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[Android Apps and Games] Aramarth:
I'm with last automatic build, and I can confirm the video issue, video start mute, if you enable sound the video will stop/block.

If you tap on the left button high, where appear your name, recents, activities, photos, friend, etc etc, under birthday, there is "it happened today" , i can see my old post but i can't share it, the problem is only with the last releases, because once it was working! :)

Best
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Test build v2234

Should fix the issue with the sharing top bar, and there's a fix for autoplay audio. It's not the best change which is why there isn't a new release yet. You can learn more here.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Does this app require Chrome to be installed? I removed chrome and all the extra google apps and now it doesnt want to launch, it crashes.
[Android Apps and Games] t0ma5:
Often Chrome is also the System Webview for Android System in charge or rendering all HTML content, including Facebook Wrappers like FROST.

I personally use (and recommend) and open source implementation of Chrome System Webview called BROMITE

https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView

Nanodroid has a flashable TWRP zip, perhaps the easiest option

https://downloads.nanolx.org/NanoDroid/Stable/

Download the file "NanoDroid-BromiteWebView-20.7.20190310.zip" from the above link and flash it on TWRP
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Thanks for the suggesttion but installing Bromide doesnt work no matter which method I use. I resorted to reinstalling Google's system webview and the crashing apps worked fine.
[Android Apps and Games] t0ma5:
For me it was super simple in LOS and OMNI roms, flashed TWRP package and that was it. I install each update like any other APK from Android. Zero complications.

Did you read the installation guide? Maybe it can solve your issues

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView

You can also be happy with Chrome, I personally like to avoid it when there is an open-source option. Same with Official Facebook apps versus FROST (had to mention Frost to save the massive off-topic)
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Im usually the same way. I prefer open source alternatives. However im using stock android, so maybe that is why it is refusing to successfully install on my phone. Nokia 8 doesnt yet support custom roms unfortunately. Thanks for the information though, it will be very useful when I buy a phone with community support.
[Android Apps and Games] lazostat:
I have a annoying problem with notifications. When someone reply and i click on notification it doesn't go to this reply, but on top of the post.. On pc there isn't such a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
I haven't tried it with other browsers, but I do use a chrome client, so it might require chrome.

So long as you have a webview implementation (under settings > develop options), it should work. On my phone, the only choices are the native webview (which is disabled) and chrome, so other browsers likely don't implement everything.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
If you want, you can check to see if it works on the mobile site (touch.facebook.com) in your browser. If it doesn't scroll down there, it won't scroll down in frost either. The desktop version has a lot more features.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Your log looks similar to that of adaway.

https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues/453

Don't think it is Frost related
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
The problem hasn't occurred again since then. I don't use AdAway but I do use DNS66 (an ad blocker).
[Android Apps and Games] lazostat:
I think it's the same thing with Facebook touch. I can't see the mentions and some replies. So it can't be fixed with a future update?
[Android Apps and Games] Aramarth:
Ty [MENTION=5230774]asdfasdfvful[/MENTION]

I have no issue with last test build!

I'm with op6, running Omni

Thanks a lot for your time and knowledge!

Best
[Android Apps and Games] LiamAtkins90:
Any chance we can see some features added?

Option to turn off splash screen.

Messenger client so we can add FB messenger/lite.

(Not a fan of the web-based messenger)
[Android Apps and Games] middendorp:
I think I found a bug.

Since today, after clicking on "newest", I get a blank page with the message "welcome to Facebook, find your friends on Facebook. Their posts will be shown here". I have the possibility to go further to find other friends (which I don't want)

When I click on "top", it shows me the top articles normally..

Any idea?
[Android Apps and Games] t0ma5:
Same here but it Facebook's problem (update) because I am getting the same in Firefox if I use https://touch.facebook.com
[Android Apps and Games] fystrified:
Hi how can i disable long press to view photo or video option?
[Android Apps and Games] boosted1one:
RE: unable to share memories. ie. No button.

No button to share memories.

Just started using this app today and ran into this bug already. Looks like it wasn"t fix on the last update. Great work Dev. I hope it gets resolved soon.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
I think you should disable picture-in-picture option in settings.
[Android Apps and Games] jasilbrazz:
The app is getting buggier and buggier, unfortunately!

Audio in video is still not working...

Is there a way to remove auto refresh?

It's very annoying when you're reading something and the auto refresh takes you instantly to the last few posts... Also, after a couple of auto refreshs, the number of posts I'm allowed to see goes to a bare minimum, of up to 5 or 7 until I get the following message: "There are no more posts to be shown here"... ?
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Update v2.2.4

As mentioned, some of the bugs above are problems with Facebook's mobile site instead of Frost.

