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New FaceBook Issues After Update

I loaded a FaceBook update this morning.
Since then, I can't do anything in the app. I open the newsfeed, and if I try to navigate from there, my app crashes.
Anyone else having the same issues?
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TeldenW said:
I loaded a FaceBook update this morning.
Since then, I can't do anything in the app. I open the newsfeed, and if I try to navigate from there, my app crashes.
Anyone else having the same issues?
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It is buggy. tapping Profile crashes for everyone as far as I know. Someone mentioned "Flow" from the market and that works great for me.

Keitht,
Is it working on your Xoom?
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TeldenW said:
Keitht,
Is it working on your Xoom?
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Flow? Yes it is working for me. Just installed it last night though so haven't used it much but it hasn't crashed on me yet where FB app crashes all the time. There is a free version you can install from the Market to try yourself. I bought the paid version.

same - crashes out doing stuff
logging in
opening app
random crashes
sometimes i get all the way to reading the profile and it randomly crashes

Yeah you're not alone. The new update crashes out on my phone and Xoom. Really, really bad update.

phone too?
I rarely use facebook - i only tried on the xoom as i noticed an update was out- havent tried accessing on my phone yet.

Lothaen said:
phone too?
I rarely use facebook - i only tried on the xoom as i noticed an update was out- havent tried accessing on my phone yet.
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My advice is don't update on your phone, it's the same problems. Actually, if you still have the old version on your phone, any chance you could let me have the old apk so I can downgrade?

Same issues here. Crashes when I try to go to profiles. All I can do is read the wall and post to my wall.
Is there a way to downgrade?
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I've started using TweetDeck last night, you can have different "columns" for Twitter and Facebook and a combined one.
It works pretty well, better than the FB app and I haven't had any FC's.

Found an older Facebook version and its runnuni better.
http://www.speedyshare.com/files/27423210/com.facebook.katana-1.apk
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anyone know if FB are aware of the issues on Xoom/HC yet?
i'm happy to wait for an update as I rarely use FB anyway

Lothaen said:
anyone know if FB are aware of the issues on Xoom/HC yet?
i'm happy to wait for an update as I rarely use FB anyway
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Keep tapping "Report" on the force close messages. If they get bombarded with crash messages, they will hopefully know there are problems.

The facebook app is shamefully useless on the xoom.
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All sorts of crashes on my Xoom since the update.

If you can do without all the bells and whistles of facebook app friendcaster works nicely on the xoom.
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Guys, a lot of messages here about "problems on Xoom, Facebook on HC, Xoom this, Xoom that."
The problems aren't to do with Xoom or HC, I am running CM7 (Gingerbread) on my Desire HD and I'm getting the exact same issues since the latest update. This is an app problem, not a Xoom or HC one.

Try this out. Should fix the FC until facebook gets around to it
I guess I could fix the widget too, but its ugly and the next update would just break it anyway.

The new update is shiit. I cant do anything
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sangreal06 said:
Try this out. Should fix the FC until facebook gets around to it
I guess I could fix the widget too, but its ugly and the next update would just break it anyway.
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I couldnt install the fix. Something is wrong i think
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Ads can'tt be removed...

Hi guys,
I've trying a few adsblocker application in order to remove them. Unfortunately, I have no luck so far. Like on Redflagdeal application, I have that amazon ad from google on the bottom, I've tried ad blocker from somewhere here on the forum and couldn't do anything about it. Any suggestions?
Thank you

Adblock plus works for me .there was a time when this program and the other one wasn't filtering but it works now.

Adaway have always worked fine for me
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Ad block plus also works for me
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AdAway works fine, link http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/.

xaznxplaya said:
Hi guys,
I've trying a few adsblocker application in order to remove them. Unfortunately, I have no luck so far. Like on Redflagdeal application, I have that amazon ad from google on the bottom, I've tried ad blocker from somewhere here on the forum and couldn't do anything about it. Any suggestions?
Thank you
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My adblock started working after I updated to 4.3, it didn't work properly over data on 4.2.2 but now I don't get any ads on WiFi or data.
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Ad blockers??

