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Facebook for android ! GETS chat and more

http://www.androidcentral.com/facebook-andrd-finally-gets-chat#comment-88354
This is one you guys have been wanting for a while -- Android's Facebook app finally has proper Facebook chat. And push notifications. Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus. You can get the Version 1.5.0 update now in the Android Market, and we've got download links after the break. Now excuse us while we pester some Facebook friends

ebuddy can satisfy all your IM needs

thanks for the notice. updating now. i always have felt unsatisfied with the facebook apps on mobile devices (winmo first and now android). let's see how this update does

I am not getting notifications

BigRick10 said:
I am not getting notifications
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Hell, I am, its starting to get annoying too! lol.

I don't get sound on notifications. That sucks.
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yep just updated and is working great

if theres no notifications and sound you may have to turn em on in settings they're in there

Its on silent so you have to change it.
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I don't get notifications or sounds from im's
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I dont see an option for push notifications
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Same
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No push notifications either

The i'm notification is coming through for me but no sound or vibrate....thats all thats missing ;(

on the main screen menu>settings> notification >set ringtone...
most people never used the app like this before its working fine for me

Tried that the im will come thru and still wont vibrate or play ringtone i set.

Push notifications aren't working for me at all on CM6 build #200.
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No push notifications here, either. Still just the same old options for sync times.

What Rom are you using? From what I understand, notifications are supposed to push as long as you have them enabled, but I'm not having any luck. Hopefully they release an update soon. People seem to have varying luck right now and it's a feature I always missed from the WebOS Facebook app.
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J4mm1nJ03 said:
What Rom are you using? From what I understand, notifications are supposed to push as long as you have them enabled, but I'm not having any luck. Hopefully they release an update soon. People seem to have varying luck right now and it's a feature I always missed from the WebOS Facebook app.
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I am on Myn's rls4.

Facebook 1.5 update!!!

with Facebook chat And Push notifications! holy sss****!!

I couldn't care less about chat, but it's nice to see the push notifications. Maybe their rating will finally improve now since most of the bad reviews seemed to be because of the lack of chat.

Thanks for the info!

Wow, great news. I was talking today with a friend how companies stopped givin' love to android apps while giving better stuff to iPhone users.

Yup cause iPhone apps cost money but android apps are free
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malicenfz said:
Yup cause iPhone apps cost money but android apps are free
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Facebook's iPhone app ain't free?
BTW, does push notifications work on Eclair? I heard somewhere they only work on Froyo. And if they do work on Eclair, how do I activate em? I told a friend to post something on my wall and I didn't received the notification so I guess it ain't working on my phone and I have 2.1.

malicenfz said:
Yup cause iPhone apps cost money but android apps are free
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ummmm?
what?
facebook app is free
the android facebook app has been terrible until recently its finally starting to come around. thats the only thing i truly miss about my iphone was the better facebook app....
your post doesnt even make sense in the context of this discussion.

Oh im sorry I thought you said APPS in general not just this app. My bad
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I been using tweetdeck, their notification refresh rate is faster. I think fb app is every 30 mins, and td can be refreshed down to 3 mins.
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FREEEEEeeeeeeeee

Still suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks!

Push notification its only for chat not friends request , messages ect.
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Wait, so push is not for notifications , like comments and stuff.
whats the use then really?

dammit
FB said push notifications on works on devices 2.2 or higher...... DAMM YOU SAMSUNG!

Roms, never wait for a rom, do it yourself.. there are 100's of roms out there, play with one

and brick ur phone XD
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good thing i havent used an eclair ROM for a while already. push notifications work fine for me on the froyo ROM im running.

whats the best froyo rom?

mehh..
almost imposable to brick your phone.. you can for sure mess something up, but there are soo many ways to get into recovery mode to install another rom, install a different rom, or even go back to stock.
not to mention, Google made Android open source for a reason, so that people can mess with what they want.
anyways, i have tried lots of 2.2 roms, and I am glad i have, since Samsung will take too long to update to 2.2 on their own. can't wait for 2.3 and even more battery saving.

Best froyo rom for me its Ddpj6 Doc.03 no bugs at all with themes addons.
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Facebook Woes

Probably the only complaint I have about my new phone is the lack of a 100% working Facebook experience.
The Facebook app seems to periodically just stop updating/issuing notifications for periods at a time.
TweetDeck works for awhile but then suddenly loses my settings.
Seemic doesn't automatically update/issue notifications at all plus I don't like the fact that the updates from multiple services aren't integrated in one stream like Tweetdeck does.
Not sure what other options I have at this point.

Mine seems to work fine
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One of the things that worked super well for me on my old phone was "fim" but sadly, I dont think that its available for android, just winmo. Hopefully the devs decide to port it

If you go Settings->Account and Sync, is background data/auto-sync turned on?
also down where it says "Manage Accounts" make sure it's turned on also.

