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[Q] How Do We Get Facebook Push Notifications Working Properly?

Hi All,
First, I wanna say that you guys are so freakin awesome! I've been an xda lurker for a while, but figured it's time for me to join and interact with my fellow HTC Sensation-ers.
It'd be a good chance for me to contribute to these forums, as well as getting some help for my Sensation problems. Glad to be a part of you guys now
Question: Why doesn't Facebook for Android push notifications work on my Sensation 4G?
Background Info: Private Messages in Facebook get pushed, but regular notifications (e.g. wall posts, comments, likes) do not get pushed to my device.
Went into facebook settings, and everything it's at its default values (never touched a thing). Notifications are on.
Other information pertaining to situation: Background data is ON. Always-On mobile data has been tried on and off. Same results both ways.
Can you help a brotha out?
Thanks, guys! I look forward to being a part of your community.

I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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fr0zenblood75 said:
I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.

Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?

LPChris47 said:
Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.
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Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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newter55 said:
Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?
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Thanks for your suggestion, newter55!
I'm not familiar with friendcaster. Is it a facebook for android alternative and does it do push notifications? Thanks.
fr0zenblood75 said:
Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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So at least it's not just me
Anyways, I appreciate the help fr0zenblood75! Nice to meet you

Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....

newter55 said:
Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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Interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks again, newter55
supercobaltss said:
I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....
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It sucks that the Facebook app is garbage
I guess the developer has no incentive to get the app working properly for everybody, seeing that it's not ad-supported.

Text messages not being sent

Is anyone else having a problem with text messages not being sent? Im using handcent and every so often a message will show the spinning icon indicating that its being sent. It just keeps spinning and spinning. When I open the stock messaging app and check the status of the message it says it was sent right when I had originally tried to send it through handcent. The person I send the message to never gets the message though.
Has anyone else had this problem? Am I going to be stuck using the stock app?

I had this problem, went back to the stock app, but it only happens when I'm at work and I go in the basement and then come out, because of the reconnecting to data bug I have to restart my phone or it won't get data, send texts or anything, I usually take my 4s to work
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I've had this problem as well. Sometimes i send the message again and that solves the problem. I am not rooted and still using the stock ruu. I'm hoping it's just due to a connectivity bug that will be remedied in the OTA update...if it ever comes.
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BoosterSilver said:
I've had this problem as well. Sometimes i send the message again and that solves the problem. I am not rooted and still using the stock ruu. I'm hoping it's just due to a connectivity bug that will be remedied in the OTA update...if it ever comes.
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Same here. Failed messages, failed notification, dropped signal etc etc. Hoping the official OTA fixes all of that soon.
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My phone is having this same problem, except it's a little worse. The phone reports the SMS as not sent but it still reaches its destination, so I'll have iPhone users getting 2-4 copies of one text. Embarrassing.

Thanks for the replies guys. Although Im glad to hear that its not just me (I can avoid requesting a replacement) it still sucks and I too hope it gets fixed with an update.

nasseem said:
I had this problem, went back to the stock app, but it only happens when I'm at work and I go in the basement and then come out, because of the reconnecting to data bug I have to restart my phone or it won't get data, send texts or anything, I usually take my 4s to work
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I'm hoping that this is a software issue, because my 30 days are up in a few days and they're out of stock.. because I have this same exact problem.
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When you sent the message with handcent, did you happen to reply with the pop up reply box?
I use go sms and had the same issue where text were not being sent. But it only happens if I reply from the pop up notification. If I text from within the go sms app, I can text perfectly fine. I love the pop up reply so that I don't have to exit an app to reply, especially with the strict app management on the hox.
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rfree2340 said:
I'm hoping that this is a software issue, because my 30 days are up in a few days and they're out of stock.. because I have this same exact problem.
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Yes me too
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+1 Not sending or receiving. Shows as sent.

dominican2589 said:
When you sent the message with handcent, did you happen to reply with the pop up reply box?
I use go sms and had the same issue where text were not being sent. But it only happens if I reply from the pop up notification. If I text from within the go sms app, I can text perfectly fine. I love the pop up reply so that I don't have to exit an app to reply, especially with the strict app management on the hox.
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Last time it happened, I had sent a text from within the app. I installed go sms also, but I really want to use Handcent. I love that I can reply using the popup on handcent without unlocking my screen. I cant do that with go sms.

vinuneuro said:
+1 Not sending or receiving. Shows as sent.
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Another +1 on this. Occasionally have the problem with SMS, but often have this issue with MMS. Problem is, on my end, everything appears to be fine and that the message was sent, but the recipient is not receiving. I verified this by sending multiple SMS and MMS messages to my wife's phone, some of which were received, some of which were not received.

