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Help Unable to add Facebook sync account

westbros

Android Enthusiast
A couple of months ago I removed the official Facebook app (or rather just the updates, as the basic version is part of the default software) because I felt the app was taking up too much space. I wanted to leave as much space on my phone as possible with a view to getting Gingerbread. However now that the Gingerbread update has come out, I have decided not to take the plunge after all. I was getting fed up with the idiosyncratic behaviour of Facebook's mobile version, and so I have reinstalled the updates for the app.

I am now trying to add Facebook to my sync accounts, but for some reason this is not allowed. Facebook is included on the list of possible accounts to add, but if I tap on it nothing happens. I do not have this problem if I try to add other accounts such as Facebook for HTC Sense (which I do not use), so there is clearly a problem with the pure Facebook option.

Does anybody know why this is happening and whether there is a solution?
 
I have the same problem with Facebook and the "News" factory app. News also is on the list under apps to add to accounts and sync but selecting it results in nothing. I can set it to refresh in the app itself but it does not refresh. I think it should be added to accounts and sync but it cannot be added, rendering it usable with manual updates only, which is annoying. I now have a BBC news app which updates/syncs news at any chosen frequency, it doesn't need adding to accounts and sync.

I would also like to know why apps on the accounts and sync 'add account' list can't be added to accounts and sync... and find a solution.
 
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