Why are there two facebook applications on the mytouch 4G? One is called just facebook and one is called facebook for mytouch? When I upload pictures I can use both programs with different interfaces for uploading. Only facebook for mytouch is syncing my contacts.
The Facebook for myTouch is the one built into the phone. The that just says Facebook is the Facebook independent application that you downloaded from the marked. You don't need the Facebook app from the market for most things. So, if you want to make your send-to list look cleaner then you can unstall your downloaded Facebook app.
Out of the box the phone only has "Facebook for myTouch" and the fb integration is used to read and update statuses (friend stream, built in account sync, etc).
Hope that helps.
Kevin
kevnkate said:
The Facebook for myTouch is the one built into the phone. The that just says Facebook is the Facebook independent application that you downloaded from the marked. You don't need the Facebook app from the market for most things. So, if you want to make your send-to list look cleaner then you can unstall your downloaded Facebook app.
Out of the box the phone only has "Facebook for myTouch" and the fb integration is used to read and update statuses (friend stream, built in account sync, etc).
Hope that helps.
Kevin
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Thank you. That helped a lot. Just one question regarding updates. How is the facebook for mytouch application updated when not through the market?
How do you do status updates and stuff from the integrated one?
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k0shi said:
How do you do status updates and stuff from the integrated one?
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I deinstalled the facebook application and left only the facebook for mytouch application on the phone. You can do only status updates etc over the friends stream widget I guess. That is stupid. I reinstalled the facebook application again because I never use the friend stream widget anyway. I will remove the facebook for mytouch account for syncing and add the normal facebook account (edit: just found out you cannot add the facebook account for syncing). I don't know why HTC implemented so many redundant functions...peep and twitter, cannot use picasa in the gallery anymore either because they integrated flickr...at least they should give us the choice.
Ya that's why I can't wait till cm6.1 gets stable for this phone.i came from a g2 on rc3 lol
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I deinstalled the facebook application and left only the facebook for mytouch application on the phone. You can do only status updates etc over the friends stream widget I guess. That is stupid. I reinstalled the facebook application again because I never use the friend stream widget anyway. I will remove the facebook for mytouch account for syncing and add the normal facebook account (edit: just found out you cannot add the facebook account for syncing). I don't know why HTC implemented so many redundant functions...peep and twitter, cannot use picasa in the gallery anymore either because they integrated flickr...at least they should give us the choice.
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Hello!
Search produced nothing, so here I go - I want software that provides sense-like integration for non-sense builds. What I really care about are contact pics.
I tried Facebook app, but
1. It will miss most of the contacts, because my contacts are in Cyrillic, but FB are in Latin... although this in just annoyance and could be fixed with 2-3 hours free time spared.
2. Problem 2 is more significant for me - even if a contact is linked, dialer still shows gmail account pic, or no pic at all (even if the contact is linked with FB and has a FB pic showing)
3. Nice addition will be if someone proposes a cool contact app which manages contact groups( Google should add at least this to upcoming Android versions)
SyncMyPix does what I want
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If you are using the htc facebook application from the market, it should ask you at the first start, if and how you want to sync your contacts.
After first start, you can configure it under settings-> sync contacts.
..but syncMyPics should also work.
I have htc facebook on my DHD but it seems I cannot find it in the market and download it for some reason. I know it happens. To be honest, SyncMyPix does the job even better, cos it writes down all images into contact pic place and nothing more, and I don't get all the unknown facebook contacts to bloath my contact book
I would like to see a download link to htc facebook sync though
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deckoff said:
I have htc facebook on my DHD but it seems I cannot find it in the market and download it for some reason. I know it happens. To be honest, SyncMyPix does the job even better, cos it writes down all images into contact pic place and nothing more, and I don't get all the unknown facebook contacts to bloath my contact book
I would like to see a download link to htc facebook sync though
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There is no htc facebook in market, only facebook for android.
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jose makalolot said:
There is no htc facebook in market, only facebook for android.
