![]() ![]() With that in mind, know this: We love Beejive 3.0 on the iPhone.Īs past reviews would indicate, I’ve been a fan of Beejive for a while. Be they slow, flakey, or just outright terribly designed, we’ve grown to have a nearly unshakable bias against them. We see a whole lot of phones go in and out of the MobileCrunch office, each generally toting its own crappy, broken instant messaging suite. However as a long-time Trillian fan, I couldn’t resist paying a bit to get the same experience on my iPhone.Before we start review, there’s something I have to admit: I hate most mobile IM clients. If you only chat occasionally, you will probably survive just fine with the free AIM or Yahoo! Messenger App or even IM+ Lite. It’s currently listed as the #1 paid application in the social networking section at the time of publishing this article. While it would have been neat to see Cerulean Studios offer paid Trillian Pro customers the iPhone App for free, if you’re a heavy chat users like me, the $5 price isn’t too bad. If you’re interested, it’s available for download now from the iTunes App Store. Plus, it would be convenient with Push Notifications already supported. While the Facebook iPhone App allows chat, it would still be nice to see it offered within Trillian as it’s a centralized location. ![]() The other feature Trillian for the iPhone lacked was support for Facebook Chat. I would like to see chat history and support for other services also included for Yahoo! and Windows Live Messenger. It also supports remaining logged into Astra, AIM, and XMPP accounts on both devices at once. The addition of a contact, a rename, or anything else on either iPhone or the Desktop Client will be relayed to the other. ![]() Plus if you’re a user of the Desktop version, it instantly synchronizes data between both. Clicking on the App will return you the conversation without loosing any messages. Once logged in, if you exit the App you’ll be able to continue to receive notifications each time you receive an instant message. Since the iPhone doesn’t support running background Apps, Trillian supports Push Notifications. It was quite responsive and was easy to use. Overall I was quite satisfied with the the App. According to the support forums, a landscape mode has been developed, but wasn’t included. While I was disappointed to see that there was no landscape mode, I was glad to find that clicking on the “More” button offered the ability to view the user’s information, buzz the contact, and even send a photo. There’s an easy side-to-side scroll for switching through different conversations quickly. Clicking on any conversation will open a tabbed chat interface. The Active Chats page lists all the conversations currently in progress. The Favorites Page makes it easy to access contacts you chat with most often without having to scroll or search through the entire list. The search function also makes it easy to look through large buddy lists. Users will have the ability to add new contacts for any chat protocol, pick a nickname, and even a place them in a group while on the go. The home screen displays your username, avatar, status, connections, and the contacts directly below. There’s even an option to sign in as invisible. As I’m a existing Trillian Pro customer, I typed in my information and it immediately logged me into my AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! chat accounts, displaying all my contacts. ![]() Trillian for iPhone supports connecting to the AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Google Talk protocols.Īfter downloading Trillian from the App Store, users are prompted to login with either an existing Trillian Astra Account or to register for a new one. While other similar Apps such as BeejiveIM have been available for sometime, Trillian will interest customers using the desktop version as it offers a similar experience. After nearly a two month delay, Cerulean Studios finally managed to get the iPhone version of their popular multi-protocol Trillian chat client listed in the App Store. ![]()
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