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Monday, September 26, 2011

How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched

Facebook's F8 conference for developers is in full swing and among the new features being prepared to be launched within a week, there is a feature known as Timeline. This is an interesting feature which will definitely become very popular. You can read about it over here. The problem is that it is not yet available to the normal user, but only to the developers. However, where there is a will there is a way. We will show you a secret way to get the Timeline feature before it is even launched. Since you have to be a developer to get it, we will make you one. Before we start, make sure that your mobile number is verified in your FB account.

Log into Facebook and search for the Developer app by typing "developer" in Facebook's search box. The first app that 

shows up, is the app you need.

How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Click on the first app in the list.


The app requires your permission to access certain basic information such as name, profile picture, gender, etc. Click on Allow to install the Developer app.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Click on Allow to install the app.


Once installed, the screen will appear as in the screenshot below. Click on Create New App to start creating an app.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Developer app has been installed.


In order to convince FB that you really are a developer, even though you are not, you must create at least one app. There is nothing to worry about here because only the user can see what the app is about and FB does not care whether it even works or not. Once you click on the Create New App button on the top right, you will be presented with a screen as below. Enter the name of the app and the app namespace in lower case and click on Continue. Enter the correct characters in the security check screen and click Submit.
How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Create a fake app to convince FB that you are a developer.


In the next page that appears, ignore everything and click on Open Graph link present on the left hand side.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Click on Open Graph link on the top left.


Since any app requires you to define an action to be performed and an object on which the action is to be performed, you specify a verb in the action field and some object name in the object field in this page. In this case, we have used "track" as the verb, and "satellite" as the object. However, you may fill in anything here because it doesn't really matter what you type in as long as the fields are filled. Click on Get Started to proceed.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Specify an action and an object on which the action is to be performed.


In the next step, ignore the fields and just click on Accept where applicable to get past the three steps of Edit your Action Type, Edit your Object Type, and Create an Aggregation.
How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Just click accept where applicable to get past the three steps.


You will see a screen just like the screenshot below.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
The last step shows the completed app.


Congratulation! You are now officially a FB developer. As part of the special privileges privy only to FB developers, you can now access the Timeline feature. Go to the URL http://www.facebook.com/YOURFBID?sk=timeline, where "YOURFBID" is to be replaced by your FB ID. In the page that opens, you will be introduced to the Timeline feature. Click Get It Now to start accessing Timeline.

How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
Click on Get It Now.


You can now click on Start Tour to get information about this new feature. After you review what you want to hide or add, you can click on Publish Now to make your Timeline live. Since it is a developer-only release, your Timeline will be visible only to other developers and not to the normal user.


How To Get Facebook Timeline Before It Is Launched
You can now start using the Timeline.


Your Timeline will become visible to everyone only from September 30, 2011.

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