Microsoft have released the official Messenger app for Android. - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

It's been a long time coming in my eyes, but it would appear Microsoft have finally released the official app for Messenger on Android.
It showed up as a pop-up for me when I signed into Messenger, but for any of you that want the link here it is.
Also, the link on the live.com website: http://explore.live.com/messenger-m...ea=TEXT_CIMS017584_Messenger_EN-GB_1X1_129124
A few things I've observed are that it doesn't show up in the notification bar when signed in, unless you receive a message and it doesn't let you sign in in more than one place. Not huge problems but annoying nonetheless.
I hope you guys enjoy it.
EDIT: Also just noticed that on the market it's released by "WithYou INC" which is odd, but that's the link I was given in the popup.

People still use MSN?

brezzo said:
People still use MSN?
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Haha, some of us saddo's do, yeah.

Found liked someone spammed you a link. Obviously if the author isn't ms its not official.
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bluenote73 said:
Found liked someone spammed you a link. Obviously if the author isn't ms its not official.
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It does seem like it's non-ms, but it's advertised on the live.com website, as shown here: http://explore.live.com/messenger-m...ea=TEXT_CIMS017584_Messenger_EN-GB_1X1_129124

It's not so reassuring without Microsoft in the app title or description as opposed to WithYou inc.
But like ADeadlySpoon said above - there are a couple of links via the explore.live.com site.

Grant Barker said:
It's not so reassuring without Microsoft in the app title or description as opposed to WithYou inc.
But like ADeadlySpoon said above - there are a couple of links via the explore.live.com site.
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It's sponsored by M$, it wasn't developed by them.

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Beejive Out

Beta is out, if its ok I will post.
Got my invite as well. So far looking good. Nice GUI plus response. I find it WAY faster than Trillian Beta, although some Skype and Video exchange might be good for next release
The end of the email reads:
"Also, please understand that the build is only for folks who have registered with us for the beta program and is not intended to be shared with any one. "
So now I ask you. Do you think its ok to post it?
Kykiskly said:
Got my invite as well. So far looking good. Nice GUI plus response. I find it WAY faster than Trillian Beta, although some Skype and Video exchange might be good for next release
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It seems a little sluggish for me at times. Is it the same for you?
Vandam500 said:
The end of the email reads:
"Also, please understand that the build is only for folks who have registered with us for the beta program and is not intended to be shared with any one. "
So now I ask you. Do you think its ok to post it?
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didnt read that far got too excited, guess everyones SOL. Im sure someone will post it anyway.
I wont say anything
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Ugggghhhhhh didn't sign up in time -____-
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Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
TJDuckett said:
Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
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http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
TJDuckett said:
Why do people post stuff like this and not even say what the app does?
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A lot of people know what Beejive is. If you don't know what it does, why don't you google it?
fdot said:
http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
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That's cute, but why should someone have to Google something that someone's advertising. Obviously if you announce that something out its to garner interest, no? With that being the case, ways the harm in typing even a one sentence description? Seems pretty common sense.
And I just realized that the last two responses before that post could've been a simple description as well, but acting like someone doesn't know what Google is in an Android forum seems to take priority over posting something useful.
Anyways for anyone who doesn't know, it's a messenging client for multiple services. I love things like trillian on my pc so ill be waiting for this one
I'm on it now, it rules. I just pray that it doesn't become a permanent beta like the wm version
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Neat. Mobilism may or may not have the newest version of this apk posted 8 minutes ago
Trying it out now...
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I love beejive. I use to have it o. My blackberry and well worth the money for how well it worked. I used it mostly for Facebook chat but I used some MSN also.
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I'm using it now. This destroys Trillian. Does anyone know if it uses Froyo's built-in push notifications API, C2DM ? I'm concerned about battery life.
Androidica has an active link to the download for what its worth.
In case it's not supposed to be distributed, check out this link because it has a cool video of it and not for the download link...
http://androinica.com/2010/08/25/this-is-beejive-for-android-video/
TJDuckett said:
And I just realized that the last two responses before that post could've been a simple description as well, but acting like someone doesn't know what Google is in an Android forum seems to take priority over posting something useful.
Anyways for anyone who doesn't know, it's a messenging client for multiple services. I love things like trillian on my pc so ill be waiting for this one
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this is a pretty popular app, thats why I didnt bother getting into detail, and Trillian has been out for beta use for the public, not a fan , and im sure you will say that when you use it.
fdot said:
http://tinyurl.com/cnkhyh
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BWAHAHAH that gets me everytime lol but its like people dont know what google is, the time it took to respond here and wait..... u could have an answer lol nah, but beejive is good and a chat based program if I remember correctly that was originally on the iphone

