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[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Hello all!

I have finally gotten Frost onto F-Droid, and you can install it here!

It just came out today, and I've tried installing it to ensure that the build is actually working. I will be adding links to this in the main thread page, but I won't be promoting it just yet as there are a few things wrong with the description, and I won't be active until after my final exams.

For those of you on v2.1.1 on github, feel free to stay there. I am checking to see if f-droid can also host apps with my own signing key, which would avoid the need to reinstall (yet again).

This is also still a test run. I'd like to see how quickly and seamlessly F-Droid will function before I fully commit. However, it is good enough for those who are willing to reinstall and avoid manual updates for now.

I will also hopefully be adding some major changes within my winter break. I expect to improve a lot of logic behind the scenes, which would in turn help me with visible updates in the future.
[Android Apps and Games] skeeter123:
Very good news indeed!

Frost doesn't seem to be downloadable through f-droid quite yet. Perhaps since it just got it there it hasn't propagated completely yet. Or perhaps I just missed something. LOL.

To clarify, that is I wasn't able to find it using the F Droid app. It does download through your F Droid links.
[Android Apps and Games] kryzeK:
Awesome thank you! Can I request some native Android features? I wanted an adaptive icon and app shortcuts.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
You might have to refresh your repo first. In the feed, just drag down.

App shortcuts have been on my todo list for a while, and I will almost certainly do it by the end of winter break. I'm curious how useful it will be though, given that most things are a tap or swipe away from the main page. The only benefit I can see is maybe allowing bookmarks to specific pages and launching them in the overlay view as opposed to in the app.

I will keep adaptive icons on my todo but that's low priority. It really won't look that different apart from the f icon being able to wobble around the icon frame. If you mean adaptive as in showing notification indicators, I may have to spend more time to look into that
[Android Apps and Games] skeeter123:
I can see it from within the f droid app now. Probably didn't give it enough time to propagate through their Repo...

Love the app!
[Android Apps and Games] danecr7:
Great app I just discovered, one thing maybe would be to add notifications for download start and end.
[Android Apps and Games] trvbone:
Assets? Are you referring to GitHub?

Why can't I find on XDA labs?
[Android Apps and Games] Cryte-k:
version 2.1.2 the option to download the video is not available., in the previous version if it works download video
[Android Apps and Games] iunlock:
Just wanted to say thank you for all that you do. All of your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated and enjoyed by many. Everyone around me loves the app so much.

Happy Holidays! Good luck on your exams! :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] Robbie25:
I cant see facebook comments anymore... anyone else?
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
I can see them after I tap on the number of comments.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Did this behaviour change from before? As mentioned, clicking the small text or the comment button itself should open the comments.

I just tried it and it works for me. The button should definitely still be there if the video loads, as I have not changed it. If the download fails, it could be by region. Facebook has a lot of different implementations globally, so it is very hard for me to be sure that it works in regions outside of Canada and the US.

I will add that. Oddly I thought I had it before, but it may just be broken. In some cases the downloads are super fast, so I will at least persist the notification afterwards.

Hey, just wanted to say that I appreciate your active responses in this thread! It definitely makes it easier for others to have such timely feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] Cryte-k:
thanks for answering .. in some videos I did not work, then if I appeared to see other videos ..
[Android Apps and Games] Robbie25:
It did change from before and clicking the comment button only shows comments when there are only 2 or less if it's over 3 they won't show up even after trying steps you posted
[Android Apps and Games] danecr7:
One last thing maybe it's not frost related but it seems like we can post videos in group either on comments' section or as a post ?
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
For me, tapping on the comment button or the "n Comments" text shows all comments in a post. Tested with 4, 6, and 30 comments. I'm on version 2.1.1.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixWyllow:
I'm guessing fb messed with something again. App logs in, but is immediately thrown to a forever-login prompt. Cleared cache, relogged +2fa, "welcome" screen, cuts to login again... And again... And so on.

Anyone else?
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Working fine for me
[Android Apps and Games] alecmim:
Excellent light weight app... Thank you for your great efforts & dedication
[Android Apps and Games] sherpa25:
Sorry for a non-developer question, how/where do I download the app from github...I can't find any DL link/button. I see v2.1.2 but no DL link. TIA.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Go to the GitHub link, then tap on Assets, which will show you the downloadable items. Tap on the APK item (latest version is 2.1.1 not 2.1.2).
[Android Apps and Games] sherpa25:
Oh ok, thanks. I was just looking at 2.1.2, why perhaps I didn't see an .apk.
[Android Apps and Games] smajlo:
I assume you guys here prefer this app over FB Lite app. What are the advantages when looking just on performance?

