Facebook app update - no browser needed

heyitsericc · Nov 4, 2010

Whoaaa, I just checked and my HTC Legend comes pre-installed with a Facebook app with a slanted icon. What's the diff between this and the one on the Market?

howarmat · Nov 4, 2010

heyitsericc said:
The thing I want the most, chat on FB.

there are plenty of ways to get FB chat on the phone

nursie1021 · Nov 4, 2010

how? and how do i view people's pics??

NAYo2002 · Nov 4, 2010

I downloaded yesterday. I stopped using it because I noticed that 3G seems to be lit up almost the entire time the app was running. I also saw on System Panel that it was on average consuming 30% off CPU. This is unacceptable when I can use the Facebook Touch website.

atlbravesfalcs7 · Nov 5, 2010

NAYo2002 said:
I downloaded yesterday. I stopped using it because I noticed that 3G seems to be lit up almost the entire time the app was running. I also saw on System Panel that it was on average consuming 30% off CPU. This is unacceptable when I can use the Facebook Touch website.

on mine it says that its an average cpu usage of .4%

rsarno · Nov 5, 2010

Robhimself said:
my gmail stopped syncing on its own since this update. I wiped my phone and it worked again until i logged into the facebook app. Anyone having similiar issues? It will sync but I have to go into the application and hit refresh...

anyone else having this issue?

NAYo2002 · Nov 5, 2010

atlbravesfalcs7 said:
on mine it says that its an average cpu usage of .4%

Maybe I didn't give it enough time to fully load up for initial use. I'll try again and let it run its course to see if it gets better.

atlbravesfalcs7 · Nov 5, 2010

NAYo2002 said:
Maybe I didn't give it enough time to fully load up for initial use. I'll try again and let it run its course to see if it gets better.

ok thanks. curious to see your results because i really want this new update to not drain the battery too much.

noelpd · Nov 5, 2010

Echo17121 said:
Sounds like they finally included places too! I have been tricking my two iphone owning friends who thought they were so great cause they could do it and I couldn't. So I loaded up the browser version, went to places and said "yes I can see?". It will be nice to have a legit version now even though I was only checking in to the Phillies stadium and now I have to wait til April anyway!

Is there any way to not just check yourself in but others as well with you? My friends that have iphones can be like "noelpd" checked in at "chevys" with "Joe", "Bob", and "Jack".

It currently only seems to let me check myself in and no one else. Or maybe I am just not doing it right, any suggestions?

NAYo2002 · Nov 5, 2010

atlbravesfalcs7 said:
ok thanks. curious to see your results because i really want this new update to not drain the battery too much.

I'm not even sure why this app is even necessary. Facebook Touch website is actually pretty good. Can the app do anything that site can't?

BrainZblown · Nov 5, 2010

Once everything works like the full website, I might start using the app. FB chat works on the full website in the browser and also works thru AIM.

NAYo2002 · Nov 5, 2010

BrainZblown said:
Once everything works like the full website, I might start using the app. FB chat works on the full website in the browser and also works thru AIM.

Why not just use the full website? Screen size?

howarmat · Nov 5, 2010

noelpd said:
Is there any way to not just check yourself in but others as well with you? My friends that have iphones can be like "noelpd" checked in at "chevys" with "Joe", "Bob", and "Jack".

It currently only seems to let me check myself in and no one else. Or maybe I am just not doing it right, any suggestions?

that sounds like foursquare, not the facebook check ins i think

noelpd · Nov 5, 2010

howarmat said:
that sounds like foursquare, not the facebook check ins i think

I know, I used to use foursquare. But on this new facebook feature for us, I cant find a place to add friends with your check in, its only lets me check myself in on facebook. I am using facebook not foursquare.

JayCizzo · Nov 5, 2010

One basic thing the app still can't do is show your "Live Feed". It seems to pick and choose what it wants to show you in the News Feed. I'm going to start using the Touch website. If you can click on the News Feed it changes to the Live feed.

Tex_Norseman · Nov 5, 2010

I noticed this app is killing my battery life, anyone else?

howarmat · Nov 5, 2010

for those complaining about battery, did you set the app to sync contacts and such?

NAYo2002 · Nov 5, 2010

howarmat said:
for those complaining about battery, did you set the app to sync contacts and such?

That's the thing, I have contacts sync once a day with "Facebook for Sense" and that's fine for the battery since I only have it set up to sync once a day.

It's when I use the regular Facebook app that 3G seems to be lit the entire time like it's downloading feeds and stuff in the background. I disabled updates on Facebook app too but that didn't help.

I left it on for an hour thinking it's just initial set up but it continued until I did a force stop. I'm just going to use the touch website form now on since it uses 0% of CPU in the background.

Andoug · Nov 5, 2010

Is this app the same as what comes on our phone when we get it? I know the icons look the same but I never get notified of any updates to FB. Or is this app a completely different animal?

b1gg134 · Nov 5, 2010

The facebook app on my old Storm was better than this is even with the "update" At least that did notify you of pokes and comments and well just about anything you wanted to be notified for. I have never received a notification since getting my Incredible.

I am not going back to BlackBerry over facebook or anything but this app sucks. I just use the full web site in the browser it works best for me.

EgoDogg · Nov 5, 2010

Along w/ the Facebook app, I use Bloo in the background to receive notifications for wall posts, pictures, liked, etc. Might wanna try that too

NAYo2002 · Nov 5, 2010

b1gg134 said:
The facebook app on my old Storm was better than this is even with the "update" At least that did notify you of pokes and comments and well just about anything you wanted to be notified for. I have never received a notification since getting my Incredible.

I am not going back to BlackBerry over facebook or anything but this app sucks. I just use the full web site in the browser it works best for me.

The updated one gives you notifications... you have to enable it in app settings. That said, I still don't like it due to heavy 3G usage.

missmeganalexis · Nov 6, 2010

I came from an Iphone...and one thing the Android Facebook app is missing is chat! I was able to chat with people straight from my iphone. Why is this not available yet with Android? Beats me!

Deleted User · Nov 6, 2010

b1gg134 said:
The facebook app on my old Storm was better than this is even with the "update" At least that did notify you of pokes and comments and well just about anything you wanted to be notified for. I have never received a notification since getting my Incredible.

I am not going back to BlackBerry over facebook or anything but this app sucks. I just use the full web site in the browser it works best for me.

You have to set up the intervals in accounts and sync in the phones menu or else it won't update correctly. I set the app up to update @ 2 hours, and the phone @ 4 hours so that when the phone does, it will be up to date.

acebel · Nov 6, 2010

This is a little problem I have run across in the past couple of weeks. Not necessarily exclusive to the new update but a problem even before that. The Facebook for Android application does not post status updates, mobile picture uploads and now check-ins to my friends' news feeds and mine as well. They simply post directly to my wall/profile. Others having this issue are discussing it on the Facebook for Android thread at: Wall posts not updating on NewsFeed | Facebook

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