Removing the Facebook Application from your BlackBerry

Posted by Cooper on November 20, 2007 | 177 comments | Filed under : BlackBerry and Facebook

Ever since the release of the Facebook application for BlackBerry, there have been countless posts made online about both its benefits and its shortcomings.

One specific complaint is the fact that this application seems to be draining the battery life of some early adopters.

While I cannot speak for anyone else, I can attest to the fact that the Facebook application functioned perfectly on my 8800. I have experienced none of the errors or glitches reported widely across the Web.

For those of you who have, unfortunately, been exposed to a less than satisfying user experience while installing and attempting to integrate the Facebook application into your mobile lifestyle, I am here to help you get rid of it.

Simply follow the instructions below and you will be back on the path to longer battery life.

Just Take it Away Already!

To remove the Facebook application from your BlackBerry, or any other application for that matter, involves only a few easy steps. I have laid out this process using screenshots taken directly from my 8800 during the deletion process.

Step 1:

Locate the applications icon on your BlackBerry homescreen and click on it once.

Step 2:

Locate the Options icon from the list of available applications presented to you. Click on this icon once.

Step 3:

Select Advanced Options from the list and click on it once.

Step 4:

Under the Advanced Options, you will see the Applications heading. Highlight this heading and click it once.

Step 5:

Scroll down the list of applications installed on your BlackBerry until Facebook is highlighted.

Press the menu button on your BlackBerry (located between the call/dial button and the trackball on the 8800). This will bring up the properties/permissions dialog box.

Step 6:

scroll down until you have highlighted the word Delete and click on it once to uninstall the Facebook for BlackBerry application.

Step 7:

You will be prompted to delete [uninstall] at this point or cancel the operation.

That’s it, folks; uninstalling the Facebook application from your BlackBerry in a few simple steps.

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1 E.J. November 21, 2011 at 11:33 am: I deleted FB, and it told me that the application would be deleted when my BB was restarted. I have shut the phone down and restarted it several times since, but FB is still there. Help!
2 Joe November 10, 2011 at 10:54 am: kriz, the only way to keep your FB contacts is to have the FB app installed. You can, however, export your contacts while you have FB installed and then re-import them after you delete it. I believe that works. Can anyone attest otherwise?
3 kriz November 9, 2011 at 10:37 pm: Hey hi Copper, i have installed Facebook app on my blackberry blood 9000 and all my contacts were syncd to FB, now that i deleted FB from my application list all my contacts are deleted from my phonebook. could you please help me if they is any way to restore my contacts….
4 Danni636 October 25, 2011 at 6:30 am: Hi Guys, I really need your help!

I have updated to the latest version of Facebook and now the icon has disappeared and when I go to App World it says that it is uninstalled and it doesn’t give me the option to reinstall it!

I want facebook back as I don’t have a computer and this is the only way I can access it.

Thank you very much!
5 Barb P September 30, 2011 at 9:44 am: I have followed your steps to uninstall Facebook from my BB and now it doesn’t show up in the application list when I check it in settings/advanced options. However, it still shows up under applications on my main menu (a grayed-out icon when I “show all”) and is still sharing these inane and useless updates (Facebook User: Yay!) on my BB email. Please help. Thanks!
6 Maria-Bridget September 29, 2011 at 7:32 pm: I had to uninstall facebook from my BB Curve and now whenever I go into BB app world its there in my Uninstalled list and it just will not let me reinstall it! Ive literally tryed everything,,I wiped my app world and re-downloaded it and the same stuff was all still there, and no option for reinstalling it! PLEASE HELP!! Ive rang my network provider and the actual BB customer care and they are NO help! :(
7 Saranne Davies September 27, 2011 at 11:21 am: Thank you so much…the number of certificate notifications that came up were driving me mad, and I couldn’t work out how to get shot of it….you are genius!
8 char September 26, 2011 at 6:13 pm: I have a blackberry curve and I did all this but facebook is also in my services folder so I keep getting updates I even deleted my number off facebook and its still dont help please help !!
9 char September 26, 2011 at 5:49 pm: I have the 8330 curve and I did all this and yes it took that away but I still get the crap I do notice it is also in the my services folder how do I get rid of it totally I even delleted my number on facebook and Im still getting stuff ???
10 Char September 22, 2011 at 9:03 pm: I deleted facebook and now my blackberry curve 2 is frozen! I can’t do anything. I can’t get to texts, email, nothing. What the heck happened?
11 rizh September 15, 2011 at 3:48 pm: i have the same problem as bunk and many others have.
facebook is not listing in my applications list but is present in menu. i wan to remove this.
help me
12 Samantha August 10, 2011 at 7:09 pm: Thank you so much! The Facebook application was so irritating, and I had absolutely no idea how to get rid of it.

You’ve spared me a lot of headaches. :)
13 Julia August 4, 2011 at 10:43 pm: Thanks soooooo much:) i downloaded it the other day and i noticed that it drains my battery quickly and it made my phone run really slow, lile if i tried to lock my screen it took 2 minutes and when i deleted it it went back to normal thanks again!!
14 Amanda July 11, 2011 at 7:58 pm: Thanks so much!!! Didn’t realize how ANNOYING facebook was until my (wonderful) SIL had a (super cute) baby and I got everyone’s comments sent to my phone LITERALLY 10 times a minute. Love them both, but can’t take the comments!!!
15 mike June 11, 2011 at 4:47 pm: Hey anyone help, right i dont have facebook on my blackberry, i dont want it i deleted it, bur why do my contacts pictures oin the phonebook show up with the little face book logp in the corner of their picture, i dont understand because i dont have facebook and i dont never have
16 Jack June 8, 2011 at 2:24 am: Help Me!!!!!
My BB is said “UMA” were the signal bar should be and the internet don’t work on my phone now! i am also connect to my home internet and that the same! :(

Also facebook app was not working because if this, so i thought i would delete it and reinstall, BUT! when in was reinstall it crashed and now there is no reinstall button!!!

