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Jamey K

iPF Noob
Has anyone else noticed any problems after installing the Facebook app? I'm suddenly not able to switch app pages, even after I close the FB app.
Sometimes it will move to the next app page....sometimes it won't move at all. I can open the apps on whatever page I'm on, but moving to another page, is really a problem.

Before I delete the app, I wanted to check with everyone.
 
The easiest first way to try to solve ā€˜unexplainedā€™ or ā€˜unusualā€™ problems with the iPad are:-

Force the offending app to close. If you have iOS 4.2 or 4.3 double-press the ā€˜Homeā€™ button to bring up the multi-task bar at the bottom of the screen. Press *and hold* any icon until they start to ā€˜jiggleā€™. Then tap the top left-hand corner of the app that you want to close. It will ā€˜disappearā€™ from the list. Donā€™t panic - youā€™ve not deleted it, just closed it. Now tap the Home screen and the multi-task bar will disappear. Re-open the iPadā€™s app and see if the problem has resolved itself. If not, itā€™s on to possible solution number two!!
Restart the iPad. Press *and hold* the Power button. After a couple of seconds a slider control will appear asking you to confirm that you really want to switch the iPad off (this is all youā€™ll be doing). Slide the control to accept. A rotating white ā€˜bezelā€™ will appear in the iPad screen as the iPad powers down (it takes a few seconds, just like it would if you were shutting down your PC). When the screen of the iPad has gone completely blank, press *and hold* the Power button for a couple of seconds until the white Apple logo appears and the iPad starts to power up. This takes several seconds, so be patient. During the power up the automatic screen orientation function is disabled, so donā€™t panic. A few seconds before the power up is complete, the iPad plays a little ā€˜jingleā€™ and then youā€™re back to the Home screen. Restart the iPadā€™s app and see if the problem persists. Apple (and Forum members) recommend that you power down your iPad at least once a week, just as you might regularly completely switch off your PC. The normal procedure of just briefly pressing the Power button of the iPad merely puts it to ā€˜sleepā€™. Most Forum members have found that one of the two methods Iā€™ve mentioned here cure a whole bunch of unexplained problems and are an easy first step to resolving most anything that happens on the iPad.

Tim
Scotland
 
There is an update to the Facebook app on the app store now. There have been a few issues with it's installation process.
 

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