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[Desire Themes and Apps] romskii:
for me it does not work, i installed it on my HD2 and getting a black screen. Nothing is happening
[Desire Themes and Apps] andrewv88:
Work's fine one N1 in Israel
[Desire Themes and Apps] duryard:
Thank you Kekkle
[Desire Themes and Apps] niteowl360:
Also randomly get black screen, but going back home and retrying usually helps.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Inc:
I cannot even find the app .. ? Homepage down - or ?

/Inc
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
Just take the link from my first post...
[Desire Themes and Apps] slowatsch:
Mhhh, if I check the Connection Status under Settings, it always says "no connection", When I kill the task manually and start it again, it works for a short time.

Bug? Intended? Display-Bug?
[Desire Themes and Apps] hyaenidae:
It's telling (or rather shouting at) me that "UNAUTHORIZED BETA USERS WILL BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THIS STEP. DO NOT EMAIL US"

thought this was an open beta, as they released the beta apk?

so any info on this issue?

cheers
[Desire Themes and Apps] L0ser:
it worked perfect until today.

i tried sending a message, but i do not get the green checkmark.

anybody else with the same problem?
[Desire Themes and Apps] slowatsch:
Seems there is a problem with the service or something, stoped working tonight for me. As mentioned earlier I always get "no connection" as networkstatus.
[Desire Themes and Apps] L0ser:
ah thanks!

here is what they write on their twitter status page:
[Desire Themes and Apps] bandroid842:
Status: downloaded app, gave me a problem logging in late at night (Cairo Time, Egypt) for 90 mins, kept refreshing every 5 mins, then logged in. Works well now, since one week.
[Desire Themes and Apps] hyaenidae:
all is fine. brilliant. thanks for the share

so we have to purchase it on december 1st then?
[Desire Themes and Apps] scottiepp:
it won't install on my X10!!! come on!!!!
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
It's for 2.1 and up only.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Upstreammiami:
its telling me to remove my task manager ?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Bengaal:
remove it, set up whatsapp, then reinstall task manager...........
[Desire Themes and Apps] W4LLY:
So, this is kind of like BBM..for everyone.

I still don't get why I can't just continue to text people like I always have..that's the best way to keep in touch with my friends iPhones, since they never have service to talk on the phone :P
[Desire Themes and Apps] procmail:
Yeah, I just installed and got this too.

Also, I wonder if I saw it wrongly, but the pricing model is now 1.99 USD *per year*, and not per app?

I'm just curious about this pricing because how about folks who purchased whatsapp for their iphone (either got it for free or a one-time purchase), are they able to perpetually use whatsapp without needing to pay annual fees?
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
I see bad things coming... Maybe they're changing their pricing model. :eek:
[Desire Themes and Apps] supasye:
Pricing can make or break this app.
[Desire Themes and Apps] 12k:
This app is, as soon its out of beta phase, going to cost money. Simple as that.

Can't believe WhatsApp is going to sell its app that way. There are plenty of alternatives to look for, eg; PingChat.
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
PingChat is even out of beta already.
[Desire Themes and Apps] bilboa1:
i get many people not wanting to use pingchat cause "they paid for whatsapp on iphone so they don't wanna use a free app" so "if i want to msg them i should pay too"

damn humans!

/me not going to pay $2 a year if theres free just as good app, makes no sense
[Desire Themes and Apps] Yelnahs:
Any ideas how I can become an Authorised Beta User? Getting that message every time I try to log in...
[Desire Themes and Apps] 12k:
I was not talking about PingChat as beta, but as free alternative for WhatsApp.
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
I know. PingChat has the clear advantage right now.

Support of Android 1.6 and up. (WhatsApp 2.1 and 2.2 only)

It's out of beta and available for all (for free. Does it have ads?)

It supports group chat. Not a real drop-in drop-out groupchat, but yet still groupchat.

Still it's hard to convince people to switch over to it. It's because when it was Ping, WhatsApp took over. And now PingChat has the lead again. Maybe later everyone will switch again.

Another advantage PingChat has is it's UI. It looks the same on all OS. This is of most notice on Blackberry. As WhatsApp looks kinda boring on that.
[Desire Themes and Apps] slowatsch:
For me the biggest pro about whatsapp is, that the contacts are based on their phone numbers, so I don't have to mess around usernames/userid's to add friends. I see instantly when someine installed it and I can message with him. Without asking "do you have whatsapp?".