Yahoo messenger with cross platform video calls

Already available for Iphone and coming soon to Android is the new Yahoo messenger App with video calling. This is something I will enjoy.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/09/..._campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/engadget+(Engadget)
easilybigger2 said:
Already available for Iphone and coming soon to Android is the new Yahoo messenger App with video calling. This is something I will enjoy.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/09/..._campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/engadget+(Engadget)
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What we really need is the one from the Mytouch
cant wait for this
When will they release stupid iphone got it before us bummmmr
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salmanslick said:
When will they release stupid iphone got it before us bummmmr
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I thought they said they have not got it approved yet from Apple. That is why they probably started iPhone first, the approval process could take months.
dwertz said:
I thought they said they have not got it approved yet from Apple. That is why they probably started iPhone first, the approval process could take months.
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Nope.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/11/updated-yahoo-messenger-app-now-live-in-app-store-3g-video-call/
Award Tour said:
Nope.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/11/updated-yahoo-messenger-app-now-live-in-app-store-3g-video-call/
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Oh dang it. Thats right. I read this a month ago. Thats why. HAHA
I am surprised google has not released anything like this.
cant wait for this app all the current video apps sucks
u guys should try...tango its iphone to android video caller. pretty neat app
has the awake bug been fixed?
looneylu said:
has the awake bug been fixed?
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nope, but it is on the list supposedly. Tango is THE ONE, if they fix that problem. uninstalled until then.
yahoos reply in response to my email:
Hello,
Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Messenger.
Before I go into addressing your concern, I'd like to first apologize
for the delay in my responding to your inquiry. We are committed to
answering your questions as quickly and accurately as possible. However,
we are currently receiving unusually high volumes which caused the
delayed response.
I understand you wish to have more information regarding the ability to
use video calling features in Yahoo! Messenger for Android.
Thanks for your suggestion of a new feature for Yahoo! Messenger for
Android. The current version of Yahoo! Messenger for Android doesn't
have this feature right now, but we appreciate that you took the time to
tell us about what you'd like to see in a future version.
I'll pass your suggestion on to the Yahoo! Messenger Product Team and
they will put it under consideration for a future release. (Our
development cycles can be quite lengthy, so please don't expect to see
it right away if they decide to include it.) However, be assured that we
are continually striving to make Yahoo! Messenger the best messenger
product on the market, and your suggestions help us to decide what is
most important to our customers.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please let us know as
soon as possible.
We appreciate your reporting this to us -- your input helps us to
identify ways to constantly maintain and improve our service.
Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Messenger.
Regards,
Kyle
Messenger Mobile Device Tech E2Y
Yahoo! Customer Care
For assistance with all Yahoo! services please visit:
Wow nowhere in that response does it say that it is coming at all, just says they are continuing to develop, that kinda sucks since we know it is on the myTouch HD, well, I had messenger installed and on auto update but after reading that letter I guess I am gonna uninstall and free up some space It just drives me nuts that we have one of the most capable handsets on the market and we can't get a damn phone to comp. video chat app, that is like the LAST thing that I want my Evo to do, C'est la vie
looneylu said:
has the awake bug been fixed?
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The newest update seems to have mostly fixed it
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Simple Porn Viewer - SPV -

SPV is the easiest way to get brand new porn pictures directly on your Android...
No registration required, turn on and view!
Just ad supported, free to use!
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SPV is on Mikandi too.
Enjoy it!
Wow. First time I've seen something like this. Interesting. I can't wait to see what kind of responses this app gets.
Thanks for your support.
Any feedback would be preciated!
This is fine, but basically assumes everyone is either a straight man or a lesbian, which is exactly what i expected to be to be honest...
LMFAO!
Might aswell just browse /s on 4chan.
Tried this. Good idea, but its pretty slow and unresponsive on my N1.
LoL, this is why Microsoft wants to review apps that are sent in for their marketplace. Have you published this one on the Android Market? I'm very curious if Google will react on this.
appelflap said:
LoL, this is why Microsoft wants to review apps that are sent in for their marketplace. Have you published this one on the Android Market? I'm very curious if Google will react on this.
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And this is why I will NEVER use a Microsoft or Apple phone. I prefer to have the choice not the other way around.
Intercepter said:
And this is why I will NEVER use a Microsoft or Apple phone. I prefer to have the choice not the other way around.
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Yes, but I'm very curious what Google will do.
(Of course you can always sideload, although I wonder how far the community is to "enable" this on WP7)
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[Q] No MSN/Live Messenger on WM7?