Yea dude mine us working fine. Check your settings?
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benholman said:
If you go Settings->Account and Sync, is background data/auto-sync turned on?
also down where it says "Manage Accounts" make sure it's turned on also.
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yup and yup.
I actually have two facebook items listed here.. the first seems to be for that social updates its called Facebook SocialUpdates when I go in to its details. I have that turned off. When its turned on it generates session expired errors and when I gave it my login it won't accept the password (I've verified the pw is correct).
The other just says Facebook in its details and that is on.
edit: maybe there's another app its conflicting with... frustrating.

DarienA said:
yup and yup.
I actually have two facebook items listed here.. the first seems to be for that social updates its called Facebook SocialUpdates when I go in to its details. I have that turned off. When its turned on it generates session expired errors and when I gave it my login it won't accept the password (I've verified the pw is correct).
The other just says Facebook in its details and that is on.
edit: maybe there's another app its conflicting with... frustrating.
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Are you running stock? If you're rooted, what I would try is making a back up of your apps using Titanium Backup and then uninstalling all your social networking apps that could be conflicting with it and then reinstall only facebook from the market and see if that helps. Again, that's just what I would try. Good luck

I'm running stock, but I think I'll take your advice anyway and uninstall all the social network apps... can't hurt.

I would have to agree with you, DarienA, of all three OS's, facebook for android is the worst. I mostly speak about the options available in this app version. I am a little biased as my previous phone had FB 2.0 and it was very nice, plus the push notifications were almost instant. Just my two cents on facebook for android.

SkySoldier said:
I would have to agree with you, DarienA, of all three OS's, facebook for android is the worst. I mostly speak about the options available in this app version. I am a little biased as my previous phone had FB 2.0 and it was very nice, plus the push notifications were almost instant. Just my two cents on facebook for android.
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My work phone is a Blackberry Torch. I've been spoiled by its FB app.

SkySoldier said:
I would have to agree with you, DarienA, of all three OS's, facebook for android is the worst. I mostly speak about the options available in this app version. I am a little biased as my previous phone had FB 2.0 and it was very nice, plus the push notifications were almost instant. Just my two cents on facebook for android.
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I would have to disagree. The fb app for iPhone is awful.
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Besides the App needing the ability to delete comments, seeing all who like something and built in video uploads, I've not had issues with it.
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Spoke too soon..they just added Video Upload and the ability to remove comments today...LOL.
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garak0410 said:
Spoke too soon..they just added Video Upload and the ability to remove comments today...LOL.
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How do you remove comments?

It'd be nice to be able to tag photos. I don't think you can do that with the iphone FB app either though.

bassistguy said:
It'd be nice to be able to tag photos. I don't think you can do that with the iphone FB app either though.
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Yeah you can. The app just never functioned for me properly on my iPhone. Never got my notifications, comments wouldn't load...I'm having much better experiences with the android app.
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lost2030 said:
How do you remove comments?
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Well upon further investigation, you can only remove posts or comments that originated from the app...at least that's what I've seen so far.
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Tweetdeck.
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[HOWTO] Fix Facebook notifications!

This is a post from Android Central member ccw1134:
"So let's set the table here. Facebook Push Notifications are the golden egg that we're all looking for. Well after reading this you can go obsess about something else...finally (I know I will). I have been beyond frustrated with the chaos that has surrounded this subject. I've spent way too many hours reading and reading then reading some more. I am proud to say that I finally cracked the elusive Facebook Push problem.
I switched from Verizon to Sprint last week (work decision) so I went from a Droid Incredible to a EVO 3D. I was hoping that my Push notification would work when I switched since they never had. To my dismay they did not. My daughter went from a BB Curve to the Motorola XPRT and her FB push notifications worked! She always would always say "Dad you're phone's not so Incredible now, is it?" So when I got my EVO 3D and it didn't work I really became obsessed. After comparing settings on both phones and Facebook settings I found the one anomaly. The list of authorized apps within Facebook (Account dropdown>Account Settings>Applications on the right side of the page) on the computer showed "Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones" on hers but not mine. It's so simple yet outside of the box. The key is BlackBerry permissions! I am willing to bet that everyone who has working notifications on Android came from a BlackBerry. Okay onto the good stuff.
- Find someone with a working BlackBerry. This could be a friend or any store that has activated demo phones. - Using the Facebook app on the BB log into your account and wait for your stuff to start appearing. I did not log into email or anything else, just FB. - After you see your Newsfeed updated with your information simply log out. - Go into your FB settings on your Android phone and check the Notifications box. The refresh interval doesn't matter (it can even be set to Never). - Notifications should start appearing as you get them (Comments, Wall Posts, Pokes, Likes, Messages, etc.)
I did notice a couple of things that I hope get improved in the notification process. Messages and Friend Requests have their own separate icons for notifications just as they always have. Comments, Wall Posts, , Tagging, Pokes and Likes all share the new notification icon that you will start seeing. Because of this if someone pokes you and then you get a comment or whatever, your Poke notification is gone (I'm assuming because the FB App doesn't officially support Poking yet therefore it doesn't know how to handle that notification) and won't know who poked you. Also if you should happen to click on the poke notification doesn't take you anywhere useful, just the list of notifications (for the same reasons listed in the previous sentence). This is a small sacrifice for now. If someone tags you in a post (I assume a picture will be the same way) you also will still get an email notification to whatever email you use. Just an FYI on that.
For the record I am on Sprint using a nonrooted HTC EVO 3D running 2.3.3 and Facebook is version 1.6.3. I do not believe the carrier, phone model, OS or Facebook version matter but I know there are those out there who want to know this type of stuff."
I will be trying this out, seems promising according to replies there!
(mods, I wasn't sure if this would be the right place so feel free to move it.)
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Interesting! Bookmarked!
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Nope. I came from BB to Android and while I had notifications working about a month ago with a FB app update (nothing to do with switching from BB to Android), they no longer work and they didn't work when I initially switched over either.
I just checked my account settings and the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones is still listed there and still has permissions.
Think it is just a coincidence for you.

