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
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do you guys know of an app for your contacts that is simplistic? i'm not a fan of the photo thing next to each of my contacts and im pretty sure, it makes the phone lag a bit when scrolling through the list. I'd also like a contact widget, like the one that came with the phone, minus the photos...
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do you guys know of an app for your contacts that is simplistic? i'm not a fan of the photo thing next to each of my contacts and im pretty sure, it makes the phone lag a bit when scrolling through the list. I'd also like a contact widget, like the one that came with the phone, minus the photos...
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lag? srsly?
perhaps you want a flip phone?
but for real, i can't think of any replacment app that removes those features, those are pretty much big selling points for this type of OS and phone.
what phone are you coming from?
In cm7 there is an option to turn off contact pictures in your contact list. I'm pretty sure cm7 uses the stock gb phone/contacts app.
Don't know what to tell you about the widget except I use the starred contacts folder for quick access to my favorite people. You can add it like a widget.
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riggsandroid said:
lag? srsly?
perhaps you want a flip phone?
but for real, i can't think of any replacment app that removes those features, those are pretty much big selling points for this type of OS and phone.
what phone are you coming from?
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there is a slight delay when i pull up my contacts because it has to load the photos. it isnt anything severe, but when it comes to calling folks, i really dont need to see their photo. that's just my opinion. secondly, i had a nokia e71x before this phone, and i really liked how simple the address book was on that phone. just a name, and an option to text or call. HAHA
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In cm7 there is an option to turn off contact pictures in your contact list. I'm pretty sure cm7 uses the stock gb phone/contacts app.
Don't know what to tell you about the widget except I use the starred contacts folder for quick access to my favorite people. You can add it like a widget.
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ahh i see. i shall wait for the cm7. thank you for the idea on starring contacts. that should suffice until cm7 comes out.
-thank you
ummmm cm7 is out
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ahh i see. i shall wait for the cm7. thank you for the idea on starring contacts. that should suffice until cm7 comes out.
-thank you
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See general thread UNOFFICIAL NIGHTLY CM 7 THREAD. Started by me. Has a link to nightly builds. Wait for #33 as it will contain a headphone fix. Woot toastcfh
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From the forums it seems like the infuse's timing was right to grab a lot of former 3GS owners like myself. I'm wondering if anyone else has found or knows of a good replacement for tlert and intelliscreen. I've asked on a few threads but haven't gotten any responses. Right now I'm using executive assistant which I've seen suggested elsewhere, but it doesn't mark emails and texts as read after you look at them which is annoying. I'm currently using Handcent for texts, but the pop up is huge and annoying. Tlert was great because texts were so unobtrusive on the screen. Texts wouldn't get in my way on a the 3.5" screen, but they take it over on the 4.5" screen, just doesn't seem right.
bump. I'm getting used to the lock screen but the lack of quick text is killing me. Anyone want to develop an app?
As someone who long used iOS as well I found tlert missing as well. I found that ChompSMS does a great job of making texting more like the iPhone experience. It also does in app and lockscreen quick reply. As for intelliscreen no real advice for you. Hope that helps.
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one app would be Handcent. it has lock screen reply. and other stuff. highly customizable.
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one app would be Handcent. it has lock screen reply. and other stuff. highly customizable.
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Use widgetlocker for intelliscreen-like experience. Lets you put any of your home screen widgets on your lockscreen (i.e. Calendar, contacts, etc.). Handcent or chompSMS for the texting stuff.
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As someone who long used iOS as well I found tlert missing as well. I found that ChompSMS does a great job of making texting more like the iPhone experience. It also does in app and lockscreen quick reply. As for intelliscreen no real advice for you. Hope that helps.
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Oh you mean GO SMS PRO?
Don't ever use that term LACK with regards to customization on Andriod, I am an iPhone lover for a.long time, but now I see the light lol, don't get me wrong Steve did a great job on his devices, but gets boring in just 1month of having it, in Android all you got to do is make a new customization every month it's like having a new phone again
Enjoy
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For quick text try SMS pop up
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All these sms apps have very similar text pop ups. What I miss about tlert is that they would pop up but I literally could keep reading what I was or whatever because they wouldn't be in the way. These popups take up the whole screen. I'd rather just have a notification I can look at when I want to (if I can't have an unobtrusive pop up)
I have Stumbled upon this post also looking for a Tlert like app.... It is an amazing texting app... (for a jailbroken iPhone)
All the apps that I have seen on the android market place are bulky and not as streamline as Tlert is
Also sent a message to the dev to see if he is going to be making it for android
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I have Stumbled upon this post also looking for a Tlert like app.... It is an amazing texting app... (for a jailbroken iPhone)
All the apps that I have seen on the android market place are bulky and not as streamline as Tlert is
Also sent a message to the dev to see if he is going to be making it for android
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Already did that, got a resounding no
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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This video makes it looks pretty good. .
It would be nice to have two browers or apps open at the same time. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SReBbjOwvlU&feature=g-all&context=G265953aFAAAAAAAAAAA
Looks amazing from the video. I am searching it now to try out. Intrigued by the 3d luncher too
Yeah it's pretty awesome. I have the window above my messaging application to text and surf. Works very well.
