Hi iPhone & iPod Touch users!
Since we launched our app we’ve gotten a lot of feedback. We highly appreciate all your input and take it very seriously. We want you to have the best, reliable, instant messaging experience on your iPhone. With your help we found a few issues and have been able to fix them, thanks for all your input!
A new update is now available in the App Store with the following improvements:
- - Fixed issues with special characters: In certain languages with special characters (such as an ‘é’ or Chinese symbols) these were displayed as a question mark. Special characters should now appear correctly.
- - Setting for Recent Chats: We added a setting so you can now choose whether or not you want to show the Recent Chats group in your buddy list.
- - Setting for Shake-to-Buzz: You can now choose whether or not a buzzer is sent when you shake your phone in a chat.
- - Show blocked buddies as offline: Blocked buddies were shown as online, sometimes cluttering up your buddy list. But now they’re shown as offline, so you can make them go away by hiding offline buddies in Settings
- - Fixed an issue with push notifications: In certain special cases push notifications (those alerts for messages after you leave the app) didn’t arrive on your phone, but we made some changes so this shouldn’t happen anymore.
- - New network icons: The network icons for MSN, Yahoo, Facebook, etc. have been improved; a bit of eye-candy so eBuddy looks even more pretty
- - Minor bug fixes
We hope this update makes your chat experience with eBuddy even better. A new major update is coming soon, so keep an eye on the App Store!
Btw, if you don’t have our iPhone app yet: eBuddy is available as a free download in the Apple App Store now.
As always: Enjoy messaging everyone, everywhere on your iPhone and iPod Touch !
- Ivar
Great update!
The maximum of time that push notification works is limited to 30 minutes. Isn’t it possible to make this indefinitely. Becuase I really would like to stay ‘online’
Thanks.
But indeed, why a limit to 30 minutes??? It is not even the time I need to drive back home! I would like to have a 1 hour, 3 hours, 1 day, 3 days option.
And here are other things that should be improved about push:
- if eBuddy is not in foreground (but within the push notification range), I am set as offline for my friends!
- the notification messages should give the beginning of the message not just “X sent you a message”
- chat history is really missing! Imagine you are beginning a chat, then quit the app. Your contact answers, so you get back (thanks to push notification if it is within 30 minutes), and you see the answer, not your initial question
I’d like to add that “IM+” lets choose a push duration to 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, and even 3 days. Because 30 minutes is way too short…
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This is a nice update indeed. but it’d be really great if the 30 min thing could be handled. waiting for next update.
How can i change my display picture????????
could you do the same for nokia ovi store, for nokia n97. please
hello
i want e buddy instal in my mobile but not recive
every time say update 1.4 verson but not update what i do ? can u solve my poblem ? plz ……………..
my mobil nokia 6300 ok
Why are there sooooooo many versions of iphone emails available? Which one is fastest. Which ever is fastest is the one I would subscribe to….
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The New Ebuddy sounds like a great application for the Iphone and Ipod Touch
Please help me… i cannot create ebuddy ID
I have been wanting to have this phone. But buying this in our area costs a lot. I hope we can be able to bu iPhone from other countries but I know its a bit impossible because phone are being locked by telecom companies.
IPhone totally ROCKS! Especially if you jail break it. OMG the Cydia app store ROCKS!
RT
Yahoo messenger is having connection issues on many of the multiple-chat client wares. If you guys resolved it first you would. Be the leader! If there is already a fixfor this ease let us know
OMG!
A nice update!
I really love the Ebuddy for IpodTouch,
nice
i just want to know if you’re going to make
an update were you can upload your avatar.
But hey! I love this app
Thanks a lot :3
I read your content .I have been wanting to have this phone.
I love to have a new Iphone and Ipad.. I really want to have alwys new one.
Please, set it possible to use on widescreen !!! this app is good, more reactive than others (nimbuzz) but I need to write with my two hands :p
thanks !
my mobil naxian NX- G900 ok
works great for me
thanks
The update is great but…………… why still no landscape that was one of the biggest issues I think…. still great though use the app daily.
iPhone App.
Wonderful app. I love the fact that it does almost exactly what I need and it doesn’t cost a single penny. A lot of people are complaining about the time intervals. I must be honest, 30min is just about perfect for what I need. If those people need to be connected for extra “days”, then they should just go buy IM+ or something or seek professional help.
Secondly, I wanted to point out to most of the haters, this is FREE. Push notifications require a server-side action that eBuddy is generous enough to give to us without charging us for an iPhone app. When you all consider paying for this service, they might up the time for push notifications to be active.
