So what exactly is Chat on? - Galaxy S III General

So after every review video oh this phone i always see that app chat on displaying on the gs3. I hear that its kind of like imessages and bbm (and honest for some reason ive always wanted that on my phone). So how does it work exactly? does it import my number and tell me when the other person is reading the message typing back to me etc or does it have nothing to do with my normal messaging app at all? or is it just complete junk all together that no one uses?

I believe it's like kik?
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Its just like iMessage but more animated and for Samsung only devices .. its old really .. it was on the first Galaxy S line if I'm correct
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Its just like iMessage but more animated and for Samsung only devices .. its old really .. it was on the first Galaxy S line if I'm correct
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it works on any android device and blackburry, iphone windows moblie. i would say it's like a free version of wattsapp, i use it to send picture messages.
its kind cool easy to use and it is also works on the PC via a webapp https://web.samsungchaton.com/

copex said:
it works on any android device and blackburry, iphone windows moblie. i would say it's like a free version of wattsapp, i use it to send picture messages.
its kind cool easy to use and it is also ment to work on the PC via a webapp
https://web.samsungchaton.com/
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It's easily the best messaging app with tons of features. It's also available on every platform (iOS, Bada, Blackberry, Android).
The only thing is that no-one uses it yet. and that's the most important thing..

hboos said:
It's easily the best messaging app with tons of features. It's also available on every platform (iOS, Bada, Blackberry, Android).
The only thing is that no-one uses it yet. and that's the most important thing..
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Can't really see how it's better than whattsapp for example? And I think that imessage is better, because it's integrated in the messaging app so you don't even need to know who has it and who don't. Closest to imessage on android is go chat in go sms. It's just that nobody uses that either...
But in the end chat on is really a useful tool for free messaging.

The only thing WhatsApp is missing is a Web client.
But yeah, same story for all, no user base and it doesn't matter if you have all the features and toys.

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Facebook, no 'Like' in News/Update pages, and cant see comments!!

Where is the 'Like' button and why on earth can you only see the original status posted by a friend and not any comments made about that status???
I Commented on a friends status only to find out (logged on from my PC) that 4 other people had already commented and so my comment made no sense! lol
Karlos G said:
Where is the 'Like' button and why on earth can you only see the original status posted by a friend and not any comments made about that status???
I Commented on a friends status only to find out (logged on from my PC) that 4 other people had already commented and so my comment made no sense! lol
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Yeah I must say coming from the iPhone the facebook app on win mob is terrible! Ok I know its pretty sad saying that but tbh before having my iPhone I didn't use facebook much but because the facebook app on the iPhone was such a pleasure to use I really got in to it... I'm having to use facebook on opera now.
Dump the FB app, it's utterly useless.
Use http://touch.facebook.com instead. Better, faster, and works awesome in Opera.
Thats what I have been using shame there isnt a facebook app that works though..
Coatezy said:
Yeah I must say coming from the iPhone the facebook app on win mob is terrible! Ok I know its pretty sad saying that but tbh before having my iPhone I didn't use facebook much but because the facebook app on the iPhone was such a pleasure to use I really got in to it... I'm having to use facebook on opera now.
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Agree !
mr_Ray said:
Dump the FB app, it's utterly useless.
Use http://touch.facebook.com instead. Better, faster, and works awesome in Opera.
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Ah, thanks for the link ! Mutch better !
yes, this touch page, is very nice, and a billion times better like that app...
mr_Ray said:
Dump the FB app, it's utterly useless.
Use http://touch.facebook.com instead. Better, faster, and works awesome in Opera.
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Spot on!
Much better!
I'm not hugely into FB but it would of been nice to at least be able to use it as it's a preinstalled app!!
Considering the guy who developed the iphone version of facebook app fell out with apple due to its ridiculous app store approval process, they should get him to make a WM version!
http://touch.facebook.com...rocks...
WM facebook app...sucks..
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DMAND said:
Considering the guy who developed the iphone version of facebook app fell out with apple due to its ridiculous app store approval process, they should get him to make a WM version!
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Absolutly !!!
DMAND said:
Considering the guy who developed the iphone version of facebook app fell out with apple due to its ridiculous app store approval process, they should get him to make a WM version!
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We can support this group, and maaaaybe?
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=188723771295
Been using the touch.facebook.com for a few days now and you guys are right so much better then the app for WM... but just wondering if anyone else is having an issue with it being slow to update news feeds? Seems to be way behind at times!
ive had that problemw ith the touch site, but the main diffeerence for me between the iPhone app, is the lack of facebook chat, thats a nice feature!
Thanks for the heads-up regarding touch.facebook - didn't know about that! The winmo facebook ap is not very fully featured at all, which is a shame, because it wouldn't be a difficult application to write. That said, browsing being as good as it is on the HD2, i usually just visit the full facebook site. With pinch zooming i find it a breeze to navigate. Touch is probably a more sensible option though i guess. Just replaced my facebook ap quicklink with the facebook touch bookmark
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Been using the touch.facebook.com for a few days now and you guys are right so much better then the app for WM... but just wondering if anyone else is having an issue with it being slow to update news feeds? Seems to be way behind at times!
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Yeah, at the bottom is a link to "Mobile Site" which is m.facebook.com I think - that has the news feed issue fixed, but isn't as finger-friendly (it's not bad tho).
Neither of them allow you to view or tag photos very well IMO, a decent FB WinMo app would be very welcome.

