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Things I hate about the new browser (2.2)

I know there are many great features but I have 3 things that I hate
1) If u open the browser now, the homepage doesn't display, instead it shows the last website
2) I hate that if u download something, it doesn't take you to the downloads
3) Also now you can't double click a flash object and isolate it
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I feel your pain, the isolation was one of my favorite Parts. Any way to have like it was?

Android .apk's are supposed to all be forward compatible, you might try installing the browser apk from 2.1

I hate how I can't watch my flash tv shows on megavideo because it says its missing a plugin and an ad takes over and redirects my page so I can't even go to the site.
Thus, I am stuck on cm6. (not like that's a bad thing though)
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the new browser (or is the new flash) handles taps incorrectly... on 2.1 i could tap the seek bar and fast forward as intended. on 2.2 tapping ANYWHERE on the flash object (typically a streaming video player) causes the video to play/pause, just as if i pressed right in the middle of that object... horrible

I cannot use Google Analytics with the new browsers. When I click on the calendar drop down, it just displays a blank instead of the calendar. It was working before.

You guys could install a different flash version.

Press and hold on video and let go.. On top od where the video box will be a bar with a rectangle to isolate... Tee hee I know what u mean.. I was the same way till I found out by accident.. Is there a way to download on our interent embedded movies or video on websites like a pluggin?
Edit: sometimes only works if you turn ur phone sideways.. Well foe me I have to or it wont work.. But isolates video with option to full screen..
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Are we talking about the stock browser or one that can be downloaded? I am using Dolphin HD and it seems to be pretty solid.
Still waiting for firefox to release a stable browser.

redrazr7791 said:
Are we talking about the stock browser or one that can be downloaded? I am using Dolphin HD and it seems to be pretty solid.
Still waiting for firefox to release a stable browser.
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Stock.. I just can't get used to another browser
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I second everything that the OP has said. I'm just waiting for Opera Mobile to finally come out for Android but that is starting to look like never ATM.

Thomas1218 said:
I second everything that the OP has said. I'm just waiting for Opera Mobile to finally come out for Android but that is starting to look like never ATM.
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Opera already has a browser for android its called "Opera mini"
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I know about Opera Mini but IMHO it is junky. I am waiting for Opera Mobile which is a full featured browser and not one that compresses things to make it faster on non 3g networks (Opera Mini is included with the Moto i1 because iDen networks dont have 3g)

Crossrocker said:
I know there are many great features but I have 3 things that I hate
1) If u open the browser now, the homepage doesn't display, instead it shows the last website
2) I hate that if u download something, it doesn't take you to the downloads
3) Also now you can't double click a flash object and isolate it
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1. when 2.1 would go to the homepage...everyone complained about that (lol)
2. why would you want to go to the downloads page when u can just get what you downloaded from the taskbar?
3. neither here nor there on that one.

Downgraded flash, still same issues... must be the browser that's the culprit. Anyone got apk for 2.1's browser?

Nevermind. Got the apk from 2.1 OTA. it fails to install...

mercuryhayes said:
1. when 2.1 would go to the homepage...everyone complained about that (lol)
2. why would you want to go to the downloads page when u can just get what you downloaded from the taskbar?
3. neither here nor there on that one.
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Oh haha but on 2, then I would have to go home and do it
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Have to say, CM6 probably had the best "stock" browser experience. What I miss from CM6 are the 8 tabs and its flash integration. Other than that they're about the same for me.

[Facebook Apps] - Facebook S! VS. Facebook for Android

To start off, I'll shed light on where you can find the following applications
Facebook S! - Found in the [Samsung Apps] application off your application drawer.
Facebook for Android - Found in the [Android Market].
Well as we all know. Facebook for Android is horrible as it brings you to the mobile site everytime you hit something off the Notifications area(not integrated within the application itself). And it's slow compared to the Facebook iOS users get. And that is pretty sad. I'm not a Facebook whore so I'm not "essentially complaining" but I guess I'm speaking for the masses?
So I was browsing [Samsung Apps] for fun and I realized there's a new application released! That's right. Facebook S! It has no underbar as Notifications though it can be found under "Inbox". But, it's all integrated within the application! No more mobile-site!
While that's a step-up from the Facebook for Android application, I'm keeping both for the heck of it.
What's your view?
tl;dr - There's a new Facebook application off [Samsung Apps], try it. Compare it with the Facebook application off the [Android Market] and tell me what you think.

OMG, nice... i try samsung one and it works like a charm... my new FB app.

I just want to visit my facebook account occasionally, I don't want a facebook ' account' on my phone, why do all the apps in the market set one up and try to sync things I don't want this...
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There's also a kart racing game available.