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So it is not my fault, then. The stock FB app cannot provide the functionality Sense does... SyncMyPix then...
Hi,does anyone have an issue with adding Facebook account to the list of accounts under the "Account&Sync" setting? Each time I select the Facebook icon,it doesn't do anything which makes it impossible to create the FB account. I'm trying to make my Facebook contacts available/visible in the stock android contact app just like the HTC phones
Same problem here.
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same here...
i think the facebook app is not compatible fully to honeycomb
cheers guys,i thought as much i.e. the fb app not being compatible
will the facebook will be compatible, because it's suppose to be SOCIAL NETWORK Friendly, (social jogger...)
so should be 100% facebook compatible, but the problem come from facebook as well so far the latest version is not stable.
both of part have to works on it.
I ll wait.
Google has specifically mentioned that Facebook account sync (contact sync) has been disabled in 3.0 and upwards due to privacy issues which facebook has not addressed.
Hi everyone! I have a Milestone 2 and recently I became tired of motoblur social apps, so I downloaded the twitter and facebook original apps. The problem is that facebook app doesn't sync my contacts based on my friends. If I go Menu>Accounts and try to add the facebook account from the facebook app (not the fb icon from Motoblur), nothing happens (I just keep cliking the icon and nothing happens). If I go on facebook app Menu>Config>Other settings, it's empty, and there should be the sync options... Does anyone know an idea to fix it?
Another problem is my contact linking names, and I believe you are aware of this. If I link, for example "Gabriel Avignon" with "gdeavignon", the contact name will be shown "gdeavignon", which is ridiculous. Is there a way to fix that, like replacing the contacts app (BlurContacts.apk)? If there is, where can I find a right pack for that?
Thank you ppl!
I know all about the drama... As far as I know there's no fix.
The Facebook app syncs only on specific devices with the Facebook app preinstalled afaik (Milestone 1 is one of them).
The contact list bug annoyed the hell out of me ass well. For now I'm not using blur anymore but seesmic. Love it so far.
You might want to try to bug Motorola with it...
I see, thank you! But is seesmic able to contact syncing? I looked for it and found no option on the app..
Motorola is disappoint me =p. I'm still hoping it will release gingerbread update for M2. Whatever..
No seesmic can't do that. Sux indeed. You might want try to get a hold on a OG Milestone Facebook.apk. You might be able to sync contacts and the functionality remains after upgrading.
Ok, I'll try or continue with this motoblur till motorola release the new firmware WITH GINGERBREAD please -.- thank you very much
Just remove motoblur app from facebook app list, also remove facebook from motoblur account and then try to add the facebook again. It's work for me after facebook update last night.
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I just got my a500 this week and love it. Already have it rooted and have started reviewing Rom's for it, although I will probably leave it stock 3.1, until 3.2 Honeycomb is released (today hopefully, 8/25)...
I carry an HTC Inspire/Desire as a phone and love certain features of that device, in particular the keyboard and spell checker, but more importantly the way my contacts are sync'd between my exchange email and facebook, etc.
Are there any efforts to bring Sense to the a500, or any 10inch tabs for that matter and if not, anyone have a suggested app for sync'ing facebook contacts, exchange and other contacts into one app, as well as maybe a good keyboard with spell check?
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I just got my a500 this week and love it. Already have it rooted and have started reviewing Rom's for it, although I will probably leave it stock 3.1, until 3.2 Honeycomb is released (today hopefully, 8/25)...
I carry an HTC Inspire/Desire as a phone and love certain features of that device, in particular the keyboard and spell checker, but more importantly the way my contacts are sync'd between my exchange email and facebook, etc.
Are there any efforts to bring Sense to the a500, or any 10inch tabs for that matter and if not, anyone have a suggested app for sync'ing facebook contacts, exchange and other contacts into one app, as well as maybe a good keyboard with spell check?
