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[HOWTO] Fix Facebook notifications!

This is a post from Android Central member ccw1134:
"So let's set the table here. Facebook Push Notifications are the golden egg that we're all looking for. Well after reading this you can go obsess about something else...finally (I know I will). I have been beyond frustrated with the chaos that has surrounded this subject. I've spent way too many hours reading and reading then reading some more. I am proud to say that I finally cracked the elusive Facebook Push problem.
I switched from Verizon to Sprint last week (work decision) so I went from a Droid Incredible to a EVO 3D. I was hoping that my Push notification would work when I switched since they never had. To my dismay they did not. My daughter went from a BB Curve to the Motorola XPRT and her FB push notifications worked! She always would always say "Dad you're phone's not so Incredible now, is it?" So when I got my EVO 3D and it didn't work I really became obsessed. After comparing settings on both phones and Facebook settings I found the one anomaly. The list of authorized apps within Facebook (Account dropdown>Account Settings>Applications on the right side of the page) on the computer showed "Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones" on hers but not mine. It's so simple yet outside of the box. The key is BlackBerry permissions! I am willing to bet that everyone who has working notifications on Android came from a BlackBerry. Okay onto the good stuff.
- Find someone with a working BlackBerry. This could be a friend or any store that has activated demo phones. - Using the Facebook app on the BB log into your account and wait for your stuff to start appearing. I did not log into email or anything else, just FB. - After you see your Newsfeed updated with your information simply log out. - Go into your FB settings on your Android phone and check the Notifications box. The refresh interval doesn't matter (it can even be set to Never). - Notifications should start appearing as you get them (Comments, Wall Posts, Pokes, Likes, Messages, etc.)
I did notice a couple of things that I hope get improved in the notification process. Messages and Friend Requests have their own separate icons for notifications just as they always have. Comments, Wall Posts, , Tagging, Pokes and Likes all share the new notification icon that you will start seeing. Because of this if someone pokes you and then you get a comment or whatever, your Poke notification is gone (I'm assuming because the FB App doesn't officially support Poking yet therefore it doesn't know how to handle that notification) and won't know who poked you. Also if you should happen to click on the poke notification doesn't take you anywhere useful, just the list of notifications (for the same reasons listed in the previous sentence). This is a small sacrifice for now. If someone tags you in a post (I assume a picture will be the same way) you also will still get an email notification to whatever email you use. Just an FYI on that.
For the record I am on Sprint using a nonrooted HTC EVO 3D running 2.3.3 and Facebook is version 1.6.3. I do not believe the carrier, phone model, OS or Facebook version matter but I know there are those out there who want to know this type of stuff."
I will be trying this out, seems promising according to replies there!
(mods, I wasn't sure if this would be the right place so feel free to move it.)
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Interesting! Bookmarked!
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Nope. I came from BB to Android and while I had notifications working about a month ago with a FB app update (nothing to do with switching from BB to Android), they no longer work and they didn't work when I initially switched over either.
I just checked my account settings and the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones is still listed there and still has permissions.
Think it is just a coincidence for you.

TheIgster said:
Nope. I came from BB to Android and while I had notifications working about a month ago with a FB app update (nothing to do with switching from BB to Android), they no longer work and they didn't work when I initially switched over either.
I just checked my account settings and the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones is still listed there and still has permissions.
Think it is just a coincidence for you.
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Well this wasn't me, I have yet to try it. It's a repost of something from Android Central.
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I don't know what the difference is but I installed the blacked out Facebook located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200174
And I now receive notifications for the first time. I just installed the apk today so for me it worked and I have no reason to understand, just that I now get notifications. Can someone else confirm with this that they receive notifications?

The only way i got them to work was to create a new fb account.
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Wow it worked thanks!!!
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I had a blackberry before the hero .It never worked. On facebook website it shows facebook for blackberry but it hasn't been used in 6 months. Im going to delete it and try my old blackberry if i can find it.

