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Facebook App Problems

Hello everyone, I am very new to the WM interface and this is my first touch-screen phone as I had a BB Bold for ages.
Just wondering why my Facebook App (already pre-installed on the phone) doesn't recieve notifications when someone inboxes, writes on my wall etc!?
I attempted Skybook but that didn't work either
Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Hi there and welcome to xda.
As far as i know or noticed, it is not possible. U will have to run the app to see notifications or messages. I gotta admit its not the best FB app, but personally im not too fussed as i hardly use it. But if you are a hardcore facebook user, u might get a little fustrated.
Alot of people have mentioned and will continue to mention that Microsoft/WinMo need to up the ante a bit more, but hopefully we will see improvements with certain apps with WinMo 7.

ah ryt thanks, guess ill b using facebook mobile for a while then lol

TheWiseOne360 said:
ah ryt thanks, guess ill b using facebook mobile for a while then lol
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You probably already know, but when u go to facebook mobile site and u scroll to the bottom, there is an option for facbook TOUCH. Go there as it is much more finger friendly.

rumz82 said:
You probably already know, but when u go to facebook mobile site and u scroll to the bottom, there is an option for facbook TOUCH. Go there as it is much more finger friendly.
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lite.facebook.com
touch.facebook.com
the lite facebook page is also quite good to use on your pc as it doesnt have all the crap

lakeland said:
lite.facebook.com
touch.facebook.com
the lite facebook page is also quite good to use on your pc as it doesnt have all the crap
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Thanks mate

rumz82 said:
Thanks mate
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no probs

You could also try facebook im .... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=480365

Theres a facebook v1.1.0.14 here at XDA-Dev have you tried that?
Its lots better..

Facebook Winmo App

Hey peeps, is it me.. or is the facebook app for winmo.. jus not upto scratch.. i never get notification, jus pokes.. it takes ages to load up even on a hsdpa connection and pictures.. i cant even see the tagged one.. jus albums.. ive used one preinstlale don mightyrom and juicy.. (same app) and jus wondering if it was me or others experience it.. an is there a better solution then jus using opera too see your fb page instead?

Nope. Facebook for WinMo is just garbage.

i dont mind using the new v1.2 . i get all my notifications, yall must be using the old version.

iamterence said:
Nope. Facebook for WinMo is just garbage.
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Agree'd, it's quite pathetic to tell the truth. I just use Opera 10 and view facebook in full html. Yeah, it's not the fastest but it looks better than facebook mobile and Microsoft's facebook app.
I just don't understand how Microsoft could let the world's most active social networking site slip past their only mobile OS. I guess they are just too busy working on WP7S. :|

don't forget about the lite.facebook.com, works great in mobile browsers (any) no need to view full-on..
strange, I've never got one notification from the Facebook app in 2 years (since I had it on my Shadow too) do you have to always keep it running in order for you to get notifications??

token2k6 said:
don't forget about the lite.facebook.com, works great in mobile browsers (any) no need to view full-on..
strange, I've never got one notification from the Facebook app in 2 years (since I had it on my Shadow too) do you have to always keep it running in order for you to get notifications??
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no, whenever you start the app just press refresh an thats it.

leemoss84 said:
no, whenever you start the app just press refresh an thats it.
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lol, ok, I think I got it now! somehow I thought you guys were referring to notifications that would somehow pop up like a 3rd-party icon (a la Palringo notifications)

[THINK TANK] Facebook adobe air?

http://github.com/jubishop/Facebook-for-Adobe-AIR
Source code for Facebook client for Adobe Air
We have air for Froyo now.
Is it possible to compile into android air apk for a GOOD Facebook client?

For the love of God, please.

technically if it were developed using adobe's software tools and is sourced for AIR it shouldn't be hard to port in to an .apk i guess we shall see...

Have you actually tried Facebook for Air? It's just a news feed and status bar. No other features. It is worse than Android Facebook.
Plus, AIR apps must be optimized for mobile. This one wouldn't be too hard to optimize if you have all the code, but it isn't just BOOM throw it into Flash CS5 and BOOM export to APK.

i was really hoping for something good out of this...facebook for android is downright HORRIBLE. I don't understand why the iphone version has not been put to use on android, considering there are more android running devices than ios.

