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Well guys. I have been looking for weeks now (in fact, ever since I got my SGS about 1 month ago) for a decent facebook application with a usable widget but I seem to be completely out of luck. I have tried some 25 applications that all integrate facebook (I even tried the ones that come preinstalled on vodafone phones and LG phone) but (excuse my french): they all suck balls!
They all have major issues when it comes to updating info, or posting comments or like-ing feed items or something like that. every app has at least one VERY major issue which makes it unacceptable to me. I also bought apps (and got refunds obviously) but to no avil.
What facebook apps do you guys use on the SGS and what are your experiences?
http://touch.facebook.com/
Bookmark that.
Rawat said:
http://touch.facebook.com/
Bookmark that.
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That's what I'm using for lack of a better alternative. But I'm still looking for an app with homescreen widget that refreshes regularly (say every 15 minutes) and especially, refreshes when I enter the application so I don't have to do that manually.
Basically what is available from facebook for the iPhone. working notifications and automatic refreshes where needed without wasting enormous amounts of data usage.
er.. what about the official Facebook app? It has a widget...
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er.. what about the official Facebook app? It has a widget...
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Which is ok BUT it doesn't refresh the comments on a post when you click it in order to post a comment yourself. Extremely stupid! The only refresh it ever does is when you ask it to or every half hour (which in my opinion is too infrequent. But that its of course open for discussion)
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You need "Bloo"
It is free
Only downfall it has (in my opinion) is that it does not do inbox messages, which is a limitation in the Facebook API, not the dev's fault.
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You need "Bloo"
It is free
Only downfall it has (in my opinion) is that it does not do inbox messages, which is a limitation in the Facebook API, not the dev's fault.
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Bloo works for me! Really really well! Love the fact that I get my notifications just a minute later!
For all these application presented what is the application which drains less the battery of our Samsung Galaxy S? Because the official application is killing my phone in regard with the battery life
What about LPP. There is a good fb widget on paid LPP
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I use Friendcaster for Facebook App.
For me it's the best app.
have you tried pure messenger widget?
I use Friendcaster Pro for android.. its the best.. the official facebook for android is sooooo slow..
friendcaster or seesmic. Seesmic is v good it even supports twitter altogether!!
Just curious what all in one instant messenger app others are using. By all in one I mean it connects to Google Talk, AIM, and etc in one app. Im using imo instant messenger on my phone right now, looking to see if there is anything better.
Trillian
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IMO - by far best messenger out there...
IMHO
I think it supports 8 different clients (all at once), its good on the battery, it doesnt get kicked out of memory if you're not using it...
I have used few different ones in the past but all had been flawed in one of those ways, this one isnt!
Also, there is a handy google chrome version which works like a charm.
I couldnt reccomend it more
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"Gadu-Gadu"
This is Polish Messenger. It's cool
I have installed Meebo. At the moment, good enough but I've seen from others IMHO quite popular.
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Google Talk, Whatsapp and Nimbuzz. That about covers my needs. Google Talk is by far the one I prefer but not everyone I chat with is on there.
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Whatsapp + Nimbuzz
Google Talk...and Google+ Messenger and Facebook Messenger...haven't really tried any others.
I suggest you to use IMO.im
maybe the fastest and smallest client
i like imo.im but it forcecloses when i multi task, currently using ebuddy again but it always disconnects and displays messages multiple times.
whatsapp, best by far!
never had any problems on any ROM
Imo! AMAZING app! Even the desktop version is great!
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I went back to Trillian, imo was crashing and restarting too often. Love the features of imo though.
Wow, am I the only one that spent the 10 bucks on Beejive? LOL. Beejive worked great on the Blackberry, so I sprung for it, but it didn't seem to work as well on Android. So for a stretch it was all eBuddy for me, and then Imo.... But currently eBuddy and Imo seem to be having their quirks, so Beejive is working the best for me in terms of reliability and everything. Plus, I like the ui and customization options of Beejive the best. IM+ is nice too but seems to use more battery.
imo is the best
whatsapp. Seems to be the one that most of my contacts are using.