Frost can only be as good as the website it's built on.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
If your page is refreshing without you dragging down (and seeing the spinner), that's by Facebook, not me. Audio is fixed in the newer version
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Replied to you on reddit, but I'm tracking the issue here: https://github.com/AllanWang/Frost-for-Facebook/issues/1399

Currently not implemented
[Android Apps and Games] BillGoss:
I'm also getting the "no more posts to show right now" message. But this has only started happening in the last few days. Since I'm on v2.2.3 and this was updated 2 weeks ago, I'm blaming Facebook for the problem, not the app.

Note, this issue also happens on V2.2.4 which has just been released.

Edit: I'm getting the same result using a browser to access FB, so it's definitely a FB problem.
[Android Apps and Games] t0ma5:
Thanks a lot for your work! I want to counter the posts with bug reports by saying that I am very happy with the app, it does everything I need it to do and more. After trying almost all FB wrappers out there (Fella, Folio, Swipe, Friendly, SlimSocial, Swift, and more) I personally consider Frost to be the best option. :good:

Exactly that +1
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Is it possible to add Tor support since Facebook now allows it through the onion service?
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
What is up with Frost using the sensors for so many hours while its noy in use. It is the app that used the most sensor time while I was asleep. I wasnt even using Facebook. Why is it? See screenshots below
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
That would take too much time to support unfortunately

What version and where did you install it from? I don't personally use any sensors, and the webview is disabled as soon as you leave the app, so it shouldn't either. The only background activity should be notification fetching, and none of them use sensors either.
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
I've recently noticed that Frost is missing from Android's share menu. Not from everywhere, though. For example Google Photos can share to Frost, but I can't share a screenshot from the notification. I'm on version 2.2.4, so maybe the latest update is responsible for this?
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
I have disabled the notifications. i installed version 2.2.3 via F-Droid. It does this everyday. I didnt fiddle with any settings that enable sensors for Frost so im not sure why it is happening in the first place. Is there any way this can.be fixed?
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
I don't know the metrics of your battery app, but I do know that Frost does not use sensors. The only thing that might count is the option to enable location for posting your location.

Given that I disable webviews when you exit the app and you don't use notifications, there should be essentially no background processes running.

My code is open so anyone is free to look at it, but for general battery problems, I've already addressed most problems I am aware of.
[Android Apps and Games] LanceJZ:
React

Will there be support to use Facebook Reacts on posts and comments? I hope so, that would be great. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] LiamAtkins90:
Long press like button?
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
Allan (Developer),

I just downloaded "Frost for Facebook v2.2.4" from F-Droid and I have to say that this app is just flat out buttery smooth! It blows the other wrappers away!

There are a couple of little things that I'm hoping you'll address (I sent you an email), but I'm really impressed with this app and switch from the one I was using ("Fella", another wrapper in the Play Store) immediately!

Also, I don't understand how Google could've knocked you off the Play Store for the reason they stated. It makes no sense, given that there's lots of Facebook wrappers there. Personally, I think maybe a competitor saw how brilliantly yours runs and made up a false report to get your app bumped off of the Play Store. Seriously.

Anyway, thanks for a great product! I'm enjoying it! :)

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] avro.bd:
Please add "turn on post approval" and "turn off..." option at group for admins or mods.
[Android Apps and Games] sayaksark:
Working well but suddenly not loading anything

Reinstalled but now can't log in... Blank page with loading... Any help
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
Hi,

When you download a picture or video in Frost, where does it end up? I downloaded an image, but can't find it and the app doesn't show the file name to be able to use a file search utility and I have literally thousands of pictures on my phone, so just searching for images is out.

Thank You
[Android Apps and Games] FloatingPoint:
It's under <internal storage>/Pictures/Frost
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
Thank You :)

Posted from my way cool LG V20 (H910) Nougat 7.0

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Hi,

I have to say, I'm loving this app! And I've tried all of the popular "best" ones (Folio, Swipe, Friendly, etc.), as well as a number of the less popular ones and Frost beats them all, hands down! It's not even a close! :)

I can't believe how buttery smooth it is! And it has all of the features you'd want in a 3rd party Facebook app/wrapper and everything I've tried in it so far works great!

I do see a "Suggested" thing now and then, but I've never seen a FB wrapper that catches them all and this one catches more than the others do, so I have no complaints about that.

Thanks for a great product! :)

TTYL

Posted from my way cool LG V20 (H910) Nougat 7.0
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
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[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
Hi, I just came across Frost and I must say I love it! Buttery smooth and useful swipe gesture! There are 2 things that I've found so far:

1. (More important) The search at the top doesnt return any result to me, and;

2. I dont think this is only with Frost but with most other fb wrappers as well, for some photos they are shown blurry, but in the official fb app there are clear.

