Android users can access Facebook Places on the mobile site

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged Android, check-in service, Facebook mobie, Facebook Places, iphone

Most of you have heard of Facebook Places by now, which gives users the ability to “check-in” at various locations so their friends and family can see all the fun and exciting places they go. Apple iPhone users received an immediate update to their Facebook app to support the new feature, leaving Android users in the dust.

Fortunately, there is a temporary solution for Android users running 2.x. Simply visit touch.facebook.com in your browser, and then navigate to “Places” in the upper right corner.

We’re sure the Android Facebook app will be updated soon, but for now, at least Android users have a way of utilizing this new service. Also, we’re curious to hear your thoughts about Places, so leave us a comment below!

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jab416171

it sounds exactly like foursquare…
http://trevorcarpenter.com Trevor Carpenter

Or better yet, just use the Gowalla app, and sync up your Gowalla account and your Facebook account.

Gowalla is better, prettier, and more reliable!
MobiKeith

MasterTyler;

Tx for the post. Just getting up to speed w my nu X bought a wk ago.

Several peeps have said Places not available for Droid.

Currently using Foursquare.

Tx again.
Mike

I’d be happy with a better fb app even if it doesn’t include places…
jaypee

I’m running 2.1 and I can’t get the places app to work its always telling me that can’t detect my location is there something I need to do first?
m

What good is facebook for droid if it says “loading” for 20-30 minutes (before I give up and close it)? I didn’t think I would live to miss my blackberry…

So I tried uninstalling it from my droid 2, thinking maybe it was just corrupt. Now there isn’t a place to reload it from that is currently functional (for 2 days). Way to go Droid Market & Facebook!
Mag

I get the error message: COULDN’T DETECT YOUR LOCATION.” again and again.
Geniuz

@Mag – you have to go into your browser, hit the menu button and go to settings. Then make sure “enable location” is checked on. I had the same issue until I did that. Hope that helps.
Heather

i have an Android Captivate. Whenever I click on places on the touch site, it just says it’s loading and then doesn’t do anything. anyone know why?
i had a backflip which is also an android and it did the same thing
heather

Sooo… Ive been trying to access places on my droid for about 6 months now and all it does when i click on the places tab is say its loading for about 20 mins and then exits my browser or just displays a blank white screen. I have a captivate. I had a backflip about a month ago, which is also an android, and it wouldnt work on that phone either. Anyone know why?
Sean

Hey guys, dunno if this will help or not but when I try and access places through the app ‘Facebook Touch’ I get the same problem… if however i load facebook.com from my internet browser I can check in straight away (even though its facebook touch). Weird
http://facebook nataly

It won’t work on mine but it sounds super fun!
erik

I had to go to website settings & clear advanced website settings to get it to work.
Ceez

Nope. Still doesn’t work!
Lissa

I have an Epic and for a while ive been trying to figure out why my places didnt work. It would just say loading until i gave up & exited. I uninstalled fb and re installed it… i went on the mobile website and it couldn’t find my location. So it hit me.. My gps wasnt enabled. so i went to my task bar turned that feature on and boomM!! it works.. my places works now.. Hope it helps for u guys.
tai tai

this method does not work for my android it can never detect my loction, not ever. any other suggestions? I have a samsung transform
Ash

I just got a Samsung Galaxy S i9000 android smartphone and I’ve been trying to get into the check in places thingy but it wont let me!?? Keeps saying Unable to detect your location???! Is there something I have to set beforehand??
josh

I have had the same problem with my Sony Xperia X10… Data roaming etc is all turned on have checked all the settings and either says loading untill i get bored and quit or unable to find location… Nice work Android, think i will go back to an iphone nothing but problems with this.
Phil4

Check ReChat (Android messenger):
- Facebook, Yahoo!®, Google Talk, WLM/MSN, Jabber/XMPP;
- group chat (Yahoo!®, Google Talk, WLM/MSN, XMPP);
- free voice calls to Google Talk and Yahoo contacts;
- free SMS worldwide BETA (with replies for USA/Canada);
- plain/bubble view, font packs, send image/video, copy/paste, password, add/remove contacts.

Facebook: upload image/video, send image/video, send message (as private event or wall post).
Yahoo!®: conferences (create/invite).
Google Talk: group chat, new email notification, unread emails w/o content.
WLM/MSN: rooms (create/invite).
Jabber/XMPP: rooms (create/invite).

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