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[Android General] iridaki:
But Push works just fine for me!!!

That's what I said.

You just need to set the Refresh Interval to "Never" and Notifications to ON, in the Android app.

Your method is obsolete, not to mention inconvenient.
[Android General] Tirozz:
Sorry, but no, push does not work for alot of people, including myself (HTC Sensation). It seems that users that have never logged in on either an Iphone or BB experience the most problems. These 2 seem to add an option to your Facebook-account regarding push updates (see OP), which the Android version doesn't seem to do. For more users experiencing problems see http://www.facebook.com/android/posts/131145080279409 for example

I will try this option and let you know if it works! :D
[Android General] jpc0480:
Exactly. If you've had a BB or an iPhone then you probably won't have the issue. It does have something to do with a service that both the BB and the iPhone invoke. I have a sensation too and this method worked for me. Let me know what you come up with.
[Android General] iridaki:
This combination of options (refresh Never - notifications On) is actually how you enable Push Notifications. Facebook stupidly enough didn't make it more clear in the app settings. Hence most of the confusion.

All I'm saying is I've never owned, used or logged in from an i or BB device and notifications come to my phone annoyingly fast and often! :D
[Android General] jpc0480:
Actually those are the settings that I have been using for quite sometime and it didn't matter until I logged into my account from a BB. Literally as soon as I did notifications just started rolling in. Trust me I have been trying to figure this out for the last 2 1/2 years I've had a Droid.

And I know I'm not alone as hundreds if not thousands of Droid users are posting here and all over the net on how to get FB push working. It wasn't until recently that I came across this thread on another site that pointed me in the right direction.
[Android General] jonyid:
Hi im trying this out but when i install java then run the simulator there is just a egg timer on the screen, nothing else...anyone have any ideas?
[Android General] jpc0480:
If I remember correctly when you launch the simulator it loads up just like if you actually powered a phone on. So it might take a while. Another option would be is to try a different simulator.

Which sim are you using?
[Android General] jonyid:
Im using the storm 2 as i know it worked for you, its moved to the clock now so fingers crossed its loading slowly
[Android General] jpc0480:
yeah i think if i remember correctly it did take a moment to load. you should be getting somewhere soon!!
[Android General] jonyid:
Im in but the browser is very slow and doesnt appear to be loading facebook.com
[Android General] jpc0480:
I think I enabled wifi in the BB phone settings. Seems like that got internet working for me. Play with network settings of the Sim. Treat it as if you were using a real phone that is just not connected to a data plan.
[Android General] jpc0480:
Here is the notifications never had until now.
[Android General] jonyid:
I've now completed the instructions, am going to wait for a notification to come in before i can say whether it has worked or not.
[Android General] jpc0480:
Did you see the blackberry option under your notification settings now in Facebook?
[Android General] jonyid:
I did indeed and it works fantastically. Appears many people with problems own sensations.... Thanks for your help though dude
[Android General] jpc0480:
I had the problem too when I had an Incredible. Friend of mine has an Evo and had the same problems.

Either way glad it worked!

Cheers!
[Android General] Lynk128:
Right i just did everything in the OP, to the foot of the letter. i have friendcaster installed and there was a notifications thing right next to the blackberry one and i checked that too for good measure. ill come back and update if this works for me. i'm on an att sgs2.
[Android General] jpc0480:
I'm not sure about the friendcaster service. I haven't used it personally. I know this works with the BB service on the native FB app. Definitely write back on your results. I'm curious to know if there is a conflict with friendcaster or not.
[Android General] Tirozz:
Seems to work for me as well! However I don't receive notifications from groups, but I believe BB and Iphone users suffer from this as well. Facebook is the biggest social network, but they really need to work on these issues... I was hoping that I could disable email notifications, but I have to keep them enabled in case of new group messages...doh

Thanks for this so far though!
[Android General] jpc0480:
Yeah I totally agree with you. However I can understand why they don't. With the app; users are not staring at their ppc ads all day long so they are losing revenue. Personally I have adblock for chrome and never see the ads anyway lol. I'm sure the majority though still click away. That's the only reasoning I can come up with as to why they don't perfect the app. They still want us coming back to the site to manage our profiles and by screwing up the app it kind of forces us back to the site.