Thank you again for the wonderful app!
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
That's happened before for some users. Give it time and it may work again. You can also try 'forgetting' all saved devices from your facebook settings to see if that helps.

Sounds like it's missing in the facebook mobile site? They aren't one to one with the desktop version, and I don't remove setting related elements in frost.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
1. Known issue (#1374). Facebook has unfortunately changed the way search items load, so I don't think it will actually be possible to add suggestions the way it was before. For now you have to press enter to open the search page. If it doesn't get fixed in the future I will just have it load the search page in an overlay immediately.

2. Image quality in the newsfeed is by the mobile site, and isn't in my control. I could technically fetch better images and add it myself, but that would be a lot of unnecessary work.

Long pressing currently loads from the same url; other wrappers seem to know how to get the full resolution url, though Frost does not do that (I tried at one point and it made no visible difference, but made the loading process more complicated). If developers have more information, they can feel free to let me know.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Test build v2274

My next main feature is notification widgets, and to support that, I need to rewrite how notifications are stored.

This build is the first iteration of the new loading method.

If it works, you should see no difference in behaviour, and it should also copy over settings from your existing test build (if any).

The next test build I release will probably have the widget available.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
Thanks for your prompt response!

1. Unfortunately after I have pressed the enter, nothing happened and search not performed.

EDIT: I switched to another keyboard and tried again, it works! So my favourite keyboard doesnt work well with Frost...

2. Um...well this is not very important at this stage.
[Android Apps and Games] Pinage:
Anyone know how I can upload video to a album? Can't seems to find the option to select video.
[Android Apps and Games] Lorog:
Hi,

how does this app work?

I mean, is it a webview browser that reads the Facebook mobile version? How does it block ads? Is there an integrated ad blocker, if so which one?

Is it worst in privacy than surfing Facebook from Firefox mobile with some addons installed to block ads and selling personal data?

Thanks for your work!
[Android Apps and Games] mrhamed:
How I can prevent to auto-play (auto-download) videos?
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Auto play is a Facebook setting and can be disabled through their settings page. I have a quick link to it under my settings > behaviour, under PIP videos

It's basically just a webview, with some extra features by me (native UI through parsing, launching new overlays from certain clicks, context clicks, etc)

Ad blocking is done by filtering domains, which is what ad blockers typically do, as well as hiding sponsored posts by css.

For privacy, I strip certain facebook references, such as redirect elements and fbclid; Firefox probably does the same.

I don't personally collect usage data beyond crash reports (which you can opt out of), and maybe the number of installations.

Neither Firefox, myself, or anyone else can prevent Facebook from using the data you submit to their site. You are consenting to Facebook's TOS by using their platform.

As mentioned above, I, and I would assume Firefox as well, do not further invade your privacy. There is no identifiable information transferred to me, unless you submit a detailed bug report containing such information (eg sending a snapshot of the webpage, or a link containing some facebook id)

I don't know if the mobile web version supports that. As far as I remember I use the native uploader, and the supported file types are sent from the website.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Test build v2285

This one has a notification widget.

To summarize how it works now:

Whenever notifications are fetched, and after a designated interval, the widget should refresh.

If you switch themes and go back to the main view, the widget will also refresh to update its theme.

Refreshing the notification page within the main view will not update the widget. Given that refreshing there has no effect on actual notifications, it's probably best to ensure that the widget remains consistent with the service. In the future, I might send notifications any time any parser receives new information.
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Frost only ever notifies me when i actually open the app..is the a way to get it to notify me even when its closed? I tried disabling the app optimizer for it but it doesnt seem to help.
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
That may not be the app. Are you running Nougat or Oreo? People have complained about that happening with certain apps. It happens to me with this app (Tapatalk) that I'm using to post this. I turn on the screen and there's no notifications for it and then 5 seconds after turning the screen on there's 6 or 7 of them. I highly doubt that no one posted in those threads all night and then they all wrote posts and sent them within the 5 seconds that my screen has been turned on. :)

Posted from my way cool LG V20 (H910) Nougat 7.0
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Im on android pie. Maybe its the system then.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
It might be the system.

I don't do anything fancy. If you start the app or change the frequency, I submit a jobservice. If it fails, I add a pop up. Your system might be preventing certain job services from occurring for some reason.
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
Okay. Also, I don't know if Pie has this, but did you tell your phone to "Ignore Battery Optimizations" for the app? If not, you should.

Posted from my way cool LG V20 (H910) Nougat 7.0
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Frost is supposed to support battery optimization. The system is supposed to collect job service requests, then execute them together to wake your phone up as little as possible.

At least with both my op3 and op6t, Frost works fine with optimization enabled.