Help Me Please!!!
17 Linda May 29, 2011 at 8:31 am: I had facebook on my BB 9780 when I bought it, and i put it in my ‘Favourites’ menu, but something went wrong and it’s entirely removed from the BB. When I downloaded it from the app world, it didn’t turn up in the main menu.. How is this possible?
18 Adam May 23, 2011 at 4:42 pm: SO I removed FB from my Blackberry Pearl I looked around my FB settings some and I still get FB sending things to my phone. Mostly when people comment on things I’ve commented on via my computer.
19 Dee April 27, 2011 at 11:20 pm: Thank you soooooo much. FB on Blackberry does not mix well. I’m truly grateful for your simple instructions to finally rid this nuisance from my cell.
20 Leslie April 11, 2011 at 1:52 pm: Thank you….that was so easy and I appreciate the help so much. It was making me nuts. It accidentally loaded my ex-husband’s FB page and made my new husband nuts too. lol
thank you.
21 Laura April 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm: thanks cooper! im going to try it and if it doesnt work ill be back! lol
22 Cooper March 18, 2011 at 9:48 am: @Laura Go into your actual FB settings on your computer and ensure that your BlackBerry is not associated with your account in any way. Look deep into each setting page as FB changes the options too often to keep track of.
23 Laura March 16, 2011 at 1:58 am: ok so i just got a brand new blackberry tour. i made the mistake of loging into facebook ONCE and now my calander AND my contacts are sync’d with fb. I went into service book and deleted everything that said facebook, deleted the actual app off the phone and took the battery out. nothing helps.

i dont want my contacts sync’d and i dont want my calender showing stupid facebook events.

PLEASE HELP ME!!
24 Cooper March 4, 2011 at 9:49 am: @Caitlin Check to see if it is actually installed or not by looking in your applications list.

The Facebook app is pushed to your device by your carrier and there is nothing you can do about that. If you have deleted the app then chances are what you are seeing is just the launch icon to install it – go ahead and hide that icon so it doesn’t bother you anymore.
25 Caitlin March 3, 2011 at 11:58 am: Hi!
I did exactly this, and facebook is STILL on my BB??
I shut my phone off, turned it on – still there.
I shut my phone off, took the battery out, turned it on – stillllll there?

why? i just want to get rid of it!

and MSN messenger as well, some of the apps i deleted dissapeared but MSN, FB and YellowPages are still there :(

Does anyone know why? Or how I can really get rid of these things?
26 Cooper February 24, 2011 at 11:10 am: @Nola Does it show up in your applications list? If yes then delete it from there and reinstall.
27 Nola February 24, 2011 at 6:55 am: I just bought a used blackberry bold tonight, and downloaded the facebook app, it says the download was successful but i can not find it anywhere on my phone to save the life of me. I’ve looked everywhere, and even tried the show all button, but still nothing, can someone please help me?!
any help is greatly appreciated.
thank you so much in advance!
28 Cooper February 23, 2011 at 10:05 am: @samantha You can redownload AppWorld here http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/appworld/

or try out the BBGeeks AppStore here: http://store.bbgeeks.com/appstore
29 Samantha Gourlay February 22, 2011 at 3:10 pm: My dad accidently deleted the App downloader thing from my BlackBerry Torch. How do i get it back?
30 Cooper February 15, 2011 at 10:32 am: @Robert no their photos will not appear unless you have a FB account associated with that device
31 Robert February 15, 2011 at 8:36 am: I dont have a facebook account, will my contacts facebook profile pictures still appear when they call? I dont have the application installed on my phone either.
32 Cooper February 8, 2011 at 12:45 pm: @Elly You need to use menu > show all if you want to unhide any hidden icons.
33 Elly February 7, 2011 at 6:55 am: Hi, I “hid” the facebook application on my homescreen on facebook. i tryed redownloading it to get it back and it says that i still have it. but cannot find it on the home screen. how do i get it back? thanku
34 Cooper January 27, 2011 at 9:52 am: @HELP Go to your downloads folder and press menu – show all

Chances are it is just hidden. Look in all folders using the same command.

If you still can’t find the icon go into your applications list and delete it from there. Then download again from http://blackberry.com/facebook
35 Cooper January 27, 2011 at 9:20 am: @stacey Try replying to the messages that are sticking then deleting them again. Or you could try double clicking on the messages (some people have said that worked for them).

If none of those work try downgrading facebook to an older version http://www.theiexplorers.com/bb/Facebook/FB49.jad
36 Stacey January 27, 2011 at 8:42 am: question is when Im deleting my emails…from hotmail etc it wont delete my facebook messages and such. I click on the date and delete prior and its still there. Any ideas on how to fix this??
Thanks!!
37 HELP plz January 26, 2011 at 9:59 am: I deleted the fb app from my phone some time ago and now i want it back ….ive downloaded it again but i cannot find it???? Like its in my bb app world as installed but i cant launch it …ive looked everywhere …can anybody help …thanks
38 Cooper January 26, 2011 at 9:53 am: @sumitra http://blackberry.com/facebook
39 Sumitra January 25, 2011 at 10:32 pm: I deleted fb for bb off my torch because i had problems uploading pics straight to fb so I thought by deleting it and reinstalling it, it may work! But now I cant seem to reinstall fb to my torch. Theres no download option in the blackberry app world for me to re install it :(
40 Cooper January 19, 2011 at 11:21 am: @Lauren They are not deleted – just missing for now. Your BlackBerry does not know where to pull the information from since it was tied to FB which is now deleted.

