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VZW TP2 Facebook App

So i just got my TP2 today and it says on Verizon's site, "Fast access to Youtube and Facebook", however I see no facebook app on the phone. I guess I could install the app on my own, but I would have thought it would have already been on the phone being it's listed as a feature included on the phone according to there site. Anyone else on Verizon not have the FB app or am I missing something?

if you go to the People tab & select All People there will be an Updates & Events tab where you can link your FB account to the phone. That's what they're talking about

xnifex said:
if you go to the People tab & select All People there will be an Updates & Events tab where you can link your FB account to the phone. That's what they're talking about
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So it will just sync peoples contact info like phone numbers and stuff and import them to my contacts on my phone? Sounds like I will still need to install the actual facebook app then.

MS Free Facebook App
Microsoft has a free one on their mobile site. Just put as a link on your start page and you're good to go.
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...4868-9270-3C5D389B4764/Facebook_v1.0.0.7p.CAB
Have fun!

[Q] Sprint Website EPIC 4G features?

so right now, the epic is for sale on sprint.com, right
? well it has these features listed on the 'full feature list' page:
Samsung Social Hub
Stay close to the people in your life, with all your text and Twitter™ exchanges, email conversations, Facebook status updates, Flickr® and easy-to-organize photo albums and phone logs.
and
Instant Messaging
Chat from just about anywhere using Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™, Yahoo® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger™.
but from review videos previously, i had heard that the social hub had been removed? so, does it have social hub or not? please, whoever did receive the phone today, answer. thanks!

danielseeksGod said:
so right now, the epic is for sale on sprint.com, right
? well it has these features listed on the 'full feature list' page:
Samsung Social Hub
Stay close to the people in your life, with all your text and Twitter™ exchanges, email conversations, Facebook status updates, Flickr® and easy-to-organize photo albums and phone logs.
and
Instant Messaging
Chat from just about anywhere using Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™, Yahoo® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger™.
but from review videos previously, i had heard that the social hub had been removed? so, does it have social hub or not? please, whoever did receive the phone today, answer. thanks!
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If im not mistaken an updated should be adding it soon

BBM, iMessage... what are the chances?

so since apple released whatever 'iMessage' for all apple products and its exclusive and what not, and all blackberry devices have BBM, how much do you gander android will release its own form of IM within the coming months before the release of icecream sandwich?
revamp of G-Talk... maybe? LOL that thing seriously need a big overhaul anyway.
a penny for your thoughts?

I personally like the idea of GTalk how it is now. They could just make sure its installed on every phone and maybe even put it on the first screen.
I like having it cross-platform and even available on the desktop.
Most of my friends have Android now, so more and more people are moving to GTalk.
I wish they would come out with a better desktop client though that'll do video rather than relying on the web one.
I think GTalk should be a feature they advertise more. Its already available on every Android phone, uses push for 2.2+ and works really well.

It would be cool
I would like to see google sync google talk across devices. Not sure if it could kill off SMS like everyone thinks though.

ethridgt said:
I would like to see google sync google talk across devices. Not sure if it could kill off SMS like everyone thinks though.
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The nice thing is that it uses Jabber, so there's lots of clients out there that will support it...all with their own feature sets. So its easily cross-platform, just not always the official app.

I think iMessage is going to be hugely popular as it looks like it's built right into the normal SMS messaging application in iOS and is going to be automaticly used any time you are sending a message to another iPhone user. Once people get used to using the combined messaging app, it's going to be nearly impossible to convince iPhone users to install a 3rd party chat app.
I now think it makes sense for RIM to open up BBM to other platforms, as they have the best chance of getting people to install their app, and if they are going to lose customers to iPhones and Androids (which is clearly happening), it would be in their best interest to at least keep them as BBM users.
Frankly, Google really dropped the ball by not seeing what a big problem all of these propietary chatting protocols are going to be for alternative mobile platforms. Many people in places like Canada (where blackberry and BBM are very popular) fear switching from blackberry as it means giving up all of your BBM contacts, and it's going to be the same thing for iPhone users soon. We needed an open spec protocol like XMPP to be the dominant protocol so that anyone can make a client for any device, but there are parts of Google Talk that just don't meet what people are looking for.
Google Talk needs at least the following, in my opinion:
- Remove the ability to log out
- Delivery (and maybe read) status for messages
- Improved group chat (currently the implementation is clumsy and inconsistent)
- Improved media transfers (photos and videos, but also contacts and locations)
- Combine SMS and Google Talk applications into one messaging super app, like iMessage.

