Lousy Facebook

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cmstlist

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• Jun 25, 2012

• #1

On my Galaxy Nexus, both the Facebook app and m.facebook.com present the full "Timeline" view with cover photo and links to About, Photos, Friends, Likes.

On my Springboard (running ICS and "high resolution" mode), I get a pared-down view with only cover photo, buttons for friending and messaging, write post and share photo. I am not able to browse any other aspects of one's profile unless I load the desktop page.

Any idea why Facebook has LESS features on a tablet than on a phone? Has anyone managed to force the full mobile Timeline view to work?

 

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lilaliend

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• Jun 25, 2012

• #2

Don't know what would make the difference. They both come up the same on my phone and springboard. Have you tried Friendcaster though? Way better then thee actual Facebook app.

 

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• Jun 26, 2012

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Okay screenshots. Here is the public profile of a local politician who I haven't friended, but her permissions allow lots to be shown on her profile so she makes a good example.

Galaxy Nexus: (cut off part of the cover photo to show the important parts)

MediaPad ICS high resolution mode:

Note how the GNex version has About, Photos, Friends, Likes. The MediaPad version is missing the entire Timeline layout, and has only her About page - no links to see her wall, photos or likes. When I do the same for people who *are* my friends, I get the wall with no links to About, Photos or Friends.

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441Excelsior

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• Jun 26, 2012

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that is touch.facebook.com

 

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• Jun 26, 2012

• #5

441Excelsior said:

that is touch.facebook.com

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Both screenshots are from the Facebook app, same version, latest from Google Play. Neither is a browser shot.

Notice in both shots there is a three-dot menu button on the taskbar. That would not be there if I were viewing it from the browser.

 

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441Excelsior

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• Jun 26, 2012

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but touch.facebook.com looks the same like your screens....so fb app only display touch fb site

 

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cmstlist

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• Jun 26, 2012

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Nonetheless, the problem is that on one device it's displaying all the correct links/buttons and on the other it isn't.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

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jmacourek

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• Jul 9, 2012

• #8

I have same problem. Anoying :-(

Sent from my HUAWEI MediaPad using xda app-developers app

 

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rurou

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• Jul 14, 2012

• #9

It's fixed in the latest version.

 

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• Jul 14, 2012

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rurou said:

It's fixed in the latest version.

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No it isn't, at least not on mine. Pages are still missing links to see all parts of the profile. I loaded up the Hedy Fry page again just now and it looks the same.

 

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rurou

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• Jul 14, 2012

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cmstlist said:

No it isn't, at least not on mine. Pages are still missing links to see all parts of the profile. I loaded up the Hedy Fry page again just now and it looks the same.

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Maybe it's because you're using high res? I'm on standard.

 

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rurou

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• Jul 14, 2012

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It turns out that I had spoofed my device (as a galaxy note). Going back to mediapad and the Facebook app is broken again. Basically the Facebook app developer is incompetent.

Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2

 

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• Jul 14, 2012

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rurou said:

It turns out that I had spoofed my device (as a galaxy note). Going back to mediapad and the Facebook app is broken again. Basically the Facebook app developer is incompetent.

Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2

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There we go, that's more like it.

The thing is, our devices are the same dimensions as the Nexus 7. Chances are any app broken on ours will be broken on Nexus 7, no? Hopefully that gets the devs' asses in gear. Although if the fixes only work on JB, we're still out of luck.

 

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• Nov 8, 2012

• #14

Due to an unrelated matter I had to change my Facebook password. Upon signing back into Facebook, all the Timeline elements started showing up again. Strange, but happy that I finally have the full feature set again!

 

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adam3577

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• Nov 13, 2012

• #15

I have a problem with logging in to facebook with any app. It works from the browser, but friendcaster, the official facebook app, and any other application that gets news from facebook crashes when i want to login. I use cm10 rom, does anybody else have this problem?

 

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• Nov 13, 2012

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Stock is fine. Maybe someone broke an important API in CM10?

 

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• Nov 13, 2012

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cmstlist said:

Stock is fine. Maybe someone broke an important API in CM10?

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I tried it with previous releases of cm10, didn't work. I'm not sure when did this issue start. It was okay, i think somewhere at the alpha3 release.

 

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• Nov 15, 2012

• #18

Balls. I opened the app today and all Timeline elements are once again gone.

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