MB Notifications for Facebook
$0.99About MB Notifications for Facebook
NOTE WELL!! The new version of the Facebook API disables several friends-related requests, so features using those in my app (friends lists, requests, birthdays, online and lost friends) DON'T WORK anymore.
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Tutorial: http://mikebannion.altervista.org/tutorial.html
Let's face it, when it comes to Android, whether you like the official Facebook application or not it has one major flaw: no notifications! And this is even more true when you don't use any app for Facebook at all but just the browser, and yet want to keep updated. I frankly hate this: why would you have to check for updates yourself when you could get automatically notified whenever a notification from your Facebook account arrives, just as iPhone users do?
I decided to solve this issue for my own convenience, and so this is where this app chimes in: a lightweight and fast application to get notifications from Facebook, what you decide, at the interval you decide and reported as you decide. Nothing else, just as plain and simple as effective! Choose between general notifications, private messages, friend requests, events, birthdays, pokes, online friends and lost friendships and decide how to view the notifications:
* directly in the app, with the ability to like/comment/share/reshare/RSVP;
* open it in the official Facebook app;
* open it in FriendCaster (Free or Pro) if installed;
* open it in Seesmic, if installed;
* open it in Facebook Stream for Android, if installed;
* open it in the browser (full view, Touch or WAP version);
* or just open any other app you have installed (just opening the main activity of app, no custom behaviour)
The service can be started automatically at boot if you want, and a 1x1 widget is provided as well to explicitly request new notifications should you want to. 1x1, 2x1 and 4x1 widgets are also available to show counters of unread notifications. (NOTE: the widgets will NOT work if you move the app to SD). Notifications can be received in the notifications bar and as popup dialogs (by also unlocking and/or waking the screen, if necessary). Details on all the required permissions are at the end of this page.
Other features include: newsfeed, walls, pages, groups, checkin, photo/video upload and much more!
IMPORTANT: the app only gets NEW and UNREAD notifications, meaning it won't download, for example, all the notifications you already saw before launching the app or between refreshes.
Icon set realized by Elisa!
Thanks to Matthew for the Gingerbread status bar icons!
Spanish translation realized by Luis López Moreno (lulomo18@gmail.com; www.llmgraphics.com)
Danish translation realized by Rasmus
German translation realized by Carsten Schläger (fsmcas@gmail.com; http://carstiboy.blogsport.eu)
Dutch translation realized by Elroy Tirbeni (Specially for his love: Annelies)
Portuguese translation realized by Marcio Andrade (marciozomb13 - marcioaribeiro@hotmail.com.br)
Turkish translation realized by HuS (He falls in love with Gözde <3) (wildhus@gmail.com)
Pull to refresh implemented thanks to this library: https://github.com/johannilsson/android-pulltorefresh
This application is not affiliated with Facebook. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.
PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED:
* android.permission.INTERNET: to get notifications from Facebook;
* android.permission.VIBRATE: for the optional vibrate functionality in notifications;
* android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: to avoid making unneeded requests if the network is unavailable;
* android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD: to unlock the lockscreen, if requested for popup notifications;
* android.permission.WAKE_LOCK: to wake the screen, if requested for popup notifications;
* android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: to save pictures associated with notifications in the SD cache (the internal cache alone may be emptied arbitrarily and as such force the app to download the picture again, wasting bandwidth)
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Tutorial: http://mikebannion.altervista.org/tutorial.html
Let's face it, when it comes to Android, whether you like the official Facebook application or not it has one major flaw: no notifications! And this is even more true when you don't use any app for Facebook at all but just the browser, and yet want to keep updated. I frankly hate this: why would you have to check for updates yourself when you could get automatically notified whenever a notification from your Facebook account arrives, just as iPhone users do?
I decided to solve this issue for my own convenience, and so this is where this app chimes in: a lightweight and fast application to get notifications from Facebook, what you decide, at the interval you decide and reported as you decide. Nothing else, just as plain and simple as effective! Choose between general notifications, private messages, friend requests, events, birthdays, pokes, online friends and lost friendships and decide how to view the notifications:
* directly in the app, with the ability to like/comment/share/reshare/RSVP;
* open it in the official Facebook app;
* open it in FriendCaster (Free or Pro) if installed;
* open it in Seesmic, if installed;
* open it in Facebook Stream for Android, if installed;
* open it in the browser (full view, Touch or WAP version);
* or just open any other app you have installed (just opening the main activity of app, no custom behaviour)
The service can be started automatically at boot if you want, and a 1x1 widget is provided as well to explicitly request new notifications should you want to. 1x1, 2x1 and 4x1 widgets are also available to show counters of unread notifications. (NOTE: the widgets will NOT work if you move the app to SD). Notifications can be received in the notifications bar and as popup dialogs (by also unlocking and/or waking the screen, if necessary). Details on all the required permissions are at the end of this page.
