Facebook phone app finally updated with Exhibition Mode support 53
You remember way back in November when we saw our first glimpses of Exhibition Mode and support for the new webOS feature from the Facebook app? Oh, I’m November 2010. Developer Day New York City 2010 brought us our first look at what Exhibition was to look like, and that’s after the feature was announced back in August (of 2010). And then it finally came with webOS 2.1 when the update was pushed out sporadically through this year. So what about support for the Facebook app in Exhibition?
It’s finally here. The webOS Facebook app, built by Palm and now HP, received a bump up to version 1.5.6.1 which includes a number of bug fixes an support for Exhibition Mode. And it’s about time, as we’d practically forgotten about Exhibition support but were starting to go crazy over the bugs cropping up and ruining our Facebook experience more than our parents being on Facebook. The new update aims to squash those bugs, but we were surprised and impressed by the implementation of Exhibition support here.
Throw your phone down on a Touchstone charger and it’ll drop into a Facebook-esque blue-and-white interface that every several seconds cycles to another random post in your newsfeed. The cycling is staggered, with items sliding in and out at the top first. You can swipe left or right to switch to other posts in the feed. Tapping on the top blue bar will load the Facebook app (contrary to what you might expect, it loads the main newsfeed and not the friend whose name you just tapped), links open right into the web browser, tapping the comments block will open that post so you can comment, and the likes button just submits your approval without any fuss. It’s not without quirks – photos support seems to still be broken in both the app and Exhibition, none of our friends have any profile pictures, and cards opened from Exhibition blank out when we hit the big top Facebook button to go to the full newsfeed.
Overall, we’re glad to see Facebook finally getting this update. Passive information display through Exhibition is one of our favorite features and something we’d like to see used more often by app developers. HP’s implementation is simple yet effective and goes about its way without requiring any guidance, but if you want to act on it you can. Now all we need are those v2 Touchstone docks that the phone can recognize and display a different Exhibition mode depending on the dock...
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"This application is not available in your country". On my Pre2 registered against the Australian store.
Stay classy, HP.
I think Impostah would have something to say about that.
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i have just downgraded my pre + from hp webos 2.1.0 back to palm webos 1.4.1.1 and i can't access the app catalog.
Too bad I can't use this on my Pre with webOS 1.4.5 I think it may be time to FrankenPre a Pre2!!
I modded a Verizon Pre 2 onto Sprint & I LOVE it!
Works sweet! But distracting.. always need to read it.
Not even available on 1.4.5 anymore? Doctored last week and just realized I didnt have it and cant get it...
Probably looking like I'm upgrading to 2.1 tnight...
Yeah, I'm not happy I can't get an update. I don't know when or how it happened, but much of the functionality of Facebook under 1.4.5.1 doesn't work anymore. I *need* an update and I'm not willing to bork my phone to get an update (or to get stacks)...
Yeah. Ever since announcing their move toward some great new app, they've totally stopped keeping the old version up to date.
Lame.
yep my pre minus has officially run it's course. pre minus facebook app just hangs for me. september/october releases of phones can't get here fast enough. Well at least i'm officially out of contract in like two weeks.
All of my friends have profile pictures just fine.
Sounds like an isolated issue for Derek.
EDIT: Oops. Thought this was a TouchPad article.
Not isolated - related to setting Facebook to use HTTPS, I believe.
HTTPS - annoying and sad issue.......
This looks better then the Facebook Exhibition mode on the Touchpad!
Anyway to get this to work on the Touchpad???
Hah!! WebOS 1.4.5 is so abandoned they don't even allow those of us that still use it to see the facebook app in the App Catalog.
And to rub it even more in our faces, we get:
"This application cannot run on your current operating system. Use the Updates app to install the system update and try again."
Wow, now that's real funny HP...
/sarcasm
Derek, turn off HTTPS
Can I delete messages or get notifications for said messages yet?
Hooray for showing embarrassing messages and pictures to everyone!
Best post today!
still no chat account for synergy tho...
If you have your Facebook account set to require HTTPS, it will break the app.
Disable that setting in your account, then just manually entter https://www.facebook.com when you use your desktop machine, and you'll get your pictures back.
Pity they didn't fix this, it's only been broken for 3 months...
It actually seems pretty cool. Although I'm not really much of a facebook user.
I don't see any updates for Facebook on my Pre+ with webOS 2.1.0. In fact I can't even find the 'Facebook' app listed in the app catalog and I am supposed to have access to the US app catalog or atleast I used to.
