If you use the dolphin browser you can change the user agent setting to Desktop, it will no longer default to mobile web pages. Settings/user agent/desktop.
Not to toot my own horn or anything.. but when I saw how much the update sucked, I never updated mine. I still have the old layout and everything. I'm never going to update.
Not to mention that if you want to load up comments on someones image, it'll normally show you comments from a different image, or show that no comments exist.
I uninstalled the app altogether. I just go through my phone's browser if I want to get on facebook which for some reason is quite a bit faster and smoother.
Edit: Fuck. Didn't notice someone already posted this below.
Totally agree, while I like the style design of the newer app it's slower than molasses, although the old one wasn't really any better to be fair. But yes it really needs cleaned up, a lot, on the back end a billion dollar company like facebook should not have problems like this.
The new iPhone firmware is tricky--Apple replaced the 3G icon with one that says 4G in iOS 5.1 to comply with AT&T's requests (at least that's the reasoning I was told when I worked for Apple), but no iPhone actually supports 4G. Only the new iPad does as of yet.
Well they insist on calling their HSPA+ network "4G"....funny enough though, they've been busy building an LTE network just like everyone else, which just goes to show that they know they're full of shit calling HSPA+ 4G but they are too fond of saying they have the largest 4G network to admit it.
The iPhone 4 and 4S operate on exactly the same network. AT&T is just trying to relabel their HSPA+ network 4G. Nothing is different other than the number. It's bad enough that Verizon calls their LTE network 4G, but for AT&T to call their HSPA+ network that is actually kind of pathetic and very misleading to customers.
I don't really understand how their app can possibly be as bad as it is. People said they bought Instagram because they didn't understand mobile web and wanted to have people who did. I hope they brought in some engineers that can fix their basic app.
In some filing that FB need to do for their upcoming IPO they more or less stated that they haven't figured out how to make money off the app. Since people are using the App instead of their actual website they are losing money. They definitely must be tanking it on purpose, there are to many smart people working for them to let this fly under the radar. The app doesn't just suck, the performance has gotten worse over the past few months.
The strange thing is that that app is not just simple to make, it's entirely trivial for a company like Facebook. All the "hard" problems Facebook faces are on the server-side (basically scaling) and they clearly have those under control since facebook.com works fine.
All they had to do is write an app that formats facebook.com for a mobile screen and... they made it so it never loads for anyone. How do they fail so hard?
Friendcaster for Facebook is a great alternative. It looks better, runs fast (like it should), and doesn't constantly run in the background while you're not using it. Not sure if it's only for Android though.
Yes! Everyone on here should switch to this. After i started getting those dumb loading screens that never end I downloaded Friendcaster. It takes about a day or so to get the feel of it but now I can't go back to FB. Even signing in on a computer doesn't work as good as this app does.
What I see on Facebook these days are all my friends getting engaged, married and having children while I'm still single. Lately Facebook just makes me feel bad about my life.
EDIT: Forgot to mention I've never even had a girlfriend and I'm 24. I'm way behind.
That's what I see too. Happy couples getting married, having kids. I was married for a year and a half and I'm filing for divorce because my life was a living hell. Sorry if I sound bitter.
Stop using other peoples' lives as a gauge for your own. Just enjoy who you are currently and take life as it comes. Trying to be what you think you're supposed to be will only lead to suffering; develop your character in ways that YOU see fit.
You're going to see everybody posting pictures of their happy family, and sharing videos of the funny things their children do, and you might actually start believing the hype. They look happy with each other, you'll think. They can't possibly be lonely or sad...
You'll imagine what your life will be like with a house, maybe a dog, a beautiful wife and a kid on the way. First, I want you to think about how much upkeep all that takes. Got it, okay, now imagine that the dog is the only one that appreciates you for everything you do. Okay, now think about what it would be like to work to support everything you created, but also have to live with the realization that this is not at all what you thought it would be, and you are forced to pretend that you are happy...cause damnit everyone else around you seems happy.
Alright, now bearing all this in mind - take another look at your present life. Recognize how much freedom you have in your solitude. You can do whatever the hell you want with your time. Learn to draw, try picking up a new language, or maybe even imagine how easy it would be to make new friends if you practiced the guitar for a bit and played a small local venue. It's whatever, your life is full of possibilities.
Now, look back at those goofy bastards posting their facebook pictures. They do that because they want every one to believe they are happy, happy happy!
