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Facebook albums on Android gallery. Possible?

Today I was playing with Picasa albums on the Android gallery and was curious if there are Facebook APIs that would allow the gallery to display facebook albums similar to how they display Picasa albums. (run on sentence?)
I recall reading in the past that facebook opened up APIs for displaying photo albums outside of FB, but I was not sure if anyone has thought of adding this functionaliy.
If it is not possible to add to Gallery, is there another photo program besides the built in FB app that will pull FB photos?

The new MyTouch Slide does this.
I'm not a dev or anything, so I couldn't tell you how it's done though.

hoyter said:
Today I was playing with Picasa albums on the Android gallery and was curious if there are Facebook APIs that would allow the gallery to display facebook albums similar to how they display Picasa albums. (run on sentence?)
I recall reading in the past that facebook opened up APIs for displaying photo albums outside of FB, but I was not sure if anyone has thought of adding this functionaliy.
If it is not possible to add to Gallery, is there another photo program besides the built in FB app that will pull FB photos?
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It's there already in Sense. Get an Android made by HTC all you'll be able to do it. It's cool!

I'm considering (if I can find a little time) to extend the gallery app to allow it to be extended to support additional sources of networked albums. Gallery uses android data sources to get the images to and has a class which concatenates two data sources, one for local files, the other for picasa. Extending this to concatenate any number of providers and querying the android system for them would allow this to be extensible.
My goal is to add support for gallery3 (gallery.menalto.com), but facebook, flikr or any other photo service with a suitable API could be added.

tuxfoo said:
I'm considering (if I can find a little time) to extend the gallery app to allow it to be extended to support additional sources of networked albums. Gallery uses android data sources to get the images to and has a class which concatenates two data sources, one for local files, the other for picasa. Extending this to concatenate any number of providers and querying the android system for them would allow this to be extensible.
My goal is to add support for gallery3 (gallery.menalto.com), but facebook, flikr or any other photo service with a suitable API could be added.
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Interested in the Gallery3 support as well.

tbrummell said:
Interested in the Gallery3 support as well.
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Great! I'll PM you if I ever get around to working on it and have something usable for you to test.
I did look into it a little bit more and it looks like things are not abstracted quite as well as I had originally thought, which means its a lot more work.

There was an app for the G1 (at least that was how it was labelled, worked fine on my Magic) that worked on Gallery2. Since Gallery3 is a re-write, I doubt it works anymore. I think I found it in the Market.

Morenicano said:
It's there already in Sense. Get an Android made by HTC all you'll be able to do it. It's cool!
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Thank you for pointing this out!! I had no idea! I freaking love this phone! If it could give bj's and make sandwiches I think I'd marry it. ;-)

[APP][2.1+]SyncMyPix - ICS-JB and Facebook Fix-(Better High Res Pic Update)

Hi,
I don't like to give my info to third party libraries or apps,so i've managed to fix SyncMyPix for ICS. Also fixed facebook functions. I'm uploading apk and source here.
I also added fql to fetch fullsize facebook photos.
To use it,
1)You have to create an application on your facebook account from developers.facebook.com.
There is an video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDeaKrWR7WA&feature=relmfu -> thanks to google
2)After creation enter your facebook "application id" to "Application Id field on preferences of application".
https://developers.facebook.com/attachment/android_devapp_basic.png <- in this picture the APP_ID part is your application id.
(dont click on green square)
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/getting-started/facebook-sdk-for-android/3.0/ -> step 4
Add this key as android key
Code:
it's not needed anymore, use it as web app
3)Enable high res photos, and disable crop from preferences.
4)When you touch sync facebook login form will appear, (it's facebook's own login dialog) and login to your facebook account from application.
5)If you didn't add your application to your facebook account it will ask you to authorize it.
6)It will automatically fetch contact photos. (If it doesnt start click sync again, it will not ask your facebook details again)
I could have given my application id to you but there would be no point to use this application if i had done it. There are lots of applications on market.
Also if you understand compiling from source you can set application id from string.xml -> "facebook_api_key"
My source code repo of syncmypix:
https://github.com/Deadknight/SyncMyPix
Have fun
Update (special-3):
*It works on 4.2.2 emulator
*Highly increased image resolution.
*Because of change in facebook fetch type, it will be a little bit slower than other releases while syncing
*Apk is signed use the key provided above to enable facebook app over it
Update (special-2):
*Fixed crop view
*Increased resolution of images, Still a little choppy but better from before.
There is a way to implement high res photos with real size. But rooting required and i don't have time to research it .
*Some small bug fixes.
PS:Thanks Neil Loknath for fantastic base code.
PS 2:Tested on Nexus-HD2 Rom v2.3
Use special-3 version, older ones left for testing

