Facebook For Android 1.5 CHAT and PUSH notifications not working

All i can say about current 1.5 update is CRAP..total crap.

I am using Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2. Here is the bug list.

1. Login to FB from PC and open chat. Now click on "Go Offline". Now open FB app on phone and open CHAT section. Your friend list will not load even after waiting for 30 min on a 1 mbps wifi connection.

2. CHAT UI is simply crap. Now we have 3 groupings , "Active Conversations" , "Available" and "Idle". We don't need grouping at all simply show a single list with GREEN color on right for Active(not idle) and Orange for Inactive like we have in Gtalk for Android.
Also , if we are chatting with any friend , Just make same UI change in the Single Main list to indicate it ass Active chat.
In-short, just mimic what Gtalk for Andorid app does. Keep It Simple Guys.

3. CHAT is not working and need proper testing. try this.
Login to FB from PC , start Chat. Now hit "Go Offline". next, open FB app in mobile and enter chat section, Your Chat friend list will never ever load friends. it will simply show "Loading......"

4. Sound notification for Chat is not working. I am 200% sure that i have set a tone to notify me of incoming chat.

5. When i enter FB app on Phone , give is option to auto-login to chat or not. and notify us about same.

6. if we enter chat and return to home screen, i get logged out. WTF is this ? I am supposed to be logged in chat.

7. PUSH notifications : All i can say is "WTF" !!!!!
Reason: PUSH on iPhone and BB is REAL INSTANT. And if its TRUE Push , why do we see "Refresh Interval" option in Settings section ? If its PURE PUSH , we don't need this at all. If its for those running OS < 2.2 then fine.. However , if i choose ""Refresh Interval" at xx hours and set "Notifications to Active" and ticked all below options , I am still not receiving any PUSH notifications when i am on home screen. However when i enter the app , i get it. Is this you call PUSH ?

Dear Facebook, Go and test your app before you release it to the masses.

Google Maps Mobile 5 for Android: 100 times faster !!!

Google Maps Mobile 5 is about to be released in Market. Its 100 times faster than previous versions. Trick used here is , instead of downloading entire map from Google servers,app will only  download meta-data and will render it on the fly.
As of now ,Building will appear in 3D for 100 cities world wide and gradually it will expand for all regions. Also offline caching improved a lot. Will update this post with review and download link for .apk file as soon i get it.

Because of multi-touch limitations in Nexus 1 , this feature might not be supported 100%. Not sure…lets see.However it will be supported 100% in Galaxy S , Evo, Nexus S and for Droid X and few other phones

Download Google Maps Mobile 5 APK here.  Link will be posted soon. Stay tuned.

How to hard reset and factory reset Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung Galaxy S after Froyo 2.2 update lags a lot and you need to factory reset and hard reset it.

Note : You will loose all your data on phone. Hence take backup. I hope you  always sync your phone contacts with Google and take SMS backup using “SMS Backup+” App. This way you can get all your contacts and SMS back after reset.

1. Factory Reset
Go to Settings > Privacy > and tap on Factory data reset.

2. Hard Reset
Shut your Android Galaxy S down (Power off) or remove Battery and then insert but don't turn on.

Now press Volume up, Home and Power together.

If the Samsung Symbol is comming up leave the Home Button.

Then there is a boot Menu.

Volume Up and Down to Navigate , Home to select the choosen option.

Choose WIPE option on menu.

Enjoy lag free experience now.

Android Market gets new UI for Froyo 2.2

Starting today, those who are on Froyo will see a small change in Android market UI. It has got new tab and might show as “Related” or “Similar” which aims to improve search functionality.

This might be a small change but definitely a step ahead in releasing all new Android market place which will undergo a massive change following the release of Android OS 2.3 a.k.a Gingerbread.

As of now this feature if being rolled out region wise and if you cant see it now, then check back later.

Micro-blog on Google Android OS

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I am currently using Samsung Galaxy S with Airtel network connection. I will be updating this blog on weekly basis with some cool findings which you will love to try.

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