I'm considering to move to Frost as well.
[Android Apps and Games] PhoenixWyllow:
Working again now for me too. Weird thing was it was working fine from browser...
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Behaviour within the app is subject to change at any time, because this is just a web wrapper. Facebook tends to test a bunch of things per region, and also wants to move away from mobile sites in favour of their app, so it gets pretty volatile.

If it worked again for you, then I'm not too sure what happened. The login screen only launches when you get redirected to the logout screen.

I will add a new release for 2.1.2 later to avoid confusion. There is no logic change and just adds support for f-droid, so no need to update.

I'm not sure what background processes fb lite will run, but from a pure data usage standpoint, it will likely do better as it has an api. The benefit of frost is that it will absolutely stop all behaviour by disabling the webview altogether when you exit the app, and the background process is extremely minimal.
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
There is a weird behavior, not sure if it is related to Frost or Facebook itself. When I get a message while being offline, the "Seen: <time>" displays the time the message was sent.
[Android Apps and Games] Stonkers:
Hey this is a great app!

The only issue i have is that i cant share a photo in direct messages. When i try it goes to my file manager but everything is greyed out. I have an lgv20 on resurrection oreo 8.1. any help to fix this issue would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Works fine on my phone (tested this just now).

Have you granted Frost access to storage?
[Android Apps and Games] danecr7:
Hi guys, one thing I noticed is when I am mentioned in a groum comment when I tap on that notification instead of taking me there it takes me to group so I don't know where I am mentioned. Is it frost related or Facebook related?
[Android Apps and Games] renehd2:
Is there any way to download facebook videos using this app?

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[Android Apps and Games] vinoxflame:
yes you can, just click the download button on the top right corner of the video you are viewing
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
I'll take a look. It may be because I block some requests that deal with the times, but it could also be how Facebook implemented it. You can check for yourself if you try it directly from your mobile browser.

I'll take a look during winter break. It may be that I removed some id related to the comment, but that could also be how Facebook implemented it. I know on desktop they don't always jump down to the proper comment.
[Android Apps and Games] danecr7:
Yeah I do believe that it is Facebook related because I tried some other web wrapper like frost but it is the same behaviour.

But facebook lite is working fine though.

EDIT

I just tried at least 5 apps similar to Frost and none of them seem to handle that issue so it is Facebook related.
[Android Apps and Games] romualdrichard:
Hi there,

When I want to share something from an other application (Youtube for instance), I have the edit of the share but the page is not fiting the screen, like if the page is for computer and not smartphone.
[Android Apps and Games] dangerberry:
On LGV20 running Oreo. Have the same issue with it constantly asking me to log back in. Everytime I click a notification it makes me log back in
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Not sure what's happening there but I'll take a look during the winter break. I'll be changing the user agent to something newer so that may fix it.

I had this issue for the first time as well about a week ago. I got kicked out of all my accounts on one device, and I had to wait a day to get it working again. I didn't have time to debug, but it looks like Facebook will occasionally prompt a log out and block log ins. If this happens to me again during the break I can debug it, but otherwise just wait a few hours or a day. Sorry about that.
[Android Apps and Games] AgustinH:
I just discovered on F Droid and I'm testing it. Until now very good. I have a weird issue that some images I can't see them on big size, the window just stays in blank, and I can't download it either. But is in some images
[Android Apps and Games] dangerberry:
I've tried other apps besides Frost and have the same issue of being constantly asked to log back in. I think it's because of T-Mobile and my internet provider at home. I keep getting emails from Facebook saying that I'm logged in from a different location. Oklahoma or Texas (I reside in Kansas). It's really irritating me because I have the same issue with Google Play music suggesting concerts in other cities due to the way my location is displayed. I'm not sure if there's a solution.
[Android Apps and Games] romualdrichard:
Hi

I tried to share from Shazam a discovered music. First try: nothing. Second try: bad URL.

Any other one with this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] middendorp:
I would appreciate it if it would be possible to remove the stories on the top.
[Android Apps and Games] arturo0891:
Simple photo don't have margins around images. Multiple pictures are smaller and additional have margins. Any possibility to add option to remove margins and display from edge to edge?

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[Android Apps and Games] PoochyX:
Is it possible to use the facebook messenger app with this wrapper like u can with the wrappers maki and swipe ....The Picture in picture mode in this one with the transperceny is the best I seen in a wrapper by the way
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
This probably isn't related to the app, since I'm not spoofing your location. If other apps have the same issue, it may be carrier or phone related as you mentioned

I will look into that if it's a short addition

That layout is how the mobile website is. I will look into resizing the images in the future
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Unless the other apps have moved onto the actual messenger site, they probably also use the mobile website like I do. I don't have plans on adding anything beyond what exists already for messenger, except for maybe audio calling.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
New test build: v2055

This one has a lot of internal changes from previous builds, so I recommend you keep the production build installed and either disable it or disable notifications as you test.

