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Mobile Facebook (Not the official app)

I saw this on the market, I hadn't seen it before so I don't know whether it is new or it has just been updated but there are no reviews of it and I can't read the website so I'm not sure what to think of this app really.
http://www.cyrket.com/package/oms.sns.facebook
I haven't purchased it so I don't know if it is any good. Have any of you guys seen this before?
Thanks,
Simon.

Yeah it is new as I just noticed it as well. Anyone wanna take the dive and purchase and post impressions?

hmm based on that one review doesn't seem good :/

probably just another mobile facebook wrapper.

I emailed the Dev, asked him if it's a native app using FB's APIs or a wrapper, and asked for screenshots.
We'll see what he says.

Got a reply:
From Email said:
Hi Jordan,
Mobile Facebook is a native application, not by Browser, which using Facebook APIs,
FBook is a Browser,
Our application is totle different from FBook, we can access Facebook very fast, and also enable user access wall message, phonebook, friends information,
Enable you upload photo, video to Facebook,
Show news feed,
We will find a website to show more information about Mobile Facebook.
Thanks your mails
Regards
Huadong
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He sent me a ton of screenshots of the app in use. Screenshot attachments continue in the next post.

Continued screenshots.
Conclusion: The app doesn't look as pretty as Bloo does, but it looks far more powerful and integrated. I don't know if it's worth the $3.50, though.

I like Babbler myself. The first true native Facebook app.

Is it just me, or are those screenshots totally confusing? It's not the language barrier per-se, but I can't tell what any of those pages are supposed to be showing.
The thing that has me wondering though is, I thought there was no mail API - that's why Bloo and the others don't have mail yet.
Edit: Ok, I downloaded it and took some screenies of my own.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolageek2/sets/72157621869871714/
My opinion - it does a LOT. But it's kinda fugly and not fun or intuitive to use. I couldn't figure out how to view people's photos or reply to their wall posts, but I only had it for about 10 minutes and decided that I didn't like it enough to keep playing with it.
You could reply to e-mail, that was kind of cool. You couldn't do it from the message-read page though, you had to long-press on the message title on the message-list screen.
Mail is the only thing I saw that this has that Bloo doesn't (I haven't used babble). And with blue it's a LOT easier to comment on walls, photos, etc...
As you can see though, from the screenshots, it's got a LOT of options, so maybe I missed something.

Thanks for the review, nolageek.
If the interface improves, I wouldn't mind trying it. It'd be nice as well if the author could share their hacks with the Bloo and Babbler devs. Unless he's just recoding the HTML from the m.facebook.com site.

i like bloo the best so far, but i'm going to reserve judgment until the official app comes out next week.

nolageek said:
Is it just me, or are those screenshots totally confusing? It's not the language barrier per-se, but I can't tell what any of those pages are supposed to be showing.
The thing that has me wondering though is, I thought there was no mail API - that's why Bloo and the others don't have mail yet.
Edit: Ok, I downloaded it and took some screenies of my own.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolageek2/sets/72157621869871714/
My opinion - it does a LOT. But it's kinda fugly and not fun or intuitive to use. I couldn't figure out how to view people's photos or reply to their wall posts, but I only had it for about 10 minutes and decided that I didn't like it enough to keep playing with it.
You could reply to e-mail, that was kind of cool. You couldn't do it from the message-read page though, you had to long-press on the message title on the message-list screen.
Mail is the only thing I saw that this has that Bloo doesn't (I haven't used babble). And with blue it's a LOT easier to comment on walls, photos, etc...
As you can see though, from the screenshots, it's got a LOT of options, so maybe I missed something.
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Apps like Babbler and Bloo *could* do mail, but if they did they wouldn't be an officially approved Facebook app, since they wouldn't be following the guidelines of using strictly the API.

Neither of them are an officially approved Facebook app. There is no officially approved Facebook app, and no official Facebook app anyway.
And Babbler originally had mail, but it redirected users to the mobile site. Kind of a botched version. They've since dropped it in favor of pure API access.

kusotare said:
i like bloo the best so far, but i'm going to reserve judgment until the official app comes out next week.
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Whats this about an official app next week now?

