Has anyone gotten facebook working?
The app can be sideloaded... some have reported it working - for me it crashes about half the time tho.
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It crashes when I load it up. It i use it from an app i have no problems.
Isn't it already included ?
Chiwaz said:
Isn't it already included ?
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The "Facebook App" that is included with the device is really just an icon that loads the mobile website into the Silk browser. It's not the real Facebook app and you can't download the App from the Marketplace or the Google Market.
If you sideload the App, it appears to work when you first open it, but then later it will ALWAYS force close when you go to your News Feed. The only way to get it to load again is to clear the Cache and Storage area. So, the real Facebook App is actually useless on this device right now and you should just stick with the Facebook URL hyperlink icon that comes with the device.
I see, thanks for the explanation.
Anyway, on a 7" pad it should be comfortable to use the Facebook website, so what's the point in having a Facebook app ?
Chiwaz said:
Anyway, on a 7" pad it should be comfortable to use the Facebook website, so what's the point in having a Facebook app ?
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The mobile website IS pretty good now, but there are some things missing from it. For example, Facebook chat. You could just use the Messenger app, but still, it's nice to have everything in one place.
That is just one example, though.
i kinda prefer the Messenger app over Facebook app's own chat. so, Messenger works on the rooted Kindle Fire?
facebook app alternative
I don't know if any of you have tried out friendcaster but it's a great replacement for facebook. I use it on my viewsonic gtablet and it does everything the facebook app does and more.
ok, so basically, turned on my phone and just by curiosity tried to clear OUT RAM using the program monitor widget and it most of the time closes about 18 apps...
is there a ways to know what those apps are and if they are needed to be running in the background?
the second thing is,I'm trying to know which App i need and not, so i listed what i see from the apps list of FitDroidv2.0... can you tell me which of there i need and which i don't?
thanks...
Note: the list are on the attachment...
I have uninstalled the following system apps-
Calculator-Many better alternatives in market.
HTML Viewer- Already have opera and dolphin to view html.
News and Weather
Samsung Home- Use ADW and Go Launcher
Samsung keypad
Social hub
Email
Yahoo Finance
and a few more
chelsearulz5 said:
I have uninstalled the following system apps-
Calculator-Many better alternatives in market.
HTML Viewer- Already have opera and dolphin to view html.
News and Weather
Samsung Home- Use ADW and Go Launcher
Samsung keypad
Social hub
Email
Yahoo Finance
and a few more
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in this case, email is for gmail right? won't you have problems with market?
Those are just stock apps.....
They should not slow down the phone that much.....
You can always remove those apps using Root Explorer app....
Or you can disable them from starting at start up using a third party app....
I use "Android Assistant".....
No email and Gmail are seperate.I use titanium backup to uninstall all this bloatware
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how would i know what those 15-18 apps running?
is there a way to know?
reikableu said:
how would i know what those 15-18 apps running?
is there a way to know?
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Use a third-party Task Manager app..... :/
See the processes running in it....
[email protected] said:
Use a third-party Task Manager app..... :/
See the processes running in it....
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ill try that, thanks...
this is my very 1st tablet, always had android phones b4
could some1 explain me why both facebook app e mobile site look so ugly and differently than on phone?
even the new upgrade which should have share button: I can c it on phone but not on tablet
This is simply because Facebook has not optimized their app to be used on a larger interface.
The two options to circumvent this dilemna are as follows:
1) Download Friendcaster from the Play Store. It works well with tablets.
2) Go to Facebook.com and tap the ticker that allows for the full desktop version of the website to be shown.
I typically access Facebook.com directly through the browser and it's almost as good as the desktop version. There no real reason to use the app, imho.
Jonphinguyen7 said:
This is simply because Facebook has not optimized their app to be used on a larger interface.
The two options to circumvent this dilemna are as follows:
1) Download Friendcaster from the Play Store. It works well with tablets.
2) Go to Facebook.com and tap the ticker that allows for the full desktop version of the website to be shown.
