yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Apps and Games] Birtel:
no

i meant the sapphire forum:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=496
[G1 Apps and Games] julez456:
I think your right about it being pre-loaded for the "demo" units in T-Mo stores only cuz I just spoke to my T-Mo "hookup" (he works for T-Mo..he's the jerk that harasses you with all the phone calls if you go when u go delinquent on your bill..lol) but anyways he said he just got his MyTouch the other day and it didn't come pre-loaded with FB.

I might stop by the T-Mo store today 2 see if I can snag that app..I will post later if I was successful. :D
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
LOL @ the jerk. thanks hope you can! wish i could stop by my t-mobile store i got work all day.

i'll come check this thread =D
[G1 Apps and Games] brummiesteven:
Are you talking about Hardware mate? If so then the Sapphire and Mytouch are exactly the same?

Although if you was talking about software then the mytouch most likely comes with a t-mobile "customised" (when i say customised, i mean a few added apps :P) rom.
[G1 Apps and Games] IamLugo:
I'll also try to rip the app

I'm heading over to T-Mobile in a couple hours so I might just include myself in the race to get this app. Lol sounds fun actually. I don't even have a Facebook page but it would literally take about 2 mins tops to download a backup/file browsing app, backup and email it to myself so I don't mind. Only thing is I wouldn't have anywhere to upload the .apk to so I can share it here bcuz ill be on the road all day. So maybe I could email it to someone in this thread that can host the file(preferably a filesharing site that the G1 can download from), maybe even create a new thread. Hopefully they have an sd card in the phone. I'm assuming that the sd card slot on the MT3G isn't as accessible as it is on the G1 and even less likely on a demo phone because of theft.

Anyway if any1 wants to volunteer to host the file, send me your email? I'll be more than happy to contribute again to the community.

Peace & Love
[G1 Apps and Games] Rayman0625:
I was told by my friend who works at a T-Mobile store that demo phones are not allowed to download apps from the market so downloading a backup app is impossible.
[G1 Apps and Games] IamLugo:
That may be the case, but another route to go would be downloading the app off the net. But that might be a stretch if u can't even download market app's, non market apps would be a long shot. But we'll see.

If I can download astro or Linda so I can browse the sd I should be st8. And if the app is protected, there is an older version of the Appmanager app still readily available that backed up even protected apps I believe so it can be done.
[G1 Apps and Games] xdviper:
Alright so guys, whoevers going to the store, save Astro or any app backing up app, on to your sdcard and save it on your sd. Ahhh we need this.
[G1 Apps and Games] julez456:
Ok I just left a T-Mo store and the above statement is false. But before anyone gets all happy thinking I have the FB app, sadly the MyTouches at the store I just left didn't have the app pre-loaded on them. :( But I was able to download from the market so I downloaded Astro File Manager onto one of their phones. I backed up an app called Fresh Face thinking it wasn't on the Market because I've never came across it (but it is on the market) and I emailed it to myself so it is possible to d/l, backup and email yourself apps from demo phones at the T-Mo stores so if someone comes across a demo phone that has FB pre-loaded, try it.

Thanks and sorry I couldn't bless xda with the FB app. I will check the other T-Mo store near my house when I get off work. Hopefully I'll have better news later. :D

O and as far as trying to back the app up to one of your personal sd cards, I doubt that is possible. The MyTouch I checked out was held together so tight with alarm wires and **** that I woulda had a better chance of breaking into Ft. Knox..lol So u are gonna have to try to email yourself the app. It took me 3 mins top to d/l Astro File Manager, backup Fresh Faces and email it to myself so its not a long process.
[G1 Apps and Games] IamLugo:
I just got here , wish me luck! Follow the twitter for updates first
[G1 Apps and Games] IamLugo:
Update

Okay guys i left the T-Mobile store a little while back, heres the update. There was no Facebook app pre-loaded on any of the MT3G's I played with. That were actually 4 of them to be exact. 3 in the front(white,black,merlot) and 1 of them they pulled out from the back for me. I was able to download market apps from each of them, so I can confirm, it is possible. I downloaded astro, freshface + the T-Mobile app pack to see if it was maybe hidden in there, but nothing. I used astro to search what system files I could and it was nowhere to be found. So I guess now its just a matter of finding the actual demo phones that have it installed, if it even exists at this time. Anyway I tried folks. Hopefully someone gets lucky or we'll just have to wait :-(