I use trillian mostly. The upside, clean, simple and organized layout. When sending a picture from my phone to somebody else, it uploads the photo to trillian and sends it as a link. Which I prefer more than sending because, when I'm talking to somebody who is at work or on a computer that blocks file sending, they can still view the photos without me having to upload it to an image hosting site such as flickr or tinypic. The downside? Well it seems to lag a bit. Sometimes it takes a few seconds for the message to send, while other times its instant. Fortunately, it let's you know when your message was sent or if it's loading. After you press send, your text turns grey in the IM box, once it's sent, it turns white. Also, you can't receive files on trillian. Atleast I haven't been able to.
This is where beejive comes in. I can send and receive files. It has a decent layout and messages seem to send quickly. I just don't like the popup box when typing... On beejive, instead of having a standard typing box, it has a popup bubble which pops up when you begin typing, which can be a pain when trying to paste something. Also, I've noticed many of my online contacts don't appear as online when using beejive. While on trillian, they do. Not sure what the problem is there.
The other universal messengers I've used don't support file transfer. That's a deal breaker for me. I've tried ebuddy, IM+ and IMO. I believe IMO says they support file transfer, but it wouldn't work for me. I don't remember.
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eBuddy for battery life.
IMO for features.
What sucks is eBuddy doesn't autoselect the input field when you open HW keyboard - makes using it on the go a pain. And I've reported this to the devs repeatedly. So it's IMO now with text-only smileys - hate the green guys
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Just one of the better apps for MSN.
Whatsapp crap is just draining my battery so i used it for one day.
I recently use beejive, it seems very stable and doesn't lose connection that for me is really important
For some reason I've never really liked the gmail app.. for the past year I've been using k9 email but I'm looking to switch it up. Anyone have good recommendations?
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Mail Droid has served me well. Decently robust and handles imap nicely.
Recently I came across aqua mail. This is an amazing app that I bought the very next day after using it for a day. (u don't need to buy it though it's fully functional without that).
Do give it a try, you'll love the awesome features in it.
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Enhanced email works very well,very customizable and lots of extras
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Enhanced email works very well,very customizable and lots of extras
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It does work ok for ICS but I don't see the hyperlink in the email( it shows full path) anymore with JB rom.
♥★★♥ AT&T Galaxy Note II ♡☆☆♡
Guys, please give aqua mail a shot once...
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Aqua mail is great
This PSA was Swyped out on my Paranoid Note 2 N7100
This is the best. Try it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34131668
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My vote for Aqua Mail as well... HOWEVER, there is no great email client.
Installed aqua mail for about 2 mins until I saw it had no pinch to zoom feature. That alone wouldn't be so bad, but when HTML emails come through huge and you can't resize them to see without scrolling...that was a deal breaker. Gmail app works just fine for me
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I found Aqua mail had some formatting issues on some email. The pictures would be Xed out or something. Plus it has no ability to connect Exchange accounts. I changed my email to using Gapps For Your Domain as per someone on here saying it was great and it is, only it's exchange email. Most free ones don't work with exchange so I'm back to default and Gmail. I would be totally willing to pay $3 to $5 for an awesome email client but there is no way I'm paying $20. There's two real good ones for $20 I believe.
check out Emoze
I had issues with weird behavior of the push and sync and I installed Emoze Push client which gives me the ability to push any type of email ,obviously Exchange and IMAP but even POP3 which is very limited email protocol.
I've done benchmarks with the stock ICS email client and with several third party clients like Touchdown, Moxier, K9 and I find that Emoze has the advantage in almost every aspect.
Push notification is stable and fast ,less than 60 sec.
Battery consumption is low ,I’m able to work in push mode without charging for 22 hours.
I’m quite a heavy email user so it was kind of a surprise to me because I used to have 6-8 hours max with only one account working in push.
I have 5 email accounts which is about 100-200 email per day so no kidding ,this one really improved my life ,I’m less paranoid about my battery.
Other features which are quit useful are the security options that allows you to find the device location by SMS or email
and also to remote wipe or block by SMS.
This is cool because you don’t need PC connected to the internet to get the job done ,you can simply send SMS to your phone number to activate the security process.
AquaMail - definitely!!
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For some reason I've never really liked the gmail app.. for the past year I've been using k9 email but I'm looking to switch it up. Anyone have good recommendations?