Does PingChat provide similar way to know who has it/add contacts? Because if I have to tell all the peeps my username bla bla, it's a waste of time and I can use some normal instant messenger client like googletalk, msn, icq, jabber, aim etc.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Mohan herle:
Looking for this Application...

This is one application I was looking for everywhere... Thanks I will try to install it and try with friends.
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
mines working now! Thanks mate!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Nighthound:
The advantage WhatsApp has over PingChat is the ease of finding friends, because it is based on the numbers in your contacts. PingChat has the additional step to add a contact manually based on nick or number. If PingChat can automate that step then it would be really great.
[Desire Themes and Apps] 12k:
Yes. You can olso register your phone number in PingChat. The app says "Friends using PingChat! can Ping you at either your phone number or Ping! ID".

Havent tested it yet with any contact.
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Can you send recorded voice?
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
Yes you can.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Rohitpenace:
nothing new

lol what?

me and a few friends been using WhatsApp (i use HD2 with Android 2.2) for about 2 months some have bb's some have htc's with android.. I dont really understand how this is new to anyone, am I missing something, did they add anything next to just being able to ping with eachother ect?

rofl or did y'all just didnt discover this yet :D
[Desire Themes and Apps] n1ck2010:
Really like the sound of this app, Ive been paying a fortune for sending SMS overseas. Thanks for upping the apk, just gotta get my friends to install now on their phones :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] skaif:
yea its a great app, running on froydvillain hero, just a bit buggy atm

want to send feedback to them but every time i do it keeps fc'ing

contacts keep losing their identities and reverting back to just a bunch of numbers

ui needs a definite upgrade compared to the iphone one

a password protect option like on handcent would be nice

other than that, text and picture messaging working fine! havnt tried video, voice, location or contact, i doubt i ever will but its comforting to know i have the options!

keep goin whatsapp, your sitting on MASSIVE potential for android
[Desire Themes and Apps] android-fan-X10:
Nope...it can be used with 2.1 onwards...thats my problem too...X10 is still on 1.6
[Desire Themes and Apps] mattharris26:
Has anyone else had chronic battery drain with this app? I installed it the other day and before installation was getting average 2% battery drain per hour, today I have lost 50% in 3 hours! Checking battery stats shows that Partial Wake Usage and Whatsapp is using a lot.
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
I have no extraordinary battery drain using WhatsApp on my HTC Desire.
[Desire Themes and Apps] n1ck2010:
No strange battery usage here for me either on SGS i9000.
[Desire Themes and Apps] abanh:
I haven't had a chance to test whatsapp with anyone yet, but I have tested pingchat. Android to android and android to iphone seems to work well, but android to blackberry seemed to lag (10-20 min in between receiving messages). The other thing I didn't like about pingchat was I had to add contacts via their username instead of just clicking on a contact's number. If they fix this and the Blackberry issue I wouldn't mind using it.

For the people beta testing whatsapp, have you guys tried it with other OS's? If so, how is it working?
[Desire Themes and Apps] cmarti:
really neat app waiting for the paid version!
[Desire Themes and Apps] OpiZA:
I don't mind paying 2 bucks a year, I'm making a hell of a saving over my current sms costs. Plus the C2MD feature is nice on my battery.
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
Why are you waiting for the paid version?? You can give your spare money to a charity if you have no clue where to spend it...
[Desire Themes and Apps] JexL:
anyone noticing messages arent being received with the latest version. There are sometimes huge delays and they only come through when you send a message to someone else or use the app in some way.
[Desire Themes and Apps] plasticdarlow:
Removing Contacts

Does anyone know how to remove contacts from the app? I'm on a Samsung Captivate
[Desire Themes and Apps] londa88:
remove the contact from youre real contacts, or block the contact in WhatsApp
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
Public Beta - no installation restrictions anymore!
[Desire Themes and Apps] supasye:
Does anyone know what 'install application shortcut' does under 'more' in settings?
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
It just puts an icon of the app on your homescreen. Kinda useless function in my opinion.
[Desire Themes and Apps] supasye:
Doesnt work for me
[Desire Themes and Apps] L0ser:
app updated and it says that it is working until november 2011
[Desire Themes and Apps] Zhypr:
Mine says 2012! A friends also says 2012, but another friends says 2011:confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] gerald7:
Early sept I tried whats app on my nokia e63 and registered it. Then i forgot about it and now got my SGS i9000. Reinstalled whats app today and it says :

