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Palringo 2.0 Gets Released, Overhauled

Posted on Friday, Oct 16, 2009 by Malatesta
 
Filed Under: Software; Tags: palringo, instant messaging, IM

Looks like Palringo, a free and popular instant messaging program, has been officially bumped up to v2.0. See our full review/feature tour here.

Of note is that starting with v1.42, you can now hide the gangly status bar & adjust font sizes, addressing one my complaints of earlier versions.

Download here. (Note: the mobile site is still hosting v1.42, so use this link instead).

The changelog is quite large, though the app still basically looks the same:

  • Completely new install/uninstall process
  • Automatic updates now only notify users that an update is available - downloading is manually approved
  • Settings->Display->Group join/leave alerts
  • Settings->Display->Contact List (item size) option
  • Settings->Display->Tab size option replaces "Large Buttons" option.
  • Contact list can now be filtered by service type, so you can effectively have a separate list for Facebook/MSN/Yahoo etc.
  • Added private message spam filter for Palringo service
  • Edit Profile link from overview screen
  • Automatic detail expansion display on reduced contact list items
  • Optimized list rendering code
  • Optimized avatar rendering
  • Default filenames for saving images
  • Reformatting of photos has been made more reliable
  • Miscellaneous other bug fixes and optimizations
 
 

Comments

this is hands down the best chat app for windows mobile, as soon as they add chat logs (which they are) and a way to distinguish between computer/mobile phone users on aim, this app will be absolutely perfect

Submitted by simbadogg on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 18:47.

Agree, best Chat app! But hate the AT&T thing that each "chat" is a SMS! Ppl with unlimited or high messaging plan can nJoy it. Still bothers me WHY unlimited DAT does not include message?!!!

Submitted by Sameer (not verified) on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 20:39.

This uses data, there is no way AT&T can charge this as SMS. I am on at&t and use it all the time, and I only use around 700 SMS a month. If this counted as sms, I would have thousands.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 20:54.

The download link is bad; can we fix that? Thanks!

Submitted by JB (not verified) on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 00:11.
Fixed!
Submitted by Malatesta on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 02:23.

i had this program on my tp2 and i had to delete because it drains your batter when you leave it running in the back ground

Submitted by IwantToKnow (not verified) on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 10:25.

Pretty much every IM app drains your battery. That's the nature of IM and having to stay connected to server to maintain your presence/update your friends.

The issue is to what degree does it drain? Palringo does pretty well in that regard for this class of applications.

Submitted by Malatesta on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 15:04.

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