Facebook

Heywhat's going on guys?
So I just went from The BB storm to The HD2 (really wanted nexus) But on the BB facebook would update instantly with notification. Is there any app other than the current app on here that has instant notification. It liek refreshes every 2 hrs
elby said:
Heywhat's going on guys?
So I just went from The BB storm to The HD2 (really wanted nexus) But on the BB facebook would update instantly with notification. Is there any app other than the current app on here that has instant notification. It liek refreshes every 2 hrs
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I'm coming from the Iphone and I would like to know the same thing.
I'm new too, coming from android. I couldn't find any... And I don't think there is going to be any, not for WM 6.5. When WM 7 comes out, I'm sure there will be one as good as the one on the other platforms.
In a one word answer, NO. You have to refresh the sucker each and everytime. This is the official MS FB app and its been in need of a complete overhaul since it came out. I have text message updates for facebook but that needs to be set up on FB.
Just like most things WinMo....
Search XDA, there is a Facebook thread here by the developers, basically the app sucks and most likely MS isnt gonna do to much with it till WP7. So good luck, and if you havent d/l the 1.2 update for it, get it. It's not great, but it's ok, I guess.
Coming from the iphone which has an awesome fb app to the very ****ty WM app is dissapointing.
Sheraz150 said:
Coming from the iphone which has an awesome fb app to the very ****ty WM app is dissapointing.
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There are 50 million iphones out there in the world. If Facebook did not have a good app for them, they'd not be the most popular social networking app.
I don't know how many win mo phones are out there. But the app is never going to be anywhere close to what it is on the iphone.
They even have SDKs for iphone and Androind but nothing for WM (http://developers.facebook.com/docs/guides/mobile/)
I have an app call fim by mosko. it is facebook chat, but it sends notifications as well. ITS FREE

