Description:
fim is unofficial Facebook Instant Messenger For Windows Mobile (Pocket PC).
Features:
- Facebook Chat.
- Integrated m.facebook.com Web Browser.
- Pictures & Video Uploads Directly From Your Phone.
- Status Updates.
- Chat Notifications.
- Facebook Notification Indicator.
- Unread Inbox Message Indicator.
- All Display Resolutions.
- Touch Friendly.
- No 3rd party registration or connection.
- AppToDate Support.
Installation:
Download the mobile installer (.cab file) to your desktop. Sync with your mobile phone and copy the .cab installer to your phone. From your phone go to Programs -> File Explorer, navigate to the .cab file and select it. The Installer should do the rest.
Tips:
- To move between tabs you can use horizontal swipe gesture. In some cases you can also use tab, left arrow & right arrow keys.
- To access some friend related features you can make a long press on his name in the friends list. You can also second-click his icon on the black bar.
- When browsing, click the fim icon on the black bar for browsing related functions (back, refresh, zoom-in, zoom out, close).
- Double click on black bar toggles full screen mode.
- You can send the chat message by long click on hard-enter-key.
- You can copy line from chat by selecting the line, and do a long press on it. That way you can also paste text to the input box.
- If you received a chat message with link in it, double-click will open it in your web browser.
- Facebook emoticons doesn't show on fim, but your chat companion will see it on his desktop chat.
FAQ / Notes / Troubleshooting:
- touch/x/iphone/lite.facebook.com: doesn't open the way you expect in the integrated browser, which is the same as explorer in WM 6.1, so there is not point integrating it.
- WAP: fb chat needs solid 3G / WiFi / GPRS internet connection. Even if your operator allows some facebook features thru its wap proxy, not sure it will be enough to use chat feature of facebook.
- "Incorrect Email/Password Combination": but you are positively sure you entered everything correctly? Well, if you have special characters in your email or password replace them. Only numbers, English letters and of course @ at the email allowed, also keep in mind that facebook passwords are case sensitive.
- 3G: some 3g issues were fixed in version 2.2.8, If you still cant connect over 3G, check the settings on: Start->Settings->Connections Tab->Connections->Advanced->Select Networks->Programs that automatically connect to the Internet should connect using. You should choose your operator's internet connection and not its wap portal.
- WM 6.5: Internal browser might be buggy, hopefully it will get better when WM 6.5 is more "official". there is nothing i can do about it right now.
- Smart Phones (Windows Mobile Standard with no touch screen): supported since version 2.2.7, if you have problems/comments/suggestions post them in this forum.
- Photo/Video Uploads: If you are having problems with photo or video uploading, update your .NETCF to 3.5.
If you find this tool useful, please donate to the developer.
Update Description:
v2.3.5 (15-09-2009):
- Added status interaction (like/comments) to context menu, status feed need to be on for the status menu to show.
- Second click on top bar icons shows context menu for web and friends.
v2.3.4.4 (15-09-2009):
- Added live status feed option.
v2.3 (08-09-2009):
- Added facebook notifications to popup.
- New feature "Add To Contacts".
v2.2.8.8 (04-09-2009):
- Once more, connection problems fixed.
- Working internal browser for WM 6.5.
v2.2.8.4 (19-08-2009):
- Fixed connection problems.
- Added external browser option (good if you want to use opera or having problem viewing on wm 6.5).
- Fixed image cache.
- Added partial support for WM2003SE (arm).
v2.2.8.3 (10-08-2009):
- Fixed installer for WM 5.
v2.2.8 (21-07-2009):
- Fixed 3g connection issues.
- Fixed missing lines in chat window.
- Fixed crashing on startup and other problems with auto connect.
- Fixed status update.
- Added clear history.
- Added copy (click on the line you want to copy, then long click to open popup menu).
- Full status view for selected friend on friends list.
- Fonts are now corresponding to default system font & size.
- Added remove settings option when uninstalling.
v2.2.7.0 (21-06-2009):
- Fixed reappear of new notifications.
- Toggle full screen by double click on upper bar.
- Fixed duplicate login error messages.
- Added option to auto load chat history (though it takes more time + data).
- Embedded browser seems to be working fine on latest wm 6.5 builds.
- Added some features to support usage in QVGA smart phones (such as tab/arrows functionality).
- Registry settings moved to HKCU (that's how m$ like it).
- Long enter press sends message (only works from hardware keyboard).
- Fixed pop up notifications (moved show/dismiss button to top).
- Lower memory usage.
v2.2.6.0 (30-05-2009):
- Added option to load chat history for a specified friend, when its available.
v2.2.5.0 (26-05-2009):
- Some minor fixes to login time, scrolling, memory.
v2.2.4.0 (23-05-2009):
- Added link parser to chat (double click opens link in internal browser).
- Fixed popup notifications.
v2.2.3.0 (20-05-2009):
- Little bit faster friend fetching.
- Fixed profile pic upload and cache.
- Fixed full screen keyboard display.
- Fixed real time status updates.
v2.2.2.0 (15-05-2009):
- Added friend groups (at this point you can click on group name to show or hide it. Groups can be created/edited/ordered within desktop facebook. When group is hidden, friends on this group don't see you online.
- Added full screen option.
- Separated settings from about screen.
- Added notifications link to the Web menu.
- Economized reconnect.
- Added touch scroll to internal browser under WM 6.5 (still bit buggy, waiting for further builds).
- Fixed arrow scrolling on friend list.
v2.2.1.0 (05-05-2009):
- Fixed horizon finger swipe.
- Fixed status update.
- Removed enter key function on chat window.
v2.2 (27-04-2009):
- Improved & fixed kinetic scroll.
- Fixed inbox and notifications indicators.
- Internal browser can be closed.
- Fixed automatic sign-in.
- Fixed some connectivity issues.
- Minor design changes.
v2.16 (23-04-2009):
- Fixed "Fetching Friends.." bug.
- Fixed auto sign bug.
- Fixed status update.
- Fixed profile pic cache.
- Better fit for QVGA / WVGA.
v2.15 (24-03-2009):
- .NET CF re-targeted to 2.0.
- Fixed vibrate delay.
- Fixed photo post confirmation.
- Add profile pic cache.