I don't like any of the facebook apps, I use the facebook mobile site ESPECIALLY for android.
x.Facebook.com -----Thats the best so far...don't use m.facebook.com
You can do what ever you want there...

Ultimate Chin said:
Whats this about an official app next week now?
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there is rumored to be an official facebook app releasing with the launch of the MT3G, which happens next week. I see this as being strongly possible seeing as facebook, after years of TMO hating, just decided to open up mobile alerts for TMO customers.

It's not just T-Mobile they hate, it's Google as well.

jordanjay29 said:
it's not just t-mobile they hate, it's google as well.
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double hate!!

jordanjay29 said:
Neither of them are an officially approved Facebook app. There is no officially approved Facebook app, and no official Facebook app anyway.
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wrong. there is a difference between an "official" app and an "approved" app. facebook approves apps and puts them on the web site if they follow all of their guidelines for apps. since facebook has announced they are making their own OFFICIAL app, they aren't listing android mobile apps anymore.

SportsFan26 said:
x.Facebook.com -----Thats the best so far...don't use m.facebook.com
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Not made for android. Made for all phones not iphone. But same page. Have you compared that feed to the real site? Its brutal. 1st few items are new, and then it just tosses a bunch of crap in from 24 hours ago or older. For anyone that uses facebook a few times a day, x.facebook is awful. Pretty tabs, but if feed is wrong, useless

Just started using Twitter

Ok guys, I just started using Twitter, you all should follow me! I think that's the right term haha. Literally my 2nd tweet EVER tonight lol
http://www.twitter.com/regaw_leinad

Added you
from the fade

I don't twit or tweet. But I do read some posts. I'll follow yours. How are you doing in your pursuit of an EVO? I'd like to help, but afraid you'd abandon the Hero like everyone else. I'd sure like to see you develop a FroYo ROM for the Hero. Let us know.
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I'll follow ya whenever my follow limit is up. Follow me if you want. @gbrilliantq
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There's a follow limit??? whalefail...

I made an account just to protect my screenname, never twitted with it. I dont think anyone really cares when I fart or where I am every 10 minutes. If they wanted to know theyll just ask.

Five reasons that explain why I have no idea why Twitter is popular...
1. All that's there is a status message. Where's the profile?
2. Abbreviating annoys me.
3. Do celebrities really respond all that often?
4. Does anyone have a life of their own and not follow celebrities?
5. Facebook has everything Twitter does and more.

I got into twitter to follow people like Cyanogen, kmobs, pershoot, etc. to get updates on roms and kernels and such. I guess I got sucked in lol.

wdfowty said:
There's a follow limit??? whalefail...
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Yeah, after you have followed 2000 people. The limit is 10% after that, up to 1,000 a day. I get around 600 new followers a day, but I usually follow that, plus whatever else I need to hit the limit.
I use twitter for news and posting news. It's not about when people fart or taking a crap, like what everyone that hasn't tried it thinks.
One of the reasons why Facebook is coping Twitter again with the Follow person feature thing. Twitter is up to 175million people. If it keeps this up, more will be using twitter than facebook. Old people playing farmville is what comes to mind from facebook anyways.

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GbrilliantQ said:
Old people playing farmville is what comes to mind from facebook anyways.
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That's so true. My grandma and grandpa have a facebook...not cool.
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Google+

It is an app, but its not here. But I figure you cant change or tweek what you cant have or use, so if anyone wants an invite just PM me your gmail and I will send you an invite. I figure this way we can tweek the app to be transparent or change the icon or something...

r0nin ar1es said:
It is an app, but its not here. But I figure you cant change or tweek what you cant have or use, so if anyone wants an invite just PM me your gmail and I will send you an invite. I figure this way we can tweek the app to be transparent or change the icon or something...
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There is already a transparent one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15267121&postcount=634

****, i want an invite regardless. cant wait to kill facebook.
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fromchaos0646 said:
****, i want an invite regardless. cant wait to kill facebook.
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Not happening. In case you didn't notice there is a lack of female interest in Google+.

