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App Recommendation (Push Contacts)

Hi guys. Sorry if my English is not good. I would like to recommend an app I came across.
Basically it's an app that can allow you send SMS to any contact on your Android phone's Google Contacts via your Chrome browser. There's even an extension for chrome to do that.
Meanwhile, that's not the only thing it can do. You can receive SMS via Google Talk and reply the SMS to the last person who sent you the message. The app requires Android 2.2 and above as it makes use of Google's C2DM.
I'm sorry, I do not have enough posts to attach links here. But do search for (Push Contacts) on the Android Market and give it a try. It's only 81kB in size!
For your reference, the developer's name is Ngo Minh Nam.
enjoy!

Thanks. Very Nice.

I Can't Add Facebook as an Account, Help

When I go into Accounts & Sync in the settings menu and try to add Facebook as an account, it doesn't work. I click to add facebook but it just returns me to the settings and never adds it. It works perfect for Twitter, LinkedIn, and other apps as well. Anyone else having this happen too? I've tried uninstalling and clearing all data, didn't work.

Arcadia310 said:
When I go into Accounts & Sync in the settings menu and try to add Facebook as an account, it doesn't work. I click to add facebook but it just returns me to the settings and never adds it. It works perfect for Twitter, LinkedIn, and other apps as well. Anyone else having this happen too? I've tried uninstalling and clearing all data, didn't work.
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Same here. Don't think its setup for ICS yet

Facebook has not made an app that actually works with Android. Many companies, like HTC, have made apps for that by themselves. Facebook and Google are not on friendly terms when it comes to sharing contacts data, so this might not change anytime soon.

Doesn't that make the People Hub pointless then? All of my "real" friends are on Facebook, not Google+, Twitter, or LinkedIn so it doesn't sync any real info or high def pictures.

kristovaher said:
Facebook has not made an app that actually works with Android. Many companies, like HTC, have made apps for that by themselves. Facebook and Google are not on friendly terms when it comes to sharing contacts data, so this might not change anytime soon.
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Arcadia310 said:
Doesn't that make the People Hub pointless then? All of my "real" friends are on Facebook, not Google+, Twitter, or LinkedIn so it doesn't sync any real info or high def pictures.
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It seems like they want everyone using Google+ Most of my personel friends are on Facebook also but, I hardly use Facebook. Hopefully they will fix it this for people who want to use it.

http://heartofangel.com/google-contact-sync/

qnet said:
It seems like they want everyone using Google+ Most of my personel friends are on Facebook also but, I hardly use Facebook. Hopefully they will fix it this for people who want to use it.
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Wrong.
Google does not develop Facebook app. Facebook does.

kristovaher said:
Facebook has not made an app that actually works with Android. Many companies, like HTC, have made apps for that by themselves. Facebook and Google are not on friendly terms when it comes to sharing contacts data, so this might not change anytime soon.
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That's not entirely true. Facebook sync used to work with all Nexus devices but Google themselves pulled the sync due to them not allowing contacts to also be exported to Android devices. From Google:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/22/google-android-facebook-contacts/
“We believe it is very important that users are able to control their data. So in the over-the-air update for Nexus S, we have a small change to how Facebook contacts appear on the device. For Nexus S users who downloaded the Facebook app from Android Market, Facebook contacts will no longer appear to be integrated with the Android Contacts app. Since Facebook contacts cannot be exported from the device, the appearance of integration created a false sense of data portability. Facebook contact data will continue to appear within the Facebook app. Like all developers on Android, Facebook is free to use the Android contacts API to truly integrate contacts on the device, which would allow users to have more control over their data. We are removing the special-case handling of Facebook contacts on Nexus S and future lead devices. We continue to believe that reciprocity (the expectation that if information can be imported into a service it should be able to be exported) is an important step toward creating a world of true data liberation — and encourage other websites and app developers to allow users to export their contacts as well.”
They only stopped this feature on the Nexus line of phones and the reason Facebook sync still doesn't work is because Facebook has not made the necessary change yet that Twitter and the like have. Google however doesn't stop other OEMs from allowing Facebook to sync contacts though - I wish they would to light the fire under their ***** so I could get my contact photos back, but what can you do? They hate each other right now.

kristovaher said:
Wrong.
Google does not develop Facebook app. Facebook does.
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I think Google disabled Facebook sync over privacy issues. It sucks.
What's the point of the People's Hub then?

