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I notice you can add instant messaging mediums under your profile and other contacts but when you goto click on them to chat with that client it doest do anything. What am I missing? Also is there a way to add pics to your facebook account thru the built in client?
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I do'nt see any IM logins under the standard Add Account screen.
-bZj
Edit any one of your contacts, or edit your own profile and you will see a section to add instsnt messaging such as msn,yahoo and aim. Ive put stuff in there and the once done you will see under that contact an option to chat using aim,etc but iy doesnt do anything.
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Trillian is releasing a version for Android (to round out the set with the iPhone, And BlackBerry versions). Maybe a program like that can hook into that information. We should know soon when the beta is released.
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=1476
SOLUTION FOUND: LOOK AT MY 2ND POST, or 3rd POST IN THE THREAD.
Hi All,
New to the forum, apologies ahead of time for any n00bness. I am trying to connect my Facebook account (not using the android for Facebook app found in the marketplace) through the motorblur "add account" short cut, but I receive an error that states "An internal server error has occurred."
Thanks ahead of time.
I am also having this exact same issue.
Solution found
Hey, just going to respond here because I found a solution.
It looks as if i was really anal retentive about what applications facebook talked to and disallowed the use of any applications to interact with facebook. This lead to the the "Internal server error" when trying to add the facebook account to motoblur. This can be fixed using the following:
Account-> Privacy Settings-> Apps & Websites -> Edit Settings-> Turn on platform apps
This should allow you to connect to facebook. It worked for me.
Thank you! Worked perfectly.
not working seems like an issue with https which is now mandatory for using facebook! :-/
crohit911 said:
not working seems like an issue with https which is now mandatory for using facebook! :-/
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And it was necessary to dig up a dead 4+ yr old thread that is out of date due to all the fb app updates?
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palmbeach05 said:
And it was necessary to dig up a dead 4+ yr old thread that is out of date due to all the fb app updates?
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To have peace of mind that I've tried everything before I give up, yes!
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Just in case you guys don't check permissions when you update apps, or if you just have your apps set to automatically update, you should be made aware of Facebook app permission changes.
Any version AFTER 1.5.4 now has these permissions:
send SMS messages
Allows application to send SMS messages. Malicious applications may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
receive SMS
Allows application to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious applications may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
read SMS or MMS
Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.
edit SMS or MMS
Allows application to write to SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may delete your messages.
Source click permissions tab.
For those interested I have provided the Facebook 1.5.4 apk which doesn't have these ridiculous permissions.
Go Google +!
Seriously.
That's ridiculous...
Thanks for the heads up
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Thanks Matt
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Thanks for the fyi. Just a minor point of clarification, I don't believe auto-updates occur on the market when apps change their permissions. It will prompt for a manual update instead.
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WTH does facebook need permission to access text messages for? Look up the Permissions Denied app on the market, it can let you pick and choose what permissions to give an app.
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Thanks for the fyi. Just a minor point of clarification, I don't believe auto-updates occur on the market when apps change their permissions. It will prompt for a manual update instead.
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I believe you're correct.
Too many people don't think to check new permissions before installing.
Of course, why would you expect an app like this to want this kind of permission?
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WTH does facebook need permission to access text messages for? Look up the Permissions Denied app on the market, it can let you pick and choose what permissions to give an app.
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I have no freakin' clue but it's really ridiculous.
You'd think Engadget would be pointing this out as another reason Apple is superior.
Permissions denied direct link for anyone interested.
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I believe you're correct.
Too many people don't think to check new permissions before installing.
Of course, why would you expect an app like this to want this kind of permission?
I have no freakin' clue but it's really ridiculous.
You'd think Engadget would be pointing this out as another reason Apple is superior.
Permissions denied direct link for anyone interested.
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I'm guilty of being one of them who doesn't check permissions, but now that I read this, I surely will for now on, thanks Matt!
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So, an app that includes a function that allows you to send messages to people on your friends list shouldn't have permission to access messaging???
Hmmmm
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So, an app that includes a function that allows you to send messages to people on your friends list shouldn't have permission to access messaging???
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???
How does that make any sense?
