If I set up HTC Twitter syncing I can link contacts to Twitter accounts. However there is no option in People's view settings to just show 'Twitter for HTC sync' accounts like it is for 'Facebook for HTC sync'.
I just would like to see latests updates for some contacts via the People application. Workaround would be to make empty contacts for every twitter contact and link them to, this way they'd show in people app, but that's hardly convenient.
Is it the same for you, or it's just me that got that broken? I find it hard to believe that HTC would leave such an inconsistency.
What ROM are you using??
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What ROM are you using??
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Official 2.2
Has this worked in the past?? (if you've had different Official ROMs/Cooked ROMs)
dont matter i got the wrong end of the stick lol,
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Has this worked in the past?? (if you've had different Official ROMs/Cooked ROMs)
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Never had any cooked ROM. And I don't exactly remember if it worked on 2.1, I think it didn't. I just didn't use Twitter back then that much.
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Never had any cooked ROM. And I don't exactly remember if it worked on 2.1, I think it didn't. I just didn't use Twitter back then that much.
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when you go to people on the bottom of the screen there is a globe icon, click on that, on that page click on twitter, that will bring up all your twitter friends, click on the one that you want and then on the sync icon, that will show you all there tweets
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when you go to people on the bottom of the screen there is a globe icon, click on that, on that page click on twitter, that will bring up all your twitter friends, click on the one that you want and then on the sync icon, that will show you all there tweets
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Yeah, I know that. It's not that this is a problem in any way to get to those Twitts. I just found it inconsistent that you can't merge them in main people's tab as easily as facebook f.e. Just thought that it might be me that got something broken.
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Anyone else having this problem?
I've been able to add the 'Facebook for HTC Sense' but when I go to 'Add account', the Android Facebook app shows up but selecting doesn't do anything?
I have the same problem. Go to add a account, but selecting it does nothing. It's therefore not updating my contact pictures from Facebook anymore.....
Anyone help?
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Did you install the update for the Android version from the market by any chance?
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Did you install the update for the Android version from the market by any chance?
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Yes why?
The same problem for me. What is it supposed to do? "Facebook for HTC Sense" works well and there is a separate Facebook App. I don't recall seeing it in this list before I upgraded.
brandall said:
It's therefore not updating my contact pictures from Facebook anymore.....
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"Facebook for HTC Sense" does that. Do you have it enabled?
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Did you install the update for the Android version from the market by any chance?
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I had the problem with and without updates installed. I'm not getting any notifications for Facebook.
"Facebook for HTC Sense" does that. Do you have it enabled?
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Yes, and it does sync, but the linked FB pictures stay the same.
I can't remember about any updates.....
Do you have the Contact "linked" with their Facebook account?
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Do you have the Contact "linked" with their Facebook account?
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Yup... It did sync originally, but the same picture remains even if their FB prof pic has changed since...
The only thing I can think that I've done is removed the FB (non sense) from the accounts and sync list. Trying to add it back in doesn't work. Facebook highlights, but no options appear.....
Arse.
just do it in the app itself. when i tap it in mine after a hard reset, it opens the app.
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when i tap it in mine after a hard reset, it opens the app.
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Is that all it does? Open Facebook for Android.
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Yup... It did sync originally, but the same picture remains even if their FB prof pic has changed since...
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It works for me. I've never opened Facebook in the Sync Settings, just the HTC one. You could try unlinking it all and re-linking it.
I've tried unlinking and relinking but it still doesn't change the picture. It updates the status and events within the contact, but its almost like there is a block on updating the photo....
Not a massive deal, but its just irritating me now!
Have you tried unlinking and re-linking a particular contact? If it works, do the rest. A right pain in the neck but worth it, if it works.
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Have you tried unlinking and re-linking a particular contact? If it works, do the rest. A right pain in the neck but worth it, if it works.
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Yes, I've tried it on a couple of different contacts that have the FB link and have updated their photo since first sync, but no joy....
I've noticed some friends photos aren't updating, some others are though. One is stuck on their profile photo he used in March (now different) but another changed the other day.
Their Status Updates are updating though. Weird!
Hi,
I have tried about 6 different 2.2 ROMS by different people and in everyone when i try the fbook sync it stops on 293 contacts. This means most of the important people do not have any fbook info linked to their name on the phone, no email address or photo etc
is this a bug in all the base 2.2s or something else i can fix myself?
Thanks
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Hi,
I have tried about 6 different 2.2 ROMS by different people and in everyone when i try the fbook sync it stops on 293 contacts. This means most of the important people do not have any fbook info linked to their name on the phone, no email address or photo etc
is this a bug in all the base 2.2s or something else i can fix myself?