Gripes. Like most people, I do have a few gripes, but even if they never got fixed, I’d be okay with that. I’d like to be able to rename people (alias feature) and I’d love to be able to combine people (1 visible contact for the same person who’s logged into MSN, AIM, & Facebook at the same time).
But finally, it is a great app, and I couldn’t ask more from a free app that I’m so pleased with. Thank you for the great work and keep it up!
excuseme i just download the v 3.1 and i was scared of it because it dont work very good….the first time is amazing is very cool…but after when you are out the app it dont work …you try to enter and have a chat it only dont enter …please fix it! im very sad for this
This push is great but a 30 minute limit makes it unreliable. It doen’t make since to have to start the app every 30 minutes. Please fix this. A always on option would be the solution.
nice update, looks nicer but ever sense i got the update it will crash about every 10 mins or so!!! plese fix this, and plese add myspace im to it!!! thanks!
I want my MSN name to show as my MSN name. Until eBuddy does that, I’m going back to Fring.
i would like to see an update where the app stays connected longer.. atleast an hr? 5… 10.. even 30 min is too short.. cus the loading time kinda takes forever..
I love it before the updated, now it crashes at startup!
Hi i am not able to activate the push? i have in settings: sound, vibrate, badge, and in ebuddy set to 30 min but i don’t get any notifications when i exit or anything, but when in reenter the application it rings and vibrates showing 3 new chats for example.
is it normal or i should see a number near the icon like the missed calles or new sms?
and why not ringing?
i’m using iphone 3G on the 3.0 software.
Was fine loved it before set up now crashing all the time at start up this is sending me crazy can’t use the thing now
Before update* i mean
Great app.
A few things I’d suggest however are mainly with display pictures. It would be nice to have our own display pictures as well as be able to see the display pictures of others. aside from that, the app is wonderful so far.
@joel @jwo @Andy @Kez: We found an issue in the 3.1.0 version of our iPhone app which may cause your app to crash on startup. Yesterday an update was released to fix this, please install this update and let us know if it doesn’t work for you.
You can read our other blog post for more info: http://blog.ebuddy.com/index.php/ebuddy-blog/bug-in-ebuddy-for-iphone-310/
30-minute-limit for push is the biggest issue for this application. I won’t use unless it’s extended to 12 hours or more.
I still can’t get the push notifications..
It is always mentioned when I’m signing in “connect to the itunes to use the push notification”.
Also the ’stay online after exitting’ does not work too on my iphone.. What should I do?
@Ribka You need to have OS version 3.0 or higher installed on your iPhone, did you do that already? Sometimes push notifications don’t work well with jailbroken iPhones either.
Please send an e-mail to feedback_iphone@ebuddy.com if you need more help.
Is it possible to see when your BLOCKED buddies are ONLINE? I keep many blocked because I want to select who can see me and who can’t - so I block and unblock as needed.
How can we get eBuddy on iphone without having to install itunes on our iphone does anyone know?
i’m having some trouble since i updated my itouch to 3.1
my typing is no longer autocorrected, and i can’t see when somebody’s writing me a message…
@IVAR
Can you please respond to the 30 minute push notification comments? It seems no one is taking that request into consideration.
Thanks.
I have a problem with eBuddy for my iPhone.
When I talk to my contacts with my iPhone, the notification for my contacts to show that I am typing does not stop when I stop typing. So, it almost constantly says “Simon is typing…”
I really want to have this fixed and it would be great if someone could offer a remedy for this. Thanks.
I installed ebuddy on my ipod touch, and it worked fine for about three days, but now when I open it, it closes instantly. I can’t uninstall, or reinstall ebuddy.
@h2o: We take these request in consideration as well, soon we will have an update for you.
@Simon: This is a known issue with some networks which we’re working on at the moment. We hope to have a fix for it soon.
@Mike: The only thing I can recommend is to reinstall eBuddy. I hope this works. If not, maybe you could try to contact Apple about uninstalling the app?
I have noticed that eBuddy will not sign me into any of my accounts if the password to that account has a special character. I’ve tried with both GTalk and MSN. Once I changed the password to my MSN account and removed the special character (&), I was able to login using eBuddy without any issues. Can this be addressed as I constantly use special characters in my passwords to add complexity.
@Mehul Which version of the application are you using? Our latest version 3.1.1 should not have this problem, but if you do have it, please send an e-mail to feedback_iphone@ebuddy.com with your account details.
