I'm loking for something that probably doesn't (yet) exist.
March 10, 2010 10:57 PM Subscribe
What is the ultimate Android social app?
It must:
Be able to incorporate all the major platforms: Facebook, Twitter, My Space, Flicker, Picasa, You Tube.
Be able to update status across all, or selected, platforms.
Be able to update photo albums across all, or selected (applicable) platforms.
Be able to handle instant messaging across platforms: Facebook, Twitter, My Space, MSN, AIM, Y!, Google Talk, etc.
Get status updates from friends on various platforms, and allow me to respond appropriately.
Geo-location awareness. So that I can identify a particular area as "work," or "home," as well as having it know that "This is Starbucks."
Auto-updates based on GPS and programmed areas to a schedule I can set. For instance, it checks my location every hour and if I've moved it checks my updates. If I've updated in the last 30 minutes it does nothing, but if I've not updated then it updates my new location saying things like "I'm at work now." However I can control how often it checks, and the delay between updates as well as the responses it gives.
I want it to know what other media I've been watching/reading/taking in so that it can automatically update those.,with the same qualifications as the GPS updater.
I want it to identify people geographically close to me and be able to filter those by platform. Then allow me to see profiles and contact them. However, I also want the option to turn myself to private or control what they see.
On a non-3G device, I have to be able to "hold" updates and then delete them after so long of being away from a wi-fi network.
Is anyone aware of an app that does this? On the Android, preferably, but on the iPhone would do.
I am aware of Gowalla, Foresquare, and BuddyMob, but none of them quite match these specifications.
It must:
Be able to incorporate all the major platforms: Facebook, Twitter, My Space, Flicker, Picasa, You Tube.
Be able to update status across all, or selected, platforms.
Be able to update photo albums across all, or selected (applicable) platforms.
Be able to handle instant messaging across platforms: Facebook, Twitter, My Space, MSN, AIM, Y!, Google Talk, etc.
Get status updates from friends on various platforms, and allow me to respond appropriately.
Geo-location awareness. So that I can identify a particular area as "work," or "home," as well as having it know that "This is Starbucks."
Auto-updates based on GPS and programmed areas to a schedule I can set. For instance, it checks my location every hour and if I've moved it checks my updates. If I've updated in the last 30 minutes it does nothing, but if I've not updated then it updates my new location saying things like "I'm at work now." However I can control how often it checks, and the delay between updates as well as the responses it gives.
I want it to know what other media I've been watching/reading/taking in so that it can automatically update those.,with the same qualifications as the GPS updater.
I want it to identify people geographically close to me and be able to filter those by platform. Then allow me to see profiles and contact them. However, I also want the option to turn myself to private or control what they see.
On a non-3G device, I have to be able to "hold" updates and then delete them after so long of being away from a wi-fi network.
Is anyone aware of an app that does this? On the Android, preferably, but on the iPhone would do.
I am aware of Gowalla, Foresquare, and BuddyMob, but none of them quite match these specifications.
I'm not aware of an app that truly does all this, but Motoblur on some of the Motorola Android devices (Cliq/Backflip and possibly some others) sets up accounts across most of those and then pulls results back down into one widget, and lets you update status to all or some of them from another widget.
As for the geographic stuff, there're bits of Google Maps on Android that let you do that.
And Locate would let you set up the location awareness you're after.
I think essentially the things you are enquiring about would have to be done between a few different apps, but it sounds like Motoblur is the cornerstone of the list of apps you're after. There are a bunch of videos on Youtube of demos of Motoblur.
posted by opsin at 6:28 AM on March 11, 2010
As for the geographic stuff, there're bits of Google Maps on Android that let you do that.
And Locate would let you set up the location awareness you're after.
I think essentially the things you are enquiring about would have to be done between a few different apps, but it sounds like Motoblur is the cornerstone of the list of apps you're after. There are a bunch of videos on Youtube of demos of Motoblur.
posted by opsin at 6:28 AM on March 11, 2010
I really believe Google's Buzz product is going to get there, as soon as somebody builds an app that overlays on the Android desktop, making skins like Motoblur obsolete. I haven't seen any app that fits the bill yet, but I think it's only a matter of time.
posted by GamblingBlues at 7:23 AM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by GamblingBlues at 7:23 AM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
Android is really set up to aggregate between apps via the notification system and to switch focus gracefully between apps. It would probably be better to install a best of breed app in each category and then let the phone do the rest.
posted by selfnoise at 8:13 AM on March 11, 2010
posted by selfnoise at 8:13 AM on March 11, 2010
Also yes, seconding what selfnoise says... If the app you find handles notifications well, then Android will seem to do everything you're asking of it. The fact that there are free apps that do all the things you're talking about, well, on the same device makes me perfectly happy to use it with a good app for (almost) each thing. I did also end up going with a Cliq, and have to say that while I can remove the Motoblur stuff, the way it handles contacts from across all of the accounts and sticks them all in your contact list is quite nice, and suits me for now. Being able to browse to someone and choose from there how I contact them, rather than having to go into the app for whichever service it is before hand makes things much more fluid.
posted by opsin at 12:24 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by opsin at 12:24 PM on March 11, 2010
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