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[Q] Facebook Widget issues
the facebook widget force closes at every attempt to use. I am running the initial build (not update 1 or 2). Is anyone else having this issue? Btw, the app works just fine.

Will not work on mine either

Yeah doesn't work on mine either

This is a stupid bug in facebook code where they pass a null intent and Honeycomb won't allow this. Same issue as Google Voice. Can be fixed, but not really worth it. Facebook widget sucks, and the app is updated often

I can't seem to be able to access Facebook through the stock browser or through the Facebook app. Is this a problem for anyone else or is it just me?

I think it is a Honeycomb and Facebook issue. I have the same issue on the Acer. Use another browser in Desktop mode and you should be fine.
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Kinda works for me. I sometimes get redirected to the Mobile site where it just doesn't load the page and pretty much breaks it. Facebook chat lags, commenting photos lag and facebook games lag.

Use Flow for facebook, I installed it last night and works like a charm

I'm using the standard Facebook app and I have no issues at all.

AndroidMobileNZ said:
I'm using the standard Facebook app and I have no issues at all.
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And default browser in 'tablet' view mode. Working fine. Widget for the home screen in the app doesnt work though.

I haven't had any issues with the regular FB app but I use Friendcaster instead. Doesn't have all the features but it is optimized for HC.

Here is maybe a more generic FB question:
I am technically logged on as my real name, but I use my photography bus. as my main account. If this makes sense? I go Account - Use Facebook page as - then my photography bus.
It seems like on every app or on this tab I can't "switch" to use my photog bus. Any idea on what to do here?

pside15 said:
I haven't had any issues with the regular FB app but I use Friendcaster instead. Doesn't have all the features but it is optimized for HC.
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+1.. I got friendcaster last night and like the simplicity of I so far (until I find something I don't like about it/can't do lol)
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AndroidMobileNZ said:
I'm using the standard Facebook app and I have no issues at all.
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+1, no problems here

No problems using the stock facebook app or the browser page.

Same, I have no issues.
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For me FB on the browser or on the app is pretty bad. Any app that does better?

Srikar_NBK said:
For me FB on the browser or on the app is pretty bad. Any app that does better?
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Have you tried Friendcaster? It is basically just your news feed but looks better since it is made for tablets.

My Facebook app force closes whenever I try to view "Friends." I thought the latest update was supposed to fix this, and indeed it has on Gingerbread, but it's still happening on Honeycomb.

im using FriendCaster THD at the moment. Works great but the widget is a bit puny.

Facebook Log-in issue

For some reason I can log-in using the FB app fine, but I'm getting an error when I try to log-in for my sync. It says Log-in failed. Try later. It isn't a password issue because I use the same password to log-in with the app. I have to turn of FB sync or I keep getting the error in my Notification Bar. Anyone else seeing this issue? I'm sure it is something on FB's end, but why would it only affect log-in via Android settings and not the actual FB app or website?

i have this same problem on my atrix...its annoying.

I've been asking for days now, same problem. The only way I could sign in was through the data network and not Wi-Fi. Still can't sync as it gives me sync is experiencing problems both on Wi-Fi and network data.
Added: For giggles I went back to stock, just to see if it was a GB issue. Same problem, fyi.
Just got sync to work over data network.

Can't get it to work on wifi OR data. It sucks because all the apps that have share capabilities no longer show Facebook as an option, so I can't upload any vids or pics to my wall. Just took some cool videos of me at the motocross track that I wanted to post.

I saw somebody say you need to remove the samsung app from face book website under the website application settings. then remove the face book sync account and readd
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Finally got logged in. Not sure what caused the issue, but looks like it was on FB's end and not the phone. Just noticed you can't upload videos directly to FB. Have to send them to YouTube first. That sucks.

Im sure glad I wasn't the only one with this issue, after a while of trying to figure it out, I'm pretty sure the best thing is to try again later, it'll work eventually...
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Miami_Son said:
Finally got logged in. Not sure what caused the issue, but looks like it was on FB's end and not the phone. Just noticed you can't upload videos directly to FB. Have to send them to YouTube first. That sucks.
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I use FriendCaster Pro instead of the official Facebook app and you can upload videos.
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MikeyMike01 said:
I use FriendCaster Pro instead of the official Facebook app and you can upload videos.
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I'll check it out, but I was referring to when you go into the Gallery. When you select Share there is a list of various sites (Photobucket, Gmail, etc.) you can upload to. Facebook is one of the choices in the list when it is a photo, but is not there for videos.