Check out this comment – follow the tips and you should have all your contacts back:
http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-and-facebook/removing-the-facebook-application-from-your-blackberry-8890/comment-page-3/#comment-17412
41 LAUREN January 18, 2011 at 9:19 pm: i deleted facebook app off my blackberry curve because i didnt want to get any notifications to my phone anymore and when i did that it said to restart my phone so i did.. i went and looked at my contact list and all my numbers have been deleted! WHY?!?!?
42 Lynn January 12, 2011 at 1:27 pm: Ok I like facebook on my phone. I havent had any problems with Facebook itselfs my question is when Im deleting my emails…from hotmail etc it wont delete my facebook messages and such. I click on the date and delete prior and its still there. Any ideas on how to fix this??
Thanks!!
43 Cooper January 3, 2011 at 1:46 pm: @lexacare – see this comment http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-and-facebook/removing-the-facebook-application-from-your-blackberry-8890/#comment-17412
44 Lisa January 2, 2011 at 9:23 am: The FB app was slowing down my blackberry. Theser instructions were simple and quick to complete. Thank you for this website!!!
45 lexacare January 1, 2011 at 11:15 pm: I deleted the fbook app from my curve and it took all of my contacts… How do I retrieve them?
46 Cooper December 16, 2010 at 2:45 pm: @Melissa You need to delete a record from your device:

options – advanced – service book – find FACEBOOK [CICAL] entry and menu – delete.
47 Melisa December 14, 2010 at 10:14 pm: I followed your steps and FB went away. Unfortunately, it took with it all of my calendar appointments. PLEASE help me get them back!
48 Griff November 25, 2010 at 12:35 pm: I am forever grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you, wrightcomputing!
49 Cooper November 9, 2010 at 11:46 am: @JC You are very welcome.
50 JC November 9, 2010 at 1:22 am: Easy to follow!!!
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Thanks, awesome website!!
51 Kayden's mom November 2, 2010 at 11:39 pm: I have a BB pearl 8130 and I deleted facebook app and it deleted all my contacts. I unassociated my BB with facebook, did a battery pull, registered my service books and still no contacts. Any other suggestions? Please help.
52 Jaypreet October 31, 2010 at 9:52 am: Thank god it’s gone!! No more silly notifications 24/7. Thank you it was very easy to follow and took less than a min
53 RJ October 27, 2010 at 12:42 pm: Thankyou so much was extremely helpful and so simple to follow :)
54 LittleL October 26, 2010 at 2:08 pm: This was really helpful – thanks!
55 Cooper October 25, 2010 at 11:25 am: @Ben Nope – Facebook is not fundamental to anything – delete it at will.
56 Ben October 23, 2010 at 9:01 am: does deleting facebook from service records cause any problem’s. As one person said do not delete facebook or block breaker as they are fudermental to your blackberry is this true? if so how do i get back
57 ben October 23, 2010 at 5:23 am: Deleted facebook from service records, is this a bad thing.if so how can i get back to cooper
58 wrightcomputing October 15, 2010 at 2:43 pm: I successfully remove Facebook by deleting the application
Options-Advanced Options-Applications-facebook-delete
-and-
Options > Advanced > Service Book > FACEBOOK > Menu Key (BB logo) > Delete
mentioned above
then checked everything was removed from Facebook and it appears to be gone from the BB.
59 kneeka santos October 6, 2010 at 7:25 am: thanks so much! it’s very helpful.. ur instructions are far more understandable than the one in bb.com.. many thanks!! godbless!
60 Cooper August 13, 2010 at 9:06 am: @mitch go into your facebook account online and disconnect it from your phone in your account settings.
61 mitch August 12, 2010 at 6:51 pm: deleted the facebook app from service books, and uninstalled but it still uses facebook contacts and the pictures.. I WANT FACEBOOK OFF MY BLACKBERRY

big mistake installing it
62 Cooper August 12, 2010 at 9:53 am: @CASV Check out this reply further up in the comments:

http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-and-facebook/removing-the-facebook-application-from-your-blackberry-8890/#comment-17412
63 CASV August 11, 2010 at 2:24 pm: Hi, im about to panic! I installed the facebook app in my blackberry some weeks ago, and it was a total pain, my bb was working really slow and my battery didnt last at all. So last night I decided to delete de app. Had no problem with that, the thing is that after I did it I was about to call someone and al my contacts from the adress book are gone!!!!!!!!!!! Please help I dont know what to do! I took the battery with de bb on an waited for 30sec, nothing happened, I also did the thing in settings, adva….”Resgister now”, it hasnt work! What else can I do???? Am I gonna be able to get my contacts back? Im freaking out!
Thks
64 Tay1313 August 7, 2010 at 7:31 pm: Hey um I logged on to facebook on my new blackberry bold 9650 and now I can’t log out and I really need to log out. But i still want the facebook application is that possible???
65 scotty p August 1, 2010 at 9:15 pm: thanks so much, facebook on my crackberry is such a drainer!!!, i hope it will also let my crackberry run faster as well!!!
66 Emma July 30, 2010 at 8:35 am: Thank you so much this was so usefull. For everyone who has a curve and can’t firgure it out the options isn’t under applications for us you go to options in the main bb menu and then follow the rest of the instructions from that point as above and that works to remove the app.
67 Cooper July 12, 2010 at 9:43 am: @TDO To change your default calendar, go into your blackberrys options, then into Advanced Options then Default Services. There you can change your default calendar.

