I'm not one to want to install the app, but does anyone notice the browser just freezes when navigating to facebook. It used to just do it to me occasionally when I would view a pic to comment... now it loads facebook up and just freezes as soon as it loads. Any ideas? Anyone know how to use the facebook app without having it run all the time? I've always used the browser because the app feels like such an invasion of privacy.
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Download Chrome from the Market. You'll never look back.
Or Tinfoil for Facebook
Tinfoil for Facebook is for those users that require a Tinfoil Hat when logging in to Facebook. It creates a sandbox for Facebook's mobile site in order to protect your privacy and to avoid them tracking your browsing history. Requires INTERNET permissions, and if you are skeptic about it, feel free to check the source code here: https://github.com/velazcod/Tinfoil-Facebook
It also requires the "COARSE_LOCATION" permission. This is NOT used UNLESS you enable "Allow Check-ins" on the preferences, otherwise Check-ins won't work. This option is disabled by default.
Latest:
- Ability to upload pictures through the web interface (Newsfeed -> Photo -> Choose file). This is not the same as "picture sharing" since you can't do it from your favorite gallery application yet, that's coming soon.
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- Holo theme for Honeycomb/ICS devices.
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Than you both. I will just us chrome. Smooth and easy
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What is the name of the feature that gives you a tab on your internet browser and that allows you to send information to your cell phone? Thanks a lot to the people on here who really do help and arent douche bags.
Chrome to phone
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android2cloud
And android2cloud does the opposite--you can share a web page from your phone to the app which, when the extension is installed in chrome, opens the tabs you sent from your phone when you (get home and) open your browser.
there is also one for Firefox.
called
fox to phone
same people make it I believe.
And then you have the Firefox desktop sync and android browser.
yummmm
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?
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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.
Hi all,
Just installed the latest version on my Nexus S.
Compared to the official Facebook app, the Friendcaster is slower on updating the news feed.
Is this default behavior?
Or is it a known issue / limitation?
I also found that the news feed is not complete!
There were some post missing compared to the official FB apps.
That's because some people on Facebook block access to their profile or updates from third party apps, like FriendCaster. The app is still superior to the awful stock Facebook app, imho. But there are several lightweight Facebook apps that sandbox the mobile site if you're interested, like Tinfoil or FBM.
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Ok, that means this FriendCaster is not good enough.
Too bad, I really like the layout, the themes, colors, etc.
But, if I miss information, then there is no point of using it.
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That's because some people on Facebook block access to their profile or updates from third party apps, like FriendCaster. The app is still superior to the awful stock Facebook app, imho. But there are several lightweight Facebook apps that sandbox the mobile site if you're interested, like Tinfoil or FBM.
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I dont share photos often, but shouldnt there be an option to post a pic directly to facebook in our camera app? Is this possible? Do I need to add something? Or just SOL
there is, if you take a picture and then click the bottom right corner of the app it'll open up that recent picture then click the share button and then scroll to FB I just checked it and it should work. Maybe make sure you are logged into facebook on your phone and if you are try a restart or if that still isn't working I think there is a way to open said photo in a different photoviewing app (i recommend quickpic) and that will have the share feature, but if that app can share to facebook then your camera app should be able to as well. In which case maybe a reflash of the rom WITHOUT A DATA WIPE should do the trick.
You can also access the camera from the FB app and post the picture directly that way.
I acctually just use my browser to ,access fb cuz the app uses too much batt. Maybe u need to have the app to have the share option?
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I acctually just use my browser to ,access fb cuz the app uses too much batt. Maybe u need to have the app to have the share option?
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You do.
That sucks! The fb app takes away hours of battery life.
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You can try FriendCaster and disable notifications. It's quite a bit less resource intensive than the official app.
you can also disable notifications in the official FB app as well but knowing facebook some sort of data nonsense will be going on in the background so you can use a data blocker like pdroid (i think that's the name) or autostart blocker to stop it from opening unless you open it.
One of the things that bugs me about the Android Facebook app is that it always loads up the "Top Stories" screen by default. I always have to go the settings screen and select "Most Recent" manually before I can browse my timeline (because I prefer that view).
So I developed an app called "FB Most Recent" to provide one-touch access to the "Most Recent" feed in the Facebook app. It's now available in the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hedami.mrff
It's 100% free with no ads and no limitations. If you use the Facebook app and want a way to view your "Most Recent" list with one tap, this is the app for you!
If you find the app useful and want to help support it, you can optionally purchase the donation app for $1 found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hedami.mrffdonation
It just freezes an s4.
evansx6 said:
It just freezes an s4.
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I tested on an S4 and it works fine on mine. Can you tell me what freezes exactly? Is it your phone? Is it the Facebook app? If it's the Facebook app, try uninstalling and re-installing the Facebook app.
Oh I don't have the fb app. Yes phone freezes until I press home. Your app never opens.
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Oh I don't have the fb app. Yes phone freezes until I press home. Your app never opens.
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Yes, without the official Facebook app installed this app is pretty useless, as it simply opens the Facebook app and sorts the news feed to Most Recent
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Oh I don't have the fb app. Yes phone freezes until I press home. Your app never opens.
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Yeah it would do that if the Facebook app wasn't installed. This app is designed specifically to launch the official Facebook app and display the "Most Recent" feed within that app.
But thanks for the report. I'll update the app so it doesn't hang like that if the official Facebook app is not installed on the device.
Version 1.0.1 has been submitted to the Play Store and should be available soon. If the official Facebook app isn't installed on the device, an error popup will be displayed indicating it's required.
Doesn't seem to work on latest update, still showing highlights. I'm using beta though so maybe that's the problem.
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Doesn't seem to work on latest update, still showing highlights. I'm using beta though so maybe that's the problem.
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I suppose it could be because you're running the Facebook beta, but that shouldn't matter. I tried to join the beta to try it out myself, but it's not letting me. I would suggest uninstalling Facebook and re-installing it to see if that helps.