Unless you require a constant background process, requesting that people disable optimization isn't the best.
[Android Apps and Games] Zeuszoos:
Okay. I thought he was saying that he does want to receive notifications at all times, so I thought it might be interfering with that.

Posted from my way cool LG V20 (H910) Nougat 7.0
[Android Apps and Games] MastermindJapan:
Seems to be an error when trying to download from F-Droid. It says that file is not found.
[Android Apps and Games] MastermindJapan:
I eventually downloaded and installed the app from GitHub but it appears that Marketplace is not working. I constantly get the Content Not Found error.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Yes. Look at something like Bromite and its System Webview to compliment for ad blocking, I use it anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Test build v2354

Fixes links that open market place urls (may fix issues mentioned above), as well as the 'send message' button.

I don't think it's possible to redirect to the official messenger app without using their sdk.

This build also supports a finger print lock screen dialog, which can be enabled in settings > security.

I'm not sure if I plan on adding pin or pattern unlock, unless there's an easy way for me to reuse layouts from the os.
[Android Apps and Games] Tisckkytt:
Hi, I just want to thank you for your beautiful app & request you to create a Telegram group for discussions & support on Frost.

Also quick report: Sticker & Camera icon under the Comment Box aren't themed properly, also the Comment box got a square box inside the round box, which I believe are known to you already.

Another minor thing is, when transitioning from Feed/Main app activity to Settings page, (using dark theme) the transition animation looks weird (seems like a quick white flash) due to the White Tint on top of the Feed before the settings page slide in from right to left. If you look at it with higher Transition Animation Scale, you'll know what I mean.

See, things like these minor stuffs, don't feel like coming to a forum & report, a telegram group would be really nice, and also it's not very hard to maintain. Please consider this request, thanks. ?
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
In general, I get replies the quickest if you post an issue on github, given that I check it the most often. For general discussions, I do have a Slack workspace. I did have Telegram before, but I end up just not checking it, so it defeats the purpose. I use slack heavily with other platforms so I at least get notifications.

For the theme, I will look at it.

For the transition, it is partially dependent on your loading speed. I do have an animation delay (currently 50ms). It was done a while back, and is selected based on the performance of my phone. There won't be a single value that works for everyone unfortunately.
[Android Apps and Games] Tisckkytt:
I'm not sure if we both are talking about the same transition, let me send you two videos showing what White flash I'm referring to.

Record_1 & Record_2 , one with 0.9 transition speed (I use daily), another with 8+ to show the white tint.

Also attaching a SS of the theme issue I mentioned earlier.
[Android Apps and Games] Aramarth:
With last test build I don't have notifications.

Best
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Im seeing ads and sponsored posts again on my newsfeed starting today . Im on the latest f-droid version.

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Same here. Only have them when I open the app.
[Android Apps and Games] D4ND310:
It appears to be the same for me using the past two Github Release versions, or at least, beginning with the version that first included the new Notification Widget(in the case I've missed any versions since). No notifications on Oreo 8.1 crDroid custom ROM.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] funkslovechild:
This is one of the best alternative Facebook apps I've used but I'm not getting any notifications. Running Android 9.0 on Samsung S8+.
[Android Apps and Games] kryzeK:
Please add a "follow system" to theme. And an adaptive icon........
[Android Apps and Games] MDV106:
Adaptive battery might be the one causing this app to not give notifications like its supposed to. Turning it off might help
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Link expired. Could you also post it to a place where I don't have to download it? I think I opened the link shorty after on my phone but didn't want to download anything.

The latest test builds to have changes in how new notifications are created, but if it's just a problem with not getting updates when the app is closed, but getting updates when the app is opened, then that logic hasn't changed.

For those of you who don't get notifications, are you killing your recent apps? Frost should stop all loading as soon as you exit the screen (pausing the app), so there shouldn't really be a need to force exit.

For the ads, I'll take a look after I'm back home in a few weeks. There isn't really a guaranteed way to filter ads, so it comes down to finding temporary solutions when they surface.
[Android Apps and Games] Aramarth:
Probably yes, sometimes I clear all apps, thanks to clarify that, I just find my self more comfortable with "old way" notification!

Thanks a lot again for your dedication in this project! :)

Best
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
I don't clear my recent apps, but the notification doesn't appear in the latest builds. I am having a peace of mind these days!?

P.S. using test build 2354 at the moment
[Android Apps and Games] asdfasdfvful:
Try v2356

If no notifications are saved, Frost should not notify you and instead keep the last timestamp as a reference. I accidentally skipped saving the timestamp so it wouldn't update in previous builds.
[Android Apps and Games] lou2s:
Just downloaded. Will test it in the next few hours.

:laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] vingia:
Can anyone explain to me why it drains the battery quickly?