I have been having this problem also, both using the HTC SMS messenger and Hand cent SMS. Also lose signal from time to time for no reason. I think I'll just get a new phone before the 30 day mark.
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It appears to be an issue with all 3rd-party SMS apps.
That said, ChompSMS seems to have identified the problem and resolved it completely. Ever since the last update I've had zero problems with SMS.
So, other apps should hopefully update soon too, or you can switch to Chomp.

tekkneke said:
It appears to be an issue with all 3rd-party SMS apps.
That said, ChompSMS seems to have identified the problem and resolved it completely. Ever since the last update I've had zero problems with SMS.
So, other apps should hopefully update soon too, or you can switch to Chomp.
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Thank you for that information. Im going to try ChompSMS because this is one problem that I can not deal with and if it doesnt stop happening I will have to return my phone and thats something I really dont want to have to do.

tekkneke said:
It appears to be an issue with all 3rd-party SMS apps.
That said, ChompSMS seems to have identified the problem and resolved it completely. Ever since the last update I've had zero problems with SMS.
So, other apps should hopefully update soon too, or you can switch to Chomp.
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I had completely forgotten about chomp. Thanks for reminding me. I started using it and while I still get messages not sending if I reply to a text from the pop up notification, it doesn't do it nearly as much as go sms. With go sms, the message not sending would happen one after another but not with chomp. And even though I don't like the sound, I've set chomp to make a sound after a successful sent message so at least I can tell if my message has sent without having to open the app.
Thanks again for mentioning chomp
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SMS not sending from hancent
Having exactly the same problem..
I use Handcent and usually reply from the popup;
but I'm not sure if that's the cause of it not sending the SMS.
I've had the same problem on my old HTC desire.
This is making my GF very angry from time to time

I have the exact same issue i use Go SMS and i hit send but it never does instead it shows the little arrow that represents sending and it never finishes
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I have this issue with all my MMS. They never send on first try.
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Did anyone ever find a permanent fix for this. Go sms works better then others for me, but is in no way as reliable as it should be.
Is this a problem for every owner of the HOX or just some phones? Not sure if I should get a replacement.
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[Q] Google Hangout Problems.

Has anyone else tried using google hangouts video chat with their phone? Mind you I am running the sense 5 rom. Every time I start a video chat with my girl on the phone, over wifi or data, it automatically freezes and resets my phone. Any ideas?

I'm also on Sense 5, I'll test when my lady gets home in a couple of hours.
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I can confirm video call is not working for me either on Sense 5.
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Thank you. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but to no avail. I'm not sure if it is the Rom or the app itself. I've read other forums talking about video problems with the app and I know ATT restricted video chat over their network but I am on wifi and it still does not work. If I don't get any other help here, I'll post the problem in the rom thread itself see if I can get a bigger audience.

I'm on the Telstra network here in Australia, so you can rule out the ATT problem, especially seeing as you're using Wi-Fi. Try recording a logcat and posting it for Imagio to look at.
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timmaaa said:
I'm on the Telstra network here in Australia, so you can rule out the ATT problem, especially seeing as you're using Wi-Fi. Try recording a logcat and posting it for Imagio to look at.
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I have been following this thread. I'd test on viper but I have nobody to test with

Haha alright I'll try a go at it again this weekend if I have time and get a logcat of it.

Video calling in hangouts isn't working for me either. Not sure when it will be fixed but we are working on it. Got a lot to do at the on this rom right now.

Same issue on my galaxy nexus

Was gonna say i know a few of you were on sense 5 but when that guy posted about his gnex with the problem i ruled the ROM out. I'll test later when on WiFi.
I could have sworn mine worked but maybe not. Is it force closing on you guys? If so when?
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Right after initiating a video call.
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SMS not sending

I cannot send SMS but I can receive SMS.smsc is set up correctly and all my internet apns are also working perfectly. Any ideas why?

