Questions tagged [facebook-chat]
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Pidgin and Facebook two-factor authentication
Since I enabled two-factor authentication on Facebook:
Login Approvals
When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account:
Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone
pidgin-...
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Is there a way to see my messages sent by other clients in Pidgin?
When I have multiple Facebook Chat or Google Hangouts official clients connected to the same account, all messages that I type in one client appear on the other.
But if one of this clients is Pidgin, ...
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Why does Facebook Chat through XMPP protocol on Pidgin Portable not authorize? [closed]
I heard you can use facebook chat on desktops now. Thats awsome! What i didn't hear is that it is a pain in the butt! Not awsome!
I've followed six nearly identical sets of instructions from six ...
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How to telnet into facebook chat
I was able to use facebook chat with an external application using the following information:
First, find your Facebook username by
going to
http://www.facebook.com/your_user/.
Next, Open ...
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How to connect with Pidgin to Facebook-chat and Google Talk when XMPP port 5222 is blocked?
I have not been able to google this straightforwardly, so here it goes for others.
Many networks have firewalls that block all but the basic ports. I am on one of them but I still want to acces gtalk ...
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How to wrap every paragraph with a custom text box in Word?
I've had a plain chat conversation and need display them similarly to how they are designed in Messenger. Since this is a long conversation, I need a method to do it at once. I know this might be ...
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Can I get Pidgin to show idle Facebook mobile users?
Following Facebook's closure of their desktop IM application, I've reluctantly moved to using Pidgin.
However it reports all my friends who are idle on mobile devices as "offline" which isn't very ...
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How to disable Facebook chat permanentaly without losing XMPP capability
The Facebook chat can be used both on the website and with XMPP, for instance with Pidgin. I want to use only the latter option. Now when I visit facebook.com to look at my newsfeed, I am bothered ...
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waiting for 6-edge-chat.facebook.com forever on Chrome
For about a couple of days now, I cannot browse facebook.com properly anymore on Chrome.
The main page is displayed, then it stalls while waiting for 6-edge-chat.facebook.com forever. It seems ...
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Receiving pictures directly in Pidgin over Facebook
I am using Pidgin for the Facebook chat. Every time someone sends a picture or a file in Facebook, I just receive an annoying link in Pidgin. Is there any plugin to display the picture in Pidgin or ...
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Facebook pulled its Messenger for Desktop link? [closed]
Did Facebook remove the link to download Messnger for Windows from their site? Their help pages point here https://www.facebook.com/about/messenger but this page only shows the mobile app for iPhone, ...
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Blank favicon for redirecting bookmark on Google Chrome
I've bookmarked the Messenger website on chrome. When visiting this website, users are redirected to their most recent conversation. As a result, my bookmark's favicon is left blank. Is there a way to ...
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Can't add Facebook account to messages in Windows 8
Every time I try to link my Facebook account so that I can use the Windows 8 messaging app, it shows me this:
It has now been over 24 hours, and Facebook has been working fine the whole time, so I'm ...
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Facebook chat doesn't work in Windows Live Messenger 2011
I've just installed Windows Live Messenger and connected both my Live and Facebook accounts.
However, I'm unable to see my facebook contacts in the chat panel. When I choose the "Facebook" friends ...
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Is there a Facebook Chat for Windows Live Messenger?
Is there a way to have FaceBook chat in Windows Live Messenger kind of like the way Digsby does it? Like, without making my friends get Windows Live accounts. Is this possible? I have the latest ...
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