I've searched this and many results did come up, but they were pretty old posts. As of today is there any official WM7 MSN/Live Messenger yet? Or can anyone recommend me a decent one? Please don't recommend me IM+ or Miyowa as they are both pretty bad for my taste or they don't work as intended (either laggy or a bad layout, or not easy to use)
Many thanks!
Terrum said:
I've searched this and many results did come up, but they were pretty old posts. As of today is there any official WM7 MSN/Live Messenger yet? Or can anyone recommend me a decent one? Please don't recommend me IM+ or Miyowa as they are both pretty bad for my taste or they don't work as intended (either laggy or a bad layout, or not easy to use)
Many thanks!
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There is no official app because it is built directly into the OS with the Mango update.
You obviously didn't search hard enough.
FiyaFleye said:
There is no official app because it is built directly into the OS with the Mango update.
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Is that an official update that can be downloaded through Zune? I have the latest updates on my HTC 7 Pro through Zune when it asked to update my phone about 5 times.
Tim.Smith said:
You obviously didn't search hard enough.
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Obviously not, But I thought rather bump old posts I make a new one that's more up to date with whether MSN exists for WM7 yet as of this day. To be quite frank I think this is a better idea, in my opinion.
Official update releasing this fall, only out to developers right now
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FiyaFleye said:
Official update releasing this fall, only out to developers right now
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Nice thanks for that useful reply Pressed thanks on your post.
Did you really think that Microsoft will not spam and force its live messenger on is? I won't be surprised if they reserve one whole live tile in front for its hotmail and messenger on front screen which you can't remove .. Just like its useless bing search button which is nothing more than a shortcut to bing search webpage after the upcoming mango update. A whole one big ass dedicated key just a short cut to a webpage.
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That's wrong, but your ignorant opinion is valued, it also isn't forced on you, & no, there isn't a big permanent tile
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Purple11 said:
Did you really think that Microsoft will not spam and force its live messenger on is? I won't be surprised if they reserve one whole live tile in front for its hotmail and messenger on front screen which you can't remove .. Just like its useless bing search button which is nothing more than a shortcut to bing search webpage after the upcoming mango update. A whole one big ass dedicated key just a short cut to a webpage.
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You do realize that live messenger is the largest chat service in the world right? Also its paired with facebook chat which is the third. So no, Microsoft isnt forcing anything on you, they're just using whats already the most popular.
genesis123 said:
You do realize that live messenger is the largest chat service in the world right? Also its paired with facebook chat which is the third. So no, Microsoft isnt forcing anything on you, they're just using whats already the most popular.
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I dont know about Live messanger as I dont have MANGO yet, but Microsoft is definitely forcing www.Bing.com on me.
Purple11 said:
I dont know about Live messanger as I dont have MANGO yet, but Microsoft is definitely forcing www.Bing.com on me.
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No, they are not. Open IE, go to www.google.com, search for what you want with google. There's even registry hacks to change the default IE search to Google. BTW, WP7 is a MS product so it will have MS products integrated just like Android has Googles stuff & iPhone has Apple's stuff. End of story, just like I told FiyaFleye in your thread to be civil, so should you. This thread has nothing to do with search anyway so you are off topic & violating XDA ToS. Stay on topic & be civil.

[Download] Google Chrome for Android 2.3 for GingerBread Devices

I found this apk and posted it on my blog. Tested it on several gingerbread deveices.
Here is the link
http://www.freshnewsarea.com/tricks/install-google-chrome-on-android-2-3-gingerbread-devices/
Its NOT Google Chrome, it clearly says at the link you provided. Google Chrome relies on APIs introduced in ICS so a GB port is not possible unless somebody were to start a completely different project of compiling for Android from Chromium source which may not even be possible.
lol..
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Ya, I've found that its not chrome so I've changed the title.
But it is a good browser if you need speed
I'd recommend Dolphin HD for Gingerbread. I don't really want to download some random browser apk off some random site with all these malware reports recently.
I recommend dolphin mini!
Seems legit.
Please don't use a misleading title. This is a skinned browser to looks like Chrome.
spunker88 said:
I'd recommend Dolphin HD for Gingerbread. I don't really want to download some random browser apk off some random site with all these malware reports recently.
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I don't say very much, but i don't think calling xda "some random website" is cool. I've personally been here since windows 5 days and xda has been here even longer. Xda is the opposite of "some random site". No flame, just saying.
TomorrowSpace said:
I don't say very much, but i don't think calling xda "some random website" is cool. I've personally been here since windows 5 days and xda has been here even longer. Xda is the opposite of "some random site". No flame, just saying.
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He's clearly talking about the website in the link from which you go to download it.
Its not like this is on the xda portal, there is no endorsement from xda at all. This is some random dude telling you to go to "Freshnewsarea.com" to download and sideload a browser, and lying about what kind of browser it is to boot.
If you're not at least a little skeptical of that (because you're reading it on xda which you claim to be a safe site), then I don't know what to tell you.
No flame, just saying.
TomorrowSpace said:
I don't say very much, but i don't think calling xda "some random website" is cool. I've personally been here since windows 5 days and xda has been here even longer. Xda is the opposite of "some random site". No flame, just saying.
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I'm not talking about xda, its a legit site I've been on for years. I'm talking about the site hosting the download which is clearly not associated with xda.
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dont download fake chrome apks!
There's a fake chrome APK going around claiming it works on 2.3. Note that it's a) not chrome b) hacked to include several fake chrome logos / copyrights by Goolge c) most of all -- a security threat.. the things already been modified, how do I know it's not sending my password or credit card info somewhere?
Hey this is now proven that this is a fake apk so my thread should be closed

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