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Media/Time Scape

I am a Happy X10 User, coming from the HTC Magic. At first, adjusting coming from the Magic to the X10 was hard, I liked SO MANY THINGS about the Magic that the X10 didn't have (in terms of software). And then I started playing around with Timescape and Mediascape.
WOW! Timescape is absolutly useless.
On the other hand... Mediascape! GREAT APPLICATION! Sony should have ditched timescape, and only gone with Mediascape, as timescape acts mostly as a reader.
What they need to do really is allowing editing/replying right inside timescape. For example, you read a message in timescape, yet you have to go to another app to reply to it!??
Timescape reminds me of TouchFlo3D on WM early on before HTC learned what consumers wanted.
What does every1 want from Times/Media scape in 2.1?

timescape needs to do everything twitter and facebook can do. or at least 85%. i'm talking about re-tweeting, mentions, direct messages, post pictures on twitpic and facebook, upload videos within an update, etc.
if it gets ALL of that, timescape be ballin'

arcticreaver said:
timescape needs to do everything twitter and facebook can do. or at least 85%. i'm talking about re-tweeting, mentions, direct messages, post pictures on twitpic and facebook, upload videos within an update, etc.
if it gets ALL of that, timescape be ballin'
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Yea I think everything needs to be more fully integrated. If it is, it might be a bit more competitive with sense.

Timescape Improvements
from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680051
rvictorg said:
Sadly right now Timescape serves very little purpose (if any), that's why most of us never even open it. I'll apologize right now for the length of this message...
TIMESCAPE NEEDS:
RSS feeds
Capability to read ENTIRE message not just a small portion (seriously wtf SE??)
Ability to reply, like, comment, tweet, call, sms, etc. all within Timescape
Option to choose which app Timescape opens i.e. dedicated FB app/Twitter client
YouTube integration, like subscriptions etc.
Ability to add ANY social network you may use or even XDA forums!! woot woot! (I guess that would be tapatalk?)
Better filtering options for facebook:
-I do not want status updates on my phone from 500 people I don't care about
(and don't say it's our own fault for adding that many people on facebook, there's lots of people we interact with on a daily/weekly basis, and then the majority of others we use facebook to just keep in touch with)
-Why only status updates and not messages, replies, likes, comments too??
-Facebook events (parties, birthdays, etc)
Integrate all a contact's activity in facebook (or respective spline) into ONE tile, maybe open up a large tile to display all (threaded) sms messages from contact
More options for widget! Size, filtering options, minor functions like scrolling tiles and sliding between splines. Right now it's just a shortcut for Timescape. And while you're at it add the missing Mediascape widget too...faack
Calendar and Task integration into dedicated splines
(maybe it's just Android but wow...compared to my blackberry something seriously needs to be done here for both)
Last but not least...integrate my F*%&ING contact photos!! Does it not seem like this is a standard feature of the X10 in all advertising campaigns?!
from my twitter @SonyEricssonNA and @SEAnswers:
Why doesn't the X10 integrate phone contacts' facebook profile pictures into the phone?? Such an obvious missing feature
SEAnswers @rvictorg I believe that is a feature implemented in Android 2.0 OS. Let me check and get back to you.
SonyEricssonNA @rvictorg it does in TimeScape so you should see your contacts fb pics in the spline, if you link the tile with a contact, it should sync.
They're right, it SHOULD sync. That was nearly a month ago, I sent them both back messages and haven't got a response from either. And yes, this is not nearly important as the other missing features, it'd just be nice if the phone natively did it without a 3rd party app like syncmypix.
ok so a little long MAYBE, BUT after all, this is the highest end device they make and the way carriers and SE have been advertising it a lot of those features should have been standard, Timescape is supposed integrate everything in your life into one glorious app no?? I just hope someone from SE reads XDA and can implement some of them. Peace.
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^^ i agree with the above message

I've kinda realised that all Timescape does is look good... I don't use it, but I like it...
I should remove it from my home, but it just seems empty without it...
Silly really...

