Hey guys, since I got my nook, I've noticed that in the Facebook app and in the browser, the user experience isn't that good. The app has too many bugs, and its very hard to chat in the browser. So I was wondering, is there a better Facebook app that I can use, that includes chat? I'm running a recent CM7 nightly.
Thanks!
The browser for FB blows, the Android market FB book works great. But since the FB app is open source many have modified it and improved it. I like "Black Facebook " it's cool with transparency, with a dark and has added screen transition animations. Do a search and you'll find a thread here at XDA for it.
Good luck.
The thing is, there are so many bugs with the market app (missed notifications, messages, chat is buggy, etc). Those would also be present with "black facebook" if it's based on the original, correct?
Thanks for the reply, but I'm looking for something more tablet optimized and stable.
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Friendcaster works great and its also optimised for tablets.
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So far I've tried
Twicca
Twidroyd
Twitter (official)
I'm currently using Twicca but I'm not sure if I'm completely in love with it yet, nor any of the other two. I feel like I was spoiled by Echofon on the iPhone.
My favorites are Seesmic and Tweetcaster. I'm currently liking TweetCaster a little bit better.
I use Touiteur. I have tried the official twitter app and twitdroid but like Touiteur best.
Tuiteur, hands down... Amazing developer, tons of options, nice ui, preview of pics, all the services you expect, long press on a tweet to open links... On and on...
Only con is the name (french developer)... I always butcher the spelling.
I'm a bit of a twitter newbie, but I prefer the official one.
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I like Tweetdeck, even in its beta form.
I just tweet, RT and send direct messages..got that i use an old app called "Twidgit"
it runs only as a widget, its free but its not on the market anymore.
if you need something light on the resources, you should try that.
TweetDeck takes all even in beta form hands down!
+1 For Tweetdeck, great app. The UI is plain and kinda fugly and I'm hoping for a widget but it works the best out of any app I've used.
Touiteur for me..has the best widget
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It was Touiteur for me, but I'm a fan of Tweetdeck on my PC and it looks like they are gonna take my Android slot as well.
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here's another vote for Touiteur
I'm about 50/50 on the Tweetdeck beta and Touiteur. Used Touiteur for 6-8 months, best of all I tried - when the Tweetdeck beta came out I started using that for a bit, but at the moment I'm back to Touiteur.
I like Tweetcaster a lot, and didn't like the official Twitter app, Twydroid, or Tweetdeck.
Here's my dilemma.
Between 8 and 5pm, I don't get a signal while at work so I don't check twitter. so I check it in the morning, and then after work, usually 9-10 hours between checking. On my old iPhone, I used an app called Tweetie and I loved it. It would remember my last read tweet in my timeline, and would load all new tweets on top of it, so I could simply scroll UP from my last read tweet and see all the subsequent new ones, in a nice neat sequential order from oldest to newest as I scrolled from bottom to top.
What I hate about all the other twitter apps I've used on Android so far is that I can't find one that works in the same manner as Tweetie. With Tweetcaster, given how long I go without checking tweets I have to "Load More" at least twice, and then it auto-scrolls to the very top and shows the newest tweet. I then have to scroll down to the last tweet I read, find the correct spot, and then work my way up. I find it annoying.
Tweetdeck Beta had an option called "Remember my place in Timeline" or something like that, but it never worked.
HELP ME
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Tuiteur, hands down... Amazing developer, tons of options, nice ui, preview of pics, all the services you expect, long press on a tweet to open links... On and on...
Only con is the name (french developer)... I always butcher the spelling.
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Spell it phonetically, its more phun!
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Touiteur was lagging and force closing like crazy for me so I switched to seesmic. I'm pleased so far.
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Touiteur all the way for me!
Tweetcaster hands down
I was using touiteur but now I'm using tweetdeck.
Tweetdeck is how every Champion should tweet
ICS messaging APP available on the market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mms.ics.ext
yea i saw this few days ago, but changed my mind when i read it's got ads on the inbox. Lets hope the ICS music player don't have ads, its going to be released soon on the android market
Edit: Found One on some random site. its ok, Doesn't have a widget, no equalizer too. samsung stock player FTW
I don't see any ads in the inbox. I think it looks prettier than the CM7 messenger, however it is also slower.
Maybe it gets better with the next updates. So I deleted it again, for now.
its kinda laggy when you have more messages in your inbox...and also the go sms pro ics theme is better than this one..
This one? Too bad it's a paid app.
sms sending ok but not recieving
I've tried everything : flashing Honeycomb, CM9, AOKP and now official 4.0.4. Never had timeline on my SGT 10.1
The facebook app looks like crap in my SGT 10.1 , I cannot use it in landscape mode because the photos in the news feed are half showed and of course no timeline.
on my SGS 2 the app is working fine : timeline, landscape and portrait are switching just fine. So please please how can I fix this?
Here is two screenshots from my tab and phone
Badger Facebook to make the a tablet version of the app. They do on iOS. The current app just wont do it, youre better off going to http://m.facebook.com in a browser for the time being.