Hi,
Do you plan to release the features you had in 3.1 that you removed in 3.1.1 anytime?
Thanks.
it is verey well
i noticed that you can not change your display picture by iphone/ipod touch ebuddy application could you please include this in your next update.
thanks.
Downloaded ebuddy just now on the 3.1.2 firmware push notifications are not working for me. Anyone else got this problem?
When will the next update be? I’m really interested in the picture profile. I love this app!! I tried nimbuzz and the notifications didn’t work but I tried ebuddy today and I like it alot just the picture thingy!! Please update fast!!
How can i change my display picture
@Ivar
Just want you to know that I am very much willing to pay up to $9.99 to get the “ebuddy premium” or “ebuddy +” if you give me 3~5 days push.
I have been using m.ebuddy.com and the new ebuddy beta (today). On iPhone, I am forced to purchase Beejive and IM+ (because long time push is just the basic requirement for me), and none of them are as fast as ebuddy. Perhaps because lots of things (multi-account connectivity, for example?) are being done on the server side for ebuddy? And I appreciate that.
I am sure there would be lots of people would would be tempted to pay for the paid version of ebuddy once you release it because of the great performance over the competitors. I don’t mind to make you rich, as long as you could offer the great product.
And one thing, I like ebuddy is without the picture. It drag the speed a lot (for beejive and IM+).
Of course, I expect that the performance remains unchanged (or even better) for the premium version with the longer push. Hope that the “long push” is not a performance obstacle. (I guess it is only a resources / marketing / critical mass issue, right?)
Awaiting for it.
Cheers.
ok, so i love eBuddy, but i seem to have a problem. i have my msn friends that ive added in the past on my ebuddy, but the new onws wont appear :s, what do i have to do?
This may sound dum but how do you change your ebuddy picture when your on a iPod touch ??
How do I change my display picture on my iPod if I’m using this app?
HOW DO I PUT A DISPLAY PICTURE????!?!!?!?!!!!
After the update of today or yesterday (2nd or 3rd of november) my ebuddy crashes after I launch it.
I see it loading… loading… loaind and then it resets back to my background, I have an ipod touch 1 g
How do you upload a display picture? It just has a blank white square. otherwise LOVE UPDATE 3.1 (: xXx
This app is great.. but I have an issue with this app.. my status always says ‘AVAILABLE’ although I disconnected it from eBuddy and gtalk etc.. I deleted my gtalk account from ebuddy.. still the status is Available and says the message ‘logged in from EBuddy for iphone etc.’ From 2 days my status still shows ‘AVAIABLE’. please help me in solving this issue…. tks
my ipod touch a 8gb and
My ebuddy was working perfectly fine but then it just suddenly crashed and it wont open. It says Loading… then it just goes back to my bkground (same issue with sander)
plz help!
@ Chelsea
Same here, my personal guess is the logs fill up and it get’s to heavy for the IPod’s internal memory to load.
I have to re-install Ebuddy 2 times a day =(
I would really like to know how I can put a display picture while on my iPod touch, otherwise great update
@Charlie @Miniscotch You can log in on our Web Messenger at http://ww.ebuddy.com and change your display picture there…
Ivar, could you please tell us wether this bug is going to be fixed on short term? I appreciate you guys hanging around and helping us, but leaving the ones you can’t help yet in the dark isn’t a nice thing! =(
I understand sometimes things go wrong, but I would like to know whether I need to look for a new messenger or it will be fixed.
I got no idea how many people got this problem, but I got a standard IPod so I doubt it’s just us few..
@Alexander Could you send an e-mail with the problems you are experiencing to feedback_iphone@ebuddy.com? We can then try to fix it for our next release if possible. Thanks!
i have the same problem was working fine till i got it updated and it just crashes and crashes cant start it at all
pls fix this soon !
@All If you have any problems at startup: we’re currently working on a release with fixes for these issues. In the meantime a possible solution is to close chats which have a lot of messages, or to disable automatic login.
Thanx alot Ivar trying tht now
I find that I can chat with one or two people for a while. Then some tipping point is hit, and ebuddy (iPhone) crashes out back to the iPhone “desktop”.
Only solution I’ve found so far is delete the app, losing settings and messages that I received by push, then reinstall the app.
I don’t like the shake to buzz. Or buzz at all!!! Can you make an option that we can disable the buzz in the msn!?and I agree that 30 min is way toooo short!!