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Facebook contacts

Just wondering if anyone has a problem with the Facebook contact pictures not loading and if anyone knows a fix. Thanks in advance.
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It depends on the ROM, some AOSP built ROMs have a bug which causes problems with FB syncing. Have you made sure that syncing with existing/all contacts is selected in the FB app settings?

I am on cm6 final it was just working like the other day then I accidentally clear the data in contacts and now its gone and doesn't load back? Yes syncying is enabled.
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As it got tiring to relink my gmail contacts to fb just to have their contact photos after a wipe (rom flashing addiction)...especially with some asop builds having sync problems with the fb app..i've given up using that approach. Instead, i use Syncmypix. It syncs ur fb pics to ur gmail contacts uploading the pics to gmail. Hence, the next time u download ur gmail contacts after a wipe, you pull down their pics as well

Thanks works great
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Contact photos don't show up on GOSMS after ICS update

Not sure what ICS did, but my contact photos are a no-show on GoSms. The photos aren't actually save to the phone, they are pulled from each contact's facebook acount via facebook sync. It will show contact photos from contacts that have photos saved on the phone, but not for the contacts that rely on the facebook images. No issues in the actual people app, or the stock messager, just on GoSMS. Anyone else having issues? Possible fix? I tried uninstalling and re-installing it, no dice.

Handcent too. Havent figured out why and can't suggest anything at this point cause nothing I've tried has worked
Edit: Guess it's just not showing facebook contact photos. Google contact photos are showing up. Stock messaging shows all pics though...hmm. still looking..

Ha. Handcent just "Updated" and now I don't get Google contact pics either, only phone pics now..

Yeah it seems to be an issued with the sense 3.6s contacts data base and third party apps.
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Help! Same Issue!
I did a software update and my photos under my phonebook are updated from facebook but my handcent sms photos are not showing up at all anymore. I tried downloading GoSMS and the same error. Anyone have a solution to this? I miss seeing the pictures when I text people!

I use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync
It's mostly is for AOSP or CM9 builds, but it works for Sense.

Cool. I'm actually four the problem. On Gingerbread, the vivid had its own unique facebook app, "facebook for htc sense ", but on ics, it useful the standard facebook app, and apparently the Facebook app doesn't let 3rd party apps have access to contacts. Why? Because Zuckerberg sucks probably. But anyway I fired the issue by deleting my accounts info on the Facebook app and installing friendcaster pro. I have friendcaster are so it was no big deal. The drawback is I can no longer use my cool friendstream widget.
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What are those? I don't know what either of those are, do you mind explaining to me how those would fix my issue with handcent contact pictures not showing up?

Camste85 said:
What are those? I don't know what either of those are, do you mind explaining to me how those would fix my issue with handcent contact pictures not showing up?
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Friendcaster has the ability to take photos from your Facebook and put them on your phone. I think that is what he was trying to say.
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Sorry if my post sounds like I'm drunk, autocorrect on my tablet is annoying
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So the friendcaster is just an alternate to facebook. The issue I am having is that the facebook pictures show up in the phonebook but in handcent sms since I've updated they don't show at all . I was wondering if there was a way to fix THAT issue Thanks in advance

Yes using friendcaster instead will fix that issue. For me same issue, facebook pictures show in phonebook, not in gosms. Delete your Facebook account information and install friendcaster, log in and after sense links all your contacts you'll be good
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Cor-master said:
Yes using friendcaster instead will fix that issue. For me same issue, facebook pictures show in phonebook, not in gosms. Delete your Facebook account information and install friendcaster, log in and after sense links all your contacts you'll be good
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Confirmed. Facebook's app has always been a steamy PoS

It is crap. I had the paid version of friendcaster already from using cyanogenmod on my captivate. The facebook app wouldn't sync photos at all on it and even my phonebook had no photos so from googleing i found friendcaster fixes the problem. The free version gets the job done but the paid version removes ads so I went ahead and paid for it.
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I was having this problem even with HTC's contact widget. I wiped my facebook app data, then used titanium backup to uninstall the app. I reinstalled the app via google play and synced all contacts and the problem was fixed.
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I can confirm that having both Facebook and Friendcaster accounts didn't show contact pictures, but removing the Facebook account entirely fixed the issue in a minute or two. Thanks for the advice!

Has anyone tried HaxSync? I use it but I don't use GoSMS.
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I have confirmed that that using friend caster does work to get the contact pics on go sms. Thanks for making this thread. U can get the paid verision of friend caster on 4shared for free. But this is awesome lol.
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Yeah and you get a cool ics look with friendcaster
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That was brilliant!! I took off the Facebook account, kept Friendcaster and boom! My contact pictures are back in GoSMS... Thank you so much for the help and a great thread!!

How to stop Facebook photo sync

Apart from the obvious of not installing facebook in the first place. I have tried everything from changing the picture in contacts to clearing data in the app! I think its sense Facebook sync issue tbh, surely I'm not the only one?
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Sorry just realised wrong section, @ least it'd not in development
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Are you using the facebook camera? On the stock camera there is also an "upload" feature under settings, might want to check if that's the problem..

Yeah there is no way to stop the photo sync. If you so much as log in it'll replace all your pictures with Facebook photos and if your using third party messengers then you won't get pictures at all. Your best bet is to use friendcaster instead
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Actually you can if it has not replaced your photos with facebook photos right after you sign on to facebook for the first time go to menu settings accounts and sync then go to the facebook account and uncheck all the sync boxs and it wont replace your photos also it will not put status updates next to the contacts you should be able to delete your facebook account under accounts and sync and start over with the above options I am talking about the phone menu not facebook
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Thanks guys I was an old user of friendcaster premium so in the end I just got rid of book and reverted back to this. It has come a long way in the 6 months since I last used it. After my next rom update I will have a go @ the method in jerry's post. Thanks again for the help and input
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Facebook contacts not showing..

