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Face Book Won't Stay Open On Ipad, Help!

Angel1948 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:10:09 GMT

It was working fine this morning and when I tried to open the app on my iPad 2 this afternoon, it opens for maybe a second , then goes back to the home screen. I did reset my iPad but it didn't help, any suggestions . I'm not a tech savvy person either and didn't know what else to try. Any suggestions ?

Re: Face Book Won't Stay Open On Ipad, Help!

charlotte — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:35:03 GMT

Try uninstalling the app and then re-install...

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Silver Lining — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:36:23 GMT

Glad you asked and got a suggestion 'cause I had the same problem

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Angel1948 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:40:06 GMT

My friends did that yesterday but luckily she had a friend over and fixed it but my friend didn't know what she did, I think her friends iPads did the same thing. I'll try uninstalling the app and see what it does, thanks.

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Angel1948 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:48:36 GMT

I uninstalled it and opened it in the settings area on my iPad and it's working again, thanks

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Montana — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:40:16 GMT

Would someone please list the steps for uninstalling homescreen apps on the iPad?

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dooBdoo — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:24:09 GMT

On 1/13/2014 Montana said:
Would someone please list the steps for uninstalling homescreen apps on the iPad?

Hi, Montana!

If you refer to the standard apps that come with the iPad (such as FaceTime, Maps, Game Center, etc.), those can't be removed. (Though you can move them into folders if you want to group them into categories.)

The optional apps added by the user can be removed. Just touch any app icon and hold for a moment. All the icons will wiggle and dance, and an "X" will appear in the corner of each one. Tap on the "X" and a pop-up message will ask if you want to delete or cancel this operation.

hth

Re: Face Book Won't Stay Open On Ipad, Help!

skyblue — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:05:56 GMT

You can also open Facebook in Safari. However, in order to view the videos you must be in the Facebook app.

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dooBdoo — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:45:59 GMT

On 1/14/2014 skyblue said:
You can also open Facebook in Safari. However, in order to view the videos you must be in the Facebook app.

Good point, skyblue. I prefer to use the full Safari version of Facebook on my iPad, and I switch to the full version on my iMac if I can't view some of the videos. Just my preference, but I was never happy with the data the Facebook app accessed on the iPad/iPhone and I don't like the condensed visual format of the app.

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DianeInTx — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:58:56 GMT

I get to FB thru Safari, then I added to home screen. Lately it doesn't keep me logged in even though it used to.

I do the same on the IPhone and I stay logged in.

Does anybody know why?

I have the FB app, but prefer going thru safari

Thanks

Diane

Re: Face Book Won't Stay Open On Ipad, Help!

dooBdoo — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:23:23 GMT

On 1/17/2014 DianeInTx said:
I get to FB thru Safari, then I added to home screen. Lately it doesn't keep me logged in even though it used to.

I do the same on the IPhone and I stay logged in.

Does anybody know why?

I have the FB app, but prefer going thru safari

Thanks

Diane

Hi, DianeInTx! If the iOS version is the same on both devices, compare your Safari settings on the two to see if they match.

Also, the first two things that come to mind:

1 -- In Settings--->Safari, look at "Block Cookies" and be sure it isn't set to "Always."

2 -- Make sure you haven't enabled "Private browsing" in Safari. Here's an article that shows you how to check if you're not familiar with it:

http://ipad.about.com/od/ipad_basics/ss/How-To-Enable-Cookies-Turn-On-Private-Browsing-And-Other-iPad-Safari-Settings.htm

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Oops! Just thought of one other thing:

When you login to Facebook in Safari on your iPad, be sure to check "Keep me logged in." (It's in small print under your login info.)

Re: Face Book Won't Stay Open On Ipad, Help!

DianeInTx — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:31:35 GMT

Thank you dooBdoo

I will check on that when I get home.

I alway check that ""keep me logged in"" box and no matter how many times I check it it never does