Facebook Chat and the iPad.

ItalianBoston · Jun 3, 2010, 05:18 PM

How come when I go to the facebook website the chat option doesn't show up?

I am guessing because it uses flash?

martynmc7 · Jun 3, 2010, 05:39 PM

Yeah possibly, or it's related to the reason why you can't see the 'hide' button on wall posts, though that may have more to do with the fact that requires a mouse-over to become visible.

Looks like we'll have to continue waiting on that Facebook app before we can use features like chat.

ItalianBoston · Jun 3, 2010, 05:45 PM

Anyone know how to contact FB to ask about this?
I can't find a contact option anywhere.

redgaz26 · Jun 3, 2010, 06:39 PM

I just downloaded facebook chat from the app store. Works pretty good

ItalianBoston · Jun 3, 2010, 06:51 PM

I know you can download it from the AppStore. Just wish it was in the browser.

Coukos34 · Jun 3, 2010, 07:57 PM

Just use a browser like A1 (love it!), and have it render as another browser. I just tried it and works fine

Zazoh · Jun 3, 2010, 08:07 PM

If you tap the top of the post, the hide button appears. I disable chat so didn't know it didn't work.

pound4pound30 · Jun 3, 2010, 09:45 PM

I bought the iPad the day it came out. (April 3rd) When I went to Facebook it had the chat option there and I used it for the first couple days. Then all of a sudden it disappeared and hasn't come back.

ItalianBoston · Jun 3, 2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pound4pound30

I bought the iPad the day it came out. (April 3rd) When I went to Facebook it had the chat option there and I used it for the first couple days. Then all of a sudden it disappeared and hasn't come back.

Really?

It was never there for me.

bubbagumpshrimp · Jun 3, 2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pound4pound30

I bought the iPad the day it came out. (April 3rd) When I went to Facebook it had the chat option there and I used it for the first couple days. Then all of a sudden it disappeared and hasn't come back.

This is correct. Although it would get a little messed up sometimes.. Which is why they probably pulled it.

patp · Jun 3, 2010, 10:32 PM

i can use facebook chat with Atomic Browser. Download it for Ipad and set the browser identity to Safari desktop.
the chat bar will be in the bottom right hand corner.

ItalianBoston · Jun 3, 2010, 11:31 PM

Tried it with Atomic Browser, it didn't work.

sandyjmacdonald · Jun 4, 2010, 04:33 AM

I find the BeeJive app the best for Facebook chat. It also allows you to add all of your other chat accounts.

Coukos34 · Jun 4, 2010, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItalianBoston

Tried it with Atomic Browser, it didn't work.

Did you change it to render as a desktop browser? Works for me.....

patp · Jun 4, 2010, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coukos34

Did you change it to render as a desktop browser? Works for me.....

Works for me too.

Maybe the OP can call Facebook and speak with technical support.

KameronBriggs · Jun 4, 2010, 05:16 PM

I got this app for my iPad called IM+ Lite.
You can hook up your Facebook to this app, and chat with people with it. There are a few bugs, but it works just fine.

omgitscro · Jun 5, 2010, 12:00 AM

Facebook doesn't use Flash for core functionality. Everything is Javascript. Facebook's inline chat used to work when the iPad first launched in the U.S.; however, developers at Facebook were quick to remove inline chat functionality when users realized that the chat didn't work properly (the way that Safari mobile renders pages, the inline chat doesn't always align with the bottom of the screen). You can access the Facebook chat API using 3rd-party applications, such as Beejive IM, or the free Aol Aim app.

ciaran00 · Jun 5, 2010, 12:01 AM

Beejive.

spectre51 · Jun 5, 2010, 12:35 PM

IM+ app has facebook chat.

Carlos E · Jul 17, 2010, 08:29 PM

The part that sucks if using a separate app for facebook chat is if you want to view the person's profile who is IMing you, you have to exit the chat, switch to Sarfari, check out the profile, switch back A pain.

