Hi all.
I am new to developing on the Android platform, and am trying to familiarise myself with it. It's not like anything I've worked with recently.
I am currently looking at putting together an app, and one of the features I am looking to include is the ability to send messages from one device to another, via the data connection.
I realise this exists using XMPP, and clients such as jabiru and imov. I do not want to reinvent the wheel as such - so am wondering if there any clients out there that I can use to send messages from my app via a known working app.
I have been searching, but am not finding anything that looks suitable. Does anyone know of any apps that might be what i'm looking for?
Cheers.
I have a Tab (rooted) and a Desire (stock ROM but rooted)
I don't use a SIM in the Tab so it's WiFi only.
Is it possible to somehow control my Desire from my Tab or somehow see what SMS's have come in to (and reply?) while it is on charge in another room (on same WiFi network)?
mmace said:
I have a Tab (rooted) and a Desire (stock ROM but rooted)
I don't use a SIM in the Tab so it's WiFi only.
Is it possible to somehow control my Desire from my Tab or somehow see what SMS's have come in to (and reply?) while it is on charge in another room (on same WiFi network)?
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Have a look at SMS Commander or Droid Commander. By the description, they might be what you're after. Notbsure about sending texts via the Tab though.
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to me this is the only real functionality I am missing from the tab, I hate using 2 text numbers (and I dont like the GV text app to use just the one)...
i currently use SMS Backup+ to backup my missed calls and sms from my Hero to gmail, and then use GMAILNotifier to have notifications on my tab homescreen to show me when I need to dig my phone out of my pocket
This setup creates "labels" for SMS and missed calls that I can see from Gmail on any computer or from the app
cheers both of you. Ganjdroid, those don't do what I want, thanks though
X1088LoD, we don't have GV outside the US
I was wanting to be able to reply too, I was hoping someone may have adapted something like those apps where notifications go to gmail and you can reply as they only work on my PC, not on GTalk on my Tab
Now that its finally getting warmer in the UK and I won't always have a jacket to put my TAB in I have dug out my old HTC Touch HD phone.
I have my main SIM in the phone and have a data only SIM for the TAB. I love using the TAB for SMS / Email and wondered if anyone has a good way of combining phone / TAB usage, using the TAB for SMS where possible without SIM swapping. The WebSMS solutions don't appear to work within the UK.
Cheers
This is by no means a perfect solution, but you could look at apps like WhatsApp or Kik, which are basically a cross between SMS and IM, but use your data plan to send messages. It obviously means that you can only message people that also have the same app installed, but both those apps run on Android and iOS, so that covers a lot of ground.
I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread myself, out of curiosity, to see if there's a web-based alternative.
Cheers. Was wondering about going down the IM route. Now that more people are getting tariffs with data it may be an option.
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Hi to all
I've bought the galaxy tab10.1v a few days ago, I have to tell you its an awesome tablet
For now I only have one problem, I managed to install the whatsapp application but I can't put it to work, it opens but none of.my contacts appear
Any help please ....what am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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How come there are so many views and any answer /help?
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I don't think Whatsapp has been designed with Tablets in mind though I was hoping to use it when I get mine. Firstly are you sure you have got it set up correctly, I can't remember when I first set mine up on my phone but I think once I installed I had to put in the phone number I was using and then got a text message from Whatsapp on that number.
Again not sure on this next part but the Tab 10.1V doesn't have text message functionality does it? If not then I don't think it is set up correctly.
Anyway, lets assume that it is. The second issue is that Whatsapp syncs with your contacts from the phone book and the tablet doesn't have phone functionalities so won't have a phonebook.
I have a feeling that the phone version of Android 2.3 and below may store contact information in a different location to where Android 3.0 and above stores it so the app won't be able to find any of your contacts.
This is purely just guessing, you might want to shoot Whatsapp a quick message and see if that is the case or maybe do a Google search. They've had between 5-10million installs already so I'm sure there must be someone that has tried it on a Honeycomb Tab already
Thanks for your Help
I will look in to it and let you know something
Best regards
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Look over at the whatsapp thread under the Xoom forum. I managed to get it working, but it won't run on the same account for 2 different devices at the same time (as Skype does), so I'm not using it.
How did you managed to do it?
I had no problems installing Whatsapp from official site, not the market, on my 10.1v after installing TB Galaxy 1.0.3 rom. I received sms validation, but never managed to add any contacts. Any hints?