If something isn't working anymore, let me know.

The main changes you'll see are:

The user agent is not a new android version by default, whereas it used to be a windows desktop. This will fix some urls that loaded improperly. Things like messages are still loaded with the windows user agent as they don't work with mobile

The constant logout should be fixed for single accounts. If you are using multiple accounts, switching may still cause problems. I still have yet to figure that out

The like button is themed properly again

Potential crashes when exiting the image activity should be fixed

Managing group members is back to a direct load, since Facebook fixed the page on their end.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
The 3 dot menu on a post doesn't show up on the AMOLED theme (black on black)
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
Will we get stable GitHub releases? 2.1.2 apk could definitely be released. I don't know what versions are on F-Droid currently, but I don't want to use it just because of this app.
[Android Apps and Games] arturo0891:
I dont know what happend but now I dont have margins also on multiple images. There is only 2 changes to maximize news feed: auto hide tabs and option to turn on/off notification bar.

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[Android Apps and Games] arturo0891:
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[Android Apps and Games] arturo0891:
Del
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
What exactly do you mean by "maximize news feed"? I didn't change the tab bar. If you just updated, the user agent changed, which will affect a lot of the pages. That's something I'm testing now

I have plans on keeping github releases inline with f-droid releases, and I plan on potentially introducing an auto updater to the github builds. I wouldn't consider it stable yet since I've changed a bunch of underlying logic. I need to make sure I've addressed most major issues before I properly release it. 2.1.2 was released a while ago since I didn't have time to work on anything until about a week ago.

I'll fix this in the next test build
[Android Apps and Games] arturo0891:
Maximize I mean fill whole avaliable space on screen with content. In my opinion we dont need see whole time tabs so solution is to autohide during scroll. Also we can disable notification bar (as option) to gain additional space.

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[Android Apps and Games] D4ND310:
* Just a short note to say that there are indeed usable mobile UA to still view FB Messages on the website.

iPhone Safari UA, for one, works on most Android mobile browsers, which obviously keeps the mobile-web interface on your device, rather than changing everything to a Desktop web UI.

However, little things, like clicking a Market/Store web link to download an app from the browser using that UA, will direct you to the Apple Appstore page on your Android device.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
[MENTION=5230774]asdfasdfvful[/MENTION], I'm on Frost Test 2.1.2 and have come across a couple more things:

1. Occasionally when I back out from the app I'm shown the news feed again and I have to back out again. But this doesn't happen consistently. I'll try to get logs the next time this happens.

2. When I try to download an image from View Full size, I get an error message (see screenshot) and logs attached. I have granted storage access to the app.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Just got the back out issue (need to press twice) again. Attaching logs.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
I know the bug there is because Facebook adds their own newsfeed to the web history, regardless of what page you are on. I will look into that later myself.

I would also recommend you avoid uploading full logs here, especially if they aren't filtered for a single app. You might accidentally leak private information.

If you do want to upload logs, you can filter it using 'com.pitchedapps.frost', or perhaps at least 'frost'

I fixed the image issue

Example? I'm not sure if that makes it any better than a desktop UA at that point.

I've considered a full screen layout before but it isn't that easy. If I make it work in the future then I will add it.
[Android Apps and Games] D4ND310:
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Safari Mobile UA just doesn't get redirected to the "Download Messenger" page. The default Android UA does.

There are no real obvious page-display changes as the browser still loads a Mobile version of the site. A Desktop UA doesn't really work well scaling content, an example where Frost is concerned was the loading of some Desktop areas of Help and Settings pages. The Safari UA keeps the entire page Mobile. That's all I mean.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Yeah I resolved those parts by using a new android UA directly. I'm currently not aware of problems directly in the messaging sections, so for now it's probably fine.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Frost 2.2.0 is now released.

Download from Github here

This will be the first update for F-Droid, so I'll see how it goes. It should propagate within a few days.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
3dot menu is still invisible on AMOLED theme in 2.2.0 and latest test 2083. :laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Hm you're right. I thought I fixed it but I guess it's a different element on my phone. I'll take a look again on the next release.

This attribute also tends to change pretty often. It's broken at least 4 times since the creation of this app.
[Android Apps and Games] sherpa25:
Are we not really able to zoom on a photo? Tried clicking and pinching zoom, but it doesn't zoom. Works fine in FB or FB Lite.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
If you select View Full Size then you can zoom it and download it as well.
[Android Apps and Games] sherpa25:
Thanks, but where do you select 'View Full Size'? I checked Settings->Appearance, but didn't find the option there. TIA.

