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Messages - Facebook ID numbers instead of Names

Messages Facebook names are alternating between ID Numbers and Full Names. I think this started happening after Airport Utility Update 6.3.1

but not absolutely sure.


It will cycle several times between the correct full name and the Facebook ID number from the Facebook Email address (eg. ****@chat.facebook.com) while the contact is signed in. Once the contact signs out the greyed out name will stay as it was when the contact signed out... ie as the correct name or the number...


Also the contact's picture disappears when the number is shown and reappears when the full name appears.


Anyone else seen this problem?


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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jul 24, 2013 1:39 PM

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Sep 1, 2013 7:55 PM in response to Roy Caratozzolo

My Facebook names seem to be staying on for very long periods of time when all three areas where facebook account info is stored use the same exact user name. I noticed that I had used my email address in one, and my nickname in an other... Now with Contacts, Messages, and "Mail, Contacts, and Calendars" using my facebook NICKNAME, I seem to not get numbers. I wonder if other people were using different things in those three places or not..

Sep 3, 2013 12:12 PM in response to ernie goldstein

Now that the numbers thing appears to have been fixed, I'm hoping to go back to the extra verification step when logging in with a new browser. But I'm still receiving an email every time my computer wakes from sleep, letting me know that a new browser has been used to log in with Facebook Chat. So the glitch with FB Chat, Messages, and log in security appears to be unchanged. Is anyone else able to use text message verification and Messages? Or is anyone else receiveing a warning email every time Messages comes up? If not, would you be willing to share settings so I could see what may be setting this off?


Thank you.

Sep 3, 2013 2:03 PM in response to stevefromorpington

The only way I could this to fix was to "show info" on each one while they were showing names and manually type the name and check the use this photo box on each one--it really didnt take me all that long. It looks like each time it switches names and numbers the numbers are different on each person than the previous time because I deleted some from facebook chat and they keep coming back anyway. My facebook numbers started to invade my buddy list under "buddies" when the were numbers and back under "facebook" as names, now they stay under facebook. Odd I know, but it was happening and very annoying. I think for me at least, this mess is over.

Messages - Facebook ID numbers instead of Names

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