Facebook S!
Hey guys... I saw this when I flashed to JM7 but it's not avail on JPC... any chance we might get an apk uploaded... thought I'd pushed on to the external SD, but must have pushed it to the internal... and of course to get to JPC I reformatted that one! )
Thanks in advance!

Facebook S! Wont work on FroYo, i have tested it, FC's.
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Facebook S! Wont work on FroYo, i have tested it, FC's.
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That's bad news

ye I don't wanna sync anything but my mail.
the facebook samsung pushed out ain't bad.
yup there's a task manager off samsung too. lol.

I tried both and to be honest I think both suck. I just login through the mobile web. A lot faster!

I think Facebook S is totally futile piece of software. Doesn't bring anything really new and lacks essential functionalities. It's also slow, because it always seem to load stuff when one changes the tab.
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i've came to a conclusion that both suck in comparison to what the apple's appstore has.
well i hope facebook steps up. >.>
shall use the Facebook for Android for now. mobile site is way faster than all that loading ****.

Facebook_s sucks even more than the regular app.loading times are horrific.Plus it also looks a lot less crisp then the regular app.
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Doesn't have a widget either. While it's not amazingly functional I am a fan of having the normal facebook widget on my homescreen.

isn't the feeds widget the facebook widget for samsung?!

Facebook S is crap. It is extremely limited. All you can do is browse your wall and other people's walls. Things like Facebook Events and contact lists that are in the official app, are all missing.
I don't know why people have problems with the official Facebook app, I find it works awesome. Its basically identical to the iPhone one now.

Hydrostatic said:
I think Facebook S is totally futile piece of software. Doesn't bring anything really new and lacks essential functionalities. It's also slow, because it always seem to load stuff when one changes the tab.
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This is not true in Facebook S you can upload Video easily.. and you can view them very fast..the normal facebook app will not upload video's and its hard to view videos.. in the Facebook S you have a tab just for videos

Ditto with what one of the previous posters said...I stick with the mobile website.
The Android Facebook app doesn't look that good IMHO. The Samsung one is REALLY buggy and clunky. Searching for friends doesn't turn up results unless they are all shown in the list below...so you have to manually click show more or whatever to get all your friends to show, and then you can search for them. That's a bit inconvenient and senseless if you ask me. Also the inbox is messed up.
Both apps load really slow. The mobile website is still what I rely on. I just bookmark it to make it easier to get to.

Hi to all,
unfortunately i delete the facebook s app from my galaxy i9000 and now i can not find it anymore.
I also went in to samsung app, but......where it is?
Could you please post it here (or let me know where I can find it)?
I also didn't find it with samsung kies.
Best regards

I just stick with touch.facebook.com on my browser, find it much better than any of the apps.

When I first got my phone i used the facbook S and i thought there was something wrong with my phone as it took ages to upload and was generally slow in all area's.
Then tried official app and found it a world of difference - ok the mobile site is still quicker but for most thing the app is ok.

Facebook via Android

Hi,
First of much love to Android and may it be the best (and better than Apple)
I use Facebook additively and I installed Facebook for Android via Market.
Every time I post a status update or a check in using my HD2 I get " via mobile " instead of "via Andoid"
I would like to have "via Android" so everyone can see who great and versatile Android is.
I have uninstalled the Facebook app that came with the rom (HD2 NDT GINGER ROM Version 16.0) and downloaded and installed Facebook for Android via Market.
But this did not fix the problem so I checked my Facebook account settings and there wasn't anything there.
Does anyone know how to get "via Andriod" on Facebook?
P.s. I know you can change status via 3rd party apps and I prefer make the app do what it was designed to do.

FYI the android facebook app sucks ass even though everyone uses it...including me...

pteradactyle said:
FYI the android facebook app sucks ass even though everyone uses it...including me...
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I'm glad you're having fun with it. Well try the XDA app (which includes places) Windows app is even worse.

try using xda premium app and i won't hurt to have a look at ur settings in ur facebook account

Ty5982 said:
try using xda premium app and i won't hurt to have a look at ur settings in ur facebook account
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I have used the xda app but it clearly says "via xda" I would like via Android as I did installed it.
Account Settings are ok and there's nothing there to suggest there is a problem.
In fact, there is no suggestion I have Facebook for Android installed which is totally strange.

