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There was a facebook for android update this evening. It said 'added pages', however I dont see that feature anywhere in the new update. Is any of you seeing the pages in your new facebook update?
Video uploading is now supported too. Where is that?
that sucks. I always wonder why iOS fb app is superior to Android fb app.
This is the worst android app, nothing more than a web app.
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video upload can be found by tapping the camera at the top of your newsfeed.
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that sucks. I always wonder why iOS fb app is superior to Android fb app.
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practically every port onto Android gets shafted. it's a shame. foursquare came close though. thank goodness.
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video upload can be found by tapping the camera at the top of your newsfeed.
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Or in gallery when u tap share on some video..
dont understand why a company like facebook can stoop this low on its product.
Facebook Upater 1.6.0 New Features
There are many new feature are added in this update like Video uploading, Page viewing, news feed etc You can download or read more about these features in detail here.
Still what is this page veiwing thing. No description to it in that link.
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The chat also sucks. Wont stay connected when you leave it.
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Yeah exactly.... many users( even me as a page owner) were thinking if their efforts could be way easy on it... but it didn't helped... this application dissapointed me in many things while using it for friends even.. this application has many limitations which need to be solved out with a new user interface may be... But I was looking if page managing could be easy on it. But no! it has just enabled viewing of page yet... I can't make any post as a page there... and the link sharing is even not enabled.. which for me is a very important feature... this application sucks..!!!!
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You can view a "Page", but have to find it your newsfeed first. Google it for more info.
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Use friend caster sooo much better
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faddys123 said:
Use friend caster sooo much better
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+1 It's got more functionality and there's less permissions required.
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dont understand why a company like facebook can stoop this low on its product.
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Why invest millions of dollars improving a product that most people will use no matter how crappy it is? Besides, the less time people spend using the mobile app, the more time they can spend on the full web version, where the advertisements are.
and is it me or does the widget use up more battery now?
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You can view a "Page", but have to find it your newsfeed first. Google it for more info.
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This feature was available in previous versions too. If you saw a post from a page you could view it. However there wasn' t a dedicated page feature to view pages whenever u want.
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It wants permission to send SMS...No update for me...one of the worst apps ever shame on you fb
Use friendcaster its much much better...???
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i personally hate the update.. no changes to the UI or the lockscreen or nothing,... u shouldnt have to D/L other programs just too change the UI, the update should do that.. just my personal opinion
I did the update and I seen a lot of changes Like speed when you install aps they added some more setting and the phone don't lag speed increase
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The only reason i updated was for gingerbread and quicksettings. Speed-wise it seems to be about the same as froyo.
I agree with you on the speed. Everything seems to fun better. Like browsing cnn.com on desktop mode. Before the update it would lag pretty bad for me while scrolling. Also noticed that using my bluetooth headset works better.
It would have been nice to see changes to the default UI but I am totally happy with the update.
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I did the update and I seen a lot of changes Like speed when you install aps they added some more setting and the phone don't lag speed increase
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Why would they change the ui?
Take a minute and think about it. How many people have this phone and do nothing to mod it... or have any clue how to.
So... if they changed the ui from what the phone was sold with... do you think the average dumbass human would take the time to learn.... or just take the phone in or call freaking out.
You don't buy a car then expect a new paint job when you took it in for an oil change do you?
Just saying. Topics like this make me want to boat over a dolphin and club a baby seal.
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do any of your guys facebook contacts sync with your phone book contact after the update?
lol, facebook won't sync with 2.3.4 facebook refuses to follow the android standard, google gave them a ”grace period” to comply and they haven't so it's not going to work until facebook gets off their high house. I lol because this is really old news, guess you don't follow tech blogs/sites
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lol, facebook won't sync with 2.3.4 facebook refuses to follow the android standard, google gave them a ”grace period” to comply and they haven't so it's not going to work until facebook gets off their high house. I lol because this is really old news, guess you don't follow tech blogs/sites
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My facebook sync's just fine on 2.3.4
From what I have read facebook is going to put out their own o/s for phones. I don't see it going very far though.
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Mine syncs fine with 2.3.5 too.
Battery life. AMAZING. I would get 10 hours on froyo. 1gb data a month..web browsing YouTube Facebook etc.. hundreds of texts a day. Push email. Take a couple pics a day with flash.sync and auto brightness on. Occasional GPS.
16 hours of battery life. 11am - 3am. Wow. Today I only charged it a little to 65%. I got 9-10 hours from that with the same usage.
If I use it from 7am on, im confident it'll be on low battery at 11pm, rather than after dinnertime.
lucky bastards
Interesting, it shouldn't.. Do facebook contacts appear in your contacts list?
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Bupahs said:
Interesting, it shouldn't.. Do facebook contacts appear in your contacts list?
