Hi. I just found out from a friend of mine that he uses Jabber to connect to Facebook with Adium. If he tells me how I can do this, I'll forward it along. My account with Facebook might be saved after all.
Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On May 31, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Sadam Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very sad indeed. > > Adium was my main communication method whilst using Facebook on the Mac. > > Might just have to link Facebook with Skype. > > Sadam Ahmed > > On 5/31/2015 5:58 PM, Piotr Machacz wrote: >> Here’s the blog post I mentioned >> https://adium.im/blog/2015/04/adium-1-5-11-beta-2/ >> <https://adium.im/blog/2015/04/adium-1-5-11-beta-2/> >> And the relevant part of the text, "Facebook Chat will also stop working >> <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/changelog> on April 30. We have >> no plans to continue support.” >> I guess the reason your adium is still working is that you still have a >> valid authorisation token. Facebook requires apps to authorise again every >> month or so, which is probably a security feature. Enjoy your adium while it >> lasts. :D >>> On 30 May 2015, at 18:14, sadam ahmed <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I can use Adium just fine here. >>> >>> Would also be interested to read the blog post that claims support for the >>> above app is going away. >>> >>> When it comes to the Facebook app for the iPhone however they’ve dropped >>> the ball. >>> >>> Safari with the new key combinations is the solution for me now until >>> someone at Facebook accessibility fixes the iOS app. >>> >>> If anyone can suggest a truly more elegant way of accessing Facebook on the >>> Mac I’d love to hear about it. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Sadam Ahmed >>> >>> Certificate IV in International Trade >>> >>> Vocational College of Business >>> >>> RMIT University >>> >>> LinkedIn: >>> >>> https://au.linkedin.com/pub/sadam-ahmed/ >>> <https://au.linkedin.com/pub/sadam-ahmed/> >>> >>> https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business/ >>> >>> <https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business/> >>> >>> >>> Sent using OS X Mail >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 30 May 2015, at 10:29 pm, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hmmm. If that's the case, I may just have to bite the bullet and link >>>> Facebook with Skype or just not use it at all if this is the direction >>>> that Facebook's going. Although it's weird because my friend Zack says his >>>> Adium still works. I'd like to see that blog you were talking about. Could >>>> you point me to it? >>>> >>>> Shawn >>>> Sent from my White MacBook >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 30, 2015, at 2:34 AM, Piotr Machacz <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The reason apps are stopping to work is caused by Facebook API changes >>>>> that happened on APRIL 30th. Your existing session had expired, so this >>>>> is why things don’t work. The changes are quite big, FB are really trying >>>>> to push their own apps like Messenger. This can be gotten around, Miranda >>>>> NG on Windows still works. On the Mac side, my Adium also died yesterday, >>>>> and according to their blog they’re sadly not planning to fix this. You >>>>> should try and contact trillion support and ask what’s their take on this >>>>> because right now I’m using my phone for notifications, then the mobile >>>>> site to reply to people which is a bit clunky. >>>>>> On 29 May 2015, at 04:39, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Traci. Can you use Facebook Chat with MenuTab Pro or is it only for >>>>>> checking news feeds for Facebook? I tried Trillian again and it gave me >>>>>> the same message that it needs permission. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shawn >>>>>> Sent from my White MacBook >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Traci Duncan <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No problems with MenuTab for Facebook — so far. ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 27, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey all. Subject line says it all. Let me start from the beginning >>>>>>>> though. As you all know, I use an app called Trillian for Facebook. >>>>>>>> Somewhere around midnight, I get a message saying that Trillian needs >>>>>>>> permission to connect to Facebook. So I removed it and added the >>>>>>>> account again which usually fixes the problem but not this time >>>>>>>> though. It still said it needed permission. I tried again just now and >>>>>>>> I got the same result. Also, a friend of mine is having the same >>>>>>>> problem but he's using Adium on the Mac and the SamNet Socializer on >>>>>>>> Windows. So I have a couple questions. First, is anyone else on this >>>>>>>> list experiencing this issue? Secondly, has Facebook stopped >>>>>>>> supporting third party apps? If so, you'd think they would give us >>>>>>>> warning before terminating such support. Third, (I lied 'cause I said >>>>>>>> that I had a couple,) is support for third party apps broken because >>>>>>>> of something Facebook did? I know I could link my Facebook to Skype >>>>>>>> but I'd rather keep those two separate because my family doesn't like >>>>>>>> my, ahem, questionable language and I do swear a lot, lol. 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