xda_apprentice said:
I have used the xda app but it clearly says "via xda" I would like via Android as I did installed it.
Account Settings are ok and there's nothing there to suggest there is a problem.
In fact, there is no suggestion I have Facebook for Android installed which is totally strange.
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A reply from Facebook via a letter (make of it what you will)
" Thank you for submitting this bug report and taking time to help us improve the site. Although we are unable to reply to every bug report at this time, we may contact you for more details as we troubleshoot the issue you reported.
If you have not already done so, make sure you are using the latest version of your device application.
Screen shots often help our team diagnose problems that users are seeing. To submit a screenshot, please attach your screenshot in a reply to this email. You can take a screen shot on an iPhone by hitting the Home button and the Power button at the same time. This screen shot will be saved in your Photos.
Finally, please note that Facebook cannot provide any support for applications built by external developers. Currently, the Facebook for iPhone and Facebook for Android applications are built by Facebook. If you continue experiencing issues with a mobile device application built by external developers, we recommend contacting the developer. You can do this by going to the application’s page and clicking the "Contact Developer" link on the left hand side of the page.
Thanks for contacting Facebook,
The Facebook Team"
Basically, this letter means XDA developers should run Facebook as they are complete idiots.

I know it used to say via Android instead of via mobile but it seems there was an update of the app at one point and it disappeared. To test if you want you could install an older version of Facebook on your phone by finding it's apk file online. This was done by Facebook though but at the rate their app is developing and the quality it is, it shouldn't come as a surprise to us that they make stupid mistakes. Facebook is a huge company that could easily make a better Android app and I don't understand why they don't care... I encourage you do give them a 1 star rating on the Android market and write what you think of their app there.
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rainor94 said:
I know it used to say via Android instead of via mobile but it seems there was an update of the app at one point and it disappeared. To test if you want you could install an older version of Facebook on your phone by finding it's apk file online. This was done by Facebook though but at the rate their app is developing and the quality it is, it shouldn't come as a surprise to us that they make stupid mistakes. Facebook is a huge company that could easily make a better Android app and I don't understand why they don't care... I encourage you do give them a 1 star rating on the Android market and write what you think of their app there.
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I have given them a 1 star and think many XDA users should do the same!! Mark Suckerberg (yes I know how to spell his name!!) needs to get into action and pull his finger out of his butt !!

pteradactyle said:
FYI the android facebook app sucks ass even though everyone uses it...including me...
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I second that one. FB app for Android is huge pile of bull ****. I'm using it myself and the number of bugs is enormous.
I remember I was seeing "via Android" signatures before but they must have changed something so now it's gone.
"Suckerberg" Nice one!

dcabro said:
I second that one. FB app for Android is huge pile of bull ****. I'm using it myself and the number of bugs is enormous.
I remember I was seeing "via Android" signatures before but they must have changed something so now it's gone.
"Suckerberg" Nice one!
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It's really weird that on my wall it clearly states "installed Facebook for Android"
So I have no idea what's going on!
I was running Windows 6.5 stock but Windows Mobile app is totally useless and had no Places feature. And then, I installed XDA app but that was not that impressive and gave a "XDA Windows Mobile" tag. As much as I like XDA I don't want it as a tag on all my posts.

this is how facebook home looks on note 2

hi guys, ..as you all know, come april 12th, facebook home is going to be on play store for the note 2 , s3 and htc one and the s4
this is a video of facebook developer showing the fb home on his note 2... what do you guys think of it....mine would be crap because my friends post fugly photos and silly posts...i might uninstall it after 1 day ...lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyPHCvACNcc

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hi guys, ..as you all know, come april 12th, facebook home is going to be on play store for the note 2 , s3 and htc one and the s4
this is a video of facebook developer showing the fb home on his note 2... what do you guys think of it....mine would be crap because my friends post fugly photos and silly posts...i might uninstall it after 1 day ...lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyPHCvACNcc
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Same here LOL

I do not think I would like FB as the 'center' of my phone...I will give it a shot but doubt I will keep it.

I hate face book overall lol.. Don't use the app won't even touch this thing.. Don't like anyone stalking my life neither I like to see what others are doing with their life in real time.. Rather to visit in person my good friends and talk.. Probably do a barbecue and drink a bear.. :thumbdown:
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Yeah will probably play around with it a bit. But that's about it I guess. Good that it's a launcher though tbf. You could get rid of it when you're sick of it.

I won't bother with this crap. No widgets!!!

I think it is a bad thing especially since they will be downloading stuff in the background all the time. My wife read that the program FaceBook Home uses for the camera Instagram will replace the stock one and that some people have had trouble returning to stock. I don't know if this is true but lots of people have had trouble with uninstalling FaceBook. So I would not even try it until others have tried it and removed it successfully.

1 minute in and I decided that it's not for me.
My world doesn't revolve around FB enough that I want it to rule my phone. Not to mention with how sketchy they are with changing privacy settings.

will try, but will uninstall asap,
cuase of sucking battery and data usage

i think i will give it a try

Does this crap replace the FB app? If so, I'm going to completely uninstall it and just use the http.