LowQue27 said:
Wow it worked thanks!!!
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there's a button for that!
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Sure fire way to fix this:
Deactivate, then immediately reactivate your account. It's kind of a reset button.
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hoovnick said:
Sure fire way to fix this:
Deactivate, then immediately reactivate your account. It's kind of a reset button.
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really. and that won't cause any issues with Facebook?
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sageDieu said:
really. and that won't cause any issues with Facebook?
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Nope, did it last night. Deactivated, then signed back in to reactivate, all from the browser. All your settings, friends, and such stay the same. Now I get every notification.

So you deactivated your whole account from the computer browser? Then reactivated it? No blackberry hoops to jump through.
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dam about time!!!

Funny, it didn't work. Then as soon as I opened facebook app , I got a notification. Still no push.
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yamaford said:
So you deactivated your whole account from the computer browser? Then reactivated it? No blackberry hoops to jump through.
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I just did it from the phone browser.
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Nope. I had a BlackBerry before my G1, and I still use BlackBerrys occasionally, including Facebook. I have gotten a total of two notifications from Facebook on Android, and it has never worked since.

hoovnick said:
Nope, did it last night. Deactivated, then signed back in to reactivate, all from the browser. All your settings, friends, and such stay the same. Now I get every notification.
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Are you sure it's all ok? I'm a page administrator too and it's clearly written that I won't get back my administration rights back automaticaly if I deactivate...

i moved the facebook app to the SD card then back to my phone and it seemed to have fixed notifications for me

Wow. So many different fixes it almost seems like coincidence now. I know facebook is free and all and we shouldn't ***** but those guys are getting rich and not really giving anything back. I mean come on? Don't you think somebody that works for them uses android app and can see it sucks?
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something SEVERELY wrong with google maps

Tried using navigation. With 2 different sensation phones. 1 stock, 1 rooted with revolution rom. I bet it has to do with the Google Maps app. It's been doing nothing but crashing (rebooting). Is this happening to anyone else?

phoneaddict13 said:
Tried using navigation. With 2 different sensation phones. 1 stock, 1 rooted with revolution rom. I bet it has to do with the Google Maps app. It's been doing nothing but crashing (rebooting). Is this happening to anyone else?
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No. No one else.
You are the only one.
I mean other than the 10,000,000 other people who have had the problems with Google Maps since it's most recent update was pushed with some major bugs that cause exactly the problems you are experiencing. Those bugs have been well documented and have been discussed in multiple threads in this forum as well at just about every feedback left on the Play Store for the past week specific to this exact problem.
But other than those millions upon millions of people, you are the only one with these problems.

Dude, you've just written down what I've been suspecting about Google Maps for some days now. Mine crashes too, not every day and every time, but when it does it keeps doing it. Restarting doesn't help, restarting after battery yanked out doesn't help, will crash and reboot 5-10 secs after starting Maps, and this'll go on for some time until I decide not to us GMaps anymore. So I'm gonna try with satellite settings turned off, anybody better idea?
(I'm rooted on ARHD-6.7.2 XE, OTA'd at 1.27.0000)

Apparently is an issue with Sensation 4G and the Resound
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Likewise.... I have the original HTC sensation and just this week google navigation has been causeing the phone to reboot (within 30 seconds).
Very frustratiting ==> I did a full reset of my phone today and it is still happening.
Luigiesin said:
Apparently is an issue with Sensation 4G and the Resound
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I faced the same problem...Phone did restart everytime I use the GMaps.....I noticed that this is an issue since the latest update...I did wrote a feedback but still no luck....The phone reboots when I access Maps and then I stopped using the Maps and it is all fine....any resolutions, I'm running a stock device
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I have 0 issue whit gmaps..
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Manage Apps > Maps > Uninstall Updates
Problem solved. Just don't update it anymore until the next release.

