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Hi, i would like to have an app that offers me instant free messaging comunication (using data plan) with other droid users, just like blackberry messenger...
This is because my girlfriend is willing to buy a motorola backflip...
Does this app exists? or will exist?
You'll both have a google phone with gmail addresses. Use the built in GTalk application.
crater said:
you'll both have a google phone with gmail addresses. Use the built in gtalk application.
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derrrrrrr!
+1
Duh!
I feel so stupid right now!
hahahahahaha
ill tell you something, i loove google, but, gtalk is its only service that i dont really use, does this offer instant comunication?is it fast?
Pretty fast, and fairly reliable. Generally if there's a connection issue ur IM gets sent to the receiver as an email to their Gmail account. Definitely works well though. I use it almost exclusively now.
I wish Gtalk on android support facebook talk and others
I use ebuddy, which supports AIM and Facebook Chat.
Had good experiences with it so far.
sorry posted to wrong thread
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I love GTalk,
The only missing feature IMO is file transfer
Could try Meebo as well. Lets you log in with Facebook, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, icq, jabber, MySpace. Just pick any account and sign in and you'll be able to IM to all the others.
It's not phone specific, but I find it easier to go from Laptop to Phone to Laptop again this way.
Used to use meebo,switchedto this program called fring cause its got sip support. It can connect to all of those above too, seems to do abetter job off reconnecting after a lost signal.
I still keep gtalk open to talk to my brother, it s more reliable than all the others imo
I tried fring, but could not stand the interface. My 7 year old neice could have done a better job.
In the event that I just HAVE to use an IM beside Gtalk, I use Palringo (for Y!, MSN, FBchat) or the actual AIM app from the market. Both are quite capable.
Try fring. It's not bad & I use it for MSN, Skype
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I tried fring, but could not stand the interface. My 7 year old neice could have done a better job.
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hah yeah thats one thing i forgot to mention, the interface is absolutely horrid. looks like someone drew it with a crayon.
I had been looking for a way to reskin it...
nimbuzz was really clean looking but i didnt try it much cause it didnt have sip support
Using gtalk!
i feel sorry for not using it before!!!!
here is an application like blackberry
http://www.whatsapp.com/
waiting for it
figofigo said:
here is an application like blackberry
http://www.whatsapp.com/
waiting for it
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Me also im waiting for whatsapp in the mean time i use messagenow also pmesenger and lucid do the same job
figofigo said:
here is an application like blackberry
http://www.whatsapp.com/
waiting for it
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Is there a way to emulate a BB pin on an Android and chat with BBs?
Does that app is able to do that?
donchele said:
Is there a way to emulate a BB pin on an Android and chat with BBs?
Does that app is able to do that?
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no.
at least 10 characters.
Hi all,
I'm searching a good app for Google Talk, I use it a lot and I need something speedy, with a good UI, that has a history of the chats (not like Palringo, that erases everithing everytime you close the conversation) and that can runs in background without a huge battery leak.
Can someone suggest me something?
Regards
Kappa
I use
Well for gtalk
ie only gmail chat
i use fring
google search it
runs in background
also has twitter,yahoo,msn n more things but doesnt have facebook instant messenger service
for tht i use fim (facebook instant messenger)
fring needs u to register first
its free, so register a fring acc
im from india, gprs (edge) isnt very reliable here
if my connection goes, i dont know why but fring crashes
even fim crashes!
check them out
they arent troublesome
can be removed without any pain
einsteinisgaurav said:
Well for gtalk
ie only gmail chat
i use fring
google search it
runs in background
also has twitter,yahoo,msn n more things but doesnt have facebook instant messenger service
for tht i use fim (facebook instant messenger)
fring needs u to register first
its free, so register a fring acc
im from india, gprs (edge) isnt very reliable here
if my connection goes, i dont know why but fring crashes
even fim crashes!
check them out
they arent troublesome
can be removed without any pain
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I know Fring, I've used it with a lot of smartphones, but I need something that uses ONLY Google Talk protocol...
