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HTC should make FaceBook App

I deactivated my Facebook account because I didn't have time to use it and the microsoft facebook on my phone wasn't the best (why leave information up on a site that you don't have time to check/change?).
If HTC develops a Facebook app or a tab for the HD2 in the awesome way they do things, I probably will start facebook again.

I agree. I'm not hating or anything, but facebook has a much broader use than Twitter and it would be nice to be able to communicate people who actually matters to you rather than following some celeb or industry giant (be it Paris Hilton or Peter Chou).

theomni said:
I deactivated my Facebook account because I didn't have time to use it and the microsoft facebook on my phone wasn't the best (why leave information up on a site that you don't have time to check/change?).
If HTC develops a Facebook app or a tab for the HD2 in the awesome way they do things, I probably will start facebook again.
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if you check the topaz and rhodium threads you'll find htc have a facebook app just not like the twitter tab. its integrated into your contacts if you have a search you'll find out more. also if you go to x.faceboom.com you can access it via opera and it looks like the iphone version

I dont have either phone (TD2 or Pro2)... TF3D allows you just to check status of that particular contact... am I right so far??? also it will not allow you to comment etc.. on that status.
But what most of us will like is some something similar to the twitter tab, a complete status update of all your friends (most recent) and allows you to comment etc.. without the need to open an app or a browser... wishfull thinking maybe

HTC shouldn't be doing anything now except getting the WM6.5 rom for the Diamond 2 released.

yep. like i said though. best bet so far is the mobile site atm. the x.facebook.com is better than the m.facebook version.
ps it seems microsoft have updated the facebook app on marketplace. I check the version numbers of both and the new one is 1.1 but they both look the same to me

PretoriaPhil said:
HTC shouldn't be doing anything now except getting the WM6.5 rom for the Diamond 2 released.
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good point lol

agent.m said:
the x.facebook.com is better than the m.facebook version.
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I just tried it in mini opera 4.2, and it's not recognizing the address. Is the domain still live?

obededom said:
I just tried it in mini opera 4.2, and it's not recognizing the address. Is the domain still live?
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I just was on it but I was using Opera Mobile.. give that a go

Consider fring. It has a facebook add-in (although I don't use it so can't recommend). I do like fring for voip and integrating social networking functions in one place, though. Try it, you might like it.

[REQUEST] GOOD facebook app for 2.1

are there any good facebook apps for 2.1? i have a rooted n1 running the latest cyanogenmod and all of the facebook apps ive used suck. babbler has no notifications. bloo has the same problem plus more and the official android app is even as advanced as babbler or bloo. any suggestions

bloo works fine afaik. the best alternative available.

arctu said:
bloo works fine afaik. the best alternative available.
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bloo gives me instant notifications

i get instant notifications but when i click the notification it shows i have no comments or no likes. thats weird. idk why mines is different

I wish Bloo had a widget =[

anyone else running cyanogen 5.0.5.3 and having problems with bloo or babbler? and if so do you know any facebook apps that work well?

b33zy682 said:
are there any good facebook apps for 2.1? i have a rooted n1 running the latest cyanogenmod and all of the facebook apps ive used suck. babbler has no notifications. bloo has the same problem plus more and the official android app is even as advanced as babbler or bloo. any suggestions
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I'm with you buddy. The native app sucks, no video uploads, wonky scrolling, no notifications. Bloo sucks too, it doesn't post comments when they've been posted, can't see who "likes" statuses, Babbler's even worse. Pisses me off that FB just wants a good iPhone app and forgets that some folks do not want the bloody fruit phone.

the best is actually... touch.facebook.com

i used to use fBook but it no longer keeps me logged in, so i went through a bunch *bloo, babbler ect.. but found "Facebook Touch" from the market is what i wanted and works.
i usually open it and go to the bottom and click "mobile" then i get an easy to use facebook that gives me notifications on the top.

Touch seems pretty good. Thanks for that. Are there no apps that allow you to tag photos? I'm mean really? LOL!

arctu said:
the best is actually... touch.facebook.com
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+1 on this one too. and ebuddy for fb chat seems fine as well

arctu said:
the best is actually... touch.facebook.com
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touch site stopped working for countries outside of US since last week or so.

faizalmzain said:
touch site stopped working for countries outside of US since last week or so.
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no it is still working for me ...