Luigiesin said:
Apparently is an issue with Sensation 4G and the Resound
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No its not, google messed up v6.1.0 of their app, nothing todo with the phone

Jonny said:
No its not, google messed up v6.1.0 of their app, nothing todo with the phone
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Mines work just perfect am i the only one ?
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shahkam said:
Mines work just perfect am i the only one ?
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
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Apparently, there is a whole thread dedicated to this in the Themes and Apps section - cant say I've read it though, I just noticed it

Jonny said:
Apparently, there is a whole thread dedicated to this in the Themes and Apps section - cant say I've read it though, I just noticed it
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LOL so many useless threads these days i think we need more mods @our forums..
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Roll back to an older version while Google gets their **** in gear.

I think this is just more than a Google Maps issue. I have 2 phones 1 with Elegancia Sense 4 v2.7.0 and one ARHD and the Elegancia has no issue. since the update of maps i have never had 1 problem and never had to reinstall or uninstall, ARHD however was so damaged by the update i had to remove it and patch the older version....
this may be a Dev+Google Maps issue.

Using CM9 stable, my sensation keeps crashing while using Google Maps,

I've never had a single problem using Google maps. Just used it the entire time on a drive from Hilton Head to DC aka 9 hours. Nav worked perfectly on CM10
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Google Vs. HTC
Just a hunch but I don't think this is going to get fixed anytime soon. The problem seems limited to HTC phones (specifically the Sensation and Rezound). I suspect Google will blame HTC and HTC will either blame Google or more likely since the phone is EOL, simply ignore the issue.

greatgoogly said:
Just a hunch but I don't think this is going to get fixed anytime soon. The problem seems limited to HTC phones (specifically the Sensation and Rezound). I suspect Google will blame HTC and HTC will either blame Google or more likely since the phone is EOL, simply ignore the issue.
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This should make you happier: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4703
"HTC is currently working with Google to investigate this issue. HTC is confident that a solution will be available in the future."

^good to know they are working on it... Cool!

dronepro said:
I think this is just more than a Google Maps issue. I have 2 phones 1 with Elegancia Sense 4 v2.7.0 and one ARHD and the Elegancia has no issue. since the update of maps i have never had 1 problem and never had to reinstall or uninstall, ARHD however was so damaged by the update i had to remove it and patch the older version....
this may be a Dev+Google Maps issue.
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FYI Elegancia uses some files from 3.32 base (to make the tweaks work properly instead of porting them) and it appears this issue is with the 3.33 bases

[Q] Weather widget crash

Hello everyone! I have a problem with weather widget since last night. I have tried normally to update weather and it just crashed. It couldn't show my current location properly, just gave me FC. Since then I couldn't recover the app on any way. I first deleted the data in the app and it started normally but after the weather update through WiFi it doesn't show my current location again. I have tried to enter the city list when it crashes for the second time.Widget is not working eather...Then I have tried to restore the app from my nandroid backup and it works fine until it refreshes through WiFi...
I'm using ThiaiZO3D v2.8 ROM. Does anyone have the same problem like me? Is there any solution?
Tnx

I'm having the same issue on the GB stock rom..
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Same problem from ~15 hours ago. :/

Seems like every O3D users have the issue, running stock or custom ROM. Network problems maybe?
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ThiaiZ said:
Seems like every O3D users have the issue, running stock or custom ROM. Network problems maybe?
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I think that problem is not related with network. I have used my home WiFi to update weather. Maybe Accuweather's server is sending some bad info data so it crashes our widget...Or LG is just fooling with us somehow.Don't know...
Anyway Thiaiz your ROM is working perfectly!

