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[Q] facebook update 1.6.0!! New 'Pages' feature...

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.

sLiKK said:
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.

Ddoublevisionn said:
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.

sLiKK said:
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?

ranger61878 said:
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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[Q] what apps are you using?

I was just wondering what apps everyone is using.. Like everyday use.. How is the app performing and stuff like that.. Im only wondering so I can learn some cool apps to download lol
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XDA-developers...works perfectly
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kvswim said:
XDA-developers...works perfectly
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+1 I use it like 10 times a day...legit
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kvswim said:
XDA-developers...works perfectly
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+1
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I was on my computer when I saw this thread. Grabbed my phone and opened xda just to agree haha.
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Xda like everyone else, weather bug elite, tech buzz, amazon app store, google music beta, poweramp, avsforum, zedge....those are my most used
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In all seriousness the best Apps I couldn't live without would be SwiftKey x, handset sms, dolphin hd browser, quadrant(lol), xda, rocketdial, all my emulators and lastly beautiful widgets although it's not totally necessary if you run eclipse since its got gs2 Apps like accuweather which look better imo.
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stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?

hockeybpr25 said:
stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?
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hockeybpr25 - First off, you may want to try ChompSMS instead of Handcent. They are both good, though. In the TW Messaging app, turn off "Auto-retrieve" and "Notifications".
blarrick said:
In all seriousness the best Apps I couldn't live without would be SwiftKey x, handset sms, dolphin hd browser, quadrant(lol), xda, rocketdial, all my emulators and lastly beautiful widgets although it's not totally necessary if you run eclipse since its got gs2 Apps like accuweather which look better imo.
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blarrick - +1 on SwiftKey X! Been using SwiftKey ever since they started the beta a couple of years ago. [email protected] near telepathic, it's scary!
Regarding the Dolphin HD Browser, I used to <3 it a lot, but I've moved on now to the Miren Browser. Miren is free, and it seems like their UI is much better thought-out. I seem to get stuff done easier in it. You should give it a shot!
rand4ll said:
Xda like everyone else, weather bug elite, tech buzz, amazon app store, google music beta, poweramp, avsforum, zedge....those are my most used
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Hey, rand4ll - I was curious about Weather Bug Elite. Does it support a scrollable widget for multiple cities? I'm really looking like crazy for a weather app that supports a scrollable widget. The only ones I know about are wrapped in various manufacturer's UI (like HTC Sense and MotoBlur).
Now, on to my apps:
Agenda Widget, Awesome Drop, Barnacle Wifi Tether, Beautiful Widgets, Bloat Freezer, Calendar Snooze, ChompSMS, EasyTether, FlightTrack Pro, Happy Hours, KeePassDroid (KeePass is on everything I own with a CPU), Miren Browser, Mr. Number Caller ID, MyBackup Pro, Note Everything Pro, Our Groceries, PhoneMyPC, Plume, Pure Messenger, RealCalc, ROM Manager, Root Explorer, Remote Notifier, Sipdroid, Shazam, StayAwake, SwiftKey X, TapaTalk Pro, Team Black Hat, TripIt, WinAmp, and uTorrent Remote.
Whew.
Cheers!

hockeybpr25 said:
stupid question, with handset sms, how do i stop messenger from running?
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You could also just do this
1) Open Handcent
2) Hit the menu button
3) Select Settings
4) Application settings
5) Default Messaging Application.
6) All(SMS & MMS)
Both work though

Is there a "decent" app for Facebook?

Facebook for Android is horrible, Friendcaster was okay...
Was using Stream , but would not load all the updates.
Anything?

Go to facebook.com with dolphin browser hd. It works much better then the app.

Did u try seesmic?
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futuregerald said:
Did u try seesmic?
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I have but appartently Friendcaster is working flawlessing again.. they changed they UI and now have a "black " theme.. its very nice

GalaxySkyrocket500 said:
I have but appartently Friendcaster is working flawlessing again.. they changed they UI and now have a "black " theme.. its very nice
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the new facebook app that was released today works way better
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Didnt know there was one just updated and wow wayyyyyy faster

Try to update your app to the new one , i just did that & i love it , so much better & easier use & it does include everything in it much better than the choppy version on the iphone , well at least much faster .

Ever try tinfoil? Its basically the mobile site within a wrapper. It was designed to avoid the security problems with the official app and eliminate the battery hogging. Not bad if you don't mind the mobile site.

