So, my super smug friends with their super gay Iphones are rubbing it in my face that I can't "face chat" although I remind them I can copy&paste without a 3rd party app that doesn't shut them up.
How can I get facechat to work on my phone? I know it almost worked with the beta version of opera before they switched it too the "new" facebook.
http://faceofmobile.com/
Works a treat (for standard facebook stuff). I'm not sure what the 'facechat' is, to be honest.
skyfire allows you to read the chat messages if someone tries to chat with you but you can't do anything with it no i haven't seen anything closer than that.... but i don't think the iphone can do it either, iphone doesn't handle full flash so you shouldn't be able to do it on that lemme no what you find.
Facebook Chat
What you are looking for is Yiego. It's kind of a Skype-wannabe. You sign up for their software, like you would for Skype and you get an IM app that includes all the usual like AIM, Google Talk, MySpace, but also includes (drum roll) Facebook. I've yet to find another app that does this.
Here's the cab to make it easier for you.
sethyboy said:
So, my super smug friends with their super gay Iphones are rubbing it in my face that I can't "face chat" although I remind them I can copy&paste without a 3rd party app that doesn't shut them up.
How can I get facechat to work on my phone? I know it almost worked with the beta version of opera before they switched it too the "new" facebook.
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Just play something in java or flash and tell them to shove off. Or open an email attachment or mms without having to type in a series of cryptic passwords and jumping through dozens of hoops. Or install a freeware/3rd party application without having to "jailbreak" your phone.
Not saying I don't like iPhones, just don't like fanboys of any sort.
it would be nice to see jivetalk or im+ input this
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OK here is something im wondering, is there an App out there that can combine the Google talk, FB CHAT, Standard SMS and MMS from your carrier that also has a scrollable wodget?
In case your all wondering what a WODGET is, it's the same as a WIDGET....only its WAY AWESOMERISH!!
Pauper7 said:
OK here is something im wondering, is there an App out there that can combine the Google talk, FB CHAT, Standard SMS and MMS from your carrier that also has a scrollable wodget?
In case your all wondering what a WODGET is, it's the same as a WIDGET....only its WAY AWESOMERISH!!
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thats actually pretty funny dude.
trillian is avaliable but it doenst do facebook; i could be mistaken. i dont think there is an app that does all that you want...which to me seems like an opening to earn $.99 a million times...good luck
well sh-t! If I only had the brains to create such a WODGET!
What you ask is not easy - Facebook chat requires the app to be "Facebook" certified, kinda like an iPhone app only not as gay as Steve Jobs is.
Sms/MMS could be easy enough...joining contacts (IE Bob's SMS/MMS/Facebook) all to the same stream would be interesting at best....
The facebook API from what I have seen is also a nightmare, it just does way to friggin much - I assume their Chat stuff wouldn't be any easier.
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Oh an a scrollable widget requires the user to be using ADW. And widgets are funky from what I have seen of making one.
All-in-all do able. Java isn't hard to learn, programing for Android is the hard part. Getting the idea behind "intents" and learning what some APIs can and can't do - then you have the drawables issues for Highres and Lowres devices.
i love the phone... love the interface... but i do a lot of IM'ing thru yahoo,gtalk, and FBchat and i cant find any app for that...
i thought all phones should have that... and i was surprised the windows7 phone dont have this feature.
so if there is no IM client i can use, i consider this phone FAIL for me. Will return
Yes there is a free IM chat in Windows Phone 7 Market Place. Look for Messenger WP7-2 by Miyowa. It functions very simliar to desktop version of Live Messenger.
But thats only for messenger... I do a lot on yahoo chat and gtalk... Thats why im beginning to hate this phone. I cant use my phone nemore to chat. Im stuck on my laptop for now.
Is there any news on having a universal chat client for this phone?
Yes ... I understand what you are saying. I think those would be developed fairly soon. This is a new Phone OS and the more phones that are sold, the more likely great apps will be developed. That said, some basic items are missing that should have been included in launch.
I wonder if you can get to Google chat through logging into Google account via the browser. I`m going to try that along with Yahoo.
I think the reason for the delay in Chat apps is that WP7 offers no Socket communication at the moment. Everything has to be done with Web Requests. Since most Chatting programs use a TCP or UDP port it may take a while until either someone develops a Web interface for those services or Microsoft update the SDK.
