Facebook Sdk Has Not Been Initialized FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize()

Question

Hey I know this was asked before, but none of the solutions seem to help. I'm using first time Facebook SDK in my application.

What I've tried:

I had tried most of the things found on Internet but did not get anything regarding this.

Here is my MainActivity.java:

 public class MainActivity extends Activity {

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());
   } 
}

Here is My Activitymain.xml:

 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:facebook="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">

 <com.facebook.login.widget.LoginButton
    android:id="@+id/connectWithFbButton"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:text="  connect_with_facebook" /> 
</LinearLayout>

see my Logcat:

 05-13 16:30:39.332: E/AndroidRuntime(10264): Caused by: The SDK has not been initialized, make sure to call FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize() first.

Valarievalda

Answer 1

You have to use FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext()); before setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); as documentation states out. In case you need a complete facebook login example, check this one here.

Tinned

When I use "FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());", I get the error: "Cannot resolve symbol 'FacebookSdk'". I get the same error if I try "import com.facebook.FacebookSdk;". I am using Facebook SDK 3.23.1. How can I initialize SDK in v3.23.1? Your solution only seems to work for Facebook SDK 4.x. – Duckboard

@JaimeMontoya I really recommend you to use the newest version of the SDK. – Tinned

Ideally I should definitely do that. However, in the short-term I am trying to use Facebook SDK v3.23.1 because upgrading to SDK 4.x would require major changes in the source code that are not realistically applicable overnight. How could I initialize Facebook SDK in v3.23.1? I have been examining developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/android/3.23 and I wonder if it is even possible to initialize it. If not, can I still implement Facebook App Events on Android without initializing SDK v3.23.1? – Duckboard

Facebook Analytics is working for me using SDK v3.23.1. I am simply using the AppEventsLogger class as explained at developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/android/3.23.1/class/…. I did not have to initialize Facebook SDK because I could not even do that. SDK v3.23.1 does not include a the sdkInitialize() method. – Duckboard

Answer 2

Problem

While integrating Android SDK for a react-native project, I had finished the Android with React Native v0.30+ Project Configuration guide, and ran react-native run-android and then got this screen:

I learned that FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize is deprecated. see here

After some searching, I realized that the guide did not contain the steps to add the Facebook App ID for my app.

Solution

1. Open android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml file and look in the <application> tag to confirm that this meta-data tag exists:

   <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
             android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>
   

2. Open android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml file and confirm that this there is a "facebook_app_id" string tag with your app id as the value:

   <string name="facebook_app_id">YOUR_APP_ID_HERE</string>
   

3. Run react-native run-android.

These are the steps that worked for me.

Stefan

Run react-native run-android works but still have problem when running inside Android Studio, I think React Native has the help from Buck – Sunburn

what do you mean by app id? – Sewoll

In addition, we also need to add com.facebook.sdk.ClientToken in meta and string. – Trilingual

Answer 3

For SDK v13.+ you must add App ID and Client Token.

1. Open the /app/res/values/strings.xml file in your app project and add:

<string name="facebook_app_id">1234</string>
<string name="facebook_client_token">56789</string>

2. Open the /app/manifests/AndroidManifest.xml file in your app project and add:

<application android:label="@string/app_name" ...>
    ...
    <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>
    <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ClientToken" android:value="@string/facebook_client_token"/>
    ...
</application>

You can find your Client Token in your FB Developer account:

App > Dashboard > Settings > Advanced > Security > Client token.

Cause

What to do if the Client token is empty in the dashboard ? – Dimmer

This is the correct answer for new versions. Client Token is required. Thank you. – Vacillatory

@Dimmer same is showing for me. DId you reset the client token from the console? – Leija

yeah, I asked the person in charge of the account to reset it for me. – Dimmer

Just to help clarify if it appears blank having "Developer" level permissions with access to the console is not enough to generate an ID. You'll need to ask an "Administrator" (visible under Roles -> Roles) to reset it for you. Once they've reset as a "Developer" you should be able to retrieve the key from the console. – Tidemark

Answer 4

You don't need to use FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize anymore. Check if your:

<meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
            android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>

is inside <application> tag.

Dichroism

Why? it still in docs developers.facebook.com/docs/android/getting-started – Cacuminal

FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize is deprecated. – Heron

i added the above meta-data in <application> inside androidManifest & my built was unsuccessful. It was successful before and I was getting an error on the server. – Sewoll

Answer 5

There is a reason why sdkInitialize() is deprecated.