No not silly. I feel the same about the timescape widget and didn't remove it from my homescreen
I've kinda realised that all Timescape does is look good... I don't use it, but I like it...
I should remove it from my home, but it just seems empty without it...
Silly really...
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Facebook app for Android still doesnt support FB Chat

i think its high time they integrate FB Chat also...i have to use the different app for chat all the time.

Don't worry, the iPhone version also sucks, despite having chat... the developer of it kinda just stopped doing it.
They need someone on their mobile team.

Do you also have problem with facebook picture sync with contacts? got bad quiality on the picture etc

i found that you have to assign them a special way on the X10 or the blur.

Try Bloo . . . Its a nice app for facebook and support to chat . .
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"KIK" app

this app is pretty cool lets u chat with people that have blackberry iphone ipods or normally android Love it better than sms and pretty fast. check it out in the market now
kik me "Torvick1224"
http://www.kik.com/

I like this a lot too, I like how it shows if it's been read already or not too.
I just wish more people used it

Personally I prefer Whatsapp, 'cause it's more widely used, and havent had any problems with it yet. One time payment for iphone, and free trial period for android

darkwater13 said:
Personally I prefer Whatsapp, 'cause it's more widely used, and havent had any problems with it yet. One time payment for iphone, and free trial period for android
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yeah but member this 1 is FREE for every smartphone just need some good updates like add photos and post our own status and would be the shisnetss

does it do group chat?

no group chat

I used Whatsapp and personally like it better, but I like Kik's ability to tell you when it is sent\delivered\read while Whatsapp just tells you if its sent\delivered. I don't need group chat so that's a moot point for myself

PingChat has group chat, shows when send/read, can send pics, video, audio, contacts, maps. And it's free.

drauks said:
PingChat has group chat, shows when send/read, can send pics, video, audio, contacts, maps. And it's free.
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I'm currently using pingchat for these reasons. That and Kik was draining the battery on my Incredible :-/

Couple of gripes I have with KiK and had to get rid of it. From my limited use (2-3 days), I learned:
-you cannot log out of KiK.
-it automatically adds contacts without your approval and worse, it lets these contacts know you've signed on to KiK as well. I dont know about others but I dont necessarily want IM access to everyone in my contact list.
-it adds people that you dont even know (saw ppl on my list that I dont know) to your contact list.
-You can get random requests from ppl you dont know to add you just the same.
It seems like a very good beginning efforts but more control and privacy measures need to be put into before I'll try it again.
And, lastly, it was draining my battery ...
These are all from personal use and observation.

Interesting article. It lists upcoming features.
wwwdotbgrdotcom/2010/11/10/whats-kik-messenger-all-about/
Sorry. Can't post links yet.

[Q] Facebook Push Notifications

The Facebook Push Notifications doesn't work for me. Chat is working fine, but not comments, Friend requests and so on!.
Does it work for anyone here with Facebook 1.5.1? If Yes what are your settings?
Android 2.2.1 DHD Leedroid 1.5.1a Facebook 1.5.1

it does not work for me either ...

I haven't had it working for me either..I will get notification bar updates but no push notifications.

damn it ... I think they removed this function.. but why? What is with a downgrade.
Should be 1.5.0

Yep, it's been quiet for a while here too.

It has been quiet my end as well for some time.
I remember we used to get them

Does anyone have the Facebook 1.5.0 version, I would try this out!

I tried it with fb 1.50, too.
Doesnt working either!

My understanding of Facebook push notifications is that they SUCK!!! Sorry about that. When normal people think of push notifications we think of notifications of things we actually want to be notified of like wall posts, comments, likes, etc. Unfortunately for us when Facebook thinks push notifications they think about pushing us notifications for things we don't care about like event invites and inbox messages.
I don't have much in faith in facebook in that we will ever get push support for all notifications :-( It seems to me that facebook's strategy for android will be to integrate features into the phone instead of delivering a stealer app people. This means working with OEMs as they have been as of late. I don't think we will ever get a useful app from facebook.
Currently I think Tweetdeck provides you with the most comprehensive facebook notification support and when you combine that with the actually facebook app all notifications are covered I believe. The only downside is that Tweetdeck is poll driven.