I've had to remove adblock plus because it kept tripping the unstable connection problem. I was previously using bigtincan's adfree but it stopped working. Kept telling me to update bc the one I had was out of date. Went directly to big tins website downloaded again and I kept getting the same error message. What are other options that are working well with the note 3???
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MicheleJ said:
I've had to remove adblock plus because it kept tripping the unstable connection problem. I was previously using bigtincan's adfree but it stopped working. Kept telling me to update bc the one I had was out of date. Went directly to big tins website downloaded again and I kept getting the same error message. What are other options that are working well with the note 3???
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I've been using Ad Block Plus and have not had the unstable connection problem, are you sure the app is causing it?

airmaxx23 said:
I've been using Ad Block Plus and have not had the unstable connection problem, are you sure the app is causing it?
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Same here - I also have my doubts that it's the app. Booting into stock recovery and wiping cache has worked to fix any unstable connection issues I've had.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3.

Get Adaway - It simply updates your hostfile, its the best I ever used.

airmaxx23 said:
I've been using Ad Block Plus and have not had the unstable connection problem, are you sure the app is causing it?
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Just speaking for me the application is the trigger. I've put it on and the I get constant unstable messages. As soon as I remove the app the errors stop.
done it twice. Maybe I could have configured it wong. I went with the "simple" list option.
GirLuvsDroid said:
Same here - I also have my doubts that it's the app. Booting into stock recovery and wiping cache has worked to fix any unstable connection issues I've had.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3.
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Adaway is absolutely the best
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deathshead said:
Get Adaway - It simply updates your hostfile, its the best I ever used.
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Bsmith0731 said:
Adaway is absolutely the best
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+1 for Adaway

Any recommended app that doesn't require root? I haven't rooted my Note yet as I do not wish to wipe everything off of it :\. I'm hoping that a root method comes out that doesn't require wiping it soon.

AdAway user here as well. No issues.

I just switched over to AdAway as well since Adfree stopped working

JRummy's AdBlocker IMO happens to be the best, try it here if you haven't. http://d-h.st/4TF

NeoMagus said:
I just switched over to AdAway as well since Adfree stopped working
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giving ad away a go. Thanks all
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Un-installing adblock plus got rid of the "internet unstable" messages for me also. Installed adaway and all seems well.

I got rid of it because it made YouTube 7 minutes to load a video because it was blocking the adds, and YouTube just keeps on timing out on the adds just keep trying to reload. Eventually YouTube gives up trying to load the ad and plays the vid.
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fatsauce said:
Any recommended app that doesn't require root? I haven't rooted my Note yet as I do not wish to wipe everything off of it :\. I'm hoping that a root method comes out that doesn't require wiping it soon.
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Since the hosts file is located on the /system partition, normally read-only during use, root privileges are required to change it

Brandonrz said:
I got rid of it because it made YouTube 7 minutes to load a video because it was blocking the adds, and YouTube just keeps on timing out on the adds just keep trying to reload. Eventually YouTube gives up trying to load the ad and plays the vid.
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What's nice about Adaway is that you can add whichever URL youtube uses for ads to your "whitelist" within the app.
Another example would be that I "blacklist" mtalk.google.com to reduce my google wakelocks/better battery life because i don't use Google Talk at all

NeoMagus said:
I just switched over to AdAway as well since Adfree stopped working
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+1
So far so good with this switch

[REQUEST] Tapatalk version before the major change

As many of you probably know, the new version of Tapatalk is a hot mess. I wish I've read the comments before upgrading.
Anyone happen to have the apk of the version prior to the major change in the UI and functionality?

I'll dig around in all my backups.
There are so many issues with the update:
1. The app is now ad-supported, but it's free! I paid for the app so I wouldn't see ads.
2. Forum navigation is cumbersome. Why would you force users to tap the most difficult spot to navigate?
3. Everything I load XDA, the "failed to connect to forum" toast pops up. I believe that renders the mark forum as read button useless.
4. 2 start new topic buttons while the mark as read button is hidden in a menu.
5. Color scheme.
6. There's no way to sort your subscribed subforums.
7. What's with the collage at the top once you connect to a forum? All that does is force users to scroll just to see what they want.
8. I could go on by I've got better things to do.

Yeah, it's a complete disaster. Check the attachment, that's version 4.9.5, right before the major UI redesign.
Anyway it just got updated to version 4.10.1.

