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[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.

Loving My 2.2 Streak

I am really loving this upgrade and for the first time I am considering putting away my iphone and using ONLY the Streak. Being I have 2 phone numbers and everyone knows the number on my iphone, I will forward those calls to the Streak and when I want to go lite, I will UN-forward and carry the iphone ..
I have the Mugen extended and got several days out of the battery. Something in 2.2 is sucking the battery life, I will have to go 'vampire hunting' but in the meanwhile .. I would call it a blessing to get 24 hours out of the Mugen. Nothing worse that having carry charging accessories everywhere you. I usually end up forgetting my charger somewhere ..
I also like the new mail program. It checks gmail and hotmail besides checking pop accounts.
RAMBLE-RAMBLE .. I don't know if I like the "launcher." I forget what it is called. Will probably use ADW unless I can get used to Dells. I can't figure out how to get it back now that I made ADW default .. Anyone know how ??
Is everyone happy like I am? Mostly it was a big relief because I always wondered if the Betas would get updates, after all .. we are Dell's Redheaded Step Children .. No support .. No warranty ..

To get the launcher go to settings > applications > manae applications. Go to adw launcher and click clear defaults. Also do the same for dell launcher. Now when you press home it will ask you what launcher to use.
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GREAT and THANK YOU ..
Having a hard time trying to edit those pages ... For example the contacts page/menu .. How do I remove one? Or how do I stop it from checking the weather. I see how to add things, but removing ?? Can't do it ..
I found in "accessibility" you can set your power button to hang up the phone. LOVE THAT !!! For me, nothing is more frustrating than not being able to hang up the phone IMMEDIATELY .. You know .. talking to your boyfriend when your husband sneaks up on you .. Just kidding !!!

shEEEsh said:
GREAT and THANK YOU ..
Having a hard time trying to edit those pages ... For example the contacts page/menu .. How do I remove one? Or how do I stop it from checking the weather. I see how to add things, but removing ?? Can't do it ..
I found in "accessibility" you can set your power button to hang up the phone. LOVE THAT !!! For me, nothing is more frustrating than not being able to hang up the phone IMMEDIATELY .. You know .. talking to your boyfriend when your husband sneaks up on you .. Just kidding !!!
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Even i want to remove the weather check thingie..or better still uninstall it..i like weatherbug
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sahirhussain said:
Even i want to remove the weather check thingie..or better still uninstall it..i like weatherbug
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I prefer to just look out the window or step outside. I am in Florida and hot or cold it is ALWAYS humid with a chance of rain !!

I love my Streak with 2.2! Not sure about the Stage yet. I think I will mostly use the LauncherPro (I like the way it looks/runs better than ADW.Launcher). Also, I recommend installing the Home Switcher to easily go back and forth between different launchers.

I can't remember if I ever tried LauncherPro and don't think I ever knew about Launcher Switcher . Thanks.
Anyone having problems with their Streak shutting off since the upgrade? I am and I don't think it is a battery door thing. I will check again though.

Did you by chance do a factory reset right after the upgrade? I did and I haven't had any shutdown issues so far.

Sorry to ask, just a few steps above android newbie, how do I do a reset ?? Is it in Settings? I forget ..
FOUND IT >..

Screenshots please
Hi fellow Streakers. I haven't been able to update, but would like to see a ton of screenshots. Just so I can see how good everything is. Has text message word size changed any?

I really should have just reset on my own because I noticed lots of apps running all the time and battery usage was A LOT .. I just hate adding things again like email accounts blah blah blah .. But a clean system is a happy system.

shEEEsh said:
Sorry to ask, just a few steps above android newbie, how do I do a reset ?? Is it in Settings? I forget ..
FOUND IT >..
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Sorry, didn't see your post earlier. Hope the reset helps.

streak4m3 said:
I love my Streak with 2.2! Not sure about the Stage yet. I think I will mostly use the LauncherPro (I like the way it looks/runs better than ADW.Launcher). Also, I recommend installing the Home Switcher to easily go back and forth between different launchers.
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I like Launcher Pro better also. I have tried them all but LP seems to always win in the end.

ronj1986 said:
Hi fellow Streakers. I haven't been able to update, but would like to see a ton of screenshots. Just so I can see how good everything is. Has text message word size changed any?
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The keyboard is great but the screen words still seem so small to me.

I like Swype but I think I like SlideIt Keyboard even better. Swype seems to understand my touch a little better .. JUST A LITTLE .. but SlideIt is easier for me to use .. I don't know why. That's why I always left BOTH apps on my phones.

shEEEsh said:
I like Swype but I think I like SlideIt Keyboard even better. Swype seems to understand my touch a little better .. JUST A LITTLE .. but SlideIt is easier for me to use .. I don't know why. That's why I always left BOTH apps on my phones.
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I can't get the hang of SWYPE!! All I can do is type the regular way.
I like your PINK OMG better than the green one

rnj79 said:
I can't get the hang of SWYPE!! All I can do is type the regular way.
I like your PINK OMG better than the green one
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Sounds like Fishing for an OMG to me (The Club)

can you guys show side by side screen shots of the launchers? I don't mind the stage. All I did was delete the widgets that come up on default, like Dell's mouthpiece Amy-B suggested. For those that don't know, I took the link to 0100, manually entered it into my streak, it did the download, and started the install. Once it did, had a hard time with some of the previous settings putting me into a boot loop/force close with the google calendar so I did a factory reset and all was good. The dell backup tool helped a lot with my previous apps, but I have noticed a lot of force closes, but I believe that's due to versions of apps that were specific to 1.6.
oh and here's a bit of funny. On Dell's community forum, I made a suggestion that I should talk to all the streakers I know and see if there is a class action suit to be had here, and they deleted my post and sent me a "we removed your post for yada yada yada language and violation of terms". I got my morning laugh over that one!

