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[Q] Problems adding Facebook account on Verizon model

Hey, guys. I've noticed other phones having this problem, and it looks like the Xperia Play on Verizon is affected, too. When I go to Menu/Settings/Account & sync and try to add a Facebook account, it goes right back to the Account & sync page without adding Facebook. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it with no success. Is there some sort of workaround?
Thanks

looks to be a issue w/ our phone.. I posted the same thing in general.

I added my fb account without any problems..

thomassafca said:
I added my fb account without any problems..
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you are not running stock GB on Verizon tho

Yeah, I suppose I should have posted what I'm running. Currently I'm running Android version 2.3.2, Build number 3.0.E.2.89
All stock. (On a side note, this is also preventing me from rooting at the moment.)

b00sted said:
you are not running stock GB on Verizon tho
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Ah ok, sorry! Didn't knew you were running that

So is anyone else experiencing this issue?
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I have the same problem on my Verizon xperia play

DigitalPirate, do you also have build 3.0.E.2.89?
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radio five said:
DigitalPirate, do you also have build 3.0.E.2.89?
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so far that is the only build I have seen on our devices. (verizon)

Well, at least we now know it's a common issue.
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radio five said:
DigitalPirate, do you also have build 3.0.E.2.89?
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Yep do you have problems with your front facing camera in video chat applications?

Well, the only one I've tried is Tango, but I read that the front camera not working is a known issue with that app and our phone. I haven't tried any others yet.
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Anyone had any luck with this?
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radio five said:
Anyone had any luck with this?
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This is a remnant from the other builds I think. On other stock android devices, Facebook can still be a contact provider. Something is blocking it in the OS level from some tweak by SonyEricsson.
HOWEVER! You can get around it by using SonyEricsson's Life.Contacts as a synch partner to synch up FB contacts.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sonyericsson.zwooshi

Hmm... I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the link.
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i have verizon play as well and i cant add Facebook to my accounts sooo im gonna say its only with verizon

Same here can't synce it either!
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icebear8 said:
i have verizon play as well and i cant add Facebook to my accounts sooo im gonna say its only with verizon
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Yeah, this is an issue, I think, that has to do with Sony stripping the Xperia facebook-in-android experience parts out of the phone, but forgetting to re-enable the FB built-in synch that it was blocking.
So for right now, you have to use the Life.Contacts app to be able to synch FB. The problem with it though, is that the config is only available through Life.Contacts' widget. So it makes it a bit of a pain. It also only works with one account type at a time. So you can't use Life.Contacts to synch FB, Twitter, and other social networks at the same time to my knowledge.

Ok so... How do you actually get this to work? I downloaded and installed life.contacts and linked to my facebook, but my contact still don't show their pictures and info. Did I do something wrong?

Facebook App Going To Mobile Page!

Anyone having issues today where the Facebook app takes you to the mobile page? I've even rebooted the phone and same problem..the app simply takes you to the browser and the mobile page.

I have the same problem, it's irritating as hell! I can't even get to the main menu, it goes right to the mobile site.

oh god i was about to slam my phone on the floor. i thought it was mine.

I've uninstalled the last updates...but that basically puts the "stock" Facebook app back in place that the Infuse came with...it works though...

i cleared the data and it worked for a while then went back to the same thing... OPTIMUS PRIME DISAPPROVES

I'm sure this has to do with facebook and their shenanigans with changing the API so much...

I uninstalled the app, then reinstalled it. It's been working as it should for about an hour now.
Edit: Scratch that. I spoke too soon. Going right to the mobile web version once again. Even that is acting weird.
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bassistguy said:
I uninstalled the app, then reinstalled it. It's been working as it should for about an hour now.
Edit: Scratch that. I spoke too soon. Going right to the mobile web version once again. Even that is acting weird.
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I'll keep it on the "stock" version until they fix this...I also had FORCE CLOSE when checking in at a specific place with this latest update.