Well, from the other apps I have converted, this should be easy.. will report back soon!
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not sure if this will work as is, with the popup to login and all.. but I will try

Thanks dg
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In the past few months, the facebook for android app has gotten infinitely better. It's almost on par with the iphone version now. What is it that you all feel is missing that would be remedied with this version? Just curious.
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Lee1733 said:
In the past few months, the facebook for android app has gotten infinitely better. It's almost on par with the iphone version now. What is it that you all feel is missing that would be remedied with this version? Just curious.
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The fact that when you get a notification it takes you to the mobile site is a big issue, unless I'm missing something. That just seems like they got lazy in their design because you can view all of your updates manually. Also a lack of IM feature also kind of sucks. It's got a nice look to it, but the iphone facebook app is much better.

halfbrainhunter9000 said:
The fact that when you get a notification it takes you to the mobile site is a big issue, unless I'm missing something. That just seems like they got lazy in their design because you can view all of your updates manually. Also a lack of IM feature also kind of sucks. It's got a nice look to it, but the iphone facebook app is much better.
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Agreed. Plus it doesnt notify. Anyone else got more to add?

Can't comment on pictures

Hydrocharged said:
Can't comment on pictures
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cant tag them either

can't get push notifications either. you have to keep refreshing your app.

if you click the "messages" tab too quickly and pick a thread you were already messaging someone in, it shows up blank and you have to restart facebook... sooo frustrating

My biggest gripes are no push notifications, no tagging, no picture commenting, no liking statuses, and no "places" functionality.
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i think facebook is just doomed for android lol

The biggest gripe I have is previously on my Dream(G1 for AT&T Canada) they ported the nexus facebook app over- which is the same app with a few more features. They had the ability to Sync your pictures/updates with contacts in your phone. It worked like the official twitter app works. On our phone its just plane broken. If you uninstall-reinstall the app and go through the setup it will give you a "finish" button after signing in the first time. If you hit your back button on the touchpad you will see the contact sync. Sad thing though is its just broke. If you Go to your accounts sync in settings you will see the SNS setings up top then the Facebook down below your Gmail. If you click on it though nothing happens- on my Dream it went back into the facebook app's sync settings.
I also agree with the other points people have brought up on no comments on pics etc. The app will eventually be updated for the Galaxy but until then we just have to live with crap. I decompiled the app back in the day and wanted to modify it a little bit but never got around to actually doing it. If I was to modify the Official Android app, would this violate copyrights? Is it based under GNU licensing? I have seen "Colored" versions of the Official app in the market and wondered if they were violating terms by selling a black version of the exact same app? Anyone care to shed some light?

Sorry to go off topic but BOOMER

malfuncion said:
............the ability to Sync your pictures/updates with contacts in your phone...........If you Go to your accounts sync in settings you will see the SNS setings up top then the Facebook down below your Gmail. If you click on it though nothing happens- on my Dream it went back into the facebook app's sync settings.
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I just tested this on my Captivate running Cog 2.2B7 with no issues. I can see all the profile pics from FB in my contact list. When I open the FB app I can "like" wall posts and comment on pictures.

aNdroidnut said:
Sorry to go off topic but BOOMER
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SOONER!
CB650 Wolf said:
I just tested this on my Captivate running Cog 2.2B7 with no issues. I can see all the profile pics from FB in my contact list. When I open the FB app I can "like" wall posts and comment on pictures.
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So youre telling me you see this: (pictures are in order according to my post on how to get there)
http://wtfokc.com/sef****/0.pnghttp://wtfokc.com/sef****/2.pnghttp://wtfokc.com/sef****/3.png
This is what happens on my Cog2.2 B7. I reinstalled fresh, get the first sign in, then I get "Finish". If you hit your back button you then get the Sync options. This function however doesnt work for me and hasnt on any of the Rom's Ive tried so far on teh captivate. I have read a lot on it and it appears to be a problem on all the Galaxy devices. If yours is working, I'd like to know how?
Only thing I can think is you have your SNS settings setup? Those are the ones in Account/Sync options at the Top -> Facebook, Myspace, Twitter. If so, they will auto sync pictures and junk for you- however it loses links very often- or did for me in previous versions of cog. I would get wall posts and pics in my contacts.. then next day I'd only get twitter, if I got any at all. Also my contacts would lose thier pictures and wouldnt let me re-add or associate them again. I would try over and over to reconnect the contacts to FB and couldnt unless I totally removed the account and reset it. This hap'd multiple time for me. It was rather craptastic syncing and aggravating..so I stopped using the built in SNS accounts all together and just use the official apps now. Only downfall is Facebook's sync doesnt work, twitter's however does.

