Comment 46 for bug 1170832

I can confirm that the facebook authentication bug is fixed in empathy
3.8.4-1ubuntu2 (saucy). Big thanks! :)

2013/11/18 shantanu saha <email address hidden>

> empathy 3.8.4-1ubuntu2 fixed the facebook authentication problem. Google is
> also working fine.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Angelo Pantano <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > 3.8.4-1ubuntu2 of what package?
> >
> > anyway the bug is still present on saucy, cant connect to google because
> > it keeps asking for authorization.
> >
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> > duplicate bug report (1222124).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1170832
> >
> > Title:
> > "Facebook Requires Authorization" when already authorized
> >
> > Status in Jabber/XMPP connection manager:
> > Fix Released
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” package in Ubuntu:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” source package in Precise:
> > Triaged
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” source package in Quantal:
> > Triaged
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” source package in Raring:
> > Triaged
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” source package in Saucy:
> > Confirmed
> > Status in “telepathy-gabble” package in Debian:
> > Fix Released
> >
> > Bug description:
> > I am running fully updated 13.04 64-bit. I simply cannot get
> > empathy/UOA to connect to facebook. When I add the account in UOA
> > everything seems to go well, facebook login page loads, it logs in
> > successfully, facebook recognizes the session as "safari on linux";
> > but upon completing the setup in UOA empathy refuses to connect to it
> > and keeps telling me it requires authorization.
> >
> > I've Tried the following: Removing the account from UOA
> > Ending all active sessions on facebook and deleting the ubuntu app
> > rebooting
> > adding account in UOA, and allowing the ubuntu app to manage my
> messages
> > etc...
> >
> > Didn't help at all. pidgin connects fine on the same computer.
> >
> > Sometimes it does let me add it and it works for a while, but
> > eventually this issue happens again and leaves me totally unable to
> > successfully add a facebook account for quite some time, until it
> > randomly decides it wants to work again. Empathy/UOA in 13.04 has been
> > unreliable to the point of ridiculousness, the application is
> > basically unusable and can't handle the one basic task of an instant
> > messaging program, which is connecting to my accounts reliably.
> >
> > ProblemType: Bug
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
> > Package: empathy 3.6.4-0ubuntu3
> > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
> > Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
> > ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
> > Architecture: amd64
> > Date: Fri Apr 19 16:57:50 2013
> > InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-17 (1 days ago)
> > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64
> > (20130416)
> > MarkForUpload: True
> > ProcEnviron:
> > PATH=(custom, no user)
> > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> > SHELL=/bin/bash
> > SourcePackage: empathy
> > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/telepathy-gabble/+bug/1170832/+subscriptions
> >
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1170832
>
> Title:
> "Facebook Requires Authorization" when already authorized
>
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