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So everyone with Galaxy Tabs has this stupid version of facebook?
Yes. Some idiot at Facebook decided to give the finger to Android tablet owners and remove the previous optimization. It's formatted for phones only now which it why it looks like garbage. Use the website. It works just fine.
No full screen photos in website mode, and also a little bit slow than the Facebook app. Those Facebook stupid people shouldn't breathe
I think FriendCaster looks/and is made for Tablets. It looks wonderful on my GT 10.1.
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I think FriendCaster looks/and is made for Tablets. It looks wonderful on my GT 10.1.
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Exactly, the android original Facebook-APP is just crap anyway . Friendcaster Rules
tried to find a previous version of the fb app optimised for tablet (I think it was 1.9.0) can someone please link this?
aquist said:
tried to find a previous version of the fb app optimised for tablet (I think it was 1.9.0) can someone please link this?
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Tried all releases back to 1.7. None of them are tablet optimised. And earlier than 1.8 wont show profile pages at all.
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I have this problem too. Am on PA 0.5 and it was working without any problems then one day I realized that the layout had reverted to the old version.
After various tests such as changing App dpi, clearing cache, even dalvik (?) I'm at a loss.
Looks like there is yet to be a solution for this.
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If you use FB app in portrait mode it's a little better layout, but not much.
Friendcaster has an awesome UI and I like it, but it doesn't pick up all my friends' posts. Apparently if they have set their privacy settings to block 3rd party apps, Friendcaster can't recognize any of their posts.
I still go back to the browser version. I was using the regular FB page through the browser but it was SOOOOOO slow. The mobile page is much better. Maybe some day they will come out with a tablet app...
I just found FAST for Facebook. It's in Beta but impressive so far.
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tried to find a previous version of the fb app optimised for tablet (I think it was 1.9.0) can someone please link this?
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I've tried the 1.9.0 the 1.9.2 , today I've updated to the latest 1.9.8 Same old stupid interface.
Sadly I have minimal to zero knowledge about how to modify .apk`s but I think if we could somehow ``tell`` to the facebook app that is not running on a tablet but let's say on a galaxy nexus or s2, s3 (you name it) this should do the trick. So, how to mod facebook to ``think`` that is running on a phone not a tablet?
it is a TERRIBLE app
In my household there is a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and an ASUS Transformer Prime. The Facebook app looks just fine on the ASUS, as if it's been optimized, but I get the same result you do when using the Tab. It's REALLY frustrating, and will hopefully get resolved if enough of us pester the app maker. I've left an updated review for each iteration, and I see TONS of Tab owners complaining about the app in the reviews.
After a quick search I've found that if you change the build.prop to other tab ( or phone ) the facebook app might work. The problems are : I don't know how to that. Will this have an impact on the installed apps?.
Timelines seem to be working now. Fb must of changed the code on their end. Can only view in portrait mode really, its doesnt scale right in landscape. At least you can access peoples photos, about etc tabs now too.
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Edit: and its gone back again. No more timelines.!
A friend of mine as an Allview Tab wich is half the price of the Galaxy Tab, has an HD resolution and guess what? Facebook app is working perfect, just like on my phone, so **** *** Samsung for doing some great devices but forgets some small things like this, wich is kind of sad.
I got a GT-P3100 (Samsung Tab II ) with CM10nightly and still face this problem ...
I when I have the time I will try to change the product Id of the tab to see if it works. Anyway F*** y** Samsung.
Today, I update my FB version, and the problem continue...
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My rom is an official rooted stok ics and, despite I've also unistalled and installed FB app, I can't see timeline. Instead I have it with the same app on the phone... do you have a clue?
There's another fb app thread here.
It seems the app hasn't been fine tuned at all for Android and various devices.
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cropped photos
screen caps (if you're sharing games in a game group) are cropped in half...so annoying.
IIRC actually, I think my gal tab 10.1 DID display Timeline fine. IT doesn't on the 8.9.
On my 8.9 it sometimes shows timeline, but as of the moment it doesnt, cant even view photos or albums now
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Facebook app for android is just [email protected] It seems they didn's spend much time in devoloping it.
I hope further versions will be better
Hi, I don't know guys how, but it may have to do something with cm10 JB 4.1.2 because since I installed that version, Facebook app just works fine. Proper timeline, photos, etc.
I find the website is way better than the app. In most cases it's faster too.
I have an Xperia UL and for my usage i wasnt very satisfied with the stock battery/msgs/ apps and browser. Battery problem fixed completely ever since Ive got an extended one from mpj. For a messaging app, I think Viber is pretty good. I occationally use Yelp to find interesting stuff if I travel to a new country or city. And I prefer Firefox over any other browser on Android
Which are the stock apps you like?
for me..i use chomp sms, opera beta/uc browser, friendcaster and falconpro..though i do love dark themed apps whenever possible.. once i do find an app replacement for stock.i uninstalled those system apps
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