Billchen0014 said:
I cannot send SMS but I can receive SMS.smsc is set up correctly and all my internet apns are also working perfectly. Any ideas why?
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Did it happen suddenly? What messaging app are you using? What rom? Did you install any mods recently?
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BadUsername said:
Did it happen suddenly? What messaging app are you using? What rom? Did you install any mods recently?
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Same issue.... I posted in the pacman rom section. I was in the middle of a convo when texts started to slow down, now not getting any at all, can't send, nothing. Tried setting my limit to 500, unfroze stock app (does it with it also), I'm just lost.
Gosms pro
PACman 11/2
Kt747 kernel 10/28 (I think that's the lastest, if not I am on the latest unless one was released since this morning)
If you need more info or have an idea, quote me or @ me. Thanks!
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I just checked, I receive texts fine, sending is another story.
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Casper34 said:
Same issue.... I posted in the pacman rom section. I was in the middle of a convo when texts started to slow down, now not getting any at all, can't send, nothing. Tried setting my limit to 500, unfroze stock app (does it with it also), I'm just lost.
Gosms pro
PACman 11/2
Kt747 kernel 10/28 (I think that's the lastest, if not I am on the latest unless one was released since this morning)
If you need more info or have an idea, quote me or @ me. Thanks!
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I just checked, I receive texts fine, sending is another story.
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Messaging is usually tied into framework, reflashing the rom would most likely solve the problem but might not make it work properly. Using a touchwiz messaging app would probably fix it because it uses a stock framework for the app, but I'm assuming you want to stay on AOSP.
I would post that question in the pacman thread and see if anyone running that rom has any better suggestions.
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Ya I did at first. I noticed that I could not make calls either. So, I restored an earlier nan. just have to wait for a stable. Thanks for the reply!
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Casper34 said:
Ya I did at first. I noticed that I could not make calls either. So, I restored an earlier nan. just have to wait for a stable. Thanks for the reply!
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If you're having call issues too that's different, could be bad efs data, but I'm not really an AOSP guy so it's hard for me to pinpoint exactly what's going on. Could be rom related or not, so it's better to scour those forums to see if you can find an answer.
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Yeah I was having the exact same problem. After time and a restart seemed to fix.
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MMS on official LP

so looks like VZW has left out or over looked (not like they didnt take their time on this update) to include the required MmsService.apk
Without this some, if not a lot of third party SMS apps will not send MMS, Google's hangout and Google's messenger app for example.
By installing this, flash it, extract it, or just install the APK. (if you dont have root this is the only way) This WILL fix the issue
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538561

Didnt work for me, still wont send or receive them

mikeschevelle said:
Didnt work for me, still wont send or receive them
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How did u install it, are you on vzw, and try just installing it normally like any other app.
That's how I did it and sends and receives without issue
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This is almost PSA worthy....
I bet VZW issues a small OTA to fix this...

I am using it on Tmo - Installed it as an APK and tried sending MMS with Hangouts, native HTC app and Textra all with no success

dottat said:
This is almost PSA worthy....
I bet VZW issues a small OTA to fix this...
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I hope they also provide a hot fix for SMS notification preview. Drives me nuts that I have to open messaging app to see who texted :-/

mikeschevelle said:
I am using it on Tmo - Installed it as an APK and tried sending MMS with Hangouts, native HTC app and Textra all with no success
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Its for vzw do not know how tmo handles mms. Therefore not sure it will work, help, or hinder. Sorry
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richii0207 said:
I hope they also provide a hot fix for SMS notification preview. Drives me nuts that I have to open messaging app to see who texted :-/
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Not sure what issue you speak of...
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runandhide05 said:
Not sure what issue you speak of...
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Previews do not work for the stock HTC app. No notification card or even a preview in the status bar like on KK with HTC one.

richii0207 said:
Previews do not work for the stock HTC app. No notification card or even a preview in the status bar like on KK with HTC one.
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Ah, I don't use the stock one. My bad.
There are so many issues with it. Like the way it handles group messages. Ive started using google messenger since going to the one m8
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runandhide05 said:
Ah, I don't use the stock one. My bad.
There are so many issues with it. Like the way it handles group messages. Ive started using google messenger since going to the one m8
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Ah, guess I'll have to start using it too. I hate using non-OEM things :-/

richii0207 said:
Ah, guess I'll have to start using it too. I hate using non-OEM things :-/
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Believe me...I do too, however with the stock sms app if a group message come in, clicking the notification take you to the individual sms thread for the person that sent the text, not the group chat, which in of itself was enough to drive me crazy.
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Bummer I had MMS working on 4.4.4 with Tmo.........

mikeschevelle said:
Bummer I had MMS working on 4.4.4 with Tmo.........
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From my understanding LP on vzw took away the ability to edit the apns which I would imagine you had to change to get all the tmo stuff working.
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Oddly enough I had to set up nothing on 4.4.4, it just worked once I have it on HSPA mode instead of LTE/CDMA

I'm stock and rooted while my wife's is stock. We both upgraded to Lollipop and was/is using Textra before the upgrade and continue to use it without an issue. I've sent and received MMS without hiccups.
Are we odd ones out or is there some bug that I'm not experiencing and could possibly find a fix on my phone to share with everyone?

totaman said:
I'm stock and rooted while my wife's is stock. We both upgraded to Lollipop and was/is using Textra before the upgrade and continue to use it without an issue. I've sent and received MMS without hiccups.
Are we odd ones out or is there some bug that I'm not experiencing and could possibly find a fix on my phone to share with everyone?
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not all sms apps are/ were effected.

Off topic but Firefox updated today and is fixed so my earlier comment is no longer valid.

dottat said:
Off topic but Firefox updated today and is fixed so my earlier comment is no longer valid.
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Now HTC has to update phone and message app for heads up notifications!! [emoji84]