Why won’t FaceBook remember my password?
September 2, 2007
Okay, so I came to FaceBook mid-hype. Used it once then didn’t come back – until people I know started using and started sending me friend invites. So these days I log in to accept a friend request and that is about this – but why am I not getting into it as much as other people?
Well – I think I figured it out. It is absolutely pointless adding FaceBook to my homepage tabs in Internet Explorer. The problem is that the FaceBook guys seem to have deliberate disabled automatic password reminding on Internet Explorer, and they don’t have a “remember me” option on the web page (which would be the ideal). The problem then is that in order to log in to FaceBook, I need to open up my password manager, scroll down to FaceBook and copy the password to the clipboard – and then paste it into the site.
The only sites that I allocate a memorable password to are those that I know that I am going to need to access at some point in the future from a computer that I don’t have my password management software on – and sorry – FaceBook just isn’t in that list of critical sites.
I’m getting to the stage where unless FaceBook changes I’ll probably end up not using it anymore. Now before you post up saying that the Firefox guys have an automatic login Greasemonkey script – I don’t want to use Firefox, AND, stuff like this concerns me.
So if you post to the bottom of this thread saying something like “use Firefox” then you completely missed the point about this being a usability thing. FaceBook – if you are listening, add a Remember Me button!
September 2, 2007 at 10:51 am
Just use firefox and get over it
September 2, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Lately it seems that Facebook is turning into the new Myspace. I’ve noticed on facebook a lot of little things that can be improved, but likely won’t, and the amount of little spam bits snuck into the pages increases all the time… It’s getting to the point I won’t bother with it anymore (but hey, ANYTHING is better than Myspace!)
September 5, 2007 at 1:48 am
I hear ya. I tried to get into facebook but I just cant be bothered. I think will start a new Web 3.9999 app called bumbook.
September 6, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hi murls,
When are you launching this exciting 3.9999 app?
September 6, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Anonymous – clap clap
September 6, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Chris – I must admit. I have a MySpace account but I never login. Mostly because it is a crap user experience.
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May 21, 2009 at 6:09 pm
facebook will not except my pass word which is kebisu and will not send a confrimation Email davidmacilwraith@hotmail.com
September 21, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Hey, I thought I had screwed up my computer, but what is happening is, there is a Phishing attack that happened yesterday, and today. I enjoy being on face book.I had a lady from Brisbane Australia, and i typed the wrong when I was adding something, and lost her, and I can’t remember her name. Alot of interesting people on facebook. I hope it gets resolved soon.
September 25, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I want to deactivate my facebook account immediately….I bought a new computer and the new one does not remember my password…..I’m going insane….
Just effing deactivate and let me know that you did….
my email address is gopatti11@gmail.com as stated above
October 9, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Facebook listened and now has a remember me button that you can put a check mark in. But for some reason, lately, it isn’t working. Over the last week every single game ap has been having major issues. I found on the game aps forum that someone actually had to change their password to their facebook account and that fixed it. Well I did that and it fixed all my issues I was having too, but the remember me box that I check off STILL isn’t working. So when I go to my favourites, and click on the bookmark for facebook, it still asks me to entre my password and this is THOROUGHLY annoying, especially for someone who accessess their fb account several times a day.
thumbs down here….