+1 for bloo, seems to be the best. I also have Facebook photo sync so it will download photos to my contacts for caller ID which bloo doesn't do.

faizalmzain said:
touch site stopped working for countries outside of US since last week or so.
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stop spreading rumors.
works fine. always will. unless country blocks it.
as for tagging photos, again use Facebook Touch from marketplace, then at the bottom click full page and just do it that way.

Which Twitter app is the best? [ROUND 2]

It's round 2 of the Twitter client battle for Android. Since the first poll, many apps were introduced and had been updated. So for Round 2, I've narrowed it down to the top Twitter clients.
Round 1 results: Touiteur wins!
Of the numerous Twitter apps available in the Android Market, free or paid, which one have you decided to you use after trying out the others?
I'm pretty sure most of you guys (like me) have tried multiple twitter clients for our Android phones.
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Engadget's article on the different Twitter Client on Android. 05/06/2010
Let's get some more comments and votes

I like twicca.
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I use Seesmic..would be the perfect client if it had name auto-completion which they said is in the works.

Still think touiteur is way ahead in this debate .. Official is nice however i hate the UI ..
Still touiteur well ahead of the rest

Before I use Twidroid. Now Official Twitter app is the best.

I use touituer but would use the official Twitter app if it had a black color theme. The pure white drives me nuts, but I love how it functions and its tie in with the OS sync and contacts etc.
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The official twitter client would be my favorite if the timeline didn't move to the top after refreshing. They also need a better widget to compose with, rather than one that shows a single tweet at a time from your timeline. I don't to a lot of posting (mostly just a reader), but I'm sure others would want that.
Twicca is still my favorite since it is super clean and works the way I expect a twitter client to work.
Touiteur is nice, but the UI is kind of messy.

PrawnPoBoy said:
Touiteur is nice, but the UI is kind of messy.
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Agree! It's too flashy for my taste.

Twicca for the functionality and clean ui

i use tweetcaster. I like the layout and the different themes. It would be handy if i could accept new requests instead of having to go to the twitter website.
Also, does anyone know of any twitter app that utilises the twitlonger system ?
http://www.twitlonger.com/
I know that some of the ibore apps use this and it would sometimes be real useful.

acabbie said:
i use tweetcaster. I like the layout and the different themes. It would be handy if i could accept new requests instead of having to go to the twitter website.
Also, does anyone know of any twitter app that utilises the twitlonger system ?
http://www.twitlonger.com/
I know that some of the ibore apps use this and it would sometimes be real useful.
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Touiteur....

AbsoluteDesignz said:
Touiteur....
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I have Touiteur Premium and I don't see that feature. Only app I know that supports Tweetlonger is ÜberTwitter for Blackberry. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

chobie said:
I have Touiteur Premium and I don't see that feature. Only app I know that supports Tweetlonger is ÜberTwitter for Blackberry. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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maybe it's in settings but all i know is that most of my tweets extend well beyond 140 chars and tweetlonger is automatically an option when u press send

Mashable's Twitter for Android: The Official/Unofficial App Smackdown
Link

chobie said:
I have Touiteur Premium and I don't see that feature. Only app I know that supports Tweetlonger is ÜberTwitter for Blackberry. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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there are many that support twitlonger http://www.twitlonger.com/apps

Definitely love the official app.

ghostrida said:
there are many that support twitlonger http://www.twitlonger.com/apps
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Thanks. So only Touiteur supports Twitlonger for Android. I hate that it is being overused though.

Top 5 Twitter Apps for Android - jkontherun

Touiteur > *. Period.

HTC twitter app

Is there any other twitter app that is free for HTC HD2(leo) ? because Peep, which is the preinstalled app for twitter keeps saying that my account is forbidden from accessing twitter.

I haven't found a free twitter app that's even near as good as peep for the hd2 winmo. But when I boot up in android I use tweetcaster & tweetdeck, very good apps, both free for now.
HTC hasn't updated their peep app to work with twitters new configuration, although they've had a few months notice to do so!!!!

