Help How to show Facebook status updates in Contacts?

[fried]

When I first got my S3, I installed the Facebook app and had it sync all of my contacts. When I went into my regular contacts list on my phone, all of my Facebook friends were there and their latest status updates also appeared in the list next to their names.

Yesterday, I uninstalled the Facebook app and reinstalled it. I set it to sync all of my contacts again and they all reappeared in my contacts list, but now their status updates don't show. Does anyone know how to re-enable this?

Thanks!

 

[fried]

I found the solution to this elsewhere.

You have to put the Facebook widget on one of your homescreens. When you do, it will say "updating statuses" and when that's done, status updates will then show up in the contacts list as well.

 

[michaelsrevel]

I cannot get this to work. Out of all of my contacts, only 1 person's info is showing up.

 

[tonloc_45371]

Try clearing the app cache before uninstalling and then uninstall / reinstall

 

[3riiick]

I found the solution to this elsewhere.

You have to put the Facebook widget on one of your homescreens. When you do, it will say "updating statuses" and when that's done, status updates will then show up in the contacts list as well.

Thanks man! Thats a relief. Solved this one...

 

[Devz]

I just wish this would update with their Facebook profile pictures. My Droid X did that no problem.

 

[DarkMage619]

I just wish this would update with their Facebook profile pictures. My Droid X did that no problem.

Yeah the same thing was on most HTC phones too. I am guessing Samsung doesn't have an actual Facebook app and without it, it won't grab their profile pics. It's quite sad. You can still download them from the web and add them yourself but its way more work.

The Dark One

 

[SUroot]

Yeah the same thing was on most HTC phones too. I am guessing Samsung doesn't have an actual Facebook app and without it, it won't grab their profile pics. It's quite sad. You can still download them from the web and add them yourself but its way more work.

The Dark One

Or download sync my pics from play

 

[JS_racer]

status updates ???
what would this show in the contacts ?? does it update the picture ??

thanks

 

[snilloconator]

I found the solution to this elsewhere.

You have to put the Facebook widget on one of your homescreens. When you do, it will say "updating statuses" and when that's done, status updates will then show up in the contacts list as well.

Weird I did not have to do this at all. All my contacts have their FB updates regardless of the widget on the home screen.

 

[ErisOwner017]

Weird I did not have to do this at all. All my contacts have their FB updates regardless of the widget on the home screen.

Agreed, all of my contacts have their pictures and statuses synced without me having to do anything.

 

[cmlegs]

Download the app "sync my pix" from Google Play store. This updates all your contacts to their current Facebook pictures and keeps them up to date.

 

[luka3rd]

Does that "sync my pix" updates statuses? Question is about statuses, not pictures...

 

[Cruncher1201]

I just found an app called "Contacts +", it's really a lot better than the three contact/phone/text icons that I used to have to decide amongst. I am not sure if it will show the FB status updates, but I do like it better and it is linked to my FB account...