I used to get it for comments, wall post, inbox bla bla..
now didnt get it anymore.. oh well, thats fine... it's not like my world will end without push noti anw

I think 1.5.1 broke or disabled the push notifications feature.

flow
Have you guys tried facebook flow? I just installed it testerday. I has the option of utilizing gmail push notification to send/recieve facebook notifications.
Ive liked it more and more since I have installed it, and the push works great

Yeah man. Sad that Facebook not going to deliver an application for android users. Sigh..
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Any IM app that is PUSH technology rather than Pull? Besides Gtalk.

BryanChung said:
Any IM app that is PUSH technology rather than Pull? Besides Gtalk.
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I believe both beejive and trillian use push notifications.
trillian is half the price of beejive and if you use trillian's desktop or web app you can have your im conversations on your phone synced to those products.
beejive on the other hand saves your conversations to your sdcard and also has the ability to email the transcripts to what ever account you want.
trillian lets you set a custom ringtone for notifications where as beejive only lets you pick from either the yahoo, msn, or aol im sound. I think this is unfortunate though beejive lets you set a different sound when the app is active and when it is idel which is cool
beejive will notify you in the status bar when you receive an im as well as blink the led, though I think the status bar notification is timed (by that I mean the notification disappears from the status bar after some set time. This is what I have noticed idk anything official)
I believe trillian also notifies you in the status bar. trillian also allows you to suspend the app. this logs you out of the app on the phone but keeps you logged into all your im services on trillian's servers. I think this is prob similar to beejive's idel stat in that it is designed to use less battery when not actively using the app. If the app is suspended you will receive an email notification that you have received an im.
As far as support goes, trillian has a forum that you can post any questions in. The only support for beejive that I know of are their email addresses listed on their website and the market-place and I haven't had much luck when emailing them questions.
beejive also lets you set your status: available, away, busy, and invisible and also have custom status messages for each service. You can also delete, appear offline, and block contacts though I haven't had success with those features.

I think that they should re-add those features back.

For a second there, I thought I was the only one that noticed that Facebook push notifications actually existed for a short while and then died. I've done multiple phone wipes and rebuilds to try to correct the problem. Now it's clear that it's a Facebook thing and not my phone.

I setup a gmail account just for facebook....I get instant notifications....I gave up on face book notification. And only reason i setup another gmail...so i can have a diffrent tone and nothing but FB mesages. THe moment you get your message its sent to your gmail you setup.

I think the lack of notifications is on purpose, and it makes sense. Here is why, an average person has well over 100 friends on FB, if you leave a comment on any post you recieve a notification on facebook each time someone responds, if you "like" a post, the same thing happens, now figure that you commented on 20 or more different posts and made a few yourself, Do you people have any idea how incredibly annoying it would be to get a notification everytime someone "likes" or comments on those same posts or links anytime after? It makes perfect sense why FB only pushes Friend Requests, PM's and Events. I won't even get into the amount of server bandwith it would be using. It's common sense.
I suppose it would be nice for them to offer an option in the settings for the people so incredibly obsessed with every little thing that happens on facebook but I myself would go insane if my phone vibrated or beeped everytime someone responded to a wall post.

Uh....Facebook allows push notifications for everything. Just not push notifications from app. Everything you mentioned is pushed to my gmail account or sms. Yes does get annoying if 50 people reply to a post but FB does push notifications.
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[Q] People App - Filtering Farmville?

When I am on Facebook using my web browser, I no longer receive notifications from Farmville (and other time waster Facebook games) that my friends have bought a new donkey, or whatever.
However, the People app on my Windows Phone 8 insists on passing those messages on to me.
I am to the point where I am going to have to unfriend a couple of folks because I waste tons of time having to scroll through the stupid Facebook game notifications.
Is there anyway I can make it so that I don't see the stupid Facebook game messages?
Thanks!

OK - I figured it out, I think...
I am not sure why I wasn't seeing the game notifications when I used my Browser to access Facebook. I was able to stop the game notifications coming to my phone:
Log into Facebook in your Browser
Click on the little gear on the upper right side of the screen and select "Privacy Settings"
On the left side menu, click on "Blocking"
This page lets you block app invites from specific Facebook Friends or notifications from specific Facebook Apps
After setting this up, I am no longer receiving Farmville notifications from my friends.]