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.
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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/
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:.
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 !
That was me .. Signed up now (thought I already had but was running out of login tries ..)
[at]rvirga: same here, did crash when entering my name/pw. tried again and works fine now.
- Marius
Where's the auto-update? Did I miss something?
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
Cardigan wrote:
- No sound when new tweet comes in
- Program is in offline mode after start. It should go automatically online with pre-selected access point
Agree, these are just about dealbreakers for me (although twibble doesn't start automatically either!
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...
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?!
kontraband wrote: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?!
So far I'm liking Gravity very much, with only a couple of small quibbles, and find it well worth the price. I bought it without a trial, based on previewer's assessments, and my previous experience with the developer's WirelessIRC product (which also supported Twitter). But if the market decides it's not worth the current price, then it the price will go down, or the quality will go up, or it will fail.
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.
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.
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.
Unregistered wrote: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.
There are multiple Twitter applications available for S60 as well. At least three others have already been mentioned in this thread. This one's nicer. It needs notification of incoming tweets, but with that you can have it running in the background, which is something you can't do with the iPhone Twitter applications.
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.
I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?
Strange application! Not to happy with the usability.
"There are multiple Twitter applications available for S60 as well"
is this a JOKE??? native apps, multiple??? LOLZ
"I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?"
Just press 'NEW', that simple lol
Unregistered wrote:"There are multiple Twitter applications available for S60 as well"is this a JOKE??? native apps, multiple??? LOLZ
No. You added the qualifier "native"; I didn't say that.
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 wrote:"I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?"Just press 'NEW', that simple lol
If only there would be a 'NEW' on my Nokia N78 menu 😞
Unregistered wrote:If only there would be a 'NEW' on my Nokia N78 menu 😞
I should just start typing on the appropriate tab-page. I am sorry, writing a tweet is the second most important feature and it is to well hidden.
Unregistered wrote:I can retweet, twitpicking, but is there a way to just do a -normal- tweet?Strange application! Not to happy with the usability.
Just go to "my tweets" and simply start typing.
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'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!
Audio alerts are coming very soon to Gravity owners.😊
Great App. Looking forward to sound / vibrate notifications. Would also like to see:
- Refresh frequency options
- Auto-connection and retry (when switching networks or connection lost, the apps connection is lost and the app doesn't auto-retry).
Close to perfection after that.
Unregistered wrote: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!
Yes, I'm seeing it, but I unfortunately don't have a solution!
M
Unregistered wrote:If only there would be a 'NEW' on my Nokia N78 menu 😞
just start typing...
I can't seem to post any pics to Twitpic. It says 'posting failed' - help?