As far as restoring all of the missing items, unless you have a backup already saved somewhere you are pretty much out of luck.
68 TDO July 11, 2010 at 12:34 pm: I uninstalled FB from my BB Curve and now ALL my calendar entries are GONE!!! I’m freaking out cuz I live out of my calendar. Any ideas? I read all the above entries and I tried all of themn and still can’t get my calendar back :( Any help would b greatly appreciated.

Kicking myself for not backing up my BB!!!
69 Beedge June 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm: It might make a difference if you log out of the Facebook app before you try to uninstall it.

In the app, I looked under settings or options…can’t remember specifically now…and there was a sort of text link near the top of the screen that said Log Out.

Logging out stops the notifications. And like I said, might help the uninstall stick better.
70 Adi June 13, 2010 at 10:06 pm: THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE :-) IT WORKED!!
71 Cooper June 8, 2010 at 8:33 am: @Vicki Check out this reply to a similar question. I am pretty sure it worked for them:

http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-and-facebook/removing-the-facebook-application-from-your-blackberry-8890/#comment-17412
72 Cooper June 8, 2010 at 7:44 am: @springhill With the new changes in Facebook settings I would go and dig into it on their site. Chances are there is still a setting in your profile that is tied to your BlackBerry.
73 springhill June 8, 2010 at 5:03 am: I followed procedure but it hasnt deleted facebook .. its removed it from applications but im still recieving notifications? so therefore application is still running.
74 Vicki June 7, 2010 at 1:26 pm: Hi, I’ve read through all your helpful hints, thanks so much for this site! I successfully removed Facebook from my BlackBerry. I then deleted my Facebook account. However, this made everything on my calendar disappear!! Is there any way to get it back? I’m still within the two weeks before the Facebook account is permanently deleted so I have a few days if I need to reopen that account to get my info back. Thanks!
75 sorini May 25, 2010 at 5:50 am: Intructions for the italians bb owners:
go to: impostazioni/opzioni avanzate/dati di configurazione – e cancellare la voce: facebook.
76 Sherry May 20, 2010 at 3:32 pm: I followed your directions and removed facebook from my Blackberry. Thanks!! It was making me crazy.
77 Ruggerducky May 13, 2010 at 9:29 am: I have deleted it from the service book, tried every option possible, but it is still holding “Facebook (archived)” on my Bold. I refuse to wipe my phone just to get rid of this malware, and just hiding it doesn’t free up my memory. Any suggestions on getting rid of the archive? I’ve long since turned off any mobile information on my FB account (which is being canceled at the end of the month because of their shitty privacy updates)
78 Davor May 9, 2010 at 1:48 am: Thanks, Cooper, it worked perfectly on my slovenian BlackBerry – exactly like you described.
79 Cooper April 26, 2010 at 11:23 am: @Becca Options > Advanced Options > Service Books > Remove the CICAL service book for the facebook calendar
80 Cooper April 26, 2010 at 11:21 am: @jya Try using menu > show all to ensure that the icon is not hidden. Also check your downloads folder to see if it got tucked away there.
81 Jya April 24, 2010 at 7:38 am: I am trying to get the facebook app BACK, have downloaded again since updating my software and nothing. says its installed but no app on screen. tried deleting and reinstalling, nothing, any suggestions?
82 Becca April 24, 2010 at 3:41 am: I have a blackberry curve 8300 and I deleted and reinstalled facebook. Since this has happened my blackberry calendar has been updated with all the events on facebook. How do you make this go away? I just want my normal calendar back with just my appointments I put in it. I don’t need to know what’s going on in the facebook world daily on my personal calendar!!!
83 Cooper April 23, 2010 at 7:58 am: @donna If you can not delete the app you can go in and disconnect your facebook account from your BlackBerry using their profile options.

Check all settings and options available in your Facebook profile and turn off any related to mobile notifications or BlackBerry specifically.

That should stop the app from updating – The app itself will keep getting pushed to your device so deleting it totally is not necessarily an option as it will get pushed again and again.

It is best to disconnect it and hide the icon.