Go to your manifest file within the android folder and add following

<meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
      android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>

After that append in your strings.xml file (res/values/strings.xml) the string entry:

<string name="facebook_app_id">APP_ID</string>

Close your Metro Builder and rebuild your Project using react-native run-android

Liman

still gives The SDK has not been initialized, make sure to call FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize() first. even if it is configured properly in AndroidManifest.xml – Leontineleontyne

Killed the server and started again it worked. – Landgraviate

Answer 6

Follow only 2 Step and your Facebook Sdk iw working in React Native

    <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
              android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>

    <string name="facebook_app_id">YOUR_APP_ID_HERE</string>

Don't Need this b'coz Its Deprecated Now

  FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());

Menorah

how to get app id – Dhow

Answer 7

Seeing the responses listed in this question, the old way to initialize Facebook was:

public class MyApplication extends Application {

 @Override
 public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    // Initialize the SDK before executing any other operations,
    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());
    AppEventsLogger.activateApp(this);
   }
 }

But we can get the message:

Facebook Sdk Has Not Been Initialized FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize()

FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize() now is deprecated.

Now (2021) Facebook initialization has changed, the Facebook initialization is automatically.

1 Add the following to the dependencies {} section of your build.gradle (module: app) file to compile the latest version of the Facebook SDK for Android:

implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:latest.release'

Add Your Facebook App ID and Client Token

Add your Facebook App ID and Client Token to your project's strings file and update your Android manifest:

1 Open your /app/res/values/strings.xml file.

2 Add a string element with the name attribute facebook_app_id and value as your Facebook App ID to the file. For example

<string name="facebook_app_id">Facebook App ID</string>
<string name="facebook_client_token">Facebook Client ID</string>

3 Open /app/manifests/AndroidManifest.xml

4 Add a uses-permission element to the manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

5 Add a meta-data element to the application element:

<application android:label="@string/app_name" ...>
    ...
    <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId" android:value="@string/facebook_app_id"/>
    <meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ClientToken" android:value="@string/facebook_client_token"/>
    ...
</application>

Timtima

Note also that facebook_client_tokenhas been added in the last months. – Silky

adding facebook_client_token did the trick for me – Portion

Answer 8

After checking the documentation I found that they are asking to initialize FacebookSdk in Application class onCreate() Method.

Snap code from Facebook doc:

  public class MyApplication extends Application {
 // Updated your class body:
 @Override
 public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    // Initialize the SDK before executing any other operations,
    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());
    AppEventsLogger.activateApp(this);
   }
 }

Jocularity

this is now deprecated. – Window

Answer 9

My app was crashing because the Privacy Policy url was not provided in "Settings/Basic" in https://developers.facebook.com/. (in fact it was provided but I had to "Save changes" again. Seems a bug from Facebook).

The app was working fine and the error message Facebook Sdk Has Not Been Initialized FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize()disappeared. Hope this help.

Silky

Why the vote down? I struggled to find out that it came from the Privacy Policy and that it was not a coding issue. – Silky

I agree with Mike here. Most of the times the error is misleading. For example, i got the error FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize() first while i am damn sure that i have done all the steps. Finally figured out that, this line is not at all necessary but I was missing the facebook_client_token in strings.xml or in AndroidManifest.xml directly. After that it worked well. By looking at Mikes answer, it seems like even if i had solved it, if my situation is like Mikes', i probably would have got a hint from answer! Hence my upvote to Mike. – Indigenous

Answer 10

Use Initialise Callback Constructor like this:

    Handler mHandler = new Handler();
            FacebookSdk.InitializeCallback initializeCallback = new FacebookSdk.InitializeCallback() {
                @Override
                public void onInitialized() {

                    mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run() {
                            //UI Code Here
                        }
                    });
                }
            };
    //before setContentView()   
 FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getActivity().getApplicationContext(),initializeCallback);

Canonical

Answer 11

If this helps anyone. For me I had to make this change

implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-login:latest.release' // for FB login 

the above line of code must be added to the END of the dependencies object and not anywhere in between. This is in android/app/build.gradle file

Clearness

Answer 12

For me, this issue arose due to a package in my application called react-native-fbsdk. Please check your package.json file for the same.

I removed the package using npm uninstall fbsdk and rebuilt by app and it worked perfectly.

Hope this solution works for you!

Frankfort

Answer 13

This might help someone. so till facebook SDK 13 i was using this for initializing the facebook SDK

<meta-data
            android: name="com.facebook.accountkit.ClientToken"
            android:value="@string/facebook_client_token" />

but now this accountkit changed to sdk

<meta-data
            android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ClientToken"
            android:value="@string/facebook_client_token" />

after this facebook SDK is initializing again.

Gynaecomastia

Answer 14

remove android:exported=true from AndroidManifest.xml and targetSdkVersion should be less than 31

Hydrus