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HTC Peep Update

Anyone any ideas on how to fix the HTC Peep or when HTC will release an update out for the twitter app to support the new Auth so it will work again?

According to Twitter the HTC Peep issues were their fault and they've now fixed them.
Strangely I still can't login with Peep. HTC have now followed up with this Tweet which states..
“Twitter is on the case! They are working on a fix for multiple mobile apps. Peep/Friend Stream should be back soon!”
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from techradar

I'm still waiting too...
I either get 'unable to sign in' - 'You entered an incorrect username or password'
or
'service is not available'
As a workaround i've been using the twitter client - but it doesn't sync up with the contacts

I can login fine but i dont get any updates

I much prefer the official Twitter app to be honest.
Until HTC do get around to fixing Peep (if thats what you want to use) I'd just install the official app.

I really miss friendstream. Having everything there in one timeline. Is there anything else to fill in for this? I had a quick search, but nothing seemed to emulate friendstream.

do a search for "tweetdeck for android"
can have twitter, facebook, foursquare all on one screen.....

[Q] Desire Z updates

I just got prompted on my Desire Z this morning that there were two plug-ins and one widget available. LinkedIn and Picasa were the plug-ins and I can't remember what the widget was. Anyway, i tried to download the Picasa plug-in and it started and finished but that was all it did. Didn't install, doesn't show up in the gallery (even after a reboot) and i can't figure out how to get back to the plug-in section in the HTC hub to try again....any ideas? or did HTC pull the update only to bring it back at a later date?
Any thoughts would be good.

I had the same issue but downloaded linkedin. It is not in my app drawer, cannot open it but it is in my manage apps. There is a thread in the HTC Desire HD section on this with a number of people reporting similar problems.

Those aren't apps, they're just account providers.
To use them go to Accounts & Sync and then add new accounts for them.
You'll see them in the photo gallery and in 'people' after you've added the accounts. They're similar to facebook and flickr which come preinstalled.

Thanks rewen, i hadn't thought of that. I went to check it out though and I don't have the account to flag on but the others are there as you said so i think i'm in the right place but just that it didn't install.
So back to where i started, not being able to get back to the plug-in section to re-download.

rewen said:
Those aren't apps, they're just account providers.
To use them go to Accounts & Sync and then add new accounts for them.
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No matter how many times I try and install the Picasa plugin it does nothing. Also not in the accounts.

I am in the same boat.. I flashed a different rom and want to install those. Not sure where to find those in the htc hub. Just waiting for it to let me know that there are new plugins i guess. I wonder if you can find them on htcsense.com

opensourcefan said:
No matter how many times I try and install the Picasa plugin it does nothing. Also not in the accounts.
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Did you check the bottom pane in the gallery?

yep, not there. Even did a factory reset like some have suggested.

When I click on install it says "Your item will be downloaded". I don't actually see it download though.... Do you need to be on wifi or something...?

I'm not sure. It will be in the notification bar if it fails though. I've had them fail on me.
Regarding my own mini issue, I just got one of the two to download now.. I wasn't signed into htc hub apparently. Once I signed in it let me know of new plugins, however, when I downloaded linkedin it took me away from the page to get picasa as well. Ugh. Bad design...

I wasn't signed in either but I know I was at one time... I tried to install Picasa first based on you not getting back. It showed in the notification as downloading but now it's nowhere to be found... Not in the gallery, not in accounts... idunno, it's broken.

I don't recall seeing a download status. Just a success or failure. So I guess that means you should at least see a message of success... :-/

Hey guys, FWIW I got my 5th HTC Hub update notification for the Picasa plugin today. It installed it for the 5th time and actually worked this time. Have no idea what is different but it just worked.

I had never gotten any notification regarding the Picasa plugin.
After reading this thread I went to the HTC Hub app, went to settings -> sync, and my sync option wasn't checked for HTC Hub. After enabling it, I got a bunch of new widgets/plugins notifications. I downloaded the Picasa plugin and it showed up in Gallery right away.
Awesome!

[Q] Facebook profile pictures not updating

Desire HD after the official 2.3.3 update.
official stock rom, no root. auto sync is on. facebook is sync once a day.
I am using Facebook for HTC sense and it worked fine until the update.
now when my friends change their profile picture it willl not update my people app, not even after manual sync.
when i look at the facebook profile of a contact (from people app, select one contact and then press on "facebook profile") it shows my the updated profile picture,
but when i go back to the people app it is still showing the old profile picture.
1. i tried to unlink contact, sync and then link them again. no change.
2. i tried to remove facebook for HTC sense and then add it again, the profile pictures were updated but only once. (any change since then is not updated).
3. i did factory reset then put everything back. the profile pictures were updated but since then any change to profile picture is not updated again.
please help.

no one knows??
please help.

i have the same problem, im waiting for a solution too!

the same problem here after update my HTC

No solution yet?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
Maybe the same issue?

anheuer said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/google-disables-contact-sync-in-facebook-for-android-only-nexus/
Maybe the same issue?
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Only nexus S i think..

jackalac said:
Only nexus S i think..
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Maybe,... maybe not..