hope that helps.
84 Donna April 22, 2010 at 4:21 pm: I just tried deleting facebook,and had no success doing it. At step 6 when i press facebook it doesn’t give the option of delete. It only has two options…switch application and close. I am so frustrated with this cause my battery doesn’t last the day. Can anyone tell me what to do here???
85 Cooper April 21, 2010 at 9:09 am: @Jared Try deleting that message from within FB itself. Then do a battery pull to see if it updates.
86 Jared April 20, 2010 at 10:50 am: What was I thinking! I had emails forwarded to my blackberry and yes, that included facebook emails. I’ve noticed the countless posts about facebook. A single facebook email wont delete! the icon looks like a blue folder, different from any other. took the battery out, but no change. Help!
87 Kate April 15, 2010 at 9:40 pm: I know this is for the facebook app.. but i thought id ask anyways.. hope someone can still help
88 Kate April 15, 2010 at 9:38 pm: I deleted the BB email application on my Curve and decided I would like it back.. how can i reinstall the app ..thank you:)
89 Olivia April 12, 2010 at 10:25 pm: Thanks for the help =D
90 isabella April 5, 2010 at 11:25 pm: i downloaded facebook and had it on there for a while and when i deleted it it deleted all of my contacts, but my recent calls were there with names and everything. i tried to do what you said to do with the service books and everything but it didn’t work and now i don’t know what to do=(
91 Vero March 29, 2010 at 1:31 pm: Thanks fot this help. It was very useful. :D
92 lucy March 14, 2010 at 2:04 pm: you’re advice has been really helpfull,
had a lot of trouble with facebook on my blackberry. have finally managed to delete it .
bye bye facebook lol.
93 Jodi March 9, 2010 at 4:23 pm: My son loaded facebook onto my curve and now I can only access his facebook account even though I have deleted and reloaded. It will not recognize my name and password. How do I fix this?
94 Cooper March 8, 2010 at 10:38 am: @shannon Look a little higher in the comments – I listed a few steps you can take to try and get your contacts back etc.
95 Shannon March 4, 2010 at 12:33 pm: I deleted the new FB App off of my blackberry and it deleted my emails, contacts and pretty much all on my phone but not sim card.
It even deleted my saved messages.
Does anyone know of a way to get them back. They (FB) should troubleshoot their apps before sending them out. What idiots.

I hope someone can figure it out. Thank you
96 mohamed February 26, 2010 at 12:57 am: I just got new bold 9000 and installed the facebook app and its not working and I want to un install it again but its not in the application list to delete it but its there in my download file
All what I can do is just move it
Can anyone help
I have 162 version
97 samantha February 14, 2010 at 10:05 pm: I have had the same problem. I deleted fbook for a readon and it deleted all of my contacts, not happy!! I have blackberry curve 8330 for us cellular, any suggestions!
98 Thunderstorm February 12, 2010 at 10:24 pm: HOW DO I GET FACEBOOK TO REMOVE ALL MY BLACKBERRY’S UPLOADED PHONEBOOK DATA???

I AM FREAKING OUT!

My Blackberry accidentally uploaded my Phonebook when I first installed the Facebook for Blackberry Application. I was trying to cancel out of that screen to go back when I read what it wanted to do and was freaking out and instead it uploaded all my contacts. HOW DO I remove these? The regular Delete/Remove Friend Finder Data is not working in this case and even though I had denied and removed the app from the my profile the Blackberry Phonebook Data is still continuing to show up in my Friends Suggestions.

Much thanks.
99 Cooper February 4, 2010 at 10:33 am: @Nix unfortunately I have no further insight as to how to fix this issue. Plain and simple Facebook sucks and they are messing things up for everybody =(

I will look for an alternate solution and post it here if I find anything new.
100 Cooper February 4, 2010 at 10:00 am: @joenta Is the app actually installed and listed in the applications list or is it just the icon on your home screen? The icon will be pushed to your phone by your carrier and there is nothing to be done about that.

If the app itself is not installed then you can just hide the icon any time it pops back up.
101 joenta February 3, 2010 at 11:22 pm: after reboot app still there.
i have this with a app i got from app world.
i even tried removing it with blackberry manager
102 Nix February 3, 2010 at 1:10 am: Cooper!!!!!! Please help….I have the same problem as the last several people. Facebook deleted all my contacts…..all 350+ of them!!! I’ve done the steps you listed above and nothing works….and also cant figure out which item to “re-register” under “Host routing table.” I have an AT&T Blackberry Pearl 8100. Thank you!! You rock!
103 Cooper February 1, 2010 at 12:05 pm: You can not delete it forever as it is pushed by your carrier with every phone update. Your best bet is to hide the icon.
104 Heather January 29, 2010 at 10:12 pm: I deleted the FB app from service books, but it still comes back. What can I do to delete it forever!!!!!
105 james January 29, 2010 at 11:20 am: thank you, facebook kept sending me annoying texts about updates and emails about shit i didnt care about, thank you so much for this.
106 Jodi Every January 28, 2010 at 2:55 pm: How can we get the old blackberry facebook back and not the new upgrade?
107 Allison January 21, 2010 at 9:36 pm: OH and i did what you said about disconnecting FB from and pulling the battery etc.. still NO contacts.. and of course, facebook still doesnt work!!!!
108 Allison January 21, 2010 at 9:32 pm: WEll, number one, I had the issue with deleting FB, and it took my contacts with it… TWICE.. and the whole reason I keep trying to delete the app is because ever since they came out with the upgrade, i dont get ANY updates! So i’ve deleted it and restored it several times, most recently today, when I lost my contact for the second time, that made me realize it was facebook that did it the first time. Iam just FED up with facebook not working, AND having no contact AGAIN!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am with sprint, its a bb curve!
109 Cooper January 14, 2010 at 4:11 pm: @Natty what provider do you use? I will track down a specific tutorial on how to locate/update your service books for you.
110 Natty January 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm: Hi Cooper, I have the same problem that CynMarie does! I deleted FB and it took all my emails (Im on an enterprise account), contacts, and pictures. I dont have my contacts, emails or photos on my Desktop Manager, do you know if there is a way to recover them? I’ve pulled the battery and that didnt work, and I followed your link to the service books instructions, but Im a little confused on how to do it. Any help would be great!!

