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Problem: I'm not getting Facebook notifications

This is my first post on this forum.

I was waiting for yesterdays OS X Mountain Lion udpate, so I could finally get Facebook notifications delivered to the Notification Center in OS X. Unfortunately, I'm not receiving any of them after the 10.8.2 update. Could anyone help me with this?

I suspect that the problem may be connected with the OS X Facebook Developer Preview I've installed a couple of weeks before. Wanted to test it. The sharing to Facebook option in various applications was working fine. I was also able to post to Facebook straight from the Notification Center, but there were no notifications. I thought that it was normal, as probably the notifications would be enabled once the whole system was updated.

So I've downloaded and installed the 10.8.2 update via Mac App Store. Everything went fine, but the are still no FB notifications. I thought that maybe the problem was because of the Facebook developer preview I installed before. I've searched the web to find a way to uninstall it and I've managed to do that (using CleanMyMac). When I removed the preview I got rid of Facebook from the System Preferences (I couldn't re-add an account), but the account was still enabled as I was able to post from Notification Center and I had the Facebook friends list in the Address Book. So I decided to download the OS X 10.8.2 Combo update and istall it. After I've restarted my Mac I had all the Facebook settings back in the System Preferences, but still I'm not getting any notifications.

Does anybody have any idea what could be wrong?

I have an iMac mid-2007. Notifications from other applications are working fine, there is a problem only with Facebook.

Thanks for help

Regards,

Kornel

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 20, 2012 7:58 AM

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micha19

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Sep 26, 2012 3:47 PM in response to Eezwan Lee

Hey there thanks alot for your help.

I finally managed to get some notifications, i tested it with a friend and the result is:

- I get a notification if someone comments my post and if someone sends me a message through the chat window

- I don't get any notifcation if someone likes my post and if someone sends me a message through the messaging option

It's not perfect but still better than every before, I won't complain any more and just wait if they will improve the system later on.

Again thanks for your tip sir 😉

niloque Author

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Sep 26, 2012 9:34 PM in response to micha19

Ok, I've done everything user Kallampad wrote about, after that I've repaired permissions on my HDD, restarted the machine and went to the preferences to check the facebook account. Before the restart I've logged out of Facebook but after my system booted up I saw that there is already a Facebook account active there. However it wasn't identified as my name, but as my e-mail address I log with on FB, but I didn't have the option to post from Notification Center. It was quite weird and I thought that it might have been somethign which left from the developer preview. So I logged off from that account and then added it once again. I started to get notifications like micha19 - only for comments added under one, particular post. No other notifications. After a few hours I added a link on my FB account, there were some comments added but I've received no notifications. What I did in the meantime (before adding the post), was resetting SMC and PRAM. So it seems it didn't help.

I give up. Either I did something on my system wrong by addind the developer preview before 10.8.2 update or the service bringing notifications from Facebook to the OS X is malfunctioning. Maybe it will work later, maybe it won't...

Sep 26, 2012 11:06 PM in response to niloque

has nothing to do with first installing the developers preview.....

i started using this feature only when the 10.8.2 update was out and nothing......no notifications at all

Sep 27, 2012 7:11 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

Guys, you don't have to re-install or anything. Just follow this steps.

It helps.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US

Sep 27, 2012 7:15 AM in response to Eezwan Lee

have u tried this??and has it worked for u??

Sep 27, 2012 7:26 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

I have fix 6 iMac/ 3MacBook Pro with this support. It worked.

Sep 27, 2012 7:28 AM in response to Eezwan Lee

cool let me try right now and get back....

Sep 27, 2012 8:40 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

hey i did this....but cant see any message notifications atleast....thats all ive received till now

could u clarify which notifications i will be receiving....or is it all the red badges u get on the facebook website

Sep 27, 2012 8:52 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

Have you follow the instruction for the MacBook Air? You're using Air isn't it?

Sep 27, 2012 8:56 AM in response to niloque

Read the previous disscussion

Sep 27, 2012 9:00 AM in response to Eezwan Lee

ok one more thing......after doing this if the red notifictions r already there on the website will it show

or it will only show new notifications after this method

Sep 27, 2012 9:09 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

It will works.

Go to System Preference > Notification > Facebook > Click Banner > Show in Notification Center (5 recent items) or more. You choose. 🙂

Sep 27, 2012 10:08 AM in response to Eezwan Lee

hey bro i tried the smc reset and i also configured the facebook just like u said

just doesnt work......

only thing is i cant confirm if the smc reset really worked

i have a macbook air 11'' 2011 model....and i tried the reset where u cant remove battery....also said ur power cable led might blink or change color but none of that happened so i dont know if the smc reset really worked

Sep 27, 2012 9:35 PM in response to Eezwan Lee

Did the SMC reset and it worked for me. Thanks a lot for the help.

Sep 27, 2012 11:17 PM in response to wrd2yrmthr

**** why is the smc reset not working for me??which one mac r u using??and how could u confirm the smc worked....i mean u pressed all the buttons simaltaneously...

Problem: I'm not getting Facebook notifications