^ Thanks!
I also paid for the Pro version. The strange thing is that out of the blue (about 2 weeks ago), the Pro version won't allow attachment uploads. It displayed a message to download the version from the Play Store and logging in with a Tapatalk ID to have that functionality and also (coincidentally?) the app force closes every time it's opened shortly after.
That pretty much made me install the version from the Play Store. I smell something is going on to force the current users to download the current ad version. I don't think it is fair for the ones that paid to get rid of the ads.

anewday said:
^ Thanks!
I also paid for the Pro version. The strange thing is that out of the blue (about 2 weeks ago), the Pro version won't allow attachment uploads. It displayed a message to download the version from the Play Store and logging in with a Tapatalk ID to have that functionality and also (coincidentally?) the app force closes every time it's opened shortly after.
That pretty much made me install the version from the Play Store. I smell something is going on to force the current users to download the current ad version. I don't think it is fair for the ones that paid to get rid of the ads.
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AFAIK there's no pro version anymore. The one attached is the free version, the one and only version of Tapatalk that's in the play store.
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Reinkaos said:
AFAIK there's no pro version anymore. The one attached is the free version, the one and only version of Tapatalk that's in the play store.
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I know, haven't updated the app in over a year. It worked fine which is why I never upgraded.

I downloaded the apk but it won't let me install. When I tap on "Install" nothing happens, I could only tap on "Cancel"

anewday said:
I know, haven't updated the app in over a year. It worked fine which is why I never upgraded.
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A year lol. I just upgraded to 4.10.1. It's still sucks, I think I'm gonna go back to 4.9.5.
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Either I'm really dumb and blind, or there is no option to mark a forum as read.

anewday said:
I downloaded the apk but it won't let me install. When I tap on "Install" nothing happens, I could only tap on "Cancel"
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Are you using Lux? Or other screen dimmer app?
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Reinkaos said:
Are you using Lux? Or other screen dimmer app?
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I'm using Lux.

anewday said:
I'm using Lux.
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Try disabling Lux first before you install.
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Reinkaos said:
Try disabling Lux first before you install.
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Thanks, that was it.

Reinkaos said:
Yeah, it's a complete disaster. Check the attachment, that's version 4.9.5, right before the major UI redesign.
Anyway it just got updated to version 4.10.1.
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Thanks, I've been looking around for this. Today is only the second time I've felt hosed by an app update, but woooo this is a doosey.
nhizzat said:
Either I'm really dumb and blind, or there is no option to mark a forum as read.
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I believe I saw it in a drop-down menu somewhere. But I'd gone back to Tapatalk Pro temporarily so I don't have it handy to check.

I've also gone back to the Pro version. It is so much better without all the unnecessary bloat.

MM update. Default apps issue.

Hi guys
Just installed the MM update for my Note 4. Didn't notice any difference at first, then discovered that Allcast no longer streams to my Xbox DLNA, and also now in the gallery whenever you click on a video it gives you the choice of apps to open it with ONCE then automatically sets that as the default, so if I want to open a video in a different player I now have to go into app manager and clear the defaults. Then I can open with the app I want. But that gets set as default too so it never ends.
This is really REALLY annoying.
Please does anyone know of a fix around this?
Many thanks.
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Indeed a very annoying update all around!
No fix, but an app called 'Better open with'.

macmobile said:
Indeed a very annoying update all around!
No fix, but an app called 'Better open with'.
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+1 for this, been using it for years: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.betteropenwith
Basically you set it as the default app for opening a particular file type or link, and then within this app you can choose which other apps are allowed to open said files or links. You can also have a countdown to open with a default choice, giving you a few seconds to choose an alternative.

Been meaning to ask this since I upgraded to MM, always thought that this was a stupid MM feature, but now I see this is a bug right?
Thanks to that app anyway, don't like unnecessary apps, but still better than annoyance caused by waste of time.

It's not a bug, it's a further stupidity from Samsung. You can find this so called feature nobody wants on other devices as well (Note 5 and S7).

Thanks guys. Will try that app out.
This is without doubt the worst software update yet, so much to complain about!
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GunnerGeezer said:
Thanks guys. Will try that app out.
This is without doubt the worst software update yet, so much to complain about!
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And yet, everyone wanted it sooooo bad!
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