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i just bought it. .its actually a nice app .i think its only going to get better with a bit more customization. . i dont have a Tab but imagine this would be a must have app for tab owners..
also downloaded aircalc (which is free). . nice little floating calculator. .
You guys get Stick It and OverSkreen by dev myboyfriendisageek?
It works but I like Cornerstones way of 3 dedicated windows for any app. Anyone know if Cornerstone is releasing anything soon?
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You guys get Stick It and OverSkreen by dev myboyfriendisageek?
It works but I like Cornerstones way of 3 dedicated windows for any app. Anyone know if Cornerstone is releasing anything soon?
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yes. . got those. .
is cornerstone a regualr app yet?.. or is it just something for rooted phones?
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yes. . got those. .
is cornerstone a regualr app yet?.. or is it just something for rooted phones?
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Its something that modifies the Android framework, so it cannot be a regular app. It has to be cooked into the ROM by the developer in order to be used. It's also incredibly unstable and is renown for breaking root access while open. The kinks are being worked out...
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I got it yesterday and it is as good as the video shows. Very smooth. If they can get OverSkreen to work with other apps (like cornerstone onskreen does) it would truly be amazing!
im speechless.....very good app!..THANKS!!!!
Looks cool kinda would be sweet if you had the option to use say chrome or a different browser vs being stand alone browser?
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Thanks for the tip!
I just installed this app, and wow! I wasn't even sure I had any use for it, but after a couple minutes I was enjoying the heck out of it. I usually use the desktop view in my regular browser (Dolphin), so I'll just keep this one in mobile view and use it for quickly checking out links without switching away from Tweetdeck or whatever I'm in. In fact, it's awesome to be able to click a link, start that page loading, and then continue browsing through tweets or posts while the page/video/whatever is loading in the Overskreen window.
It's very smooth, too; almost too responsive, if that's possible. I'm impressed.
The one down side is lack of flash support in Android 2.x. However, 3.0 and 4.0 are supported, so that shouldn't be an issue for much longer. If I need to visit a flash site, I can just jump over to Dolphin anyway.
coldfusion
yea the video looks great.
Look great. I will test asap.
Downloaded it and it is kinda cool concept
Useful on landscape mode mostly
Give it a try
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I just played around with this too I like it a lot...and the launcher the guy was using was pretty fresh too...good find
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Irs just adw launcher with some custom settings and multiple live wallpaper, wallpaper.
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they just had an update for it. .couple of cool new features
i bought this and love it. are there any other launchers or apps that work like this? feels more like a PC every day.
another update today. .with sliding tabs. . this is becoming my favorite browser and overall app. .
Thanks for letting us know about this, I installed it without knowing if it was something I would use but on first run I saw many benefits, especially on a large screen device like the Note.
I particularly liked the fact you can view YouTube vids full screen then scale the browser window to whatever size you want, then maybe have a cool tutorial video in the corner as you work on the app underneath!
It was a bit pricey but I think in this case it was worth it.
Facebook Home is now live, in the Play Store. Not my cup of tea, but some of you might like it.
I gave the app a try. I thought it was very well made/designed and easy to use. Animations were snappy and smooth. Gestures were easy to pick up. If I was addicted to Facebook like a lot of people are, I might use it. But I only get one about once a week so I'll stick with my beloved Apex.
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I gave the app a try. I thought it was very well made/designed and easy to use. Animations were snappy and smooth. Gestures were easy to pick up. If I was addicted to Facebook like a lot of people are, I might use it. But I only get one about once a week so I'll stick with my beloved Apex.
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I have been stuck on Nova since it came out. I tried the FB Home and it just doesn't look like it could be ANYONES cup of tea unless you honestly didn't know that there;s something else out there that is better.
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I have been stuck on Nova since it came out. I tried the FB Home and it just doesn't look like it could be ANYONES cup of tea unless you honestly didn't know that there;s something else out there that is better.
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Couldn't say it any better. I downloaded it, ran it for 5 minutes, and tried to uninstall it via settings/applications.... I couldn't uninstall it! It was greyed out. Thank god that I was able to through ssLauncher.
Remember when that phone came out with the Facebook button?? That was a big hit!!! I see that on every phone out there. I can't wait to see the reviews of the HTC phone that has fbhome as default launcher. and yes I am being sarcastic.
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Fb home = biggest epic fail
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Yeah FB Home is really only suited for the addicted. I rarely use it, so pass. I've been using the Everything.me launcher for the past couple of days and I actually think it's pretty cool. I have a feeling I'll just go back to Go though.
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+1 but I would suspect a lot of kids & addicts will be using it. Sticking to a clean Nova home.
I tried checking it out but says it's not available. I'm on CleanRom 6 RC 2, latest Facebook and messenger apps installed. Not sure what the problem is
I tried it and it is cool but I don't like Facebook enough to use it as a daily driver home replacement
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I tried checking it out but says it's not available. I'm on CleanRom 6 RC 2, latest Facebook and messenger apps installed. Not sure what the problem is
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Its a launcher, not an app. Once installed, Hit your home button. It should ask you to choose what launcher you want to use, suggestion, DONT click always!
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