Account status : Free Trial

Expiration : 11 November 2011

=( I only tried it for 1 day back in September ! :mad::mad::mad:
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
I think it's gonna be a paid App for everyone before that date anyways.
[Desire Themes and Apps] r47z:
mine says 2011, but it's free for ONE YEAR!
[Desire Themes and Apps] GuidedFlames:
i'm having this problem too. my whatsapp connection status is always "disconnected - waiting for google notification" even though my wifi or 3g is on and only changes to connected then i send a message
[Desire Themes and Apps] slowatsch:
Well that should be intentional, the "disconnected - waiting for google notification". Whatsapp uses C2DM, so the programm is notified by the os when something happens, else whatsapp doesn't need any data connection. Saves alot of battery...
[Desire Themes and Apps] benchbench:
same problem here.... not getting any connection with the new version. Hope this will be fixed soon.
[Desire Themes and Apps] cgorki:
This has nothing to do with the latest version. It is a server related issue. Just check the system status in the app.
[Desire Themes and Apps] samsanchez88:
Big problem guys, i just updated to the latest version of whatsapp and when i open it I immediately get a force close!!! I tried a fresh install on my friends desire and he gets the same thing!!!

Anybody know whats up???
[Desire Themes and Apps] ash969:
yes, i got the same. installed the new version but got a forced close. uninstalled and reinstalled, rebooted the phone, but still the error
[Desire Themes and Apps] akusokuzan:
Same issue here. Uninstalled and Uninstalled an oldversion
[Desire Themes and Apps] ash969:
could you upload the old version?
[Desire Themes and Apps] gnb:
I wish I knew. I've got the same issue as the rest of you. If anyone has an old version, will you be willing to share? I no longer have one.
[Desire Themes and Apps] dstxy:
i have the previous version, i tried it and it tells me that i need to download the updates version as this version is out of date. now i am locked out from whatsapp altogether
[Desire Themes and Apps] akusokuzan:
I'll upload it once I get home. Fortunately I'm still able to use it
[Desire Themes and Apps] el_charlie:
New version is out!

Go to beta.whatsapp.com/WhatsApp.apk and download it.

It works for me now. No more FC!

Cheers!
[Desire Themes and Apps] gnb:
Thank you for pointing this out! Works for me now too. *whew*
[Desire Themes and Apps] akusokuzan:
That was fast haha. At least I can upgrade now without fear of FC
[Desire Themes and Apps] samsanchez88:
Wow!!! I can't say i like whatsapp current policy of just about a new update every day, but for a free product (for now) and with the speed they've resolved this problem i really can't complain!!!!

Thanks guys!!
[Desire Themes and Apps] akusokuzan:
They are only in beta after all. Once they release to the market, they may boy update as much anymore, just the bugfix here and there or a new feature once invaluable while. I'm thankful they're trying to put out a stable product for the rest of the android community.
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
thanks mate!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Dave_G7:
since newest update I cannot use it any more...

always FC... (using Defrost 4.9) any idea why ?

THX, dg
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
beta.whatsapp.com/WhatsApp.apk

download the latest version and all will be fine mate.
[Desire Themes and Apps] coldbeverage:
My initial registration SMS won't go through. Any ideas?

Samsung Captivate
[Desire Themes and Apps] earl26:
My one contact wont show up. I force closed the app, refreshed contacts list, cleared data and re registered, re installed, the contact number is from the UK +44 and its set to mobile. Still wont show up.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Basharca:
Hi guys,

I know this has nothing to do with the subject, however, it's related to the whatsapp application. I just wanted you to know that whatsapp no longer supports the ipod touch + ipad.

I know it sucks, but I just wanted to point that pingchat supports all devices. What I'm trying to say is that using pingchat will give you a wider variety of people to keep in touch with, including the ipod touch and ipad.

