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Android Blackbook: ToDo List

Jul 4th

Posted by nseidm1 in Android

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As of July 4th here are the current features:

  • Global notifications replacement. Blacklisted and non blacklisted sms notifications are handled entirely by the application
  • Dummy text messages
  • Call filtering
  • Call number masking
  • Send calls to voicemail, with two distinct methods configurable in the main settings
  • Silence contact
  • Import/Export contact information. At this time only the first line of the postal address it exported.
  • Support for full postal address in the application, with full address being imported
  • Customizable login number
  • Fully integrated SMS client
  • SMS client themes
  • Advanced memory tactics. The entire UI layout will has been redesigned to reduce memory use up to 10x. This will substantially reduce, if not eliminate, memory related freezes
  • Photos support that import Facebook images from the main contact book
  • New custom menus!

I have many things I need and want to add:

  • MMS support! I know, I promise I will add it
  • More SMS themes :)
  • Blinking lights on system notifications
  • Customizable dummy message
  • Group SMS messages
  • Password recovery. Possibly a secret gesture on the main screen? May replace main login method, or supplement it
  • Contact export to email
  • More custom menus rather than default
  • More ui enhancements
  • Compatibility with 2.2
  • Compatibility with smaller and tablet size screens
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Android Blackbook Pro – Full Support & New Features

Jun 30th

Posted by nseidm1 in Android

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Blackbook now supports two themes in the SMS client (Bubbles and Stock). You can toggle the them via the menu option (nice and easy). I fixed a couple of bugs last night, and completely removed the kill pill that is in the BETA version. The pro version will receive all updates from now on. There are many things on my list of todos. Two are from a recent comment on a previous blog post.

1) Photo support

2) Group sms sending

3) SMS auto responder

4) Message linkify (ex. hyperlinks)

5) I want to try send to voicemail using a clever hack to work around lack of such a feature in the sdk (this may prove to be a waste of time)

6) MMS support, which is not high priority because although it is an important feature it is used substantially less than SMS. Also it is remarkably more difficult.

And as always more code cleanup for efficiency.

Please comment if there are features you want me to add to the list of todos.

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Blackberry Coming on Strong with new Stuff

Nov 10th

Posted by nseidm1 in 5.0

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Blackberry is introducing new APIs for there 5.0 software. This will definnitely make their phone more competitive as new smartphones come quickly into the marketplace. The new APIs will significantly enhance productivity, functionality, and entertainability. Push functions, in third party apps is a big thing. As new apps come on line with push functionality, your message box will become increasingly important and useful.

At Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Developer Conference Monday, the company made a slew of announcements that aim to boost the platform’s appeal to developers.[Source]

The message box is already a communications dynamo. It integrates all of your email, sms, mms, and instant messaging into a single inbox. How much better can it get? Apparently much better. More message, more consolidation, more features.

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