Hi everyone,
A few days ago I got the new Facebook UI with the built-in video player+auto-play, It's very laggy (every time it auto-plays videos) and it's impossible to download the videos. I really don't know what facebook developers thought when they decided to make such a terrible update. I want to downgrade to an earlier version that still have the option to choose a video player (and download the video) and more important without the auto-play function.
How can I do it? Which version to look for?
Thanks
liamR said:
Hi everyone,
A few days ago I got the new Facebook UI with the built-in video player+auto-play, It's very laggy (every time it auto-plays videos) and it's impossible to download the videos. I really don't know what facebook developers thought when they decided to make such a terrible update. I want to downgrade to an earlier version that still have the option to choose a video player (and download the video) and more important without the auto-play function.
How can I do it? Which version to look for?
Thanks
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Depends on whether or not your phone came preloaded with Facebook. If it did, you would uninstall the update in your Settings / Applications (or Application Manager, depending on the phone) and then make sure it's not enabled to Auto Update it in the Play Store.. If it didn't come preloaded with the phone and you initially installed it from the Play Store, then go to the Settings / App section again and find out what update that is, and Google for the Facebook apk and find the newest one that isn't that one that is giving you issues.
I successfully installed older version with the old UI, but I still can't get it to pop up the video player selection :/
I dunno, I don't do Facebook really, and I have no clue which version you installed, so yea...
Have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102232
This is so annoying, I successfully got the video player to pop up, but after a day it stopped working. The Facebook didn't update, it's like in-app update that can't be blocked.
Use this then download messenger and freeze the messenger app using your favorite program to freeze apps like lucky patcher or android tuner. Now you can download videos and use your inbox without using that stupid messenger app. Press thanks I'd I helped you out
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Will soon give a last try to the ROM available on this site.
Currently running G-Harmony-Gingerbread
This one doesnt work for me:
- no video playback. Keep getting the "cant play this video" error
- Gallery FC when browsing picture folder with 100+ photos
- Bluetooth FC shortly after reboot
- when puting USB in mass storage, it makes the Gtab freeze. Need to reboot after that
I liked almost eveything about this ROM, except for the above mentioned.
Came form calkulin's ROM that had similar problems.
Will now try TNT-Lite 4.4 from roebeet.
My last try. If this doesnt work, the Gtab is going back to tigerdirect.ca
I would have prefer to keep it, but this device just cant be used for what it was meant to. (flashing ROM is a means, not a hobby, for me)
What do you use it for? I have been on TNT 3.1.4 since Jan and no big issues. Only problems i had are: gallery not showing any pics (i am using quickpic now from android market) and camera upside down.
I use it for multimedia:
- Video
- Music
- Photos (must have centralized access to picture on sdcard and picasa)
- Skifta app (DLNA controler/player)
and for general internet:
- Web browsing
- Picasa
- Facebook
- messenging
Nothing really exotic.
I am on Harmony gingerbread too... installed last night. Installed just to see and feel gingerbread... I am happy with it.
I too use it my GTab for games, mail browsing, music and youtube... I am GOOD!!!
Thanks "tjohnsonjr"
OMG!! I am unable to configure and check my gmail account using GMail App after upgrading to Harmony gingerbread (i also installed GAPP)? Am i missing something?
Anyhow i configured my Gmail account in "Email" app. But still want to know if i can configure my account in "GMail" app.
Hi I got a Brand new Samsung Galaxy Mini 2, great device, everything is perfect only problem I got is that when I'm in Google Play and want to look at the screenshots of an app, and swipe between them the device freezes, then vibrates and sends me back to Google Play, sometimes it gives me an error message, I have done like 3 factory resets but it doesn't fix it, any recommendations?
Thank You
Someone?
What version of Google Play are you on ? Have you tried Re-loading Google Play ?
prboy1969 said:
What version of Google Play are you on ? Have you tried Re-loading Google Play ?
