Hi all, I'm trying to debugging how the new google Hangouts works with the old Gtalk/Xmpp protocol.
The primary goal is to know when a buddy is online from mobile or he is completly offline/unavailable.
At first I thought that when the mobile client disconnects from internet and from google server the Xmpp status of its buddy would become offline. So I've developed a simply app, Hangout isOnline:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lorenzobraghetto.hangoutsisonline
https://github.com/monossido/Hangout-isOnline
But then I discover that even if all Hangouts clients are not comunicating with google server the Gtalk buddy it's still online with an away status, apparently without any changes. (the xmpp Presence packet seems to be the same)
The app it's still usefull to know if someone is using:
-Gtalk online/away
-Hangouts from PC online/away
-Hangouts from mobile
The app it's opensource so if someone has a solution for that any contribution is helpfull!
The app is updated, the hangouts/xmpp limitations are still here, but there are some new feature such as "sort by" option, searching ecc...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lorenzobraghetto.hangoutsisonline
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Hello all,
I set up Cloud printing on my computer and it works fine. According to the article listed below, it states that the Gmail app as been updated to include the google cloud print option. I am able to navigate to gmail.com on the mobile browser and I have those printing options, but not in the gmail app ( made sure there wasn't any update in the market)... Am I missing something here?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20029456-1.html
Google unveiled Cloud Print in last year's Chrome Dev Channel build, and the search engine giant forges ahead again with today's release of Google Cloud Print for the Gmail mobile app for the iPhone and Android operating systems.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20029456-1.html#ixzz1CahUikZF
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Seems that the CNET article is indeed misleading in that it IS NOT part of the app.
Maybe it's better this way.
The article also says:
from your smartphone simply by opening a file in the mobile browser and choosing "Print" from the drop-down menu in the updated app.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20029456-1.html#ixzz1CdPXFuMd
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They got it half right anyway.
On the google blog page itself...
This feature will be rolling out today and tomorrow for English speaking users in the US and will work on most phones that support HTML5
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Basically, you can print from any modern phone simply by logging in at gmail.com instead of using the gmail app.
They may update the app but for now I can tell you... IT WORKS!
Sweet beans!
The only "catch" seems to be that Google Chrome would have had to been open at least once after a reboot and the computer has to be running, of course.
Right now, with chrome running, cloud printing will work.
If I close chrome, it will still work - chrome will leave a small process/service running in the background so that it will print immediately without having the browser open.
So I decided to test it by rebooting and printing something from my superphone.
The phone sent the print job successfully, cool.
The computer is still booting up...
Windows loads and after everything is running, it still don't print - seems that chrome's print service/process doesn't get loaded on boot.
So I open up chrome and close it... and the email immediately printed out
I can add the chrome service thingie to windows startup anyway so it's an easy workaround to get it to print without having had to open chrome manually after a boot.
All in all, it's pretty neat.
Oh and thanks for posting about it... I knew nothing about this... heh
Thanks for the information! I don't think I will be using this feature, but I was curious how it actually worked.
Does anyone know if it's possible to 'share' this to someone else's account? I have a file server which has the printer connected to. There are 3 of us in the house on Android phones, but I'm the only one that can print from Gmail?
Looks like chrome will only setup a connection to 1 gmail account.
A workaround would be to change the email setting in chrome (disable cloud printing and then re-enable with a different email)
If you had 2 other computers running chrome and connected to the printer, that would work too.
If you go into chrome, cloud print, manage printers, hover to the right of the printer, there is a pull-down to share the printer. Enter their gmail address and you are all set.
Hi All,
I'm very keen to move over from Android to Windows Phone but am unsure about the availability of one of my most used features. On iOS and Android, we can install Facebook Messenger, which delivers Push messages to our phones at minimal battery drain, and also without having us appear as "online" on Facebook.
However, with Windows Phone I understand there is deeply integrated "Facebook Chat". My questions are:
1. Is there some sort of equivilent app?
and
2. If not, what is the battery drain like, leaving the device logged in online all the time. Does it still use some sort of push service to deliver messages? Can I only log into Facebook, and not onto Windows Live?
Thanks!
Hello!
First, there's this app called "IM+ Pro", from which you can use Facebook chat as well.
The deeply integrated Facebook chat (and Windows Live Messenger) are a part of the messaging app. I can't find a way to log out of Windows Live Messenger but not Facebook. I know you can disable Facebook chat alone but keep Windows Live.
And yes, you can set your status to "Appear Offline."
About the battery usage, I don't know much. I will say that I have WLM set as "Available" most of the time, and my battery isn't showing too much drain.
There is also a dedicated Facebook chat app (called FIM, I beleive for Facebook IM) which also supports push notifications. I don't know if it does Appear Offline, but it probably does. It offers advantages over most more-generic IM apps like IM+ in that it supports Facebook group chat and offline messages and such too.
I used to use FIM and it was really good. I use the built-in support now. You can toggle it on and off really easily and integration is excellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMKM2QJHUH0
you can try FIM
Why has nobody made a facebook app that has tor connection built in and uses facebook's .onion url to access? I want to learn how to build this app and compile it. Advice? There are plenty of 3rd party facebook apps but none that I've seen with this function.
Hello all!
Im a paranoid android user, so ive limited all app permissions on my phone, rendering most of googles apps useless (they´ll just shut down at launch).
Im perfectly fine with that, i dont trust google with my data anyway...
So im trying to find replacements, so i kan keep my false sense of security.
The only app missing now is a contacts manager, witch is very important since i cannot view phone numbers in the text message app nor the dialer i use, both try to launch contacts witch fails since its not allowed to make/monitor phonecalls.
So i write here, hoping that someone has suggestions for me.
So what im looking for is the following:
A free contacts manager (not paying anything via play store due to privacy concerns, im not handing my credit card details to google) that does not have advertisements and does NOT upload my user-data to some server.
The contacts manager should be able to use the contacts already on the phone.
Ive tryed to find such a app online but i havent found anything that fits the bill, usually the app is uploading the contacts to some server or is ad-driven.
So any suggestions will be greatly apreciated!
Hi all
I have a web app that uses notifications to users that go via Firebase, and this is working well.
I have an Android App that someone developed for me, which basically houses the web site (via webView) along with some additional tools such as a Qr reader. I myself am not an app developer but a web dev.
I would like to add the notifications to the App as well - he told me he has added what he needs to do on his side, and that i need to add some code to the web site, so that that the notifications can work in the App as well.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Thanks!