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If you don't need exchange, AquaMail is definitely my recommendation. Also highly recommended buying the Pro key. The developer is FANTASTIC about implementing good suggestions as well as fixing reported bugs. Like you, I've been using K9 for quite some time and while I still have it installed and I keep updating the development versions, - and yes, I have to admit it's getting better and better - I never found reasons to ever go back to K9. AquaMail offers (common sense) options that K9 is still lacking: full screen - especially useful in landscape mode, far superior selection options as far as the email lists, much better menu icons selection & options, optimizations for low traffic data are merely a few examples of why you should try it. Once getting used to the rather extensive settings and customize it per your liking, you may also find your own reasons to stay with AquaMail. :good:
P.S AquaMail has its own page and forum - very informative and if you feel like contributing with suggestions or bugs, this is the place. Also here I found out that there were plans to eventually implement the exchange, however, Google's recent announcement to stop supporting exchange might change that.
Never experienced any pictures formatting issues or any other issues.
Hi guys,
just wondering what browsers you lot use.
Currently use Dolphin as its the only one I can find with a 'Home' button.
any other decent ones out there.
thanks.
I'm using chrome.. It's the best so far... It allows to syncronize all pages and bookmarks with my laptop! And it works perfectly smooth, i use it with 100+ opened pages! Plus, it allows to translate any page without opening Google Translate.... I recommend it!
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I'm using chrome.. It's the best so far... It allows to syncronize all pages and bookmarks with my laptop! And it works perfectly smooth, i use it with 100+ opened pages! Plus, it allows to translate any page without opening Google Translate.... I recommend it!
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Thanks for that, is there any way to add a home button to Chrome?
I use stock, which also syncs with desktop bookmarks fine. although on the M8 it's a little temperamental but it is the best browser in my book.
Dolphin works with flash, but aside from that is ok.
I don't like chrome as there is no way to control how a page looks, and it always messes up a page. Text is all over the place and the wrong sizes and it doesn't like to just autofit the page like the stock browser does, also it's pretty laggy.
For years I've used Gmail as my primary email app. And lately it seems worse than ever. Emails seem shower then normal, it will notify me even when the emails are syncing (annoying), and then takes a long time send. And now since their latest update, I have 2 apps for Gmail in my tray. What email app do others use I'm curious.
BlueMail. It's free, and basically perfect.
I use gmail, works flawlessly
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I use gmail, works flawlessly
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Do you have any issues such as a duplicate icon?
This question is as old as Android..
I think I have been on all of them, free and paid. There isn't one that has no issues. All of them has great features. Some of them have better security, and the bottom line is, they are all not bad.
Now days, surprisingly, I'm back to the Samsung built in email app. Even my Gmail is on it ..
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Do you have any issues such as a duplicate icon?
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, no just one
I think Nine is the best (check Play). It's not free but there's a trial you can test. Very flexible, great features, and fast. I have no connection to the dev (s) - just a happy user.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3
Samsung email on the device is tolerable. I have messed with Newton and Spark as well. They all have their +/-, but I miss inbox.
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I use gmail.
No issues here. Works fine.
Stock and Outlook for company mail.
The best one is AquaMail
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail
Tons of options. Amazing app.
BlueMail is the best Gmail replacement will never go back
I went from MailDroid (pro) over to Outlook. I loved maildroid, but the UI is/was very overdue for an update. Outlook has been a great replacement, and it integrates well with my PCs.
I'm using Spike email. It's very different. You can have the email format appear as a text thread. Also, I really love the oled black theme. Before this, I used Spark. And before that I enjoyed Bluemail.
I use Bluemail.
I have about 7 different email addresses and some are not Gmail accounts.
Bluemail has an export accounts option so when I switch devices I don't have to re enter all the addresses on the new phone.
Aquamail for me too
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I think Nine is the best (check Play). It's not free but there's a trial you can test. Very flexible, great features, and fast. I have no connection to the dev (s) - just a happy user.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3
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I agree, although at the present I am using default email app, I agree that nine mail is perhaps the best with lots of personalisation and works well with exchange mail, what is an important feature for me
sansnil said:
I think Nine is the best (check Play). It's not free but there's a trial you can test. Very flexible, great features, and fast. I have no connection to the dev (s) - just a happy user.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3
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This! Nine is by far the best and most flexible email app out there. Same here btw, just a happy user ?
I'm using Fairmail, it comes with very good privacy roles and features and has cool features.
I tried Spark when it came out bit went back to Gmail. Then saw Spark made some updates and went back to it and I don't think I will use another app again. Now that it has dark mode and you can create folders. It is the closest thing to Inbox (RIP).