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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?

Issues logging into HTC Sense Facebook

I'm using my Tapatalk app, so if it's a thread already about this I apologize.
But anyways, the issue i'm having is that I cannot log into HTC Sense Facebook.
I go into Settings>Accounts Syncs>Facebook and from there it just shows the blue facebook screen...nothing else.
So do anyone know a work around or fix for this?
Thanks
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It's Facebook. It happens to me from time to time.

gunnyman said:
It's Facebook. It happens to me from time to time.
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So did you ever get it to work?
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Yeah on wifi.

gunnyman said:
Yeah on wifi.
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I got it fixed. I had to logout of the fb app. Then log back into fb via Settings>Accounts Sync>fb....once I logged in this way it worked
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New Google Maps

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...interface-refresh-functionality-enhancements/
How are you guys liking the new Google Maps so far? Click the link for the APK if it hasn't rolled out to your phone yet.

Just miss latitude
They are being very pushy about using g+ for services im used to using elsewhere
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It's a little too "iOS6" for me. I guess I'll get used to it.
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erstad said:
Just miss latitude
They are being very pushy about using g+ for services im used to using elsewhere
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Agreed....this is a swift kick in the pants for me. I just got a bunch of family members to start using Latitude and now this. Even if I switched to G+ and got them to, I still have to set it all up from scratch. You can't import your friends from one to the other.
I've really been trying to NOT use Google + but, being a heavy user of Google Talk to chat, Google Voice for SMS, and Google Latitude for location sharing it seems I will have no choice soon.

I downloaded it this morning. I like it. I think the features are nice and its a bit quicker. Seems much more modern to me then the older version. I don't use offline maps, so it doesn't bother me too much.
I think also if you type in "OK Maps" it will save maps for offline.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/1...aps-in-google-maps-latitude-retires-august-9/

snakecharmer23 said:
Agreed....this is a swift kick in the pants for me. I just got a bunch of family members to start using Latitude and now this. Even if I switched to G+ and got them to, I still have to set it all up from scratch. You can't import your friends from one to the other.
I've really been trying to NOT use Google + but, being a heavy user of Google Talk to chat, Google Voice for SMS, and Google Latitude for location sharing it seems I will have no choice soon.
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I know what you mean I have friends that travel the world and its fun to see where they are in real time now with this its going to be Google + or nothing so sad , at least our girl friends wont have easy accessible software to track us anymore

mr_blanket said:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...interface-refresh-functionality-enhancements/
How are you guys liking the new Google Maps so far? Click the link for the APK if it hasn't rolled out to your phone yet.
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Cool, thanks for the link. I installed it. It feels much more like Google Now with the 'cards' and layout and the what not.

erstad said:
Just miss latitude
They are being very pushy about using g+ for services im used to using elsewhere
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agreed. as someone who does not use social networks of any form, i really dislike that about android nowadays.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4513440/google-maps-offline-card-android
that was quick

I took the update from the play store and it looks the same lol, I guess my phone didn't get the new update.... I have the AT&T version.

kipliq said:
I took the update from the play store and it looks the same lol, I guess my phone didn't get the new update.... I have the AT&T version.
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Did you read the link in the OP?
You can get the new version there and then update it with the Play Store.

If you previously had Location Reporting off, this update to Google Maps turns it back on automatically.
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Sucks. I want my on screen zoom buttons back.
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It looks just like the iOS version that's been out for months now, as for functionality... It's better than the iOS version.

I think it's terrible, where have all the features gone? It all seems based around Google+ and social stuff which I don't use... where are my maps? I have a ton of maps that I update regularly on my pc that I use on my devices and now they are all useless.
This is a big step back
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burt_ie said:
I think it's terrible, where have all the features gone? It all seems based around Google+ and social stuff which I don't use... where are my maps? I have a ton of maps that I update regularly on my pc that I use on my devices and now they are all useless.
This is a big step back
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Did you update to the latest version released today which added back the offline maps functionality?
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msavic6 said:
Did you update to the latest version released today which added back the offline maps functionality?
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I did, but I can't find "my places" that used to bring up my saved maps
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msavic6 said:
Did you update to the latest version released today which added back the offline maps functionality?
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same here; i used offline maps extensively overseas (where i use only wifi) and i really dislike the new layout.

TwoStroker37 said:
Sucks. I want my on screen zoom buttons back.
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Does anybody know if it's possible to map the zoom function to the volume keys since they got rid of the zoom buttons on the screen? It's kind of hard to zoom out with one hand now.

Devo7v said:
Does anybody know if it's possible to map the zoom function to the volume keys since they got rid of the zoom buttons on the screen? It's kind of hard to zoom out with one hand now.
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uh, double tap screen and drag up and down??????

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

androiduser44 said:
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...

Issue Adding Facebook to BlinkFeed

I found it weird that the phone shipped without Facebook installed. But after downloading and installing it, I was prompted to authorize HTC Sense. I did that, but I still cannot add it to BlinkFeed. If I check the box, it holds for a few seconds before unchecking itself.
Anyone else have the issue? I am running the semi-nightly betas from the Play Store.
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I hate to ask, but did you reboot?
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BFirebird101 said:
I hate to ask, but did you reboot?
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I did.
However I did succeed in adding Facebook about an hour or so after this post. I had to uninstall Facebook completely, and then select the option to download it through BlinkFeed. It redirects to the Play Store and after installing again it worked as expected.

I know it sounds strange but had the same issue added out through the tv app and got it to work.
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