Are you going to pass it upstream, they use svn: https://code.google.com/p/syncmypix/source/checkout

Hi,
Nope, i'm not sure which one he is using github or google. Also if anyone wants i attached source.

You lost me at "application id"

I think it works for me.

Update on tutorial for the guys cannot do.

Quick question:
Is this the same as using HaxSync or Facebook Profile Sync?
They both do 256x256 images I think, if not higher.

Update:
*Fixed crop view
*Increased resolution of images, Still a little choppy but better from before.
There is a way to implement high res photos with real size. But rooting required and i don't have time to research it .
*Some small bug fixes.
Quiksilver78 said:
Quick question:
Is this the same as using HaxSync or Facebook Profile Sync?
They both do 256x256 images I think, if not higher.
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I don't know how they work, but i added the functions that has to be used to add contact photo without hacking. Last version's quality is good. Try it yourself

Works great so far! Thanks for the update.
I didn't see anything in the thread about the difference between the special and special2? Could you clarify which is the best to use?

use special 2,
i left old one, if something wrong happens with new one.

are the attached apk's ones we can use or do we still have to make the app ?

You're app keeps giving me errors and the Facebook login prompt thingy is giving me an error as well.
Jelly Bean btw.
your app force closed and then it worked....odd.

Quick question, can i choose what fb name to sync with what name? I don't sync the fb contacts with my google contacts, but a display picture for the people would be sweet, but i have them all with nicknames in the phone and not the name as in fb.

will this fix where sense has blurry photos? and which apk should i install for that?

Does it work with MIUI4?
Hello.
Thanks for the hard work.
Does this app sync photos properly with MIUI4? I think they use a higher resolution that normal.
Mo.

CheesyNutz said:
are the attached apk's ones we can use or do we still have to make the app ?
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yeah, do i still go through the whole video and all the steps?
im just confused as to what the first part with making the app has to do with anything...

quorn23 said:
Quick question, can i choose what fb name to sync with what name? I don't sync the fb contacts with my google contacts, but a display picture for the people would be sweet, but i have them all with nicknames in the phone and not the name as in fb.
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yes you can, the smart name matching sort of linked the wrong people for me but i guess its fixable

Does this sync Phone nos like it used to on Gingerbread?

quorn23 said:
Quick question, can i choose what fb name to sync with what name? I don't sync the fb contacts with my google contacts, but a display picture for the people would be sweet, but i have them all with nicknames in the phone and not the name as in fb.
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Yes, you can chose it from results view, long press the facebook username and click link to contact.
This program not intended to work with gingerbread, also i'm not sure it will work on 4.1.
You can use the attached apk, video is for creating facebook application. You will use that application id to fetch photos from facebook.
The application fetches the best sized photo on facebook profile, it will use highest resolution.

Deadknight said:
Yes, you can chose it from results view, long press the facebook username and click link to contact.
This program not intended to work with gingerbread, also i'm not sure it will work on 4.1.
You can use the attached apk, video is for creating facebook application. You will use that application id to fetch photos from facebook.
The application fetches the best sized photo on facebook profile, it will use highest resolution.
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so whats the app do that u create? like whats its purpose?