Regards
Kappa
use beejive or novotalk, but novotalk is still under development
KJx89 said:
Hi all,
I'm searching a good app for Google Talk, I use it a lot and I need something speedy, with a good UI, that has a history of the chats (not like Palringo, that erases everithing everytime you close the conversation) and that can runs in background without a huge battery leak.
Can someone suggest me something?
Regards
Kappa
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There is another thread from a few months ago that talks about google talk clients. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654370
In that thread, I recommended both Slick and OZ IM. I've been using OZ lately, but Slick is small & simple. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6019395&postcount=2
adoute said:
While neither of these apps are just Google Talk, they both work well with it. I have been using Slick for several months without any problems, and recently started using OZ IM. Both work great with gtalk.
Lonely Cat games Slick - http://www.lonelycatgames.com/?app=slick
OZ IM (as extracted from HD2, also known as TMOUS Messenger) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5753551&postcount=2
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Moved as not software release.
This is my first post here. I've read and learned lots from all of you, now I have a question that I can't find an answer to our figure out on my own.
I've searched and searched and tried pidgin, jabber, etc. and can not figure out how to populate my gtalk with facebook chat. Can anyone help me do this? I'd really like to use something like Facebook connect to add them, similar to what aim uses. I have an Incredible.
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Check out Meebo. It connects a bunch of different messengers like Facebook, Talk, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Windows Live, etc. Really, I haven't heard of any popular messengers that it doesn't work with...
es0tericcha0s said:
Check out Meebo. It connects a bunch of different messengers like Facebook, Talk, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Windows Live, etc. Really, I haven't heard of any popular messengers that it doesn't work with...
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I really want to use Gtalk since it is already integrated into Android. I currently use ebuddy for chat but it's a battery hog. Gtalk doesn't seem to eat as much battery. I know Facebook and Google are in a huge pissing match over $$$$ and there is NO WAY Facebook would ever open their doors and let Google in, but I thought there might be a work around that I could use to get it done myself. I'm just not that smart.
eBuddy (free app Market) - MSN, Yahoo chat, AIM, Gtalk, FaceBook, ICQ, MySpace
Works like a charm
yeah or just use a jabber transport --> but be carefull, it WILL mess with ur contacts
please let me know if you find anything. i have tried just about every IM client out there and the battery problem is almost ridiculous. both my g1 and my vibrant drain 10% per hour on idle if i am connected to an aim client, whereas it drains 1% every 2-3 hours when i kill the aim client with ATK.
I just followed http://technobuz.com/2011/05/add-facebook-chat-to-google-chat/ and it's working like a champ. It didn't mess up any of my contacts either, which is a good thing, because I keep them clean and neat as can be.
Only flaw is some facebook profiles show up as random numbers while others actually show their names. I just sent them a quick "hi" then looked on facebook messages to see who they were, and changed the name in Google Talk.
Does anybody know of a good messenger for Android that is better than Palringo in the following ways?
- solid instant messaging
- push to talk style / walkie talkie style voice chat
- able to voice chat with users of other platforms
I would love what Palringo is supposed to be (and what it was on Windows Mobile) but it's just not getting any better on Android.
For now, I am using Tikl Touch to Talk and the Trillian beta. But Tikl doesn't support enough platforms (yet) and it doesn't save the voice messages from you and friends so you can play them back.
I heard Beejive JUST came out for Android. But paying $9.99 for a messenger kinda stinks especially when it too doesn't support all the platforms that friends of mine use. But, I would buy this one if I had to if someone would just tell me if it's "voice notes" feature feels walkie talkie style (do they play when you get them, is it pretty quick to send them? Does it FEEL like walkie talkie? Is it fast?)
So, any suggestions would be appreciated. I just want what Palringo was on Windows Mobile and Windows. Push to talk with history that virtually always works but feels like push to talk and not click to record, click to stop, click to listen). I would pay if I had to but would of course prefer a free app but any app that does things things would be greatly appreciated.
Does anybody know of such an app?
