ijack says:

13 years ago

facebook bought instagram so that they can kill it. no more competition :)
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itachi1 says:

13 years ago

Is FB really that insecure even after announcing the acquisition of Instagram? Seriously, we are flooded by a multiple of similar camera apps out there. Haven’t they learned enough from their previous camera app which users gave them negative reviews? Please, not another one… and kindly finalize their Instagram deal if they really intend to acquire it.
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Jandy says:

13 years ago

I agree. You could even call Facebook Camera as Instagram clone. But I think it offers some features that Instagram don’t.

This report details this app’s features: http://www.philippinenewsdaily.com/2012/05/17522/facebook-camera-released-ios-devices-android-version-follow.html
unggoy says:

13 years ago

“…In its largest acquisition deal up to date, Facebook acquired Instagram (with its 13 employees) for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock in April 2012,with plans to keep it independently managed. …”

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bomber man says:

13 years ago

is it free?
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Angelo says:

13 years ago

It’s great to have an iPhone 4S and then you get the latest goodies! :P
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