TheIgster said:
Nope. I came from BB to Android and while I had notifications working about a month ago with a FB app update (nothing to do with switching from BB to Android), they no longer work and they didn't work when I initially switched over either.
I just checked my account settings and the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones is still listed there and still has permissions.
Think it is just a coincidence for you.
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Well this wasn't me, I have yet to try it. It's a repost of something from Android Central.
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I don't know what the difference is but I installed the blacked out Facebook located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200174
And I now receive notifications for the first time. I just installed the apk today so for me it worked and I have no reason to understand, just that I now get notifications. Can someone else confirm with this that they receive notifications?

The only way i got them to work was to create a new fb account.
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Wow it worked thanks!!!
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I had a blackberry before the hero .It never worked. On facebook website it shows facebook for blackberry but it hasn't been used in 6 months. Im going to delete it and try my old blackberry if i can find it.

LowQue27 said:
Wow it worked thanks!!!
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there's a button for that!
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Sure fire way to fix this:
Deactivate, then immediately reactivate your account. It's kind of a reset button.
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hoovnick said:
Sure fire way to fix this:
Deactivate, then immediately reactivate your account. It's kind of a reset button.
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really. and that won't cause any issues with Facebook?
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sageDieu said:
really. and that won't cause any issues with Facebook?
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Nope, did it last night. Deactivated, then signed back in to reactivate, all from the browser. All your settings, friends, and such stay the same. Now I get every notification.

So you deactivated your whole account from the computer browser? Then reactivated it? No blackberry hoops to jump through.
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dam about time!!!

Funny, it didn't work. Then as soon as I opened facebook app , I got a notification. Still no push.
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yamaford said:
So you deactivated your whole account from the computer browser? Then reactivated it? No blackberry hoops to jump through.
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I just did it from the phone browser.
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Nope. I had a BlackBerry before my G1, and I still use BlackBerrys occasionally, including Facebook. I have gotten a total of two notifications from Facebook on Android, and it has never worked since.

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Nope, did it last night. Deactivated, then signed back in to reactivate, all from the browser. All your settings, friends, and such stay the same. Now I get every notification.
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Are you sure it's all ok? I'm a page administrator too and it's clearly written that I won't get back my administration rights back automaticaly if I deactivate...

i moved the facebook app to the SD card then back to my phone and it seemed to have fixed notifications for me

Wow. So many different fixes it almost seems like coincidence now. I know facebook is free and all and we shouldn't ***** but those guys are getting rich and not really giving anything back. I mean come on? Don't you think somebody that works for them uses android app and can see it sucks?
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[Q] How Do We Get Facebook Push Notifications Working Properly?

Hi All,
First, I wanna say that you guys are so freakin awesome! I've been an xda lurker for a while, but figured it's time for me to join and interact with my fellow HTC Sensation-ers.
It'd be a good chance for me to contribute to these forums, as well as getting some help for my Sensation problems. Glad to be a part of you guys now
Question: Why doesn't Facebook for Android push notifications work on my Sensation 4G?
Background Info: Private Messages in Facebook get pushed, but regular notifications (e.g. wall posts, comments, likes) do not get pushed to my device.
Went into facebook settings, and everything it's at its default values (never touched a thing). Notifications are on.
Other information pertaining to situation: Background data is ON. Always-On mobile data has been tried on and off. Same results both ways.
Can you help a brotha out?
Thanks, guys! I look forward to being a part of your community.

I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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fr0zenblood75 said:
I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.

Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?

LPChris47 said:
Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.
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Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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newter55 said:
Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?
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Thanks for your suggestion, newter55!
I'm not familiar with friendcaster. Is it a facebook for android alternative and does it do push notifications? Thanks.
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Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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So at least it's not just me
Anyways, I appreciate the help fr0zenblood75! Nice to meet you

Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....

newter55 said:
Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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Interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks again, newter55
supercobaltss said:
I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....
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It sucks that the Facebook app is garbage
I guess the developer has no incentive to get the app working properly for everybody, seeing that it's not ad-supported.