Miami_Son said:
I'll check it out, but I was referring to when you go into the Gallery. When you select Share there is a list of various sites (Photobucket, Gmail, etc.) you can upload to. Facebook is one of the choices in the list when it is a photo, but is not there for videos.
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When you go to that share menu, FriendCaster Pro shows up for both video and photo.
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[Q] facebook sync

So you got the twitter app for honeycomb. And you can sync your account with your tablet. Am I able to do the same thing with the Facebook app? You know since its not officially in the market for the xoom

Facebook app will not sync on xoom. even when it was officially available on market for xoom it would not sync. Funny thing is it does sync on my girlfriends Asus Transformer
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sellingfear said:
Facebook app will not sync on xoom. even when it was officially available on market for xoom it would not sync. Funny thing is it does sync on my girlfriends Asus Transformer
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It works on the transformer??? Its time to port things over then. If its possible
of course.

I have had my fair share of frustrations with the Facebook app. I get FB notifications when someone comments, inboxes me, etc... but when I check out the app itself, there is no indication of anything new. If I wait a while (probably an hour), my News feed eventually updates itself.
Also, the FB site sucks in the Browser app. It is difficult to tap on the buttons, and everything goes wonky if I try to view a picture. I usually have to switch to portrait to get anything done.

The FB app is useless. It's worse than terrible on the Xoom and almost as bad on my phone. I use Friendcaster.

so... is there a way to import the sync function from older versions of android to honeycomb? (Pre 2.3) or is there another way to get your facebook contacts into your contacts list on honeycomb??

Facebook new app not working

I just installed the updated facebook app released today. it's foreclosing on me like there's no tomorrow. wondering if you are having any problems with it on your triumph.
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Sent from my Xoom - btw, the new facebook app works great on the Xoom.

Well, I'm running CM7, but I didn't get any force closes in about 10 minutes of use with the updated app.

Maybe it's a froyo thing then. I hope go hear fron more people before blaming this phone
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Works fine for me
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I updated a little while ago. No problems yet
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try turning your phone off and on sometimes works

Im still trying to iron out this problem. When I login with my facebook account, on my wife's triumph, the facebook app works fine. As soon as she logs in with her account, the app crashes when trying to do a status update.
The facebook app on my xoom, as I mentioned earlier, works great. I started to suspect that the crashes where related to her account instead of the app itself. So I made her sign in to her facebook account on my xoom, and as soon as she tries to do a status update, the app crashes the same way as on the phone.
I made her uninstall all the extra crap, like farmille, from her facebook account and so far nothing has resolved the issue.
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Try deleting your Facebook app entirely, then re-installing it. Clearing data may work; but sometimes there's a discrepancy between system and data apks.

The Facebook update posted today fixed the problems. I still don't understand how the app could work with one account and not with others.
Thank you to all of you for the given recommendations.

I would "Delete Data" from Manage Applications and then make sure the Application is not stored on your SD Card but locally on your Phone. I had problems with Facebook crashing and as soon as I moved it back to my Phone I have not had any more problems.

[Q] Infuse with CM 10 unable to sync FB Contacts

Hello, I recently updated my infuse to CM 10 and have been mostly enjoying it.
I have one huge problem however, which is that I can't sync my facebook contacts
I don't fully know why. I can get my gmail and g+ contacts, but not my facebook, and seemingly, more than half of my original contacts came from facebook (I'll be sure to fix that).
I need a fix to this, if anyone knows what to do to get it working. I'm not sure why it wont, I've tried redownloading the fb app, deleting its cache, and even removing all phone contact accounts and re adding the, but to no avail.
Can someone please help?

That has not worked since ICS. It was disabled by google I believe..
You can try Liquid Smooth which has a hack to allow fb sync.
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There is also Contact Sync for Facebook in GooglePlay that can be used.

Try friend caster. It has some cool features that the Facebook app doesn't have
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if you ask me that contact sync feature is a huge privacy violation. having the facebook app give facebook your phone number, and anybody who also has your phone number can see you in the freind finder on their facebook app. when started seeing people i used to work with and other people who i had no buisness seeing their facebook account in the "people you may know" or whatever i deleted the app and let a few of those people know who probably would want to stay anonymous so that they could do the same.
at this point i'm not sure why i still have a facebook. but i probably wont for long. google+ is no better. i'll stick to the traditional google services in the future, ya know the ones that only allow me to see what's going on in my life.

psal217050 said:
There is also Contact Sync for Facebook in GooglePlay that can be used.
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This one doesnt sync phone numbers which I find pointless. It will however bring over all your friends as contacts to your phone with their pictures attached... still pointless if you cant call/txt them.
hollywood528 said:
Try friend caster. It has some cool features that the Facebook app doesn't have
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Friendcaster has a built in fb to contact sync and from what I can see that doesnt import numbers either.