063_XOBX said:
Not happening. In case you didn't notice there is a lack of female interest in Google+.
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That's simply because girls are already drawn to Facebook and wouldn't want to port over all their info from Facebook to Google+ if they have all their friends on Facebook.
I'm not saying Google+ will beat Facebook, but it's not impossible. I have hope.

063_XOBX said:
Not happening. In case you didn't notice there is a lack of female interest in Google+.
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i didnt realize i needed a social network to score women. i was under the impression that im already popular with the ladies and can get some, like i said, without a social network.
either way, there will come a certain point in time where google+ might possibly overtake facebook. just like facebook overtook myspace. and all other social networking sites. although im not sure if it will be apple friendly. that might affect the popularity.
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Back to the facts, that widget is absolutely awesome.
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Im not sure why there are so many threads on XDA about this, but I really don't understand all of the hype. Im running Google+ now on my NS4G and don't see it even coming close to FB. I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed when they finally get to use it. That's just my opinion, but we will have to wait and see how it does.
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fromchaos0646 said:
i didnt realize i needed a social network to score women. i was under the impression that im already popular with the ladies and can get some, like i said, without a social network.
either way, there will come a certain point in time where google+ might possibly overtake facebook. just like facebook overtook myspace. and all other social networking sites. although im not sure if it will be apple friendly. that might affect the popularity.
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You obviously missed my point.
Without female support social networking would've never reached it's current height, it would be just another internet pipe dream. Whether it's guys trying to "pick up chicks" or just the fact that women are ~50% of the population, having a female presence is essential if Google+ is to get anywhere.

dazednconfused said:
Im not sure why there are so many threads on XDA about this, but I really don't understand all of the hype. Im running Google+ now on my NS4G and don't see it even coming close to FB. I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed when they finally get to use it. That's just my opinion, but we will have to wait and see how it does.
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Yep, I was all about using it, till I used it; Don't forget its still beta, isn't voice stil in beta, hell even maps is beta stil lol, now that's a joke...
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Only room for one social networking site

So Google+ is soon to be released to the public. Do you think Facebook is to big and powerful to fall
Or is Google simply to powerful to fail?
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Facebook is dead. Google has all other smartphone competitors by the gonads now with Google+. G+ will be the prevailing social site and Google will have total control of it and whether they allow competitors to use it. Facebook will be a sinking weight on Google's competitors because of it dying off.

Only time will tell.

Both could exist - it's possible. There are the people who are sick of facebook and that whole ecosystem that want to move to the next best thing. But then there are the people who are engrained into facebook and so are their friends, and they have no motivation to leave it. Its up for grabs really.

Apple users and non geeks will stick to facebook....
The rest of us will use G+ and probably peek at facebook once a day to see what people we dont give a crap about are up to....
Or something....
Edit;
How until we see a social network from Apple??
Ping or whatever that crap was/is called doesnt count as that is obvious fail.....

conantroutman said:
Apple users and non geeks will stick to facebook....
The rest of us will use G+ and probably peek at facebook once a day to see what people we dont give a crap about are up to....
Or something....
Edit;
How until we see a social network from Apple??
Ping or whatever that crap was/is called doesnt count as that is obvious fail.....
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If Apple creates their own social networking, it will be a hype for the nongeeks. My friends love anything what apple created. -_-
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marlin29311 said:
Both could exist - it's possible. There are the people who are sick of facebook and that whole ecosystem that want to move to the next best thing. But then there are the people who are engrained into facebook and so are their friends, and they have no motivation to leave it. Its up for grabs really.
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This.^^
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They said Myspace would never go down and look what happened
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I'm using FB and G+, but i can't completely move to G+ unless a lot of my friends does the jump too.
Right now, G+ is "I-want-to-share-something-nerdy", and FB is the place i talk to my friends with no nerdy articles or questions

I got an invite to g+
I tried to get on and got a message saying there is an age requirement. If they keep the age limit too high then all the teenagers will stay on fb and get further attached to it.
Btw I'm 16, have a facebook, but barely use it

Good let the kids stay on facebook. Facebook is turning into what myspace used to be.