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I'm on the latest, which is 3.9.16. I have noticed that if the screenshots on google play are in landscape, there is no problem switching between them (eg. Nova), and if I hold the device sideways, I can switch between the screens even if they are portrait screenshots with no problem, wondering if there es a problem with the screen size, everything in any other app is perfect, I tried viewing pictures on the IMDB app and works perfect is just when clicking the images on google play.
thanks.
OK, the problem is related to google play 3.9.16, I know because in manage applicationd I uninstalled google play updates so it went to a previous version, and it works perfect, the problem is that it updates by itself back to 3.9.16 and the problem comes back. any ideas? maybe a way to stop it from updating?
Thanks
Tommyvi said:
OK, the problem is related to google play 3.9.16, I know because in manage applicationd I uninstalled google play updates so it went to a previous version, and it works perfect, the problem is that it updates by itself back to 3.9.16 and the problem comes back. any ideas? maybe a way to stop it from updating?
Thanks
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You can use Titanium Backup to keep it form Updating. Or you can go into Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage applications - Market Updater. Then Force Stop it from there. But I think you might also just want to try the latest version of the Play Store. You can find it v3.9.17 HERE. The article has the Download links, and info on what's new.
Get mail at right moment is kinda important to my job:
I'm with this gmail (newest version): it's about a month, and it's not auto check, even when I open the app and refresh my self, it only get new mail at second or third try. I tried uninstall and reinstall, turn off and on syncing, restart, move in system app and back out, internal, link2sd, everything I can think of, it still not working. I check my sync setting and it's always hours since last sync.
My play store have similar problem too: if I install app from pc browser, I will need to open play store app before it start download and install.
Shoud I flash the rom again? Or sync setting get interrupted by something or google server have problem with my region?
The new Gmail has a bug on ics as I read in play store. Try download older version and replace Gmail.apk in system/app set right permission. Btw I use pac rom with justunbean inverted gapps (Gmail 4.2.1 inside) and I have no problem with sync time. Sometimes my phone notify me earlier as my pc.
Sent from my Xperia Ray using xda premium
Are you sure you enabled auto sync in settings?
I will try older version right away, thanks Wenchy, maybe back to the version come with rom first.
Thanks mihahn but I'm not that much uninformed :laugh:
UPDATE: roll back to the version come with rom kinda fixed it, still much much slower than the app tab of firefox
The Vending.apk auto update itself as soon as I replaced it in adb, I dont mind open store every time installing something from pc that much, so I will let is slide.
UPDATE2: look like it's just temporary fix, It's been over 10 mins since the last new email and the app still not get any notification at all. I got one right away notification 20 mins ago, but that's all it take.
foggyflute said:
I will try older version right away, thanks Wenchy, maybe back to the version come with rom first.
Thanks mihahn but I'm not that much uninformed :laugh:
UPDATE: roll back to the version come with rom kinda fixed it, still much much slower than the app tab of firefox
The Vending.apk auto update itself as soon as I replaced it in adb, I dont mind open store every time installing something from pc that much, so I will let is slide.
UPDATE2: look like it's just temporary fix, It's been over 10 mins since the last new email and the app still not get any notification at all. I got one right away notification 20 mins ago, but that's all it take.
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Are you sure, that after replacing the gmail.apk the play store doesn't updated it to newest version?
Which rom do you use? It is ICS or JB? Maybe you should use modded gmail and/or playstore. (the modded one doesn't display in "my installed apps" in play store, so the store don't update it automatic. And i have v3.10.9 play store and this don't updates himself too)
Have you checked emails (maybe you have other email adress too) with simple email set to sync time to 5 min? This works? Or it has sync fault too? If this has a fault too, than it can be your carrier problem.
One more question: do you have lot of apps running/syncing (weather, rrs, email, gmail, facebook, twitter app/widgets)
Lot of gmail apks are here: [App] Patched Gmail
Right now I'm give up on this issue (ICS) and trying other JB rom...
