iOS: Connect to Facebook without leaving the app for authorization

Question

I know that it was possible before the Graph API.

I work on an iPhone app that may not be in the background (one of the requirements).
In addition there is a login screen on the app launching.
Therefore it is not suitable to go to background in order to authenticate to Facebook and then return to the app and login once again each time the user wants to share something.

So, my question is if there is a way to authenticate with Facebook without leaving the app.

BTW, I have tried to use the old API.
It worked in the beginning but yesterday it stopped working.
I just see a blank screen inside the old Facebook login web view.
I have also checked one of my old apps that use that old Facebook Connect API and I get the same blank login screen in that app too.

Any idea will be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

--
Michael.

Answer 1

In Facebook.m

- (void)authorizeWithFBAppAuth:(BOOL)tryFBAppAuth
                    safariAuth:(BOOL)trySafariAuth {
  NSMutableDictionary* params = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
                                 _appId, @"client_id",
                                 @"user_agent", @"type",
                                 kRedirectURL, @"redirect_uri",
                                 @"touch", @"display",
                                 kSDKVersion, @"sdk",
                                 nil];

method comment out this

 UIDevice *device = [UIDevice currentDevice];
  if ([device respondsToSelector:@selector(isMultitaskingSupported)] && [device isMultitaskingSupported]) {
    if (tryFBAppAuth) {
      NSString *fbAppUrl = [FBRequest serializeURL:kFBAppAuthURL params:params];
      didOpenOtherApp = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:fbAppUrl]];
    }

    if (trySafariAuth && !didOpenOtherApp) {
      NSString *nextUrl = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"fb%@://authorize", _appId];
      [params setValue:nextUrl forKey:@"redirect_uri"];

      NSString *fbAppUrl = [FBRequest serializeURL:loginDialogURL params:params];
      didOpenOtherApp = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:fbAppUrl]];
    }
  }

This will prevent the app from going to background and show you the standard fb dialog.