Facebook updates Windows Phone app with improved interface, new features

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Facebook for Windows Phone

Facebook for Windows Phone

Facebook is releasing an update to its official Windows Phone app today that promises to offer an improved user interface and many new features. The update helps bring the Windows Phone app up to parity with Facebook's apps for the iPhone and Android platforms.

According to Facebook, the update adds:

* News feed performance improvements
* New panorama design
* New profile design
* Banner Images
* Improved navigation
* Pages
* Groups
* View "likes"
* Feed filters
* Posting privacy
* Bug fixes

The update is being rolled out to the Windows Phone Marketplace today, though it may take some time before it is available to all users. [Facebook via WP Central]