qreffie said:
That's not entirely true. Facebook sync used to work with all Nexus devices but Google themselves pulled the sync due to them not allowing contacts to also be exported to Android devices. From Google:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/22/google-android-facebook-contacts/
“We believe it is very important that users are able to control their data. So in the over-the-air update for Nexus S, we have a small change to how Facebook contacts appear on the device. For Nexus S users who downloaded the Facebook app from Android Market, Facebook contacts will no longer appear to be integrated with the Android Contacts app. Since Facebook contacts cannot be exported from the device, the appearance of integration created a false sense of data portability. Facebook contact data will continue to appear within the Facebook app. Like all developers on Android, Facebook is free to use the Android contacts API to truly integrate contacts on the device, which would allow users to have more control over their data. We are removing the special-case handling of Facebook contacts on Nexus S and future lead devices. We continue to believe that reciprocity (the expectation that if information can be imported into a service it should be able to be exported) is an important step toward creating a world of true data liberation — and encourage other websites and app developers to allow users to export their contacts as well.”
They only stopped this feature on the Nexus line of phones and the reason Facebook sync still doesn't work is because Facebook has not made the necessary change yet that Twitter and the like have. Google however doesn't stop other OEMs from allowing Facebook to sync contacts though - I wish they would to light the fire under their ***** so I could get my contact photos back, but what can you do? They hate each other right now.
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Interesting. This makes People's Hub almost pointless for me.

Arcadia310 said:
Interesting. This makes People's Hub almost pointless for me.
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You could always start spamming Facebook to allow contact export so Google will let them sync again. I doubt they'll do it though.
The fact that any OEM can make this feature work again no matter what Google does kind of sucks when you only buy Nexus phones. I've gotten used to it not being there and I take a random candid picture of everyone I add to my contacts list now which works better in some situations since some of those FB profile pics don't give you any idea who the person actually is.

Arcadia310 said:
I think Google disabled Facebook sync over privacy issues. It sucks.
What's the point of the People's Hub then?
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No they did not. The way Facebook synced before was a hack, they did not use Android contacts API the way others do and the way it is meant to. Google removed the hack.
Facebook does not want to share contact information with Android so that user 'owns' their data. They can always build their app the right way. Zuckerberg & Co just don't want to.

Arcadia310 said:
What's the point of the People's Hub then?
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because it is called the People application, not the Facebook application.
Not everyone uses Facebook, as apathetically ubiquitous it may appear to be. Some people use Twitter. Some people use Google+. Either way, the point of it is that it links with multiple social networks. The Facebook application does not work properly with Android 4.0, and even if/when it does it is unlikely that Facebook will be allowed API access to the People application due to the fact that they do not make it simple to get at your contacts data. It's your prerogative if you want to blame Google or Facebook there, but the point I'm making is that the People application obviously has a point, since Facebook isn't the be-all-and-end-all of social networking.

So if i understand this right.
Google wont let facebook info sync. Because facebook wont let it fully sync and be backed up to gmail etc?
And this would mean all your friends facebook info would then be your property and not theirs (facebooks).

GR36 said:
So if i understand this right.
Google wont let facebook info sync. Because facebook wont let it fully sync and be backed up to gmail etc?
And this would mean all your friends facebook info would then be your property and not theirs (facebooks).
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Google cannot stop anyone from syncing and using the API, this is open software. Facebook simply does not wish to implement that feature, since all contact data synced is accessible by other applications. The other thing is that Facebook does not wish to share friends email addresses.
It is entirely about Facebook not allowing user to do whatever they want with data shared with them by friends.

Basically, Facebook is afraid that if they allow people to export contact data, it will be very easy for everyone to just move all their friends to a new social network. Since Facebook only has one way of making money it's understandable that they want to make it as hard for us as possible to do that.
From Google's point of view, it's very exploitative of Facebook to expect to get special treatment on Android phones even though they refuse to play ball with Google, hence why their special privilege has now been removed.
Whose ever fault you think this is, it's us consumers who are made to suffer. -.-
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kristovaher said:
Wrong.
Google does not develop Facebook app. Facebook does.
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That's not what I was implying at all.