Best "usefull" Facebook App

This might have been a thread in the past, but i'm not sure... feel free to direct me to the thread lol.
So anyway, i just wanna know what all of you have as a facebook app.. what facebook app has the most to offer that you choose over the others?
I personally use the facebook for android and bloo 1.5
The reasons: facebook for android- I just like the widget because I can publish my status right on my home screen and see the news feed real fast..
bloo 1.5- I use this because of the real good notification updates and of course, the facebook chat..
I know "to my knowledge" that there really isn't alot of "complete" facebook apps out there, i just wanna know what all of your insights are about using facebook.. thanks guys
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I'm happy with the Facebook app. I use Nimbuzz for FB chat.
I don't mean to pee in your Cheerios, but Facebook sucks.
Ryjabo said:
I don't mean to pee in your Cheerios, but Facebook sucks.
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It sucks so bad there's like a billion people on there lol. But I personally don't use Facebook either..
Ryjabo said:
I don't mean to pee in your Cheerios, but Facebook sucks.
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Only if you have no friends.
GldRush98 said:
Only if you have no friends.
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lets not start a flame war. If you don't like facebook, don't use it. If you do like facebook, use it. Some people like iPhones over Android. To each their own.
That being said, back to the topic...
I was wondering this too. The stock facebook app sucks at getting notifications. I was thinking about trying bloo. I don't necessarily need chat (ebuddy for that), just notifications.
Removed due to my stupidity...
Mokurex said:
Let's not start a flame war? You're the one who started it by saying Facebook sucks.
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No he didnt.
rookie1082 said:
No he didnt.
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Oops, sorry my bad, mistaken him for someone else.
itd be nice if we could port the iphone's fb app over to android... its wishful thinking
Zephyron said:
itd be nice if we could port the iphone's fb app over to android... its wishful thinking
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HUH? My wife says the Android Facebook app is MUCH better and a lot faster than Facebook on her previous phone, ipony 3G.
Facebook app on android is trash.
The good news is that apparently zuckenberg has recently begun using and android phone. Maybe he'll be offended enough to get a proper app built.
I'm sorry, everyone. I guess I kinda did start flames with my comment... I just loathe Facebook a.k.a. MySpace 2.0
It's not that I don't enjoy interacting with friends, but I do that with text messages, phone calls, and real life. I mostly don't like Facebook because of:
1. Bloated, ugly interface
2. Constantly changing (not for the better)
3. Completely bullsh** privacy settings
Anyhoo...
JCopernicus said:
Facebook app on android is trash.
The good news is that apparently zuckenberg has recently begun using and android phone. Maybe he'll be offended enough to get a proper app built.
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Yes, it is complete trash. Not all posts show sometimes, your own posts don't show sometimes, posts you've commented on would disappear sometimes, the links to videos and sites don't open most of the time, you can't do a lot of the things you could do on the site, and... I don't feel like going on because I don't use Facebook at all anymore, anyway.
I say that having never owned an iAnything, too. Well, I had an iPod Nano once, but I can't stand iTunes, so I sold it.
Hopefully Zuckerberg will improve the Android app for those that use it.
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HUH? My wife says the Android Facebook app is MUCH better and a lot faster than Facebook on her previous phone, ipony 3G.
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as the previous posts above mine state, android fb app is trash. the iphone fb app allows you to tag photos, ability to view profile photo properly, swipe through fb photo albums (as opposed to the ****ty arrow buttons for android), event viewing, favorites tab, cant think of the other stuff off the top of my head.
they chose to develop the fb app for iphone more thoroughly than the one for android
i use a combo of android FB for widget, Bloo 1.5 for notifications and Go facebook chat pro.
The best Facebook widget I have used so far is Friendstream which is contained in the Desire Rom port. I have yet to find anything as complete in the market for stock Android. I had high hopes for the app Pure Messenger but it still has a ways to go as it currently does not indicate important info within the title of each post. For instance, a post like "thank you, blah blah blah" will lack the beginning tag Susan>Lisa giving no indication who the post is talking about. The other cool thing about Friendstream is that if you open a post with images, they open directly without going to the web site.
It's really hard to believe that there is nothing decent in the entire market for stock android.
I just use a short cut to the touch site, and fachat for chatting. Haven't cared much for the apps, but don't use facebook as much as others either.
Just downloaded the new update for the facebook android app and its a little better. I still hate that when you click on notifications it sends you to the browser
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Just downloaded the new update for the facebook android app and its a little better. I still hate that when you click on notifications it sends you to the browser
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Yeah that it does, but at least now it tells you if you have any notifications. That's one thing fixed
I think in order for it to be usable though, it needs to stop sending users to the browser. If I wanted to use the browser, I would (and actually do have it bookmarked for when the app gets too annoying).
I would like to have integrated chat and a better picture uploading interface now. Baby steps haha.
i hate that photo bar down the bottom!!!

Xoom / Android Bridge? like bb playbook bridge?