Same problem on thrill.. glad its not just me.. wouldn't even update via wifi..
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Same problem with novdroid
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the same, promethius 1.5

ThiaizO3D 2.8 weather widget working fine! And I haven't updated my phone since v20f
There was once this issue in Rom Manager that deleted pics from gallery every time you reboot, in my opinion you people might be sharing such an app that has an issue, possibly. Or it might be from accuweather itself
Anyway there's fancy widgets which has so many weather widget styles. Wish you luck

Issue solved
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How please share
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Yes...It was solved somehow by itself i guess. Couple of minutes ago I wanted to check one more time does it work or not. And then i saw that finally it has accepted updating my current location and weather. It was little bit buggy and then I have just deleted data from the app and started it again.Everything is working now...I have no clue what was wrong in the first place.But I have never seen this kind of bug before...
LG is playing with us again i supose...
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ubabic said:
Yes...It was solved somehow by itself i guess. Couple of minutes ago I wanted to check one more time does it work or not. And then i saw that finally it has accepted updating my current location and weather. It was little bit buggy and then I have just deleted data from the app and started it again.Everything is working now...I have no clue what was wrong in the first place.But I have never seen this kind of bug before...
LG is playing with us again i supose... :banghead:
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He's right. Clear the data of weather app. And it run.
Thanks ubabic

Can someone upload stock weather widget please ? just installed 3d max weather and its not so good.

smileboy said:
Can someone upload stock weather widget please ? just installed 3d max weather and its not so good.
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http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/81469911/file.html
Here it is...Weather widget from stock v21E GB ROM. Just put both files it in your root/system/app folder
and change their permissions to READ for User, Group and Others and WRITE just for User. Leave other
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Maps freezes on stock jelly bean

Hi there! I updated to stock jelly bean yesterday and today i noticed that Google maps force closes after a couple of minutes. Do someone else have the same problem?
Stock JB Vodafone 3.16.161.9
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No one really knows how to fix this issue?

HI,
I've got the same problem. Well... Maps is working fine, but when I use navigation it Force Close....
I tried already to delete all the cache and data, but that didn't fix it.
Does somebody has a solution? Don't really feel like Hard reset.

Hi,
I can confirm I've got the same problem with a UK unbranded phone. I've hard reset the phone with no difference, so I presume it's a bug. I can't post external links but i've come across a similar bug on the EVO 4G LTE.
Crossman

Hard reset didn't work for me too... And yes, it's not a Google maps problem but a Navigator one...
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Does 3rd party navigators work? Like navigon, sygic, route66, tomtom etc.

I just tried sygic, but that seems to work as it should be. So it looks like the problem is only with gmaps navigation.
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Sygic works for me too. Waze also works. I hope the problem will be corrected with an application update from Google...
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navigation keeps crashing on stock jb for me too
hi guys, +1, no problem with ics and now with jelly bean maps (when using navigation) freezes all the time. Makes me wonder how deep is the testing they do in htc before releasing software. This phone is great but it is has been a mess softwarewise since day one.

Has anyone found a fix for this yeat?
Its really annoying,
I believe the same issue exists for the One S and the SGSIII.

I just got my phone back from repair, with this issue included in the faults.
I will test tomorrow morning and report back
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R: Maps freezes on stock jelly bean
News?
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Still not solved. It seems something with gmaps. I saw reports about an update which solved the problem. But the latest update of January 17 didn't solve it for me
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Same here
Updated to Jelly Bean over Christmas and no matter what, maps/navigation crashes all of the time. I've seen reports about this happening on other phones, but mainly HTC ones. On the product support forums, someone has delved deeper into this and suggests that it may be running out of memory (he quoted as seeing the maps consume over 114MB).
My phone is a stcok, unmessed with, HTC One S.

Update: HTC tried to reinstall the ruu from jelly bean, but because my phone didn't recognise the usb in fastboot I had to send it in for repair.
my repair sheet stated that the gps was not right and because it was already for 2 hardware repairs sent, they replaced my phone for a new one.
Advice, download the ruu from here and set your phone in fastboot and connect with pc. Run the ruu and see if the problem still exist. If so, sent it back for repair. Make sure you back up your data, because it will wipe your phone.
Succes
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jigr69 said:
Updated to Jelly Bean over Christmas and no matter what, maps/navigation crashes all of the time. I've seen reports about this happening on other phones, but mainly HTC ones. On the product support forums, someone has delved deeper into this and suggests that it may be running out of memory (he quoted as seeing the maps consume over 114MB).
My phone is a stcok, unmessed with, HTC One S.
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I'm on jb stock also and my maps works no probs. Did you try uninstall updates, and download from playstore again. Or did you try a different navigation?
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stock here too with fc bugs on gmaps. sygic works as intended, but that kinda suxx ... must be a rom bug

