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Finally, a viable messaging solution for android. The current version of Meebo for the android platform(V6) surpasses the quality of BuddyMob. I(along with others) have confirmed that there are no disconnects while phone is asleep, no forced closing, and no lost incoming messages while phone is asleep. Also, the best part is messages are received almost instantly without using sms. Pure data. I am sooo excited I could cry. Now I can say my G1 is finally a competititor in the pda market. Thank You Meebo!!!!!!!!!
You can find meebo in the Android Market.
Also, please post your results here. Maby the developer will see our support and improve the app.
Interesting. I had a few issues with Meebo that made me switch to BuddyMob instead. I will definitely check the new version of Meebo out.
Ugh. Unfortunately it still won't remember my ICQ UIN/password between sessions. I really can't be bothered to type that in manually every time I log on. It's a pity, because Meebo does seem to have improved a lot in other areas, like how it's now listing my contacts' nicknames instead of their UIN's.
after 2 days of use, I noticed the battery life is better with meebo.
mannyb, have you added this comment to the market? The dev might add the feature if he/she sees enough request for it. I noticed my requested features were added.
Also, for the U.K. users who are upset about the builtin IM missing some networks. This is a good free solution. If we get enough ppl supporting the dev this app would ROCK.
palringo is being worked on too.
Im alpha testing palringo. Its quite promising
martijnvdp said:
Im alpha testing palringo. Its quite promising
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GReat to hear. Is push-to-talk included? That would be awsome!
RC33 have AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo included in IM
its there a way to get the meebo or build in msn connected in sleep mode via wifi? allways disconect
McLin said:
RC33 have AIM / ICQ / MSN / Yahoo included in IM
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But the built in IM client really does suck, IMHO. Hard. I have a couple hundred buddies. (I use it for work and for play..) and have multiple accounts with multiple groups and I find that it takes forever to load, then populate with buddies... plus, the stock apps (as well as most of the other IM clients) insist on showing empty groups. So, I've got 15 empty groups showing...
Meebo combines all buddy lists in one, it's SUPER quick to load, can have more than one of each account signed in plus empty groups are ignored. I'm sold.
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
It has support for Facebook chat you just have to first set it up on meebo.com and then once you sign on with your Meebo account on the G1 your Facebook contacts will show up. I have tried it and it works well,.
twieder said:
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
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twieder said:
Plus, the built-in IM app uses text-message credits for both inbound and outbound IMs (with the exception of GTalk).
If Meebo would add Facebook chat to the Android client then this would be a no-brainer.
-tw
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get an account on meebo.com and set up your facebook/aim/yahoo/msn/icq/myspace/etc... accounts. Then, sign in under "Meebo" on the android client and they're all there.
I know.
I know.
It's the ****.
kevev said:
GReat to hear. Is push-to-talk included? That would be awsome!
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Palringo PTT looks to be coming but is not in the alpha release yet (icons there). It's coming along nicely, but far from complete. I love that with Palringo you log in to one Palringo account and bam, all your other accounts come up and log in. Pretty hawt.
derekedw said:
I love that with Palringo you log in to one Palringo account and bam, all your other accounts come up and log in. Pretty hawt.
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Meebo does that too. Choose "Meebo" from the drop down list on your phone and any IM networks that you have associated with the Meebo web account auto-log in. I currently have MySpace, Facebook, G-Talk, 2 yahoo accounts, AIM, ICQ and MSN.
(Damn, I sound like I work for the company. (I don't))
nolageek said:
Meebo does that too. Choose "Meebo" from the drop down list on your phone and any IM networks that you have associated with the Meebo web account auto-log in. I currently have MySpace, Facebook, G-Talk, 2 yahoo accounts, AIM, ICQ and MSN.
(Damn, I sound like I work for the company. (I don't))
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DO any of these apps allow for status updates in aim?
