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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?
In your "peoples" app hit menu>view and turn off facebook...
DirtyShroomz said:
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.
thegoatherder13 said:
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.
DirtyShroomz said:
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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thegoatherder13 said:
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.
thatrapnerd said:
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.
Sent from my KickAss EVO
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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.
bronxknight28 said:
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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DirtyShroomz said:
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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Nefariouss said:
Why the **** should he just get over it? What a dumb ass response.
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Please refrain from using bad language
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DirtyShroomz said:
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.
DirtyShroomz said:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just wondering if it is possible. I am playing with it right now but I am not sure where the peep APK is.
Althought I don't understand why you would want to remove peep (One of the things pulling me against sense ), it's possible to just remove the APK from within your unpacked ROM folder. You should just go to system/apps/ and remove htc.twitter.apk or something (can't remember the name, but it's somewhat similar).
Anyways, the worst thing that could happend is that some sense-related files which depends on the peep client (I can't remember anything does, but just in case) will FC. If so, you have a little more job in getting the dependies removed.
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Althought I don't understand why you would want to remove peep (One of the things pulling me against sense ), it's possible to just remove the APK from within your unpacked ROM folder. You should just go to system/apps/ and remove htc.twitter.apk or something (can't remember the name, but it's somewhat similar).
Anyways, the worst thing that could happend is that some sense-related files which depends on the peep client (I can't remember anything does, but just in case) will FC. If so, you have a little more job in getting the dependies removed.
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Actually, I meant Twitter. I'd like to remove some of the stuff that isn't really needed.
Here's a list of what I'd like to remove on the HTC Desire Z
HTC Calendar
Friend Stream
HTC Likes
Music
News and Weather
Plurk
QuickOffice
I am just not sure what the file names are so that I won't spend the rest of the week during trial and error. Thanks though. If you have any idea what the APK names are, that'd be great!
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Just wondering if it is possible. I am playing with it right now but I am not sure where the peep APK is.
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KITCHEN?? Yeah slice it and dice it LoL
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Is anyone else running this ROM and having trouble syncing their contacts? I have the latest Facebook app installed and running smoothly but when I go to add a Facebook account (settings > accounts and sync > add account > Facebook) it acts like a broken link.
It does state in the ROM thread that media apps were removed. Could that be the cause (lack of Sense for Facebook)?
I'm a Desire HD user myself but the Wildfire Facebook app doesn't seem to have the same contact sync options within the app itself.
Any help gratefully received.
have you downloaded the FB app from the market?
Yes. I had originally restored it via Titanium Backup but when I encountered this problem I uninstalled and grabbed it directly from the market. Didn't make any difference.
and everything else syncs fine?
Yes. I've not had a problem syncing anything else although Facebook is the only 'media' app installed. Other items that sync (google contacts / hotmail) have no problems.
I'm not very familiar with sense. What app does it use to sync Facebook contacts? Does it just use the Facebook app (like in AOSP roms) or is there a sense-based app that runs in the background?
There's a couple of apps, friendstream.apk and friendstreamwidget.apk I'm not sure if you need both pushed to the /system/app folder or if theres anymore things needed, im pretty sure I've seen a Facebook for htc sense before too. Best bet is to download a full sense Rom and compare then steal the apps you require and push them to there relevant folders.
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When u press sync it will start the sync adapter for facebook. Probably something like
com.facebook.android
I don't sync my fb contacts because there are too many so am not willing to test this so if anyone could confirm that would be great.
If you load up your fb app, can you just log in? this will sometimes add the account to the phone.
Also, try clearing data and cache from app manager in settings, uninstalling then re-installing
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Thanks for the suggestions Scratch. I'll have to s-off the wildfire for that so I'll give it a crack tomorrow.
I've tried everything short of the [extreme] action suggested by Scratch Arkoze. Will let you know how it all goes.
Hi,there is a workaround via unzipping rom and copy,paste apps required if you don't fancy s-offing.
"sent from me2u"
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There's a couple of apps, friendstream.apk and friendstreamwidget.apk I'm not sure if you need both pushed to the /system/app folder or if theres anymore things needed, im pretty sure I've seen a Facebook for htc sense before too. Best bet is to download a full sense Rom and compare then steal the apps you require and push them to there relevant folders.
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Think there might be another one called social network provider which might be needed ???