Twitter apps

Are there any good Twitter Apps out there for android?
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KingVekxin said:
Are there any good Twitter Apps out there for android?
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Nope. Just ICS ones. With kernels. I heard a king madem
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Twitter, is a good twitter app...
But you could try tweetdeck, its got lots of nice options, and a pretty good ui.
X,
on R3VELATiON.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android

adalgiso said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android
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That was Awesome
X,
on R3VELATiON w/ gangsta fleurs'.

adalgiso said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android
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Nice time, use a site like http://bitly.com/ so they don't see it coming. I've ran into a few of those... Saw it coming... :/
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Twicca is barebones, and customizable. Runs really smooth. Allows you to only install the add-ons you actually use.
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I use http://goo.gl/d4gHQ

i've tried a few, but to me, tweetcaster is by far the best and easiest to use. Tons of features.

Tweetdark is pretty nice. Simple nice UI and works well.

I use the official app. It's cleaner than everything else. Plume is pretty good also, but I had an issue where the text box wasn't visible when my keyboard and predictive words popped up. The official app appropriately shifts everything up, so nothing disappears.

I use Plume but I like inline previews pics and Twitlonger

tweetdeck is better for me, it just keep it simple and has twitlonger and more

Can't figure out for the life of me how to view replies to a tweet in Twicca, does it not have this function? You can see what I mean by going to Twitter.com on a desktop PC and clicking any tweet, a nested area opens up showing replies.

Tweetcaster is my favorite because I can customize it.
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Facebook App that's worth a crap?!

Official Facebook app won't post a status/pic, rarely posts my comments.
Fast Pro has too many bugs
Flipster is half ass, doesn't show everything, SLOW
Friendcaster Pro wants to show me everyones games more than statuses and such.
Everyone uses something different, what's a quality Facebook app youd recommend??
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Plume
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Isn't that just twitter?
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try fbm for facebook,it has only 1-2mb is much faster and most stable.for me the best.:good:

CALIBAN666 said:
try fbm for facebook,it has only 1-2mb is much faster and most stable.for me the best.:good:
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Love it! Thanks!!
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Official Facebook app is fine on a modern device. It is quite big (~20MB) and uses a big chunk of RAM (~45-50MB) so on older devices, it can be quite painful to run. Simply go to facebook.com in your mobile browser, you get the same interface.
Flipster is the best of the alternatives, but the problem with the alternatives is that 1) if you post from it (and this is anything but the website or the official app), Facebook doesn't share your status with all your friends. It's posted to your Timeline, but almost nobody will see it. And 2) it won't show you all your friends' statuses and photos. Their game activity will always show up, though, as well as anything sponsored.
Most likely the fastest is TweetDeck, or maybe TweakDeck (the former, only... tweaked). The interface looks like straight up ass, but it's fast, even on crappy phones. Tested and verified on Samsung Acclaim (800MHz ARMv6, 160MB RAM, ~20MB app install space, Froyo).

Tried "Scope"? It's an all-in-one social app.
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Dark Reality said:
Official Facebook app is fine on a modern device. It is quite big (~20MB) and uses a big chunk of RAM (~45-50MB) so on older devices, it can be quite painful to run. Simply go to facebook.com in your mobile browser, you get the same interface.
Flipster is the best of the alternatives, but the problem with the alternatives is that 1) if you post from it (and this is anything but the website or the official app), Facebook doesn't share your status with all your friends. It's posted to your Timeline, but almost nobody will see it. And 2) it won't show you all your friends' statuses and photos. Their game activity will always show up, though, as well as anything sponsored.
Most likely the fastest is TweetDeck, or maybe TweakDeck (the former, only... tweaked). The interface looks like straight up ass, but it's fast, even on crappy phones. Tested and verified on Samsung Acclaim (800MHz ARMv6, 160MB RAM, ~20MB app install space, Froyo).
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I'm running it on a Note with cm10, so I shouldn't have issue
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I have just tried FBM and so far I am liking it as well. Thanks.
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Try flipster only have a few details
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Chivamarco said:
Try flipster only have a few details
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Used it. Its slow as hell and all the post problems someone listed above, no thanks
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I am very with Friendcaster Pro. Works well on my RAZR, syncs well with my phone book. So far no problems at all.

FBM! I love it but its simply a mobile version of Facebook. still its easier to navigate, and it has Compatibility Mode options which it'll load "Opera Mini" Facebook interface (good for slow connection)
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For anyone like me wondering what/where FBM is: here

Honestly, Tinfoil For Facebook is the best.
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