Thanks
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+1. waiting for fix. not all my fb contacts get sync'ed!
twitter sync doesn't work.
willy792003 said:
+1. waiting for fix. not all my fb contacts get sync'ed!
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apparently leedroid's rom says it's got Facebook HTC sync fixed... give it a go i guess...
I tried 1.5b and it wasnt working in that one.
I guess it is an issue in the under lying 2.2 for them all to be broken is it?
I apologize if this has already been asked but how can you get your contact picture to sync w Facebook pictures? Is it available on custom roms?
Ok i have now rest the phone to stock and linked facebook for htc sense and i still cant get my contacts to sync with facebook pictures. A search didnt show much for the evo.
twigums said:
Ok i have now rest the phone to stock and linked facebook for htc sense and i still cant get my contacts to sync with facebook pictures. A search didnt show much for the evo.
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I can;t link anything since I'm stuck as a junior member (for now), but from what I've read this is a Facebook issue and not a Sense issue. Something about Facebooks protocols changed recently and seemingly behind-the-scenes. Until the application is updated it probably won't work.
really, that is quite disappointing.
Try this, be sure to read my post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=737323
Hi, I just received my replacement phone and I can't get it to work either. Tried everything including the previous post.
orris said:
Hi, I just received my replacement phone and I can't get it to work either. Tried everything including the previous post.
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Try to delete HTC sense from your Facebook apps on the website?
USE THE F'ING SEARCH. Seriously, this problem has been going on for a week now and there are threads with this problem in the title and mentioned 1000 times. Stop being so lazy and looking for spoon feeding of answers.
When using HTCSENSE for facebook, and linking contacts my contacts have their facebook picture with a little facebook icon in the corner. This annoys me almost as much as the poor quality of photos. I looked around but can't find anything about this. I browsed some of the directories trying to find the facebook image file so I could replace it but no luck. Anyone whos explored the deep abyss they call Sense care to help?
In your "peoples" app hit menu>view and turn off facebook...
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In your "peoples" app hit menu>view and turn off facebook...
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This is helpful.. but not what I meant.
That option is turned off for me already. What I am talking about is when you link a contact to their facebook profile. ( so that their picture gets changed etc) it shows the tiny blue facebook icon which is an annoyance. There must be a way we can find that image in the filesystem and replace it with a transparent image to get rid of it... I just can't locate it.
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This is helpful.. but not what I meant.
That option is turned off for me already. What I am talking about is when you link a contact to their facebook profile. ( so that their picture gets changed etc) it shows the tiny blue facebook icon which is an annoyance. There must be a way we can find that image in the filesystem and replace it with a transparent image to get rid of it... I just can't locate it.
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Ahh... I see what you mean. Don't know if that's possible to be removed as it's tied to facebook, but then again, anything is possible in these forums.
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Ahh... I see what you mean. Don't know if that's possible to be removed as it's tied to facebook, but then again, anything is possible in these forums.
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I know, I just stumbled upon these and some of the stuff here is nuts. Loving it though and I am keeping hope that someone will know the trick!
If you go in to people, click the person you want to change picture. Click the Link on the top right. Then you can click on the contact photo, and you have the option to change the photo. Hope this helps.
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When using HTCSENSE for facebook, and linking contacts my contacts have their facebook picture with a little facebook icon in the corner. This annoys me almost as much as the poor quality of photos. I looked around but can't find anything about this. I browsed some of the directories trying to find the facebook image file so I could replace it but no luck. Anyone whos explored the deep abyss they call Sense care to help?
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Get over it. It's tiny.
As far as the quality of the images, even if you upload your own, it'll be bad. That's just how it is.
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If you go in to people, click the person you want to change picture. Click the Link on the top right. Then you can click on the contact photo, and you have the option to change the photo. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, but I know this. The whole point is I want the pictures to sync with facebook but without that little F icon.
Lol @ get over it. What is the point in trying to flame me? I want my phone to be aesthetically pleasing as possible.. thats why I got rid of my bb.
Well syncing it with the actual facebook app doesnt leave the little corner mark, but syncing it without the HTC Sense facebook really sucks, looks like your in a dilemma. If you dont care about the extras you get from HTC Sense facebook you can try the normal one.
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Well syncing it with the actual facebook app doesnt leave the little corner mark, but syncing it without the HTC Sense facebook really sucks, looks like your in a dilemma. If you dont care about the extras you get from HTC Sense facebook you can try the normal one.
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I didn't know I could sync with regular facebook. When I removed HTC sense for facebook before it took away any sync capability. Could you explain how you have this set up? I would prefer using the normal facebook app and not the sense one.