Easy as a piece of cake!
Guys, actually it's very simple. I tried it myself and works.
Here's how:
Use the SIM card (mobile number) and insert into Tab 10.1 that you want your contact to see if you are online. This is also the number that you will be using to send/receive Whatsapp.
Download the latest Whatsapp here and install it on your Tab
Run Whatsapp and key in the SIM card mobile number and wait for it to verify
Wala... now you have a running Whatsapp!
Every mobile broadband card there is a number associated. If you do not know what is the number of the sim card, then take out the SIM card and plug it into a working phone, create a sms and send it to yourself and you will see a number popping up. That is the number you should key in Whatsapp.
NOTE: Because the number you are using in Whatsapp will determine who will see or will not see you online, therefore, I recommend either you inform your contacts that you have two Whatsapp running. One is on Tab while the other is on your phone. You cannot run both together using one number, but you can also circumvent if you intend to use it on your Tab rather than your phone, just use the SIM number that you are using for calls and insert into Tab to verify then take out the SIM and put back to your phone. It will still work.
It's easy and someone made it complicated. I thought so too initially!
PS: you won't be able to see your contact list as usual.
whatsapp is working correctly, BUT the contacts will only show up as numbers. and yes, im only running one instance of whatsapp.
as im reading this, do you mean that all your contacts needs to be on the SIM card and not using google contacts?
Whatsapp support mail
This is what official support answered me: "Sorry, tablets are not supported at this time and we have no plans to support them."
May be you will find something usefull here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140956
how did u manage to install?
hagba said:
May be you will find something usefull here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140956
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not working for me.
Try Viber, similar to whatsapp but can see all contacts. However, Viber can't seems to allow attachment of pic and clips. Anyone has ideas?
i found a way to use whatsapp with contacts, in a way.
Note my screen shot on the top half with names listed icons. (1st screenshot)
You can set whatsapp as default messaging and by pressing the friend icon, goes straight to a whatsapp conversation.
(2nd screenshot)
Note this.
You will need to keep all conversations and never delete them, otherwise you will need to get your friend to initiate a new conversation. But no big deal.
I tried everything else and this is the only way.
Hope that helped someone.
now the contacts accept whatsapp.
just set the default messaging service to what'sapp on the friend icon.
once your in contacts and press the contacts name, it shows the what's app icon as seen in the screenshot.
Works perfectly.
Update.
saving the contacts under device only makes what's app possible and only then will the icon appear under the contact.
Also. Now the contacts list can access whatsapp like it should.
Always get your friend to initiate the conversation and save it from there.
Transferring old account from the adroid phone trick does not work so this is the best way.
to bad this isent with wifi only ,
is there a way like imessage, or ping to use on tablets?
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to bad this isent with wifi only ,
is there a way like imessage, or ping to use on tablets?
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You can only use it via wifi?
Strange..
What's app is working perfectly using 10.1 on 3g.
mickfitz said:
You can only use it via wifi?
Strange..
What's app is working perfectly using 10.1 on 3g.
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working perfectly, but contacts are not saved
atleast not on my 10.1 on 3g. really strange.
I got my Nexus 4 a couple weeks ago and noticed that on stock rom, data does not automatically turn on when trying to send/receive mms messages. I am currently on minco v6 with franco kernel and am still not able to. I've searched and found this thread on the gnex forums about the issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850749 Was wondering if anybody has found a way to do this on non-samsung devices? thanks
If you're using Tasker, it shouldn't be very difficult to do. If you don't have it I hear there's an almost as capable free alternative – Llama. I haven't used it so I don't know exactly how capable it is but you can try it. What I know for sure is both of these have small learning curve and require some patience in the beginning till you understand how things work. After that sky's the limit.
Sorry for the late reply been busy lately. But I looked into using tasker to turn on everytime a mms is received but people figured out that it turns data off too late in order for the mms to be automatically retrieved. In the thread I posted someone wrote a line to put into samsung phone (Even though it was in the gnex forums) so that they have that feature. I was wondering if there was anyway we could implement this into our aosp based roms.
So is there any solution for Nexus 4?
Alot of the messaging apps do this on their own. It is a normal feature for most mms apps now. Not sure why the stock app is not doing it. Could try handcent.
handcent doesn't work for me. I'm not so sure apps can overwrite it, could be wrong.