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Start twittering now with Gravity
Published by Asri al-Baker at 6:02 UTC, March 30th 2009
If you are into microblogging, in particular, if you love twittering and using Symbian, this is the app you are looking for. Gravity v1.00 by Mobileways is now released, the first fully-featured and native Twitter client for the S60 platform (3rd Edition and 5th Edition). It supports multiple accounts, Twitter Search, Laconica, TwitPic and wraps everything into a gorgeous looking interface. Screens and more info below, while Ewan will be having a more detailed look at the app later this week.
Gravity has a strong feature list, many of which will be familiar to Twitter users with other mobile clients, including:
- Compatible with Twitter and Laconica
- All functions available on your S60 phone: tweet, reply, DM, follow & unfollow, create favourites, search, auto-update and many more …
- Tabbed view of your Timeline, Replies, Messages, Friends, …
- Setup and use as many accounts as you want at the same time
- Twitter-Search section with multiple search tabs and Twitter Trends
- Post pictures via TwitPic
- Open URLs from any Tweet
- Kinetic scrolling on S60v5 ( Nokia 5800 and Nokia N97 )
- Theme support on S60v3 ( fixed dark and bright theme )
Looking at it, I wonder why it took so long for developers to produce a native S60 Twitter client? Previously, there were other mobile solutions for Twitter but all were J2ME, not native S60 code. And while we're still talking about social networking, where is the S60 native client for Facebook? The mobile Facebook site (http://m.facebook.com) is cool but there is huge scope for innovation
- Asri al-Baker
A Quick Thought From Ewan
Having also been part of the Gravity beta test group (and also recalling Mobileway's implementation of Twitter in their WirelessIRC client) I have to say I'm supremely impressed with this Twitter client. If there was ever a case of software improving a web product, then Gravity is up there on that list. For those of you used to using Twitter on your desktop, Gravity is as revolutinary on S60 as Tweetdeck is for the desktop clients. If you use Twitter while on the move, there really is no reason to not try the demo of Gravity.
News Discussion
fernando20
wow! I knew this client would be good from what I had read around, but it seriously impressed me!
edit: heck, why not, linking my impressions: http://www.fwrnando.com/2009/gravity-for-s60-is-out/
edit: heck, why not, linking my impressions: http://www.fwrnando.com/2009/gravity-for-s60-is-out/
rvirga
I've downloaded the trial version, but it doesn't work on my 5800. When I launch it, three buttons appear for a couple of seconds on the screen (labelled "<", "New", and ">") and then the app quits :frown:.
Unregistered
Really moves the bar on Twitter apps on s60. I was getting pretty frustrated by the "internal server error" coming up from twibble most times I tried to use twitpic so far no problems at all with Gravity. Looks like I'd better buy it.
Has anyone worked out if you can set a notification for incoming tweets ? I liked the single Vibrate in Twibble and figure this puppy must have something in that area .... Can't find anything except a tweet from someone saying it's well integrated with the notification systems?? Maybe it was sarcasm, bit hard to tell in a tweet !
Has anyone worked out if you can set a notification for incoming tweets ? I liked the single Vibrate in Twibble and figure this puppy must have something in that area .... Can't find anything except a tweet from someone saying it's well integrated with the notification systems?? Maybe it was sarcasm, bit hard to tell in a tweet !
dion
That was me .. Signed up now (thought I already had but was running out of login tries ..)
Unregistered
[at]rvirga: same here, did crash when entering my name/pw. tried again and works fine now.
- Marius
- Marius
Arthur
Where's the auto-update? Did I miss something?
Cardigan
Hi,
I had also some issues getting this to work on my E71. At the end there were too much pictures on my SD card. Reducing the number caused the app to work.
Now there are two major things, which hold me back to switch
- No sound when new tweet comes in
- Program is in offline mode after start. It should go automatically online with pre-selected access point
Otherwise the app is very cool and I hope to switch soon from twibble to Gravity.
Br, Oliver
I had also some issues getting this to work on my E71. At the end there were too much pictures on my SD card. Reducing the number caused the app to work.
Now there are two major things, which hold me back to switch
- No sound when new tweet comes in
- Program is in offline mode after start. It should go automatically online with pre-selected access point
Otherwise the app is very cool and I hope to switch soon from twibble to Gravity.
Br, Oliver
dmcconachie
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Originally Posted by Cardigan
- No sound when new tweet comes in
- Program is in offline mode after start. It should go automatically online with pre-selected access point |
demowayne
Works well here on my 5800!
Agree with auto online and predefined access point.
Would also like to see twitpic thumbnails in the tweets like on m.slander.net and the ability to tweet my location from the GPS.
Still paid for a copy, updated will come...
Agree with auto online and predefined access point.
Would also like to see twitpic thumbnails in the tweets like on m.slander.net and the ability to tweet my location from the GPS.