And a quick note... I tried Google Talk via the webrowser. It requires a plugin, but when I tried to download the plug in it says windows phone does not support .exe files.
Yahoo chat was more promising, but Adobe Flash 9.0 needs to be installed. Flash is not supported yet on the phone. It wouldn`t install so web chat through browsers won`t work at this time.
Let`s hope the chat clients are released quickly !
this looks interesting !
http://mim.live.com
I tried it through the phone's IE Browser and it seems to work !
I hope i will be soon... Coz i really need a IM client that works Yahoo and Google
Another interesting note. In my MSN Mobile Canada app, there is also a place to login to IM. Never knew it was there !
hahaha even the zune hd has a messaging app where you can message on Live IM and Facebook chat.
Does Zune HD have Google and Yahoo chat ? If yes, then that would be a good sign Microsoft would bring it over to WP7. Even if there wasn't, I can't imagine that it would be very long before it is available to WP7. They are paying developers big $ so I'm sure there will 1000's more apps and IM clients on the way. What Apple did in 5 years with iPhone, Microsoft will do in half the time if not less.
I really love my HD7 and WP7. Everything that's available just works with nice looking interface.
Like all of you, I need YM, Facebook Chat & GTalk badly. Without these, I could never use my HD7 as my main phone.
I am also enjoying my HD7, it just has to be understood that this OS isn't a month old yet and the development of new apps take time, they cannot just be ported over from previous OSs. I for one like the direction this OS is going....still waiting patiently for a tethering app.
I think people are letting MS off the hook when they say its a new OS that why some thing are missing. The first Pocket pc phone edition that came out in 2000 had MSN messenger. That was 10 (Ten) years ago.
Yes there certainly was a few features missing out of the gate. No doubt Microsoft will fix. Now that they have the phone out in the market we either return it, or find ways to make it work until the app is developed. I know my iphone was missing features when I bought it but Apple finally came around.
As for Yahoo chat, try logging into http://m.yahoo.com/messenger from the browser. It seems to work quite nicely. Again short term work around.
And on the theme of accessing chat clients through mobile browser (two examples provided earlier), here are a number of Web-based (cloud) IM services that are either free or have a small charge for paid service. Seems to be very good solution as many of them integrates all chat clients into one interface (kind of like Fring).
http://im.about.com/od/joiningtheimworld/tp/web-based-chat.htm
alabij said:
I think people are letting MS off the hook when they say its a new OS that why some thing are missing. The first Pocket pc phone edition that came out in 2000 had MSN messenger. That was 10 (Ten) years ago.
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there is a messenger app, what's the problem?
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there is a messenger app, what's the problem?
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And it was updated over the weekend, a vast improvment over the first version
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And it was updated over the weekend, a vast improvment over the first version
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the point is, it should be a default on every Phone... Instant messaging should be on of the defaults of this new WIN7 OS
this messenger i think is a third party app...
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the point is, it should be a default on every Phone... Instant messaging should be on of the defaults of this new WIN7 OS
this messenger i think is a third party app...
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apparently microsoft hired this 3rd party to make the official app.
And if its so important, then why do I not know one single person that uses it???
I think it is a cultural difference. In the USA, we tend to stick to text messaging since most of us have unlimited texting on our smartphone plans.
Good evening gentlemen,
Thanks for taking a look at my problem.
Basically I need something like DeskSMS for Android but for my windows phone (Nokia Lumia 820). The reason is the mother of my son (ex) is being a pain in the ass and "doesn't have an email" but I need to be able to record and send communications and be able to save them. Also thumbing my phone for hours trying to type out an email (via SMS texts) is a huge pain in the ass.
The solution would be a nice little app like DeskSMS or whatever else... instead of fighting her I could just type things out fast with that and after a few texts I'm sure she'd come around to my way of thinking without having to debate it (i.e. texts are not for formal conversations).
So... now I've let you into my strange little world perhaps you could help me? How to send texts from a browser (through my Windows phone)... any suggestions? I'm open to solutions!
Many mobile operators used to (and possibly still do) allow you to send email to an address that's something like <phonenumber>@<carriername>.com or similar. Not elegant, and I'm not sure how well it handles larger messages, but it used to work.
