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MIREN BROWSER Update for 12/4

UPDATE:
We just released the RC build. If your previous version are on RC build, you will get auto-updated. Have fun!!
- Add bookmark as desktop shortcut
- Improve performance and battery usage
- Share page
- Find in page
- Expand menu to two pages
- Support geolocation
- Import/Export bookmark via SD
- Support App2SD
- Improve web-plugin discovery
- Add Korean/Italian/Triditional Chinese/Russian
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These days are one of the most happy days of our team. With all the help, we released our i18n version and it is very well received. Now we have more users outside China than inside China Again, thank everyone esp. those provide language package and suggestions!!!!!
As I said, our journey just begin and you can expect many updates from us Ok for update target on 12/4.
- Find in page
- Share page
This feature is actually in right now. You have to long-press the address bar to get it. Apparently, this is bad UI. We are adjusting)
- Export/Import bookmark (FF/Chrome, etc)
Again, this feature is there as well. Just now it only work in a special directory. We will let you pick the directory where those bookmark files are
- YouTube related issues
We receive a lot of YT related issues. Please help us by being a bit more specific on your Android version and specific steps to reproduce. YT is blocked in China so it is very difficult to reproduce issues. Bear with us on this for a while.
- Refine translation and more languages
We plan on Korean and Russian
- i18n Top site
We need help here. Different country have its own top sites. We included the English one in the attachment. It should be fairly easy to understand.
"cat" means catagory. class: if equal("m") means site optimized for mobile device. otherwise means just vanilla www site (mostly pc experience)
We need your help to build for other language.
- App2SD support
Alright. This is a lot of work for us. So we may not finish everything...
Please
- Give us comment on more things need to fix
- New feature request
- Help on i18n on top sites and interface
- All other things))
I created http://groups.google.com/group/miren-browser for MIREN-only discussion.
Thanks everyone. We will TRY HARD!!!!!

Russian translation
I sent you russian translation about two weeks ago. You can find it here . So if you'll include it to the next build, I'll check strings and UI aswell.
Thank all your team for great job.

keep up the good work, this browser has quickly and easily became my favorite.

I made a Dutch (nl) Top Sites list, please include it in the next release .
On the Android Market I saw a comment on the browser in Dutch, and the comment is very negative. I've translated it to English:
"Very slow browser, many lags when loading links. I shouldn't recommend it. Samsung Galaxy S 2.2"
Maybe you can do something about it?

I think you should try to improve the overall Performance (scrolling, zooming etc.) because this is imho the biggest negative aspect of your browser.
But nice work, it has very much potential!

Why do you keep opening new threads. Keeping your updates to one thread is much more easier. I don't even see you replying to my question about the screen brightness issue in my previous post.
Here is link to it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9428813&postcount=11

i want this as default, but flash content renders over the address bar and it looks buggy and tacky. improve full screen settings. hasten loading times. and re-arrange text to zoom then im all in

Thanks for the feedback so far
Few points:
- We apologize if we didn't response fast enough. We will try to catch up
- Please suggest the best way to maintain a thread in XDA. We actually are very new to XDA and don't know the appropriate way. It seems not possible to change the Title of the original thread. Thus it is hard to tell we want to discuss a new RC instead of the old one. Anyway, please suggest. We want XDA members to try out new RC every one/two weeks and provide suggestions before it goes to market update.
- On performance. We are very serious about it. Please give us more specific steps so we can debug it out. Performance will be a main theme throughout our update cycle.

Yes, we got it thus why the RU version is possible.
Thanks again!
yohn said:
I sent you russian translation about two weeks ago. You can find it here . So if you'll include it to the next build, I'll check strings and UI aswell.
Thank all your team for great job.
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Thanks and we are looking ...
SpaceK33z said:
I made a Dutch (nl) Top Sites list, please include it in the next release .
On the Android Market I saw a comment on the browser in Dutch, and the comment is very negative. I've translated it to English:
"Very slow browser, many lags when loading links. I shouldn't recommend it. Samsung Galaxy S 2.2"
Maybe you can do something about it?
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Cache to sd please. Or something. App is getting huge.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

I'm having problems with flash playback. I get audio on videos posted to Facebook, but no visual. The same videos play great on the stock browser.
Flash on ESPN is very laggy.

I don't really have any of the performance issues that the others are talking about to be honest. I think the browser is actually very fast.
The one suggestion I would have is to highlight things when you are selecting them with your finger. This applies to the blue menu at the bottom of the screen and also to the bookmarks/history etc. When you click on an entry it should be highlighted, otherwise it looks like the screen has frozen.
Keep up the excellent work.

Feature request:
Saving web page as HTML or even PDF(Dolphin has thus .. )

We will support app2SD next week.
blestsol said:
Cache to sd please. Or something. App is getting huge.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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le_lutin said:
I don't really have any of the performance issues that the others are talking about to be honest. I think the browser is actually very fast.
The one suggestion I would have is to highlight things when you are selecting them with your finger. This applies to the blue menu at the bottom of the screen and also to the bookmarks/history etc. When you click on an entry it should be highlighted, otherwise it looks like the screen has frozen.
Keep up the excellent work.
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This is very important and should be made a priority, especially if it is a relatively simple coding task.

You got it!
Droidlovinyogi said:
This is very important and should be made a priority, especially if it is a relatively simple coding task.
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Feature request:
When typing in a URL, have the address bar give a drop down that provides suggested URLs with a choice of common extensions (.com, .net etc). It would be awesome if you could also generate a list of choices based on your current location (e.g. if in Australia it would also suggest .com.au, or in china .com.cn)
But loving this browser already keep up the good work!

Hi,
Great Browser, I have two suggestions
1. Suggestions when searching
2. Bookmarklets (Javascript run as url). I use www.lastpass.com and they provide bookmarklets which will fill in log-in details. These work in Dolphin HD but not Miren. There are many other sites which produce bookmarklets for various reasons.
Thanks

1. should be implemented already. However a bug prevent suggestion showing. Should be fixed next week
2. We are investigating.
neilleeds said:
Hi,
Great Browser, I have two suggestions
1. Suggestions when searching
2. Bookmarklets (Javascript run as url). I use www.lastpass.com and they provide bookmarklets which will fill in log-in details. These work in Dolphin HD but not Miren. There are many other sites which produce bookmarklets for various reasons.
Thanks
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[App] Prepay Widget needs testers!

Hello everyone! I am the developer of Prepay Widget, a powerful app that allows you to monitor your account balance through USSD requests.
You can find more info about USSD on Wikipedia, but basically these are short, SMS-like messages used by most GSM and some CDMA providers to deliver information
or control account services. The actual information comes to you in the form of popup toasts, which thids app hides and parses into widgets.
You can find the apps landing page on XDA at the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12348102
However, i want to stress that its important that we get some device-specific feedback, so please post in this thread if you have issues,
this helps me keep track of bugs and requests better.
You can use the Lite version of the app - it has all the functionality of the full version apart from automatic updates (not really that important imo).
As I haven't got one of these phones in my pocket, I need some testers to track down problems. Please, use this thread to comment or
suggest features. It is my belief that addressing issues is best done individually by phone, so if something doesn't work, let me know and I will fix it ASAP.
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.ussd.widget.lite
Debugging:
Please use the "Write to developer" item in the Settings menu to send logs. Enable debugging, reproduce your error and then send the logs.
Make sure you include a description - the more detailed the description the better.
Screens:

The PERFECT APP. Glad i found this, its working very well!

Well thank you! Any suggestions?

Whats with 1.1.8? Any issues?

Guys, you know i appreciate feedback...

Any issues with the latest update?

Oke i am testing
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

Please let me know what you think...

No no issues - works perfectly.
I use all the time to test my themes and things

Anything to report?

1.3.3.0
Added full Russian translation
Fixed many small errors from user logs
Fixed rare radio restart issue on some ICS builds

[WIDGET] Prepay Widget - we need testers!

Hello everyone! I am the developer of Prepay Widget, a powerful app that allows you to monitor your account balance through USSD requests.
You can find more info about USSD on Wikipedia, but basically these are short, SMS-like messages used by most GSM and some CDMA providers to deliver information
or control account services. The actual information comes to you in the form of popup toasts, which thids app hides and parses into widgets.
You can find the apps landing page on XDA at the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12348102
However, i want to stress that its important that we get some device-specific feedback, so please post in this thread if you have issues,
this helps me keep track of bugs and requests better.
You can use the Lite version of the app - it has all the functionality of the full version apart from automatic updates (not really that important imo).
As I haven't got one of these phones in my pocket, I need some testers to track down problems. Please, use this thread to comment or
suggest features. It is my belief that addressing issues is best done individually by phone, so if something doesn't work, let me know and I will fix it ASAP.
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.ussd.widget.lite
Debugging:
Please use the "Write to developer" item in the Settings menu to send logs. Enable debugging, reproduce your error and then send the logs.
Make sure you include a description - the more detailed the description the better.
Screens:

i got it but don't know the USSD code for orange uk. Can anyone shed some light here?

I think google is probably your friend there...

App is now in Top New Paid on the market

This is AWESOME! Thanks a lot, ive been using an inferior widget for years!

nice widget ，thank you for sharing

Enjoy! And please leave a comment on the market - it can be a great help!

Ok, after testing i will leave a comment

This app is the best by miles

Thank you!

Works perfectly fine with 2 degrees over here in NZ. Best buck ever spent.
Thanks!

Thanks, please leave a review on the market!
By the way, a major update is currently in testing with lots of cool UI changes.
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

Brilliant!

Check the main thread for screens of the new ui!

Guys its critical that i get some device-specific feedback for version 1.1.2 that came out today.
Please, be nice XDA members and help!

Please help me debug the latest version! I need some feedback on updates in particular!

How is it working?

1.1.3
- New USSD intercept mechanism (beta)
- Update status animations added
- Log graphivs changed
- Rare device specific errors fixed
- Some update bugs fixed
Lets get some feedback please!

I use the free version, and I am having problems with it since the update. I tap to update the widget (or press update in the app) and it seems to get stuck updating. The spinning icon animation appears and doesn't stop or go away for ages, seems like its been spinning for half the day now. Several USSD code running and done messages popup seemingly at random once updating begins.
The update has not gone well for me it seems on my Desire S with stock rom.
I'm going clear out my old ussd entries and widgets and start again, see if that helps.
**Update** cleared out my ussds and widgets and reinstalled the app. seems to be working properly now. Looks like a few ppl have had this issue judging by the market comments and doing a clean install seems to prevent them.

Guys ive already made a bugfix, but there is some sort of problem with the markets dashboard, cant seem to be able to publish anything right now! Please check tomorrow morning!

Tips about a good customer support

No matter if the app is free or paid, as a developer you want to offer a good support to the end users. Why? Because as long as they are happy they will continue to use your app and they will recommend it to others. So it is in your best interest to do your best and resolve issues that customers are reporting, implement requested features and solve as many bugs as possible.
To that end, you must ensure you provide easy to access means of communication between you as a developer and the end users. There are many ways you can achieve that and I will list a few I am using and the more you can provide the better so we can put together a list:
Create an email address or use one you already have (I prefer the former) and provide links on Google Play and inside the app. It is nice if you add an accessible menu item that says (Suggestions/Bug report/Support/Etc) that will start an intent chooser for sending emails to this email address
Use forums (XDA ) and post your app and frequently visit and answer suggestions/questions. There are a lot of helpful users there that will test the app and discover bugs, suggest new features and it is very good if you can keep the thread hot so you keep the interest up. Users like feedback and makes them feel important (which they are) so try to answer as many posts as possible even though you don't have a solution to the problem yet
Get social! Social networking is very helpful these days both for spreading the word about your app but also for customer support. Create profiles for the app on all major social networks (Facebook, Google +, Twitter, etc) and try to get as many users as possible. Post as many updates as possible and keep the users informed about changes to the app, answer to their comments and implement suggestions
Prioritization - build yourself a TODO list with priorities: for each update try to solve major bugs first that are heavily reported or that are causing big problems. Always find some room for improvements and user suggestions. Then fix small bugs and try to improve UI.
Localization is an important part of today's apps. Try to support as many languages as possible making easy for the users to understand the app and to better communicate their findings
Use the publish console to check for crash reports. Many users use this feature and send crash reports along with the stack trace and it is very helpful to keep track of major crashes and identify the root cause
Please reply with more tips so we can create a big list for everyone

Email is the number 1 way people ( from my experience ) contact the developer to ask questions, recommendations, etc. What I did in addition to all the things in the op was create a cheap 5 page website with Godaddy website tonight its like $100 bucks a year or something. They also auto optimize your site for mobile viewing!Then made a contact us page, were users can choose a reason for contacting us. This works really well and you can set up an auto responder to send them a message letting them know you got the email.
I always try to answer emails immediately (during business hours) but always within 24 hours. Having a great customer service program even if your a solo dev like I am will translate into 5 star ratings based solely on customer service!
Have a lax customer service program and you will see the negative 1 or 2 star ratings pop up again based solely on customer service. It shouldn't take anyone more than say 48 hours to re connect with someone and at least start the process of answering their concern.
You can see the contact us page here
Good policy will turn into good reviews and good downloads!
:good:

I've put a feedback page in all my apps.
You don't even need to create a new email address. Just use your personal email address and create an alias. That way it looks formal on the outside but messages go to same inbox as your personal one, only have to check one inbox everyday.

HMMMMMM!
FIRST OF ALLL EMAIL AND AFTER THAT XDA POSTS.........:victory:

email or the message box is very important. But it's also important to reply to their questions promptly.

Free Customer Service SDK
Replying promptly to customers is essentially the first step towards good customer service. If you are an iOS app developer, looking to impress your customers with excellent customer support, try out Freshdesk's Mobihelp SDK ( [freshdesk.com/mobihelp) you can snap-in to your app and start communicating with your customers from right within your app. I'm sure it will be of great help in your customer service efforts!

Thanks for the tips! Just a question: I have got one Crash report in google play console very early, but since then nothing. I have put email in the game and on the play store. But nobody used it. I do not have many installs, but I wonder what is the usual percentage of people who actually report bugs?

kulisgames said:
Thanks for the tips! Just a question: I have got one Crash report in google play console very early, but since then nothing. I have put email in the game and on the play store. But nobody used it. I do not have many installs, but I wonder what is the usual percentage of people who actually report bugs?
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In my experience, if the app is something people desperately need (e.g. utility) or want (e.g. game) but it isn't working quite as they expected, they will be vocal. Not hearing anything from users is usually a warning sign that nobody was too excited about the app in the first place, or that not that many people downloaded the app in the first place.

If I see a crash on Google Play I assume that the same crash occured for 10 others who didn't bother reporting it. So I try to fix it ASAP.
You could use Google Analytics to report crashes without user prompt.
Regardless of the above, it sounds like you have a general marketing challange which is much more critical than that crash report, so you should investigate marketing and promotions in general.
kulisgames said:
Thanks for the tips! Just a question: I have got one Crash report in google play console very early, but since then nothing. I have put email in the game and on the play store. But nobody used it. I do not have many installs, but I wonder what is the usual percentage of people who actually report bugs?
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Bad reviews on google play
slackydroid said:
No matter if the app is free or paid, as a developer you want to offer a good support to the end users. Why? Because as long as they are happy they will continue to use your app and they will recommend it to others. So it is in your best interest to do your best and resolve issues that customers are reporting, implement requested features and solve as many bugs as possible.
To that end, you must ensure you provide easy to access means of communication between you as a developer and the end users. There are many ways you can achieve that and I will list a few I am using and the more you can provide the better so we can put together a list:
Create an email address or use one you already have (I prefer the former) and provide links on Google Play and inside the app. It is nice if you add an accessible menu item that says (Suggestions/Bug report/Support/Etc) that will start an intent chooser for sending emails to this email address
Use forums (XDA ) and post your app and frequently visit and answer suggestions/questions. There are a lot of helpful users there that will test the app and discover bugs, suggest new features and it is very good if you can keep the thread hot so you keep the interest up. Users like feedback and makes them feel important (which they are) so try to answer as many posts as possible even though you don't have a solution to the problem yet
Get social! Social networking is very helpful these days both for spreading the word about your app but also for customer support. Create profiles for the app on all major social networks (Facebook, Google +, Twitter, etc) and try to get as many users as possible. Post as many updates as possible and keep the users informed about changes to the app, answer to their comments and implement suggestions
Prioritization - build yourself a TODO list with priorities: for each update try to solve major bugs first that are heavily reported or that are causing big problems. Always find some room for improvements and user suggestions. Then fix small bugs and try to improve UI.
Localization is an important part of today's apps. Try to support as many languages as possible making easy for the users to understand the app and to better communicate their findings
Use the publish console to check for crash reports. Many users use this feature and send crash reports along with the stack trace and it is very helpful to keep track of major crashes and identify the root cause
Please reply with more tips so we can create a big list for everyone
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Hi,
how can we deal with bad reviews on google play, reviews that comes from pepole that didn't understand the meaning of the app?
Thanks.

If you're looking for app support best practices, contact a big startup like Buffer or Squarespace and see how they respond to your question. Notice the friendly tone of voice, the detailed answers they try to give you, and the call for action at the end of every support ticket - whether it's to try and recreate the event that caused the bug or read a FAQ section. Do that a dozen times and you'll learn more about 'proper' support than any how-to article can teach you.

dimnikolov said:
If you're looking for app support best practices, contact a big startup like Buffer or Squarespace and see how they respond to your question. Notice the friendly tone of voice, the detailed answers they try to give you, and the call for action at the end of every support ticket - whether it's to try and recreate the event that caused the bug or read a FAQ section. Do that a dozen times and you'll learn more about 'proper' support than any how-to article can teach you.
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Yep makes sense in my experience - personalise as much as possible and reflect the tone of voice of your app. Users will really appreciate it. Stay social.

Why not have some kind of in-app help?
Having a suggestions/feedback menu item seems to be the common thread here to provide good customer support.
But wondering - why not some kind of in app help itself? Sort of a Whatsapp inside the app? I feel email being a separate channel breaks the context - help within the app itself and in context would be so much easier for the end user.
Thoughts?

I know it is an old thread but there are SDKs that help you integrate a support chat right within the app. I have seen zomato use one of these.

Thank you for a list!

[APP][4.0+][5.0][v2.4.00016] Psst!

Psst! deletes your texts right after they're read and allows you to post anonymous photos and messages to the community for 48 hours. There are no traces of sent or received messages.
Share your opinions, photos, news, experiences and funny jokes openly and anonymous with the rest of the community. Comment on the ones you like, vote up or down and share them on with friends. Posts are deleted in 48 hours so you can move on with your life instead of reliving the past.
Follow the posts you find interesting but you never know who you're following and they don't know you're following them!
No Screenshots, Shake to Lock, Encrypted, Anonymous, No logs and Delete forever. Everything on Psst is temporary, the way anonymous should be.
We love to hear from our users so don't be shy and send us feedback and suggestions to help improve the app:
Twitter: @getpsst
Facebook: http://facebook.com/getpsst
Email: [email protected]
Psst: teampsst
Play Store Download Link
Direct APK
psst! is free to download and use for everyone. If you like the app please don't forget to give a good rating on the Play Store. Enjoy and Speak freely!
Change Log
2.4.0016
IDCons are now used with friends. Customize your friends with your choice of IDCons.
Message timers are now adjustable and shown during new messages.
Fixed notifications loading slow
Private messages now show IDCons from the post threads
Network connection lost fix
Faster message delivery
General bugs and usability improvements.
Facebook Login fixed for users who do not have Facebook app installed.
2.4.0015
Fix auto lock on viewing feed post
Fix notifications not loading on resume
General bug fixes and improvements
2.4.0014
General bugfixes and improvements in speed of app.
2.4.0013
Fixed Private Chat not sending
Fixed Add friend from Private Chat
Fixed Block from Private Chat
Made full post clickable
Fixed slow notifications screen
Added load new comments button (appears only in viewing thread).
Fixed comments not reloading after posting comment
Fixed comments spinner does not disappear
Fixed comments focus release after posting comment
Fixed inbox message layout issues
Speed and memory improvements
Increased shake to lock sensitivity
2.4.0012
PMs now have their own color icon identifiers
Added colored icon identifiers in feeds
Added chat with comment posters
Added total votes in feeds
Bug fixes and User experience improvements.
Fixed random auto lock activation.
Fixed crashing on loading or exiting app
2.3.7.1
Too many changes to list.
2.0.2
Photo sharing
NEW UI
Tons of bugs fixes and improvements
1.1.4
Fixed lag issue on reading messages
Fixed recipient not selected on reply
Adjusted timer algorithm based on suggestions from our awesome friends at XDA Developers
1.1.3
Fixed issue with phone numbers not detected properly.
1.1.2
Bug fixes
1.1.1
First public release

Screenshots
Updated screens on Play Store.

My apologies to those who could not register due to the phone number bug. We've fixed the issue and would like to invite you try it again.
Thanks for your patience in resolving this issue.

Looks promising and beautiful
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krishneelg3 said:
Looks promising and beautiful
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Thank you @krishneelg3 Appreciate the support.

Very nice! Love the looks! App works great, I can't wait to see what's ahead.

damastah said:
Very nice! Love the looks! App works great, I can't wait to see what's ahead.
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Thank you @damastah!

Hey everyone! Just pushed a brand new redesign version based on feedback from our wonderful users.
Looking forward to some feedback.

New features and design changes
Fellow XDA members, I've updated the app to include lots of new features.
The new Feeds is a unique feature that allows you to post your thoughts and opinions without sharing your identity. Your post will be deleted in 48 hours as well as any linkage to it. People can follow you and they have no idea who they are following and you don't know who is following you. The idea is to follow context not people. If you like what someone is saying you follow them.
Lots of design changes and bug fixes from the previous versions as well as sharing functions and a lot more control to help you decide what notifications are important to you.
Let me know what you think please.
Cheers!

Is Psst! not available in the U.K.? I get URL not recognised when I click the link.

Drhedphuk said:
Is Psst! not available in the U.K.? I get URL not recognised when I click the link.
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Link updated. Sorry.

Wow you should make an SMS app like this! The UI is BEAUTIFUL! I would pay for it!

jayRokk said:
Wow you should make an SMS app like this! The UI is BEAUTIFUL! I would pay for it!
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Thanks for the compliment! I'm working on integrating SMS into the app.

axiom said:
Thanks for the compliment! I'm working on integrating SMS into the app.
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Awesome! Great job on the UI once again.

Just updated with huge improvements in speeds and UI. See change log.

axiom said:
Just updated with huge improvements in speeds and UI. See change log.
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Nice job... I'm looking for apps to add/replace CM stuff to get my ROM a little bit more clean and without thing like Gallery2 which is ICS based and the icon looks ugly in Lollipop. I would take your app in my work if it had the SMS support. I'll subscribe to the thread.

GalaticStryder said:
Nice job... I'm looking for apps to add/replace CM stuff to get my ROM a little bit more clean and without thing like Gallery2 which is ICS based and the icon looks ugly in Lollipop. I would take your app in my work if it had the SMS support. I'll subscribe to the thread.
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Thanks! SMS support has been a long time planned feature. I'll push toward it and see if I can get it going quickly.

Very nice app keep up the good work.

Thanks @Maddhadder90 Next update will be ready tomorrow with huge performance improvements, usability fixes and bug fixes. Followed by colors in comments to distinguish who said what. Debating on colors in messages but don't want the app to feel to kid like. Want to maintain the simple slick look. What do you think?

axiom said:
Thanks @Maddhadder90 Next update will be ready tomorrow with huge performance improvements, usability fixes and bug fixes. Followed by colors in comments to distinguish who said what. Debating on colors in messages but don't want the app to feel to kid like. Want to maintain the simple slick look. What do you think?
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When you say add color do you mean on posts each person will have their own color when they write? When ever they comment on that particular thread they will have that color. So you can track who said what?