Pics of the installed successfully notification for Astro & a pic of where I'm assuming the app would have been if it was pre-loaded:
[G1 Apps and Games] Dr J:
Very nice, clear, sharp pics there... take it that wasn't the G1 camera?
[G1 Apps and Games] IamLugo:
Actually it was lol. I'm running a Hero Rom that has a different camera.apk than a stock G1 & some custom roms, so maybe that's the difference. Not sure. But it was definately taken from my G1 :-)
[G1 Apps and Games] Rayman0625:
Hmm seems my friend was wrong then =].
[G1 Apps and Games] craino21:
I checked two different T-Mobile stores in Albuquerque and neither had the facebook app on their mytouches.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
my t-mobile stores don't have the facebook app either :/

hope someone can find one that does!!

where is g1-evolve heard his store had it ahhh
[G1 Apps and Games] G1-evolve:
They had it in the tmob store I was at. (I'm in Illinois by the way) next time I get a ride I'm trying to go tomorrow. So then ill keep you posted..
[G1 Apps and Games] utcarbs:
i checked my store. the only fb app they had was the market one called facebook lite. no official app
[G1 Apps and Games] speoples20:
I work in a store and don't bother scoping out the stores. The stores are not going to get the facebook app before other people. We get the apps from the app pack which gets it from the market. So the store will have it once its in the market. And if its not in the market then any store that says they have it are either lying or thinking of a 3rd party app.
[G1 Apps and Games] Skuggi:
T-Mo store here in pittsburgh didn't have it on their myTouches either :(
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
ehhhh no facebook app yet :/
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
more stuff about facebook

http://android-unleashed.com/2009/08/where-is-the-facebook-app-for-android.html

looks like other users find it on demo units also! they need to rip it out and leak it ahhhh

cmon!!!
[G1 Apps and Games] kusotare:
johnny, if you read the bottom of the article, he says that after doing some digging he found out that the app on the mytouch was actually the unofficial app called "facebook lite" which has been on the market for ages.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
oooh i know hope we can get the official one somehow.
[G1 Apps and Games] speoples20:
Dude guys stores are NOT going to get it till its out on the market. Just chill out till its released.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
a few stores do have it TRUST ME.
[G1 Apps and Games] drieves1:
Yes few store prolly do have it. It could very well show up in a carrier release. thats how we ended up with the crappie windows facebook app release month before it came out.
[G1 Apps and Games] palosjr:
I checked out 2 tmob stores today... for a total of 8 myTouch3g's... none of them had the app...

and IMO, the mytouch doesnt feel as solid as my g1 does... it feels good being slimmer and what not, but it just feels errmmmmmm too much like an iphone, and I dont really like the way that thing feels in my hands... but once again... just my opinion... anddddd end of soapbox...
[G1 Apps and Games] orangeee:
how can some have it and others not? if it was on some demo phones in the stores, would it not be available to all? i can't imagine TMO putting it on just a few demo phones and not releasing it to the public.
[G1 Apps and Games] kusotare:
THEY DONT HAVE IT. The app that appears in the stores is a knockoff app that is already available on the market. This has been confirmed by several people FROM TMO. The official app IS NOT OUT. When it is, I'm sure we'll all know about it in a matter of hours.
[G1 Apps and Games] lyric911:
Why in the hell would Tmo load an app on apparently 1% of they My touch line? I'd say far more likely is somebody playing around with a demo unit loading one of the unofficial apps.
[G1 Apps and Games] jacknmary:
http://www.androidcentral.com/images-official-facebook-app-android-leak

It exists
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
Old news, just waiting for it to drop.
[G1 Apps and Games] palosjr:
-------------EDIT-------------

So after getting it installed and messing with it, i have realized that i think it is the facebook lite available in the market... kinda sucks, but hey it was a good happy moment while it lasted

ITS HERE!!! I checked out a different local tmob store today and voila it was there... i backed up and sent to myself... here is the link

