Open Facebook page from Android app?
In Facebook version 11.0.0.11.23 (3002850) fb://profile/
and fb://page/
no longer work. I decompiled the Facebook app and found that you can use fb://facewebmodal/f?href=[YOUR_FACEBOOK_PAGE]
. Here is the method I have been using in production:
/**
* <p>Intent to open the official Facebook app. If the Facebook app is not installed then the
* default web browser will be used.</p>
*
* <p>Example usage:</p>
*
* {@code newFacebookIntent(ctx.getPackageManager(), "https://www.facebook.com/JRummyApps");}
*
* @param pm
* The {@link PackageManager}. You can find this class through {@link
* Context#getPackageManager()}.
* @param url
* The full URL to the Facebook page or profile.
* @return An intent that will open the Facebook page/profile.
*/
public static Intent newFacebookIntent(PackageManager pm, String url) {
Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
try {
ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = pm.getApplicationInfo("com.facebook.katana", 0);
if (applicationInfo.enabled) {
// http://stackoverflow.com/a/24547437/1048340
uri = Uri.parse("fb://facewebmodal/f?href=" + url);
}
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException ignored) {
}
return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
}
This works on the latest version:
- Go to https://graph.facebook.com/<user_name_here> (https://graph.facebook.com/fsintents for instance)
- Copy your id
Use this method:
public static Intent getOpenFacebookIntent(Context context) { try { context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo("com.facebook.katana", 0); return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("fb://page/<id_here>")); } catch (Exception e) { return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://www.facebook.com/<user_name_here>")); } }
This will open the Facebook app if the user has it installed. Otherwise, it will open Facebook in the browser.
EDIT: since version 11.0.0.11.23 (3002850) Facebook App do not support this way anymore, there's another way, check the response below from Jared Rummler.
For Facebook page:
try {
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("fb://page/" + pageId));
} catch (Exception e) {
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://www.facebook.com/" + pageId));
}
For Facebook profile:
try {
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("fb://profile/" + profileId));
} catch (Exception e) {
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://www.facebook.com/" + profileId));
}
...because none of the answers points out the difference
Both tested with Facebook v.27.0.0.24.15 and Android 5.0.1 on Nexus 4
Is this not easier? For example within an onClickListener?
try {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("fb://profile/426253597411506"));
startActivity(intent);
} catch(Exception e) {
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://www.facebook.com/appetizerandroid")));
}
PS. Get your id (the large number) from http://graph.facebook.com/[userName]