Me toooo
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here: http://mobileplanet-waryam.blogspot.com/2011/04/facebook-for-android-v154-apk-154.html

I had been having some serious lag issues on my phone, mainly in the launcher(s)...since I removed the Facebook updates and went back to the stock one, lag seems to be gone..not 100% sure that was the cause but I like it right now!

FriendCaster Pro is much better than the Facebook app.
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same issue with fb

I wonder if this is related to the rampant app autoblocking that Facebook started yesterday? More collateral damage?
It might resolve itself later today - I know my photos uploaded by KDE KIPI (another victim of the rampant autoblocking) are back.

MikeyMike01 said:
FriendCaster Pro is much better than the Facebook app.
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I just downloaded that and I already agree
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Back to normal for me now
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Friend Caster Pro. Doesnt do that. Works better then the official app.

I would stick with freind caster but i cant stand the stupid games and **** showing. if i could get rid of that stuff showing, id stick with it.

Hi all of you ! just go to settings, applications, manage applications, go to facebook app and push clear data. Works on my captivate.

JordanED69 said:
here: http://mobileplanet-waryam.blogspot.com/2011/04/facebook-for-android-v154-apk-154.html
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This worked perfect Thanks!

Constant Contact Syncing: Facebook and Whatsapp?

Does anyone else share in my frustration?
Often, I am notified to link contacts between my People list and my Facebook (official app) contacts as well as my Whatsapp contacts. This happens at least once a week, and at times, every other day.
I'll go into the Facebook app and all of the sudden will need to enter my password again. Within the hour, I'm notified of Facebook contacts that could potentially be linked with my people list. I link them all then save. You'd think that would be it, right? A couple days later, same password prompt, same contact link suggestions. The same thing occurs for Whatsapp, too. Both occur update app from the Play market or not and on stock and MikTouch 0.7.
It's a minor inconvenience but so annoying, as it seems like it's never really saving the link. Anyone else seeing this?
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I remember months ago the facebook app threw phones into a constant sync, they would never stop syncing and never actually do so.
I don't use facebook, but had to troubleshoot for a user of my rom.
Facebook app is the most worthlessly coded POS app I've ever crawled through the code of, it makes little sense and has less coherency.
Using the app means subjecting yourself to it's problems, sorry for your troubles.
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Use FastforFacebook. It's amazing.
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AgentCherryColla said:
Use FastforFacebook. It's amazing.
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I always used friendcaster pro for my facebook needs. Because as blue stated the actual facebook app SUCKS lol
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strapped365 said:
I always used friendcaster pro for my facebook needs. Because as blue stated the actual facebook app SUCKS lol
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Me too but I have two Facebook accounts. Have to use two different apps to get my content.
I flashed a nice ICS ROM and it seems to be okay for the time being...
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WTF??!! INSANE data usage from Voice Alerts app

Whats up guys,
I've been using Voice Alerts for about 1 year now. Its been working fine, with the occasional crash here and there. But past few weeks my battery had been dying really quickly, I didn't really think much of it until I started getting emails from AT&T about my data usage. I'm on the 2gig data plan, and according to my phone, this "voice alerts" app has been eating up my data. So far I've eaten through 4 gigs in about 2 weeks, which is insane because I average about 1 to1.5gigs of data on a "heavy" month. I took a screenshot that says Voice Alerts used 1.5 gigs in 1 week. I've never had this problem before, and this app has no reason to connect to the internet. What would cause this problem? I've emailed the developer and still have not gotten a reply. I've uninstalled it for now. Cost me $20 in additional data overages so far.
link to app in google play here:
EDIT: I cant post outside links yet, but the app is called "voice alerts" by Alex Corbi
Thanks for your help!