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Jonphinguyen7 said:
This is simply because Facebook has not optimized their app to be used on a larger interface.
The two options to circumvent this dilemna are as follows:
1) Download Friendcaster from the Play Store. It works well with tablets.
2) Go to Facebook.com and tap the ticker that allows for the full desktop version of the website to be shown.
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well ok this I know but... why on phone I do c share button and on tablet it is not thrre?
regarding friendcadter, does it have push notifications?
I have installed friendcaster but... it's push notification really sucks...
thegios said:
I have installed friendcaster but... it's push notification really sucks...
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It's funny, I've had Android tablets for so long I'm just used to the sometimes crappy app interfaces. Check this one out.
Samsung used to include a Social Hub which, while not very pretty, was great for aggregating FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn together and getting one set of notifications and being able to interact your feeds in a single widget. It's missing from the Note for some reason (I'd pay a bounty to get it back. )
The closest thing(s) I've found are an app called APW to manage Twitter and FB timelines and it comes with an excellent resizable widget. For LinkedIn I use Droidin Pro.
How to send messages on Facebook without installing the messenger app in Android
Facebook, recently decided to undertake this fairly unpopular practice – while the former decoupled the check-in feature to a whole new app, called Swarm, the latter decided that its users shouldn't be able to chat from the main Facebook app anymore, but make use of the chat head-wielding Messenger instead. The latter has been allegedly gaining market share in favor of its messenger rivals, but isn't forcing it to users the main reason behind this?
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Well, forced things are never highly looked upon and quite a lot of users have expressed their utter displeasure with Facebook for taking the messages away from the main app. If you're one of the distressed Facebook users, rejoice, as a workaround exists that will allow not Messenger, but your main Facebook app to handle your messages. Of course, you can always go to the mobile version of Facebook and access your messages from there, but a lot of users probably prefer to delve into one of the most popular social networks through the dedicated app.
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We'll show you the ropes on how to do this, but you should have in mind that this method only works for some users. Facebook will surely find another way to force Messenger upon them in the foreseeable future, but for the time being, at least some of the users of the social network get to do things their way.
So here it goes with the method 1.)
A quick guide for those who want to use Facebook messages without downloading facebook messenger.
Step 1
Uninstall Facebook messenger (if you have it installed)
Step 2
Make sure you have Unknown sources enabled from device settings
Step 3
Install the attached apk (hello world application) or create a new (empty) android project with the package name com.facebook.orca
As long as the only validation that the facebook app does is checking to find if an app with package name com.facebook.orca is installed on the phone this should work
Thanks to @nemoc 23 For his guide
I'll attach the Messenger.apk in the attachment too.you can download from there too
Method 2.) [For Non-Rooted Device]
Make sure you have Facebook official app already installed in your smartphone (no need to root), and if the Facebook app is not allowing you to chat with your friends, then try to download the Facebook messenger initially from Google play store, here is the tricky part, before completing the download (100%) cancel the downloading of Facebook messenger (make sure it’s not installing) and yeah, you are ready to use the official Facebook app again to chat with your friends, give a try and tell us if it’s working for you or not!
Method 3).[For rooted device]
STEP 1: Download the official Facebook Messenger App from Play Store.
STEP 2: Download “TITANIUM BACKUP” or “DISABLE APPLICATION” App from Play Store
STEP 3: Open Titanium Backup and give it ROOT privileges. Scroll down to Messenger App
STEP 4: Select the Messenger App which will result in a dialog box to open up. Hit the “FREEZE” button which will freeze the application eventually.
STEP 5: Once the app is freezed it will be highlighted in blue tint color.
STEP 6: Now open the Facebook App and go to the Messages section of it.
STEP 7: Choose the person you want to chat with and you are good to go!
Enjoy the freedom until it lasts! Feel free to let us know if there are any other method and we will update this post with those methods too!
