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  1. srbNYC

    Ad tracking on MacOS and iOS

    This morning, I bought an item via Safari on my MacBook. Later this morning, ads for it started popping up on Instagram on my iPhone. I have all the anti-tracking settings (Hide IP address, block cross-site tracking, etc.) engaged on both devices and wherever I can find them in these apps. But...
  2. Helmsley

    iPhone Facebook Mutes Audio

    I'm using the latest version of the Facebook app on my iPhone 13 running iOS 18.2. When I open Facebook, audio I have playing in the background from another app (like Apple Music or whatever) mutes, until I close Facebook. I have switched off auto play videos on Facebook and the in-app sound...
  3. cSalmon

    Logging into Facebook without WhatsApp

    seem to be having trouble logging into Facebook and seeing that their help is pointless I figured I would ask here. I don't have Facebook app installed on my iPhone, just occasionally use it on the desktop but now it seems to have locked me out on all of my devices unless I install WhatsApp...
  4. S

    IMPORTANT Buying iPhone on FB Marketplace

    Hi, I’m looking to buy a iPhone on Facebook marketplace. It will be a public meet up. I’m going to ask them to go to Best Buy so they can get a diagnostic check and make sure everything is ok on it, and hopefully it’s not iCloud locked? Is this the best solution, and is there anything else I...
  5. I

    iCloud iCloud Drive and Facebook Messenger Questions

    Facebook says this: "Restore Facebook end-to-end encrypted messages with iCloud Drive" Does this mean that it's possible for deleted Facebook messages to be recovered through iCloud Drive as long as they were encrypted? Or if I delete a message on my phone is it also deleted on iCloud Drive...
  6. Sweet_Caroline

    Universal Unable to start secret/e2ee chats on Facebook messenger

    I’ve been searching online for a bit and I can’t find an answer. At least I’m not the only one who has this issue, I found a post on Reddit, but no answers. This is the only “tech” site I really go on, so I hope someone can help me here. any reason why I can’t start a secret chat? The toggle is...
  7. hoodafoo

    I guess Safari isn't as cutting-edge as we're led to believe..

    Version 16.6 (18615.3.12.11.2)
  8. 0

    Tax Prep Firms H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data with Meta

    INSANE. This is exactly why I do not use any Meta products. https://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822 "[The] report said highly personal and financial information about sources of taxpayers’ income, tax deductions and exemptions was...
  9. maswriter

    Meta websites don't work properly on Safari after 13.4.1 (a) update

    I updated macOS Ventura to the Rapid Security Response version 13.4.1 (a), and I notice some unusual behavior with Facebook and Instagram. Facebook displays this Unsupported Browser message and switches to the mobile version of the Facebook site. Instagram also displays a "This web browser is...
  10. MacinMan

    How do I get Facebook to ask for permissions to access calendar?

    Hey all, I recently re-installed Facebook on an iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 16.5.1. I've been able to give permissions for everything I want to allow access to, EXCEPT Calendar. I can't find anything in the facebook app to click on to make it ask. I even went into events and there is...
  11. W

    Need to Make a Blog...

    I am a volunteer for a couple of annual events. One event happens in mid-June (summer). The other event happens in early February. In the past, we have worked with other organizations to collaborate. This year, we are doing most of the work to set-up the events on our own. This is a new...
  12. S

    iPad mini FB Messenger Issues

    Evening all I’m having issues with Facebook messenger not loading on my iPad mini 2021. I’m currently running the beta for iPad os 16.2 and also had the same issue on iPad os 16.1. I install the app just fine but then when I open it for the first time it just gets stuck on a little spinning...
  13. T

    iPhone 13 Pro Getting all my recent photos to show up when uploading to Facebook?

    Lately when i try to post a photo on Facebook it seems that only a gives me the lates 100 photos (or so) to choose from, but it doesn't give me the option to choose from photos from different folders either...is this normal or is this a bug? it seems like it has been this way for awhile
  14. G5Unit

    Duplicate photos; merging metadata; demystifying Photos.app and many other questions

    TLDR: Current main goal is to have a photo library that only contain the highest quality version of a photo that I have, along with the correct metadata (time captured; GPS, camera if possible). Hide/tag all non-photos (art/memes/etc). I have already done a lot of manual work, but moving...
  15. Tekzilla

    Facebook Messenger picture distortion on 13 Pro Max

    So I occasionally take pictures of my tv when watching something my friend is interested in and I send them pictures via Facebook messenger app. Last night when taking a picture of the Rehersal I noticed there was a lot of distortion on the top and bottom of the image. I went back and for months...
  16. Deiota43

    Facebook App and Facebook Messenger Question

    Hello! I own an Apple watch 6 and I'm trying to figure out f there is any app to open Facebook, instead of going from that link facebook.com. Please advise me. Another question is I use FB Messenger a lot and I receive the notifications when someone sends me a message, no problem with it. My...
  17. Bobosita

    Can't connect to facebook but internet is working

    Sometimes I can't connect only to Facebook using safari or chrome, (can't find server), internet is working, but if I change DNS server from 192.168.0.1 to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.1.1 everything works great... Can someone tell what is problem?
  18. AjTee

    Resolved Messenger app - issue with logging

    Hello, I use Messenger app on my Macbook everyday. Today I faced issue with login to app. I am getting "Account Temporarily Unavailable" error when login to Messenger using official Facebook app on macOS. Application is fully updated. System is also fully updated. I am on macOS 12.1. Once...
  19. Firefighter2021

    Facebook watch app error

    Hey guys the facebook watch app on apple tv keeps giving this
  20. mikelamar

    Firefox spelling problem

    Since I updated to 90.0.2 there's something very strange!!! It happens only in Greek. When I write a greek word I have to put an accent. When the accent is placed, the accented letter is selected and when I keystroke the following letter, the letter before (with the accent) is replaced. PS...