The biggest problem with Google talk is its currently not widely available on every android phone.

Google doesn't need to revamp gtalk. It just needs to make Disco the default messaging program like Apple has done with iMessage. It would need to add MMS and remove the requirement for creating groups before sending messages but I can't imaging either would be too difficult to do before ICS is released.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/23/google-disco-2/

Been wishing this was in gtalk since 1.6. I dont think they need to combine it with the SMS app if they keep the green circle next the contacts name when they are signed on in Gtalk.
If they updated the BB and IOS apps to work with the new Gtalk apps it could dominate. But like google maps with navigation, they reserve group chats and video chatting to the web client and android users.

http://www.cultofmac.com/androids-going-to-help-apples-imessage-kill-off-sms/99831

PrawnPoBoy said:
I think iMessage is going to be hugely popular as it looks like it's built right into the normal SMS messaging application in iOS and is going to be automaticly used any time you are sending a message to another iPhone user. Once people get used to using the combined messaging app, it's going to be nearly impossible to convince iPhone users to install a 3rd party chat app.
I now think it makes sense for RIM to open up BBM to other platforms, as they have the best chance of getting people to install their app, and if they are going to lose customers to iPhones and Androids (which is clearly happening), it would be in their best interest to at least keep them as BBM users.
Frankly, Google really dropped the ball by not seeing what a big problem all of these propietary chatting protocols are going to be for alternative mobile platforms. Many people in places like Canada (where blackberry and BBM are very popular) fear switching from blackberry as it means giving up all of your BBM contacts, and it's going to be the same thing for iPhone users soon. We needed an open spec protocol like XMPP to be the dominant protocol so that anyone can make a client for any device, but there are parts of Google Talk that just don't meet what people are looking for.
Google Talk needs at least the following, in my opinion:
- Remove the ability to log out
- Delivery (and maybe read) status for messages
- Improved group chat (currently the implementation is clumsy and inconsistent)
- Improved media transfers (photos and videos, but also contacts and locations)
- Combine SMS and Google Talk applications into one messaging super app, like iMessage.
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+1, I totally agree with you.
It really has to be promoted. I have a lot of friends with Android devices whom doesn't even know that Gtalk exists, it's a real pain. It needs the option to login with a kind of a "PIN" maybe just like RIM has.

VicToR_AC said:
+1, I totally agree with you.
It really has to be promoted. I have a lot of friends with Android devices whom doesn't even know that Gtalk exists, it's a real pain. It needs the option to login with a kind of a "PIN" maybe just like RIM has.
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why use a pin though? that just creates more hassle for everyone. why not just tell them to add your gaccount which has everything integrated... your number/whatever you want to share.

FaithCry said:
why use a pin though? that just creates more hassle for everyone. why not just tell them to add your gaccount which has everything integrated... your number/whatever you want to share.
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Because as I can see, some of my friends with an Android device don't even use Gmail accounts, and there's when the problem using Gtalk begin!

VicToR_AC said:
Because as I can see, some of my friends with an Android device don't even use Gmail accounts, and there's when the problem using Gtalk begin!
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Fair enough...but then are you telling me they aren't downloading any apps from the market then? And thus not optimizing the android system already? Because if they can access the market they should be able to use g chat ...
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For it to work, any message system has to integrate with the default messaging app. Otherwise, it will be a failure. Apple did get iMessage right by integrating it with the sms app and make using it automatic (without any user input to setup).

^wait, so how does the phone know if the receiver is an iOS user and that the receiver has an internet connection? For iPads, there are no phone numbers associated with the devices. So how does iMessage integrate with the SMS app?

Currently you can see if the person is on gtalk in the SMS app by a green dot next to their name. That seems perfectly fine by me.