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Ok, so I took the good advice given to me by slymobi and Scratch and added:
com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk
Friendstream.apk
HtcFacebook.apk
SocialNetworkProvider.apk
from a different ROM (REMPuzzle) into the /system/app folder of the kwbr 2.0 zip, reflashed and viola, the sense/facebook syncing seems to be up and running.
Thanks everyone.
Siph said:
Ok, so I took the good advice given to me by slymobi and Scratch and added:
com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk
Friendstream.apk
HtcFacebook.apk
SocialNetworkProvider.apk
from a different ROM (REMPuzzle) into the /system/app folder of the kwbr 2.0 zip, reflashed and viola, the sense/facebook syncing seems to be up and running.
Thanks everyone.
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from what I understand, you only need to have com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk if you have a widget set on screen, I believe it does not affect the Friendstream.apk but I may be wrong if someone can clarify?
can someone enlighten me..
everytime i post something on my facebook wall or post a photo, its saying posted via htc sense "something like that" it's not showing as htc one x, just like the other posters on this thread, it says "Sent from my HTC One X"
just curious, do i need to change something or what?
No tapatalk shows the device your posting from. Any social network stuff is done via HTC Sense so will show HTC Sense, as it's integrated within Sense.
mikey0105 said:
can someone enlighten me..
everytime i post something on my facebook wall or post a photo, its saying posted via htc sense "something like that" it's not showing as htc one x, just like the other posters on this thread, it says "Sent from my HTC One X"
just curious, do i need to change something or what?
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Lol, on Facebook it'll only come up with 'Via HTC Sense' because you're using Facebook for HTC sense, if you use the Android app it will just say Via Facebook for Android or Via Mobile.
and on the Forums, you just need to edit your signature e.g On the Xda app it will say 'Sent from HTC one X using Xda Premium'
thanks for the quick response, and forgive my ignorance.. i'm new here...
Hello, everyone.
HTC M8 is my fourth HTC device. When I log on to Facebook app and enable it in Services & Apps in BlinkFeed, I still do not see any content from Facebook. I get content from LinkedIn and others fine on BlinkFeed, but not Facebook.
I have done almost everything I could do and followed everything I could find on Google, but no luck. I thought it was BlinkFeed problem, but my friends don't have this problem. I had the same issue on M8 EYE.
I wrote a mail to HTC as well as Facebook, but they too were not able to resolve the problem. I didn't even get a reply from Facebook.
Finally, I thought there might be a problem with my Facebook account. I have now asked Facebook to delete my account completely. I have 12 days before my account gets completely erased. I hope somebody might be able to help me here.
Thanks.
I have the same problem
blinkash said:
Hello, everyone.
HTC M8 is my fourth HTC device. When I log on to Facebook app and enable it in Services & Apps in BlinkFeed, I still do not see any content from Facebook. I get content from LinkedIn and others fine on BlinkFeed, but not Facebook.
I have done almost everything I could do and followed everything I could find on Google, but no luck. I thought it was BlinkFeed problem, but my friends don't have this problem. I had the same issue on M8 EYE.
I wrote a mail to HTC as well as Facebook, but they too were not able to resolve the problem. I didn't even get a reply from Facebook.
Finally, I thought there might be a problem with my Facebook account. I have now asked Facebook to delete my account completely. I have 12 days before my account gets completely erased. I hope somebody might be able to help me here.
Thanks.
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I'm also facing the same issue on M8 Eye where Blinkfeed not getting updated with facebook feeds, Can someone help
I am having this too
I am having this too.
I cant believe we are just a few people having this!
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You guys aren't alone, I to have the same issue. I've had some success at remedying the problem by creating a new fb account. Even this is flaky as only a few feeds are updated. My original fb account still won't play nicely With BlinkFeed and still has no content.
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me too,i have this issue .
Yep, same problem here.
And it's being going on for quite a while!! Facebook not updating in Blinkfeed.
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I'm not generally a big fan of Facebook; I only use it because some close family members are on it...
This problem, I'm sure, lies with the Facebook app itself, and not with Blinkfeed... since the Twitter app, Google Plus app and the Tumblr app, all update successfully in Blinkfeed on my M8, as well as sundry custom search feeds.
Further, and aside from Blinkfeed, the Facebook app notifications are very hit and miss for me, not just on my M8, but on all my Android devices. Some notifications are delivered... most, however, are not.
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Anyhow, given my scarce usage of Facebook, I've decided to uninstall it from my M8.... (it's also an incredible space hog, consuming 158Mb of internal storage)... and just keep apprised of family events via Facebook on Chrome.