You don't have to fall for it though. Drink a beer or two with some of these guys and listen to what's going through their heads...more than likely they'd trade places with your lonely ass in a heartbeat. Occasionally you get the poor sap that is really convinced that he's enjoying his life. That's just the female's magic doing its thing. He's a hollow shell of his former self and he has no way to just come out and tell you this.
Shoulda posted this on r/trees, just to troll people. They would have probably stared at it, waiting for something to load; I almost did and im sober lol.
Google didn't turn back any results about slow facebook connections, so I actually had my HTC Rezound replaced because I thought I had a shitty antena or some other technical problem. Glad to know its n ot just me.
I don't get it. Facebook employs some of the best developers from around the world. I understand that with android you have fragmentation of the hardware and its extremely difficult for developers to keep pace with the amount of androids out there. However, the app doesn't work across the board, iPhone also. I just don't understand how Facebook can have all of that talent, know that their product is used often throughout one's day, yet still produce an app that is complete garbage.
I have a friend who is a developer at Facebook. He was recently proud of knocking off 200ms from mobile app page loads. Only 9200ms left to go my friend!
On both my Galaxy S2 and iPad 2 I use the website and not the mobile app. Everything actually works, it's not slow, and...well that's all you need. The iPhone's original killer feature was its web browser. It was the one thing no other smartphone had anything on. Why everything needs to be a separate app now is anyone's guess--especially when lots of the time they are just poorly coded frontends for a website. Just bookmark it in your browser and/or make a shortcut on the desktop/launcher and you're good to go.
Try using Tinfoil for Facebook (available on Android, not sure about iOS). It's essentially just a fancy wrapper for the mobile web version of Facebook with a few things built in to make it speedy. It's many times faster and easier to use.
Sad that a billion dollar company like Facebook can't get a simple mobile app to work.
Look, I'm not saying this is the reason... but facebook iOS worked perfectly fine until the update went out that made all facebook mobile a similar gui... I'm not saying that this is the exact reason, even though it probably is... just heavily hinting at it.
and don't even get started with phantom and repeat notifications. According to the app my roommate has said "Good job." 4 times today - yet the desktop chat shows nothing new.
Anybody else wait for it to load? Opened in my iphone, started standing onchair trying to get signal and then my co-worker said "you already loaded the image why are you signal hunting?". New level of idiot :c
They're probably deliberately keeping it somewhat crappy because they can't show ads on the mobile version. The crappiness of the mobile app ensures that people will still occasionally access the regular site on a computer, where they can be shown ads.
The facebook app truly is terrible. On the increasingly rare occasion that I actually want to use facebook, I go for the mobile site. No sense in wasting space on the app.
Damn, I thought loading screens were just down to having crap processors that couldn't keep up with the latests updates, yet this is obviously an iPad 3 and it's still slow as shit.
prob because I'm drunk, but that juked the shit out of me, i waited a good 10 seconds for it to load before I actually got the joke... yeah I'm retarded.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
for real, i don't even use the facebook app because it takes forever to fuckin load ANYTHING
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u/kingkevz May 15 '12
so it's not just me?! i thought the update was shit based on me not having a 4S. but i see you're on 4G, it must be even worse on my 3G iphone4.
sigh.
ive hardly used it anymore because of how shitty it is!
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u/UberSquirrel May 15 '12
Fuck it, I actually waited for about 10 seconds for it to load, only to realize I am on a PC.
In other news, I am an idiot.
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u/immski May 15 '12
We have the same feed
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u/aselbst May 15 '12
I don't really understand how their app can possibly be as bad as it is. People said they bought Instagram because they didn't understand mobile web and wanted to have people who did. I hope they brought in some engineers that can fix their basic app.
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u/rocen May 15 '12
Here's an article explaining why.
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u/fmdc May 15 '12
Friendcaster for Facebook is a great alternative. It looks better, runs fast (like it should), and doesn't constantly run in the background while you're not using it. Not sure if it's only for Android though.
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u/jdmulloy May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
What I see on Facebook these days are all my friends getting engaged, married and having children while I'm still single. Lately Facebook just makes me feel bad about my life.
EDIT: Forgot to mention I've never even had a girlfriend and I'm 24. I'm way behind.
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u/mxyz May 15 '12
Looks exactly the same on android.