I think I found my PERFECT launcher .. It's called Zeam and it is free. Seems like a combination of a few launchers.

lufc said:
Sounds like Fishing for an OMG to me (The Club)
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I don't like fishing. Thats my husband's thing. I do love playing in the mud with our ATVs though!!
shEEEsh said:
I think I found my PERFECT launcher .. It's called Zeam and it is free. Seems like a combination of a few launchers.
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Zeam is neat. The different effects for switching screen is pretty cool! The cube one is my favorite!

Random observation..

This is a general thread, so I'm putting this here, so shoot me... On thing I noticed with a lot of people, they never keep their apps updated.. And it's not a matter of bad updates, it's just they don't update... I think it's funny and then they complain about lack of features! How many people here do that? Haha
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Lol, I constantly update mines.
Evo SHIFT

I update mine all the time, but my mom, sister, dad and handful of friends never update theirs and I always tell them.. "that's why your facebook app 'sucks'"

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I update mine all the time, but my mom, sister, dad and handful of friends never update theirs and I always tell them.. "that's why your facebook app 'sucks'"
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Haha, my gf is the same way
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Mines updated daily or at least checked for updates, my gf never updates and it drives me crazy lol
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My wifey too. Says she hates learning new features or having the popup changelogs. When she's not looking I update em for her
^ Shift Faced

yeah my dad made me root his phone, and installed mikrom on it, but then i got a shift also, and it was 2.3.3 and he just switched with me without caring about root. haha

thronnos said:
This is a general thread, so I'm putting this here, so shoot me... On thing I noticed with a lot of people, they never keep their apps updated.. And it's not a matter of bad updates, it's just they don't update... I think it's funny and then they complain about lack of features! How many people here do that? Haha
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I generally set mine to check for updates automatically, and ask before installing . But most people I come across that do not update say " it's because I'm used to it the way it is" . They either do not want to have to learn something new, or they do not want to change the set up. They basically don't want to leave their comfort zone.

I've got mixed feelings about updates. I flash different versions so often I enevetably get the most current roms but I like to see a changelog first if I'm just at the my Apps screen. If there is nothing that makes me want to update then I stick with what I have for good reason. I hate Pandora now because it got worse with every update. Vplayer was once free but they snuck an expiration in with an update. Facebook has always been a hopes raiser and then a let down until this recent format they have now. It still sucks just not as bad. Tubemate and craigslist update so darn often I delete them until I need to use them. Figure that way it really feels like an update and I got to skip a few things they broke fixing something else.
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yamaford said:
I've got mixed feelings about updates. I flash different versions so often I enevetably get the most current roms but I like to see a changelog first if I'm just at the my Apps screen. If there is nothing that makes me want to update then I stick with what I have for good reason. I hate Pandora now because it got worse with every update. Vplayer was once free but they snuck an expiration in with an update. Facebook has always been a hopes raiser and then a let down until this recent format they have now. It still sucks just not as bad. Tubemate and craigslist update so darn often I delete them until I need to use them. Figure that way it really feels like an update and I got to skip a few things they broke fixing something else.
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Yeah tubemate has frequent updates, mostly because youtube is making it harder for them to download from it, and since it keeps getting removed from the market for youtube terms of service violations, every time there is an update, they change the apps internal name. This makes it install two different versions, and we have to go find the old one in settings and uninstall it, which is a pain. Oh well, the app is amazing enough to deserve it. It has had so many updates, that I've never had it not correctly work.

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Yeah tubemate has frequent updates, mostly because youtube is making it harder for them to download from it, and since it keeps getting removed from the market for youtube terms of service violations, every time there is an update, they change the apps internal name. This makes it install two different versions, and we have to go find the old one in settings and uninstall it, which is a pain. Oh well, the app is amazing enough to deserve it. It has had so many updates, that I've never had it not correctly work.
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Thanks for this, it explains a lot.
^ Shift Faced

How to remove TouchWiz (sort of)

Tim Hutt (from this forum) has done a great job of packaging the standard ICS launcher, sms app and calendar and sticking them on the market. You can get them here: (original thread)
Launcher, Calendar, Messaging
I've also removed that horrible chatON. Go to settings and click on Application Manager, click on the All tab, then find and click on chatON. Click on Force Stop and Disable. This will stop it appearing on the lock screen. The same thing can be applied to all Samsung bloatware, such as backup, account, software updates, etc.
This solution has turned out to work really well for me as I actually some of the new features on the phone, such as the motion bits, and the water unlock.
The dialer is the only thing that gets on my nerves still so if anyone has any way to get the original, do tell.

