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How can I access my Facebook fan pages on my iPhone?I have the Facebook app on my Apple iPhone 3GS and like it a lot, but am wondering if there's any way I can manage my fan page while mobile, in addition to accessing my regular user account? Of course there's a way! It's the iPhone. :-) More seriously, the Facebook iPhone app is actually quite a bit more sophisticated than it looks when you first download it and start it up. One thing it can do is let you manage your own fan page, along with keeping track of favorite people and other fan pages that you're, well, a fan of. The trick is to notice that the iPhone app's home screen is but one of multiple screens it can support, just as the iPhone itself lets you have more than just that home screen as you add apps to its world. Let me show you how this all works together... First off, here's the usual default screen you're probably used to seeing on the iPhone app: ![]() What you need to do here is swipe your finger left so that you slide to the favorites screen (or just tap on the "+" button on the top left). When you do, you'll see: ![]() Not much there. Tap on the "+" button on the top left (if you haven't already done so) and you'll see a list of your Facebook friends: ![]() You can favorite people - which is a good way to keep track of 'em! - but we're interested in fan pages, so instead tap on "Pages" on the bottom bar. Now you'll see a list of your pages (if any) and any other pages with which you're connected: ![]() Tap on your choice. In this case, I'll tap on The Ask Dave Taylor Fan Page (hey! while we're here, click on it and join my fan club on Facebook, please! Thanks) and suddenly the icon appears on the previously blank page: ![]() Now tap on the Facebook Fan Page icon and you'll get a basic overview of that page: ![]() More interestingly, tap on "Info" along the bottom and you'll see how many members are in your group: ![]() Want to know who those members are? Just tap on the Fan counter and you'll get a nice list of 'em. Simple, and very helpful!
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Tagged: apple iphone, facebook fan pages, facebook mobile, iphone apps Previous: How do I use Google Maps to get directions? Next: How do I work with the Mac built-in spelling system? Reader Comments To Date: 7Brian Osher said, on March 24, 2011 12:24 PM:
Hey Dave, I have an issue that I just can't seem to get resolved and I'd really like your help. (Fingers crossed.) I have a Facebook Fan Page ("GAIN Ground Today"). I also have a personal Facebook profile. The issue is that I cannot see the status updates of Pages that I follow with MY FAN PAGE ON MY iPHONE. When I look at the wall for my Fan Page, I only see my posts. I need to also see the posts of the pages that I follow with my fan page. Ideally, I would like to be able to comment on status updates that other pages that I follow make. I need to be able to make these comments from my page profile, not from my personal profile. I'm going to pull my hair out! What do I need to do?? Note: If I'm logged into my Facebook Page on my computer I can see posts from the pages that I follow and I can comment on them using my Fan Page profile. So, the issue is strictly on the iPhone. Thanks in advance! Brian Mary Joyce said, on February 4, 2012 2:41 AM:
I have a problem with accessing my facebook app it comes up with a connection error although my broadband is working perfectly Can you help? Owen said, on March 27, 2012 9:26 AM:
Hello, Is it possible to update this information for the new/updated facebook app? I used to be able to access my fanpage from my phone in the facebook app, now it seems to have disappeared. I am not sure if I selected an option of if there is a problem with the actual app. thanks for the help. -Owen Dave Taylor said, on March 27, 2012 10:39 AM:
Owen, you're right, the interface has changed rather dramatically since I wrote this article. Tap on the button on the top left of the main Facebook App screen (it has three horizontal lines) and the side opens up to your options. I see a favorited fan page there, but you can also then search for a fan page by name, and I believe it'll show up there subsequently. Susheel Sandep said, on April 28, 2012 3:02 PM:
hi Dave, Cheers Midge said, on April 29, 2012 5:41 PM:
I have been trying to figure this out for a week now and I guess I'm just too old to learn all this, but... I have a personal FB account and my small business has a page. I am also the admin for a dog rescue. I have an iPhone4 and when I go into FB, I do not see anything on the left in the list marked "pages". I have my business in that list under "Favorites" so I can find it quickly...but when I go there, I have no admin priv. at all. It's just like I'm a "visitor". How do I get admin priv to show on my iPhone and the pages that I am admin for?! Thank you....
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Fantastic! Thank you for this. I would never have worked this out on my own :)