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Go To Url

Ok, this was my first app on the market. Basically it's a window that lets you enter a search term and select a search or just a URL and it will open a browser to that page.
So far I have:
Google
Google Images
Google Maps (Uses Maps app)
Wikipedia
IMDB
Amazon
Ebay
Android Market
(Youtube coming soon)
If you have any other search suggestions, please post them. I will be happy to add them!
Check out the app on the market! I have a free version and a donate version for $1.43 (So I get a buck). It's rated 5/5 so far (I'm quite pleased)
I find myself using this app more than any others
Many have asked for an On Screen Keyboard, and I've been researching it, but I don't really know how to make one. If you have any tips regarding that, that would be awesome.
Anyways, enjoy the app!
UPDATE: Custom searches added.

Very nice, very useful indeed! I have always been a bit annoyed by having to start the browser up and go to the site I want to search and wait for it to download and render before I can perform my search. Can take 10, 15, 30 seconds before I even submit my search. This makes it so much easier!
Great app, man. Thank you!

A suggestion for improvement would be for the users to be able to add "custom" search strings. I frequent a bunch of sites that are too obscure for you to add to your app, so an option for me to add my own search string would be great.
Say I want to add a custom site, like blocket.se (a Swedish classified advertising site) and I know the formatting for a search on that site is http://www.blocket.se/li?q=<search_string>
Now let's replace the string we enter in the text field with an operator, like %s :
http://www.blocket.se/li?q=%s
Which would perform a search of that particular site. When adding a custom site we would need the following dialog.
Name: [____________] <-- Where we enter the name of the custom search
String: [____________] <-- The formatted URL
[Save] [Cancel]
Sorry for unloading this on you, I do realize a feature like this won't just happen by itself, it takes many hours of coding to make it happen. Feel free to tell me to bugger off if it's just not something you feel is right for this app.
Cheers!

No, I actually think that's a fantastic idea. Right now the search drop down is just a static array of names and the urls are hard coded in. Unfortunately, sharedpreferences doesn't support arrays so unlimited custom searches might not work, but I could let users put in 3 or so. I'll get on it over the weekend. Sorry for thinking out loud haha.
And I'm glad you like it
Maybe custom searches would be a good feature just for people with the donate version?

nick_karstedt said:
No, I actually think that's a fantastic idea. Right now the search drop down is just a static array of names and the urls are hard coded in. Unfortunately, sharedpreferences doesn't support arrays so unlimited custom searches might not work, but I could let users put in 3 or so. I'll get on it over the weekend. Sorry for thinking out loud haha.
And I'm glad you like it
Maybe custom searches would be a good feature just for people with the donate version?
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Three custom ones would be great too, no doubt! Thinking out loud is a great way of giving an idea some structure, and if you in addition to that can bounce an idea off a couple of other people it usually turns out great. A bit of brainstorming.
I would definitely pay a few bucks for custom search strings. Unfortunately I can't access paid apps yet, probably because I'm on a dev phone and in the wrong country. I could drop a few bucks off on your paypal account though, if you have one.

Have you put the free one on the market yet? I don't see it posted, only your paid version. Not that I won't pay for it, I'd just rather check it out before purchasing

I would like to try it out too, and since I don't have a Google Checkout, I can't. I would rather donate by Paypal if you have an account.

The free version is on the market as well (it's a bit older). Just search Go To Url. If you do feel like donating, there's a button on my website(www.nickkarstedt.com) that has a paypal donate button.

Answers.com would be nice as well.

Good thinking.

Ok, just updated the donate version this weekend. I added search history (Works like the browser's history, but is stored seperately. You can disable and clear it).
Now for the big feature: Custom searches.
You can now add and delete as many custom searches as you want. You can even delete the default custom searches (so you can reorder them).
I'm going to add the option to move searches up and down on the list for the next version. Until then, you'd have to delete and add.

Loving it!
The search string is always added to the end of the URL we enter (when we add a custom search)? Nineteen out of twenty times this is not a problem, but on some sites the formatting of the URL is a bit different and the search string is not placed at the end of the URL but rather in the middle of it.
Still, I love this app. Makes searching so much easier when you don't have to wait for websites to load/render.
**Edit: One thing I have noticed is that if you open the app up in portrait mode, select a search in the list and then switch to landscape, you have to select which site to search again (it defaults back to "Go To URL!" mode). Not a big problem, just something I noticed just a minute ago for the first time

Many have asked for an On Screen Keyboard, and I've been researching it, but I don't really know how to make one. If you have any tips regarding that, that would be awesome.
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Tell them to wait till the next update that is coming out in April. lol

Exactly, we're getting the Cupcake OSK soon. No point in wasting your time on an OSK of your own.

Mikey1022 said:
Tell them to wait till the next update that is coming out in April. lol
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Yeah. I really shouldn't try to appeal to whiners... but I need more stars! (And cash! Cash is always nice!)

I notice you're using a generic Windows Run icon for your app. Not sure if you're interested, but I made a dedicated "Go To Url" icon (mostly because it goes better with my theme), which you are free to use should you want to. Either way, here it is.
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Awesome! I could use that one for the paid version, looks very spiffy.
Also, I think what I'm going to do now with free/donate versions is just keep the free version a release or two behind the donate version, just so those who pay get it a few days/a week earlier. I don't like the idea of limiting functionality.
Got that free users? You'll get your custom searches and history soon enough.
All I'm working on right now is changing the custom urls to use %s instead of %url% + search term. If you guys have any more suggestions, lets hear em!

Is the "nag screen" asking you to go to the market supposed to show up every time I start the app? It says "THIS MESSAGE WILL ONLY BE DISPLAYED ONCE" but I get it every time I start it. And I alreday have Blocked! installed

Ah! That's what I asked you about in the PM! I updated it on the market, I'll send you a copy of the fixed version since you can't update.

nick_karstedt said:
Ah! That's what I asked you about in the PM! I updated it on the market, I'll send you a copy of the fixed version since you can't update.
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Oh, lol, I completely misunderstood what you meant. Sorry 'bout that

Synchronizing Google and Facebook Contacts

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Recently I flash Hero firmware to my little HTC G1, and found the social network integration to be very cool.
But the problem is Hero firmware is so slow so I have to revert back Cyanogen firmware, but I really miss the fact that Sense UI can update my Google Contact with Facebook Contact photo.
A quick search around lead me to this website:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/10/synchronizing-google-and-facebook.html
This tool is very cool but the problem is almost all my Google Contact names are not match with Facebook Contact names. So I decided to pull my own base on Koushik tool (thank you very much ).
After a few days of coding, this is the first release of Google Contact Sync. As of right now it will allow you to manually sync Facebook Contact photo to Google Contact, and allow you to “link” 2 contacts so you can automatically update all Google Contacts later.
This software is provided free of charge. Make sure to link back here if you post GCS anywhere else .
NOTE: Some contact’s photos can’t be synced because owners modify their privacy settings. I can’t do anything about it so stop asking me .
If anyone concerns about privacy, you can build your own version of GCS from source code.
Facebook application: Google Contact Sync
All versions: Download
If you think this little tool worth something, you can consider buy me some beers for my Apple Developer Program license :
For error report please attach log.txt which can be found at application directory.
changes log:
v1.0.1:
- better error handling
- add file logging.
v1.1:
- fix bugs here and there
- fix an obvious bug that any note insert after <sn></sn> in Google Contact will be removed after sync.
- more streamlined user interface. Now GCS is dead simple to use .
v1.2:
- fix bugs
- add back Koushik’s Auto Match funtion
- threaded, so it will be much more responsive
- call it feature finished !
v1.3:
-fix bugs
-facebook photo preview
-now synced photos are automatically crop to the center. No more stretched contact photo !
-add link to GCS’s facebook application page
v1.3.1:
-fix bugs
v1.3.2:
-fix bug for people who has more than 200 “links” between Gmail and Facebook
Note: Beware of bugs

I look forward to trying this when I get to my pc

Doesn't work for me...when I enter my Gmail info and hit enter, I get an unhandled exception error

dlorenzod said:
Doesn't work for me...when I enter my Gmail info and hit enter, I get an unhandled exception error
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Please read the readme included. You enter your gmail info and CLICK on login button. Sorry but I don't have much time fine tuning those stuff

Probably a dumb question... but does this just sync our Gmail contacts with our Facebook contacts, which then eventually sync to our phones? Does it just have to be run occasionally to keep the pics up to date?
Thanks for this software man...

I wanna try it... but... "The server at heartofangel.com is taking too long to respond".

jacknmary said:
I wanna try it... but... "The server at heartofangel.com is taking too long to respond".
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Sorry but my host is down, for now
http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2009...alcons-and-hawks-all-going-down-for-a-moment/
@uansari1:
Yes you need to fire up the tool now and then and click Sync All to get all latest Facebook photos. Maybe I will try to make an Android version of this tool sometime next month as it will be much more useful

Just a head up notice that the site is back online now

There used to be an free app in the marketplace called facebook sync that does the same thing, here is the apk.
or a directlink to the file here:
http://fbsync.plan99.net/FacebookSync-2.2.apk
and a cached copy of the site (the original site seems to be experiencing difficulties):
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cach...fbsync&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari
I believe the code is here (not certain though):
http://github.com/palfrey/fbsync/tree/master
Mods feel free to modify my post if it violates some kind of copyright infringement laws.

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There used to be an free app in the marketplace called facebook sync that does the same thing, here is the apk.
or a directlink to the file here:
http://fbsync.plan99.net/FacebookSync-2.2.apk
and a cached copy of the site (the original site seems to be experiencing difficulties):
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cach...fbsync&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari
I believe the code is here (not certain though):
http://github.com/palfrey/fbsync/tree/master
Mods feel free to modify my post if it violates some kind of copyright infringement laws.
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I know this one, too but faced the same problem when trying it: almost all of my contacts doesn't match Facebook Contact names. That's why I wrote this one instead.
btw, anyone knows why FBSync faces trademark infringement?

Apologies if I've missed it, but :
Can you select which contacts to sync pictures, and which to skip, or does it just sync all of them?
Some people obviously use a FB profile pic of something other than themselves, a baby, pet or amusing image of a potato that looks like male genitalia, for example.

I think I read somewhere Facebook ban the use of FB, and such from third party app names.

linh1987 said:
Please read the readme included. You enter your gmail info and CLICK on login button. Sorry but I don't have much time fine tuning those stuff
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Nope...same error if I click the login button. Is it working for anyone else?

.Error: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at GoogleContactSync.MainForm.LinkContact(String googleId, String facebookId)
at GoogleContactSync.MainForm.SyncPhoto(String googleId, String facebookId)
^^i get this error :|

Another version coming up with better error handling and logging.
Please check first post for updated version and changes log

Thanks mate
Does anyone know where these images get stored? On the SD card or on the phone itself? Possible memory hog?

Sorry for the absent guys, I was really busy with my real life and work recently. I'm back and trying to iron out all the obvious bugs in current version.
Possible changes:
- Much more stable release
- User interface tuning a little bit.
- New feature to show selected contact's picture so you don't have to open browser to see for yourself
- Fix an obvious bug that any note insert after <sn></sn> in Google Contact will be removed after sync.
Near future features:
- Syncing other information fields like birthday and such.
@Dr J : You can choose which pair of contacts to sync, so yes
@deepside 7: it's stored on the phone itself. I don't think it will be a memory hog as I doubt that Google developer cache all the contact picture in memory rather than load it on demand

Seems awesome, thanks for this! Will try it out later tonight .

Code:
Begin query Google contact list..
Number of Google contacts: 173
End query Google contact list..
Begin query Facebook contact list..
Begin query Google contact list..
Number of Google contacts: 173
End query Google contact list..
Begin query Facebook contact list..
.Error: System.ArgumentException: Requested value 'Widowed' was not found.
at System.Enum.Parse(Type enumType, String value, Boolean ignoreCase)
at Facebook.Parser.UserParser.ParseUser(XmlNode node) in C:\GoogleFacebookSyncSource\Facebook\Parser\UserParser.cs:line 63
at Facebook.API.FacebookAPI.GetUserInfo(String userIds) in C:\GoogleFacebookSyncSource\Facebook\API\FacebookAPI.cs:line 584
at Facebook.API.FacebookAPI.GetFriends() in C:\GoogleFacebookSyncSource\Facebook\API\FacebookAPI.cs:line 379
at GoogleContactSync.MainForm.QueryFacebookContacts() in C:\GoogleFacebookSyncSource\GoogleContactSync\MainForm.cs:line 154
End query Facebook contact list..
Google Contacts or Facebook Contacts not found
.Error: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at GoogleContactSync.MainForm.mySyncButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\GoogleFacebookSyncSource\GoogleContactSync\MainForm.cs:line 65
Begin syncing 0 contacts..
End sync contacts..
some weeks ago worked, now none even if tryed with older versions...

GCS1.1 released!
Please check first post for changelogs.
@atsic: I will look into your problem and make a minor release after this. Thanks
edited: got your problem but I need to sleep now, will make a bug fix version tomorrow I promise.

Friend Me -- A tablet-optimized experience for Facebook

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Friend Me for Facebook offers a tablet-optimized experience for your favorite social network. Friend Me was designed and created exclusively for the Android Honeycomb platform.
Market Link (FREE): https://market.android.com/details?id=com.locomolabs.facebook
Features of Friend Me:
-- Interact with Facebook with an experience optimized for your Android tablet.
-- Submit status updates to post on your Facebook wall.
-- Read status updates from your friends in the News Feed.
-- Read comments and likes on status messages.
-- Contribute comments and likes on status messages.
-- Register multiple accounts on a single device.
-- Receive notifications from Facebook updates.
-- Pull to refresh support for the News tab.
-- Messages support for your private conversations.
-- Ability to view friend's profiles, their wall, and photo albums.
-- Take advantage of Facebook single sign-on if you have the official Facebook app instead. Otherwise, Friend Me will use the Facebook dialog authorization.
-- View shared photos, links, statuses, checkins, and more directly in the app. Selecting external links gives you the choice of viewing the website inside of Friend Me, with an option to view in the tablet's browser.
-- Access your profile information, your wall, and photo albums. Selecting a photo album lets you easily navigate through your photos.
-- See your Facebook friends, view their profile information, and access their wall.
-- A Photo tab for exploring your photo albums in an exciting way.
-- Friend Me offers a Games feature, which will let you play your favorite Facebook game inside of the app. Flash games work as well, thanks to the Android platform.
​
If you have any feature requests, questions, comments, need support, or want to provide feedback please email me at [email protected]. Stay up to date with all of the apps from Locomo Labs by visiting:
Web: http://locomolabs.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/locomolabs
Facebook: http://facebook.com/locomolabs

Awesome app man! Real quick release, great work!!!
Anyone that uses facebook should uninstall the ugly official fb app and install this.

Finally, thanks for this.

This app is...AMAZING.

excellent looking, downloading now.
Tried it now great app.

If this had chat and a widget, I'd delete my facebook app. Same for tweetcomb with the widget.

I am going to make a video overview tonight... My friend, this app is nice.

Wow, this app is excellent. Great layout for tablets, nice work!

Wow with so much great feedback, I'm kinda pissed it won't load since FB is blocked at work.

Hrm, I will troubleshoot more, but I was able to download and install, however, not launching. Gets stuck on initial screen.
Love the idea and will keep trying to troubleshoot.

Woa! Amazing app! You are one of my favorite devs because of all these tablet optimized apps. The only problem I have with the app so far is that I can only comment or like things from the news feed screen. If I choose something from my wall or a friends wall, nothing happens.

Uninstalled and re-installed. Stalled on the initial login page. I let it sit and it timed out so I selected to FC the app. After that, I relaunched it and came up right away, logged in and it's working like a charm.
Seriously though, this app, Facebook need to pay you royally for it. No matter what they put out, it'll be very hard to top this thing!
Thanks a million and if you ever release a donate version, I'll be the first one on it!
One question. Can this be run on a Nook Color running CM7?

just a quick note when im viewing a friends profile i am unable to see any of the item on their wall to comment on it...other than that flawless app!

Amazing App !
Juste missing a nice widget with honeycomb style, support for chat would be great also !
Whatever, I allready newsed it on my french website about asus tablets and honeycomb apps !
Ps : if you want someone to help for a French translation I can help.

It Force Colse when star navigating into New Feeds , but looks really cool!
i few bug fixes and this is gonna be my new Face App lol.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'll be replying in more detail to replies soon!
intensus said:
It Force Colse when star navigating into New Feeds , but looks really cool!
i few bug fixes and this is gonna be my new Face App lol.
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When it does a FC, in the comment say "hey, it's intensus", and submit it. That will help me track down the issue.

nice! runs great for an initial release

Awesome. I love it! Far superior to the official app.
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As always....AMAZING work!

Great work! I'll definitely be keeping up to date with the progress on this.
Only thing I can say off the bat is that the refresh button is a little small, I accidentally hit the tab above it when trying to refresh my news feed. Something to consider for the future.
For now this is my go to app for Facebook.
Thanks so much.

[APP] NewsSpot Google Reader -[R]- 2011-10-30 -[U]- 2012-01-02 -[V]- 2.10

Name: NewsSpot
Sync your articles as quick as a wink, store text and images for offline reading and search your articles in a gorgeous metro style way.
This is NewsSpot, a full-featured Google Reader client for Windows Phone: Its advanced sync-engine delivers a two-way sync for your unread and starred articles, which only syncs what needs to be synced. Already stored hundreds of starred articles? NewsSpot will download them once and never again. It caches articles as well as images for later offline reading.
Ever wanted to search your starred articles? Ever been interested in a specific topic of your reading-list? No problem with NewsSpot. Just tap the search button and enter your keywords, it will instantly filter your current list to what you've searched.
Together with Windows Phone Mango, NewsSpot now offers live tiles and toast notifications. For example, you can pin secondary live tiles to your start screen showing the count of your folders. Of course, live tiles can be updated per background task.
Other features include:
- Bookmark your article in Instapaper or ReadItLater or send a link per Email
- Mango only: share your article via Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live etc.
- Mango only: benefit from compressed web communication and save up to 80% of your data plan
- Open YouTube or Marketplace links from within the application
- Read articles in full or mobilized view, supported by Google or Instapaper
I've just released v2.0 of the app, which takes advantage of a lot of Mango features. Here is a list of things that are new in v2.0:
- Compatible with Windows Phone Mango
- Share article via builtin phone services
- Application live tile can show unread, starred and shared count
- Secondary live tiles with folder count
- Background task with toast notification and update of tiles
- Adjusted trial limits, added advertising
- Added support for gzipped communication
- Further improved sync speed
- Uses system progress indicator
- Added what's new to about page
- Added flip animation to folder tiles
- Changed icons so that they stick to the system theme
- Lots of minor changes and bug fixes
There is an add-supported version which has all features with the sole restriction that it lets you sync at a max 200 unread and 50 starred articles. The full version supports up to 1000 unread or starred articles.
NewsSpot is a matter of the heart to me and I'm constantly trying to improve it. So if you find a bug, have a suggestion or any other feedback, don't hesitate to write here or contact me per pm or twitter (@fourspotproject).
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I just downloaded it, will check it later!
I normally use WonderReader, let's see how your app fares against it...

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Name: NewsSpot
PS: I'm not yet allowed to post links here, but I'm sure you will find the app in the Marketplace
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Here is the link to the app
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/apps/27ec9e5f-f88a-4caf-bdb4-68d71c962f02

@banvetor:
Thanks for trying it, looking forward to your feedback

@arkavat:
Thanks for posting the link!

Nice Work
Only got to try a few feed items with it so far, but I like what I'm seeing. Nice settings menu, very fast. I just wish it had the option to download read articles for a certain period of days (I frequently have to reference read articles within a day, but not so much after say, three), and a higher class icon to match up to the slickness inside the app and I'd say there's a new Google Reader app in my life.
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Ooh, one more thought. It might be nice to have an option to go ahead and automatically resync to the server after tapping to mark all as read, that way if I switch back to a desktop it already knows what I've seen.

@zedmartinez
Thank you very much for your suggestions.
Syncing and keeping read items: this is already on my list, though I think it will not make it to the next or after next version. Maybe I should re-schedule things
Application icon: Yeah, grafics are not my strength. I'll figure out something for that
Automatic sync: this one also is on my list. I think automatic sync after tapping mark all as read can be done quickly. What do you think of automatic sync after a certain amount of time (like 5 minutes or so). I think this would especially make sense in combination with a sort from oldest to newest. Then you can read articles from top and the new ones are automatically appended at the bottom.

Those sync options could work. I'm trying to think how Wonder Reader does it (currently my workhorse feed reader), I think it syncs everytime I go back to the all feeds list, or after marking all as read. I like the idea of the timeline-based syncing though, that's a neat idea.
Sorry to gripe about the logo I'm a graphics designer by trade, so, fussing over icons is sadly engrained in me. If you have too many problems or just would like the help, let me know what the parameters for tiles are and I'd gladly lend you some gratis help.
I keep being really pleased with the speed as I play with this. Excited for future updates, and you can expect a formal purchase as soon as I get paid this week.

So, just checked again: Wonder Reader has some kind of direct sync model, meaning the status of articles is synced as soon as you tap on it.
I'm pretty sure this could be done in NewsSpot, too, though these actions have to be tolerant to network failures. Added to my checklist.
Regarding the offer to help with the icon: You'll get a PM soon

Oh, I totally forgot to meantion that v2.1 is out since 11-10.
It was done in haste since Google changed the interface of its Reader, removing all social elements like sharing and replacing them with Google+.
I'm quite optimistic that the next update will add features instead of stripping them

Just downloaded to try out. If I like it, I'll be sure to buy it and rate it.
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Ok. I've been playing with this a bit and seeing what it will/won't do. I like it.
I've noticed that it doesn't run in the background well, as in play well with multitasking.
Pretty much, I can open it up and read an article. Were I to press the home button or press an alert to answer an SMS, I can see NewsSpot in the open tasks list from the long press of the back button, but it attempts to resume then closes out back to either my home screen or another application running.
Also, I can press the globe button to open the mobilized version and then press back to return to the article. If, however, I choose the option to Browse in Internet Explorer, I cannot return to NewsSpot. It will attempt to resume and then crash to the home screen. I imagine this is the same issue as when trying to select it from the multitasking screen.
BTW, I decided to support you and pay.

@ anseio,
Thank you for your valuable feedback and your purchase.
Regarding that multitasking issue: I've got a lot of crash logs lately and as far is I've analyzed them, many arise from the advertising control, especially when the app is tombstoned/resumed. Its a known bug I unfortunately overlooked during development.
So let me ask you a question: since you bought the app, the advertising control disappears. Did these errors you mentioned went away, too?

Thanks for the info. Yes, I compiled this feedback after i upgraded.
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@ anseio,
Sorry to bother you, but I didn't get your answer. Does 'I compiled this feedback after I upgraded' mean that the errors remain?

Yes, it means that it still doesn't hibernate.
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It may have to do with the fact that I'm using the HTC hd2, not an official wp7 device.
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Well, I'll check the logs. Maybe I can find something there. Did the app just crash or have you been asked to send a crash log? If not, you may also look into the settings. If there is a log not uploaded yet, you should have an additional entry called 'manage logs'.
Anyway, there are a couple of logs on my hd from Hd2 owners. Will check them this weekend.

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Well, I'll check the logs. Maybe I can find something there. Did the app just crash or have you been asked to send a crash log? If not, you may also look into the settings. If there is a log not uploaded yet, you should have an additional entry called 'manage logs'.
Anyway, there are a couple of logs on my hd from Hd2 owners. Will check them this weekend.
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I can't find anything in settings for managing logs. I wouldn't say that the software crashes. There's definitely no error. It's as if they close out in the middle of the "resuming" process.
For example. I'll open NewsSpot, go to an article, press home button, enter messaging and locate a message, long press "back" button, select NewsSpot... it will show "resuming", then go back to the messaging section within a few seconds. Another long press of the back button shows that there are no other apps in multitasking.

Just wanted to let you know that v2.2 was approved by Microsoft and should be online within a couple of hours.
Besides new artwork by zed martinez (thanks again ) you can now navigate from folders to your feeds. Furthermore read items can now be kept and synced.
@anseio:
I've found another couple of bugs related to tombstoning. Please tell me if the app now works better for you.
However, still I have no clue why the app crashes without a notification. The only reason I can think of is that the system runs out of RAM (and NewsSpot is actually rather demanding in terms of memory). Am I right that a HD2 has little less RAM than a HD7 (448 vs. 576MB)?

[APP][WEAR][4.3+] Wear SMS Pro - A complete SMS client for Android Wear

Hi guys,
Wear SMS Pro is a Android Wear Smart Watch SMS client.
Unlike other clients, Wear SMS lets you enjoy your text messages with full conversations from your wrist with a complete freedom from your phone. So no taking out your phone every now and then!
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Features include:
- Compatible with your favorite messaging app on your phone
- View any on going conversation and send messages with voice or pre-defined set of quick replies
- Start a new conversation with anyone from the contacts
- Quickly choose a contact from favorites
- Get incoming message notifications with full conversation in the app
- Add unlimited quick replies from the phone companion app, reorder them easily with drag and drop or delete with simple swipes.
- Easy to launch Wear SMS with voice, your favorite launcher or from the notification on the smart watch
- Beautiful yet simple UI
- Compatible with all Android Wear Devices
Wear SMS Pro can be handy during meetings, driving or in school with the built in quick replies.
Drop me an email if you encounter a bug or feel something should be added in Wear SMS Pro.
Let us know if the app is not compatible with any of the existing SMS clients on phone.
PlayStore: Wear SMS Pro
Please let us know your feedback!

I must be the first to try it..just purchased from play store
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App updated to v1.0.10 for various bug fixes. Please email me if you encounter any issues.

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App updated to v1.0.10 for various bug fixes. Please email me if you encounter any issues.
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I can not pay 2 euros for all applications that I want to try.
 @khonarr65, can you consider the possibility of having a free version of your application, or purchases in the app?
I do not think reasonable to pay 2 euros to try an application with no guarantee that I like it or even that the application is compatible with my phone, watch and their firmware

Rajada said:
I can not pay 2 euros for all applications that I want to try.
@khonarr65, can you consider the possibility of having a free version of your application, or purchases in the app?
I do not think reasonable to pay 2 euros to try an application with no guarantee that I like it or even that the application is compatible with my phone, watch and their firmware
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Try the app, if you like it can use it or else shoot me an email and I'll issue a refund. My email address is [email protected]
(Also, there is a time window, I think 15 mins from purchase for which you can uninstall a paid app from play store and get a refund.)

khonarr65 said:
Try the app, if you like it can use it or else shoot me an email and I'll issue a refund. My email address is [email protected]
(Also, there is a time window, I think 15 mins from purchase for which you can uninstall a paid app from play store and get a refund.)
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Thank you, for your proposal.
The 15 minutes test offered by the store, are manifestly insufficient.
I experienced some of these applications, and the problems are not detectable in 15 minutes:
In one case the application was removed from the ram on the phone side, by the OS and remains inoperable on the watch side.
In another case the application had too many wakelocks on the phone and provoked a huge battery drain.
For these reasons I still think that would be good a choice, a basic version with less features, or purchases in the app.
Many thanks for your willingness to refund

Rajada said:
Thank you, for your proposal.
The 15 minutes test offered by the store, are manifestly insufficient.
I experienced some of these applications, and the problems are not detectable in 15 minutes:
In one case the application was removed from the ram on the phone side, by the OS and remains inoperable on the watch side.
In another case the application had too many wakelocks on the phone and provoked a huge battery drain.
For these reasons I still think that would be good a choice, a basic version with less features, or purchases in the app.
Many thanks for your willingness to refund
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They are 2 hours of testing not 15 min, I think 2 hours is enough to test the app.