MSN app for iPhone
I was browsing thru the App Store to see if any apps would catch my interest and then i noticed a very nice looking instant messenger app called: Palringo Instant Messenger.To my knowledge this is the 1st instant messenger app for the iPhone available thru the App Store that supports multiple messaging services.
Here's the, almost complete, list:
AOL's AIM
Google Talk
Yahoo! Messenger
ICQ
Jabber
and ... take a deep breath .. Windows Live Messenger!
Okay before you all get excited and start getting this free app i do wanna let ya know the app has 1 major downside: you can't run it in the background so when yur iPhone auto-locks to go to sleep mode or you press the home button you will get disconnected!
This is not so much the fault of the app itself but more of how Apple designed the iPhone not allowing processes to run in the background.
So to stay connected set iPhone's auto-lock setting to never if you plan on being away from your iPhone longer than 5 minutes (the max setting for auto-lock).
The description of the app mentions that it's actually a "rich messaging service" meaning that it not only supports text messaging but you can also send pictures and vocal instant messages.
You do need to register a free Palringo account but once that is out of your way you are good to go .. just add the services you like and yur contact list will be added automatically.
I've not had the app crash on me yet so it's looking okay-ish so far.
Palringo not only runs on iPhone but also on other mobile phones, Macs and PCs.
posted by .marco. @ 18:39
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