I have created Facebook account and it's working in socialhub but I couldn't get the contacts to sync with device. In GB there will be an option to check whether do or do not sync contacts. But I couldn't find it in ICS. How to solve this?
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go to your contacts and hit settings. then accounts. Then check off the "sync" icon next to facebook

^^ Copy That.
Else you can do one more thing. Reinstall the FB app. Once I got stuck in somewhat similar thing like that.
I found that my facebook application which was restored by titanium backup didn't actually sync well with contacts. so had to reinstall.

I checked it and its in green color. When I go further it shows only messages and calendar. It didn't show up contacts. Any idea?
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badjaguar007 said:
^^ Copy That.
Else you can do one more thing. Reinstall the FB app.
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I'm talking about inbuilt social hub which lets the contacts to sync with Facebook account.. Can I re install that?
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Why don't you use the fb app which is AVAILABLE in market. It also syncs in the same way.

Sure it will work.. But I don't wanna pile up with apps. Social hub has to do this job and I wanted to do it. Actually when I was GB I'll remove all social hub related apps (twitter account, linked account, even default mail app) except Facebook account, still it was syncing contacts flawlessly. Now I wanted the same. Does ICS doesn't have that capability??
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Should I remove all Facebook items from ICS and install third party apps from market?
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Well I think you should wait for some more time till a solution comes out. I had the same problem with SocialHub. I chose over FB Market App since I didnt have time & wanted to get my contacts asap back. :/ Still will send you any info which might be helpful on this topic

Thanks.. Just now Google it... It seems there is a bug in ICS that stops sync contacts particularly in contactsprovider.apk. We need to add some .xml file it seems. Which is too tech for me so m gonna search some other option for this.
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Facebook Gallery Issue with Sync Pictures still no perm fix

I have just been in the phone to HTC UK who haven't got any idea of how to solve the facebook crisis with syncing pictures in the gallery
and have stated its a bug which should be corrected
I have with a bit of trial and error managed to solve the issue - yes I know this is another forum topic but its important that users know how to do it as its causing users a nightmare
Right first thing
Go into settings
then into accounts and sync
on the facebook account ensure live feed is unchecked
Now go to settings and apps
go to all
search on facebook
you will get facebook and facebook for htc sense
select each one and clear the data and cache
go back and do the same for the gallery app
if you now check your gallery you will have no facebook pictures in it
If you now launch the facebook app sign in as normal as clearing the cache will remove your account
when you sign in ensure you don't sync contacts
now go to settings and account and sync
go to facebook again and ensure the live feed has remained unchecked
if you now go into the gallery you will not be able to see your facebook pictures and it will be restored back to normal for my photos
the only issue is that if you click on friends it wont contact anything as you have cleared the data and the pictures
until htc sort a fix out this is the best we can do
The guy at htc has escalated the bug and it should be looked at next firmware release
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Re: Facebook Gallery Issue with Sync Pictures SOLVED
Cancel they remained off for 20 mins and now back on my gallery grrr HTC need to sort this annoyance out
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what i've done is - disable live feed sync in facebook. then wipe htc facebook data in apps. forks fine for now)

Re: Facebook Gallery Issue with Sync Pictures SOLVED
Never sign in to facebook via htc sense. All it will do is give you problems. Just log in with the app and sync nothing.
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coupetastic-droid said:
Never sign in to facebook via htc sense. All it will do is give you problems. Just log in with the app and sync nothing.
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If you sign in with the facebook app it automatically seems to do it via sense ... no matter which way I have cleared the cache / data and signed in the pictures keep coming back
I am now trying to use an apk which I have found on the internet for 2.2.1 facebook to see if that will sort it
if you look in the app menu for facebook and disable the app .. and then go to the market you have to re enable which then gives you the same issues
it seems like htc have really sown up facebook on the device
ill let you know how I go on with a separate apk I don't want facebook in my gallery and still keep trying to find a way round it

open your facebook account go to Account Settings->Apps then configure "facebook for htc sense" or just remove it then your problem is solved.

Re: Facebook Gallery Issue with Sync Pictures SOLVED
Nope still populates the gallery
In accounts there is only facebook not facebook sense
How do you launch facebook sense ?
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Weird it used to work on Sense 4+. Friendstream can't pull any data on facebook when I remove it directly on my facebook account

Re: Facebook Gallery Issue with Sync Pictures SOLVED
Think HTC need to sort this bug out only way at moment is to disable facebook which seems pointless
I'll use another gallery till sorted
Only grumble I have is about the facebook integration other than that love the phone
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Same problem here. Pretty damn annoying Lots of junk in my gallery now!!

Maybe the thread title should be changed to remove the "Solved" from it, i catch the title now and again and keep looking only to realize it still isn't solved.

craftycarper1 said:
Maybe the thread title should be changed to remove the "Solved" from it, i catch the title now and again and keep looking only to realize it still isn't solved.
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Yeah exactly. Come on OP change the title. Very misleading because I remembered this thread and searched for it just to get a fix, when I found it I realised it doesn't work. Mods?

Have amended it does clear when logged into facebook temp but not a permanent fix
Thought I'd cracked it but alas no HTC have escalated the issue so hopefully fix well get released cos it's damn annoying
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mancuk29 said:
Think HTC need to sort this bug out only way at moment is to disable facebook which seems pointless
I'll use another gallery till sorted
Only grumble I have is about the facebook integration other than that love the phone
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How about disabling the facebook app from setting/app and then download just another app for facebook instead of using the integrated facebook app??
think that should work?
let us know!!