Glad to see you have push working now too!
[Android General] aweaver33:
I have to admit I was a skeptic, but I am now finally getting Facebook notifications on my HTC Incredible. Thanks to the OP.
[Android General] Lynk128:
Working!

okay, a full day of FB notifications have gone by and its been a SUCCESS!. I get push notifications within 3 mins of them being posted, most of them sooner :D before doing this I have never had them come in that fast, also I think its worth noting that I have the refresh at every 4 hours. All the notifications i'm getting are purely PUSH.

as a side note on the friend caster thing; it was keeping up with the FB app for most of the day and i was getting double notifications, BUT as of now they have stopped coming. I am getting notifications solely from the FB app and NOT friendcaster.

Conclusion: this definitely works! I was skeptical at first, but I gave it a shot anyway. I'm glad I did :)
[Android General] jpc0480:
Glad to see this working for everyone! Hopefully FB will fix the glitch eventually....? :rolleyes:
[Android General] swm5126:
I can't help but feel as if they did this intentionally for some reason though. The Facebook app certainly isn't new. And there's no way they don't know about the problem.
[Android General] Spr33y:
This is awesome, thank you! It is weird that it doesn't push notifications for messages but it pushes for everything else.
[Android General] jpc0480:
That's weird you're not getting them from messages. I now get them for everything. Under your settings on the Droid in the Facebook app do you have a check next to messages?
[Android General] jpc0480:
It appears that with this mornings FB app update I still had to reset the BB notifications. Funny too especially when this update was supposedly fixing push?
[Android General] Tirozz:
Push updates still working here! It's a pity you can't check it right away but have to wait for a new notification to come in :P
[Android General] Voodoobrew:
I am still having issues with any configuration I seem to try. While I do see notifications appear, they are in an untimely manor. Some times it takes a few hours to see then and I get no sound if the device is say asleep in my pocket, usually there is no sound of message tones until I open Facebook and then I get a flood of message tones....

I use Zedge Ringtones for notification sounds,

Froze all other chat messaging services besides G-mail, E-mail and SMS messages.

I also have Text notifications enabled from Facebook which has been a horrid experience as well and I will be disabling it after this post.

Wouldn't be too bad if I just got sound when my phone receives the notification.

Samsung Infuse - Infused v2.2.3
[Android General] AndroSung:
i will try it.
[Android General] Kurss:
Thank you for the contribution.
[Android General] jpc0480:
That seems very weird...? When I first performed this for my Sensation, my notifications were a bit delayed, then after about a few hours everything worked itself out. I don't use anything for ringtones, only use Gtalk!, and have all notifications from Facebook turned off, except for the BB notifications and everything works. It must be an app or something you have enabled that is conflicting with the notifications. I would try and remove Zedge. It could be that Zedge is somehow limiting or filter your notifications?
[Android General] ziggy89:
i tried to set this up, but after using BB emulator and even making a test post which was shown as from blackberty it doesent work. The problem is that in applications list when acessing FB from PC I dont see blackberry app. Any thoughts?
[Android General] jpc0480:
Go to Account Settings ---> Notifications----> and scroll down and click on "Other Applications". You should see your FB for BB there. If it is checked, then uncheck hit save then recheck then hit save. If it is unchecked then make sure to check it and hit save. All should be well from there. I'll post you a screenshot of my settings in just a sec.
[Android General] ziggy89:
thanks! I totally overlooked it in the sea of apps. I appreciate it very much!
[Android General] jpc0480:
Glad to see you have it up and running! Keep in mind if and when FB does an app update for the Droid you will have to go back to the same place and uncheck your BB for FB and hit save then recheck it and hit save. For some reason it deactivates after an update....?
[Android General] ziggy89:
Thanks again. will keep that in mind. Im actually trying to set this on galaxy tab. Will tell if it works.
[Android General] jpc0480:
Keep us posted! I don't think I've heard anyone trying to set this up on a tab, so I'm a bit curious myself!
[Android General] sicco92:
Wow, this really works. My Facebook app sometimes had problems with notifications, I hope this will be over now..
[Android General] ziggy89:
works great on galaxy tab 10.1. Tnx again :-) or
[Android General] jpc0480:
Glad to see its working on both handsets and tablets!
[Android General] friendly.stranger:
Worked for me at last, its the second time I tried it now though. First attempt was around 3 months ago.

