Facebook on Windows phone crashes. Correction of entry - PC Magazine

Microsoft and Facebook, said Thursday that they are in the process of deployment of a fix for the Facebook for Windows Phone 7 application, which has been suspended for some users.

In the meantime, representatives of the two companies recommended that users access to status updates and other information via the Windows phone 7 people Hub, a front end for the contacts of the user via social networks.

Facebook spokesman, "Microsoft and Facebook are aware that some people encountered problems while trying to access the Facebook for Windows Phone 7 application," said in an e-mail. "The Facebook functionality integrated in the Windows phone 7 people platform has been unaffected." Microsoft and Facebook are in the process of deployment of a patch and will restore the full functionality of the Windows Phone 7 application as soon as possible. »

"A Microsoft spokesperson said that" "Microsoft and Facebook are aware that the Facebook for Windows Phone 7 application is crashing for some clients.".

Jaime Rodriguez, a client of Microsoft evangelist, said in a Thursday tweet app was crashing since Tuesday. "Facebook for # wp7 team works with fb fixed crash that began Tuesday; PL chk app updates. People use provisional hub. "pL rt # wp7dev."

Microsoft has recently confirmed that the Windows phone 7 marketplace has reached 10,000 apps and it is therefore more rapidly than any other app store.

"The torrid pace of the creation of the app for Windows Phone continues to amaze me - and should give everyone with a good reason for phone to smile," Michael Stroh of Microsoft wrote on the Windows phone blog.

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