Does anyone here know of an app that is similar to the playbook's bridge app?
So that one could pair their Android based phone to there honeycomb tablet and bridge sms / calls / internet / notifications?
I've seen WebOS's previews and they seem excellent.
I've seen Blackberry's Playbook and the Bridge features.
Will Google respond with there own?
Thanks!
Nope. This doesn't exist. Especially down to the level that RIM and WebOS does it.
I sure hope so, the HP stuff looks amazing! I'm hoping ice cream will give us that, they have been saying its supposed to bring the two form factors closer together. Having it right now would be amazing though
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Personally I felt that bb bridge thing is a complete joke.. way tooooo slow in type response to work on my corporate bold 9650... no go
slow in what way? do u mean that ur just faster on ur bb kb? or do u mean the software is laggy?
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slow in what way? do u mean that ur just faster on ur bb kb? or do u mean the software is laggy?
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I meant the time to load an email on playbook using bridge,
the time to type a character and see the feedback on the screen,
the time to reply an email as a whole task,
and the time to load attachments..
Browser just crashed in bridge mode, calendar is also VERY slow to load my full day of schedules from bb bold to playbook...
I prefer using Google services the way they are and have chrome to phone fill in the blanks.
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atoy74 said:
I prefer using Google services the way they are and have chrome to phone fill in the blanks.
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Chrome to Phone is nice. But I wish there was a "Phone to Chrome" feature to take it back to my computer. I like how firefox will manage open tabs between machines etc.
martonikaj said:
Chrome to Phone is nice. But I wish there was a "Phone to Chrome" feature to take it back to my computer. I like how firefox will manage open tabs between machines etc.
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You might want to look at android2cloud then, it might be what you are looking for.
I really hope so this is exactly what I Wanted from a tablet / phone experience. Literally the only thing attractive bout the hp touchpad
martonikaj said:
Chrome to Phone is nice. But I wish there was a "Phone to Chrome" feature to take it back to my computer. I like how firefox will manage open tabs between machines etc.
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There is a phone 2 chrome app. Search the market. Havent tried it though
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Samsung fix the damn dialer

This **** isnt OK Samsung!
When you use the dialer and hit contacts and then Keypad and then Contacts the screen goes black and redraws and lags like crap.
People use the dialer every time they use the phone and its just BAD.
How on earth do you think you will ever compete with iOS when you have glaring problems with the most basic functions.
The functionality is OK but the implementation is terrible.
If you cant make Touchwiz work then maybe you should just forget it and start over.
Oh and BTW Nature themes suck.
Rant over
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Works fine for me. Yes it does show an animation or transition or whatever you want to call it, but I see no lag.
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Anger management course anyone?
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slaphead20 said:
Anger management course anyone?
www.getagrip.com
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<smh> I clicked the link! D'oh!
Kangburra said:
<smh> I clicked the link! D'oh!
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There's....always.....one....
slaphead20 said:
There's....always.....one....
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Was about to click the link.. Then saw the post above you.. Saved from embarrassment
By the way I am typing from my phone.. So expect typos!!
That UI 'lag' or 'black screen' is because when you hit contacts your actually launching a new app (although it doesn't look like you have).
Samsung have just created the dialer app with a direct link to the contact app and vice versa but it is still in two separate apk's
I hate the implementation of the smart dial functionality. HTC Sense has vastly superior implementation. The Samsung version looks like they threw something together in a hurry and didn't finish it off. For a start the dialler only shows one result and there's a considerable delay to pop up the full list. Next there's the fact that there's no space key so I can't type say JspaceS to show John Smith and James Sullivan. Lastly there's the bug whereby if you have a title in the person's name, smart dial only finds the contact if you type the first letters of the title and not the name. If I have a Fr Joe Burns I have to type Fr for the name to show, J and B won't work. I wish Samsung could fix this.
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I just installed CM10 Nightly on my wife's SII and it's faster to do both than my SIII. I can see the OP's point, really. Just sayin' that there is some room for optimisation there. No question about it.
Samsung really needs to work on its integration. They have good ideas dont get me wrong.. such as swipe to call on the names. But the way to make it all fit together really sucks

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