Because you can send messages on the Facebook messaging system it should be able to read, edit and even send text and picture mail?
Um, no.
Its the same thing as if the AIM app wanted the same rights.
AIM messaging has nothing to do with my texts.
These are two different types of messaging systems and there's no excuse nor any good reason that this app should be able to send receive or even read my texts/pictexts.
Furthermore, we've been able to use the chat program previous to 1.5.4 and yet back then the app didn't want those permissions.
Gochat doesn't want those permissions.
No excuse.
Fred makes a cracking post on facebook, I want to send it to Jeff, but he's a Luddite who doesn't want anything to do with facebook, but he has a mobile phone, so I forward the post to him via SMS, which of course the facebook app will need access to in order to forward the post.
Jeff then texts me an awesome reply that I want to share with everyone on facebook, so I publish the sms through the facebook app, which again will need permission to access my sms in order to read it and post it online for me.
Does that make sense?
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Fred makes a cracking post on facebook, I want to send it to Jeff, but he's a Luddite who doesn't want anything to do with facebook, but he has a mobile phone, so I forward the post to him via SMS, which of course the facebook app will need access to in order to forward the post.
Jeff then texts me an awesome reply that I want to share with everyone on facebook, so I publish the sms through the facebook app, which again will need permission to access my sms in order to read it and post it online for me.
Does that make sense?
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I can share things between apps just fine without them having the ability to read my texts/pictexts and having the ability to send them.
In fact, I can share something via the Tapatalk app on Facebook....yet... Tapatalk doesn't need access to my Facebook password.
I can even share something on Tapatalk via text message.
Yet....Tapatalk doesn't need access to my texts.
Sorry, not a viable reason.
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Fred makes a cracking post on facebook, I want to send it to Jeff, but he's a Luddite who doesn't want anything to do with facebook, but he has a mobile phone, so I forward the post to him via SMS, which of course the facebook app will need access to in order to forward the post.
Jeff then texts me an awesome reply that I want to share with everyone on facebook, so I publish the sms through the facebook app, which again will need permission to access my sms in order to read it and post it online for me.
Does that make sense?
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Is this function inside the facebook app? There must be some reason why facebook would declare such a permission I believe it won't have any ill intentions tho.
mattykinsx said:
Just in case you guys don't check permissions when you update apps, or if you just have your apps set to automatically update, you should be made aware of Facebook app permission changes.
Any version AFTER 1.5.4 now has these permissions:
send SMS messages
Allows application to send SMS messages. Malicious applications may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
receive SMS
Allows application to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious applications may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
read SMS or MMS
Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.
edit SMS or MMS
Allows application to write to SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may delete your messages.
Source click permissions tab.
For those interested I have provided the Facebook 1.5.4 apk which doesn't have these ridiculous permissions.
Go Google +!
Seriously.
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Cm7 lets you revoke permissions. Good catch!
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I can share things between apps just fine without them having the ability to read my texts/pictexts and having the ability to send them.
In fact, I can share something via the Tapatalk app on Facebook....yet... Tapatalk doesn't need access to my Facebook password.
I can even share something on Tapatalk via text message.
Yet....Tapatalk doesn't need access to my texts.
Sorry, not a viable reason.
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Not used tapatalk myself.
So if I were to send you a text message, you could publish that on FB without logging in?
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Not used tapatalk myself.
So if I were to send you a text message, you could publish that on FB without logging in?
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Of course I have to be logged into Facebook via the app or mobile browser but, and this is the point, my SMS app doesn't need my facebook password to do it
Furthermore, I've never even heard or seen ANY functionality you're speaking of.
So I'm not sure why you're trying to suggest it and why you're trying to justify this obvious breach of security.
Just another reason to be done with Facebook and migrate to Google plus
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thlinx said:
Just another reason to be done with Facebook and migrate to Google plus
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not even 10% of my friends list will ever use Google+ seriously. g+ is for geeking with people you hardly know, fb is for communication with real friends.
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not even 10% of my friends list will ever use Google+ seriously. g+ is for geeking with people you hardly know, fb is for communication with real friends.
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Bull.
