Hello,
I am evaluating switching to WP8,my question is: is there any app to allow me to chat with Google Hangout contacts, and does it sync with Google contacts ?
Thanks in advance to anyone answering me.
Google contacts (and calendar) sync automatically, yes.
I haven't tried any of the Hangouts apps, but there are several available that offer group chat.
If you just want basic chat, then any app which supports GTalk (Jabber/XMPP) should still work, although I think Google may be phasing out that support in their ongoing quest to remove features that people use but which don't make money for Google. IM+ (and many other chat clients) support this protocol.
Thanks a lot for answering.
Perhaps I could evaluate to switch also to another chat system, like Viber.
Thanks
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Ive noticed that they have released a skype app for some phones such as the new desire, but not for the nexus one. If anyone has the apk for the new version of skype (not the beta that was around a year ago) could they please upload it to the board or email it to me? thank you very much if you can help.
My email is iamwhoamnot at gmail
What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
Jack_R1 said:
What's wrong with Fring? It even supports video just fine.
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yeah, fring lets you sign into your skype account.
A few things are wrong with fring and nimbuzz and other clients, mostly because of their nature of being a proxy service rather than a true P2P app.
1. They store your credentials - you need to give fring and nimbuzz your user name and password to many services and trust them not to abuse it. You eventually just log in with their account password - and they connect to all other accounts you have using their stored details.
2. Proxy service - (a) Latency and (b) bad security.
(a) Since you don't directly call the other party you actually send your voice data to the fring servers which then forward it to the other person's skype - so fring in effect act as a middle man. this introduces latencies - as the data takes a longer route to get to the other side.
(b) Also it opens the opportunity for them to eavesdrop the conversation. It works not only for skype but also for all other types of accounts - like gtalk, fb chat, icq, aim - they have all your messages and then forward them.
These 2 reasons are why i can't wait for true p2p apps for all my chatting and voice needs - privacy and performance.
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What's wrong with Fring?
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-Its not Skype
-Many people including myself dislike Frings cheesy interface.
But as you righly say, it will do the job until such time as Skype put out a build of their own.
Hi,
I recently found that there is an option for adding IM accounts for each contact. While in Edit Contact mode you have the choice to add an IM account (most common ones) for each contact. If you add an IM account you will then have a choice within a contact to start IM chat with that specific person.
My problem is that if I add an Microsoft Live account for one of my friends nothing happens when I try to send a message. E.g There is no application linked to this action.
It works well if I instead use Google Talk, but then that application is installed on the phone.
Since there is no official MSN application available I wonder if there is a way to get this working ? Is there an Motorola app which is not present on my phone? (running custom firmware) or is there a way to link a specific app to that action ? (Ebuddy for example) or how is this intended to be used ?
Been searching the net for an answer without any luck.
// Suzpel
nope, instant messaging from contacts is only avail. for Gtalk.
some extra functionallity comes with the official skype app, (like in facebook or twitter)
but you can mess aound with jabber transports if ur rly interessted, that works quite well for me, but can get complicated too.
there are guides for that out there - if u google "jabber transport gtalk"
justanordinarydude said:
nope, instant messaging from contacts is only avail. for Gtalk.
some extra functionallity comes with the official skype app, (like in facebook or twitter)
but you can mess aound with jabber transports if ur rly interessted, that works quite well for me, but can get complicated too.
there are guides for that out there - if u google "jabber transport gtalk"
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Thanks for the reply. I also found out that this has nothing to do with Motorola, since it looks and behaves the same on my Samsung Galaxy. Looks like Google prepared for IM via Contacts but since there are no offical clients (or non official) that integrates with the contacts it doesn't work. Would be good to be able to configure this yourself. Anyway I will stick with Ebuddy which lets me connect to different networks within the same applikation.
// Suzpel
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
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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
Hi Folks,
I've come from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a new shiny HTC One which was delivered a couple of hours ago. Just getting set up and was wondering whats your preference for email setup. With my company using Google Apps i've always just gone ahead and used Gmail but was wondering if the 'Mail' app was any better?
Regards
Sam
They are both really good, I guess if you have multiple email accounts the mail app is better than the dedicated gmail one because you could easily switch between accounts
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I use the Mail app because I have 4 email accounts so easier to manage, I would still use this app if I only had one gmail account tbh, its much cleaner looking.
Gmail definitely. Don't like the native app.
Probably no help but I have been using both the HTC native mail app as well as the Gmail app. Personally I like the look and feel of the native app but I think I have been just to used to running my email accounts on separate apps, hasn't hurt me yet.
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Probably no help but I have been using both the HTC native mail app as well as the Gmail app. Personally I like the look and feel of the native app but I think I have been just to used to running my email accounts on separate apps, hasn't hurt me yet.
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Hi All....i had a similar question. I am having a difficult time with the native email app that it wont scale my e-mails to fit the screen. Can someone please help me with this. The gmail app does it automaticaly....but i cant get the HTC one native app to do the same.
I am using CSipSimple with Android integration turned on for secure calls via Ostel. I have been in contact with the developer and he believed it was an HTC limitation, so I phoned HTC support this morning and they said I need to use a third-party contacts app. Their People app doesn't have a custom field for sip, nor in the IM field.
I wanted to add the sip address of a person who phoned me to their existing contact and the People app crashes. I was able to do it once but it added the address as IM & AIM and of course doesn't work to phone that person.
Can someone recommend a good contacts app that would work well with the ability to integrate with csipsimple and google contacts?