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MessageNow approved. FREE app for iPhone-iPhone messaging

henryzhao said:
So will it be like Ping in the way it doesn't require a password?
Also, align the bubble to the right as usually the texts your type are on the right and the friend of the left.
Is it possible to link a user ID to the address book?
Great application, I'm looking forward to it and it will be replacing my Ping because of the price...NOTHING! Which helps me recommend friends to use the app:)
Assuming its available in Australia...Will it be available internationally? Or just in the US? (Don't be like Photoshop.com)
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It does not require a password. As for the screen names, they are all kept in your buddy list (in app) and it doesn't use the Address Book.

It will be available worldwide.
 
Just an update: The app got rejected by Apple last week because the app was calling private APIs. The app was resubmitted and it should be out shortly granted there are no further rejections.
 
Hi Derek.

Just downloaded the App and I'm setting it, but there is a bug, as soon as I go to Options and select Default Ringtone, it crashes, everything else seem to be working fine except this one.

**Edit** - Also, while testing it between my 3Gs and my wife's 2nd gen iPod Touch, while in a conversation it is crashing constantly, I still can't figure out what's causing it. I will keep trying to see if I find the reason. It even crashes my 3GS after sending the Buddy invitation to her.
 
erasat said:
Just downloaded the App and I'm setting it, but there is a bug, as soon as I go to Options and select Default Ringtone, it crashes, everything else seem to be working fine except this one.
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Same for me.
 
I'm trying to send a message to a phone number, but the send button will not become active. Am I doing something wrong?
 
erasat said:
Hi Derek.

Just downloaded the App and I'm setting it, but there is a bug, as soon as I go to Options and select Default Ringtone, it crashes, everything else seem to be working fine except this one.

**Edit** - Also, while testing it between my 3Gs and my wife's 2nd gen iPod Touch, while in a conversation it is crashing constantly, I still can't figure out what's causing it. I will keep trying to see if I find the reason. It even crashes my 3GS after sending the Buddy invitation to her.
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Thanks for reporting the bug. We will try to reproduce it and get it fixed for the next update.
 
derek13 said:
Thanks for reporting the bug. We will try to reproduce it and get it fixed for the next update.
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To be honest, I needed to uninstalled it, I couldn't complete a chat with my wife, after I posted this I tried about 3 more times, and while in a Chat, I could receive 1 or 2 messages and then suddenly it just crashed, I'm taking both of my 3GS and the Touch. I tried setting everything as default, to try to filter the possible cause out, but even with everything as default it was still doing the same.

Let me know if you find the issue, so I can give it a try later.
 
erasat said:
To be honest, I needed to uninstalled it, I couldn't complete a chat with my wife, after I posted this I tried about 3 more times, and while in a Chat, I could receive 1 or 2 messages and then suddenly it just crashed, I'm taking both of my 3GS and the Touch. I tried setting everything as default, to try to filter the possible cause out, but even with everything as default it was still doing the same.

Let me know if you find the issue, so I can give it a try later.
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I had pretty much the same experience. Messages were very slow to arrive or didn't show up at all, and it crashed after 2 or 3 of them. The app shows promise, but I obviously need more stability and am sticking to Whatsapp for the time being.

Also, when I uninstalled Messagenow and reinstalled it, I had to pick my username again and it said it was available. Can people have the same username, how does that work?
 
TonyL08 said:
I had pretty much the same experience. Messages were very slow to arrive or didn't show up at all, and it crashed after 2 or 3 of them. The app shows promise, but I obviously need more stability and am sticking to Whatsapp for the time being.

Also, when I uninstalled Messagenow and reinstalled it, I had to pick my username again and it said it was available. Can people have the same username, how does that work?
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You can pick the same username again with the same device, but not if you are using a different one.
 
derek13 said:
You have to select someone in your buddy list. This app does not send to phone numbers. Our Textnow app does though.
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Thank you for responding. The reason I ask about phone numbers is because when you create a new message, the instructions in the text field are "Enter name or phone number". That's why I assumed you can input a phone number. Am I misunderstanding the instructions?
 
david77 said:
Thank you for responding. The reason I ask about phone numbers is because when you create a new message, the instructions in the text field are "Enter name or phone number". That's why I assumed you can input a phone number. Am I misunderstanding the instructions?
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That is a bug. Thanks for pointing it out. We will get that fixed for the next update asap.
 
If anyone wants to add me on MessageNow, my screen name is derek. If anyone is bored and wants to chat, feel free to share your screen name here :)
 
I'm having a similar problem with the ringtones. I didn't for a few hours after downloading the product, but now, it always happens. I also find that its really difficult to send a long message without the app crashing. I hope you can replicate these bugs and fix them ASAP before bringing any new features to the table...

I'm looking to the 1.1 imput bar and I hope that you'll move the send button to the right instead of on the keyboard so that you can send when the keyboard is closed.

Now that in-app purchases for free apps are enabled, are you going to be providing a ringtone and background store? I would buy the scenery one available in Textnow and I would pay premium to be able to choose my own.
Hope that you'll have file sending in another version or two to catch up to Ping which has the update under review.

This will kill Ping...It just needs a few bug fixes. I wouldn't mind if you stuck a few ads in it if it meant you devoted more time to the project, just make a in-app purchase to remove it...($1)

But yeah...Great app, good work!
 
PBF said:
Still no option to disable landscape mode and emoticons??? How long does it take?
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We'll keep that in mind for future releases.

If you don't like landscape mode, can't you just keep the device in the portrait orientation? I find it very rare that the device goes into landscape when I am looking at it in a portrait position.
 
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So are you going to enable file sending? I would pay $1-$2 for that feature alone. I would also pay for some of the Textnow backgrounds and I hope you make them available for purchase now that it is possible with free apps. Any chance of message read notification?

I hope you get your Android version finished soon and consider starting a Blackberry to dominate the smartphone messaging market. Also, 1.1 seems to have fixed all the bugs that I had with 1.0
 
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