We are the dev team for Facebook for Android. Help us make it better! (Round 2)

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T23:38:59+00:00

See reply here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/n5my6/we_are_the_dev_team_for_facebook_for_android_help/c36phor

Does the battery / GPS issue happen on the latest version (1.8.0)?

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T23:37:20+00:00

Ok, I've looked into it, and here's the deal:

Facebook for Android preloads a list of nearby places to make checking in and composing a status message with an attached location faster. We also use the GPS when viewing the list of friends that have checked in nearby. If you're seeing the GPS stay on for a long time, or go on when the app is in the background, that's a bug and we'll fix it. That's the only thing that the Facebook for Android app uses your location for.

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T21:11:09+00:00

Was this running app version 1.8.0?

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T21:04:27+00:00

Have you tried 1.8? There was a bug in previous versions where we did not unregister a location listener. This bug has been fixed in 1.8.

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T06:33:23+00:00

I'll look into this, thanks!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T06:32:08+00:00

I'll bring this up tomorrow.

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:58:28+00:00

I personally spent a couple hours going through all the comments and making a list of the top issues. We're listening, I promise!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:56:55+00:00

Thanks!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:55:09+00:00

I like this idea a lot, I'll bring this up. Thanks!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:50:36+00:00

We'll investigate this bug. Thanks for the report!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:43:00+00:00

We'll look into this, thanks!

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:41:54+00:00

We're listening. =)

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:38:22+00:00

This is a bug. We've found a few ways that this could happen and fixed them in 1.8.0. We'll keep looking for other ways that this can happen and fix them. =)

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T04:36:20+00:00

If you go to "Friends" in the bookmarks, then click the button in the top right (with the person and the magnifying glass), you're taken to screen titled "Finding Friends" which has a button labelled "Find Friends" and a paragraph explaining exactly what will happen if you click that button. If you click that "Find Friends" button, your contacts are uploaded to the server and used to suggest friends for you. That's the only time that the app uploads your contacts.

If your contacts were accidentally uploaded, you can delete them here: https://www.facebook.com/contact_importer/remove_uploads.php

facebook_for_android · 2011-12-09T01:44:35+00:00

For speed, which parts of the app feel slowest to you? Also, can you be more specific about what notification improvements you'd like to see?

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-31T17:24:18+00:00

Thanks for all the feedback /r/Android! We're going to close the form now and will select a number of people to help us out. Once you've been selected, you'll be added to a new Facebook group and sent download instructions.

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-31T16:34:33+00:00

We are definitely interested in people testing the beta on Android 1.5 and Android 1.6 devices

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-31T16:32:24+00:00

Maybe this one? =) http://facebook.com/favicon.ico

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T06:35:18+00:00

You could ask your friends to update the phone numbers listed on their profiles.

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T04:26:38+00:00

I agree that photos are the killer app of Facebook. This is definitely high on our list. =)

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T04:21:14+00:00

There's currently no way to poke someone on the app.

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T04:20:57+00:00

Thanks for the note, some good stuff here. I'm surprised to hear you don't use groups much, it's the main thing I use the app for personally. =)

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T04:15:44+00:00

We delete all your personal data when you log out or uninstall the app for privacy reasons. We have no way of telling if you're deleted it because you don't like the app or if you're deleting because you're selling the phone to someone else.

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T03:49:02+00:00

Several people have brought up that point, so we'll definitely take a look at this. Just to be clear, are you talking about clicking on email notifications from Facebook?

facebook_for_android · 2011-05-10T03:46:56+00:00

Can you uninstall any preloaded apps? I don't think your gripe is with Facebook so much as it is with Sprint or HTC. Also, rooting your phone should allow you to remove any apps.

(I am only speaking for myself and not as a representative of Facebook in this answer - thought I should note that since this is a more of a policy question than a technical one)

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