There is so far a HUGE issue with Meebo. There is NO status updating. You cannot go "Away" or "Idle" or any of that, nor can you post your own status. To me this is a major drawback that needs addressing. I tried BuddyMob, it didn't really work very well. Ill be waiting on an update for Meebo. (there was actually one today, but did not address the problem at hand.)
So you can in fact utilize facebook and Myspace messenger within meebo? How does this IM application effect battery life? Is it push messaging or is the application just constantly polling a server?
I haven't noticed any major battery draw while using it... I don't always have it on. As for changing statuses, I just don't think that's a big issue for me. It I'm not available for chat, I just turn the thing off. The only issue I have regarding meebo is the notification is always on even after I've logged off, saying I'm still "signed on with x number off accounts."
@gimpeh - yes, sign on via the website and create a meebo account and you can add facebook and myspace as well as yahoo AIM, ICQ, etc... . Then, on the G1, dont sign on to each account (yahoo and aim, etc..) just signon to "Meebo" and you'll signed onto all of your accounts at once.
So far, none of the IM clients - online or real apps - can handle being in an environment where they lose signal on a regular basis. My office building has scattered signal inside for T-Mobile, and if I walk to another office, I'm bound to lose signal for atleast 15-20seconds. None of the IM clients can handle this. The builtin GTalk is the best, by far though. It's atleast able to reconnect after losing signal. But I will leave Meebo running and come back 30min later (After walking around the building a little bit) and it will ALWAYS be disconnected.
Is it really that hard for the developers to poll whether there is signal every few minutes and try to reconnect? It seems like the apps that "claim" to do the polling tend to give up after a certain number of minutes.
In my opinion, all IM apps should continue to poll for an active connection until the radio is shut off. I know it would be a battery drain to a certain degree after a while, but I know many people who are in my situation where they lose signal for very short amounts of time several times a day.
I was browsing around and came across that Seven, www.seven.com
Has clients for the magic and the htc dream.
For those who don't know system seven is a great push email solution, It is free!
the beta sign up is here.
http://community.seven.com/choose.html
I'd hold off on this one. Have you seen their issue list for the Android version? It's longer than my leg!
It does look interesting though. Does it accomplish PUSH via SMS like everyone else? If so, can I register my Google Voice # to get SMS free? I should probably post this on their forums
thanks, imm downloading it now been wishing for a normal email client for ages!
ok tryed it!
the sign up is only for the forum you dont need to sign up for anything to use the app.
when i first ran the app it asked me for my phone number, i put in a bogus one out of curiosity and my push notifications still worked.
so needless to say, I LOVE THIS APP!!!!!!!
this is looking nice. a few bugs, like it keeps asking me if i want to add another account... and i don't have another to add but i guess its nice it asked ;p Should be nice once it develops.
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For those who don't know system seven is a great push email solution, It is free!
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Yeah, read about this service last year. Interesting to know it is developing an Android client.
However, I can't be the only one who thinks that for a true smartphone platform like Android, it makes little sense (and indeed adds unnecessary uncertainty and security issues) to be routing mail through an intermediate party when there are applications that can connect directly to the mail server.
i looked around thier website but i didnt see anything about thier email being routed through a third party, where did you get that info?
Freedomcaller said:
i looked around thier website but i didnt see anything about thier email being routed through a third party, where did you get that info?
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Doesn't the mail have to go through their servers? How else would it be delivered via SMS?
its not delievered by sms.....
Freedomcaller said:
its not delievered by sms.....
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How else would they do push?
same way the gmail app does, and the iphone and every other phone out there does. through the interweb!
i dont know the details, but sms isnt the only way to push....
Freedomcaller said:
same way the gmail app does, and the iphone and every other phone out there does. through the interweb!
i dont know the details, but sms isnt the only way to push....
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As far as I know, all of the apps you just listed DO use SMS for push e-mail. That is the main reason people with Data plans that don't include messaging cannot use the stock GMail app.
The old "PULL" method is where the mail app reaches out to the server every so often and downloads any e-mails if it finds them. This of course wastes battery life since it does this polling regardless.
