Facebook API This app is in development mode

Question

What does  development mode  mean for a facebook app  I find no exact explanation of what I can and can t do while in development mode and what s the relation with the  Not available to all users because your app is not live    Some people also refer to it as  Sandbox mode  so I have a lot of confusion between  development mode    sandbox mode    live vs not available to general public

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Development mode is for testing Go to https   developers facebook com apps  then App Review -  Select No for Your app is in development and unavailable to the public Go to Roles -  Testers  enter the Facebook user Id of the users you want to enable testing

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in your app dashboard check status to on

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Follow these basic steps to fix this problem      Step 1  Go to Dashboard        Step 2  Go to  App Review  tab       Step 3  Enable the  Make test public   option  Like Below image

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This problem occurs when we set our app as unavailable to the public     STEP 1  Open Facebook developer account   https   www facebook com login  next https 3A 2F 2Fdevelopers facebook com 2Fdocs 2Ffacebook-login 2Fios    STEP 2  Select your application    STEP 3  Click the app Review tab     Change switch value no to yes  See picture below     After this your app is live

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Click app review and Turn on the Make your app Public toggle  Save changes

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for testing purposes only you could Go to your facebook developer dashboard  create your app then in the top left corner open the apps dropdown menu and click create test app take the app ID and use instead

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I know its a little bit late but someone may find this useful in future   STEP 1   Login to facebook Developer -  Your App  In Settings -  Basic -  Contact Email   Give any email   STEP 2    And in  App Review  Tab   change  Do you want to make this app and all its live features available to the general public  Yes  And you app will be live now

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I had also faced the same issue in which my FB app was automatically stopped and users were not able to login and were getting the message  app is in development mode         Reason why FB automatically stopped my app was that I had not provided a valid PRIVACY policy  amp  terms URL  So  make sure you enter these URLs on your app basic settings page and then make your app PUBLIC from app review page as described in above posts

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I have the same problem while integrating the Facebook SDK for login   I m suggesting below approach for development mode    you can test all things if you are login with same account  which is used for  developers facebook com  and if you want to use another accounts then you need to add Roles for that particular app  for that you can add developer or testers by using fid or facebook username   Eg  - Select the particular app   Roles and then add developer or testers

[facebook] Facebook API "This app is in development mode"

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