Is the data usage the same with ATT? Call #data*
Long shot but worth checking. I can't imagine it would go through that much, perhaps it got stuck re downloading some sort of info. Can't really help much other than that. Basic steps such as reinstall and cache clean for the app are likely your best bet.
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lnfound said:
Is the data usage the same with ATT? Call #data*
Long shot but worth checking. I can't imagine it would go through that much, perhaps it got stuck re downloading some sort of info. Can't really help much other than that. Basic steps such as reinstall and cache clean for the app are likely your best bet.
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I would agree, this is your best bet. Also, this is a perfect example of why everybody should occasionally check their data usage meter, just to keep an eye out for things like this! Unless you're on WiFi basically all the time, it's a good practice to just keep an eye on the data usage meter. Lots of apps out there can sometimes go haywire and cause this type of problem.

I don't have that problem, I got UNLIMITED DATA!
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specter07 said:
I don't have that problem, I got UNLIMITED DATA!
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Aside from the fact this is of 0 help, you'd have the problem of most likely being throttled..
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specter07 said:
I don't have that problem, I got UNLIMITED DATA!
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Riveting tale, chap!
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xcrazydx said:
Riveting tale, chap!
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HAHAHAHAH! Almost spit coffee on the keyboard. Jolly-O!

[Q] why does Facebook only want to work over WiFi?

I'm having the most random issue no matter the ROM. On LTE I usually hit 40mbp/s down and 15mbp/s up and every single app uses this just fine...except for Facebook. I have to use WiFi for Facebook otherwise only about %25 of whatever page I'm on loads. The WiFi in the house is 3/1.5 so nowhere near as fast as LTE. I've installed a few different ROMs, tried uninstalling and reinstalling Facebook to no avail. Any ideas?
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I think it's Facebook I have had the same problem also with you tube but it's alittle better now
stripped apart rebuilt with Clean Rom&XdaTechnology!!!

I am having this exact same issue. Facebook only works on WiFi. If I am on 4G I get tons of authentication issues. Only half of my news feed and profile will load on 4G. I have used Odin and went back to stock, uninstalled/reinstalled Facebook, and tried different radios. I called Verizon about this and they have no idea what is wrong. They are supposed to send the issue to the network team and then call me back.
I did notice that Facebook thinks I am in Cheyenne, WY instead of Pittsburgh, Pa. If you log into Facebook on a computer you can look at your active sessions. It shows devices and locations. If I log in while on WiFi it reports that I am in Pittsburgh.
This is a very bizarre issue. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing the issue? It seems like a network issue to me.
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Tinfoil for Facebook works fine, give it a shot.
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I've got no issue with Facebook working over LTE/ mobile data. Maybe its an issue with the service in your area? If you haven't maybe try clearing the apps cache/data and relog back in
** well I reread and it seems like uninstalling reinstall should do the same thing so no idea other than it being your area mine works fine (version 2.1)

NeoMagus said:
I've got no issue with Facebook working over LTE/ mobile data. Maybe its an issue with the service in your area? If you haven't maybe try clearing the apps cache/data and relog back in
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Unfortunately that did not work. I am leaning towards a network issue on the vzw side of things since it works fine on WiFi. Thanks though!
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TXI Kaze said:
I'm having the most random issue no matter the ROM. On LTE I usually hit 40mbp/s down and 15mbp/s up and every single app uses this just fine...except for Facebook. I have to use WiFi for Facebook otherwise only about %25 of whatever page I'm on loads. The WiFi in the house is 3/1.5 so nowhere near as fast as LTE. I've installed a few different ROMs, tried uninstalling and reinstalling Facebook to no avail. Any ideas?
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Honestly, the FB app is utter garbage and drains battery like no other. It's gotten a tad better recently, but your best bet is likely just going to http://m.facebook.com
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Deliquified said:
Honestly, the FB app is utter garbage and drains battery like no other. It's gotten a tad better recently, but your best bet is likely just going to http://m.facebook.com
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It absolutely is, but I would much rather find a solution. I like using the app much better than using the mobile site. Plus the technician in me needs to figure this out because it is driving me nuts
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