The "PUSH" is different in such a way that the server sends specifically-formulated SMS's that are intercepted by the GMail/iPhone Mail/other mail apps. These apps then prevent these SMS's from showing up as SMS, and instead they reach out and grab the e-mail from the server. This saves battery life by eliminating scheduled polling, while at the same time provides that "instant" e-mail feel.
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As far as I know, all of the apps you just listed DO use SMS for push e-mail. That is the main reason people with Data plans that don't include messaging cannot use the stock GMail app.
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The GMail app does not use SMS to push, it can maintain a TCP connection, as does most other "push" type applications.
If Seven does not use SMS to push then mea culpa. However, from the looks of their website, all data still has to route through their servers.
i read through thier privacy statement on thier website. is sais they dont store any of your data. altough it dosnt say it does not route through...
Freedomcaller said:
i looked around thier website but i didnt see anything about thier email being routed through a third party, where did you get that info?
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They ARE the THIRD PARTY
you can compare it simliar to how blackberry works. everything is routeted through blackberry's servers before it hits your phone. blackberry being the third party. that's why when you sign up for a BB plan, u get BIS or BES, it all goes through blackberrys servers. It isnt like microsoft's direct push where the connection is only from the server to your phone, no third party. I used seven when i had WMO, it was ok, it doesnt use SMS.
you download an app to your phone and you connect the app to seven's servers. this keeps a constant connection and when you get email, seven willl alert the app which notify you and download the email. it was ok, but the app was very laggy and it was a major battery killer.
Just search in market place for "IMO"
This is a nice Application for Social Networking
Which includes,
MSN,
Yahoo,
AIM/ICQ,
Google Talk,
My Space,
Skype only messenger (No support for voice and video)
Facebook,
Jabber.
This all in one Application works really great and manages Contacts and friends
and many more please give a try.
If you find this post is useful please dont forget to give a Thanks
And yes its a Free Application
Again all the credits goes to the Developer
Sorry if i am wrong but i like this all in one instant messenger application
I believe "Meebo" does the same
Yea thats Right
Meebo needs an meebo account to save all the IM message
but for this application no need of Application Accounts
Hope you got the picture
Thank you
Not really. You dont need Meebo account. You can add separate accounts (ICQ, AIM, etc) in Meebo on Android too. It is just more convenient to have it aggregated under Meebo account. But you do not have to
i am sorry i don't know that
Thanks for the information
but does meebo has skype support? i think IMO has skype too
and also i like the UI of IMO then other
please give a try you can feel the difference
anyway thank you
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Not really. You dont need Meebo account. You can add separate accounts (ICQ, AIM, etc) in Meebo on Android too. It is just more convenient to have it aggregated under Meebo account. But you do not have to
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No Twitter support? I guess that's no big deal since nobody's heard of or is using Twitter.
whatsapp now in market place as per the latest blog on wmpoweruser.com. unfortunately The reason many of you wont be able to see this is in marketplace is because your Windows Live ID hasn't been added by the author to the permissions page.
But good news is that it's coming sooon
Also found a link to download the Xap file if anyone interested in trying...
can you put the link INN here, or send the xap over to me via PM ????
But better not this one here (can't download anything from there).
Thanks!
WhatsApp working
Hi
I have attached the file
Was not able to post the link, since I am a "newbie" here!
You can thank me later
thanks!! it works!
Thanks a bunch!!!!!!
Hmm can aynone tell me whats better with WHatsApp, as with the other Messengers? there so much, i dont know, what i should use. There is ICQ, Yahoo, Jabber, MSN, Hotmail and much mor. Is it the same or do i have any advantage with WHatsApp?
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. It uses you phone contact list to search for the people who uses whatsapp those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.
In short, WhatsApp bypasses any complex contact importing process by comparing your phone's address book (People hub) with a list of registered WhatsApp users. You still have to set up an account with them, but this is dead easy and once that's done, you will see your WhatsApp contact list populate with people already on your phone.
