Friendly Social Browser
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User Reviews for Friendly Social Browser
OK for Facebook, BAD for Instagram
This app is a fine substitute if you just want to get Facebook off your phone, but it definitely has its flaws. There's no way to upload photos into people's comment sections. I always have to go to Facebook's mobile site and do it there. There is also no way to upload video from your phone to Facebook, I'm not sure if they'll be able to fix that, but it would be nice. The ads can be a little annoying but it's what you'd expect.If you are planning on also using this for Instagram, forget about it. Just keep the instagram app because the Friendly version is terrible. While the photo filters do work, the editing tools do not show up at all- it's just a blank empty space where they should be. I've updated this app several times and it's never been fixed, I think they only care about the Facebook portion of it. There is also NO way to receive direct messages from Instagram- I just found out today that people had been messaging me months ago and I never knew about it. Twitter seems to work fine on here, I haven't noticed any problems, but I also don't use it as much.The app periodically cleans itself which is good, and while it's nice to have everything in one place, just keep in mind that their main focus is Facebook so if you have other social media you might be better off keeping the original apps for those.
Bad update/design decision
I'll preface this with my overall opinion: this is a decent app. When you consider how hard Facebook makes for developers to create anything that gives users more control over their experience, what these developers have accomplished with this app so far is remarkable.That said, the latest update (8.8) made a change that seriously made me rethink using this app and Facebook altogether.Perhaps the biggest feature for me is the filters on the feed, where you create a list of keywords that automatically hide or highlight posts. I don't care about highlighting posts, but have been using it to hide the plethora of useless nonsense Facebook forces upon us for years (memories, games, etc) and some subjects I don't want flooding my feed.Then on 8.8 the devs moved the filters to a different section of the settings and my guess is that internally the filters section changed its name.Result?Dozens of filters created over years of using this app (yes, I have the paid version) wiped out. Apparently either I submit to seeing all of that stuff I filtered out over years, or manually add everything again.....The worst part is how tedious the filtering works on this app. You need navigate to the settings, scroll to the hide by keyword option, enter the keyword, save. If at least there was an easier way to add a filter from a post you don't want to see.. But there isn't.
Good app!
So far, I really like having Friendly. Mainly, I they allow me to use the Facebook newsfeed and the messenger all in one app, and it doesn’t take up as much space. It’s been kinda screwy lately, but there was just an update promising to fix a bunch of bugs, so we’ll see how that improves. The only thing I would love to see added is the calling feature. I live somewhere that makes it hard for people to call me on regular phone service, so some people use the messenger or WhatsApp. None of my friends from outside of my area have WhatsApp though, so it makes it a little less helpful. Everyone seems to have FB messenger though, because they’re FORCED to. I have both this app and the original Facebook app on my phone still, because there are a couple of things that I have found hard to do on friendly and I have had to go to the other one to do. But other than those small annoyances, and the lack of a calling feature, I really like this app. Thank you!
Bugs
I’ve been using friendly for a couple years and this is the first time I’ve felt compelled to write a review. When you click to read an article, it automatically switches to reader view, which cuts off half the article. When you try to switch out of reader view, it will switch back. After going through this 3 or 4 times, I’ve found myself ditching the friendly app and viewing the article in fb on the web. Give me the option to turn off reader view all together. I don’t like it on a good day and this is even more annoying. Anytime you send a link to someone, whether you are in friendly or not, the next time you go into friendly the app asks if you want to post that on fb. Usually a nuisance, but not obtrusive. Today, the share link option took over the entire screen, and the only way to get rid of it was to close the app and restart. Overall the app is good, but when bugs happen, boy do they come on strong.
Please respond →Desperately needs a FWD ⏭ button/function
Can you please add a “Forward” ❯ button or swiping function? Currently you only have a ❮ back button that appears when browsing. And also only the go backwards swiping works but not the swiping forward. As you know every browser has both a ❮go backwards function and a ❯ go forward one. If your app already has this ability please let me know how it works.Thank you so much! - JR------- My Last REVIEW-------There's no debating that this App is hands down a lot better option for smartphone users. Instead of handing over most of ones cellphone privacy by using the official Facebook and FB Messenger iOS apps.I've been using this app for nearly 3 years. And I want to thank the developers who consistently work extremely hard to keep the app at optimal performance. The only bug that I continue to have for as long as I can remember now is when it comes to clicking on the notification that someone has accepted my friendship. Once I click on this area it doesn't show how these new friendship additions are. But instead it says there no new friendships. However later when I go on from my laptop I see that I truly did have some new friends added.Can you please address this issue asap? Thank you again!