-i did adb install since it didnt install from astro or package installer-

adb remount

adb install directory\com.web.facebook.apk

hope this works for you guys, and i hope this is the facebook app everyone has been looking for

http://sharebee.com/927f36ed
[G1 Apps and Games] G1-evolve:
That is not it..
[G1 Apps and Games] uberingram:
What is it?
[G1 Apps and Games] turboyo:
anyone heard of some twister app? i wnet to the store it was some type of music app, cant find it in the market but it was on all the my touches

edit nm its dizzler from the market
[G1 Apps and Games] kusotare:
its the facebook lite app that has been on the market for months. it is not the official app, nor does it use the official facebook api.
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
It's basically just a link to x.facebook.com.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
were never gonna get this app!!
[G1 Apps and Games] DAKIDD236:
i was just thinking that when i opened this thread.. lol
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
seriously right XD! facebook fails for android wthhhh
[G1 Apps and Games] blueheeler:
They're obviously making changes regarding T-Mo and Facebook.

You can now register to use your phone to post and also receive and send SMS messages notifications and post using SMS. T-Mobile is now listed as one of the approved carriers to.

I'm sure were just days away from the app.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
this has been released a month ago about the facebook text on t-mobile

lol

just curious WHEN facebook will release this app....
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
I'm not holding my breath. They'd been promising the new v3.0 iPhone app over a month ago now saying it was any day now and it still hasn't shown up.

I wonder if the promise of almost ready came from their marketing people and not the actual coders.
[G1 Apps and Games] blueheeler:
Yeah, I was the one that broke the news.

FB pulled the ability to register a T-Mo phone temporarily after that. Then it came back about 2 or 3 days later (forget now).

Just figured it was worth mentioning again for those that missed the post about that but were curious about FB/T-Mo changes.
[G1 Apps and Games] DAKIDD236:
They have some new screens of facebook running on the hero rom on leakdroid.com
[G1 Apps and Games] jgclifton:
Looking good, hoping it's better than the windows mobile app.
[G1 Apps and Games] PaulPredator:
thats winmo, obviously not hero
[G1 Apps and Games] DAKIDD236:
why would it be on leak(droid).com if it is a windows mobile phone?
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
exactly and what is he talkin about "obviously not hero"

what does facebook have to do with hero :confused:

its for A N D R O I D
[G1 Apps and Games] jacknmary:
If its like the Blackberry app, we will be in good shape. Contact, event and picture sync as well as a lot more. Sweet.
[G1 Apps and Games] jordanjay29:
And how exactly can we tell that was on an Android device? All the article mentions (without any sources to back that up, I might add) is that it was at an HTC event a few days ago.

The fact that Android's iconic notification bar is nowhere to be seen on those "screenshots" gives me great suspicion. The only Android-ish behavior I can see is the style of the scroll bar on the right and the arrows at the top on the blue-themed screenshot. But that can be imitated on other devices, so it's not a sure thing.
[G1 Apps and Games] Anartic:
One thing that sucks is that we're seeing all these images for a facebook app, yet there's no app yet, the wait is killing me
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
facebook is hella laggin it!! they failed!
[G1 Apps and Games] rschuman90:
im starting to get very impatient -___-
[G1 Apps and Games] Cuore_alfa:
http://translate.google.com/transla...02&tid=4211197&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&history_state0=
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
And this has what to do with the thread?
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMGRd0M6h8&feature=player_embedded

video of that htc event of the "screenshot" of the facebook app its legit and its made by HTC for the upcoming HTC Hero for china and etc.

its amazing!!

thanks for the link charrion!!
[G1 Apps and Games] palosjr:
in the meantime i am using fbook. it got pulled from the market but you can find it on google if you search... of just PM me and ill send you an email with .apk
[G1 Apps and Games] DOHCtor:
Why did it get pulled?
[G1 Apps and Games] palosjr:
not sure... i like it, its simple and straightforward... its browser based, but fast.

also... i was jsut checking out brothersoft and found this as the top mobile software download... Facebook Mobile 1.0 here is a link... http://www.brothersoft.com/mobile/facebook-mobile-524.html
[G1 Apps and Games] blueheeler:
It's just a FB wrapper that opens up in the browser.

Thanks though.
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
Ah, I missed that bit.

btw, I didn't submit the link, Cuore_alfa did.
[G1 Apps and Games] jaroque:
Just watched the vid - guy never mentioned anything about that actually being an app. He just referred to Facebook as something that is integrated into HTC Sense.