GR36 said:
So if i understand this right.
Google wont let facebook info sync. Because facebook wont let it fully sync and be backed up to gmail etc?
And this would mean all your friends facebook info would then be your property and not theirs (facebooks).
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Not backed up to GMail but backed up to the phone. If you delete your FB account and I only had you as a FB contact then you would completely disappear from my contact list, or if something happened and FB went down for a few hours or a few days I wouldn't be able to contact anyone who was synced only through FB. Most people only join existing contacts so they only suffer from not having the photo and status updates synced, but not allowing export could be much more problematic. It's not that it's your property, it's information you have access to that you have been given approval by those you have friended to have therefore you could just use what FB gives you and manually enter the contact yourself if you wanted to. Google is basically saying if that's the case you should be given the option to automatically export that entire list to your phone instead of having to manually enter all the information that FB is supplying you with.

This frustrates me also.. ever since they updted my nexus s and removed it. Its the only thing i will miss from htc sense. I know use contapps to sync facebook and its associatd contact photos

Has anyone tried friendcaster? I know it has some syncing options.
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Looking for a Google talk replacement. Not kick, or whatsapp.

My wife at work has some sort of Google account that allows messaging with google talk or talk.to any other messenger, even Google plus messanger doesnt work. Its very strange. Talk.to works, but its not my absolute favorite. Gtalk is antiquated, hence the reason for not using it. unfortunately she's not tech savvy to figure out what messenger she is actually using. From what it sounds like, its Google messenger and her Google messenger id even shows in g+ but she doesn't get any messages from me via g+. She's not a Google person...yet

imo messenger?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imo.android.imoim&hl=en

davwman said:
My wife at work has some sort of Google account that allows messaging with google talk or talk.to any other messenger, even Google plus messanger doesnt work. Its very strange. Talk.to works, but its not my absolute favorite. Gtalk is antiquated, hence the reason for not using it. unfortunately she's not tech savvy to figure out what messenger she is actually using. From what it sounds like, its Google messenger and her Google messenger id even shows in g+ but she doesn't get any messages from me via g+. She's not a Google person...yet
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I would bet that its a "Google Apps for Business" account, the business can disable talking to outside their company as well. If it is not a google apps account it could be jabber. Google talk isn't antiquated, it's just aged, like txt messaging i use it frequently for communicatin.
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dekips said:
I would bet that its a "Google Apps for Business" account, the business can disable talking to outside their company as well. If it is not a google apps account it could be jabber. Google talk isn't antiquated, it's just aged, like txt messaging i use it frequently for communicatin.
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Just asked her, and its definitely Google apps for business. With that said, why does gtalk work and not Google messenger with g+?

IMO looks like it will work! Has a bunch of options also. Thanks

davwman said:
IMO looks like it will work! Has a bunch of options also. Thanks
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try "Between" buddy:good::good:

davwman said:
Just asked her, and its definitely Google apps for business. With that said, why does gtalk work and not Google messenger with g+?
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Because it's completely different protocols.
Google is said to merge all it's IM protocols into one 'new' one integrated with everything
(G+ Messenger, Google Voice, Google Talk etc.)

HearthC0re said:
Because it's completely different protocols.
Google is said to merge all it's IM protocols into one 'new' one integrated with everything
(G+ Messenger, Google Voice, Google Talk etc.)
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Yes, as hearthc0re says, it's different protocols. GTalk I enjoy as it uses little to no battery life and you can maintain your conversation from gmail to your phone and keep a convo going like a threaded text message.
It'll be good to see Google get everything migrated and talking together in regards to g+ and g+ messenger.
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Facebook App Tip??

So, every device I've owned, I've had to use Messenger since they started it, as the messaging portion of the original app is disabled. There are workarounds for rooted phones to re-enable messaging without messenger.
I found a way to do it on my stock Sprint LS991 G4. I went into the play store and hit disable auto updates, went into app settings and uninstalled updates to both facebook and messenger, then I disabled messenger. Since then I've had full access to messaging in the native app, not a single popup asking for me to install messenger.
Don't know if anyone else is interested in this, but I figured I would post it, as a lot of people hate messenger.

Using m.facebook.com allows messaging without the app too.

Any faster fb chat app then massanger?

lisaquach said:
Any faster fb chat app then massanger?
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Messenger not fast enough?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2934179

I would use TinFoil for Facebook. Not a battery hog too!

Even if I click on the link for Facebook Lite or search it directly on the play store it doesn't come up. I've been able to find a workaround and since it's free and legal I've put the download link below. Looks like they've just pushed it out to a few countries.
You can download the latest version of Facebook Lite here:
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Facebook+Lite&fdid=org.indywidualni.fblite
..Sent from an impeccable LG G4 on Verizon..