Thanks mate for sharing these methods. It is really helpful but anyway I prefer to use messenger since it has more features
Thanks For sharing all the methods man
The messenger.apk really worked well :good:
Works as advertised! Cheers mate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2938742
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Very good a very needy one too
How are we doing guys. I’ve now got my P40 Pro and I’ve been embarking on a complete HMS world. I’ve found some alternatives to some of the google apps so thought id share in case it helps anyone out, also if there are some I’ve missed or there are others you use that are better, please feel free to drop a comment
1. Google App - Huawei Assistant (Pre Installed)
2. Google Photos - Huawei App Gallery (Huawei Cloud) (Pre Installed)
3. Google Duo - Zoom (Huawei AppGallery)
4. Gmail - Huawei's Email App (accomodates exchange, gmail, hotmail, yahoo and others)
5. Google Maps - Here We go Maps (Huawei AppGallery)
6. YouTube - Use Mobile Browser
7. Google Drive - Huawei Cloud (Pre Installed)
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office (Huawei AppGallery)
9. Chrome - Huawei Browser (Pre Installed)
As I said if anyone has any better alternatives or theirs a few apps I’ve missed please let us know.
Thanks!
JaiHamilton88 said:
How are we doing guys. I’ve now got my P40 Pro and I’ve been embarking on a complete HMS world. I’ve found some alternatives to some of the google apps so thought id share in case it helps anyone out, also if there are some I’ve missed or there are others you use that are better, please feel free to drop a comment
1. Google App - Huawei Assistant (Pre Installed)
2. Google Photos - Huawei App Gallery (Huawei Cloud) (Pre Installed)
3. Google Duo - Zoom (Huawei AppGallery)
4. Gmail - Huawei's Email App (accomodates exchange, gmail, hotmail, yahoo and others)
5. Google Maps - Here We go Maps (Huawei AppGallery)
6. YouTube - Use Mobile Browser
7. Google Drive - Huawei Cloud (Pre Installed)
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office (Huawei AppGallery)
9. Chrome - Huawei Browser (Pre Installed)
As I said if anyone has any better alternatives or theirs a few apps I’ve missed please let us know.
Thanks!
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6. YouTube - YouTube Vanced with MicroG. (Though it's not an alternative but more of a compitable , I've just started using it to watch & comment YouTube videos without a glitch)
Maybe a shared online spreadsheet would be better so people can also contribute without causing a confusing mess.
georgeklee said:
6. YouTube - YouTube Vanced with MicroG. (Though it's not an alternative but more of a compitable , I've just started using it to watch & comment YouTube videos without a glitch)
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Thats perfect mate ill add it in, thank you
linux2525 said:
Maybe a shared online spreadsheet would be better so people can also contribute without causing a confusing mess.
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Hi mate, that does sound good, if your wanting to create one that would be great? my only concern is if someone deletes other people stuff or possibly wipes the full doc lol.
JaiHamilton88 said:
How are we doing guys. I’ve now got my P40 Pro and I’ve been embarking on a complete HMS world. I’ve found some alternatives to some of the google apps so thought id share in case it helps anyone out, also if there are some I’ve missed or there are others you use that are better, please feel free to drop a comment
1. Google App - Huawei Assistant (Pre Installed)
2. Google Photos - Huawei App Gallery (Huawei Cloud) (Pre Installed)
3. Google Duo - Zoom (Huawei AppGallery)
4. Gmail - Huawei's Email App (accomodates exchange, gmail, hotmail, yahoo and others)
5. Google Maps - Here We go Maps (Huawei AppGallery)
6. YouTube - Use Mobile Browser
7. Google Drive - Huawei Cloud (Pre Installed)
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office (Huawei AppGallery)
9. Chrome - Huawei Browser (Pre Installed)
As I said if anyone has any better alternatives or theirs a few apps I’ve missed please let us know.
Thanks!
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Nice post, could you help explain the benefits of Huawei Assistant? i have seen it but not had much time to play with it.
