In an era defined by the glass slabs of modern smartphones, it is easy to forget a time when "mobile Facebook" didn't mean an app that drains your battery in two hours. Cast your mind back to late 2009 and early 2010. The smartphone revolution was just heating up, the iPhone 3GS was the king of the hill, and Android was a toddler finding its footing.

In the early 2010s, having a dedicated Facebook app on a non-touch, non-Android phone was a selling point. The Nokia 7230 was marketed as a “semi-smart” feature phone with 3G support. The Facebook app was considered because:

“The trick is to log in using an app password, not your normal password. Go to Facebook on a PC > Settings > Security > App passwords > Generate one for ‘Nokia Java’. Then use that in mbasic – it never expires.”

Note: Since the official Facebook app for Java (S40) is no longer supported, modern users cannot log in. This text is purely for nostalgic/historical marketing.

For context (and nostalgia), the "hot" app you might be remembering is