Thanks!
111 JACINA LOVE January 14, 2010 at 10:42 am: THANKS THIS REALLY HELPED AND IT WORKED.
112 Cooper January 7, 2010 at 10:13 am: @CynMarie

Try this:

1. completely disassociate your BlackBerry from your facebook account – you will have to adjust settings in your facebook account to do this.

2. Do a battery pull on your device while it is still on and replace it after 30 seconds. Are your contacts back?

3. Log into your BIS account and resend your service books.
http://www.bbgeeks.com/quick-tips/what-is-a-service-book-what-is-a-host-routing-table-881448/

That should do the trick and bring your contacts back.
113 CynMarie January 6, 2010 at 11:17 pm: I installed Facebook on my BB and it synced all my contacts. I needed to free up memory later so decided to delete FB. Now all my contacts are gone off my phone save the ones that were saved to my SIM. I just lost any new numbers and emails I had.
114 Nousha January 5, 2010 at 12:22 pm: Amaziiing… thank u:)!
115 Cooper January 5, 2010 at 10:31 am: @Bear – I feel your pain – I would suggest double checking that you have changed all of your notification options.

1. Your settings on your Facebook account on the “real” computer. You get at them through “notifications,” which is on a drop-down near the upper right corner. Note that some of the sections of email notifications have a “more” link, which will reveal yet MORE radio-buttons that you have to click to “no.”

2. Your settings on your Facebook app on your BB. Run FB, go to the options, and set them to “no” everywhere.

3. Your settings once you’ve installed a new FB app on your BB. If you upgrade from FB 1.5 to 1.6 (like everyone is doing these days!) then some of the settings in 1. and 2. above might disappear. So, after an upgrade, START OVER.

4. If that does not work you can set up a filter on your email so that all messages from FB are blocked and never delivered to your inbox.

Good Luck!
116 Holly January 4, 2010 at 10:11 pm: Thanks! So far the easiest thing I’ve learned about this phone! And I’ve had it for almost 2 years. LOL
117 Bear January 4, 2010 at 2:02 pm: So, I made the mistake of downloading the Facebook App for my Blackberry. Since then, I’ve gotten utterly bombarded with notifications. I’ve gone into Facebook itself, removed my mobile # from my profile, told facebook it is not allowed to contact me on my mobile, gone into my phone, deleted the app, deleted both references to the app in my Service Book, removed the battery, replaced the battery and STILL GET FRICKING NOTIFICATIONS!

How the heck do I stop facebook from flooding my phone? Please, for the sake of my sanity, HELP!
118 gwen mitchell December 29, 2009 at 9:27 pm: praise the LORD the mess is gone icon & all—thank you BBGEEKS—now if i could get my home page info back–i’d be sooo very happy–its hell getting old–THANKS SOOO VERY MUCH
119 Andre December 20, 2009 at 11:46 am: Hi, your explanations are very helpfull.
I have the Bold 9000 and Facebook synched all my contacts and added on my contacts profile pics etc…
How can I see and know on which contacts of my phone I have the fcbk profile on it.
I can not start look up betweer 600 ctcts on my phone.

Thanks,

Andre
120 chris December 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm: Thanks!
121 Dena December 9, 2009 at 11:52 am: [clapping my hands]
Thank you so much for taking the time to post these steps!!! I’m returning a corporate owned device; and I would have been greatly embarrassed to return it with open access to my Facebook account.
122 Kristen October 28, 2009 at 8:23 am: Thank you! That worked beautifully!
123 Jeff October 26, 2009 at 1:32 pm: I also had a hard time finding the facebook icon – it is located under the communities tab
124 Manuel October 14, 2009 at 12:43 pm: a huuuuuuuuge thank you Cooper!!! and yes, it is VERY VERY VERY satisfying (As “Em” states) to be able to get rid of those ******* evil things… thanks again!
125 Lynn October 8, 2009 at 9:45 pm: I have an 8310 Curve and I deleted the Facebook Application but I cannot delete the Facebook Calendar from the Calendar. Everything is defaulting to Facebook but when I go into Calendar Options, I cannot delete Facebook and just leave my two e-mail addresses. Can anyone help with this?
126 John September 30, 2009 at 8:57 pm: Ive tried… The thang is its not even showing up in the apps! The only thang on my phone I can find facebook is in the icon list and then also holding alt and pressing lglg to being up the event log and then going to options one says BBLogger[Facebook] and the others just say Facebook. Ive unchecked them and it still shows up.
127 Cooper September 30, 2009 at 9:36 am: Not sure what to say — if you followed the instruction in the post the app should be gone. Try pulling the battery, replacing, deleting the app if it is still visible then pull the battery again immediately after reboot.

When you are back up and running hopefully it is gone for good. Not much else I can tell you with regards to removing the app sorry =(
128 John September 29, 2009 at 12:47 pm: No I’m not getting any updates cause I have signed off the facebook app. I contacted AT&T and theres nothing they can do about it. I downloaded it to test it out to see how it was cause people I know have it and they liked it. I myself didn’t and I dont have a media package and once I had down loaded it it makes my BB freeze and run slow. Ive tired everything to get if off my phone. When I had gotten the phone it didn’t come with it I put it on there myself.
129 Cooper September 29, 2009 at 8:38 am: So you are still getting FB updates on your phone?