Similar to what a previous poster mentioned, I think that screenshot could possibly be a x.facebook.com revamp, seeing how similar the screenshot is to the current mobile Facebook site, and the lack of the top bar (which the HTC Hero browser auto-hides).

Then again, it could just be a random mockup that HTC created. Who knows.

I think the random images off android.com are more legitimate images of an actual Facebook app - assuming one even exists.
[G1 Apps and Games] DAKIDD236:
look at the video johnny posted.. it's the same guy as in the pic i posted with an HTC HERO in the background
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
htc could of created their own facebook app? so we'll never know until more details leak =D
[G1 Apps and Games] jaroque:
Haha, very true. It's possible they could have created their own. But the guy in the vid was going on about how the great thing about HTC Sense is that you WOULDN'T have to hit 4 different apps (i.e., a separate FB app) in order to get all the information about a contact. It just wouldn't make much sense to me to build something that goes against the whole HTC Sense concept.

But then again, that's just me. Don't let my speculations become some kind of crazy "OMG THAT APP IS NOT FROM HTC AN HTC REP TOLD ME SO" kind of thing. =)

P.S. Hurry up Facebook, stop leaving us in the cold - you big jerk.
[G1 Apps and Games] brummiesteven:
That's a possibility johnny but I doubt that HTC would develop a Facebook app after they integrated facebook into:

Statuses in People

Photos in Albums

The most HTC would do is make a Facebook widget IMO

P.S. I saw on another forum you replaced your G1's case and buggered up the touchscreen, did you get it fixed?
[G1 Apps and Games] macudc:
I dont think this app exists. The rumors are just that, rumors and without foundation. In the wild spottings are just existing market apps.

Is there any substance to these rumors!!!
[G1 Apps and Games] jordanjay29:
There's those. Check the URL of those, they come directly from Android.com, which is owned by Google.
[G1 Apps and Games] mr_roboto:
Wow me want
[G1 Apps and Games] macudc:
I still don't buy it, perhaps this is a Google effort to put pressure on Facebook to create an app??? Perhaps just BS or wishful thinking.

Where does is this talk of Google sending developers to Facebook come from? Given the history between these firms that seems seriously unlikely.

johnnylicious who is "contriver87 on AndroidCommunity.com"
[G1 Apps and Games] PaulPredator:
Jordans right i mean if you look at the app leak screens that are "official" and htc sense which HTC has stated first is coming for htc hero. Their new HTC Winmo phones are starting to show up with the same widgets and icons as their android counter parts.

Second and most important the app on the video looks like an update to the winmo app

http://gizmodo.com/5164738/windows-mobile-finally-gets-a-decent-facebook-app

also the messages inbox is the same ui as a winmo phone not android.

That app might be real or it might be a facebook wrap, the things that are certain is the HTC SENSE is not only android and that the screens resemble the FBOOK winmo app and the winmo interface of messages.
[G1 Apps and Games] xyrcncp:
Isn't the fact that the pictures are hosted at Android.com (which is Google's) enough proof that these are legit "leaks"?

I find it amusing that it looks as if you thought this was some big conspiracy or hoax.
[G1 Apps and Games] macudc:
Its not that I think this is a conspiracy or hoax, its that the "evidence" is flimsy at best. The only incontrovertible evidence is the existence of the files on the android.com server.

To me it seems that the hype in this thread about Goog sending developers to Facebook to help, its coming tomorrow etc etc. is wishful thinking founded on nothing of substance.

2 maybe 3 weeks ago this forum was ablaze with the "its coming this week" talk. We are still waiting and there has never been any statement from android.com, goog, facebook It would be major news if Facebook and goog burried the hatch and started working together.

Just does not add up, I'm not holding my breath.

macudc
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
New App - Androidbook

Still no news on the official Facebook app, but there appears to be a new contender in the third party field.

Androidbook just showed up on Market and it looks promising. It appears to be even more fully featured than Babble. Haven't had a chance to try it just yet, but at $1.99 it's certainly worth a shot.

Hit the link here:

And there's a little more information about the app on the publisher's page here. I know it says soon to be released, but trust me, it's out already.
[G1 Apps and Games] dubstar_04:
I have just installed androidbook.

First impressions not so good. My phones crashed twice since I installed it. Its crashed maybe once in the last 10 months until now. It wont bring back the news feed.

i will keep playing and see if anything changes.