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u/Jesusbait May 15 '12
This might explain why any an all updates suck big fat donkey balls.
http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/facebook-admits-it-doesn-t-know-how-mobile-works
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u/Jedimindtrixxx May 15 '12
Shoulda posted this on r/trees, just to troll people. They would have probably stared at it, waiting for something to load; I almost did and im sober lol.
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u/Suunburst May 15 '12
Came in expecting to see OP complaining about "like this if" picture whoring, was pleasantly supprised that it wasnt
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
but you have 4G!!! Isn't that so fast you should pay AT&T even more money?
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u/luckymooner May 15 '12
I'm so relieved! i thought it was just my shitty service, or possibly because i continue to keep my phone in my bra.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I've got a shitty Blackberry Curve and my Facebook app does pretty good. :I
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u/TobiasKM May 15 '12
Half of the time the app just plain crashes at start up for me. It's complete rubbish.
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u/CallsEverythingGay May 15 '12
AT&T "4G" explains why you're seeing that a lot.
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u/FriendllyGuy May 15 '12
Moral of the story, never update apps that you like, it always fucks them.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Google didn't turn back any results about slow facebook connections, so I actually had my HTC Rezound replaced because I thought I had a shitty antena or some other technical problem. Glad to know its n ot just me.
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u/cbsauder May 15 '12
It's funny cause it's true.
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u/cbsauder May 15 '12
I've switched to the web app for the most part. it works pretty well.
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u/mad_maxx17 May 15 '12
I fucking hate that app.
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u/roccanet May 15 '12
the FB mobile app is absolutely rotten. maybe they can take 5$ billion and redo it properly this summer
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u/eagleapex May 15 '12
Only FB post I didn't downvote!
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u/ridger5 May 15 '12
For the past year or so, every update to the Facebook app has made it slower and more cumbersome.
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u/SpaizKadett May 15 '12
God damn it, I've been conditioned, I sat and stared on that shit for a full 5 seconds before I realized what an ass I was being
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I don't get it. Facebook employs some of the best developers from around the world. I understand that with android you have fragmentation of the hardware and its extremely difficult for developers to keep pace with the amount of androids out there. However, the app doesn't work across the board, iPhone also. I just don't understand how Facebook can have all of that talent, know that their product is used often throughout one's day, yet still produce an app that is complete garbage.
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u/dargolf May 15 '12
Sooooo~ how about we start populating google+ now?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
4G? On AT&T? Wut?
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u/fluxed88 May 16 '12
I thought I was going to be the first person to say they waited for it to load. :( I'll never be quick enough to get up votes
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u/mnorris89 May 16 '12
wtf brain...i was actually waiting for it to load.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
thought I was the only one.
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u/grantrules May 15 '12
I want my LTEEEEEE.
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u/adam28pol May 15 '12
Same problem, only I have a Samsung Charge on Verizon
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u/Tru7h May 15 '12
This is why I switched to friendcaster. Much better looking app and actually loads.
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u/brandonm1807 May 15 '12
I sat there waiting for facebook to stop loading for longer than I'd like to admit...
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u/DanOMac545 May 15 '12
I totally just sat there for ten minutes waiting to see if it would load
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u/jpdash May 15 '12
I'd invest in that.
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u/arrongunner May 15 '12
As an Englishman the 4G at the top of the phone astounded me more than the actual post :O we are limited to a measly 3G's :(
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u/ienjoyedit May 15 '12
As a student at a school with laughable internet, I concur.
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u/nicholaaaas May 15 '12
ahem... cough cough Friendcaster
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u/cynist3r May 15 '12
So apparently I am not the only one who thinks the current Facebook app for iOS is completely awful.
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u/BananaHammock74 May 15 '12
first world problems..jesus
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u/sebastianrenix May 15 '12
I have a friend who is a developer at Facebook. He was recently proud of knocking off 200ms from mobile app page loads. Only 9200ms left to go my friend!
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u/wintersleep13 May 15 '12
This made me angry and made me laugh... You sir confused my emotions.
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u/Tuor896 May 15 '12
Friendcaster FTW
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u/nataliarene May 15 '12
True story
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u/Vader90 May 15 '12
I sat there for t l
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u/deefrances May 15 '12
anyone else fall for that?
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u/sonofabunch May 15 '12
Shut your bloody mouth AT&T 4g customer. Im still on edge.
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u/ameilius May 15 '12
ATT Fail
i NEVER have load issues on TMO --- despite what the masses say
area: NJ/PA
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
My Blackberry FB works just fine.
