Just wondering, so is the Facebook application that's already on the phone the same application in the market? Because when I went to the market, it didn't say that it was installed or available for the update, which made it seem that they were two completely different applications.
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Holydoc
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Thanks Terabethia. This is also the same widget that I use. I assume that if I check "Partial Wake Time" under the History area of this widget, it lists the most battery intensive apps that work when phone is awake. Currently I am seeing the "Android System" as the most intense with a little under half of the bar shaded green.
Terabethia
Android Expert
Yep, that's correct.
Like I said, I am not having any problems at all with the update, but I assume that's because I turned off any and all syncing/updating features.
To be sure, I rebooted the phone last night, charged it overnight and took it off this morning. Right now I am at 13 hours, 10 minutes for Uptime and 1 hour, 34 minutes for Awake Time.
I'll keep an eye on it but it seems okay right now. And I am sure with so many people reporting problems they will get a fix out soon anyway.
contagous
Android Expert
+1 not sleeping after update
I haven't had any more battery time being used, no force closes, and my sleep/awake time has not been affected, I use the app all day, and its always a service in My system panel...
Don't think i've done anything special...
Yeah I haven't seen any ill effects either, I don't sync my facebook friends, but all notifications are on and I used the widget on my 2nd screen...
No problems with the update here. Friends opens up fine and phone is sleeping. No battery life difference and I have it set to check FB every 30 minutes. I did not turn sync on though. Sense FB sync works great.
My only grips about the update is the photo bar is just stupid. Wish I could turn it off. Still no way to upload videos, WTF? Notifications point you to the web instead of the App. Again, WTF?
My only grips about the update is the photo bar is just stupid. Wish I could turn it off. Still no way to upload videos, WTF? Notifications point you to the web instead of the App. Again, WTF?
I thought this might be the problem also, but it didn't help.
contagous
Android Expert
Yeah agreed hopefully one day we will get these as part of the app... A the photo bar is a nice feature, BUT we should be able to choose what it links, as random photos is just daft lol
I much prefer the iPhone/iTouch app over this one, I hate how it brings me to the web browser when I check a notification. Why can't it keep me within the app like the iPod app does? C'mooon!!!
Also had the sleep issue, so I just uninstalled it. I honestly didnt see much difference between the stock app and this "update".
Also had the sleep issue, so I just uninstalled it. I honestly didnt see much difference between the stock app and this "update".
Yeah I disabled notifications, stopped the service, and my wake time is still screwed up and won't sleep. The only thing I didn't try was restarting the phone, but I feel that I shouldn't have to.
I don't understand why other people are not seeing their wake time affected on their phones.
Mskgreenel
Android Enthusiast
+1
My FB App Settings are
Notifications - Inactive
Sync Contacts - Don't sync
My existing FB contacts are synced via the stock HTC FB app. My notifications for messages and comments go to one of my email accts.
AnotherHiggins
Android Enthusiast
I just ran a test that I think you'll agree conclusively shows that this app is causing problems.
I restarted the phone to reset both "Up Time" and "Awake Time".
I turned the screen off and waited a while, then went into Settings > About Phone > Battery to take note of the time difference (Up - Awake).
I turned the screen off for a while longer and checked the times again - the Awake Time had remained constant since the first check but the Up Time had increased by several minutes.
I opened the FB app, then closed it by pressing the Back button.
I waited several more minutes, then checked the times again. The difference was exactly the same.... The phone had been Awake the entire time.
I killed the FB app via SystemPanel.
I turned off the screen and waited several more minutes. When I checked again the difference had increased by the amount of time I had waited. That is, the phone was no longer Awake when while the screen was off.
Luckily I backed up all my apps via Astro just yesterday, so I'll reinstall the previous version of FB until they publish a corrected version.
I restarted the phone to reset both "Up Time" and "Awake Time".
I turned the screen off and waited a while, then went into Settings > About Phone > Battery to take note of the time difference (Up - Awake).
I turned the screen off for a while longer and checked the times again - the Awake Time had remained constant since the first check but the Up Time had increased by several minutes.
I opened the FB app, then closed it by pressing the Back button.
I waited several more minutes, then checked the times again. The difference was exactly the same.... The phone had been Awake the entire time.
I killed the FB app via SystemPanel.
I turned off the screen and waited several more minutes. When I checked again the difference had increased by the amount of time I had waited. That is, the phone was no longer Awake when while the screen was off.
Luckily I backed up all my apps via Astro just yesterday, so I'll reinstall the previous version of FB until they publish a corrected version.
My contacts are not synced with FB before or after the update and I had the retrieve set to never.
Terabethia
Android Expert
Umm... I already did that (see my quotes below).
In fact, I have never synced contacts with Facebook. Hell, I don't even sync with Google. I much prefer to just have my phone contacts set up IN the phone and keep everything else seperate. Just because I have emailed you a few times or "friended" you on Facebook doesn't mean I need your phone number or email address in my phone
jikhead
Android Expert
I tried this last night with no success. The app would always be running in the background, even if I killed it...it would later restart itself.
I have now removed the additional FB account it created under 'Accounts & sync'...there were two and left the FB for HTC Sense...and then went to the Market and removed the updated. Things are working normally again. Friends is working correctly, and the app stops running when I close it.