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JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 01:56 AM
Get the best instant messaging experience with eBuddy!

- Fast and reliable messenger
- Chat using multiple MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, GTalk & Facebook accounts
- All IM friends in one buddy list
- Switch easily between chats
- Stay online to do something else & get new message alerts
- Messages are sent as data, not SMS/Text

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Screenshots

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Review
eBuddy is a fast and compatible instant messenger for the Android platform, it offers over 6 different chat services combined all into one entire buddy list, which you can filter to separate accounts fro one another and the new chat style bubbles separate this app from other messeger apps on the market

Pros:

- Very beautiful / elegant UI
- Supports different chat accounts
- Emotion icons
- Easy to switch between chats with nice chat buddies
- Easy sign-up and add accounts for different chat services
- Stay logged in for quite awhile, occasional disconnections
- Buddy icons support
- View buddy info
- Ability to block / delete buddy
- Set custom away / available / invisible messages
- FREE APP


Cons:

- Some chat services such as Facebook logs you off occasionally
- Gets disconnected from service from time to time but stays on for a good 1-3 hrs
- Seen a little battery drainage but wasnt sure if this app was causing most of it
- Can't set custom notification sounds
- When setting available message, it changes to away, its a bug which will e fixed
- NO LED notification (maybe be added later)
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Final Review
Overall, this app impressed me a lot, they created a very professional application for the android platform at a cost of FREE. Very nice UI for stylish android junkies who love to see elegant interface. I used this instant messenger app pretty much the entire day from morning to this afternoon and did a decent job on replying back to messages, occasional disconnections which might be my reception in my area but other than that I have mainly used this as my primary instant messenger app as relation to other instant apps such as Hello IM which is a paid app. THIS APP IS COMPLETELY FREE and will continue to have updates to make this app even that much better. I HIGHLY recommended all instant messenger app gurus to try this app out for themselves.

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Download

http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.ebuddy.android

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Website

http://www.ebuddy.com/android/
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 01:57 AM
Screenshots Continued

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Andrea
05-15-2009, 02:10 AM
Thanks! Installed it right away.
hitemup054
05-15-2009, 02:24 AM
i tried it all day....looks great, but went back to Meebo.
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 02:34 AM
i can't wait for more updates :]
Dixie
05-15-2009, 03:08 AM
Hate Meebo, so, *sigh* I will give this one a try.

Thanks Johnny for a great review!
hakeem5
05-15-2009, 03:15 AM
yeah this is the BEST so far, hands down. WHO SAID MEEBO WAS BETTER? man meebo SUX
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 03:32 AM
Hate Meebo, so, *sigh* I will give this one a try.

Thanks Johnny for a great review!

i hate meebo also!!

this is 10000x better trust me :]
AndroidJR
05-15-2009, 03:39 AM
Awesome review Johnny. I'll definitely download it. Ebuddy sounds so familiar. I'm not sure when i last used it. Maybe from Nokia?
Jayb222
05-15-2009, 04:07 AM
I'm having a glitch with the scrolling. if I scroll the screen everything doubles up continuously overlapping until it's unreadable.
Casey Rain
05-15-2009, 07:29 AM
Thanks for the review, Johnny. I'll be checking this out for sure.
SilleeString
05-15-2009, 09:26 AM
Good review, I'll check this out later. It'll be hard to beat Meebo though (I don't get disconnected from Meebo), so we'll see.
*susan*
05-15-2009, 09:43 AM
Another awesome review by Johnny!!

I downloaded this application early yesterday morning. I have to say I am quite impressed with it as well. I have had NO disconnects, which is a first for me with the multitude of IM apps available on the market. I am definitely sticking with this one!
bobzoz
05-15-2009, 09:58 AM
SICK APP. Its like digsby for pc but better. Seriously tho thanks for the heads up johnny been looking a nice chat client for a while. THANKS!
dippedinsauce
05-15-2009, 10:01 AM
now when you say easy to switch between chats do you mean chatrooms?

does anybody know any messenger that has aim chat support?
bobzoz
05-15-2009, 10:10 AM
this does have aim support..? if u mean chatroom support im not sure
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 10:10 AM
now when you say easy to switch between chats do you mean chatrooms?

does anybody know any messenger that has aim chat support?

no chatroom support for now, maybe in the future, i mean to switch between conversations is easy.