Still paid for a copy, updated will come...
kontraband
How is it that this app which is much the same as twitterberry etc feels it establishes itself with a £8 price tag as oppposed to many other twitter type apps being free...
Wheres the hook? A 10 day free trial?
I mean as you see in this thread too... theres some issues with it... its not twitter perfection atm?!
Wheres the hook? A 10 day free trial?
I mean as you see in this thread too... theres some issues with it... its not twitter perfection atm?!
tym79m
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Originally Posted by kontraband
How is it that this app which is much the same as twitterberry etc feels it establishes itself with a £8 price tag as oppposed to many other twitter type apps being free...
Wheres the hook? A 10 day free trial? I mean as you see in this thread too... theres some issues with it... its not twitter perfection atm?! |
rvirga
An update: there's something in my microsd card Gravity doesn't like. With the card in, it crashes on startup. With the card out it's fine, and it's also OK if I insert the card after having started it. It's probably some picture, or maybe the fact that on the 5800 you can organize the pictures in folders (I believe I have the same set of pictures on the 5800 and on the N82, and on the N82 it starts up fine).
Like Unregistered above, I've also experienced a crash the first time I added an account.
Perhaps it should have stayed in beta a little longer. 7.86 euros is not much, but I'm not buying it until they fix these problems.
Like Unregistered above, I've also experienced a crash the first time I added an account.
Perhaps it should have stayed in beta a little longer. 7.86 euros is not much, but I'm not buying it until they fix these problems.
Unregistered
Agreed with the need for a sound when a new tweet is there, the Twitter part of Fring does this on my 5800. Plus maybe a screen light up as well.
Over all this is a nice neat package and something that Symbian phones have been short of.
I was using the Stew beta as well as Fring to tweet but this is by far a more complete application, from usability to interface.
However it has crashed out 3 times so far on my 5800 in a little over 1 hour of use. That to me means that this application is still very much under development and as such should still carry a beta tag. The developers IMHO are charging for a product that is not yet finished. I am only using the trial at present and will not pay for the product till these crashes and the other problems that others are reporting have been eliminated.
Over all this is a nice neat package and something that Symbian phones have been short of.
I was using the Stew beta as well as Fring to tweet but this is by far a more complete application, from usability to interface.
However it has crashed out 3 times so far on my 5800 in a little over 1 hour of use. That to me means that this application is still very much under development and as such should still carry a beta tag. The developers IMHO are charging for a product that is not yet finished. I am only using the trial at present and will not pay for the product till these crashes and the other problems that others are reporting have been eliminated.
Unregistered
Almost 10 Euros per copy? Much as I love S60, I can't help feel envious of the iPhone where there are multiple twitter apps, all free or less than 3 USD. If only the developers lowered their price, they would sell 10 times as many.
tym79m
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Almost 10 Euros per copy? Much as I love S60, I can't help feel envious of the iPhone where there are multiple twitter apps, all free or less than 3 USD. If only the developers lowered their price, they would sell 10 times as many.
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That said, the free ones for S60 remain.
edit - compare the features of these iPhone Twitter applications to Gravity. I think Gravity holds its own.
Unregistered
I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?
Strange application! Not to happy with the usability.
Strange application! Not to happy with the usability.
Unregistered
"There are multiple Twitter applications available for S60 as well"
is this a JOKE??? native apps, multiple??? LOLZ
is this a JOKE??? native apps, multiple??? LOLZ
Unregistered
"I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?"
Just press 'NEW', that simple lol
Just press 'NEW', that simple lol
tym79m
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
"There are multiple Twitter applications available for S60 as well"
is this a JOKE??? native apps, multiple??? LOLZ |
Also, take a look at the feature set of those many native iPhone Twitter applications again. Most are limited (most can't even delete a tweet), and none can run in the background.
Unregistered
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
"I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?"
Just press 'NEW', that simple lol |
Unregistered
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
If only there would be a 'NEW' on my Nokia N78 menu :-(
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ashu
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?
Strange application! Not to happy with the usability. |
Unregistered
I like the search feature but I want to be able to click on the person and see their timeline too. Not sure if I want to follow someone based on a single posting.
I would also like to be able to move the license between phones as I switch devices a lot. For example, Slingplayer moves my license automatically between devices.
I would also like to be able to move the license between phones as I switch devices a lot. For example, Slingplayer moves my license automatically between devices.
Unregistered
I'm enjoying this software very much.
Just a catch: I can't upload any photos from my N82 (v31) to either TwitPic or Moby. It always says something like " Posting failed?! ". Has anyone see this already?
Thanks in advance!
Just a catch: I can't upload any photos from my N82 (v31) to either TwitPic or Moby. It always says something like " Posting failed?! ". Has anyone see this already?
Thanks in advance!
Micky!
Audio alerts are coming very soon to Gravity owners.:)
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