Can't do that with the other messaging apps.
thanks!! it works!
THX been waiting 4 this
At least ! ^_^
This and skype were the only reasons wich I had against WP7.
Now I´m happy to have one.
eldenst said:
This and skype were the only reasons wich I had against WP7.
Now I´m happy to have one.
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i agree though i am more greedy than you ...this (whatsapp), Skype, Layar (augmented reality apps) and good gps navigation are things i was still booting android ....whatsapp will make my andoid booting less frequesnt though i am still waiting for other 3.. ...
This version of whatsapp is less than satisfactory .. i dont see refresh or contact sync .. no landscape mode support.. Pictures sent in attachments .. do not auto rotate ...no zoom in pictures and no options to save the pictures..
It only works with Mango, doesnt it?
Awesome, have been waiting ages for this. Thanks for the xap, its working great
yes it works. thumbs up to the hired developer at whatsapp. seems he knows what he does. very interesting coding though (reflecting it currently). i fear there is a hole that i can use any number i like once i installed and confirmed it after i get the 3 digit configrmation code
i always have been curious as to how whatsapp became so famous.
to me, the REAL cross platform messenger are windows live messenger or yahoo messenger, which iphone, android, wp7, symbian, blackberry has.. AND EVEN PC. whatsapp is limited to handphones.
live messenger or yahoo messenger is able to do MORE things than whatsapp.
the only thing whatsapp has compared to those IM, is that you do not need to add people to your contact list.. people in your phonebook appears automatically..
wont it be superb if you can access whatsapp on PC too?
you can. on windows 8
vash_h said:
the only thing whatsapp has compared to those IM, is that you do not need to add people to your contact list.. people in your phonebook appears automatically..
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Funny, people in my WLM/MSN contact list automatically showed up on my phone
It's just the other way around, same principle though: "unified" contacts - So i'll stick with WLM/MSN, there's a wide variety of clients available for PC (windows, linux, mac) and pretty much any phone.
This is a very good news for wp7 users
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I hope this is in the right section and if not.... could a moderator move it for me! I am a noob to XDA. (I am not a noob to hacking and roming and such). With this said, I updated several friends phones with the newest Cyanogen 9 6/25. Of course, the Facebook app is not working with Google sync. It swirls like its trying and then stops. However, my friend got his to work, and all his facebook friends statuses, numbers and pictures all synced to his phone. I CANNOT understand how he did it and either does he! Ive tried several third party apps such as HAXsync and friendcaster... They all swirl like theyre trrying, and THEN stop and dont put ANY contacts in. What could have been the deal? Any help would be great.
kelk0530 said:
Hello,
I hope this is in the right section and if not.... could a moderator move it for me! I am a noob to XDA. (I am not a noob to hacking and roming and such). With this said, I updated several friends phones with the newest Cyanogen 9 6/25. Of course, the Facebook app is not working with Google sync. It swirls like its trying and then stops. However, my friend got his to work, and all his facebook friends statuses, numbers and pictures all synced to his phone. I CANNOT understand how he did it and either does he! Ive tried several third party apps such as HAXsync and friendcaster... They all swirl like theyre trrying, and THEN stop and dont put ANY contacts in. What could have been the deal? Any help would be great.
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I think Facebook sync should work, and I can guarantee that Haxsync will work. With Facebook, if your contact names differ from those people's names on Facebook, it won't attach them automatically. You will have to go into each contact and press join. You can avoid that with Haxsync, as it will do that for you. Just make sure it's configured correctly and give it 5 minutes to do its thing.
Hmm... :/
I wonder whats wrong. I got friendcaster to work finally but it wouldnt work without it. Haxsync refused as well. It would add my own picture but not any friends. I went through for an hour and a half and switched everyones name to their Facebook names and it didnt work. Sigh. I installed GoContacts and I picked only show contacts with numbers because the stock messaging app does not have that option. I heard there was some issue between Google and Facebook that wouldnt allow me to sync my contacts! GAH! Thanks so much!