Otherwise, you may be in a bit of difficulty... I believe third-party WP8 apps are not permitted to send SMS directly (because of the risk of malware texting premium services, one of several popular tactics for Android malware). It's quaint and antiquated, but does she have fax? Otherwise, there's always the option of recorded telephone calls, though those can be a pain to transcribe.
TYVM
GoodDayToDie said:
Many mobile operators used to (and possibly still do) allow you to send email to an address that's something like <phonenumber>@<carriername>.com or similar. Not elegant, and I'm not sure how well it handles larger messages, but it used to work.
Otherwise, you may be in a bit of difficulty... I believe third-party WP8 apps are not permitted to send SMS directly (because of the risk of malware texting premium services, one of several popular tactics for Android malware). It's quaint and antiquated, but does she have fax? Otherwise, there's always the option of recorded telephone calls, though those can be a pain to transcribe.
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Some good thinking here especially about emailing her to her phone using <phonenumber>@<carriername>.com which I'll have a look into. I think she uses an iPhone too so seems ludicrous that she doesn't use her email (I don't know but guess you probably have to have one to have an apple account).
As you have guessed though I was hoping for something slick and polished and didn't realise third-party WP8 apps aren't permitted to send SMS directly. Thank you for helping me.
Frustrating really because I don't feel it's reasonable to demand she use a form of communication if she doesn't want to (this is hypothetical I think she must use email! maybe she really doesn't... she never was very tech... who doesn't use email?). I guess I'll have to think about writing an old fashioned letter maybe... god? has it come to this!
EDIT - just noticed I could email a conversation from whatsapp so maybe that's the answer.
Ok long story short having trouble with one of my kids, I have an app (couple tracker) installed that allows me to see location, sms, and Facebook messages, but what I need is and app that can basically log all activities that I can install and hopefully password protect. I'm mainly looking to see what all email addresses get logged into via apps and Web browsers. And would also like to know what websites my kids been visiting. App does not have to be hidden but needs to be to where I can install it and it can't be tampered with.
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Ok long story short having trouble with one of my kids, I have an app (couple tracker) installed that allows me to see location, sms, and Facebook messages, but what I need is and app that can basically log all activities that I can install and hopefully password protect. I'm mainly looking to see what all email addresses get logged into via apps and Web browsers. And would also like to know what websites my kids been visiting. App does not have to be hidden but needs to be to where I can install it and it can't be tampered with.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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Get them a flip phone
msd24200 said:
Ok long story short having trouble with one of my kids, I have an app (couple tracker) installed that allows me to see location, sms, and Facebook messages, but what I need is and app that can basically log all activities that I can install and hopefully password protect. I'm mainly looking to see what all email addresses get logged into via apps and Web browsers. And would also like to know what websites my kids been visiting. App does not have to be hidden but needs to be to where I can install it and it can't be tampered with.
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Well first off, there is no such thing as installing something that is beyond tampering. Especially not with a Nexus -- these things are DESIGNED FOR tampering.
At the moment, I'm not aware of any system developed in this manner to offer the type of monitoring that you are proposing.
One of the big issues with this, is that in order for it to work in a user friendly manner, it would actually require that EVERY application be modified to cooperate with it.
Otherwise, you're stuck basically with remote access and digging through system logs and application databases manually.
It is also worth noting that certain applications like the web browsers actually have privacy modes (some people call them "porn" mode) where they won't actually log activities.
The reason why sms can be relayed using the program you found, is that the sms database is system-level, not application-level. It is designed so that you can choose your own sms front-end, while leaving the complex telephony software at the root of it, all alone.
By the sounds of things, the problem you are having with your kid is beyond what you can deal with by adding controls and monitors to his/her phone. Since the kid knows you are watching, they WILL find alternative means of making those communications that you clearly don't want happening -- the ones you are watching for. You are going to have to find a better way to deal with this.
You want a keylogger, I've never used one on Android but a quick search popped this up http://www.vagueware.com/keylogger-software-for-android-phones/
Not sure if any work, search around for keylogger and find out you feel comfortable to try on your phone. Good luck
Hey there guys!
So I switched over from iphone after 4 years of owning an iphone since I had .. NO FREEDOM haha so im loving the phone so far! but I do miss some things from my iphone and wondering if there is a solution?