After not being able to find the 'Facebook' app via a search in the app catalog, I go to the main page and lo and behold Facebook is one of the two featured apps. I click on Facebook and I get the following message, "This application cannot run on your current operating system. Use the Updates app to install the system update and try again."
I am wondering if this is because I have 2.1.0 running on a Pre+. So much for HP unofficially supporting people installing 2.1.0 on their legacy hardware.
Damn HP, why do they have to keep making things worse?
It is because AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are all too stupid to allow the 2.1.0 Doctor and HP/Palm does not officially recognize 2.1 on these carriers. I agree that HP should allow us to install the update, but it's the fault of the carriers.
I'm amazed HP isn't talking more about the v2 touchstones. Then again they really aren't talking about much of anything phone related.
The app still requires http and not https...and still does not have chat. I wish I could forward 2 years into the future when webos is a more stable platform,
I wonder if the app id could be posted here, and then those of us with 2.1 on legacy devices could just use impostah to install it.
The app id, atleast of the previous version, is 'com.palm.app.facebook' but this did not work in IMpostah. Or maybe I just don't know how to.
To make matters worse, I have accidently deleted the facebook app and now I cannot install it again since the app catalog does not allow me to install Facebook. :( I wonder if Impostah can help with this.
You guys in the US and other offical app countries, can simply have the app sent to your phones from the hp website.
Here is a link -> http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.palm.app.facebook
Maybe one of you can also be kind enough to post ipk file for the rest of us.
Thanks, but it says webOS 2.0 is required to use this (whether that's true or not). Facebook isn't important enough to me to risk borking my phone (mine is patched and overclocked on 1.4.5.1)...
Same here...I bet the device string that indicates which version of WebOS we have is the problem....can someone who has it working please post the ID from the device info? Is it the same "HP webOS 2.1.0" that we have, or does yours have a capitol W in WebOS or something?
dropping 1.x support Facebook would be AGAIN a slab for the early birds that still hang on webos. i could understand if they move on. Nothing is done right there.
oh, still no notifications on new private messages? that's what you get when your in-house developers are a bunch of drilled monkeys.
Who cares about FB in Exhibition mode? Can you come up with a solution to the HTTPS issue and fix the correct deletion and syncing of facebook contacts via Synergy?
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Do not disable HTTPS no matter how many people tell you to. Getting your account hijacked would be a big hassle. Instead beat on HP to fix the app. Then beat on them some more.
Those of us on 1.4.5 can now consider the Updates app to be broken. Run it and it says there are app updates available. Hit the button & you're taken to the app catalog but there's no "install updates" button.
HP: Fix the Facebook app listing so webOS 1.4.5 users can still access FaceBook version 1.5. Also, fix the app catalog and updates app to not tell us there are updates WE CAN'T RUN. Better yet, give us an OS update so we can run them. Maybe then we'd even buy more apps and give you revenue.
I refuse to buy another app until this is updated for 1.4.5. Maybe I'll start pirating them? It's not worth it for me to buy anything if it's not gonna work with my phone I have a CONTRACT for. It's not like adding more memory to my PC or something - did no one consider when we get a phone we're STUCK with it??
I have Palm Pre2 with webOs 2.1 and I can't find Facebook App in App Catalog after update :(
Have somebody IPK of version 1.5.0 for webOs 2.1?
I have copied facebook app 1.5.61 from my Palm Pre Plus and make IPK and it is working on my Palm Pre2 :)
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Hm, I have an unlocked GSM Pre2 with webOS 2.1 that I'm using WiFi only...and I already have the FB 1.5.0 app installed.
The Pre2 hasn't told me that any app updates are available, when I go into the App catalog, the FB app reports that it's version 1.5...
...in short, according to my Pre2, there is no update.
Is this an unlocked GSM WiFi only problem?
For some reason HP pulled the 1.5.61 update for the facebook app from the app cat a couple days after it became available. It is back to being 1.5.0.
I managed to get it before it was pulled and 1.5.61 seems alright and works with exhibition fine!
What is going on HP!?
Yet another example of HP's lack of love for Sprint and commitment to original Pre owners? Don't care about exhibition mode since WebOS 1.4.5 doesn't support that anyway, but it would be nice if they'd come out with a new release of this app that fixes the numerous bugs (things that should show up that don't, things that shouldn't show up that do, etc.).
Wow, this update form FB app is great........... i like this and will try it soon!
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This update has made the app so much more usable. The load time is now seconds and there seem to be no more duplications of posts. The exhibition looks great too. Thanks to panel for giving me the ipk!
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I have Palm Pre with webOs 1.4.5 and I can't find Facebook App in App Catalog :/