Many carriers push the FB icon to your phone as part of their service packages. If this is the case just hide the icon so you don’t see it.
130 John September 28, 2009 at 11:02 pm: Who knows how to delete the Facebook off your BB Curve that you downloaded? Ive done all the tricks…. 1.HARD rest… 2.Options > Advanced Options > Applications (but theres nothing about Facebook in there. and 3.Options …> Advanced Options > Service Book. (still nothing in there about Facebook) Does anyone know anything else I can do?
131 Eric September 25, 2009 at 10:47 am: Craziest behavior on by Pearl 8120! This has eaten up hours of my time. After seeing duplicate entries in my calendar (entries were on my default calendar and Facebook, I started removing all the Facebook entries. Then I removed Facebook application from the applications list, but the CICAL entry was still listed in the service books and the Calendar was STILL getting all messed up. Removed that CICAL record, but Facebook STILL showed up in my calendar! Used DM to clear the calendar DB (entries were under “Calendar ALL” not “Calendar”. Re-synced with Google, and all the calendar entries were added to the (‘non-existent’) Facebook calendar. Made sure that my Google Apps account was the default calendar (it was). Went back into DM and re-cleared the Calendar DB. Turned off the device, removed the battery, restarted the device, and IT’S STILL THERE. How can I have a calendar without a CICAL record in the service book for an application I removed??
132 Debbie September 18, 2009 at 4:46 pm: My Facebook has taken over my Blackberry Curve calendar and is infecting everything. I’ve changed the default calendar to my work one – which it used to be -, I’ve changed the facebook settings and deselected the calendar, I’ve turned the BB off, taken the battery out and done everything except hit it with a baseball bat. It seems to be possessed. I had the Sprint/Blackberry tech on the phone for 30 minutes today trying to help me fix it….with no success. Any suggestions – I suppose I will have to delete Facebook from the bb.
133 Tania September 15, 2009 at 3:37 pm: I followed the step by step directions, face book won’t delete from my blackberry pearl 8120. It’s driving me crazy.
134 Cooper August 27, 2009 at 7:57 am: @KOEHLER Try this Options > Advanced > Service Book > FACEBOOK > Menu Key (BB logo) > Delete
135 KOEHLER August 26, 2009 at 6:55 pm: OH AND MY BLACKBERRY IS A CURVE 8330 PLEZZZZZ HELP
136 KOEHLER August 26, 2009 at 6:55 pm: I HAVE TRYED TO UNINSTALL FACE BOOK BUT WHEN I GO TO THE APPLICATIONS AND CLICK ON FACEBOOK IT ONLY GIVES ME THE LETS ME CLOSE OR SWITCH APP. I DONT GET A DELETE OPTION
137 matt August 24, 2009 at 11:24 am: Hi… I followed these easy steps but the problem I’m having on my BB 8830. When I go to delete; I should see the the following on the menu selections: edit default permissions, modules, view properties or help. I only have: switch applications and close. Any other solutions?
138 steph August 15, 2009 at 8:53 am: thank you so much, i hated the facebook application but i like it on the regular browser.
i just had nooo idea how to remove it.

great help, thanks :)
139 Jessica August 5, 2009 at 2:13 pm: I have Facebook on my Curve but the icon doesn’t show on my screen. Why not? I can only see it if I’m in a app and choose switch application!!!
Help please
140 Cooper July 13, 2009 at 2:20 pm: go into your service books and delete anything facebook related

menu button > options > Advanced options / service books
141 Ritchy July 13, 2009 at 2:04 pm: I got the application removed and hid the icon, but I still see “facebook” as an option in my email – does anyone know how to remove this menu item now?
Thanks!
142 8 ways to prevent BlackBerry Memory Leak | BB Geeks June 2, 2009 at 12:12 pm: [...] not to delete any applications that are essential to your device operation (No Brickbreaker and Facebook do not [...]
143 jackie May 19, 2009 at 9:09 pm: Thanks so much, without you all the memory was being taken up and
i couldnt return texts or anything.
Merci !
144 Jeri May 17, 2009 at 12:12 pm: It worked! I also hate facebook
145 fustrated May 14, 2009 at 10:21 pm: I just got a curve. It locks up with the Caps Lock Sign on. The only way I can get it unstuck is taking the battery out. I tried deleting facebook but I don’t have a settings on my phone nor is there a facebook under the applications?
146 ukcurve March 17, 2009 at 6:29 am: hi it worked perfectly on my 8900 curve (uk version) the app won’t let you press menu and delete so this way is the only way to get rid of it! cheers for the help because i hated that app, it seems poorly written which is probably why so many people have problems with it.
147 Lolag March 12, 2009 at 10:41 am: Yesterday thanks to your instructions I was able to get RID OFF Facebook on my blackberry.

However, today, when i turned it on, IT”S BACK AGAIN!!!!