Was a great 8 years until now
I loved the Friendly App. I’ve used it exclusively since it first came out, way back in 2010 or 2011. I told everyone about it. I tried the official Facebook app many times but I always delete it and returned to Friendly. I liked that the news feed stayed on Most Recent and it was easy to navigate. I like that I can personalize it by color and add other social media accounts. But this most recent update is awful. I used to be able to click a link and it would take me to Safari. Now, it doesn’t take me to Safari- I have to copy the link, exit Friendly, then go to Safari and paste and go. Trying to go back to the news feed after going to someone’s post and thread doesn’t always go back to the news feed, or it takes me so far such as back to the top of the feed. After checking notifications, I get stuck there and can’t get back to the newsfeed. There are just so many things wrong with this and I’m so disappointed. There’s a saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I definitely will not be downloading the official Facebook app, and I’m ready to delete this one. It was a nice run, but your updated look is not better than before.
Bad connections
Once again, you update and it blocks me out of using the app from my other devices. I don’t want to use family sharing. It opens up a whole new can of worms. The more you improve the more it goes wrong. Soon it won’t be worth anything as an app.Update, sent a beta version on test flight that fixed the problem. My other devices that I used for Facebook account worked just fine. The other just crashed right after you tried to start it. Reinstall did nothing. The beta version started it up right away. The fix came fast and although I have had this problem previously it was fixed as well. Other than that this program is a great program with some bugs. Better than the Facebook app by far.Next, since everyone one is password crazy, which is fine. I don’t want to have to signed into this app everyday. I sign in for too much already, thank you. Just like having to respond to this. It gets tiring. About ready to can the whole social app concept.Found it!
Obviously Glitchy
When I first downloaded this app for my FB, it worked good, but then it logged me out and wouldn’t let me log back in. I did the paid version, and made sure everything was up to date on my phone, and with this app. I ended up having to uninstall it, then pay for it a SECOND time. Today, my entire news feed disappeared. I submitted a ticket, but haven’t heard back yet. I’m almost certain this app has a lot of issues now, and they want you to keep paying them to have it. I had it about a week the first time, and now the same this time around. It worked mostly fine when it worked except it was super slow at times, and it had a hard time being able to share anything or open up certain links from other pages. While I think this app could’ve been good, it’s obviously not a good long term option if you have to keep deleting it, paying for it each time, then reinstalling it.
Good replacement for Facebook's app
Update: I don’t know how many years I’ve been using this but it just keeps getting better. Not only that, but I filed a bug report last night, and within hours had a response. And less than 24 hours later, it is already fixed. Spend the two bucks to get the pro version or to upgrade this version. It's worth the cost. I switched to this app because of how bloated Facebook's app had become, both in size and features. So far, I am pleased. There are some issues with the app but there have been two bug fix releases since I started using it two weeks ago, and the app continues to get better. While I have some concerns with the effects of ad blockers on the information economy, I very much appreciate the ad blocker in the app. Especially when visiting sites that use ads in an abusive manner.
Didn’t Work
I was excited to use this app. However, 30 seconds in using FB the screen continually flashed on and off & never ceased. I switched to the desktop version and it seemed to stop and be okay; however, when I tried to respond to a comment on FB, nothing I typed actually was entered. I gave up. Before doing so, I recorded the screen to share with the app creators. I appreciate that I was able to send them a message about my experience, however, would have also liked the option to attach anything that would show what the problem was, as there was no ability to do so. There was a diagnostic report that automatically attached itself to my email but I was unable to open it or see what was reported. Total disappointment. I would be willing to give it another chance if problems were resolved & I could try again simply because I really wanted this to work, but I’m not going to try any of the other apps until this one is resolved. Time is money as they say!
Description
With Friendly, you only need one app for all your social needs. Access your Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit and other social accounts in one powerful browser app. One App for all your social accounts - Save space on your device - Preserve your battery - Save Data Usage - Easily switch between multiple accounts Take Control of your privacy - Friendly Privacy Shield (blocks social, advertising and content trackers) - Use FaceID, TouchID or Passcode to Login - Block click trackers Take Control of your data - Easily download or repost any of your Photos & Videos - Advanced Media Player (play in background, adjust speed, Picture-in-Picture) - Order feed by Most Recent - Filter/Highlight feeds by keywords Enjoy your social experience again - Colorful Themes - Night Mode - Adjust Font Size GIVE FRIENDLY A TRY !
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