No way I will use Facebook home. Facebook is scary. ..
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I do use the Facebook app and especially the Messenger app, I am not a very active user on Facebook but it's great to contact and keep in touch with certain "less connected" friends/relatives/acquaintances.
That said, just thinking of replacing Nova Launcher Prime with it makes me LOL just like replacing my car with an ice cream cart would... :laugh:

I would give a try, n see how things working, but it is scary thought to involve private life too much including all phone os... I may require facebook to stay just as simple application when ever I run.
Not to be sycnc with everything I do.

Can someone upload the shell apk? Can't see to get Mega to dl on my phone :/

I tried the pre-release version posted on Modaco. Hated the experience. Felt like a straightjacket! Am back to Nova Launcher now. Phew! For those who want to test it out, here is the link. It works fine on Note II.
http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/facebook-home-pre-release-leaks-r1028
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If you are not able to download from Mega, here is the file - unzip and install the three apks inside like you would normally do. You might have to uninstall the existing FB app first.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzUef3yN6XpVOThaXzhoZFpaWUE/edit?usp=sharing

krumbs said:
I tried the pre-release version posted on Modaco. Hated the experience. Felt like a straightjacket! Am back to Nova Launcher now. Phew! For those who want to test it out, here is the link. It works fine on Note II.
http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/facebook-home-pre-release-leaks-r1028
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How do you download with phone? Mega doesn't work with Android Chrome

one80oneday said:
Can someone upload the shell apk? Can't see to get Mega to dl on my phone :/
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Have uploaded to Google Drive - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzUef3yN6XpVOThaXzhoZFpaWUE/edit?usp=sharing

msedek said:
I hate face book overall lol.. Don't use the app won't even touch this thing.. Don't like anyone stalking my life neither I like to see what others are doing with their life in real time.. Rather to visit in person my good friends and talk.. Probably do a barbecue and drink a bear.. :thumbdown:
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Wow you guyz drink bears LOL... dont they fight back????
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I would rather repeatedly crush my genitals in a vice than put this crap on my awesome note 2
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App Testing help

Guys,
I got few mail saying, My application Who is Tracking not working in Nexus10. I need you all help to confirm weather its working ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2328092
Looking forward to hear from you all.
Thanks.
JackSparo

This is nexus 10. If it didn't work on nexus 4 have them test in nexus 4 forum
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abdel12345 said:
This is nexus 10. If it didn't work on nexus 4 have them test in nexus 4 forum
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Thanks I would like to confirm, weather working in nexus 10 too

jacksparao said:
Thanks I would like to confirm, weather working in nexus 10 too
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Ran a quick run on almost all of the tests. I can't say there were any issues noted. It produced the same predictable results as it did from my Galaxy S3. :good:

Thanks
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Ran a quick run on almost all of the tests. I can't say there were any issues noted. It produced the same predictable results as it did from my Galaxy S3. :good:
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Be truth, The hacking technology coming up now, Before hacker will come up we want to block them.
Dear Hackers and Spammers Well this might just be the start of your night mare Amazing to see how simple apps can be potential spywares..
Got a review frm XDA member...

jacksparao said:
Be truth, The hacking technology coming up now, Before hacker will come up we want to block them.
Dear Hackers and Spammers Well this might just be the start of your night mare Amazing to see how simple apps can be potential spywares..
Got a review frm XDA member...
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To be honest, I think it's accurate because my devices didn't show any programs acting suspiciously. A lot of apps are using permissions that would be appropriate for them, however, if they're sending data to suspicious sources, like Facebook app sending my data to some server in middle-of-nowhere Russia then I'd double check and I don't think the app has this kind of feature (not from what I can tell from a 10 minute use of the app). However, with the results I got from my Galaxy S3 and my Nexus 10 I'd say that the app is detecting that my apps are using only the permissions I've granted them. Beyond that, I can't say for sure--not without using a third-party service like http://mobilesandbox.org/

cool
TheAltruistic said:
To be honest, I think it's accurate because my devices didn't show any programs acting suspiciously. A lot of apps are using permissions that would be appropriate for them, however, if they're sending data to suspicious sources, like Facebook app sending my data to some server in middle-of-nowhere Russia then I'd double check and I don't think the app has this kind of feature (not from what I can tell from a 10 minute use of the app). However, with the results I got from my Galaxy S3 and my Nexus 10 I'd say that the app is detecting that my apps are using only the permissions I've granted them. Beyond that, I can't say for sure--not without using a third-party service like http://mobilesandbox.org/
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We are updating the app, soon you will see lot more information.. Thank.
Now I know my app working in Nexus 10