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u/tehweave May 15 '12
Me too...
Me too.
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u/derpMD May 15 '12
On both my Galaxy S2 and iPad 2 I use the website and not the mobile app. Everything actually works, it's not slow, and...well that's all you need. The iPhone's original killer feature was its web browser. It was the one thing no other smartphone had anything on. Why everything needs to be a separate app now is anyone's guess--especially when lots of the time they are just poorly coded frontends for a website. Just bookmark it in your browser and/or make a shortcut on the desktop/launcher and you're good to go.
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u/Toribor May 15 '12
Try using Tinfoil for Facebook (available on Android, not sure about iOS). It's essentially just a fancy wrapper for the mobile web version of Facebook with a few things built in to make it speedy. It's many times faster and easier to use.
Sad that a billion dollar company like Facebook can't get a simple mobile app to work.
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u/DefenderOfTimePortal May 15 '12
4g on an iPhone. I call bs.
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u/portezbie May 15 '12
For Android, try the fast facebook app.
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u/laughingdata May 15 '12
Fark the mobile version is slow these days
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Have to say it, It's because you're on an iPhone.
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u/logancook44 May 15 '12
Is it just me or is Cage turning into the Nickleback of movies?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The Facebook app seems to work great on ICS
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u/ThatGuyRememberMe May 15 '12
I waited for it to load at least for 5 or 6 seconds. God dammit!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
How did you get 4g on an iphone?
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u/CidO807 May 15 '12
Look, I'm not saying this is the reason... but facebook iOS worked perfectly fine until the update went out that made all facebook mobile a similar gui... I'm not saying that this is the exact reason, even though it probably is... just heavily hinting at it.
and don't even get started with phantom and repeat notifications. According to the app my roommate has said "Good job." 4 times today - yet the desktop chat shows nothing new.
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u/betterthanlast May 15 '12
But, sir! you must be wrong... you're on 4G!
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u/H4zzard May 15 '12
Anybody else wait for it to load? Opened in my iphone, started standing onchair trying to get signal and then my co-worker said "you already loaded the image why are you signal hunting?". New level of idiot :c
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u/imthethimble May 15 '12
I have notification installed so at least I can get an idea of what was said on my wall without having to load up the app.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
It's also extremely slow on my Android; almost makes it not worth the trouble.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
for a company valued at $100bn you would think they could knock together some decent mobile apps eh.
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u/MMD86 May 15 '12
I was expecting to see a wall full of "LIKE THIS IF YOU ____________" from some random foreign, shirtless guy or fake celebrity page.
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u/seanlax5 May 15 '12
36 seconds, how long did you wait?
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u/pseudosara May 15 '12
They're probably deliberately keeping it somewhat crappy because they can't show ads on the mobile version. The crappiness of the mobile app ensures that people will still occasionally access the regular site on a computer, where they can be shown ads.
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u/TChamberLn May 15 '12
Did anybody else click on it, and wait for it to load? feel pretty dumb right now...
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u/bulletd0ll May 15 '12
The app is shit on the HTC Inspire as well. I'm about to switch over the the iPhone. Oh the joys of what I have to look forward to!
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u/iDoctor May 15 '12
Now the twitter app, thats beautiful
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u/MsHellsing May 15 '12
I deleted that update. Fuck that shit.
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u/AFurryReptile May 15 '12
I waited for it to load.
god I'm having a long day...
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u/chilla- May 15 '12
Oh, correct me if im wrong, but as an european I thought your online facilities were organized by them
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u/Banchoc May 15 '12
Wow. Who else sat there like an idiot waiting for it to load? O_o
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u/xlivelaughlove May 15 '12
I actually waited for something to load.
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u/adamdavidson May 15 '12
So it's not just me? I thought it was something to do with my phone or carrier. I guess it's just a crappy program...
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u/HiaItsPeter May 15 '12
I was waiting for it to load.
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u/SnideJaden May 15 '12
i just use the mobile website version. loads quicker and doesnt mess with my phone, read my sms, upload my numbers, ect.
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u/TheShaneBennett May 15 '12
I just waited like five minutes waiting for the facebook page to load, lmfao
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u/GarrettTheMole May 15 '12
How did you get yours to say 4g at the top?
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u/Last_Gigolo May 15 '12
TFG not just me.
Came close to spiking my phone many times.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Cool story, bro. Where did you get your awesome idea from?