Hope this helps,

Peace
[Desire Themes and Apps] gnoelnahc:
i have! are you on android 2.1 or froyo? to my knowledge their version for 2.1 doesn't use c2dm so it kills our batteries... I'm on a galaxy S and its totalling killing my battery. on the first day it was 1% every 3 minutes.. so now i backup whatsapp with titaniumbackup, delete it, and only restore it when my phone is plugged in somewhere. stupid huh...

btw deadpool ftw
[Desire Themes and Apps] sckc23:
seems like whatsapp is officially on the market now. has anyone tried that?
[Desire Themes and Apps] mattharris26:
I'm on Froyo. This issue actually sorted itself out after I upgraded. I actually uninstalled it then reinstalled the newer version a couple of days later. Have you tried emailing the dev? Was really helpful and quick to respond when I emailed them.
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
Fun Fact:

WhatsApp is now available in the Android Market!
[Desire Themes and Apps] l0nEr:
anybody having problems with the server? Seems like all my messages are lagging.
[Desire Themes and Apps] torchedlh:
any differences between the beta version?
[Desire Themes and Apps] lennshow66:
Yea i have this problem :(
[Desire Themes and Apps] reqqin:
Same for me since the last update (4-5 days ago) :(

I wrote the support and sent them my logs....
[Desire Themes and Apps] makelegs:
Definitely having the lag issue. As best I can tell.... a message gets sent to me, but I don't take delivery of the message until I actually send 1 of my own. As if I'm opening up the pipeline from my end, at which point all queued messages just pour in suddenly. Sometime my message gets stuck at the red clock trying to send, but mostly I have a receiving lag. Is this what you folks are seeing?

I'm running CM nightlies, so I'm never sure if it's a ROM bug, an app bug, or a ****ty tmobile data coverage bug. However.... gtalk seems to work fine for me (most of the time).
[Desire Themes and Apps] kokwei:
Msg delays

Anybody facing the same issues as I am, where incoming messages are not displayed/received/notified until I open the app? I'm facing this issue quite frequently.

Running Android 2.2, CM6 here.
[Desire Themes and Apps] ringer13:
yep, im getting the same thing occasionally.
[Desire Themes and Apps] antu_pogroms:
recently i open whatsapp and it prompt me to upgrade to the latest version which is 2.1.8264. i choose to upgrade and the download starts. after the download is finished, when i try to install there's an error says "Application not installed". Anyone experienced this situation? How to solve the problem?:confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] xxxscorpion:
I have the same problem when I m connect with 3g/H.. while I have connected with wifi, the app works very good..

Sometimes works great also in 3g, but after 10-15min whe I try to send a message.. don't start.. I don't understand why..

My app version is 2.1.8333
[Desire Themes and Apps] samsanchez88:
Does anybody know how to STOP whatsapp??? I can't find anything in the app itself and i tried stopping it from the setting>app menu but it started back up later!!! I jsut wanted to do some battery tests so i don't really want to uninstall it!!

Thanks guys!
[Desire Themes and Apps] kekkle:
It's not meant to be stopped. It works on its own. As it uses Google's Push Service. It only works when it gets something send to it.
[Desire Themes and Apps] samsanchez88:
That's true but not completely, if you look in running processes you'll se that whatsapp is there. I'm not sure how much battery it uses but i wanted to make the test because before istalling it i was getting 2 days easily out if my phone and on good ocasions almost 3, now i can't even get to 2 so i wanted to test this. I'm just surprised there isn't an option just to decide: "I don't want any whatsapp chat messages today" apart from uninstalling or switching off data!
[Desire Themes and Apps] makelegs:
Just titanium backup all ur settings...and uninstall for a few days. Not exactly an "inconvenience"! Besides...if u think whatsapp is draining ur battery, wouldn't removal provide for a more useful battery test, anyway?

Just a thought...
[Desire Themes and Apps] adam18488:
for me whatsapp has been a massive battery drain! first installed it about 3 weeks ago, i think there have been 2 updates since then but the problem still remains.

the app puts a wakelock on my phone which prevents it from going in to standby. so even though the screen is off, its still awake.

i have a nexus one btw, if i use ATK i just about get ~10 hours battery, if i dont then i get about 7hours battery usage. and if i uninstall it i get ~14 hours.

such a shame cuz i love this app, but it just kills my battery
[Desire Themes and Apps] anwoo:
I second the battery draining.