flex420 said:
stock here too with fc bugs on gmaps. sygic works as intended, but that kinda suxx ... must be a rom bug
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Not a ROM bug. This happens on my One S regardless if I'm running Sense or CyanogenMod. Lots of people at the google forums are getting this as well.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/1T_mDNfU8Z0

Same for me, crash on navigation mode, i flashed JB RUU, format memory, doing factory reset but the problem is already here, we must wait for an update and use other app for now, like waze !

Same Problem Maps works fine but navigation crashes all the time it looks like its a graphics problem because the voice keeps on giving directions after crashing as long as i don't press OK i use navignon so no problem

Haxsync and KitKat

Hey guys, has anybody tried had sync? I always used it on my nexus devices, however, the last update for it is on October 6th, way before KitKat release date. I've read through some of the reviews and some have mentioned of it preventing phone from going to deep sleep and causing wake locks. That was on a galaxy phones though, no mention of issues on nexus 5. I have just got the nexus, don't really want to install something that's not fully compatible yet.
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Working fine for me.. Just got my phone a couple hours ago, so can't really say much on the wake lock part. But, the contacts sync up and its fine so far..
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Why not try it for your self? If it causes problems just uninstall it. Plan and simple. Not like it can brick your phone because an app isn't 100% compatible.

Working fine for me too.
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I have sync.me on one of my old androids letting it update my contacts...good idea if you have a old phone laying around...not sure but you could use haxsync like that too.

luckylui said:
Working fine for me.. Just got my phone a couple hours ago, so can't really say much on the wake lock part. But, the contacts sync up and its fine so far..
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I did when I got my nexus. My battery died faster than expected. I looked through logs, and noticed that yahoo weather was draining a lot of battery on the background, ended up uninstalling that and haxsync because I figured that it could have been both as android usage was also high. Today, everything was fine. I will try to reinstall it.
I do seem to get some contact pics synced, I'm guessing by default Facebook app still doesn't sync contacts on stock, right? Pictures might be coming from Google +?
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Been using haxsync for a week now on my N5 & no battery drain/wakelocks according to bbs from haxsync so its ok to use.
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Have you guys installed the JB workaround too?

Salv0 said:
Have you guys installed the JB workaround too?
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yep. using the JB workaround and no issues or battery drain

Salv0 said:
Have you guys installed the JB workaround too?
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I have not as the Dev put in the description that it's only needed for 4.1. Calendar and contacts are syncing just fine without it.
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Uhm I installed it, but the pictures seems to be all in low resolution.. It's because this Nexus is bigger then the previous?
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On 4.4.2 haxsync doesnt work anymore at least for me
are there any alternatives?

I don't find HaxSync on Play Store, on both Play Store app (on Nexus 5) and Play Store web

There's a playstore fix in xposed installer. This may fix your problem
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he removed it from play store because it is atm not whitelisted through facebook more infos on Facebook page

I was unable to find HaxSync on play store, so I searched through Google and clicked the link, works flawlessly.
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MersauX said:
I was unable to find HaxSync on play store, so I searched through Google and clicked the link, works flawlessly.
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MersauX,
Can you please tell me where you found it? What link? When I search for the Haxsync APK, I find a lot of sites, but I am always a bit leery at downloading them from these types of places since I worry about the files authenticity. Thanks in advance.
SuperG03

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync
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Thanks but it's not currently available on the play store. That's the reason I asked in the first place.

I've never had any wakelocks using haxsync, and it has never shown up in my battery stats ever.
SuperG03 said:
Thanks but it's not currently available on the play store. That's the reason I asked in the first place.
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Odd, that link works for me. Must be because I've had it installed for years...