Found it, thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] enter.hk:
Very helpful if u share the app in xda labs too...
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
I used to have it on xda labs but since I've switched signatures I've removed it. Every new source that I have to manually maintain is just more work for me to keep track of.

The only manual source I will update is on my github, and I've added f-droid because they are supposed to automatically fetch for updates every day.
[Android Apps and Games] danmaman:
Guys

How can i disable video auto play on v2.2.0?

Thanks

Edit:ok nevermind I found it
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
For those who are wondering, it's a Facebook feature. You can do so in the settings from Facebook (in the media settings)
[Android Apps and Games] thricegreat:
Just installed v2.2.0 and I'm seeing that faceboook "ad" suggesting me to download facebook lite, cause it's only 1MB, and that I should try it out. Once on the top of news feed, and another time right below a picture of a post I opened. Is it normal? I ask bevause in all these months of using Frost, I don't remember seeing this "ad".
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Where is this ad? It's probably because of the user agent switch, which makes facebook enable a bunch of other things. I don't see it on my device though
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
As a PSA, please report any major bugs from 2.2.0 in the next few days. I'll be going back to school next week, and while I'll still be maintaining the app, the progress won't be anywhere near as quick.

For now, I'll be fixing some misc crashes, theming the overflow menu, and theming the message page, as I've noticed it is broken.

You can still submit feature requests but those won't be a priority now. You can view the list of pending features/fixes here.
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
For me, the like button also remained unthemed.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Can you show an example of this?
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
Here you go. I use green accent color, but the like button remains white.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
That's because the like button is coloured by the text colour which, in your case, is white.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
There's usually supposed to be icons there right, as well as even spacing between the views? Facebook probably has a different set of css files for your locale, which unfortunately I can't really access.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Here's what it look like for me when I set different colours for each custom theme item. I'm in Australia.

This is just fyi because I normally use the AMOLED theme.
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
Now you say, yes, the icons are also missing. I'm in Hungary.

Well, don't worry about it, I can live with it.

I am sure that in the past, my like button became green when I pressed it. Maybe it's broken for you, too.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
The like button used to change colour (to blue) when I tapped it. But about a month or so ago it stopped doing that. It had to be some change by Facebook because this was well before the latest Frost update.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Did you pull the 2.2.0 release ?

I'm still on 2.1.2 and can't use the app anymore since it loops back to the login page.

Wanted to try with 2.2.0
[Android Apps and Games] Cryte-k:
Hello, where do I get version 2.2.0? I go to Github but I do not see any option to download it
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Yes, something weird is going on. There's no APK showing for 2.2.0. [MENTION=5230774]asdfasdfvful[/MENTION] could you please check this out.
[Android Apps and Games] t0ma5:
First of all I wanted to say THANKS :good: for the best FB wrapper I have tried so far and I have tried a lot of them (10+)

I am still using the version 2.0.1 so can't give feedback about 2.2 but that is the reason why I am here, looking for the latest version
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
There were some big flaws with 2.2.0 so I've pulled it temporarily. I've since fixed them and will release a new build in the next two days, as my school starts soon. I'll announce it here when it's ready.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
v2.2.1 is here.

There are lots of internal fixes, and both themes and translations are updated.
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
Thanks for fixing the 3 dot menu, the like button colour when tapped, and all the other things.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Thank you sir.

I still have the same issue with 2.2.1.

I keep being sent back to the login page.

Could this have something to do with 2FA ?

Edit. Nope it is not. Just disabled 2FA and still looping to the login screen
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Ok, so I:

Disabled 2FA

Removed all saved devices in FB

Uninstalled Frost

Reinstalled 2.2.1

Enabled 2FA

And for now it works.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
By removing all saved devices, you mean saved logins through the facebook website right?

For future reference, in most cases, clearing app data is enough. It is almost equivalent to reinstalling the app.

In my update for 2.2.0, I basically don't modify the cookies if you only have one account installed, which was meant to fix the login loop. If there's still a problem, I think that just indicates that Facebook rejects the login, though it is weird that you still make it through the login page. I'll look into that again if it ever happens to me.
[Android Apps and Games] wuub:
Yes I went to the Facebook site and deleted saved devices.

I also did try to clear data but with no difference.

Login seemed successful since it was showing the feed then reload straight back to the login page.

I'll keep you posted if anything comes up but so far so good.

Thanks for a great app !
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Hm. If this happens again, try just removing whatever relevant device you have saved on Facebook. That may be the only issue, though I don't know why
[Android Apps and Games] Artur_D:
Any news about widget? It will be huge improvment and unique feature.

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