You can re-enable the facebook chat, no root required. Just did it on my brand new phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-facebook-chat-enabler-t2934179

Test out the TouchOne keyboard with Whatsapp and Hangout with 3rd party support

Dear XDA users
We would like to thank all of our users who have tested our Keyboard and provided us with valuable feedback. Without your support, we couldn't have made the TouchOne keyboard the best keyboard solution for smartwatches.
The TouchOne team has successfully secured more 3rd party partnerships, as we are providing a keyboard solution for them. This allows users to respond to messages using our TouchOne keyboard.
The following top rated apps will support TouchOne Keyboard:
• Web Browser for Android Wear: The Android Wear Internet Browser
• Gmail client for Android Wear: Reply to your emails from your Android wear
• Video/YouTube for Android Wear: Video player for smartwatches, powered by YouTube
• Photo Gallery for Android Wear: View your photos on your smartwatch
• Messages for Android Wear: Use this messenger for SMS, Hangouts, WhatsApp or Facebook conversations on your Android Wear smartwatch
• Documents for Android Wear: View PDFs and other documents from your phone or Google Drive on your smartwatch
• Calendar for Android Wear: Complete calendar app for your Android Wear
• Wear Messenger: SMS texting app
• Quick for Wear: Messaging for WhatsApp, Hangouts, Gmail, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Threema, and Viber
You can use the TouchOne keyboard to reply to Whatsapp, Hangout, and Gmail notifications with 3rd party Apps support. To try this out on your smartwatch, please join our test program of the TouchOne keyboard.
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/net.infiniti.touchone.touchone
Our vision with the TouchOne keyboard is to be widely used across the Android wear platform and we are working hard to achieve this.
We will be continuing to look for more partnerships and if you have an idea for a partnership, please send us an email to [email protected]
Please stay tuned for more upcoming updates as we are happy to announce that the TouchOne Keyboard will be officially released in two weeks time on the Google Play Store.....

Thank you testing it now
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I'm in on the testing! This is a very cool keyboard for Huawei watch so far...

thanks
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can you add german language support for auto correct?

German would be great!
How can i go back a letter?

Said I am a tester, the link to the APK did not work at first.
Trying it now.

bandit1976 said:
German would be great!
How can i go back a letter?
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Hold and swipe left to delete a letter

Any manual,
I want to type something.
Say.....
This is a great App? :good:
Not sure how to do this,
I go to the wedge that has a "t", now if the word list shows "This" I select it ? Not sure how to pick the word.
If "this" is not detected, enter a "h"
Seems like all words testing it come out capitalized first letter, want one the first word capitalized.
Sure playing I will figure it out but a manual be nice.

AstroDigital said:
Any manual,
I want to type something.
Say.....
This is a great App? :good:
Not sure how to do this,
I go to the wedge that has a "t", now if the word list shows "This" I select it ? Not sure how to pick the word.
If "this" is not detected, enter a "h"
Seems like all words testing it come out capitalized first letter, want one the first word capitalized.
Sure playing I will figure it out but a manual be nice.
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The manual is included on the Smartwatch of TouchOne, just click on TouchOne on your watch, and you can see the Advanced Tips, there are great tips to improve typing

Simple question:
I'm in hangouts for example
I choose an contact
I press the arrow for answering
And how I get keyboard starting now..
(I started a thread for this app in a german forum)
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/tastatur-fuer-huawei-watch.761090/

kajos said:
Simple question:
I'm in hangouts for example
I choose an contact
I press the arrow for answering
And how I get keyboard starting now..
(I started a thread for this app in a german forum)
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/tastatur-fuer-huawei-watch.761090/
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I agree. I'm also trying to figure out how to get they keyboard active within the apps, Hangouts in particular. I can get the practice mode up, but that's it.

allen099 said:
I agree. I'm also trying to figure out how to get they keyboard active within the apps, Hangouts in particular. I can get the practice mode up, but that's it.
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+1 this is important for my Hangouts & others! Could it be enabled as the default IME?

If you read the OP, native apps do not have keyboard support. You have to use a 3rd party app that supports the input IME. The Apps are listed in the OP to substitute for Hangouts and GMail.

You have to use the 3rd party apps as substitutes to get Keyboard IME support. The apps to use are in the OP

Thanks, I didn't find that to be very clear. I've uninstalled it as it actually killed my battery.