But, I still don't get any notifications pushed for Likes & Mentions, Please confirm if you guys get it.
[Android General] jpc0480:
Yeah I don't get them for likes or mentions either. Not sure if anyone else does?
[Android General] friendly.stranger:
My girlfriend gets fine notifications for likes mentions and everything. She uses my old rooted Galaxy SII and probably never really had any problems with her Facebook app.

Swyped from my HTC Desire HD running CoreDroid ROM
[Android General] myfinalheaven:
unfortunately this only works for 1 device at a time it seems.

if i do it on my galaxy nexus it'll work. i then clear data/cache and login on the fb app on my galaxy tab, it'll work but then stops working on the phone.

i then redo the phone by clearing cache/data then logging in and it works on the phone but not the tab.

anyone know a workaround at all?
[Android General] n0g0:
Make Sure to Post from the Blackberry Sim or the Handset!

Just wanted to note that I followed the OP's notes, except for posting a status update from the Blackberry Sim --> Facebook.

No push notifications.

I went back into the Blackberry Sim, posted a status update to Facebook, and now push notifications work on my Android.

Nice discovery OP!
[Android General] riahc3:
I cant get the browser to work....The emulator doesnt get internet access it seems.....

Tips?
[Android General] aweaver33:
Turn on wifi
[Android General] bucaniere2:
thanks for you post ;)
[Android General] life isgood:
I tried doing this with a simulator. I logged onto facebook and then logged out. However, I didn't do the box-checking step in the "other apps" notifications step on my desktop, so it didn't work (at least that's what i think was the cause). I just tried it again with that step and I'm waiting for another notification to see if it works.

UPDATE: I did exactly what the guide said and it works almost perfectly! Instant notifications on comments. However, I don't get likes. Not sure about mentions.
[Android General] dahauss:
Im getting push notifications BUT they are constantly coming in.. I dont want that. I get the same 5 notifications all the time. how do I tell this to STOP and only notify me every so often?
[Android General] jpc0480:
In the beginning it started that way for me and then it just settled down. Now it works now flawlessly. I don't believe there are any options to slow down the notifications..?
[Android General] myfinalheaven:
not working for me anymore at alll.

did the uncheck save recheck save , clear cache clear data on my phone and re log back in.

did a test notification and i get nothing!

fb messenger works though
[Android General] jpc0480:
That seems strange.. Even with fb's last update I didn't have to do the uncheck, save, check, save. Now there is a new fb icon when I get notifications. You may have an app or something interfering, either on your phone or your fb account?
[Android General] t-pip:
Same here, was working fine until Saturday now stopped. Have tried removing and re configuring with no success. Any other ideas?
[Android General] Batesy87:
Works for me..

Downloaded a sim, downloaded the app and set up with my account..

Didnt do anything else to my phone or desktop account and straight away notifications started coming through.

Last night I cleared all my active sessions, recognised devices and apps, then I tried setting my account up on mrs's iphone, still didnt get push notifications.

After the BB fix all seems fine
[Android General] juzza87:
Sorry for gravedigging but this is a useful thread anyway :p

Fully working with Xperia Play running MIUI (2.3.7 based), the trick with getting the internet working on the simulator is to go to WiFi and

add

a WiFi network, there should be one for the simulator there.

Not getting notified of likes or chat messages, only comments/wall posts but it's probably better that way.