CharlonT said:
Is there any other twitter app that is free for HTC HD2(leo) ? because Peep, which is the preinstalled app for twitter keeps saying that my account is forbidden from accessing twitter.
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Me too.I can't used it.

me too, I can't use it, it keeps giving me an error messege!

same problem here as well!!!

guys guys!!! just go to twitter status on twitter.com
it clearly states that that have a problem with htc peep and they trying to fix it. i think this just started because i used peep like 5 days ago lol and it worked. but its not your phone problem its the twitter's server...
oh and a good twitter app its motweets i have that

I'm currently using moTweets 1.84
It works looks okay but the freeware version does have small ads. Find it here

Conpa18Dani said:
guys guys!!! just go to twitter status on twitter.com
it clearly states that that have a problem with htc peep and they trying to fix it. i think this just started because i used peep like 5 days ago lol and it worked. but its not your phone problem its the twitter's server...
oh and a good twitter app its motweets i have that
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Yes, unfortunately Twitter state that the issue is fixed when it quite clearly is not.
The onus is on HTC to update the Peep software, they have had more than enough time to do so.

chrisjasper said:
Yes, unfortunately Twitter state that the issue is fixed when it quite clearly is not.
The onus is on HTC to update the Peep software, they have had more than enough time to do so.
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FYI: twitter has changed its authentication method, and the the new method is not supported by HTC current Peep package (not in original HTC ROMs, neither in ROMs found here). HTC has to come with a new package.
Failing that (or, waiting for that), someone could answer the question in post #1

dXsL said:
Failing that (or, waiting for that), someone could answer the question in post #1
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I though post 7 did just that

Here it is for all you knuckle heads...the best twitter app period along with a lot more good stuff. Hope you have room on your SD's of these! If you don't mind a few pop ups..or have a good pop-up blockers click on through http://hd2apps.blogspot.com/2010/03/htc-hd2-apps-panoramic-motweets-v160.html

Tried out motweets, it's pretty good, especially for free. I still prefer peep on winmo (like the simplicity & look of it) & tweetcaster is leaps & bounds ahead of this one on android, but over all it's a good twitter app. Thanks for the link, lots of goodies on that site!

[WIDGET][3.0+] Simple RSS Widget (scrollable)

Hey guys
I'm on Android 4.0 since some days and I really like the new possibilites for widget: to be scroll- and resizable. As I couldn't find any RSS widget which uses these features, I decided to code it myself.
And now I proudly present my newest app: Simple RSS Widget.
The app is currently in beta status and might contain some bugs, so please don't be too hard with the market reviews
The app is free & without ads or scary permissions. As it makes use of the new widget features from Honeycomb & ICS, you need at least Android 3.0 to use this widget!
Download:
Android Market
AndroidPIT

Looks great, however I can't install, the Market tells me my Nexus One is not compatible - need to wait for ICS. ;-)

new beta for blackbearblanc, changelog:
multiple rss feeds should be possible now
option to use Roboto light on title/text on Android 4.1
should now also support atom feeds

j4velin said:
new beta for blackbearblanc, changelog:
multiple rss feeds should be possible now
option to use roboto light on title/text on android 4.1
should now also support atom feeds
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thaaaaank you sir!!! Awesome!

It seems to load stories twice. Is this just at me?
Ill be sure to promote your app soon.
In 600 circles at g+ and 1500 followers at mycolourscreen..+xdathread.. . All droidusers, you should have at good chance of getting this fine widget out there.
Better go make a pro version.

blackbearblanc said:
It seems to load stories twice. Is this just at me?
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it might still have some issues, that's why this version is not yet released in Play Store

j4velin said:
it might still have some issues, that's why this version is not yet released in Play Store
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But great so far

Hi j4velin,
Is there any way to import feeds from Google Reader.
Thanks
Greg.
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gregferns said:
Is there any way to import feeds from Google Reader.
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i wish i could add this feature, but i have no idea how that works. couldnt find any documentation or API for google reader

j4velin said:
i wish i could add this feature, but i have no idea how that works. couldnt find any documentation or API for google reader
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There is an app called greader which pulls all my rss feeds from Google Reader. Maybe you can check to see how it does that.
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blackbearblanc said:
It seems to load stories twice. Is this just at me?
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does that happen on a specific feed? if so, can you PM me the url?

I tried to use this widget to show the feed http://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/.rss but I found the story text is not formatted and placed all on one line. In addition the texts are littered with """.
I don't mind it being all on one line so much, but properly displaying the " would be nice.

Sometimes when unlocking phone, the widget is empty. A refresh is needed

I don't know if this thread is still active, but needed somewhere to ask, How can I delete the default feeds, from "Simple RSS" and add manual feeds, no matter what I do it keeps on reverting back to the default Feeds. please direct me to right direction to fix.
Thank you

hyewiz said:
I don't know if this thread is still active
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it's not. the app is now owned by mycolorscreen.com, please visit their site for support questions