Jun 3, 2010, 05:18 PM	#1
ItalianBoston macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	Facebook Chat and the iPad. How come when I go to the facebook website the chat option doesn't show up? I am guessing because it uses flash?
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martynmc7 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008	Yeah possibly, or it's related to the reason why you can't see the 'hide' button on wall posts, though that may have more to do with the fact that requires a mouse-over to become visible. Looks like we'll have to continue waiting on that Facebook app before we can use features like chat. __________________ 13" MacBook Pro, 2.26 GHz, 4GB RAM 250GB HDD; iPhone 3GS, 16GB, White; iPad 16GB, Wi-fi only
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redgaz26 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Glasgow	I just downloaded facebook chat from the app store. Works pretty good __________________ macbook pro 13" i5 4 G RAM 16g iphone 4s, ipad 16g wifi, Apple TV
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Zazoh macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mico, Texas	If you tap the top of the post, the hide button appears. I disable chat so didn't know it didn't work. __________________ Website - Gear: This and That.
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Jun 3, 2010, 09:45 PM	#8
pound4pound30 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oswego	I bought the iPad the day it came out. (April 3rd) When I went to Facebook it had the chat option there and I used it for the first couple days. Then all of a sudden it disappeared and hasn't come back. __________________ 27" iMac / White iPad 2 wi-fi 64gb / 2 iPhone 4s 16gb (one is the girlfriends) / New Apple TV / iPod Nano 6g (used as the "iWatch")
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Jun 3, 2010, 05:45 PM	#3
ItalianBoston Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	Anyone know how to contact FB to ask about this? I can't find a contact option anywhere.
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Jun 3, 2010, 06:51 PM	#5
ItalianBoston Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	I know you can download it from the AppStore. Just wish it was in the browser.
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Jun 3, 2010, 07:57 PM	#6
Coukos34 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009	Just use a browser like A1 (love it!), and have it render as another browser. I just tried it and works fine
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Jun 3, 2010, 10:32 PM	#11
patp Guest Join Date: Apr 2008	i can use facebook chat with Atomic Browser. Download it for Ipad and set the browser identity to Safari desktop. the chat bar will be in the bottom right hand corner.
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Jun 3, 2010, 11:31 PM	#12
ItalianBoston Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	Tried it with Atomic Browser, it didn't work.
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Jun 4, 2010, 04:33 AM	#13
sandyjmacdonald macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	I find the BeeJive app the best for Facebook chat. It also allows you to add all of your other chat accounts.
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Jun 4, 2010, 05:16 PM	#16
KameronBriggs macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Somewhere Sunny, California	I got this app for my iPad called IM+ Lite. You can hook up your Facebook to this app, and chat with people with it. There are a few bugs, but it works just fine.
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Jun 5, 2010, 12:00 AM	#17
omgitscro macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	Facebook doesn't use Flash for core functionality. Everything is Javascript. Facebook's inline chat used to work when the iPad first launched in the U.S.; however, developers at Facebook were quick to remove inline chat functionality when users realized that the chat didn't work properly (the way that Safari mobile renders pages, the inline chat doesn't always align with the bottom of the screen). You can access the Facebook chat API using 3rd-party applications, such as Beejive IM, or the free Aol Aim app.
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Jun 5, 2010, 12:01 AM	#18
ciaran00 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2010	Beejive.
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Jun 5, 2010, 12:35 PM	#19
spectre51 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	IM+ app has facebook chat. __________________ iPhone 4s 24" iMac '06 MacBook Pro '11 MacMini 32gb wi-fi iPad 3 AppleTV Airport Extreme & Express
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Jul 17, 2010, 08:29 PM	#20
Carlos E Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC	The part that sucks if using a separate app for facebook chat is if you want to view the person's profile who is IMing you, you have to exit the chat, switch to Sarfari, check out the profile, switch back A pain.
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