NexusDro said:
^wait, so how does the phone know if the receiver is an iOS user and that the receiver has an internet connection? For iPads, there are no phone numbers associated with the devices. So how does iMessage integrate with the SMS app?
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Actually, even iPad 3G users have a phone number (it just isn't visible to the user). My guess is it will do contact matching (which will check the contact's email against itunes accounts and the phone number). The phone number will probably be automatically registered to your account when you login to your phone with your itunes account. So it isn't hard to do that simple matching.

moelester518 said:
Currently you can see if the person is on gtalk in the SMS app by a green dot next to their name. That seems perfectly fine by me.
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Which sms app? I don't see any green dots (or spaces for them) in the default app, or handcent.
I'm on CM7. Is this a feature in stock roms?

bozzykid said:
Actually, even iPad 3G users have a phone number (it just isn't visible to the user). My guess is it will do contact matching (which will check the contact's email against itunes accounts and the phone number). The phone number will probably be automatically registered to your account when you login to your phone with your itunes account. So it isn't hard to do that simple matching.
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But what if I switch between iphones and other phones all the time?
J.L.C. said:
Which sms app? I don't see any green dots (or spaces for them) in the default app, or handcent.
I'm on CM7. Is this a feature in stock roms?
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You can see who's online on Gtalk on the stock contact list.

NexusDro said:
You can see who's online on Gtalk on the stock contact list.
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Yep, you can. But the contact list isn't an sms app

Social hub activation failed help

I'm having problems activating my Samsung Social Hubs account. I need to activate it so I can get the IM client working and also to get push notifications for my AOL account.
I have tried over network, over wifi and no results. I called Samsung cust. Support in the US (888) 987-4357, but they told me my device is not supported because the Galaxy SII is registered under Samsung UK and they gave me another no. 084567267864 but I cant get a hold of that numbet after putting prefix +44 for UK country code.
Please is anyone else having similar issues activating your Samsung social hub portal?
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I suspect you did not describe the problem well.

You can set up accounts two ways:
1) Settings>Accounts and sync
2) Social Hub>Add account
If neither of those work for you I'd try a hard reset. The latest firmware KF3 seems to have a problem with IM if you're starting with a fresh copy (vs. upgrading on top of an earlier version). I just rebuilt my phone and had no problems with Social Hub other than that.

How do I know if I have KF3?
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kreoXDA said:
I suspect you did not describe the problem well.
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Ok, let me explain furthermore. The Galaxy SII comes preloaded with a service called hubs. There is: game hub, readers hub and social hub. The other two hubs are self explanatory, but the social hub has more to it.
With an activated social hub account, supposively we galaxy sII owners are able to log into multiple IM accounts (windows live, aol messenger or google talk). In addition any email account created with an active social hub account is blessed with "push" mail notifications.
I can't activate mine, past the email activation process it tells me that it cant' connect or that connection failed. What I want to do is make my primary email account the social hubs one (an AOL acct.), but I also want it to have push notification, but without activating a social hubs account, it will not allow me to do so. Right now I can only log into my AOL acct. Via polling emails every like 30mts. But it is not the same experience as real push email (similar to the gmail application from android market).
So I have been breaking my head on activating a social hub account with the samsung server. This is the link were the activation takes place and you can read for your self what I'm trying to explain: http://socialhub.samsungmobile.com and at the site there is even an option to activate from there entering my GSII's IMEI, but for some reason it regets my IMEI and tells me that it can not be registered.
So as a result, I can't log into any IM service (connection failed) or activate any email and make it my default email with push capability.
I hope I explained clearly the problem I'm experiencing ok. Thank you in
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Thanks for the detailed explanation OP. I was not clear on what exactly the problem was.
I never used the HUB, I am in the States, and I just tried to register at the hub website. Upon entering my IMEI (the UK unbrabded phone), I got the message "This IMEI is not available for the social hub service."
I then searched and found this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092848
Post #6 says basically that the Hub service is not available for UK
I found the source for the first part of that post. And when you actually follow these instructions and click on Q&A, you are presented with the list of countries , there is no UK or US on that list.
I guess Samsung enforced country validation recently?
And to answer your other question about where to see the KF3 version, go to settings -> about phone -> build number

kreoXDA said:
Thanks for the detailed explanation OP. I was not clear on what exactly the problem was.
I never used the HUB, I am in the States, and I just tried to register at the hub website. Upon entering my IMEI (the UK unbrabded phone), I got the message "This IMEI is not available for the social hub service."
I then searched and found this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092848
Post #6 says basically that the Hub service is not available for UK
I found the source for the first part of that post. And when you actually follow these instructions and click on Q&A, you are presented with the list of countries , there is no UK or US on that list.
I guess Samsung enforced country validation recently?
And to answer your other question about where to see the KF3 version, go to settings -> about phone -> build number
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Exactly, now you know that I'm talking about right. it reads "This IMEI is not available for the social hub service" you see. Why is this? I even using the same site sent them an contact us email for them to add my IMEI, but have not gotten a responce.
PS: I'm also in America on at&t ok. Thank you.