Maybe right now but it's already taking off.
Facebook started off like this too, only certain colleges could join then only college students now everyone.
I know some people that are far from "geeks" that are loving Google + more than Facebook.
Now, is it going to take a few years before Google + is a big as Facebook?
Sure, Facebook is 7 years old mind you.
But I have no doubt in it.
Google + is still in beta.
Furthermore wxyz channel 7 in Detroit has a Google +
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Of course I have to be logged into Facebook via the app or mobile browser but, and this is the point, my SMS app doesn't need my facebook password to do it
Furthermore, I've never even heard or seen ANY functionality you're speaking of.
So I'm not sure why you're trying to suggest it and why you're trying to justify this obvious breach of security.
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Doing some digging it's probably for the same reason why angry birds had the permissions, in app carrier billing via sms.
Now I can't find any features within the app which would allow that, maybe it can be done via the website so if you make a purchase in a Facebook web app perhaps it will send a sms from your phone to make the payment.
So, rather than start some paranoid ramblings guessing at what it could all be about and how they're going to bankrupt everyone by sending premium rate text messages every second, I thought it'd be an idea to actually ask Facebook, so you never know, we might get an answer.
This may shed some light on the matter
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...ions-to-bring-credits-to-mobile-browsers.html
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.facebook.orca
New standalone messenger from Facebook. It's the old 'Beluga' app, redone nicely. Caveat for me though. Galaxy S2 with KG5. It won't let me install it.
Anyone got an apk?
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why u all using this crap apk's,go to main site and see it properly desktop version,i wish there was a desktop version on tweeter too but these idiots dont allow us to see it,only mobile they do
+1 for APK
Riots mean it's unavailable in the UK.
The app is ok.... I'm a little confused as to why it didn't come with the regular app...... If I have time later I will get you guys an apk
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apk link http://goo.gl/XAr07
+1 for the APK please. It doesn't seem to be available in the UK.
Finally I can attach pictures on messages...
APK working
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apk link http://goo.gl/XAr07
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Nice, APK worked perfectly on my Inspire 4G!!
I'm a bit confused as to why they didn't integrate this with the main app. The main app has chat builtin too but it's a bit cumbersome to use. And god knows why it's incompatible with out phones.
Does it have group chat? And my problem with the app is that chat and messages are separate even though they are integrated in the site itself
thanks for the apk dude!
Many thanks why isn't this on the market?
My bad it is on the market, when i saw you guys requesting apk, i assumed it wasn't on market. Nice find, been looking for this for a while, the ability to send a message from my phone didn't think it was possible, i guess I never looked hard enough.
For those who dont have this install MarketEnabler and set it to US, then download it from the Market.
This one works for the Chat portion which is iffy on the official App. I dont get why they dont just integrate it like on the site though
This one is not available in india
gosaka said:
This one is not available in india
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Why dont you read my post?
KaliKot said:
Does it have group chat? And my problem with the app is that chat and messages are separate even though they are integrated in the site itself
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It has Group Messaging. Which is the same but from a Messaging instead of Chat perspective. This is a Messaging not Chat app.
How the main Facebook app doesn't merge Messages/Chat is really annoying. This is how it used to be on Facebook.com, it must be at least a year ago but they've never bothered to update the app. I get Message notifications for people trying to Chat but as the app doesn't understand the merge, they never come through.
It's miles better than the Message section in the main app and properly supports Facebook Messages/Chat threading, whereby both appear in Messages.
I've turned off Message notifications in the main app. There's no point getting two notifications for each message.
p.s - Some messages are missing. I open a friend and some of the messages that appear on Facebook.com aren't there in the app.
KaliKot said:
For those who dont have this install MarketEnabler and set it to US, then download it from the Market.
This one works for the Chat portion which is iffy on the official App. I dont get why they dont just integrate it like on the site though
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Working for me, thanks a lot!
is just your facebook inbox with the added group message...
no chat or anything..
works when you have the massage notification and dont want to visit the mobile site all the time..
maybe they release this app because the message section on the regular facebook app is not working properly..
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is just your facebook inbox with the added group message...