This is not the same issue because the article is about Facebook app from the market and not about Facebook for HTC sense.
The people app still use contact information from Facebook for HTC sense (like birthdays, phone number...) and only the profile picture is not updating.
If it was the same issue then the profile picture and all the contact information would not appear in people app when the account was added.

I had exactly the same issue when I got the OTA update for my old HTC Hero from (if I remember correctly) 1.5 to 1.6. I found that issue EXTREMELY annoying.
I contacted HTC many times on that, they never solved the issue. (I then lost my Hero and got an HTC DESIRE HD. I haven't upgraded to 2.3 yet, and if that issue is confirmed I'd rather not do it!).
PS: something I tried - but didnt work for me: go to your facebook profile (**from a PC**) and remove the HTC sense app, and then let the phone re-request/install that

The problem is the account of facebook htc sense, becuase if i syncronize the account of classic facebook that create the app, the pics are updatated.
If you use , both the accounts, facebook htc sense syancronized every day for example and facebook classic disabled, the contacts have 2 facebook profiles in details, but the main pic will be from facebook htc sense (not upgrated).
So, sense 2.1 bug?

sir, have you tried using the app called "syncmypix"? its in the market =)

I too have this problem. I'm not using the stock rom but I have tried Android Revolution HD and LeeDroid and the problem exists for me on both.

facebook classic app update the photos, but quality is very bad
facebook for htc sense, not working.
I think that it's a bug.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nloko.android.syncmypix&feature=search_result

I've contacted HTC about that issue and their replay was:
"Thank you for contacting HTC
there could be a conflict between 3rd party applications that you downloaded.
Would you please try to remove any 3rd party application and remove the facebook application and reinstall it again."
htc are useless. they can't help.

liran42 said:
I've contacted HTC about that issue and their replay was:
"Thank you for contacting HTC
there could be a conflict between 3rd party applications that you downloaded.
Would you please try to remove any 3rd party application and remove the facebook application and reinstall it again."
htc are useless. they can't help.
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useless as usual , btw its a bug imho, no conflit with 3d party.

Actually, I had this issue while i was on 2.2
and at the beginning of the update to 2.3, pictures still didnt update, but now, for some reason, it works fine! ...

CodeNameUnknown1 said:
Actually, I had this issue while i was on 2.2
and at the beginning of the update to 2.3, pictures still didnt update, but now, for some reason, it works fine! ...
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It's a common issue with HTC Sense to suddenly stop updating things, then just as suddenly start updating things again. Contacting HTC is no good, because they are not prepared to admit that the Desire HD's software has he occasional glitch.

htc suggested to boot up in safe mode (that disable all 3rd party applications) and then check if problem still exists.
sync facebook for htc sense and check if pictures updated.
(safe mode: restart the device -> press vol. down when htc logo appears utill phone boot up)
it did not helped me but might help you.

Persistent sync icon after rooting

I recently rooted my evo and removed a few apps using titanium; I am running the stock firmware. The sync icon on the top won't go, earlier it used to show the sync icon occasionally, when I would refresh Gmail or it was synching itself, but now it's always there (which makes me think it's always synching perhaps). I am talking about the one shown in the image attached.

One, reboot, see if it's still there
2, go into Settings > Accounts and see what's syncing, if anything.

Did you remove the friendstream.apk?

@HipKat
1) Yes, it is still there after however many reboots.
2) Nothing is synching. Sometimes it is, but the icon is present even when nothing is.
@mattykinsx
Yes, I did remove the friendstream.apk

kniwor said:
@mattykinsx
Yes, I did remove the friendstream.apk
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Thats your issue.
If I remember right (its been half a year since I ran Sense) you have to remove the friendstream.apk before you set up any accounts to sync.

I think I read once that that apk had a lot more to do with the phone than just showing your social streams. I'm pretty sure it's not one of the stock apps you can remove
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HipKat said:
I think I read once that that apk had a lot more to do with the phone than just showing your social streams. I'm pretty sure it's not one of the stock apps you can remove
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You can but only if you do it the right way.
No real reason to remove it if you're running sense.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769528
friendstream.apk *In ACCOUNTS&SYNC under Facebook for HTC Sense, deactivate sync live feed option. Sync contacts is OK to leave on
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Ok, after reading the entry in that thread it seems it has to do with the fact that I am using Facebook for HTC sense app, since I have facebook completely removed from my phone but do need the contacts synched from FB. Anything that allows me just to have the FB contacts? I don't need anything else from FB actually.
And will removing the FB from HTC sense solve the problem. or if anyone has the apk for friendstream, i can just insert it back perhaps?