this app has AIM support dont you see the screenshots.....:rolleyes:
Derrick
05-15-2009, 10:20 AM
I tried this out too and was really impressed with the UI and ease of use. I wasn't expecting much since it was free, but I was quickly proven wrong. Also I experienced no disconnects while over WiFi and I was using it for about 4 hours. However when I left home for today for school I did get disconnected, but I think thats because I was out of 3G range and was transitioning to EDGE.
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 10:25 AM
I tried this out too and was really impressed with the UI and ease of use. I wasn't expecting much since it was free, but I was quickly proven wrong. Also I experienced no disconnects while over WiFi and I was using it for about 4 hours. However when I left home for today for school I did get disconnected, but I think thats because I was out of 3G range and was transitioning to EDGE.

i agree, the quality of this app is amazing and its FREE which i love but i wouldn't mind donating to this dev for all their hardwork im assuming its a team of designers for this app.

Also i agree with the transition from 3G to Edge or WiFi to edge which can cause a loss in signal thats probably what i experienced.
JaceMan
05-15-2009, 10:37 AM
Johnny, based on the screenshots it looks as though you were testing the application with wifi off. Is this correct? Can you confirm?

Periodic timeouts and disconnects are to be expected, but if you're staying online in each service for 1 to 3 hours at a time over Edge -- well, then I'll just have to take eBuddy for a spin.
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 10:40 AM
Johnny, based on the screenshots it looks as though you were testing the application with wifi off. Is this correct? Can you confirm?

Periodic timeouts and disconnects are to be expected, but if you're staying online in each service for 1 to 3 hours at a time over Edge -- well, then I'll just have to take eBuddy for a spin.

Correct, i have been using 3G and edge while testing it out, i was on Edge when i took the screenshots

since my college's wifi is choppy in areas of the campus i didnt use it.
MoeLester518
05-15-2009, 11:15 AM
I'm having a glitch with the scrolling. if I scroll the screen everything doubles up continuously overlapping until it's unreadable.
im having this exact same problem
*susan*
05-15-2009, 11:24 AM
That is odd, I haven't experienced that or any other problems.
subguy812
05-15-2009, 11:31 AM
I like the app I just don't like the apps like this or Palringo where you need an account through them.
JohnnyLicious
05-15-2009, 11:33 AM
I like the app I just don't like the apps like this or Palringo where you need an account through them.

its part of the service, they offer a free app, they make you sign up for their service

its part of marketing.

its not that big of a hassle anyways....
bobzoz
05-15-2009, 11:51 AM
Ok, been playin with it for a few hours on that 3G son. So far its still a little buggy. 1. Im having problems staying connected to fb (like our boy johnny said) 2. AiM isnt showing everyone on my list that is signed on, i was going back and fourth from pc to phone and phone shoes 12 ppl availabe and pc shows 32 ppl availiabe. Possibly due to the fact that im switching between both and it can cause a double sign on. ill keep messing and keep posting =D
subguy812
05-15-2009, 12:04 PM
its part of the service, they offer a free app, they make you sign up for their service

its part of marketing.

its not that big of a hassle anyways....
I agree..stupid paranoia about my MSN contacts...nothing more
JaceMan
05-15-2009, 03:54 PM
In my trial, I was losing connectivity with the various IM services every couple of minutes. This is the same thing I experienced with every other interoperable messenger app I've tried for Android. Maybe it's a case of regional network stability.

Anyone out there local to St. Louis having better luck than I?
jayle
05-15-2009, 07:40 PM
I don't like it to split buddy list to online and offline. A lot of my YIM contacts usually make them invisible but I do know they're online. Meboo got this problem and hopefully eBuddy stays away from it.
JohnnyLicious
05-16-2009, 02:47 AM
bumppppp :]
SilleeString
05-16-2009, 01:22 PM
I tried it, and it's absolutely beautiful, but uh...can I not back out without clicking "log off?" I can't seem to leave the screen unless I hit home, or "log off."
JohnnyLicious
05-16-2009, 07:28 PM
New Version:

UPDATE 1.0.2: More improvements to connection handling & login.

i haven't been getting kicked off lately =D
DrVeronica
05-16-2009, 07:40 PM
about to dl and check it out...I see I have to sign up for ANOTHER account, haha
Xela731
05-30-2009, 06:55 AM
i'm currently using palringo and wanna know the pros and cons of this vs palringo, before i download it and sign up for another account
anyone able to help me out there?
jbass350z
06-12-2009, 01:44 PM
Seems like cool app but keeps losing connection every few minutes.
qexqex
07-02-2009, 06:03 AM
hi all
i cant find ebuddy in my HTC Magic market app...
i really need the program
can anyone help me get it and install it on my htc magic in any way?

thank you in advance!