Palringo rich messaging has launched on the Android Market. Offering a list of communication tools, for all those instant messaging fans out there, this is pretty cool.
Palringo allows user to talk through AIM, Google Talk, MSN, Facebook, Yahoo! Messenger and other messaging services and social networks. There is the added ability to send photo messages. As well as share their location and proximity, displayed next to their status in the Palringo’s contacts list.
As listed through their website, Palringo offers user the ability to “vary your messages: use your phone like a walkie-talkie, or send a picture using your camera-phone, or just keep typing them if you prefer. Palringo is an instant messaging service that’s purpose-built for mobiles. But there’s also a version for Windows PCs and Apple Macs, so you’re in touch all the time.”
[via PhoneArena, Palringo]
why would you need that?
I noticed a few things at first glance that are problem-some:
1.) When you receive a message, you get a message notification. Clicking the notification (from the bar) does not bring you to the message, it brings you to the last screen you were in. Also with this same issue, a notification will show within the application, and you cannot click on it to view the message... You have to go back to the main window and select the message.
2.) It's... it could be me, but I restarted the phone after installing the application because I thought that would be the problem. But sometimes the application will "die" so-to-speak. Where you will become disconnected and know so by the icon up top showing a dimmed out person Icon. When you click on it to get back in, the app will show for a split second, and go back to the Home screen. You have to wait for a little bit to get back in, and even then you might encounter throttling issues.
3.) Just a random issue: I received a message from my buddy back east (i was logged into the Facebook messenger service and on my Laptop) and it showed up as my little cousin. Probably just a fluke.
I will say, however; that this application is great. I love the originzation of it. I like the little sound, I wish there was an actual options page for this to configure vibration (and correct me if i'm wrong) but I haven't noticed anything in this app about that just yet. There should be a little more in terms of contextual menus, and the ability to paste your location in AIM or any other messenger aside the Palringo one. I do like the fact that I can send pictures from GTalk now, my girlfriend can do it from her GTalk on her Blackberry, and thought it was rather interesting that a Google OS wouldn't have a version of their app where you couldn't send pictures.
All in all the app is awesome....
Tim, on behalf of Palringo
Tim, on behalf of Palringo
Tim, on behalf of Palringo
if it can log me in to all my services on a restart then I will pass on the site to other people as a way to contact me but there's no point as it is
Tim, on behalf of Palringo
I noticed that when you become logged out of the Palringo you have a hard time opening the application back up. I selected the little P from the task bar thing this morning and it will flash in and out of the app. Did it like... 5 times, then selected it from the desktop to open, and it went in.
If i see anything else, I'll respond again.
Tim, on behalf of Palringo
Thanks so much for being here to respond to our questions and suggestions - It's a great example of what we all wanted to see when choosing Android as our next phone / toy platform.
My questions before I download is: how much advertisements are there, and are the ads at all targeted or personalized, if any?
Thanks, and good luck on the new platform.
Andy V.
Marketing, Support, Design Professional
Cameron Park / Sacramento California
Once you look at a message, no way of going back to that message.
If it disconnects, sometimes the black and white icon shows in notification bar and no way to remove that.
If it disconnects sometimes the dim man stays on also and no way to remove that without having to log back in.
Some nicer sounds and display options would be nice, other that that not to bad. Hope it gets a bit better.