5 Alternative Android Apps for Facebook Chat
by admin on Mar.05, 2011, under Android Apps
5 Alternative Android Apps for Facebook Chat
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1. Go ! Chat
Go! Chat was the app I was using on my Android phone, before the chat function was rolled out to the official Facebook app. The login and authentication worked fine for me on Android 2.1 (Eclair), but after I upgraded to Android 2.2 (Froyo) I faced some problems. Apart from this glitch, the app works just fine. It is a simple app with one of the best UI and smiley support.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spartancoders.gtok&feature=search_result
2. SimpleChat for Facebook
SimpleChat for Facebook is just a simple app that works. The UI is simple and the authentication and login work out of the box. Apart from that, there are no special features in the app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fbchat&feature=search_result
3. BeejiveIM for Facebook Chat
This is another app for Facebook chat on Android, that caught my attention. There are two options for authentication and login: either grant permission to the app for login or with Facebook nickname and password. The app supports group chat functions. The UI is nice but the fonts are bit too small. One main thing is that when you click on a friend to chat, you do not get a chat box to type your messages. But if you click anywhere in the window, your Android keyboard pops up and when you start typing, the messages are displayed in a nice overlay manner.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beejive.im.fbchat&feature=search_result
4. Fring
Fring is the first app in the list of all-in-one IM apps for Android. It supports Facebook chat too. The main advantage of Fring over other such apps is that, it provides options for free and flawless video and voice chat.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fring&feature=search_result
5. AIM
AIM IM for Android let’s you talk to your friends on Google Talk, AIM and Facebook. It also lets you check-in with Foursquare or post updates to Facebook and Twitter. You can also send free text messages from this app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aim&feature=search_result
March 20th, 2011 on 7:01 am
Check ReChat (Android chat):
- Facebook, Google Talk, basic Jabber/XMPP;
- multiple accounts at once;
- plain/bubble views. Customize avatar/font sizes;
- font packs (download separate apk to keep memory);
- send image;
- full Unicode support;
- favorites (always in contact list);
- customize income message notification: default sound/your sound file, LED, vibration, status bar notification;
- chat history. Export (email) selected messages, open chat messages, whole history for a contact, whole history for all contacts. Archive attachment with 7zip.
Facebook features:
- all non-chat permissions are revoked, customize period, “revoke now”;
- upload image/short video (several share options);
- send image/short video to a contact (as private wall post);
- send message to a contact (as a private event or private wall post);
- set status message.
Google Talk features:
- showing total count of unread emails;
- marking contacts with unread emails;
- new email notification;
- list of unread emails subjects (without content);
- add/remove contacts.
Basic Jabber/XMPP features:
- add/remove contacts.