I have been messing with the facebook API/SDK for a while now as I integrate it into an app I am working on. The only real facebook feature I need is checkins, and they work. Most of the time. And here begins my problem.
After looking over the facebook API. I am starting to suspect that either I’m not understanding the API fully, or it is extremely buggy and lacking some important features (like logout?!).
My main problem with these said bugs is that if I have my application checking in to facebook perfectly (on all accounts, not just developer), and then I install the facebook application in order to change users, then the checkin process through my app will not work unless and until I uninstall the facebook application. I have seen several posts about it, but the topic has to my knowledge never been fully discussed here.
I would normally have been more direct with my question, but I fear I may simply be using the api like a moron, and would like to first make sure that this is an actual issue for others besides just me (especially before I commit to the idea that facebook has no idea what they are doing with the API), and second, see if there is any workaround (maybe even the easy facebook library).
Thanks in advance for any advice and/or confirmation of these issues.
EDIT:
So I ended up using the Easy Android facebook Sdk (http://www.easyfacebookandroidsdk.com/). It has poor documentation, but the examples show you enough of what to do that you can mess with it to work.
But my question about how/why facebook can just not include this in their api still stands
I forgot to update my progress with this. I ended up going with the easy facebook android api because even though it has bugs, it is actively developed, and not a utter useless piece of crap.
For any having the same problems of facebook not fixing their software bugs, check out http://www.easyfacebookandroidsdk.com/