Thank you OP :D

EDIT: Just got notification for message about 10 minutes late, think it has something to do with the phone sleeping or leaving the FB app running
[Android General] Jade.N:
This is simply amazing! Notification for comments is on however, like the rest of some of you, I am not getting likes/tags notifications... If anyone found a workaround it will be great!
[Android General] frickinjerms:
hmm this worked :D i have been using MB notifications for a while but having it native is nice and uses less resources :D one thing i noticed in our app list is "Android Notifications" i went ahead and checked that too with the BB one, im curious as to whether that makes a difference or not?
[Android General] 8element:
Do I have to check "Facebook notifications" in the BB sim?

By defaut its unchecked.
[Android General] colorian:
Incredible but true! Used a BB simulator and I now receive Push notifications from Facebook!

Kenneth

EDIT: It seems that Likes don't get pushed yet. I get push notifications for comments, friendships and whatnot, but not likes. Not exactly the biggest issue but I'm wondering if this is for everyone - also people who got the push to work without the BB hazzle.
[Android General] 8element:
I don't get likes neither
[Android General] PMoto:
Worked for me too.

The 1.9 new Facebook for Android version update, made the old facebook messenger stop working (it work very well). This new 1.9 version did not have notifications at all.

So I try this BB method, and the messenger notifications are working again... not sure about the rest yet.

Now, i'm happy. Thanks OP.
[Android General] freedomispopular:
Hm, this isn't working for me. I don't get any alerts when using chat, and somebody retooled to a content I made on their status. Should I be getting notifications for those?

Swyped from my Galaxy Note using Tapatalk
[Android General] poisike:
I had the same problem, it seems it doesn't work with the latest Facebook for Android v 1.9.1 app (i tried 2 times with 2 different phones and 2 different Facebook accounts). So i uninstalled updates, after that i had Facebook app v1.8.3 and then i logged in to BB messenger, posted a status update, logged out, logged in on Android app and notifications and messenger started working. After that i updated the Facebook app and it still works.

I also did this for another phone and Facebook account, installed Facebook for Android v1.8.3, logged in to BB messenger, posted a status update, logged out, logged in on Android and everything started working. After that i updated Facebook app and it still works.

So this method really works, thanks to the OP.
[Android General] Sputnikk23:
so.. this worked but only sort of.

I only get notifications for comments. nothing else. I've repeated the process several times.

The only thing i haven't tried is deactivating/reactivating. Weary stuff like my relationship status (gf would *****), photo tags, comments etc would not come back.

anything else to try before i take that drastic measure?

Edit: did deactivate, then logged back in to reactivate on PC. Everything stayed. Still no new notifications :(
[Android General] t-pip:
Message notifications are still not working. However I have found that turning message notifications to 'off until 0800' then back on again makes them work until 0800. Once set on one device the notifications work on my other devices as well. Seems like something server-side is seeing a flag at 0800 daily which is breaking the message notifications.
[Android General] jonathanljs:
BB method fail...

Galaxy S2 on ICS.

Done all the above, switching everything on and off, using a BB simulator. Phone gave a notification for an event invite when switched on, but since then has not presented anything, including a message. the one thing I haven't tried is the downgrade of the app, which seems like a bridge too far, really.

*sigh*
[Android General] moorreese:
Worked like a charm. YOU DA MAN! If I had your hands id cut mine off.
[Android General] t-pip:
What worked?
[Android General] gbsb31:
This worked GREAT!!!!! Thank You!! The hardest part about this was getting the BB "stimulator" to download the facebook app.. Ha, gotta love BB
[Android General] dario2106:
nice guide

nice guide...

Thanks to your help I now have push notifications

sorry for my bad english...
[Android General] Super Saiyan:
Thanks for this! I always thought it was something wrong with my Desire but then upgraded to the One X & still didnt work.

Followed all of this & working flawlessly
[Android General] thedarkjack:
worked! thanks so much.
[Android General] jhuff83:
Tried the steps and is not working for me. On EVO 3D with Meanrom ICS.
[Android General] DanteGR:
Guys sorry to bring this topic back up again but i have to agree with iridaki on this one.

I have never ever logged in to my FB account from an iphone or BB device in the past and my push notifications on the stock FB for android app come lightning fast if i set refresh interval to "never" and the notifications to "on" :)

Like all of you though "Likes" do not come through at all..