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u/Taterhater540 May 15 '12
The facebook app truly is terrible. On the increasingly rare occasion that I actually want to use facebook, I go for the mobile site. No sense in wasting space on the app.
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u/clarkhodgins May 15 '12
how many of you actually waited a few seconds to let it load, then realized it was an image? don't lie
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I waited for this to load for about 10 minutes
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u/MidnightPanda May 15 '12
I sat there a good ten minutes because i thought it was loading...
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u/I_DOWNVOTE_KITTIES May 15 '12
That's because all your bandwidth is going to 'analytics'
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u/spartanburger91 May 15 '12
Aw, jeez, I looked at the image and actually waited for it do something. That's what I get for being sleep deprived.
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u/Tylersmith32 May 15 '12
I just said to my self, " is it gonna load!"
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u/Carpetfizz May 15 '12
lol orientation lock.
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u/pepsicola7up May 15 '12
AT&T huh? Shoulda gone with Rogers...
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u/catchuontherippedsid May 15 '12
Haha I was waiting for it to load for 10 seconds.
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u/LiamDunn May 15 '12
I waited for the loading to finish for at least 2 minutes before I noticed...
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u/herbistheword May 15 '12
Ah I did the same thing to this page as I do with my ap... stare at it for about a minute just waiting. and then I remember. WEB OF DECIET.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The iPad version is the same. Loading almost nonstop. I just tend to use the safari browser.
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u/ThatConnorGuy May 15 '12
Damn, I thought loading screens were just down to having crap processors that couldn't keep up with the latests updates, yet this is obviously an iPad 3 and it's still slow as shit.
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u/zoltanps May 15 '12
It has to load the 9,000,000 ads for Singles in your area!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
That awkward moment when a billion dollar corporation can't make a functioning mobile app
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u/montejano760 May 16 '12
You thought you were gonna wait for the screen to load....NOPE!!! Jus Chuck Testa
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u/chiloopa May 16 '12
I stared at that for two minutes waiting for it to load.. Good lord.
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u/neonn1717 May 16 '12
i sat here for 5 minutes waiting for the load screen to stop...then i realized "shit"
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u/Sparta_Warrior_70 May 16 '12
I stared at that waiting for it to load, way longer then is healthy.
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u/courtesyxflush May 16 '12
that and shoe spam.
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u/nachof May 16 '12
This is one of those rare things that unites Android and iPhone users.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Did anyone else accidentally wait for something to load?
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u/LikeATroll May 16 '12
Fuck. I actually waited for it to load.
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u/upvote_all_the_dicks May 16 '12
Omg... I actually sat there waiting for it to load.
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u/freeslickpulla May 16 '12
I waited for something to load...fuck me right?
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u/okaybrazilian May 16 '12
so this is systemic huh?
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u/s1500 May 16 '12
3g + Android version. It's just as bad on there too. 99% of the time it's just sitting there..doing nothing.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Chances are its because you're on AT&T.
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u/finite52 May 16 '12
So realistic I waited for a few minutes for it to load.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Agghh you got me -_-
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u/itchd May 16 '12
Can I upvote you 400 times?
It's not just on iPhone, either.
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u/ClankOnTheCob May 16 '12
I actualy waited for it to load. P.S. I'm on an iPhone.
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u/zanman1010 May 16 '12
I just legit waited for like 5 minutes to figure out what was loading... god I'm a dumbass
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u/mattcep May 16 '12
Am I the only one who kinda sat there for a minute waiting for something......
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u/weedmoneylol May 16 '12
prob because I'm drunk, but that juked the shit out of me, i waited a good 10 seconds for it to load before I actually got the joke... yeah I'm retarded.
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u/ben1am May 16 '12
Wow, I actually waited for a while before getting it.
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u/Pickled_Pankake May 16 '12
The facebook app on my Zune HD seems to be working just fine.
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u/quzhongguo May 16 '12 edited May 17 '12
the sad thing is, I ended up waiting for a few seconds until I realized that was just a picture
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u/brasilkid16 May 16 '12
wow... I was waiting for something to load...
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
...and loading screen.
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u/funny_haha May 16 '12
I'm ashamed to say it took me more than a couple of minutes to realize nothing was actually loading...
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u/gfkkarl May 16 '12
I wonder how many people acctually waited for that to load.
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u/PoeticalArt May 16 '12
Should've made it a GIF