Other features include: newsfeed, walls, pages, groups, checkin, photo/video upload and much more!
IMPORTANT: the app only gets NEW and UNREAD notifications, meaning it won't download, for example, all the notifications you already saw before launching the app or between refreshes.
Icon set realized by Elisa!
Thanks to Matthew for the Gingerbread status bar icons!
Spanish translation realized by Luis López Moreno (lulomo18@gmail.com; www.llmgraphics.com)
Danish translation realized by Rasmus
German translation realized by Carsten Schläger (fsmcas@gmail.com; http://carstiboy.blogsport.eu)
Dutch translation realized by Elroy Tirbeni (Specially for his love: Annelies)
Portuguese translation realized by Marcio Andrade (marciozomb13 - marcioaribeiro@hotmail.com.br)
Turkish translation realized by HuS (He falls in love with Gözde <3) (wildhus@gmail.com)
Pull to refresh implemented thanks to this library: https://github.com/johannilsson/android-pulltorefresh
This application is not affiliated with Facebook. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.
PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED:
* android.permission.INTERNET: to get notifications from Facebook;
* android.permission.VIBRATE: for the optional vibrate functionality in notifications;
* android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: to avoid making unneeded requests if the network is unavailable;
* android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD: to unlock the lockscreen, if requested for popup notifications;
* android.permission.WAKE_LOCK: to wake the screen, if requested for popup notifications;
* android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: to save pictures associated with notifications in the SD cache (the internal cache alone may be emptied arbitrarily and as such force the app to download the picture again, wasting bandwidth)
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v1.17.0:
* Moved to new version of the API (which disables all friends related features, blame Facebook for that, nothing we can do about it...);
* Added icon to open the menu, for phones that don't have a button for that;
v1.16.1:
* Fixed display of post comments in dark theme;
* Added a "check permissions" menu to verify all Facebook permissions are ok;
v1.17.0:
* Moved to new version of the API (which disables all friends related features, blame Facebook for that, nothing we can do about it...);
* Added icon to open the menu, for phones that don't have a button for that;
v1.16.1:
* Fixed display of post comments in dark theme;
* Added a "check permissions" menu to verify all Facebook permissions are ok;
Version update MB Notifications for Facebook was updated to version 1.17.1
Price update Price changed from $1.36 to $0.99.
Version update MB Notifications for Facebook was updated to version 1.16.3
Version update MB Notifications for Facebook was updated to version 1.16.1
What are users saying about MB Notifications for Facebook
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App is not working for me. Refund please.
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After update app dont work any more, not responding i cant even open app...trying uninstall and install again from start same thing...
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Was good until the update. Now if force closes instantly when I try to open it.
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This used to be my favorite goto app for facebook, however recently it has taken a turn for the worse. notifications are hit and miss. actually they are more miss than hit. hope this gets fixed. Guess I will have to actually install the Facebook app. not something I was looking forward to doing. The app hasn't been updated since April of 2015 so I'm pretty sure it is no longer supported. I wonder why Google does not remove apps that are not supported anymore . Samsung Galaxy s6.
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App is stuck in a reauthorization loop. It's Facebook's fault, not the developer's, but an unusable app is unusable. Unfortunate since the change occurred not long after I purchased the pro version.
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"requires re-authorization", over and over again... Been re-authorized over & over and getting no updates
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Keeps asking for re-authorisation over and over. App is useless. Waste of 99c.
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notification not working, require authorized
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This used to be my favorite goto app for facebook, however recently it has taken a turn for the worse. notifications are hit and miss. actually they are more miss than hit. hope this gets fixed. Guess I will have to actually install the Facebook app. not something I was looking forward to doing. Never was able to authorize good grief. Samsung Galaxy s6.