RinZo said:
Good let the kids stay on facebook. Facebook is turning into what myspace used to be.
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Which is why I avoid it.
I actually never used MySpace for anything besides listening to music

Agree. Let justin bieber's fans on fb. They should maintain the age requirement, it's a good thing IMO.
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RinZo said:
Good let the kids stay on facebook. Facebook is turning into what myspace used to be.
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forelli said:
Agree. Let justin bieber's fans on fb. They should maintain the age requirement, it's a good thing IMO.
F.
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Eeeewwww
He mentioned the gay 12 year old that thinks he/she/it can sing
Oh I like your tapatalk sig btw

Google+ forced on me throughout the purchase process...

Okay, I realize this may be more of a rant than a question but...
I purchased a VZ dev edition Moto X and couldn't create a non G+ account to order the phone so I ordered as a guest. Now if I try to check the order status I can't get a status update unless I sign up for a G+ account.
Does the attempted forcing of G+ get any less extreme when trying to get developer software for the phone, or do anything for that matter?
This whole G+ thing is starting to make me dislike Android.

So deal with it. This is what comes along with the device. Im tired of people whining about it and not putting effort into finding a way to deal with it. Make one and forget about it.

jl33 said:
So deal with it. This is what comes along with the device. Im tired of people whining about it and not putting effort into finding a way to deal with it. Make one and forget about it.
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Put your money where your mouth is and post like this under your full name... Sorry, I refuse to deal with it and I'm not even an a$$ when I post.

I think we (as in Android fans) need to realize that Google+ is definitely the future focus of Google. We're seeing that with GMail, Hangouts, search results, Youtube comments, etc.
Google+ will be your Google account completely, in the end. I think they've been pretty vocal about it. Personally, I like using Google+ (many of my nerdy coworkers and friends are on it), so it's not a big deal to me. But I can see how it rubs some the wrong way.
Unfortunately, YOU WILL EVENTUALLY JOIN THE GOOGLE+ BORG HIVE MIND, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

[QUOTE/]DogzOfWar;49849046]I think we (as in Android fans) need to realize that Google+ is definitely the future focus of Google. We're seeing that with GMail, Hangouts, search results, Youtube comments, etc.
Google+ will be your Google account completely, in the end. I think they've been pretty vocal about it. Personally, I like using Google+ (many of my nerdy coworkers and friends are on it), so it's not a big deal to me. But I can see how it rubs some the wrong way.
Unfortunately, YOU WILL EVENTUALLY JOIN THE GOOGLE+ BORG HIVE MIND, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately I believe you are right. I Can find old usenet posts from 1994 that I made. Although they aren't bad or embarrassing they seem kind of silly when I read them 20 Years later and I really wish they would go away.
On the positive side I had my kids search my name and read the messages and after laughing at me they realized the permanence of putting silly information on the interwebs.
I really dislike Apple but G+ just may be enough to push me to the dark side or I'll have to create an online alter ego.
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Dear OP,
You will need a Google account on the phone most likely, but here's something that I wanted to share with you...
Did you try to call MOTO for an update? You might be surprised that if you call, a goog account isn't even needed. I know, I know, the kids these days... WTF is a call. :good::good:

syntrix said:
Dear OP,
You will need a Google account on the phone most likely, but here's something that I wanted to share with you...
Did you try to call MOTO for an update? You might be surprised that if you call, a goog account isn't even needed. I know, I know, the kids these days... WTF is a call. :good::good:
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I don't mind the google account it's the all too public, for me, G+ account that I don't want. Heck I don't even have a Facebook or Twitter account. My life is too mundane for me to want to advertise to the world besides, I keep in touch with everyone from my past that I care to talk to and have little desire to know about the rest.
I'm already working on my alter ego posts... "I ate at McDonalds today and almost shat myself on the way back to work. It was so bad that I could barely get out of the car and if anyone bumped into me, well that would have been it!" Maybe I should make an amount and just post nonsense.
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I don't mind Google+ at all. I don't see what the big deal is.
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If G+ is enough to make you switch to Apple, then Android isn't for you.
Phone: Moto X
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ozzyGEEK said:
I don't mind Google+ at all. I don't see what the big deal is.
[/COLOR]If G+ is enough to make you switch to Apple, then Android isn't for you.
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Android is just an OS albeit more open than IOS but that too appears to be changing, if android/google weren't forcing unwanted requirements on users this conversation wouldn't be taking place. The big question is what's next on the agenda?
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Wait.
So you don't have a gmail account and prefer not to create one, and you're disappointed with Google?
No sarcasm. A friend of mine never touched G+ but he does have a gmail and it's not a problem with purchasing it through MotoMaker.
When I bought mine here in Canada, they also request a gmail account. Not G+. (albeit I do have G+ active using my gmail)
I don't get what's the problem here...
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And iOS also require an iTunes account.... Just to compare.
Google phone requires Google account. Apple phone requires apple account.
And you don't want to buy this Android phone because it requires you to create a Google account?
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edthesped said:
I don't mind the google account it's the all too public, for me, G+ account that I don't want. Heck I don't even have a Facebook or Twitter account. My life is too mundane for me to want to advertise to the world besides, I keep in touch with everyone from my past that I care to talk to and have little desire to know about the rest.
I'm already working on my alter ego posts... "I ate at McDonalds today and almost shat myself on the way back to work. It was so bad that I could barely get out of the car and if anyone bumped into me, well that would have been it!" Maybe I should make an amount and just post nonsense.
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G+ account is forced on anyone with a Google account. Can't get around it. That being said, you can (just like me) set all of your preferences to "just me"or whatever and then never use it. Honestly the privacy settings on it are easy. It's all just a way for Google to inflate their number of g+ "users." Makes business sense for them and is easy enough to ignore on the consumer end.
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R3dbeaver said:
Wait.
So you don't have a gmail account and prefer not to create one, and you're disappointed with Google?
No sarcasm. A friend of mine never touched G+ but he does have a gmail and it's not a problem with purchasing it through MotoMaker.
When I bought mine here in Canada, they also request a gmail account. Not G+. (albeit I do have G+ active using my gmail)
I don't get what's the problem here...
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And iOS also require an iTunes account.... Just to compare.
Google phone requires Google account. Apple phone requires apple account.
And you don't want to buy this Android phone because it requires you to create a Google account?
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No I have a Gmail account, was in during the first betas.
I'll have to set up a dummy g+ account to see how it works. I did set up a g+ account early on and deleted it when it made my share by link picassa family photos available when my name was searched on Google. I ended up deleting everything from picassa, and now use a synology nas for all of my personal files and pictures.
I guess I'll be one of the last cloud holdouts which is ironic because I was online before http.
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R3dbeaver said:
Wait.
A friend of mine never touched G+ but he does have a gmail and it's not a problem with purchasing it through MotoMaker.
When I bought mine here in Canada, they also request a gmail account. Not G+. (albeit I do have G+ active using my gmail)
I don't get what's the problem here...
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I believe the OP is referring to the checkout page on Motomaker you are given the option to checkout as a Guest or login with G+ for the ability to track the status of your Motomaker order which requires you to setup a Motorola ID which itself requires using a G+ account.

But G+ account is nothing more than any Google account is it not???
If you have Gmail account, you have a G+ account automagically. Am I missing anything here? Do you need to active your G+ or something? Have a few meaningless posts and people in your circles to have it activated?

R3dbeaver said:
But G+ account is nothing more than any Google account is it not???
If you have Gmail account, you have a G+ account automagically. Am I missing anything here? Do you need to active your G+ or something? Have a few meaningless posts and people in your circles to have it activated?
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Maybe with new accounts but not on old accounts.
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