I have my Facebook messenger linked through iChat. Until now I have not had any issues. however, for some reason now my facebook friends are showing up as numbers on iChat. I can no longer see their names. Is anyone experiencing this?
Yes, I have the same exact issue since Tuesday night. After going on the boards we are not the only ones with this issue. Aim works perfect so my guess is it is a facebook problem but you would think it would be solved by now. No one has confirmed that it is a F/B issue or how to fix this. Hopefully someone will post answwers soon
Hi,
iChat (Or Messages) with any Buddy List will display the Users ID (or Screen Name if AIM) as it is sent from the server.
It is the app that links to your Address Book (Contacts app in Mountain Lion) that provides the link to displaying the person's "Real Name"
As the info in the Buddy list changes between the regular display (either the Buddy's ID or their Name from the Address Card) and the Numbers it is a server end issue.
Furthermore it is a Security Issue as presumably these numbers are something to do with people's Facebook Accounts that is not normally public.
I don't have a Facebook account.
Is that not a Facebook forum for this sort of stuff ?
8:58 pm Friday; July 26, 2013
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.4)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images." No, Seriously
i'm also having this problem, started very recently. It seems like it's a facebook problem but a google search only takes me here!
bad timing as well as i've just ditched skype! but this problem doesn't compare ot how buggy skype is
for anyone else having this problem, a work around for the people you talk to most is to add their full jabber address (-SOMENUMBERS@chat.facebook.com for example) to your address book.
Jonathan
Has anyone seen any acknowledgement by Facebook that this is their problem. I have submitted a report but nothing. I haven't seen anything about this anywhere on Facebook. Very frustrating!
I have not seen anything yet with Facebook admitting it is ther problem yet.
Hi,
It is like two step password protection.
1) they have to admit there is a problem.
2) they have to admit the problem is their's.
8:08 PM Friday; August 2, 2013
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.4)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images." No, Seriously
Facebook messenger linked through Jabber on iChat.