[Q] Apps for Jelly Bean

Hello All
This is my first post in XDA. I am new to Android and to Nexus 4. I want your advise in choosing some apps, as I have found some drawbacks in the native apps:
1. No speed limits in GMaps - Ulysse Speedometer is a good app to overlay your speed over Maps but speed limit is not visible.
2. No composer filtering in GMusic - I am used to this feature and have my music setup for my old iPod
3. No way to remove Picasa albums from Gallery - I think the only option is to delete all my albums and create a local copy.
4. No way to review photo immediately after capture - This is important; sometimes if for some reason, the photo does not come out well and if I can re-capture the moment, I have to go into Gallery to review it.
5. No drafts syncing of my corporate email account - Important feature for me.
6. No Facebook contact sync - I found some apps to sync photos, Bdays - but not anything close to LinkedIn type of syncing for Facebook in the Contacts app.
If you recommend any apps to overcome any of these drawbacks, that would be helpful. Thanks!

1. Sorry, I don't care for speed limits since I don't have a driving license
2. Poweramp - the best player for Android IMO
3. Quickpic
4. If you're rooted, search for Android 4.2 Camera here on XDA...swipe to quickly review the photo and then swipe back to return to the camera
5. Sorry...I only use gmail
6. Haxsync - paid, but the best

Thanks for your reply tadeas482. I appreciate it!

sudhanjaya said:
Thanks for your reply tadeas482. I appreciate it!
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[Q] newbie to android. Have some Q's

Hi TIA for helping.
issues need help with
1) how do i play music movies? on the ios itunes handle everything. i searched and most mfg has their own skinned player, but naked android??? cant figure it out.
2) how do i delete photos from "gallery" autobackup album?
3) is there a app to import profile pics to contacts from G+ (even if they are not in your circle). I had luck with a FB importer called sync.me
4) whats a good flash light app that doesnt require launching the app to activate. ie: activate with 3taps of the volume key.
5) can some explain to me hangouts. someone said its like imessage but i dont get it yet. imessage was based on phone# or email. hangouts if i am understanding is tied to your circles (of which i have 0). please correct me if i have it wrong.
6) is there a way to see notifications on the lock screen with a swipe down. (i have a pin enabled). - i dont like unlocking to see the notifications.

1) Google play music or any music player you get on the play store will easily play any music. For Android, there is no itunes (duh) , so either download music and have it on googles cloud services, or you can drag and drop the mp3 files into your phone.
2) Well if these photos are from your google account/gmail , heres what you can do first go to settings -> Google -> under accounts select the gmail -> uncheck Google Photos or Google+ photos. Then from your homescreen, hit the app drawer, press and hold gallery, drag it to the top where it says app info. Then press clear all data and clear all cache (this doesnt delete any photos, so it wont cause any harm). By doing this you won't have the auto synced photos anymore.
4) theres plent of flashlight apps that all do the same. just search up flashlight on playstore and the first few results are your best bets.

donald.dk said:
Hi TIA for helping.
issues need help with
1) how do i play music movies? on the ios itunes handle everything. i searched and most mfg has their own skinned player, but naked android??? cant figure it out.
2) how do i delete photos from "gallery" autobackup album?
3) is there a app to import profile pics to contacts from G+ (even if they are not in your circle). I had luck with a FB importer called sync.me
4) whats a good flash light app that doesnt require launching the app to activate. ie: activate with 3taps of the volume key.
5) can some explain to me hangouts. someone said its like imessage but i dont get it yet. imessage was based on phone# or email. hangouts if i am understanding is tied to your circles (of which i have 0). please correct me if i have it wrong.
6) is there a way to see notifications on the lock screen with a swipe down. (i have a pin enabled). - i dont like unlocking to see the notifications.
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1) Google Play music comes with your phone and its awesome. You can use it as a subscription for unlimited streaming or upload your own music and stream it (or DL onto the device).
2) Go to settings>apps>all>gallery>delete cache and app data (you'll also want to go to settings>accounts>google account>uncheck the photo account stuff from there.
3)Unsure, try going to G+ app and having it sync contacts
4)I use smart tools...it has a bunch of tools in it and also includes a flashlight "widget". To add a widget, go to your app drawer, press widgets at the top and drag and drop the widget onto your home screen.
5) Hangouts is just a central location or Google hangouts and SMS. You can hangout with your friends if they also have hangouts or you can SMS them normally.
6) I don't think you can swipe down when you have a PIN (defeats the purpose of the pin). Try Dashclock in the app store. It has some cool extensions and might be able to help.
Let us know if you need any more help!