How could we get rid of it PERMANENTLY?
148 jade mcqueen March 11, 2009 at 11:14 pm: I deleted the facebook application but then even after removing the battery, the facebook logo came back and when i click on it it takes me to a site to re download it!
help I want it fully off!!!!!!!!!
149 Lucy March 11, 2009 at 1:55 pm: Thanks for your great help. I’m so glad I got Facebook off my brand new Blackberry!!!
150 michael February 28, 2009 at 4:50 am: i just got the blackberry curve 8330 and I just added facebook for the blackberry and it has this little icon with numbers of notifications i dont want popping up all the time. also, the facebook icon doesnt show up at all in my apps list. help?
151 Trev Blackberry Bold February 16, 2009 at 4:04 pm: Thanks very much Cooper, you are doing a good Job….. I had a flickr and myspace icons that were pissing me off, once i read and followed your Instruction, i managed to get rid of the Icons.
Thanks a million.
152 def January 27, 2009 at 11:28 pm: Em thanks for your input – facebook and myspace,flicker,googletalk, and the other crap i dont want is now deleted. Very good tip
153 kelly January 18, 2009 at 2:21 am: I have the BB curve x 1 week. I enjoy facebook but am having a hard time having the facbook emails deleted from my bb at the same time as my laptop. I am able to delete them right away from my BB but doesn’t seem to “connect” with my laptop. When i get home from work I have to go through and delete all my FB emails. No problem with regular emails being deleted at the same time from my BB only Face book. do you have a suggestion?
154 Sherry January 7, 2009 at 3:47 pm: Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! The facebook notifications have been driving me crazy and I had no idea what to do since my Blackberry is fairly new and I’m still learning all of the ins and outs. I appreciate this!!
155 cory November 29, 2008 at 12:41 pm: Anyone know why the hourglass comes on the screen when I go to certin websites and won’t go off until I pull battery I have 8300
156 MRobb November 25, 2008 at 9:23 pm: this was so helpful! facebook slowed down my phone soo much!!!

thankyou!!
157 Joe October 9, 2008 at 10:05 am: A.Green,

Go into Service Books under the Advanced Options menu. You should see something there that says Facebook. Delete it. That’ll get it good and gone.

It might show up later on your desktop (it did for me). I just hid the icon at that point, knowing the app was gone.
158 A.Green October 9, 2008 at 9:25 am: I went through all the steps provided to uninstall the facebook application via the phone(applications and service books) but its still there and seems to be working..what else should I do?
159 Joe August 13, 2008 at 7:48 am: BBUser305: Have you pulled your battery?
160 BlackberryUser305 August 12, 2008 at 11:59 pm: I downloaded the Facebook application for Blackberry but found it annoying. I deleted it in “Applications” and–ever since then–my regular emails will not download to my Blackbery. Although i hear a bell/ringer signifying they’re being downloaded (i have a new email), i can’t see it! i have no idea where it’s downloading. Could deleting the blackberry facebook application have screwed something up in my regular blackberry? This isn’t a coincidence… help!
161 Jason July 30, 2008 at 1:38 pm: I was getting nowhere until I pulled the battery – bye bye Facebook!
162 Christoph July 25, 2008 at 11:50 am: Hi …Deleted the f**** facebook as well, but Blackberry installed the facebook again.
I DONT WANT FACEBOOK …
Where I can complaine to sue Blackberry for unwanted apps.???

I get compensations???

Help me..

Thanks Christoph
163 sarah July 2, 2008 at 4:46 am: Thank you this was soooo helpful! it had been annoying the hell out of me, I didn’t want it on there, it just appeared and shifted all my icons! thanks again
164 Mark May 2, 2008 at 4:28 pm: Thanks Em. That worked. Death to Facebook!
165 Teri April 15, 2008 at 6:58 pm: Thank you, Cooper. This was very helpful :)
166 Carla February 29, 2008 at 3:24 am: Just kidding, I took out my battery and turned it back on and now my life is back to good.
167 Carla February 29, 2008 at 3:10 am: I tried removing the facebook application from my blackberry pearl according to your instructions, but I am still left with the annoying icon. I went to the link you posted, but pushing alt and shift at the same time just changes my ringer to vibrate or silent. Please help me, I’m going crazy with it on my phone.
168 Emenem January 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm: Em – Thank you! You’re right…it was very satisfying!!
169 Rae December 29, 2007 at 11:02 am: You’ll find information about removing ANY unwanted icon, including the one for the Facebook app here: http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/two-blackberry-mysteries-solved-88107/ – hope it helps.
170 Zuleika December 28, 2007 at 8:20 pm: I am also inquiring abour removing the icon from the blackberry. I deleted, but I want the icon gone also, how do I go about doing that.
171 Cooper December 14, 2007 at 10:16 am: Hello Christy, Cooper here.

We actually have a post coming out on Monday morning which addresses the issue of removing unwanted icons from your BlackBerry display.

Please subscribe to our RSS feed or remember to check back on Monday morning for a post titled
“Two BlackBerry Mysteries, Solved”.
172 Christy December 13, 2007 at 1:06 pm: I deleted it from my applications but the freaking icon wont go away!! What should I do?
173 Ziyad December 11, 2007 at 2:01 pm: Looks like you first need to accept the terms and conditions and download Facebook – after you’ve downloaded, it should appear in the Applications list where you can nuke it.
174 captainron042 December 10, 2007 at 12:33 pm: I downloaded a few 3rd party java games using a popular batch file floating around the web which converts the files, then uploads them to your BB.
I’ve gotten tired of some of these games and want to delete them, but they do not appear under applications or even service books. The do not show up in the application loader on my PC either.
175 Em December 5, 2007 at 1:20 am: GO UNDER SETTINGS THEN ADVANCED OPTIONS AND THEN TO “SERVICE BOOKS”.

SCROLL TO FACEBOOK AND DELETE IT!!

VERY SATISFYING!
176 steve December 1, 2007 at 11:11 pm: I also can not find facebook in my applications menu (new blackberry pearl), and it is the first thing I had planned to delete.
I also HATE facebook!
177 Bunk November 28, 2007 at 10:42 pm: Facebook was pushed onto my 8300 (Curve) and it does not appear on the “Application List”. I tried using the desktop appication and Facebook does not appear there either.

HELP – I hate Facebook and want it off my device.Thanks.

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