Thanks iridaki for the useful info ;)
[Android General] s-X-s:
On my Xperia S notifications works well.. atleast in timescape... now i have luancher pro n customised with few widgets... i dont see it working always... its gives notification bar update....
[Android General] MySeLfPT:
fixed my notification problem.

Thank you very much.
[Android General] ess.boyer:
I'm using an HTC Vivid, and in the facebook app settings, have updates set to never, and notifications enabled. I get notifications for things like comments and status updates, but never for messages.
[Android General] sm753:
Found the solution for my case

If anyone is still having issues, I fixed it on my phone the other night. But of course it might be different issues for different people.

I stopped getting push notifications from the FB app and from FB messenger (which is important for me because I use it to avoid international SMS fees with family and friends abroad). I went into app management in settings and wiped data and cache for both apps. Logged back in, and notifications were working again.

Hope that helps someone out there. :good:
[Android General] warrior_123:
it stopped working

I am using HTC Droid Incredible 2 phone. I didn't have Facebook app Push notifications working on this phone while others were working. After going through the forums I found that logging into Facebook app from Blackberry phone resolves this issue. I did it and it indeed resolved the problem and I was getting notification very well.

But, all of sudden, for past 20 days, I stopped receiving notifications for Close Friends activities which I used to receive earlier. I read solutions to

clear cache

logout from the app and login again

reboot the phone

reinstall the app

try to repeat Blackberry login steps

check/uncheck the checkbox for '

BlackBerry Smartphones App' under Account setting -> notifications -> other applications

I tried all these and still the close friends activities push notifications do not seem to be working. I went through different forums, but I couldn't find a solution for this.

I also tried the extreme step and did factory reset. But it still did not resolve the issue.

I want to try one thing -

Unauthorize 'BlackBerry Smartphones App' so that it can go away from my Account setting -> notifications -> other applications section. Then I wan to login from Blackberry phone once again. But I don't know how to unauthorize to remove it from the list. Could someone please suggest how to do this?

Could someone please suggest how to resolve this by any other means? I desperately want Close Friends notification to be in touch with them actively.
[Android General] msurg:
I am on SGS3 with rooted stock rom.

When I start FB app I get a message saying "facebook notifications disabled".

In FB app, Notifications are on (checked).

I tried all the stuff mentioned in this thread including BB sim thing several times from scratch but no go.

Any other clues?
[Android General] :
I followed the instructions but I still do not receive ALL notifications or even in a timely manner. I DO receive email notifications after enabling BB in the Facebook notifications. Any ideas as to why this is?
[Android General] Mango Polo:
Finally, for those who can't make the BB option work.

I finally realized that, after the first app launch, when I go to the notification options, and check the Messages box, there is no text below saying " Messages are on" like on the rest of the notifications. When I uncheck the box, it says " Off untill..." 8 hours from that moment. So this is the problem. It is an app problem, though the same version is working on other devices. I always use the latest one ( but the same problem was before). How can it be explained? What is it related to? Why the is no option to set the Off time? And why, at the first app launch, the Messages box is the only unchecked one? This means, that on my device, the Facebook app determines from the very beginning that it is not possible to get Messages push notifications. Though, the Messenger app works perfectly.

I will make a correction. I just entered the app settings again. Seems that each time I laucnh the app, it will show that Messages notifications are off 8 hours from the current time, not just from the moment that the box was unchecked. The problem gets worse that it seemed to be.,,
[Android General] boookal:
OK so I need to find a way to reset and start over. My first attempt at doing this I believe I grabbed the wrong emulator that was a little buggy and not everything worked properly. Did all the steps, but some bugged out and it didn't start working. Got the BB under my apps but no push on my phone. Found a good BB emulator version (the 9850 works very well) but I think at that point it was too late to try to save it. Went through the steps for my wife's phone, and everything worked perfectly and properly. I've tried numerous ways of trying to reset everything for my FB account but nothing works. I even got my hands on an iPhone to see if that would push it through, but nothing. Advice?