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If you want Exchange synced properly, I would recommend Touchdown. I have it on both my Inspire and my Iconia and it works perfectly. Documents to go works well and if you want a Sense like appearance, try Beautiful Widgets.
As it relates to Exchange, not sure what features(besides contacts syncing with FB) I am missing on stock ROM... I've read several people asking about Exchange email capability etc, and I was able to get the stock acer program to access mine fine... all my contacts, calendars, etc pull in fine, the only thing I wish I had was the app from my HTC Inspire that will link FB contacts to the contacts on the phone.
Any news about this, I'm also looking for a contacts app that could link FB, Twitter, Skype, pic, email etc to the contacts, I don't need the social updates tabs each contact has in Sense just the linking?
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Any news about this, I'm also looking for a contacts app that could link FB, Twitter, Skype, pic, email etc to the contacts, I don't need the social updates tabs each contact has in Sense just the linking?
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Apw for social networking calendar messages, people ect.
If you search I've already posted a couple threads/post on how to make the a500 look as close to HTC as I could with apps and mods
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dincdoes.me said:
Apw for social networking calendar messages, people ect.
If you search I've already posted a couple threads/post on how to make the a500 look as close to HTC as I could with apps and mods
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I searched earlier but I'm not looking for a way to make my A500 to look like Sense, I'm just looking for a contacts app that has the extra FB Twitter etc fields.
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I searched earlier but I'm not looking for a way to make my A500 to look like Sense, I'm just looking for a contacts app that has the extra FB Twitter etc fields.
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Apw
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Apw
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Nope, as I said I'm not looking for the People widget I'm lookihg for the People app. In fact I don't even give a s**t if it has a widget. I am looking for an app, that may or may not have anything to do with the original contacts app, that can link the different accounts of a contact in every possible app (Skype, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.), I don't need to see any kind of social updates or what so ever, I just need it to put all these accounts in one contact form so when I open a person's contact form from this "People" app I can click on lets say Skype and it opens the Skype profile of this person in the Skype app or as it does already show me the options of "IM with ***", "Call ***", "Video call ***" or opens the Facebook profile in the Facebok app.
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Nope, as I said I'm not looking for the People widget I'm lookihg for the People app. In fact I don't even give a s**t if it has a widget. I am looking for an app, that may or may not have anything to do with the original contacts app, that can link the different accounts of a contact in every possible app (Skype, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.), I don't need to see any kind of social updates or what so ever, I just need it to put all these accounts in one contact form so when I open a person's contact form from this "People" app I can click on lets say Skype and it opens the Skype profile of this person in the Skype app or as it does already show me the options of "IM with ***", "Call ***", "Video call ***" or opens the Facebook profile in the Facebok app.
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Good luck with your endeavor I've given all I can.. anyone else have an option for him
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So I've downloaded the new Facebook native app and I've noticed that in accounts in system settings a Facebook entry is now there. When I click on it I see contact sync as an option. Does anyone know if this will just sync ALL contacts from Facebook or will it just merge Facebook data with any contacts I already have?
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I think it just downloads all your Facebook contacts and you can chose to have the visible under phone contacts.
You could try checking in the Facebook app, under settings, if it has the Sync option => Only existing contacts as an option, then it will merge.
Thanks Mate, unfortunately no such option in this facebook app like there is in the iOS one. I don't understand how facebook could miss this huge option in their grand native app release... :-/
download haxsync from the play store, it works waaaaay better than regular fb sync ever did. or use a custom ROM that supports native fb sync. I think modaco ROM has it
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Thanks Mate, unfortunately no such option in this facebook app like there is in the iOS one. I don't understand how facebook could miss this huge option in their grand native app release... :-/
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It's because Facebook and Google disagree on something and Facebook disabled this option for AOSP roms.
HTC and other manufacturers running Android have this functioning with the Facebook app out of the box.
But as suggested use Haxsync, works great, use it myself. It syncs high quality photos and it has face recognition so it only syncs faces.