Thanks everyone.
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Google+ Photos... a nightmare to use?

Google Photos looks really good but that's pretty much where the magic ends, I don't know if I'm using it wrong but mass deleting photos for example is a nightmare (on android and on desktop) there's no option to select all pictures, , no option to save a copy of all the photos to the computer, I have to pick the photos I want one by one , there's no option to delete the pictures of the auto backup on the android app and on desktop when I try to delete pictures it keeps crashing it doesnt matter if I'm using Chrome or Firefox
Random complain: I can't believe you can't send more than one picture af a time using hangouts
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I wouldn't call it a nightmare but it does have some drawbacks. When you have auto upload turned on it generates a lot of extra deleting for me as well. The best you can do is select multiple at the same time as I dont think there is a delete folder option. I think you can select multiple to download as well but no there is not a download all option.

Baffling Pictures
Valdeck said:
I wouldn't call it a nightmare but it does have some drawbacks. When you have auto upload turned on it generates a lot of extra deleting for me as well. The best you can do is select multiple at the same time as I dont think there is a delete folder option. I think you can select multiple to download as well but no there is not a download all option.
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I am completely baffled with taking storing and transferring pictures. I'm a real noobie with android and smart camera. I started experimenting with the Nexus 5's camera today. I took two pictures and couldn't figure where the pictures are. There are two apps, Photos and Gallery. Once I began to crop and adjusted exposure, the nightmare began. Suddenly there are back up files sent to Google + and trying to send pictures to my computer was a separate nightmare. I managed to transfer some pictures to my Google Drive, but what a mess, I still don't know what I did and couldn't repeat my transfer again. Forget about deleting Google+ pictures. there were a couple of "Can't delete this file" messages.
My question is, is there a primer for how to save and transfer pictures on the Nexus 5. I hate fumbling around my phone, Im afraid that I may cause some real damage that way. So far in order take one picture ends up traveling from Camera to Photos to Gallery to Drive to Google+ and a DCIM folder. Descriptions like nightmare, baffling and mess comes to mind.

A sort of clumsy workaround is to use Dropbox's camera backup. That will get your pics on your computer.
Then you can manually upload the pictures you want to G+. I use Picasa for this on Windows. If you enable sync for your albums, autoawesome'd pictures get downloaded back form G+ to your computer again.
Not ideal, but easier than dealing with the autobackup hassle, I feel.

Nexus 5 picture nightmare
greenkabbage said:
A sort of clumsy workaround is to use Dropbox's camera backup. That will get your pics on your computer.
Then you can manually upload the pictures you want to G+. I use Picasa for this on Windows. If you enable sync for your albums, autoawesome'd pictures get downloaded back form G+ to your computer again.
Not ideal, but easier than dealing with the autobackup hassle, I feel.
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Thanks for your suggestion, but that's at least a level beyond my understanding. I'm in need of understanding basics about how and where files go. Where does the original file go, are edited files saved? If so, where are they? What Apps display what? Are Google+ pictures linked or copied? I thought Lightroom had a steep learning curve, but the Nexus 5 picture handling feels mind numbing and confusing. I'll figure it out sooner or later, but it would be nice to have a manual of some kind, instead of hunt and peck your way through. I was able to upload picture files up to my Google Drive, but it's not obvious. I just need to remember how I did it and what was the logic involved. I also need to figure out what gets sync'd, which just adds to my confusion. It feels that Android's automatic processes to display pictures to Google+ gums up basic photo editing work flow.