Yep, there's loads of alternatives out there to Google, I'll be getting the P40 range when im due for an upgrade, it will be refreshing to try something that isn't always sucking up data about you (Google). I think/hope people are starting to realise "Ok Google" means its listening all the time and it listens for other things too, like when you say to your friends/family "we should get this" ..... " this" pops up on your personalised ads. If anyone wants to browse without Google getting their information - use duckduckgo, only downside is it doesnt store your browsing history if you need to look back at it (but its a privacy browser...go figure) if not use the Huawei browser it has a "do not track" mode
JaiHamilton88 said:
How are we doing guys. I’ve now got my P40 Pro and I’ve been embarking on a complete HMS world. I’ve found some alternatives to some of the google apps so thought id share in case it helps anyone out, also if there are some I’ve missed or there are others you use that are better, please feel free to drop a comment
1. Google App - Huawei Assistant (Pre Installed)
2. Google Photos - Huawei App Gallery (Huawei Cloud) (Pre Installed)
3. Google Duo - Zoom (Huawei AppGallery)
4. Gmail - Huawei's Email App (accomodates exchange, gmail, hotmail, yahoo and others)
5. Google Maps - Here We go Maps (Huawei AppGallery)
6. YouTube - Use Mobile Browser
7. Google Drive - Huawei Cloud (Pre Installed)
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office (Huawei AppGallery)
9. Chrome - Huawei Browser (Pre Installed)
As I said if anyone has any better alternatives or theirs a few apps I’ve missed please let us know.
Thanks!
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Im literally the same, Ive pinned the YouTube website to my homescreen. I can still project it over to my tv so makes no difference if its a browser link or an app
Wakawaka89 said:
Im literally the same, Ive pinned the YouTube website to my homescreen. I can still project it over to my tv so makes no difference if its a browser link or an app
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perfect mate thank you
D_ralh said:
Yep, there's loads of alternatives out there to Google, I'll be getting the P40 range when im due for an upgrade, it will be refreshing to try something that isn't always sucking up data about you (Google). I think/hope people are starting to realise "Ok Google" means its listening all the time and it listens for other things too, like when you say to your friends/family "we should get this" ..... " this" pops up on your personalised ads. If anyone wants to browse without Google getting their information - use duckduckgo, only downside is it doesnt store your browsing history if you need to look back at it (but its a privacy browser...go figure) if not use the Huawei browser it has a "do not track" mode
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Perfect D, thanks boss
1. Google App - Huawei App Gallery
2. Google Photos - Amazon Photos
3. Google Duo - Whatsapp, Skype
4. Gmail - Outlook
5. Google Maps - Google Maps
6. YouTube - Newpipe
7. Google Drive - OneDrive
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office
9. Chrome - Firefox
10. Google Play Store - Huawei App Gallery, Aptoide App Store, APKPure App Store, Amazon Appstore, Aurora Appstore.
11. Notifications broken for most apps - microG
JaiHamilton88 said:
How are we doing guys. I’ve now got my P40 Pro and I’ve been embarking on a complete HMS world. I’ve found some alternatives to some of the google apps so thought id share in case it helps anyone out, also if there are some I’ve missed or there are others you use that are better, please feel free to drop a comment
1. Google App - Huawei Assistant (Pre Installed)
2. Google Photos - Huawei App Gallery (Huawei Cloud) (Pre Installed)
3. Google Duo - Zoom (Huawei AppGallery)
4. Gmail - Huawei's Email App (accomodates exchange, gmail, hotmail, yahoo and others)
5. Google Maps - Here We go Maps (Huawei AppGallery)
6. YouTube - Use Mobile Browser
7. Google Drive - Huawei Cloud (Pre Installed)
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office (Huawei AppGallery)
9. Chrome - Huawei Browser (Pre Installed)
As I said if anyone has any better alternatives or theirs a few apps I’ve missed please let us know.
Thanks!