Aside from freeing up 158Mb of internal storage, my M8 now **feels** more responsive.
And, certainly, manually updating Blinkfeed by 'pulling down' now just takes a second or two... instead of the good half-minute it used to, whilst waiting for Facebook to get it's 'skates on'... And which of course, it rarely (if ever), it actually does.
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I suspect at some point, Blinkfeed just 'times out' waiting for Facebook to deliver content, and then moves on to whatever else is in your Blinkfeed 'feed' .
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My M8 isn't rooted, and I don't have any immediate plans to root it... But it might be an interesting exercise, for those who are rooted, to examine a Logcat output, whilst Blinkfeed is attempting to 'read' Facebook content, in order to ascertain some sense of what is going on behind the scenes, so to speak.
In the meantime, and until Facebook fixes this problem with their app, there's probably not much that can be done, unfortunately.
Well, that's my view anyway.
Rgrds,
Ged.
blinkash said:
HTC M8 is my fourth HTC device. When I log on to Facebook app and enable it in Services & Apps in BlinkFeed, I still do not see any content from Facebook. I get content from LinkedIn and others fine on BlinkFeed, but not Facebook.
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Go to the phone's (not Blinkfeed) Settings>Accounts & sync, and make sure Facebook is listed there (add it, if it isn't) and synching properly. I think Blinkfeed accesses FB directly, and not through the FB app.
In fact, if you look through your apps, you will see there is a "Facebook for HTC Sense" as well as "Facebook" (if you installed it from the Play Store).
For that matter, maybe try to clear cache or clear data for the "Facebook for HTC Sense" if the above suggestions don't solve the issue.
Mine started to show Facebook posts about a day after I loged in. All of a sudden blinkfeed was full of Facebook I had to disable it.
Thanks for the reply
Hi Redpoint,
Thanks for your reply. There is one other problem with it. There is no "Facebook for HTC Sense". It used to be on all my previous HTC devices. But it just isn't there now. That's what I thought the problem was. Can anybody please confirm it?
redpoint73 said:
Go to the phone's (not Blinkfeed) Settings>Accounts & sync, and make sure Facebook is listed there (add it, if it isn't) and synching properly. I think Blinkfeed accesses FB directly, and not through the FB app.
In fact, if you look through your apps, you will see there is a "Facebook for HTC Sense" as well as "Facebook" (if you installed it from the Play Store).
For that matter, maybe try to clear cache or clear data for the "Facebook for HTC Sense" if the above suggestions don't solve the issue.
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blinkash said:
Hi Redpoint,
Thanks for your reply. There is one other problem with it. There is no "Facebook for HTC Sense". It used to be on all my previous HTC devices. But it just isn't there now. That's what I thought the problem was. Can anybody please confirm it?
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Hi, blinkash...
There is a 'Facebook for HTC Sense' app on my M8... running unrooted & unmodified stock Lollipop 5.0.1.
But you won't find it in the app drawer.
It's in the SETTINGS>>APPS>>ALL tab.
(See the first screenshot below.)
The actual APK/app is located in /system/priv-app/Facebook.
(See the second screenshot below.)
As you can see, it's pretty small, clocking in at just 2.4Mb.
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I would really like to report that clearing it's data and/or cache resolves the Blinkfeed/Facebook update problem... Sadly, however, it does not... At least it doesn't for me.
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As far as I can work out, all that 'Facebook for HTC Sense' does is provide a 'hook/entry' and an authorisation point for the official Facebook app to deliver Facebook content to Blinkfeed.
(See the third and fourth screenshot below.)
And sadly, and as others have commented on this thread, this mechanism is not quite working the way it should.
Rgrds,
Ged.
I'm in same boat as you guys. M8 and changed a couple or roms and nothing fixed the problem.
SOLUTION
check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59419515&postcount=1388
Didn't work for me :/
pejakovic1 said:
Didn't work for me :/
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Install as a normal apk
Log out of fb
Log in again
Allow htc sense to access fb
navid0308 said:
Install as a normal apk
Log out of fb
Log in again
Allow htc sense to access fb
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Same crap, didn't work
pejakovic1 said:
Same crap, didn't work
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Doesn't make sense. I'm on complete stock 4.16.401.10 build and this is worked for me...
It fixed itself in the latest facebook update.
Did not fix for me
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