The following is an overview of the new features in Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones 1.9:

Facebook Places:

• Check in from anywhere, add a new Facebook Place, and tag friends
• View places where friends have checked in and add a comment

Enhanced Facebook Inbox:

• Thirty previous messages will be auto-fetched from the Facebook inbox at initial log-in

People and Pages Search:

• Search results display profile thumbnails and amount of mutual friends
• Become a fan of a page

BlackBerry® 6 Universal Search:

• Facebook content will be included in the search results when performing a Universal Search using BlackBerry 6