Where does the original file go, are edited files saved? If so, where are they?
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The photos go onto the internal 'sdcard' into the folder 'DCIM/Camera'
If you edit files in the Gallery app, the edited files you save end up there as well.
Not 100% sure the original, unedited files are kept, but you can undo all changes you made by pressing the 3 dots for the menu, then choosing "Reset". In other words, editing photos on your phone will always keep a backup of the original photo.
What Apps display what?
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Both Gallery and Photos show the images you have on your Nexus.
Gallery has a bit more 'normal' layout, where you can pick the folder on the SDcard or G+ Album you want to look at.
In Photos you have the "Camera" and "Highlights" tabs. Camera shows you photos on your device.
Highlights show you a handful of photos from albums that are synced from G+.
Are Google+ pictures linked or copied? & I also need to figure out what gets sync'd
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If you have AutoBackup enabled in "Photos" or Google+ (Photos is technically part of G+) then all photos you take will be uploaded to your Google+ Photo section/Picasa webalbums. These pictures are private and only you can see them until you choose to share them. In the G+ Photo they have a special section called "Auto Backup" under the "More" menu where you can find all those photos for moving them to Albums etc.
Now my approach is to not use G+ Autobackup, but to use the camera backup feature of Dropbox. This way, all my photos get synced to my computer first, then I manually upload my images to G+ for sharing. For archive purposes, I use Picasa to upload folders to the Google servers after I have sorted and processed the files locally.
Hope that helped explain some of the points.

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Hope that helped explain some of the points.
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Yes, your explanations are helpful. Thanks a bunch.

greenkabbage said:
The photos go onto the internal 'sdcard' into the folder 'DCIM/Camera'
If you edit files in the Gallery app, the edited files you save end up there as well.
Not 100% sure the original, unedited files are kept, but you can undo all changes you made by pressing the 3 dots for the menu, then choosing "Reset". In other words, editing photos on your phone will always keep a backup of the original photo.
Both Gallery and Photos show the images you have on your Nexus.
Gallery has a bit more 'normal' layout, where you can pick the folder on the SDcard or G+ Album you want to look at.
In Photos you have the "Camera" and "Highlights" tabs. Camera shows you photos on your device.
Highlights show you a handful of photos from albums that are synced from G+.
If you have AutoBackup enabled in "Photos" or Google+ (Photos is technically part of G+) then all photos you take will be uploaded to your Google+ Photo section/Picasa webalbums. These pictures are private and only you can see them until you choose to share them. In the G+ Photo they have a special section called "Auto Backup" under the "More" menu where you can find all those photos for moving them to Albums etc.
Now my approach is to not use G+ Autobackup, but to use the camera backup feature of Dropbox. This way, all my photos get synced to my computer first, then I manually upload my images to G+ for sharing. For archive purposes, I use Picasa to upload folders to the Google servers after I have sorted and processed the files locally.
Hope that helped explain some of the points.
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That's exactly what I do with my photos, i deactivated Photos (google+) auto upload feature, because it only backups the photos on the cloud, not on my computer, It would be ideal if google Drive had an option to upload the photos to your computer, I ended up using Dropbox's auto backup feature

Just saw that Google axed the gallery on 4.4.2 on the Xperia Z ultra, quite interesting , they really new to step up their game is they're planning on axing it too on the nexus 5

Chad_Petree said:
Just saw that Google axed the gallery on 4.4.2 on the Xperia Z ultra, quite interesting , they really new to step up their game is they're planning on axing it too on the nexus 5
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What's so special about Gallery? There are tons of third-party apps you can use if you don't like Photos.
Why not try "Gallery KK"?
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tjtj4444 said:
What's so special about Gallery? There are tons of third-party apps you can use if you don't like Photos.
Why not try "Gallery KK"?
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I really really like the look of Photos , i'm just pissed that it's missing functionality that the old Gallery had, that's all , I checked your recommendation but it's only the stock gallery app, improved , I guess I'll continue to use the old Gallery app until they fix Photos