And check your logs. It:

1. Uses a timer to check for network (crazy!)

2. And from what I can see, it isn't using push...more like pull. VERY constantly.

Urge you guys to write in - otherwise they are going to think they have a perfect product
[Desire Themes and Apps] ragmanchu:
i was under the impression it was using push notification.

hmm i rely on it too much to get rid of it =/
[Desire Themes and Apps] makelegs:
FWIW...Pretty sure it's one of not very many that uses C2DM... I think that's pretty much "google push"
[Captivate General] amp0804:
Is it possible to completely wipe and reinstall eclair 2.1 on to my samsung captivate...Like your able to do with a blackberry for instance. It seems if I have accidentally deleted various items that I actually wanted to keep and my Titanium back up didnt back them up. I would really like to bring the phone back to stock as if it came from the ATT store and proceed from there.

Unless the 2.2 update will reinstall alot of things and so forth
[Captivate General] tysj:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989

You'd want to use the I897UCJF6 - Odin3 One-Click Downloader
[Captivate General] amp0804:
I thought I saw that when I was searching but I didnt want to do anymore damage until I knew (haha)

Thanks for your help i appreciate it
[Captivate General] apollokid:
"You know what really grinds my gears..."

Why does the phone vibrate when on a call? Seriously - this should be built into the operating system. A notification sound will suffice. It's so annoying to have a vibrations all on your earlobes. Is there a way (app) to configure this? Anyone else feel me or am I making a big deal about this?
[Captivate General] dont.panic:
Never noticed mine vibrate,

what is the notification for?

I turn off all in-call notifications though.
[Captivate General] apollokid:
In-call notifications? Where is that? The vibrations come from sms messages.
[Captivate General] Shyotl:
Never noticed that.. but I have had the 'smart alarm' go off while I was talking on the phone. Was quite convenient. :p
[Captivate General] apollokid:
And apparently it is audible enough to hear on the other end as several people have inquired as to what the noise was.
[Captivate General] nahrah:
Mine doesn't vibrate when on call. Just gives a beep, maybe because I turn off vibrating notification in the sound and display setting
[Captivate General] apollokid:
Wow. So I'm the only one that uses vibration for text messages? Also noticed it vibrates while charging - this also mystifies me because I don't see why anyone would need it to vibrate while being charged. Is this not common sense? I wonder if this happens with other android devices?
[Captivate General] PersonOfKnownOrigin:
No, this happened to me several times. I eventually just turned off the vibrations all together. I agree, it would be nice to get a notification tone in the ear if you have the vibrate function on.

Have you tried Handcent SMS? It has great customizations for the vibration feature, among other things. Even different vibration patterns for distinct individuals. Give it a shot - might be what you're looking for.
[Captivate General] BigJayDogg3:
I need the vibrate alert far too much to disable it all together. I rarely hear my phone, but almost always feel it.

Why would you not want it to vibrate while charging? During calls I could see (I have the same complaint actually), but why during charging?
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
+1 for a solution to this. Way too annoying when your on a call and you get a txt message but turning off vibrate is not an option.

Well, if the phone is charging its obviously plugged in. If its plugged in, its not in my pocket...its probably on a table or desk. Why do I want it to vibrate on the desk? If I'm not touching it, I can't feel it so an audible alert is good enough...
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
Its annoying sure, but I don't make enough phone calls for it to be really a bother. Oh well.
[Captivate General] a_fuegon:
Is there a phone in the market that upon sensing external power it automatically switches notification type? Pike

I've had a quite a few smart phones (or so I thought) and don't recall any if them doing that.

Then again, if it's charging, it's not in your pocket. Switch notification to audible and problem solved. Takes all of one second.
[Captivate General] apollokid:
All of my previous phones were running Symbian - none of them vibrated while on the phone or charging (moot point really).

Who wants to remember to switch their notifications to anything after a phone event happens? While you're at it, why not tell people to make sure they turn off their ringtones when they place or receive a call. Same logic. Doesn't make much sense to me...
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
I agree. Other phones I've had don't turn vibrate off when plugged in. I think they should, but they don't. So you can't really call this a "defect" with the Captivate.

However, I don't recall any of the other phones I've had vibrating in your ear when you are on a call. To me, that is a oversite with the dialer app and should be fixed.