one thing nobody said before is:
when calling the uk, the leading 0 of the phone number must not be dialed. the number is 084567267864 for people in the uk, but for international callers it should be +4484567267864.
the same goes for many european countries that have phone numbers with leading 0s. just fyi.

Social Hub is run through Samsung's servers. I think the web app does nothing more than mirror what's on the phone. I've used the phone version in the U.S. on a UK phone since May and haven't had any issues. Like everyone else I can't register for the web app because it rejects my IMEI. If the phone's not letting you set up any accounts it probably has to do with settings you've selected not what's pre-programmed in the phone or its country of origin.

[Q] Email App Not Syncing

I have my work email synced to the Note 3. It's an exchange account. However, it does not sync properly. When I view an unread email on my computer, it is not marked unread on my phone, nor does the notification that came with the email go away. When I open the app, however, it all syncs up just fine and shows everything as read. Am I doing something wrong here? My notification tray just keeps piling up with email that I've already read on my computer. Thanks in advance.

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I have my work email synced to the Note 3. It's an exchange account. However, it does not sync properly. When I view an unread email on my computer, it is not marked unread on my phone, nor does the notification that came with the email go away. When I open the app, however, it all syncs up just fine and shows everything as read. Am I doing something wrong here? My notification tray just keeps piling up with email that I've already read on my computer. Thanks in advance.
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I have the same problems with the stock app. It's 50% chance whether or not it syncs. I didn't have that problem with my Droid Bionic that I replaced.
Since I'm a Zimbra user, I just bought Horizon Mail from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmware.ewsc.android
It's awesome for Zimbra users because you can search back as far into your email as you need to (ie-an email from last year still on your server) Also, you can check a co-workers schedule before sending meeting invites. Lastly, you can access online files in your Zimbra Briefcase.
FYI - we host with zmailcloud.com but Zimbra is open source if needed
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I know this is an old thread, but....
I am a T-Mobile customer trying to help a Verizon Wireless customer get his zMailCloud email working. Everyone in the office on T-Mobile has no issues, but the one VW phone only works when on WiFi. I suspect that Verizon is blocking the ports or the IP addresses of zMailCloud.com but I'll try Horizon Mail if you think it would help. I don't see it in my Play Store and that link you provided does not work for me. Is it because only Verizon customers can get it, or is it a defunct project?
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I have the same problems with the stock app. It's 50% chance whether or not it syncs. I didn't have that problem with my Droid Bionic that I replaced.
Since I'm a Zimbra user, I just bought Horizon Mail from the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmware.ewsc.android
It's awesome for Zimbra users because you can search back as far into your email as you need to (ie-an email from last year still on your server) Also, you can check a co-workers schedule before sending meeting invites. Lastly, you can access online files in your Zimbra Briefcase.
FYI - we host with zmailcloud.com but Zimbra is open source if needed
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Try MailWise
smileybri said:
I know this is an old thread, but....
I am a T-Mobile customer trying to help a Verizon Wireless customer get his zMailCloud email working. Everyone in the office on T-Mobile has no issues, but the one VW phone only works when on WiFi. I suspect that Verizon is blocking the ports or the IP addresses of zMailCloud.com but I'll try Horizon Mail if you think it would help. I don't see it in my Play Store and that link you provided does not work for me. Is it because only Verizon customers can get it, or is it a defunct project?
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I was disappointed that VMware sold Zimbra & discontinued support for Horizon Mail - it's now gone, but was the closest app to my Zimbra browser based experience.
I now use MailWise
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.syntomo.email
I'm very pleased but it has a few bugs every now & then (it is a beta app) and it does not have direct access to my Zimbra Briefcase.
I have not found any problems that appear to be Verizon related - should work over 4G or wifi.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone