Is it possible to create a widget which displays a web page? Even if it was just view-only?
We use Gmail/GApps for work, and I have a Blackberry that gets email pushed to it from the server. I'd like to ditch the Blackberry and only carry my Shift, but then the only way to know if I have new email on my work account is to open the browser and refresh the page. I can't just add it as another google account, because it requires special authentication through a corporate page, but once I authenticate in the browser, I'm all good. It would be great if I could just have a widget that would show that web page and refresh periodically, maybe even have a refresh button on it. And maybe clicking on it would just open the browser to that page.
I thought that the Sense bookmarks widget might provide this, but it doesn't really seem to update.
I don't know but this certainly is the wrong section for this. This belongs in QnA. General rule of thumb: unless it's some hack/mod/ROM that you've created and maintain then it don't belong in Development. An idea for a mod/hack/ROM doesn't count. I wouldn't worry about creating a new thread though as a Mod will probably move it for you soon
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EDIT: Now that I think about it, doesn't the Sense widget refresh the thumbnail image whenever you go to that site? If so couldn't you use something like Tasker to periodically open that page so that the widget thumbnail refreshes?
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I don't know but this certainly is the wrong section for this. This belongs in QnA. General rule of thumb: unless it's some hack/mod/ROM that you've created and maintain then it don't belong in Development. An idea for a mod/hack/ROM doesn't count. I wouldn't worry about creating a new thread though as a Mod will probably move it for you soon
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*sigh* Sorry. I even read the sticky at the top of this forum, but I hadn't really seen any other requests like this, and I figured since it was a request for development that maybe development was where it went. My bad.
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EDIT: Now that I think about it, doesn't the Sense widget refresh the thumbnail image whenever you go to that site? If so couldn't you use something like Tasker to periodically open that page so that the widget thumbnail refreshes?
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I do believe that opening the page might cause a refresh, but I'm not certain that's 100% reliable. I think I played around with that idea some and didn't always get a refresh. If it does, that's a decent workaround. A self-updating widget, however, would be awesome.
Yes this definately the wrong section for this question. But thst being said, why don't you just add your work Gmail account to your Shift? Don't know what Rom your using. But I do know that on MikShifted G and Supreme Sence, you can have more than one Google account. If I'm understanding right, that would solve your issue. You would then just treat it like any other Email account. Set the update interval lower.
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flu13 said:
Is it possible to create a widget which displays a web page? Even if it was just view-only?
We use Gmail/GApps for work, and I have a Blackberry that gets email pushed to it from the server. I'd like to ditch the Blackberry and only carry my Shift, but then the only way to know if I have new email on my work account is to open the browser and refresh the page. I can't just add it as another google account, because it requires special authentication through a corporate page, but once I authenticate in the browser, I'm all good. It would be great if I could just have a widget that would show that web page and refresh periodically, maybe even have a refresh button on it. And maybe clicking on it would just open the browser to that page.
I thought that the Sense bookmarks widget might provide this, but it doesn't really seem to update.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.antonio.browser2.widget&feature=search_result
prboy1969 said:
But thst being said, why don't you just add your work Gmail account to your Shift?
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Because with the corporate authentication required, the normal Gmail mechanisms don't work. I have to go to a special single sign-on page, then get a certificate, then to the Gmail page. Once the browser has the cert in memory, though, it can reload the page all it likes.
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Thank you.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.antonio.browser2.widget&feature=search_result
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Yeah, I've seen that one. That's just a widget that will, "Start а Browser, Compass, Google Maps,Market with one click." I don't know why someone created that and felt it was better than a shortcut, but that's effectively all it is.
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Hi,
After the success of the beta programme (over 100 people wanting to signup!) I decided it was time to re-write the platform to allow me to add more features and improve the overall "feel" of it. I also have plans to commercialise the platform, allowing it to be used by businesses/individuals who wish to monitor devices remotely.
The client application for Android is available freely from here and can be included in a custom ROM if you wish to make it persistant across factory resets. I do ask that if your are a ROM developer that you let me know before you do this, and also credit me in your release notes.
There will be 3 main licenses available to you:
Basic
Standard - comming soon
Expert - comming soon
(These apply to your account)
Basic
FREE!
Single device per account
GPS Location
Alarm-on-Demand
Standard
£0.99
Single device per account
GPS Location
Network Location
Alarm-on-Demand
LiveTracking
Includes software updates for 12 months
Expert
£2.99
Multiple devices per account (limit of 5)
GPS Location
Network Location
Alarm-on-Demand
LiveTracking
Includes software updates for 12 months
I am also considering the possibility of an API which a business could use to extract information and use it in their own way. Please contact me if you are interested.
How to install?
Remove any older versions from your device
Install the latest version from above
Goto "http://promethium.mobi" and signup
On your phone, follow the instructions to register your device against your account
Login to "http://promethium.mobi" and have fun!
I haven't moved any old accounts over, so you should signup again.
Enjoy,
Rich
2.0 - 24/01/2011
(uninstall previous version prior to installing 2.0)
* See OP for details
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Hi,
I have created a geolocation app a bit like MobileMe or htcsense.com for any Android 2.2 device with Market. Allows you to show your device on a map and make the alarm sound, all via a web portal.
http://promethium.mobi/
This site is the main portal, There will be limited accounts to start with, just 20. These will be BETA accounts as I need people to trial the system to get feedback etc. Currently the email address has to be unique, but doesn't need to be a valid address, however this will be useful when you try and report issues.
Once you have signed up, the latest APK for the client application will be downloadable from the portal toolbar. This app will ask for the same login credentials used on the portal, and once connected you are ready to use the portal functions.
Check the site periodically, as I will allow more signups as the application progresses.
Please can we keep all bug reports within this thread, I would rather develop this in the open.
Enjoy,
Rich
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Looks pretty sweet. Nice and simple. Works well, though I couldn't get the sound to work. It just popped up in the taskbar and said "Ring! Ring".
dwizzy130
Thank you very much
This looks nice
dwizzy130 said:
Looks pretty sweet. Nice and simple. Works well, though I couldn't get the sound to work. It just popped up in the taskbar and said "Ring! Ring".
dwizzy130
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Ok. It should play the default alarm tone you have set. Could you pastebin a logcat, from before you click "play sound" until the notification appears.
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OK people!
Thanks to all those who already registered, just a few spaces left if people want to signup. Please only signup if you are happy to engage in helping me improve this platform... any accounts created but not activated within a day will be removed!
So far I have made quite a few alterations, improvements to the UI on the portal, as well as more interactive feedback. This means that you need to re-download and install the client app - this will overwrite the current one, and will keep all existing settings
Enjoy!
Very nice application! Good
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Very nice application! Good
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You're welcome, and thanks for the positive feedback!
I would appreciate if you could test out the portal/make sure it does what it is supposed to etc. Post back here if you have any niggles, but also if you can think of anything which might improve the experience.
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Ok. It should play the default alarm tone you have set. Could you pastebin a logcat, from before you click "play sound" until the notification appears.
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Well that's why! I figured it would play it's own notification. I have the alarm volume set to 0 because I don't ever use it.lol
It would be nice if you had a configuration for that in the app or the portal.
Keep up the good work,
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
I have the alarm volume set to 0 because I don't ever use it.
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Hmmm. It should crank the volume up to max before it plays the tone.
dwizzy130 said:
It would be nice if you had a configuration for that in the app or the portal.
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I haven't included an "alert" sound yet, as I thought people would recognise their own alerts easier. I like the idea of adding a customise option to the app though Thanks!
It so cool! Thank you.
Keep it up
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Hmmm. It should crank the volume up to max before it plays the tone.
I haven't included an "alert" sound yet, as I thought people would recognise their own alerts easier. I like the idea of adding a customise option to the app though Thanks!
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Hmm that's weird. It didn't change the volume, but when I manually did it, the sound worked. Other than that, the app looks and works great!
One more suggestion though, idk if it's possible, could you have it force turn on gps? I normally leave it off so if I actually do lose my phone, it would just give me the giant radius of the cell tower location...
Also, I notice you're using dyndns. Is the computer/server you're running it on going to be up 24/7?
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One more suggestion, a "My Phone's Location" button on the portal that snaps to the location and centers it.
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
One more suggestion though, idk if it's possible, could you have it force turn on gps? I normally leave it off so if I actually do lose my phone, it would just give me the giant radius of the cell tower location...
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Sorry, starting from Android 1.5 cupcake, you cannot programmatically toggle GPS. It should be fine to leave it enabled though.
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Also, I notice you're using dyndns. Is the computer/server you're running it on going to be up 24/7?
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While I am developing the app regularly it is running on a server I have on a dynamic IP line. Once the app is ready for general release it will go onto into a hosted environment.
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One more suggestion, a "My Phone's Location" button on the portal that snaps to the location and centers it.
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Hitting "Refresh Location" does this now, but it takes up to 5 seconds to move across the map, I will look at making it snappier
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Sorry, starting from Android 1.5 cupcake, you cannot programmatically toggle GPS. It should be fine to leave it enabled though.
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Hmmm I could have sworn one of those SMS based locator apps could force toggle it. Maybe not. Idk.
While I am developing the app regularly it is running on a server I have on a dynamic IP line. Once the app is ready for general release it will go onto into a hosted environment.
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Perfect, that's what I wanted to hear.
Hitting "Refresh Location" does this now, but it takes up to 5 seconds to move across the map, I will look at making it snappier
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I'm an idiot for missing that one.lol
dwizzy130
richbayliss said:
hi,
i have created a geolocation app a bit like mobileme or htcsense.com for any android 2.2 device with market. Allows you to show your device on a map and make the alarm sound, all via a web portal.
http://promethium.mobi/
this site is the main portal, there will be limited accounts to start with, just 20. These will be beta accounts as i need people to trial the system to get feedback etc. Currently the email address has to be unique, but doesn't need to be a valid address, however this will be useful when you try and report issues.
Once you have signed up, the latest apk for the client application will be downloadable from the portal toolbar. This app will ask for the same login credentials used on the portal, and once connected you are ready to use the portal functions.
Check the site periodically, as i will allow more signups as the application progresses.
Please can we keep all bug reports within this thread, i would rather develop this in the open.
Enjoy,
rich
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i must say great start looking forward for more....keep up the great work!!! Hey could we somehow get a option to lock and such...will more add on and such be added in the future??,....keep us posted thanks alot!!!
dwizzy130 said:
Hmmm I could have sworn one of those SMS based locator apps could force toggle it. Maybe not. Idk.
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I have read through the SDK documentation and the best you can do is prompt the user to enable it. So kind of misses the point
I have also altered the JavaScript code so that clicking on the location refresh button zaps you to the marker instantly, but you still have to wait until the phone updates the server to see the latest result
xghostyxjokerx said:
i must say great start looking forward for more....keep up the great work!!! Hey could we somehow get a option to lock and such...will more add on and such be added in the future??,....keep us posted thanks alot!!!
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Thanks for the positive feedback - glad you like it so far.
Yes, more features will be coming soon, including a "Lock" ability. This is quite a complicated one though, might require the user to select a "secure" lock screen prior to first use.
I also thought of some wicked uses for the Nexus S, but that will have to wait until I get time ( here's a clue: Peekaboo! )
richbayliss said:
Thanks for the positive feedback - glad you like it so far.
Yes, more features will be coming soon, including a "Lock" ability. This is quite a complicated one though, might require the user to select a "secure" lock screen prior to first use.
I also thought of some wicked uses for the Nexus S, but that will have to wait until I get time ( here's a clue: Peekaboo! )
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GREAT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT..... Curently running off of Nexus One ... will these wicked uses work for N1?
They might work, but no good snapping your feet
I am new to the Android Market. I just got the Transformer but I have had an IPhone for years so maybe that is why I am confused.
Lets says if I do a Search for Facebook apps...tons of apps that don't even have facebook in the name or description come up. Is that normal or am I doing something wrong?
Another question, then when I do one of the side options how come it only lets me see a few? I am sure there is way more then what it is showing me.
Thanks in advance.
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Lets says if I do a Search for Facebook apps...tons of apps that don't even have facebook in the name or description come up. Is that normal or am I doing something wrong?
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No, you aren't doing it wrong. Dev's can "tag" their apps with search keywords. So, anything that interfaces with Facebook in some manner could have a facebook keyword - it would be up to the user to determine if the app fits the need. An app could be one like "Flow" which a user could interface directly with facebook with - or, it could be a plugin for another app/widget that allows the user to view posts or pictures from facebook.
Another question, then when I do one of the side options how come it only lets me see a few? I am sure there is way more then what it is showing me.
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Not sure what you mean by "side options" - which screen? the general screen, a particular application's preview/order screen?
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No, you aren't doing it wrong. Dev's can "tag" their apps with search keywords. So, anything that interfaces with Facebook in some manner could have a facebook keyword - it would be up to the user to determine if the app fits the need. An app could be one like "Flow" which a user could interface directly with facebook with - or, it could be a plugin for another app/widget that allows the user to view posts or pictures from facebook.
Not sure what you mean by "side options" - which screen? the general screen, a particular application's preview/order screen?
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Oh thanks makes sense now. I meant like if you click app store Entertainment you cant seem to browse all of them. Also is there a way to get rid of the scrolling apps on top?
Newsr had a couple of problems that I will report to the developer but I was wondering if there is an app that can mark as read while you scroll instead of clicking on each feed to mark as read.
Thanks!
i use feedly on both my phone and TF, its awesome on both.
I use feedly as well. Its awesome
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Retab is pretty good
Check out news360 also. Pretty good news aggregator and awesome concept
Feedly is awesome. Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
News360 widget is slick!
Taptu for me. Tried the others and they don't seem so easily customisable and simple yet slick to use.
I'm quite enjoying Pulse. It can import your Google Reader feeds (although it can't export its own feeds back to Reader), and for any feeds you have in both Reader and Pulse, the has-been-read flag will be synced.
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I'm quite enjoying Pulse. It can import your Google Reader feeds (although it can't export its own feeds back to Reader), and for any feeds you have in both Reader and Pulse, the has-been-read flag will be synced.
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You can actually get it to sync? I've tried it several times and all I get is to check network connectivity.
Personally I've yet to find one I really like.
Feedly doesn't seem to sync fully or quickly for me. There have been times that I know I've read an article already and it still shows up. Also I find the layout kind of non-intuitive. When I hit "home" on it I keep getting back to different places.
Retab has a better layout, if a bit crude at the higher levels. Once I'm in a section though it does flow nicely. The problem again is that it doesn't sync or track the read state between levels. If I go into my "android" reader folder and read all of the articles it still shows I have unread when I go back up to the top level until I hit refresh.
News360 is cool looking but dead in the water for me. Twitter and Facebook are the dumbest places to look if you're trying to predict what I like to read. How about, oh I don't know, my google reader account? No? Ok, I'll take a look again when you decide that I can decide what I want to read on my own.
My real issue with all of the tablet readers is that they've all focused on being "different" with their look and feel and have failed with the basic fucntion of getting my news and keeping it organized efficiently. That's probably why I keep going back to NewsRob. It's butt ugly on a tablet, but it syncs appropriately and uses local cacheing so the whole damn list doesn't re-load every time I open the app.
/rant
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You can actually get it to sync? I've tried it several times and all I get is to check network connectivity.
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Syncs perfectly for me.
ViViDboarder said:
Syncs perfectly for me.
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Hmm... do you have multiple google accounts set up? I wonder if that could be causing an issue.
This guy loves Pulse!
ASR831 said:
Newsr had a couple of problems that I will report to the developer but I was wondering if there is an app that can mark as read while you scroll instead of clicking on each feed to mark as read.
Thanks!
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Please do let me know what those issues are, so I can fix them.
I have a beta right now that improves the "mark all as read" performance in a serious way.
Chris Stewart said:
Please do let me know what those issues are, so I can fix them.
I have a beta right now that improves the "mark all as read" performance in a serious way.
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I sent you a PM about those. Not sure if you received it.
The bugs are:
1) In portrait mode, the app still shows the three columns.
2) Feeds that are in other languages (right-to-left) display the div/html code in title bar.
Thanks!
Is there any chance you could make Newsr sync items that are shared by my contacts under the contact name as a separate feed as per the Google Reader website? Currently the only way to see them is by looking at "All Items".
Also, can you make Newsr sync read items as well as unread? Sometimes I accidentally mark something as read and then want to go back to read it again. I can't seem to do this with Newsr.
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Also, can you make Newsr sync read items as well as unread? Sometimes I accidentally mark something as read and then want to go back to read it again. I can't seem to do this with Newsr.
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I second this.
Also, I just discovered the open-article-with-inapp-browser button. How about loading all links in-app instead of opening the Browser? Example: digg articles.
+1 for Pulse here as well. I'm loving the interface and search function.
Pulse is no good if you have lots of friends in Google who share things and you want to share stuff with them.
The integration isn't there, it just grabs the feeds and that's it.
I did do a search on this and found other similar questions but no real answers, so if you have seen this answered before feel free to "linky dinky" thanks!!
so when I go to "share via" a pic I get options, too many.... really I only need FB, email. and MMS, is there a way to trim this down? right now I get 2 FB, twitter, BT many more etc., I just don't need them all.... this should be my fist post here, hope I came across ok!!!
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I did do a search on this and found other similar questions but no real answers, so if you have seen this answered before feel free to "linky dinky" thanks!!
so when I go to "share via" a pic I get options, too many.... really I only need FB, email. and MMS, is there a way to trim this down? right now I get 2 FB, twitter, BT many more etc., I just don't need them all.... this should be my fist post here, hope I came across ok!!!
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Best answer I could find, and it makes sense:
This isn't possible from an OS level. That share menu is populated by Android based on what apps you've installed declare they can open. You can look at the technical details here, but the end result is that without extra coding from each individual app to filter the results, you are always going to get the full list in whatever order Android returns them in.
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Basically in the apps code somewhere it states that it has the ability to use the Share function, so it's automatically added. Without removing the code or removing the app altogether, Android sees the app and adds it. Might be something someone a lot smarter than myself would be able to write an app that manipulates this somehow. But from what I'm seeing it hasn't been done.
thanks man, its ok if just cant be done, everything has limitations...
Would it be possible to have a separate share app that lets you add options (like "SMS to Bob") as well as hide some of the defaults? That app itself could be registered as a "sharing" app (maybe sorting to the top of the list?) or could be launched individually. So a process flow could be to launch this share app, load up the gallery, choose the photo, choose the destination. And that process would be just as convenient as launching the gallery, choosing the photo, selecting to share, and selecting the destination. Same number of steps.
Im wondering if there is a place to submit ideas on widgets/apps. There's not many people with the talent/skills to create programs but its sometimes the ones that know less that can think out the box.
Does anyone know of such a place?
I have this idea for an Instant Messenger widget. Since im very fond of widgets (because to me its a huge difference between our apps and iOS apps) I would love to be able to go through my AIM/Yahoo Buddy list on screen and send a message to someone that way without having to open up the specific app.
If something like this already exists id love to know about it. Even if its just a widget showing you who's online and when tapping sends you to an IM box (Kinda like the FB widget that shows you recent status updates/news posts.) If not id love to spread the idea and see if anyone can create such a thing.
Post this in the general android forums under the proper section rather than a device-specific forum under Development (where it should not be). Someone there might have some ideas.
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Im wondering if there is a place to submit ideas on widgets/apps. There's not many people with the talent/skills to create programs but its sometimes the ones that know less that can think out the box.
Does anyone know of such a place?
I have this idea for an Instant Messenger widget. Since im very fond of widgets (because to me its a huge difference between our apps and iOS apps) I would love to be able to go through my AIM/Yahoo Buddy list on screen and send a message to someone that way without having to open up the specific app.
If something like this already exists id love to know about it. Even if its just a widget showing you who's online and when tapping sends you to an IM box (Kinda like the FB widget that shows you recent status updates/news posts.) If not id love to spread the idea and see if anyone can create such a thing.
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Hi. Perhaps you should contact the Developers of the AIM and Yahoo Apps
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This post belongs in the QnA section as it is not Development
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Post this in the general android forums under the proper section rather than a device-specific forum under Development (where it should not be). Someone there might have some ideas.
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Sorry bout that, wasn't sure where exactly to post. Thanks. Hopefully the mods will redirect this thread to the proper place.
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Hi. Perhaps you should contact the Developers of the AIM and Yahoo Apps
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I was thinking that but I've seen many other IM apps that weren't made by AOL or Yahoo so I figured a 3rd party would be more interested then the main source. Especially after seeing AOL ruin their AIM app with their recent upgrade.
Is there a way a Mod can redirect this thread to the proper place or should I just create a new one?
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Sorry bout that, wasn't sure where exactly to post. Thanks. Hopefully the mods will redirect this thread to the proper place.
I was thinking that but I've seen many other IM apps that weren't made by AOL or Yahoo so I figured a 3rd party would be more interested then the main source. Especially after seeing AOL ruin their AIM app with their recent upgrade.
Is there a way a Mod can redirect this thread to the proper place or should I just create a new one?
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I promise you that none of the developers in this forum would be willing to spend time on an AOL widget I didn't know anyone still used that.
mtotho said:
I promise you that none of the developers in this forum would be willing to spend time on an AOL widget I didn't know anyone still used that.
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Yeah Im sure its a dying program but I figured it would bring it back a bit if it was always on =P like BBM ... when I had a bb i hated bbm but i used it cuz it was just ALWAYS on. If I had a widget I would always be on lol if i had the time I would love to learn how these things work and just make one.