Remove HTC sense facebook and sync with facebook from the market
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Remove HTC sense facebook and sync with facebook from the market
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Tried this before and broke my stock ROM before I flashed myns. When I uninstalled HTCSense Facebook it stopped syncing contacts and despite having facebook reinstalled I still could not get those two. Are you sure this works? everything I have read is that I would need a third party app like syncmypix, which is why I asked if we can just dump that little facebook icon.
Ive synced with facebook from the market and turned off htc facebook and got the pictures without the "f"
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Why the **** should he just get over it? What a dumb ass response.
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Ive synced with facebook from the market and turned off htc facebook and got the pictures without the "f"
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Can you explain how you got this working?
I installed Market Facebook. turned off HTC facebook. When I click the facebook icon in accounts nothing happens.
This happened before on my last rom.
Without HTC sense and just doing it through the facebook app. Your contact names will have to match their facebook extactly
Also the facebook does not update as frequently through
So I cant get the regular android to sync. I click it on the sync menu and nothing pops up. The first time it brought me to the login screen but hasnt done it since even if I remove. googling this and it seems to be a common issue unresolved... so it brings me back to my original question of finding this facebook image in the filesystem and changing it to a transparent png. Any dev whos taken apart sense have any ideas?
I actually would like to see if this is possible as well. Those icons have been annoying me ever since I got my Evo! (release!)
anyone feel like helping? been trying to dig this for a week and can't find any fix.
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Ive synced with facebook from the market and turned off htc facebook and got the pictures without the "f"
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dirtyshroomz is a liar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how can i get my contacts to sync with facebook?
try FriendCaster
i dont mind Friendcaster, but are you saying that syncing contacts isnt possible with FB?
Go into the settings of the phone, accounts, add a Facebook account. Doesn't appear you do it through the App itself.
Edited: Well crap, I'm trying to do it through the Accounts in the phone, but when I select Facebook, it doesn't do anything. Hmmmm.
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Go into the settings of the phone, accounts, add a Facebook account. Doesn't appear you do it through the App itself.
Well crap, I'm trying to do it through the Accounts in the phone, but when I select Facebook, it doesn't do anything. Hmmmm.
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did that. when i go into setting and hit add account, i press FB, nothing happens and it goes to previous page. It will not add that account….
We are gonna have to wait for the dbags at Facebook to update to the new api's
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I seem to remember Facebook having a similar issue when the Incredible first came out. There was an update to fix it, so maybe we're looking at a similar situation here?
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We are gonna have to wait for the dbags at Facebook to update to the new api's
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so it wont sync on yours either?
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so it wont sync on yours either?
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Nope, I believe there is already a thread discussing this too
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couldnt find another thread on this. but thanks
It can't be done unless you Flash Paul's MoDaCo Rom. For some reason FB doesn't want to use the new API's...lol I don't know the whole story but its not possible with the stock app.
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couldnt find another thread on this. but thanks
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it was a couple weeks ago and short lived
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I just want to confirm that Friendcaster will sync your contacts. Just one BIG problem, you will have a ****load of contacts and you cannot filter out the ones without numbers..
Guys, this is because Facebook wasn't abiding by Google's terms, so they removed the option for syncing facebook contacts. The only viable alternative as of now, is installing Friendcaster.
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I just want to confirm that Friendcaster will sync your contacts. Just one BIG problem, you will have a ****load of contacts and you cannot filter out the ones without numbers..
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In contacts...just edit to display only your gmail contacts!
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In contacts...just edit to display only your gmail contacts!
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yeh, that works.. but if your like me, i DO use facebook for some of my phone numbers
I remember hearing about this on Cnet's Buzz out loud
This was talked about a while back on Buzz out loud.
At the time Facebook would import from any source but would not export as they didn't want to give that info out.
In other words they were happy to import all your contact data from any other source so they could get ahold of it. But they did not want to return the favor if you wanted to import your contact info from Facebook into the same source you just imported into Facebook from.
This was a while back, so I don't know if this was resolved. Facebook was claiming they were protecting their user's data.
The general feeling was not too good towards facebook on Buzz out loud. Their feeling was the contact data belongs to the person holding the account and they should be able to sync it if they want to.
It is well known that Facebook has bad blood with Google.
Hopefully this situation has changed as this was several months ago. But with Facebook you really never know what they are gonna do.
I see a lot of posts talking about how facebook sync was removed from the core android features.
I think that misses the point.
Facebook sync was a feature in the facebook app in gingerbread (At least, I can confirm this was the case prior to the app update. I'll confess I didn't go looking for it post update).
If it's currently available in gingerbread, I'd expect we'd see it available in ics following an update to fb.
/totally speculating
Carnagey is right. From what I have seen it won't come until that dispute is resolved...
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delete the facebook app from your phone first if its on there, because when you sign in through there it doesnt add it on the phones accounts page im assuming