Good battery life secret i got 1 day and 6 hours on heavy use

Here is the secret
1) Do a factory reset
2) Install launcher pro from the market and get the paid version
3) Use the face book and twitter accounts through LP
4) In your accounts and syn log into facebook and ok click on syn calender and friends not messages cos messages u will get on your screen through LP
5)DO NOT LOG INTO YOUR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AT ALL.
6)Set up all your mail ac's etc through the mail app
7)do not sign into IM
8) do not use apps like Whatsapp, Skype OR Ebuddy which are constantly on in the background
9)Use the taskmanager to get rid of open apps and download apps2sd and move all apps to the sd card and not the phone.
10)In apps2sd clear the cache occasionally
11)Go to manage applications and click on running apps forcestop tw launcer ap news etc and an other apps that are not being used. thrn click menu see cached process and stop yahoo finance,tts imei tracker, maps etc
12)Charge the phone only when its completely dead to maximum do not leave it charging all nite or for more time than required
13)You will get an amazing battery life GUARANTEED!!!
UPDATE!!!
THERE ARE MANY RUDE PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE NO OTHER WORK BUT TO SLAG ME OFF I DONT KNOW WHAT THEIR PROBLEM IS, IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS POST PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY RUDE MESSAGES HERE, THIS IS A FORUM TO HELP ONE ANOTHER IF YOU CANT GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME MAYBE IT WILL FOR U, MAYBE IT WONT BUT ATLEAST IM HELPING IN SOME WAY!

viniturb0 said:
Here is the secret
1) Do a factory reset
2) Install launcher pro from the market and get the paid version
3) Use the face book and twitter accounts through LP
4) In your accounts and syn log into facebook and ok click on syn calender and friends not messages cos messages u will get on your screen through LP
5)DO NOT LOG INTO YOUR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AT ALL.
6)Set up all your mail ac's etc through the mail app
7)do not sign into IM
8) do not use apps like Whatsapp, Skype OR Ebuddy which are constantly on in the background
9)Use the taskmanager to get rid of open apps and download apps2sd and move all apps to the sd card and not the phone.
10)In apps2sd clear the cache occasionally
11)Go to manage applications and click on running apps forcestop tw launcer ap news etc and an other apps that are not being used. thrn click menu see cached process and stop yahoo finance,tts imei tracker, maps etc
12)Charge the phone only when its completely dead to maximum do not leave it charging all nite or for more time than required
13)You will get an amazing battery life GUARANTEED!!!
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LOL. 10chars

Deja vu
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stoney73 said:
Deja vu
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You here to slag people off or help them??
There are other forums to slag people off mate.

nice, 10char

hey man, your can charge the battery whenever you want but never let a full discharge happen unless you are recalibrating, it's a bad thing for modern batteries.
some reference:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
http://www.techatplay.com/?p=61
why use app2sd when you have 2 gb of rom?? this is not an htc phone

You are trying to sell launcher pro aren't you? Another launcher pro salesman. Affilliate marketing
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viniturb0 said:
13)You will get an amazing battery life GUARANTEED!!!
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Is there a money back guarantee?

viniturb0 said:
Here is the secret
1) Do a factory reset
2) Install launcher pro from the market and get the paid version
3) Use the face book and twitter accounts through LP
4) In your accounts and syn log into facebook and ok click on syn calender and friends not messages cos messages u will get on your screen through LP
5)DO NOT LOG INTO YOUR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AT ALL.
6)Set up all your mail ac's etc through the mail app
7)do not sign into IM
8) do not use apps like Whatsapp, Skype OR Ebuddy which are constantly on in the background
9)Use the taskmanager to get rid of open apps and download apps2sd and move all apps to the sd card and not the phone.
10)In apps2sd clear the cache occasionally
11)Go to manage applications and click on running apps forcestop tw launcer ap news etc and an other apps that are not being used. thrn click menu see cached process and stop yahoo finance,tts imei tracker, maps etc
12)Charge the phone only when its completely dead to maximum do not leave it charging all nite or for more time than required
13)You will get an amazing battery life GUARANTEED!!!
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1. Probably won't help.
2. True
3. Meh
4. ?
5. Why?
6. Gmail sync is very efficient. Using Exchange or IMAP will kill your battery faster.
7. Talk is no problem. Can't speak for the included IM, but you are probably right.
8. True
9. No no no. Why would you want your apps on a slower media?
10. ?
11. Freeze them instead. Killing apps will, contrary to popular belief, not help your battery.
12. HELL NO! Charge it often and try to keep it above 50 %.

So in other words don't use your phone. Without those features,i may as well go back to my nokia 3210
viniturb0 said:
Here is the secret
1) Do a factory reset
2) Install launcher pro from the market and get the paid version
3) Use the face book and twitter accounts through LP
4) In your accounts and syn log into facebook and ok click on syn calender and friends not messages cos messages u will get on your screen through LP
5)DO NOT LOG INTO YOUR SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AT ALL.
6)Set up all your mail ac's etc through the mail app
7)do not sign into IM
8) do not use apps like Whatsapp, Skype OR Ebuddy which are constantly on in the background
9)Use the taskmanager to get rid of open apps and download apps2sd and move all apps to the sd card and not the phone.
10)In apps2sd clear the cache occasionally
11)Go to manage applications and click on running apps forcestop tw launcer ap news etc and an other apps that are not being used. thrn click menu see cached process and stop yahoo finance,tts imei tracker, maps etc
12)Charge the phone only when its completely dead to maximum do not leave it charging all nite or for more time than required
13)You will get an amazing battery life GUARANTEED!!!
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Yeah, this thread is just... bad.