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Ok, after reading the entry in that thread it seems it has to do with the fact that I am using Facebook for HTC sense app, since I have facebook completely removed from my phone but do need the contacts synched from FB. Anything that allows me just to have the FB contacts? I don't need anything else from FB actually.
And will removing the FB from HTC sense solve the problem. or if anyone has the apk for friendstream, i can just insert it back perhaps?
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If you turn off the "sync live feed" option for the facebook sync it should stop.

Yup. Matty is correct. Either uncheck the 'sync live feed', or just leave the facebook and friendstream apps alone. They can cause weird issues when removed (as you're currently experiencing). As matty said, there is a proper 'procedure' to removing them, but I don't know what it is at the moment (running AOSP for a while now)

I don't have the "Facebook" application at all. The application I am referring to is "Facebook for HTC Sense". This app actually does not have the "Sync live feed" option. The only option it has is "Sync Contacts" which I disabled, then waited for some time, and rebooted the phone. Still the same.

kniwor said:
I don't have the "Facebook" application at all. The application I am referring to is "Facebook for HTC Sense". This app actually does not have the "Sync live feed" option. The only option it has is "Sync Contacts" which I disabled, then waited for some time, and rebooted the phone. Still the same.
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I'm not on sense at the moment, but I'm almost positive that the Facebook for HTC Sense app DOES indeed have a sync live feed option. That is the facebook app i was referring to (the HTC version)
You are checking in this spot right?:::::
menu>settings>accounts&sync>facebook for HTC Sense? Under that option there *should* be a 'sync live feed' option. Check it out.

Yes, just so there is no confusion:

kniwor said:
Yes, just so there is no confusion:
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Reinstall the freindsteam.apk and see if that resolves all of your issues.

Ok, I shall search for one in the morning and install, and post back.

kniwor said:
Ok, I shall search for one in the morning and install, and post back.
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kniwor said:
Yes, just so there is no confusion:
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Hmm, odd. I could've absolutely sworn that the 'sync live feed' was one of the settings in there. I must be losing my mind, I'm half tempted to flash a sense rom right now just to check, haha. Yea, either reinstall friendstream or just restore a nandroid backup, and leave the fb for htc sense app and friendstream apps alone.

kniwor said:
Ok, I shall search for one in the morning and install, and post back.
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There you go.

Firstly, as has been pointed out already, I confirmed and it is indeed an issue with the "Facebook for HTC Sense" app. Simply removing the account from the application gets rid of the icon.
@mattykinsx
Thanks. I have put the file in /system/app, removed the account from "Facebook for HTC Sense", rebooted the phone and added the account again. I'll soon find out if this works, otherwise, nandroid backup it is.
@k2buckley
It isn't just you, I have the same impression for some reason. If I end up doing the nandroid backup we will soon find out.
EDIT:
I just restored the nandroid backup. Things should work as intended now and I'll just leave the friendstream.apk as it is. There is indeed a "Sync Live Feed" option in "Facebook for HTC Sense" now, which wasn't there before backup restoration. I guess it vanished due to the removal of friendstream.apk or something else.

Facebook Sync not working!

Hey guys i have been using the One X for about a month now and been having this problem from day one.The facebook sync in my phone works but it only syncs the news feeds and calender .The contacts sync never works.It keeps on showing the syncing arrow mark but never gets the job done.I have tried everything.Uninstalling and reinstalling the app,logging in again and all.But still the problem persists.Do anybody else have the same problem?

Nobody!

do you have the facebook contacts enabled in menu>view from the people app?

lawrence750 said:
do you have the facebook contacts enabled in menu>view from the people app?
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I tried it but still it does not sync contacts!...

i have the same problem with my sensation and now i just bought one x ,
i still didnt install facebook on my one x but i guess it will be the same..
as much as i know it because you have alot of friends and the phone cant handle it.
i have 2700+ friends , as i work in public relations and know alot of ppl.
its a damn shame and i hope someone can fix this some how

Best I can say is turn on autosync, goto settings, accounts and sync, facebook, sync now on the top right.
If you notice errors within that then untick it
on xda for android and mistyping like a boss

On the home screen hit the phone, select People, top left, drop down Phonebook, tick Facebook?
Or, when you say it doesn't sync, does the circle turn red?

Try this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync
Facebook uses the wrong API or something for ics. See this thread for info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577384
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