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Yes they do
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Humm, going to have to look into this a bit, maybe facebook decided to play nice
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When, its the next update scheduled also it,does lag we hen using a launcher like awd
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Tez MyTouch said:
When, its the next update scheduled also it,does lag we hen using a launcher like awd
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Been using AWD no lag here.. I use the pro (paid version) though
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Been using AWD no lag here.. I use the pro (paid version) though
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lol awd?[All wheel Drive!] The launcher is called ADW[Anderweb] named after its developer. Just thought it was funny seeing awd here.
Unless ya are referring to overclocking.
It lags when scolling thru my apps that's all using, cyo gen antique theme
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Tez MyTouch said:
It lags when scolling thru my apps that's all using, cyo gen antique theme
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On the MT4G launcher pro is the fastest for me and then it's GO launcher after it, both have no lag for me.
Just released on Play Store today. Go try it now!! Replaced stock browser and Chrome for me personally. Butter smooth and fast. Love it.
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Much better than what it was before.
Is the beta different than what I take as final app that is there
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jayv81 said:
Is the beta different than what I take as final app that is there
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Yes.
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Hmmm a little skeptical as fennec was a complete suck-ass.
Firefox>other browsers for sure though
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got A-dEv ??
www.android-dev.us
it would be great if i still used firefox on my desktop for syncing but i'm a chrome user and that makes the chrome beta better for me since that also syncs with desktop version.
Thanks for the notice. I've been on the FF beta and have been disappointed. Have found Chrome way better/faster.
Off to try the new version!
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have to admit, so far the ff is winning in my books. I'm posting this on this and it is fluid, not bouncing, flash works great so far. bookmark syncing isnt a deal breaker for me anymore since i hardly use my laptop sxcept for using adb or other flashing tools. rendered the xda main list in a fraction of the time and with way less stutter than most browsers. happy doaner!
I wish this came out six months ago as I'm using Chrome across all my devices.
only using for a few hours so far, but loving it on my one x
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Just released on Play Store today. Go try it now!!
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Well, you were right. It's a huge improvement! Not sure I love the mobile bersipn of Google it offers by default. Also can't find a way to disappear hapric feedback on click, which annoys me. Other than that, really nice.
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anyone having issues with the fullscreen add-on? seems to work only half the time, and im unable to exit and go back into Fullscreen mode. great browser though
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anyone having issues with the fullscreen add-on? seems to work only half the time, and im unable to exit and go back into Fullscreen mode. great browser though
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How the hell do u pull up the address bar once in full screen??
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digitaljeff said:
How the hell do u pull up the address bar once in full screen??
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lmao, ive been trying to figure that one out myself. i think mozilla missed something....
Downloaded it! Looks good so far.I'll sync all my stuff when I get home
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How do you open the bookmark page... I been looking for it but could not find it.
sync went as planned but im seeing alot of overlapped text and pictures on almost every site i normally visit.
It is VERY fast and pinch is very fast! Cant wait for full version!
you can move the screen around with 2 fingers
It's definitely a great improvement over what I remember FF being on my old phone. Looks very promising for being beta. I am definitely a Firefox guy though so I am a bit biased.
However, if I am being honest I would say so far Chrome seems to be much more optimized on the HOX. All the stylistic and design choices I've encountered so far seem to have been made with Android (ICS) in mind from the start.
With the FF browser the vibe I get is quite the opposite: that they wanted to have traditional FF on an Android device.
Haven't had a chance to really test things like speed/memory performance yet. Looking good though.
I agree with the OP, the new FF beta is fantastic. Kind of shockingly so.
Loading sites The Verge and Engadget it performs better than any mobile browser I've used and that includes Safari.
Definitely an improvement over the original FF, but if you want speed check out Quick ICS Browser. It's my default on both the HOX and GTab.
Official Facebook app won't post a status/pic, rarely posts my comments.
Fast Pro has too many bugs
Flipster is half ass, doesn't show everything, SLOW
Friendcaster Pro wants to show me everyones games more than statuses and such.
Everyone uses something different, what's a quality Facebook app youd recommend??
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Plume
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Isn't that just twitter?
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try fbm for facebook,it has only 1-2mb is much faster and most stable.for me the best.:good:
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try fbm for facebook,it has only 1-2mb is much faster and most stable.for me the best.:good:
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Love it! Thanks!!
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Official Facebook app is fine on a modern device. It is quite big (~20MB) and uses a big chunk of RAM (~45-50MB) so on older devices, it can be quite painful to run. Simply go to facebook.com in your mobile browser, you get the same interface.
Flipster is the best of the alternatives, but the problem with the alternatives is that 1) if you post from it (and this is anything but the website or the official app), Facebook doesn't share your status with all your friends. It's posted to your Timeline, but almost nobody will see it. And 2) it won't show you all your friends' statuses and photos. Their game activity will always show up, though, as well as anything sponsored.