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App can't even authorize your Facebook account anymore (probably FB's new API) but dev isn't responding to emails and is leaving the app up in the Play Store for sale even though it's unusable.
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Worked fine then it keeps telling me to re-authorize. Doesn't answer emails and no fix in site. Paid for the app now it's useless. Do not waste your time.
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I tried every method to fix my fb notification. This app fixed it. Thanks a lot.
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Used to work good. I had not used it in awhile. Just reinstalled it, same problem of re-authorization over and over... At this point, useless.
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But still showing a pop up telling otherwise. I've deleted it and login again. I've changed it on my Facebook and nothing. Need help! AFTER MONTHS STILL NO HELP AT ALL. FXXXING MARVELOUS!
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Same as many others complaining about the reauthorization loop... Please fix this. It used to work great now it is useless.
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App worked earlier but now not anymore. Paid for nothing. Really crap and the developer doesnt do anything against it.
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Re-authorization needed appears again and again! Author does not answer mails because lack of time! edit: 24.06. still no answer, still no update! Waste of money, tried it on a Nexus 4 rooted stock, a nexus 7 rooted stock and a OnePlusOne stock not rooted
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Pop up indicates reauthorization is needed, close pop-up and get toast notification reauthorization was successful. Get a pop-up to reauthebticate again.... a continuous loop that doesn't go away!
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This app is horrible! Waste of money.
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What the Hell going on, it won't let me get past authorisation!!!!
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Stuck in re authorization loop please fix app wasnt free!!..
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Creator has abandoned ship :(
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Not working
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I uninstalled Facebook and messenger. With this app, I have it set to notify me on the pulldown menu. After clicking on it, it sends me to Facebook mobile on the browser. No more privacy intrusions from Facebook.
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But still showing a pop up telling otherwise. I've deleted it and login again. I've changed it on my Facebook and nothing. Need help!
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As of a couple of hours ago the only notification the MB app now can pick up are for a received message (which their own FB Messenger mobile app already does). Everything else is now redundant. What a shame, such a good app. Facebook are cutting their own nose off. Facebook's own notification system is useless, I've never received one from them even though I have ticked all their boxes. As with most of my friends and family, we are growing bored with it all! WAKE UP FACEBOOK!!! 5 stars for Mike.
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I hate Facebook more and more everyday. I hated it so much I dumped it and got a browser version and you for my notifier. Update; Thursday, April 30th. 2015 Everything is back up and running well. Thank You Mike......
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This used to be my favorite goto app for facebook, however recently it has taken a turn for the worse. notifications are hit and miss. actually they are more miss than hit. hope this gets fixed. Guess I will have to actually install the Facebook app. not something I was looking forward to doing. Samsung Galaxy s6.
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Now app is ok at best like many others but I still will not nor ever download the fb native app until they actually make it work better than using the browser. I think we should start a class action against fb. Only reason they changed the api is so that we as users would have to log into our accounts to do anything and hence falsely increase their user stats for ad revenue like how many ads am I really going to see if I log in just to check friend bdays for the day in notifications instead of using an app
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Won't let me reauthorize. Just creates a loop, even though it says successful. Does it even still tell us if some likes a post (the main reason I use it since FB doesn't)?? I wouldn't know since I can't authorize it so can't get in....... Uninstalling...
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notification not working, require authorized
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I *loved* this app. I would have paid a monthly fee just to bypass downloading data mining FB apps. But now Facebook has made it basically inoperable (as of right now, it won't even authorize accounts). Not the dev's fault. He had a really good product.
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Use to love. Has been broke for weeks and gas not fixed or responded to multiple emails. Nor has he posted a statement about it in general. =(
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stuck in a re-authorization loop - doesnt authorize. Used to work. Please fix
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Same as many others complaining about the reauthorization loop... Please fix this. It used to work great now it is useless.
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Uninstalling. Does not work anymore.: (
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All your good features are lost.. .... No need this i Uninstall... . Money in water
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Back in working order, I know its not your fault mike, but facebook taking away friends related from 3rd party apps is gone behind a joke now, after all the facebook app never works.
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Refund me my money.. crashes all the time and ask to reauthriZe thn successful and this continues and do not stop god know wat the f is wrong with this app
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Worked fine then it keeps telling me to re-authorize. Doesn't answer emails and no fix in site. Paid for the app now it's useless. Do not waste your time.