Edit: I have now uninstalled, my phone kept crashing with it installed. The feed wouldn't work, The Inbox wouldn't work, The screen doesn't rotate when you open the keyboard,

It doesn't use native android ui elements and looks incorrectly scaled. it also runs full screen so you cant do anything with it open.

A very disappointing effort. 1 star and no smiley face.
[G1 Apps and Games] johnnylicious:
I tried out Androidbook also

the UI is very nice and promising but the overrall performance and speed is -34523656

1 star

But i was able to load my feed / profile / pictures but took a very long time :/

Very laggy interface and it also crashed my phone (using hero) had the dreaded htc load screen after exiting the app.

- Very Slow load times (Edge / 3G)

- Laggy interface

- Slow response to scrolling

- No landscape mode

- Fullscreen mode which doesn't allow you to access notifcation bar

Well see how the dev can optimized and make this app better looks promising though love the interface and features which include

- Working Chat

- Inbox / Compose / Sent

- Friend Request

- Full Noticiations (No push notifaction alerts)

- Photo upload

- View profile

- View all friends + their photos

- View posted links / items

Pretty decent but Bloo all day for now!
[G1 Apps and Games] jordanjay29:
As I speculated earlier, it's likely that the dev has reverse engineered some of the facebook private APIs that the iPhone's Facebook app is using. Either that, or he's converting the main site's HTML, which would explain the lag time.

I'd much rather use an application like Bloo which has a pretty interface (and not one that makes me feel like I'm using an iPhone) and uses the Facebook API to access the site instead of hacks or conversions.
[G1 Apps and Games] Senorkabob:
Thats strange... I honestly cant say my phone has crashed at all since installing this. And while it takes a tad bit longer, a huge wait time wasnt an issue for me...

I think its pretty sweet looking.
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
It's a shame to hear Androidbook isn't working out, but then it is new.

The real annoyance is that iPhone users just got version 3.0 of the native Facebook app and after trying it on my iPod Touch, I have to say it is very slick.

I just heard on Cranky Geeks that Facebook has hired a bunch of new engineers and developers, maybe they can dedicate a couple to getting the android version out and make it as robust as the iPhone version.
[G1 Apps and Games] HTCinToronto:
Hopefully the official app is released next week.

Anyone use facebook lite by well430@gmail.com and got a version pre-dating 2.6 when all the ad and pop-up stuff was added? I was happy with it up till this release but rooted and started backing up just recently. Mind posting the apk somewhere.

Thanks
[G1 Apps and Games] atsic:
Are you sure? We are waiting this week for a long time!!!
[G1 Apps and Games] jc1337:
I am beginning to think that Facebook isn't going to release an app. I hope they do but there has been no new news that I have heard of lately. I tried androidbook but it isn't even functional for me and the dev I guess isn't going to be updating it since nothing has happened with it lately?
[G1 Apps and Games] uansari1:
Same old blah blah blah. **** Facebook. I'm giving them till next Friday... at which point I'm most likely leaving them and deleting my account altogether.

I wish Google would devote more resources to making Orkut a serious contender for Facebook... it was very comparable a couple years ago, but they haven't done much development, while Facebook has made significant enhancements.
[G1 Apps and Games] xyrcncp:
This made me chuckle. :p
[G1 Apps and Games] uansari1:
Well it's not the most sad thing, lol... Truth be told, I've been thinking about leaving anyway. Seems the only thing I see are most of my friends updating their status with crap messages that I don't really care to hear anyway.

That aside, it's obvious Facebook is neglecting the Android community, so screw them. They're too corporatized for my interests anymore as it is.
[G1 Apps and Games] Charrion:
That's the sad part, they're too busy sucking up to Blackberry and Apple. Problem is, they are the 800 pound gorilla and it'll be hard for any other social networking site to get in now.

Oh well, Babble and Bloo work well enough for what I use Facebook for at present.
[G1 Apps and Games] uansari1:
I've just been accessing the site using the browser. It may work better for me, as I don't need my phone blowing up with status updates or fbook messages, etc.
[G1 Apps and Games] atsic:
babble or bloo let to upload pictures direct from phone and to publish them on the profile?
[G1 Apps and Games] djosiah:
babble allows you to do this but not sure about bloo.
[G1 Apps and Games] jordanjay29:
Bloo allows you to upload photos as well.