Yes, that's the default setting. So your options are to change that setting and update, get constantly buzzed with notifications to update, or uninstall. I uninstalled.
Sadly, this is sucky on both ends of the equation.
When I interned at Facebook two years ago, it was a PITA to change the API to work around bugs that were fixed in old versions of FB4A because people wouldn't upgrade -- whereas the vast majority of iOS users upgraded the Facebook app within days of a new release showing up in the App Store. The addition of non-Play devices makes this even worse.
Granted, I had my own reasons for not wanting to upgrade, so I can sympathize with users, too. (Facebook was pre-installed on my device, and upgrading caused it to take up space in the 180 MB volatile/userdata partition on my Nexus One. I eventually solved the issue by buying a Galaxy Nexus, but I recognize not everyone can buy new phones that frequently.)
When I interned at Facebook two years ago, it was a PITA to change the API to work around bugs that were fixed in old versions of FB4A because people wouldn't upgrade -- whereas the vast majority of iOS users upgraded the Facebook app within days of a new release showing up in the App Store. The addition of non-Play devices makes this even worse.
Granted, I had my own reasons for not wanting to upgrade, so I can sympathize with users, too. (Facebook was pre-installed on my device, and upgrading caused it to take up space in the 180 MB volatile/userdata partition on my Nexus One. I eventually solved the issue by buying a Galaxy Nexus, but I recognize not everyone can buy new phones that frequently.)