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I am using Firefox Browser as well as HUAWEI browser side by side to see which I prefer.....so far HUAWEI browser has actually really impressed me fair play - the Password Vault is great - which was my main concern
GRK12 said:
I am using Firefox Browser as well as HUAWEI browser side by side to see which I prefer.....so far HUAWEI browser has actually really impressed me fair play - the Password Vault is great - which was my main concern
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Amazing. I'll need to give it a try as I haven't used Firefox on any mobile device before but yeah as you said the Huawei browser password vault works a treat lol
linux2525 said:
1. Google App - Huawei App Gallery
2. Google Photos - Amazon Photos
3. Google Duo - Whatsapp, Skype
4. Gmail - Outlook
5. Google Maps - Google Maps
6. YouTube - Newpipe
7. Google Drive - OneDrive
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office
9. Chrome - Firefox
10. Google Play Store - Huawei App Gallery, Aptoide App Store, APKPure App Store, Amazon Appstore, Aurora Appstore.
11. Notifications broken for most apps - microG
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Perfect mate thanks for this
linux2525 said:
1. Google App - Huawei App Gallery
2. Google Photos - Amazon Photos
3. Google Duo - Whatsapp, Skype
4. Gmail - Outlook
5. Google Maps - Google Maps
6. YouTube - Newpipe
7. Google Drive - OneDrive
8. Google Docs/Sheets/Slides - Microsoft Office
9. Chrome - Firefox
10. Google Play Store - Huawei App Gallery, Aptoide App Store, APKPure App Store, Amazon Appstore, Aurora Appstore.
11. Notifications broken for most apps - microG
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What's Amazon photos like? I'm using Yandex at the moment
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What's Amazon photos like? I'm using Yandex at the moment
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Main problem is that you need microG to not crash .. unless a recent update has fixed.
Very similar to Google Photos .. but you need Prime to get extra features .. I have a slideshow loop with Amazon Photos with Prime! I really missed that with Google Photos.
Has face identification, places, albums, timeline, etc.
I have exported all my photos from Google Photos and imported into Amazon Photos
Emails exported from Gmail into Outlook.
Files exported from Google Drive into OneDrive (but might move to Amazon Drive in the future).
linux2525 said:
Main problem is that you need microG to not crash .. unless a recent update has fixed.
Very similar to Google Photos .. but you need Prime to get extra features .. I have a slideshow loop with Amazon Photos with Prime! I really missed that with Google Photos.
Has face identification, places, albums, timeline, etc.
I have exported all my photos from Google Photos and imported into Amazon Photos
Emails exported from Gmail into Outlook.
Files exported from Google Drive into OneDrive (but might move to Amazon Drive in the future).
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how did you get on moving from google photos to amazon photos? did you need to move from google to a computer then onto amazon or is there a way to directly take them from google photos?
thanks mate
Wakawaka89 said:
Im literally the same, Ive pinned the YouTube website to my homescreen. I can still project it over to my tv so makes no difference if its a browser link or an app
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See thats my problem, all my tvs have Chromecasts in them. I dont mind buying a Chromecast replacement to plug in i can do Wireless Projection to but i dont want it to cost the earth.
linux2525 said:
Main problem is that you need microG to not crash .. unless a recent update has fixed.
Very similar to Google Photos .. but you need Prime to get extra features .. I have a slideshow loop with Amazon Photos with Prime! I really missed that with Google Photos.
Has face identification, places, albums, timeline, etc.
I have exported all my photos from Google Photos and imported into Amazon Photos
Emails exported from Gmail into Outlook.
Files exported from Google Drive into OneDrive (but might move to Amazon Drive in the future).
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Yep so that's what I'm struggling with with YouTube vanced - micro G seems not to be working. The instructions tell me install something call split apk installer but I couldn't figure it out. - so now I'm using new pipe but when you search for some videos (tend to be music videos) it crashes.
JaiHamilton88 said:
Thats perfect mate ill add it in, thank you
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What's it been like using YouTube Vanced? from my understanding your better off just using a weblink?