And if you also get annoyed by the icons and want the original ICS ones, get the ICS icons from here, and get QuickShortcutMaker.
You can now make shortcuts to the camera, dialer etc but use the original icons. It's anal I know, but I like what I like

Root your phone and use titanium back up then delete what you want
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I don't understand why so many people hate chat on. It's one of the best I'm apps outside of bbm! The only issue is people refuse to use it.
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^Because it's looks like iPhone-ish? lol.. BBM, iMessage.. That will not sell on Android enthusiasts.. for me, Whatsapp & Viber are easily the best out there!

Lennyuk said:
I don't understand why so many people hate chat on. It's one of the best I'm apps outside of bbm! The only issue is people refuse to use it.
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Horses for courses really on this one. My issues is the way it's pushed in my face. On the lock screen, there are shortcuts to: phone, camera, web, chat on - spot the odd one out!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1693755
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The Worst Application Award!!!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen, thanks in most to you and the XDA Community ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28984095#post28984095 ) I PRESENT TO YOU...
THE WORST APPLICATION AWARD WINNER IS......
THE FACEBOOK APP!
Why you may ask when compared to some other poor apps? Well here is my reasoning and I would love the hear yours
The Facebook Application for Android has been around for a very very long time now, since at LEAST Android 2.0 and through all this time Facebook and Android have been advancing with more functions and features at a faster rate then we can keep up to. Facebook claims to have some of thee best programmers and coders to offer, yet they problem is instead of fixing the issues on their applications and website they look over these and add new features, and break or "rethink" old ones. There once was a time when Facebook chat was reliable, and when people could easily understand how things worked yet now? Facebook is slowly becoming a mess.
I don't mean to say I hate Facebook, because though it isn't the best (or better then Google+) it is still decent and mostly enjoyable on a computer. The phone app however? It has seriously pained me to use. Back when I didn't know about alternate apps for Facebook, I would often AVOID checking and updating my Facebook thinking "OH I SHOULD SHARE THAT PICTURE.... But wait that'll take forever.... nevermind".
Facebook should think more about this issue... and they should take all their employees and tell them "Work on the website ALONE" then Facebook should come over to XDA Developers, and hire some very talented, and smart app developers, who are UP TO DATE on Androids features, and make a application that you should expect from a multi-billion dollar company.
What do you guys think? Any bad stories from the app? Do you think it will ever get better??
(PS: I know worse apps exist in the market and online, but this is partly a joke, but most importantly is that Facebook is a massive social network that should have MUCH better an app)

The app sucks I agree
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Used to go on Facebook a lot on iOS. But then when I moved to android and saw that Facebook was a joke I pretty much stopped checking it.
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I use friend stream from sense... The Facebook app use 35mb of ram when used...

I use Flipboard instead.
(I seldom post on Facebook)

FACEBOOK SUCKS!!! It is one of the worst apps ever! with so much cash, fb is really lazy at coding apps, check out Google+, much better experience.

Yep! Facebook app totally sucks. I used friendcaster a lot, its good n very fast but now I left facebook permanently bcoz of awesome google+ app

The Google+ app just blows the Facebook one out of the water, shame people haven't learnt how good of a social network Google+ is. Facebook would end up like Myspace and Bebo if people weren't so scared of change.

I agree

They should just buy out Friendcaster and make it their offical app...

The only problem with 3rd party apps is you don't have access to friend's posts who have their privacy settings set up differently. They won't show up in your news feed. The mobile site OK, but still kinda sucks in terms of use. The reply box has become extremely buggy,never autocompletes words, capitalizes Is or makes contractions properly. It's a friggin joke, and I can only imagine how awful the app is by the responses given in this thread. I've heard the iOS one isn't too great, either. I think part of the problem is they are too focused on the desktop experience due to ads and a bunch of other stuff(half the time it doesn't load my feed properly on Chrome). I've started browsing G+ which seems to have improved greatly since I got the original invite. Sucks more of my friends aren't on it. Now I just use FB to coordinate events with people. haha.
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The Google+ app just blows the Facebook one out of the water, shame people haven't learnt how good of a social network Google+ is. Facebook would end up like Myspace and Bebo if people weren't so scared of change.
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They changed and many migrated to FB. It just seems whatever is trendy at the time is what people go for. A lot of people don't even know what G+ is, sadly. They're pushing a few commercials here and there and I know a TON of people have GMail accounts, but barely know how to navigate through the menus to find it, even though it's right there in the corner. Only time will tell, I suppose.

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I use Flipboard instead.
(I seldom post on Facebook)
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+1 Flipboard is great for Facebook use...

The app sucks I agree

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I though it sucked in ios until I got on android... can barely used the chat option. So terrible.

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I'm glad i found this thread..been suffering with the Facebook app for ages but couldn't find any good alternative. But Flipboard is awesome! Also using it for Instagram and some news sites i like..very nice UI on that app as well.
Uninstalling Facebook app!

Best alternative?
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Best alternative?
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friendcaster, it syncs all the profile pictures in the contacts as well