Most likely the fastest is TweetDeck, or maybe TweakDeck (the former, only... tweaked). The interface looks like straight up ass, but it's fast, even on crappy phones. Tested and verified on Samsung Acclaim (800MHz ARMv6, 160MB RAM, ~20MB app install space, Froyo).
Tried "Scope"? It's an all-in-one social app.
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Official Facebook app is fine on a modern device. It is quite big (~20MB) and uses a big chunk of RAM (~45-50MB) so on older devices, it can be quite painful to run. Simply go to facebook.com in your mobile browser, you get the same interface.
Flipster is the best of the alternatives, but the problem with the alternatives is that 1) if you post from it (and this is anything but the website or the official app), Facebook doesn't share your status with all your friends. It's posted to your Timeline, but almost nobody will see it. And 2) it won't show you all your friends' statuses and photos. Their game activity will always show up, though, as well as anything sponsored.
Most likely the fastest is TweetDeck, or maybe TweakDeck (the former, only... tweaked). The interface looks like straight up ass, but it's fast, even on crappy phones. Tested and verified on Samsung Acclaim (800MHz ARMv6, 160MB RAM, ~20MB app install space, Froyo).
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I'm running it on a Note with cm10, so I shouldn't have issue
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I have just tried FBM and so far I am liking it as well. Thanks.
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Try flipster only have a few details
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Chivamarco said:
Try flipster only have a few details
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Used it. Its slow as hell and all the post problems someone listed above, no thanks
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I am very with Friendcaster Pro. Works well on my RAZR, syncs well with my phone book. So far no problems at all.
FBM! I love it but its simply a mobile version of Facebook. still its easier to navigate, and it has Compatibility Mode options which it'll load "Opera Mini" Facebook interface (good for slow connection)
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For anyone like me wondering what/where FBM is: here
Honestly, Tinfoil For Facebook is the best.
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Quick recap of today's event. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Liveblog-Facebooks-new-Home-on-Android-announcement_id41518
Anyone else going to try it out? Opinions?
Ooh yes, i really like it! I hope it will be extended to other phones because i havent'got one of those. I think it's a perfect launcher for those that use a lot facebook
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Just don't trust em anymore - Let's see..
I lost trust with Facebook after all the issues they have had with privacy. Also when adding the Facebook Android app about a year ago to my Android phone it basically merged all the pictures and put them in my contact list, sounds fun but it was actually a pain.
Think I'll wait for the reports to come rolling in in this thread before I try it.
Useless waste of resources... So no.
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Using it right now, takes a little bit of time to get used to. But if you use Facebook allot then i say get. The chat heads are pretty useful.
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The best part is chat heads and you can use this without installing Facebook home,just update the FB and FB messanger app and allow chat heads I. Settings ,works great and includes sms
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I started using it day 1 and I think it has potential. It allows me to do what I usually do on my phone, but right from the launcher. I didn't really use widget, but it doesn't prevent you from using the regular launcher. I love the Chat Heads, as it helps with texting and keeping track of who you are talking to. Once you are done, just drag their Head down to close the chat window. I like it cause it reminds me to check if I replied to anyone. Some things I don't like is that there is no way to manage your contacts, save contacts, or anything you can normally do on any SMS app. You have to go to the People or SMS app to do that. I think some stuff will be added/fixed over time. Overall, a pretty good experience once you learn how to use it. Took me 30 minutes to find out my apps were a swipe to the right away. Big learning curve.
Here is the app for those with non compatible devices. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232307
itz useless
taking too much of ram n slowing down the phone
rasroh said:
itz useless
taking too much of ram n slowing down the phone
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Not everyone is running high performance apps. As one coworker said, it is iOS for Android in a way. No widgets, just put the apps you will use on the main app window. Everything else is still there, just centered around updates. For most non-power users, it will be fine.
Hey, it is not for everyone. I'm running Mastamoon's CM10.1 unofficial S3, and it runs well for me. Don't like it, just uninstall it.
How to use facebook Home If it is not Supported in my country.
In India
Got it on my htc g2/vision/desire z
I made that my facebook phone, and had before this thread only the fb app installed, got around 5-7days with stock battery and constant w-lan connection
Since fb home I am down to 3d without constant w-lan connection (off over night)
So, although it is very nice and I personally think that this is no lockscreen anymore in a sense of LOCKscreen, so you can go right ahead, it kinda drains very much :/
Will leave it this and maybe next week, but then I'll see how it works out
Also, needing quite much of the little RAM I got there :/
Greets Vauvenal7
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zeuscluts said:
How to use facebook Home If it is not Supported in my country.
In India
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You can try here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232307