Thanks
I current have the latest YouTube app on my tablet and phone (Nexus 10 and 4) and for some strange reason, after the recent upgrade to 4.4.11 of the app, YouTube would crash everytime I try to watch any video. Attempts to clean cache/data and revert to older version of the app were unsuccessful too although it would not crash. I tried searching the forum but didn't find any reports of people having problems lately. I must also mention that my YouTube account was banned some time ago due to some lame reason with a few foreign variety show video clips I posted being reported. Long story short, I was able to still watch YouTube clips previously with the app, without being successfully signed in. Both of my devices are on stock 4.2.2 with custom kernel and rooted of course.
Anyone got an idea?
koei7 said:
I current have the latest YouTube app on my tablet and phone (Nexus 10 and 4) and for some strange reason, after the recent upgrade to 4.4.11 of the app, YouTube would crash everytime I try to watch any video. Attempts to clean cache/data and revert to older version of the app were unsuccessful too although it would not crash. I tried searching the forum but didn't find any reports of people having problems lately. I must also mention that my YouTube account was banned some time ago due to some lame reason with a few foreign variety show video clips I posted being reported. Long story short, I was able to still watch YouTube clips previously with the app, without being successfully signed in. Both of my devices are on stock 4.2.2 with custom kernel and rooted of course.
Anyone got an idea?
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Have the same problem on my Xperia S, also every time it's crash I need to On/Off my WiFi connection, comments in Google Market shows, that, at least, some people faced this problem too, so waiting for fix. For me the youtube app was perfect and completely bugless until last update.
[This is a duplicate of a post in another subforum here at XDA]
Hi, I developed an app that runs as a service and captures and upload your received snaps to your Dropbox account in the background!
This is by far the EASIEST way to grab your snaps. It grabs all snaps without marking them as opened and grabs snaps regardless of their length.
You don't even have to open Snapchat since this runs entirely in the background. When you receive a new snap, this service grabs it, copies it to a temporary folder, uploads it to Dropbox and then deletes it from your phone again.
Works flawlessly on both pictures and videos.
Sometimes Snapchat won't download videos before you open the Snapchat app, but when you do and it's ready to view, it takes some seconds and the video is available in your Dropbox.
This app follow Dropbox conventions and is in a Production state (not development).
You can check it out in the Google Play Store by searching for:
snap sync root
I am new to posting here, so I cannot post a link directly, bu check my signature for link!
I want feedback on this if you have, but please do not give me crap about it beeing unethical or something like that. I have already heard it all
I made this app solely because I could, even with my minimal Android development experience.
where did your other post go? did you get to see my suggestion?
what happened, and why was this pulled from the Play Store???
SCRATCH that- it doesn't appear on Android 4.3?
dbtrumpetguy said:
what happened, and why was this pulled from the Play Store???
SCRATCH that- it doesn't appear on Android 4.3?
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It appears the app is not targeting SDK version 18. This renders the app incompatible with Android 4.3 devices, thus it's not showed when you browse Google Play from a devices with THAT Android version.
leximu5 said:
It appears the app is not targeting SDK version 18. This renders the app incompatible with Android 4.3 devices, thus it's not showed when you browse Google Play from a devices with THAT Android version.
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But, it does work. I've used it on about 6 4.3 ROMS now, it just has to be restored from titanium backup
Doesn't work with the new snapchat update.
No longer working
It doesn't work any more I'm afraid to report. I also tried sideloading Snapchat v3.0 but it didnt make a difference. The pictures don't show up how they used to in the recieved_image_snaps folder either. When you remove the .nomedia extension they still don't display.
Any ideas?
It works with sideloaded 3.1.15. I think i rebooted afterwards, and it works again.
Delta 32 said:
It works with sideloaded 3.1.15. I think i rebooted afterwards, and it works again.
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Yep it now works with 3.0, the classic off and on again technique! Also need to remember to turn off auto update in the play store.
Has this app been abandoned?
livinitwarrior said:
Has this app been abandoned?
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Yes, if you check the app on the play store they stated they stopped maintaining it.