Download TIKL for walkie talkie. Beejive is great even though the price is steep. I think with beejive you have to manually play vice memos. I don't use it for voice memos.
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IM+ http://www.shapeservices.com/en/products/details.php?product=im&platform=android
The Pro version costs only $4.95.
Trillian is great and is in a free beta right now
Oh man trillian has been great so far; it handles a bunch of accounts perfectly and the continue to develop it frequently.
+1 for Trillian. It's my IM program of choice on the PC, and the Android version is stellar!
Ebuddy
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Been using Trillian and like it, the battery use seems good as it takes advantage of Google’s C2DM service...
I also like eBuddy; anyone know if it uses Google’s C2DM service also? Just wondering, C2DM should offer better battery, right?
FYI- I'm sure someone already mentioned this, but an updated version of Trillian was released yesterday (can't post links yet) w w w. trillian. im/get/android/
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Been using Trillian and like it, the battery use seems good as it takes advantage of Google’s C2DM service...
I also like eBuddy; anyone know if it uses Google’s C2DM service also? Just wondering, C2DM should offer better battery, right?
FYI- I'm sure someone already mentioned this, but an updated version of Trillian was released yesterday (can't post links yet) w w w. trillian. im/get/android/
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Trillian doesnt use C2DM...It still runs in the background...
purav17 said:
Trillian doesnt use C2DM...It still runs in the background...
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You are right, Trillian definitely runs in the background...
I just was repeating what they mentioned in their blog-
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=1612
It says there it uses C2DM. If it doesn't they should change that blog entry...
Try imo. The best one in my opinion, all the others always force close or sign you off our won't even let you sign on.
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I prefer trillian beta for IM. I always keep the battery saving mode (which simply says that it polls less, not that it doesn't poll at all) on and still IM just fine. It's also one of the few free IM apps that does facebook chat decently.
eBuddy kept showing me contacts that I had either blocked or deleted a long time ago on msn for some reason.
imo.im decided to not allow me to see IM's from one of my contacts, and when i asked them about it, they ran me through the usual steps for troubleshooting apps: logout/login, logout then clear data then login, logout then clear data then uninstall then reinstall then login, but when it still didn't work they stopped contacting me.
Which one would drain less battery on this phone? I know Beejive and Trillian use push services to send you messages... what does Talk use? Just trying to save the most battery I can...
Thanks
Funny... i was about to post a similar question.. Trillian vs Beejive.
Ive been using both.. tried trillian today... seems to work better reason why-> you can suspend the app and it will keep you logged in and send you an email if someone sends a message, then you just reopen the app. Beejive was able to do that on the iphone.... weird.. i didnt see that feature in the android version.
Cg006 said:
Funny... i was about to post a similar question.. Trillian vs Beejive.
Ive been using both.. tried trillian today... seems to work better reason why-> you can suspend the app and it will keep you logged in and send you an email if someone sends a message, then you just reopen the app. Beejive was able to do that on the iphone.... weird.. i didnt see that feature in the android version.
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They both use push services though. Beejive has been more reliable for me.
GTalk will drain your battery - I found this out when it was left on by accident on the day the TB was activated.
Not sure why but Skype didn't drain as fast. Imo also didn't drain as fast. I'll be testing both Jivetalk and Trillian and will probably buy the latter because of the desktop sync which is unusual in this arena and a colleague tells me it actually seems to work.
I've been using trillian for now, as most of the others I've used don't use the push messaging, and we all know that's a horrible battery drain without that activated.
The thing I don't like though is that if I lose data for a second, and reconnect, it triggers all messages that I've read already as new IMs and sets the notification, which is quite annoying.
I'll look into Beejive. Trillian is the nicest app I've used so far, but it's really picky with data connections. There are times where it just doesn't want to let me log in at all, even though I can get a working data connection just fine.
I leave google talk running all the time, I dont have battery draining problems
I still use Palringo, which I love
I am trying beejive again to see batt life whileon 3g...
Cant believe all the crying about this app costing $10bux while i was searching around for reviews and comparisons. I think this is the first app i bought as soon as i got the phone.