Why are there 2 of these threads???

lolz.isn't it better to fully charge battery and take it out,keep d cell at a safe place,insert sim into another one and use this one occusionally.lolz

a67543210 said:
You are trying to sell launcher pro aren't you? Another launcher pro salesman. Affilliate marketing
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I cant believe you are suggesting that, I have nothing to do with LP, I run a recruitment firm, i am trying to help with suggestions try them if you want and if you dont like them you can tell me you dont like them and ill be happy to accept that, im just sharing what works for me. There is nothing wrong in appreciating a good piece of software that helps prolong battery life. the choice is yours mate.

shandoli said:
So in other words don't use your phone. Without those features,i may as well go back to my nokia 3210
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Yeah go ahead and carry 2 suitcases full of extra batteries hahahaha, use all features and enjoy the 10 minutes you have between charges.

cmd512 said:
Yeah, this thread is just... bad.
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Why are u reading it and why did u bother to comment
do something to help people mate rather than slag them off
BTW, Why is it bad??

Or you can buy 3 spare batteries from ebay for the galaxy like i did.

viniturb0 said:
BTW, Why is it bad??
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maedox's response, 9 posts up. I think he summed it up nicely.

maedox said:
1. Probably won't help.It will help if you have already downloaded power hungry apps
2. True
3. Meh the Lp widegets for both are great and scrollable
4. ? dont use sns twitter only fb to sync calender on lp and contact on phonebook
5. Why? it eats battery cant shut down process
6. Gmail sync is very efficient. Using Exchange or IMAP will kill your battery faster.yes that is what i meant
7. Talk is no problem. Can't speak for the included IM, but you are probably right. IM are always signed in if u log into them
8. True
9. No no no. Why would you want your apps on a slower media? ok but i guess it makes the phone faster to use if apps are on sd??
10. ?apps have cache clearing them speeds up the phone
11. Freeze them instead. Killing apps will, contrary to popular belief, not help your battery.ok true
12. HELL NO! Charge it often and try to keep it above 50 %.
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totally wrong charging frequently will shorten battery life charging only when required increases battery life FACT!!

cmd512 said:
maedox's response, 9 posts up. I think he summed it up nicely.
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And you read his mind you TWAT!!!!! right???

[Q] Facebook Contacts not Linking after Gingerbread Update!!

Sense the update for Gingerbread, my HTC EVO will not link my contacts with their Facebook profile. I click link, then their Facebook profile and then Done, the wheel spins for a sec then returns to the contact screen, and it didn't link. I can do it a hundred times and it won't link.
I have done it all from rebooting, battery pull, update Facebook profile Work and Education, sign of of Facebook and log back in, stop all running Facebook apps, removed cache. Anything I can think of. Also, the **** is slower now, freaks out and will freeze when someone calls and the touch screen won't work, or while I am on the phone, have to click everything twice to get a app to open and of coarse the Netflix bull****.
Please help!!

Word on the street is linking Facebook contacts is a thing of the past. I heard that its google/HTC is going to stop at 2.3 or maybe it has already; Then again I could have read some complete BS.

dirkyd3rk said:
Word on the street is linking Facebook contacts is a thing of the past. I heard that its google/HTC is going to stop at 2.3 or maybe it has already; Then again I could have read some complete BS.
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What would be the point?

mattykinsx said:
What would be the point?
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I can't find the 2011 article that I read not long ago but I found an older one. They're killing linking for some reasons I didn't pay attention to as I don't use fb anyways. Couple months ago I saw it on pulse app but I don't remember which site it was.

http://m.androidcentral.com/google-removing-facebook-contact-syncing-nexus-s
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/02/23/facebook-contacts-sync-in-violation-of-androids-tos/

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http://m.androidcentral.com/google-removing-facebook-contact-syncing-nexus-s
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/02/23/facebook-contacts-sync-in-violation-of-androids-tos/
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I get what they're saying but the only people that suffer are the users.

mattykinsx said:
I get what they're saying but the only people that suffer are the users.
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Yeah that sucks for them, I also read that with new updates on sense, blur, etc Google is forcing them to pull the feature on future updates; so maybe that's whats going on with OP but idk.

Fixed!!
I got it going. I simply went to the contacts that wouldn't link one by one, delete all info but phone number and name, some even edit phone numbers with dashes, then save, then click "Link", select Facebook profile then save. All of them going again. Thanks guys for the URLs, got some helpful tips and ideas.