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Except it works, mostly.
nicpol7 said:
no chat or anything..
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It's a Messaging not Chat app.
nicpol7 said:
maybe they release this app because the message section on the regular facebook app is not working properly..
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I imagine so but why not integrate it? The one in the main app is broke and this should replace it. It's pretty slick.
Hi guys!
I would create an Android app where the users can login with Facebook or Twitter(no problem with this) and then they can post something to give everyone that is his friends or followers, to LIKE or FAVORITE what they wrote.
The app should be like this, approximately:
1)LOGIN (with Facebook or Twitter)
2)Show all the POSTS of the others friends that has the app with LIKES NUMBERS next to each post.
3)Text form where they can write and publish their own posts.
Everyone that login can just put ONE like and being able to see how many likes are stored in that exact time.
The important thing is that the posts and the likes must not be shown in Facebook Diary or Twitter Account to everyone, but just to the users of my app.
I could say I want to create a little private social network with just posts (with likes and comments).
I don't know how to store all the posts and the likes "live"...
What I know for sure is that I have to create a web service that must communicate with my Android app first. But I don't know how to do it.
Anyone can help me? Any links or tutorial would be great!
First answer me why would facebook or twitter let you create a private mini social network inside thier platform ?
for facebook i can say for sure it is not possible !
twitter will be no different but no harm checking
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First answer me why would facebook or twitter let you create a private mini social network inside thier platform ?
for facebook i can say for sure it is not possible !
twitter will be no different but no harm checking
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Mostly I would to use Facebook or Twitter for make the login more easier, without forcing the users to type all his informations..
Actually it would be no problem for me sign up new users! I would just need a new database, that I can link to my Android app via web service.
But my issue is to store the posts of every users with the numbers likes to that post, I thought that with Facebook it would've been more simply to do.
It should like this, after the login:
POST SOMETHING button
USER A: Hi, have a wonderful day to everyone!
3 likes. 4 comments
LIKE button COMMENT button
*list of comments*
USER B: Hello!
1 likes. 2 comments
LIKE button COMMENT button
*list of comments*
and go on...
So, as you can see, it must show all the post of all the users with the number of the likes and comments.
I don't know how to store and show them updated in real-time.
@ubun09
HERE is a glimpse of how facebook does that
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@ubun09
HERE is a glimpse of how facebook does that
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Thanks for that. :good:
So Facebook uses Apache Hadoop, but I think it's too "big" for what I need for. Are there some alternatives?
ubun09 said:
Thanks for that. :good:
So Facebook uses Apache Hadoop, but I think it's too "big" for what I need for. Are there some alternatives?
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No need just press the thanks button dude
SQL or probably nosql if you plan for expansion in near future
for SQL you can have a table with a column time
TIME
POST ** contents of post
LIKES **list of users who liked this post
similary for COMMENTS and stuff
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No need just press the thanks button dude
SQL or probably nosql if you plan for expansion in near future
for SQL you can have a table with a column time
TIME
POST ** contents of post
LIKES **list of users who liked this post
similary for COMMENTS and stuff
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So great, I can save everything in a external database and then transfer the datas with JSON to Android. I will start with SQL first, (I have no idea where to start with nosql).
But the problem now is: how can I keep the posts updated in real time on Android app?
ubun09 said:
So great, I can save everything in a external database and then transfer the datas with JSON to Android. I will start with SQL first, (I have no idea where to start with nosql).
But the problem now is: how can I keep the posts updated in real time on Android app?
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you can use the GCM
google cloud messag**** dont know exactly
it can send push notifications to your app so that it can sync with server to fetch data
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Its Google Cloud Messaging
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you can use the GCM
google cloud messag**** dont know exactly
it can send push notifications to your app so that it can sync with server to fetch data
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Its Google Cloud Messaging
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So basically you suggest me to: create a database SQL with the table of the posts, then use GCM for display all the datas on the app via web service (php), right?
If you need a server to handle GCM, have a look at Google app engine: https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/whatisgoogleappengine
If it's not about hundreds of thousands of users, the free plans should be enough for what you want to do.
Thank you! I will give a look at that ;D
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