Facebook - Update

[dnlwthrn]

uninstalled.. even without syncing with contacts this update did not allow my phone to sleep and kept it awake for more than 2 hours. phone awake time was at 100% and it was all caused by this updated facebook app.

I'm seeing the same thing... While I like the FB app, my battery level has dropped 30% since I unplugged this morning. Awake time and Up time are the same. I also installed WeatherBug last night, so this might also be the cause, but I'm guessing its FB. Will have to do some testing...

 

[yankeeboy]

+1

Awake time went from 8% to 40%. C'mon FB!

 

[dnlwthrn]

Sure enough, once I uninstalled the update, my Up time and awake time are no longer the same (I put the phone to sleep for 2 min to check after uninstalling). Hmm, hope they can fix this. My battery dropped 32% in 3hrs 30 min this morning, where it took more than twice that time yesterday.

 

[potterdood]

anytime I click the friends button, it force closes, anyone else having that problem, kinda annoying!

 

[necosino]

+1 not sleeping after update

 

[TheWhiteBandito]

I have to kill the new Facebook app with System Panel in order for my phone to sleep. Highly annoying. Why is the iPhone app so much better than this one?

 

[plim]

i also noticed that the sync icon would come up way too frequently. i downgraded. i don't need help draining my incredible's battery =P

 

[Terabethia]

Mine doesn't seem to be having any problems. In order to check, I rebooted the phone last night (to reset everything, including uptime and awake time) used it for a little bit and then put it on the charger. This morning I took it off and haven't really used it much.

Up time and Awake time are very much normal.

I don't have any sort of syncing or updating or anything running in the app, it's all turned off (as it's always been). I assume that's why it's going to sleep like it should.

 

[Steveda]

Same problem here...uninstalled the update. Seems to be OK now.

 

[THORN74]

anytime I click the friends button, it force closes, anyone else having that problem, kinda annoying!

same issue here ... friends icon = force close ...some error reguarding "com.facebook.katana"

anyone have any solutions?

 

[wcx86]

I had a issue with the phone not sleeping. I ended up having to revert back to the stock HTC app.

 

[crackers8199]

i don't have the FC on friends issue, but i do have the partial wakelock thing goin on.

also, still no notifications in the android notification bar, and you can still only check every 30 minutes as the fastest refresh...seriously, why is this taking so long? how hard can it possibly be to implement that?

 

[amarryat]

System Panel shows it as an active application even after I back out of it and Spare Parts shows a high value for Partial wake usage. Anybody else running into this after the update?

Yes I just noticed that my battery was dying faster than normal. And figured out that my phone is staying awake and it's because of FB. I hope they fix this one fast because the previous version didn't kill my battery.

 

[amarryat]

I have to kill the new Facebook app with System Panel in order for my phone to sleep. Highly annoying. Why is the iPhone app so much better than this one?

I know, and it was a year ago. I don't have an iPhone, but I have an iPod Touch, and you can do FB chat with it. I'd say this update puts the Android version ahead of where I was with my Blackberry Storm though. But what good is it if it kills your battery.

 

[potterdood]

same issue here ... friends icon = force close ...some error reguarding "com.facebook.katana"

anyone have any solutions?

It went away for me, I went into the fbook settings and made it sync contacts to don't sync.

 

[Jeffruby]

Isn't it a duplication to sync contacts in HTC sense Facebook and regular Facebook anyway?

 

[Holydoc]

I also updated the Facebook because the market stated there was an update. However, I have never used Facebook and do not plan on doing it any time in the near future.

I did notice (since everyone mentioned it here) that my battery awake and sleep time are now matching. Since I updated Facebook but never opened it, should I even suspect it is the FB update? I do not see it running in SystemPanel, but I am getting a terrible battery drain. Any way to tell if this is the culprit?

 

[crackers8199]

I also updated the Facebook because the market stated there was an update. However, I have never used Facebook and do not plan on doing it any time in the near future.

I did notice (since everyone mentioned it here) that my battery awake and sleep time are now matching. Since I updated Facebook but never opened it, should I even suspect it is the FB update? I do not see it running in SystemPanel, but I am getting a terrible battery drain. Any way to tell if this is the culprit?

if it's not running, i'd say it's probably not...but install spare parts from the market and check it that way. go into battery usage, and check partial wake time...

btw, it seems the old version of fb did the same thing. i reverted to my titanium backup of 1.2, and i'm having the same partial wake issue...

on edit: scratch that, 1.2 finally went to sleep after about 5 minutes.

 

[Jeffruby]

does taking off the sync contacts in fb app help or not?

 

[crackers8199]

does taking off the sync contacts in fb app help or not?

with the battery drain? no. i didn't have it enabled.

 

[Member110111]

Definitely keeping my phone awake. I dropped 10% in a half hour on the extended battery. Uninstalled Facebook... no problems anymore

 

[SerialSarpins]

+1 for me...uninstalled update...have never seen my phone drain this quick...since I downloaded 2 or 3 updates last night, this thread helped to pinpoint it...thanks everyone!
(Of course now, Facebook's "Facebook Android App" page is littered with complaints, too...)

 

[Jeffruby]

To uninstall fb, I just deleted sync account, just left my sense Facebook active, then when to market to uninstall updates to fb. did I do it right or is battery drain fb app still there.

I have no pros just using friend stream.

 

[Holydoc]

if it's not running, i'd say it's probably not...but install spare parts from the market and check it that way. go into battery usage, and check partial wake time...

btw, it seems the old version of fb did the same thing. i reverted to my titanium backup of 1.2, and i'm having the same partial wake issue...

on edit: scratch that, 1.2 finally went to sleep after about 5 minutes.

Crackers,

The problem I have is that I am a bit wary of Spare Parts. There are so many poor reviews for this product and even some reviews saying that you cannot uninstall once you get it. Is there another product or way to determine what is keeping my phone awake? I currently have SystemPanel (full) installed.

 

[Terabethia]

Crackers,

The problem I have is that I am a bit wary of Spare Parts. There are so many poor reviews for this product and even some reviews saying that you cannot uninstall once you get it. Is there another product or way to determine what is keeping my phone awake? I currently have SystemPanel (full) installed.

My battery widget (BatteryLeft) tells me all of that information. Breaks it down really well, too.

I don't use spare parts either but I do use Android System Info. It has tons of information and I haven't had a problem with it.