Comments on: Fring Update Adds Features, Begins Notification Rollout, Gets Ready for iPhone 3.0

By: Deon Stakelin

Deon Stakelin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:24:20 +0000

Exceptional site, where did you come up with the info in this write-up? Im glad I found it though, ill be checking back soon to see what other articles you have.

By: DDay

DDay — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:06:32 +0000

I'm with Muero. It's a pain in the ass

By: Spidesol

Spidesol — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:49:55 +0000

I'm running 3.0 beta 2 and my fring works over 3G I didn't do any jailbreak I just turned off wifi and it works I haven't tried it outside of my house away from my wifi but I'll test it later

By: iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:26:32 +0000

@Spidesol

nuh-uh, only if you get the jail-break version

By: Muero

Muero — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:20:40 +0000

I see your point about more permanent settings versus frequently used options, but I still don't think I like it. I often download a new app, use it for a week or two, adjust my usage to its quirks, and only then accidentally discover it has settings outside the app. I'm sure I've deleted (and rated poorly) some apps because I never thought to check Settings to see if I could make it work better. And a lot of apps have the more frequently used stuff in the iPhone Settings rather than inside the app.

By: Spidesol

Spidesol — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:02:41 +0000

Yeah best thing about fring is that it works over 3G

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:56:04 +0000

@Muero

The Settings App is kind of like you Control Panel in Windows or Settings in Mac OS X. Theoretically, it's where you would make certain customization settings that you would rarely if ever change. I believe Apple calls settings that you might change more regularly "Options" and encourages developers to put those in the app itself. I, for one, love the Settings App solution because it creates a "set it and forget it" scenario that doesn't clutter up the actual app. I wish more developers used it properly, though.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:19:50 +0000

@Muero:

I believe Apple recommends storage of settings in the Settings app :/

By: Muero

Muero — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:06:06 +0000

" And for convenience, we’ve moved fring settings to the general iPhone settings, so there’s no need to open fring each time you want to make a small change."

Argh! Why do people do this? Now you have to EXIT the program to make a small change in settings! How does that make sense?

By: rpv

rpv — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:23:13 +0000

has Skype quality been improved?