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Facebook Sync link to facebook app?

Hey guys!
Does anyone know if there is a way for the facebook tab for a contact to bring up the facebook app instead of launching the mobile facebook website?
For clarification: bring up a facebook linked contact in sense and click to view their profile, a comment, or an update. m.facebook launches in the browser for me. I would much prefer the facebook app instead.
Thanks!

This points out yet another reason to freaking uninstall that facebook app. It doesn't DO much does it?

I like the app and this seems like HTC's fault or maybe Google's. You know how when you have multiple apps duplicating functionality you get to choose which app handles each request and/or set default. Maybe Google needs to add an action for facebook?

Also the notifications that the facebook app fires off link to the mobile website instead of opening the app? What the?

Digitaltigre said:
I like the app and this seems like HTC's fault or maybe Google's. You know how when you have multiple apps duplicating functionality you get to choose which app handles each request and/or set default. Maybe Google needs to add an action for facebook?
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No, this fault lies 99.996% on the Facebook app developers.
It's a sorry excuse for an official Facebook application in every right, especially when a 3rd party dev bests it with a limited SDK (See Babbler for Android).

Facebook Android annoyance

I like the facebook app for android, it's finally getting close to the functionality of the iPhone app. I have one annoying problem though, I want links to facebook I get in gmail to open in the Andoid facebook App. Does anyone know how to make this happen? Is there maybe a helper app in the market that fixes this?

gunnyman said:
I like the facebook app for android, it's finally getting close to the functionality of the iPhone app. I have one annoying problem though, I want links to facebook I get in gmail to open in the Andoid facebook App. Does anyone know how to make this happen? Is there maybe a helper app in the market that fixes this?
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No idea how to fix your problem, but try "Flow" its a facebook app thats has push notifications, etc much better than the official facebook app.

tdesbien31 said:
No idea how to fix your problem, but try "Flow" its a facebook app thats has push notifications, etc much better than the official facebook app.
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I'll look into Flow, thanks.

Also try Bloo
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Bloo was awesome. Flow seems to be what Bloo could have been. I just wish there was a an intelligent connection between email and the Facebook Android App.

Facebook app for Android sucks compared to the iPhone version. One of the few things I miss about the iPhone.

Questions from a new Xoom user

So here's a few answers I couldn't find from all the kickass people at XDA
- Sync Android Bookmarks (bookmarks in stock browser on my phone never showed up on my xoom...?)
- Have bookmarks show up in a different order (right now they show up according to when you added them... not alphabetical or most-used...)
- Which app you guys recommend for screenshots
- Which app you guys recommend for flashlight (using the dual-LED)
that's it for now really... everything else kicks ass. I'll edit the topic if there's more! You guys add yours if you need random questions answered...

If you have Google Chrome installed on your computer and you are logged on to your Google account, then the stock browser will synchronize your bookmarks with Chrome. I may be wrong here, but I think that you have to actually organize your bookmarks in Chrome unless you download a 3rd party app.
Mike

velopirate said:
If you have Google Chrome installed on your computer and you are logged on to your Google account, then the stock browser will synchronize your bookmarks with Chrome. I may be wrong here, but I think that you have to actually organize your bookmarks in Chrome unless you download a 3rd party app.
Mike
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actually I don't want to sync with my Chrome, I want to sink with my Android devices only ... there is such an app as "Bookmarks sync" in the apps list, meaning it does store bookmarks... I'm just wondering why it doesn't sync between my N1 and Xoom

MitchRapp said:
actually I don't want to sync with my Chrome, I want to sink with my Android devices only ... there is such an app as "Bookmarks sync" in the apps list, meaning it does store bookmarks... I'm just wondering why it doesn't sync between my N1 and Xoom
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Because your N1 doesn't have bookmark sync
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MitchRapp said:
- Which app you guys recommend for screenshots
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There's only one right now afaik and that's the Screenshot ER. It's free for XDA dev members. You need to be rooted though.

funnycreature said:
There's only one right now afaik and that's the Screenshot ER. It's free for XDA dev members. You need to be rooted though.
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first thing I did is turn it on and use the 1-click method (well 14 clicks but they're all "OK" hehe)

so that's weird... no way to have bookmarks show up in alphabetical order?

"Flashlight" is very bright. The widget is nice and small.

You can use the SDK to take screenshots. Google ddms.bat.
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MikeyMike01 said:
You can use the SDK to take screenshots. Google ddms.bat.
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More info here: http://www.gigadroid.com/androidtalk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=43&p=51#p51

Facebook chat on andriod app

Hi,
I am making an app and I want to use Facebook chat in it. Meaning I want to enable for people can log in using Facebook and select friends and message them. I tried looking in the developers section of Facebook and couldnt find anything related to chatting. Is this not possible? Anyone have any information on this? I think its possible since apps like Go!Chat does it.
Thanks!

Don't know about GoChat but I'm personally using IMO.. Least ram usage (only 13mb) and damn battery friendly.. Hope you'll come up with something even better.. Good luck.

Do you know where I can access the Facebook api to get chat?

[Q] Facebook Photo Contact Syncing

One of my favorite features was being able to sync my contacts from Facebook to my phone in Jellybean so that all of my contacts used their Facebook photo for my contacts on my phone.
Either I am not seeing how to do that in Android 4.4 or that feature was removed.
My Facebook account is synced to my phone and when I go to it under accounts in my settings, it doesn't have anything in there.
Can someone point out how to do this?

That was never part of Jellybean! You must come from an device with UI like touchwiz or sense..

bassbox said:
That was never part of Jellybean! You must come from an device with UI like touchwiz or sense..
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Wow. Yeah, i had an HTC One X+. Sad face.
I guess I had just assumed that was how all android phones were. Dang.
So does anyone know any way to do this then? Maybe a 3rd party app or something?

Sync.Me
Blackfireball5 said:
Wow. Yeah, i had an HTC One X+. Sad face.
I guess I had just assumed that was how all android phones were. Dang.
So does anyone know any way to do this then? Maybe a 3rd party app or something?
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Download the app Sync.Me. I've been using it for a while now and it seems to do a pretty good job at syncing Facebook contact pictures. Can also do LinkedIn, if you have one.

Ubersync works well and you can choose the quality
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync

As I don't know the name but only that it exists, you can google for it as good as i could.
So check it out yourself. There are some apps who can do what you want ! (ofc not as good as it is implemented in sense)

Download Haxsync - best app there is for syncing contact timeline information and photos

I'm gonna give Sync.ME a try. Thanks everyone!