1. Imessage - I know its gone, but is there any apps that let me reply from my computer or tablet if I get a text on my phone?
2. wifi-phone - on the iphone I can answer calls on my computer from my iphone and talk, I know there is side sync but it wont install on windows 10. I was wondering if anyone knew of a dialer app or something that can help me? I am using true dialer simply due to the fact no call goes un-masked
3. photos/Gallery- This kinda bugs me but im sure someone here knows. I go on a lot of business trips and take photos while im out. I like to put them in albums and then just hide them away so I dont have to scroll through them all to get to a photo I took before I left. is there a way to have certain photos not show up in google photos? also, a way to hide my downloaded videos from my photo viewer? I dont wanna see all my batman animated series videos meshed in with family photos and such.
4. A good assistant: coming from siri I may be a tad spoiled, but google doesnt have the assistant activate by holding the home key, instead I have to hit the home key, say "okay google" and then it lets me search. can I jump straight to the "listening mic mode" ? or any 3rd party assistants you recommend?
5. passbook. I use it for flights and such. I would store all my boarding passes and loyalty cards in passbook. Is there an alternate android version of this?
Thanks to anyone who takes the time. I really hope some of these are solvable !
1) I use Google Voice (for years) as my primary. So when I change phones or carriers or numbers it doesn't matter and I can text from browser (Chrome w/Google Voice plugin).
3) Build folder tree and put a blank file (txt etc) named ".nomedia". Check out Quickpic app as well, nice alternative to gallery.
4) You have to turn on google detection on all screens, its not so deep in the Google Now settings, to late to type it up you'll find it or can find it online. Also disable S Voice (as well as other carrier sammy bloatware) in apps mgmt (ie: Uncheck notifications, Force stop, then Disable/Uninstall). Your battery will thank you.
5) Not sure if Google Wallet would cover it for flights etc but I have my AMC and some other loyalty cards in Wallet.
Welcome to the free world.
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Hey there guys!
So I switched over from iphone after 4 years of owning an iphone since I had .. NO FREEDOM haha so im loving the phone so far! but I do miss some things from my iphone and wondering if there is a solution?
1. Imessage - I know its gone, but is there any apps that let me reply from my computer or tablet if I get a text on my phone?
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I use Pushbullet. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pushbullet.android&hl=en
4. A good assistant: coming from siri I may be a tad spoiled, but google doesnt have the assistant activate by holding the home key, instead I have to hit the home key, say "okay google" and then it lets me search. can I jump straight to the "listening mic mode" ? or any 3rd party assistants you recommend?
5. passbook. I use it for flights and such. I would store all my boarding passes and loyalty cards in passbook. Is there an alternate android version of this?
Thanks to anyone who takes the time. I really hope some of these are solvable ![/QUOTE]
Alternative to Siri, try Cortana
Instead of Pass book, use Stocard or beep n go
1. http://www.vysor.io/
2) SideSync installs just fine and works well on Windows 10.
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2) SideSync installs just fine and works well on Windows 10.
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Thanks so much for all the awesome replies!
I am currently using Mightytext which seems to work well. only issue is when I get a pic message it can take a minute or two to send it over to me.
As for cortana, she doesnt recognize any of my contacts, do I have to upload them to my hotmail account? I mean if I say "bob smith" its fine but If I say "shmitty jensensburger" it just gets lost and cant send or call. Sugesstions?
As for google voice, is there an alternative to the GV app? maybe something nicer/cleaner interface?
Also for passbook I use pass2u which uses apples passbook files and imports them so dont need to even miss passbook at all D
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Thanks so much for all the awesome replies!
I am currently using Mightytext which seems to work well. only issue is when I get a pic message it can take a minute or two to send it over to me.
As for cortana, she doesnt recognize any of my contacts, do I have to upload them to my hotmail account? I mean if I say "bob smith" its fine but If I say "shmitty jensensburger" it just gets lost and cant send or call. Sugesstions?
As for google voice, is there an alternative to the GV app? maybe something nicer/cleaner interface?
Also for passbook I use pass2u which uses apples passbook files and imports them so dont need to even miss passbook at all D
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GROOVEIP works well with Google Voice