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ani · 05-15-2009, 04:11 AM

Dear All,
A new update to SMS Viewer is available v1.12. Some of the most requested features are now included -

Reply and Forward in 'empower' view.
Compose SMS, Save as Draft, Edit Draft
Insert Graphic Smiley in Compose mode.
Insert QuickTest (ready made SMS Templates)

IMPORTANT:
Please make sure that you first uninstall the existing version and reboot the device once before installing version v1.12.

You can install it from the website www.getempower.com or OTA at www.getempower.com/beta/sms/

If you install from the web we will be able to notify you when the final version is released.

Regards,
Ani.

fonejunkie · 05-15-2009, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ani

Dear All,
A new update to SMS Viewer is available v1.12. Some of the most requested features are now included -

Reply and Forward in 'empower' view.
Compose SMS, Save as Draft, Edit Draft
Insert Graphic Smiley in Compose mode.
Insert QuickTest (ready made SMS Templates)

IMPORTANT:
Please make sure that you first uninstall the existing version and reboot the device once before installing version v1.12.

You can install it from the website Empower HTML Email Viewer, Blackberry Threaded SMS and more or OTA at www.getempower.com/beta/sms/

If you install from the web we will be able to notify you when the final version is released.

Regards,
Ani.

I get an error:

Quote:

JavaScript: An error occirred while executing a scrip. [OK]

When I attempt to use the second (OTA) link above.

scottjb · 05-15-2009, 10:12 AM

The update looks better. The menu is faster to appear, but a bit of a lag when scrolling through the menu items--this is tolerable. What is a bit of a pain is everytime I return to the message screen (e.g. entering it from the message list, returning from the Options screen), I have to wait about one full second for the contact picture to display. Not a very long time, but it produces that "laggy" feeling.

As others have mentioned, there is no way to see at a glance what is sent and what is recieved in the thread.

The About item in the Options menu doesn't display anything for me.

The description of the phone number still overlays the actual phone number in the header of the message thread.

Thanks.

jsconyers · 05-15-2009, 12:41 PM

Wirelessly posted

As mentioned above, the phone number description over lays the phone number on some contacts. Not a huge deal but would like to see it fixed.

The about section in the menu does not open.

Some bugs that may cause me to delete this...

You cannot paste when composing an SMS message when using the viewer. There's no option from the compose SMS screen to go native. A workaround is to read the SMS in the viewer then from that screen select go native. Once in native view, then reply to the SMS message and you have the option to paste.
Another bug I don't like is you don't have the ability to change the reply text color. It always types in purple. depending on what you set the background color to be, it could be very hard to read as you type.

The display picture seems to be locked at 48. I changed it to 72 and 96 but it always seems to revert back to 48.

scottjb · 05-15-2009, 01:24 PM

While typing a reply, the text I was typing went behind the icons for the quick text and smilies. This can be a problem for those of us using SureType since we sometimes have to look to see if the correct word is selected. After pressing the space bar, the text wrapped to the next line where I could see it. It's only a problem while typing the word.

BCollins521 · 05-16-2009, 10:45 PM

No fix for myFav contacts?

VIOLATOR · 05-17-2009, 04:10 PM

How do you change the text color for composing messages? All of the settings seem to be "reader" settings?

When I compose - the font is purple and I am barely able to read the message. Once sent and I am viewing the message it is in the format that I set up in the "options" menu.

David

ani · 05-19-2009, 03:48 PM

Dear All, we are working on a new update of SMS Viewer with some of the requested features in this thread (like Options for Reply etc) This release we were focussed on getting the Reply functionality to work correctly - and next release we will add the color, styling etc.

We are also working on myFavs for which I have invited feedback from users who are having the bug / issue. Hopefully, we will have some development on that front as well.

Best Regards,
Ani.

BCollins521 · 05-20-2009, 02:38 AM

I typically text anywhere from 100 to 200 a day so I'd be more than happy to give you feedback if you'd want

sheitan · 05-20-2009, 01:17 PM

nice tool

caligto · 05-20-2009, 09:54 PM

downloaded it an testing now. I text around 100+ times a day. I will give you my feedback. thanks! great app

ani · 05-21-2009, 01:43 PM

Dear All,
We will be releasing a newer version in a few hours from now. The current beta is set to expire on May 21st, so depending on what timezone you are on it has (or will) stop working in some time. So please don't be surprised if your start to see your SMS in native view again!

Also, with some feedback from Brian we are now working on the T-Mobile myFavs thing. If all goes well, we will be able to include support for T-Mobile myFavs in this upcoming release itself.

Thanks,
Ani.

BCollins521 · 05-22-2009, 01:26 AM

Wohoo! Like I said I can give great feedback when I fire away that many texts a day...and most are to MyFavs contacts

fonejunkie · 05-22-2009, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ani

Dear All,
We will be releasing a newer version in a few hours from now. The current beta is set to expire on May 21st, so depending on what timezone you are on it has (or will) stop working in some time. So please don't be surprised if your start to see your SMS in native view again!

Also, with some feedback from Brian we are now working on the T-Mobile myFavs thing. If all goes well, we will be able to include support for T-Mobile myFavs in this upcoming release itself.

Thanks,
Ani.

Where is the link for the newer version? Has it been made available yet?

ani · 05-22-2009, 05:20 PM

Dear All,
Good news. The latest version of Empower SMS Viewer v1.4 is now available for download.

This version includes the most requested feature enhancements and bug fixes.

Feature Enhancements:

Select your own Background! For this, goto your RIM Media browser and open any picture and click on Menu 'Set as SMS Background'
Reply Options: Reply has its own font color, style and size etc.
Header Fonts are configurable as well.
Copy-Paste in Reply is now enabled.

Bug Fixes / Minor Feature request :

Changes to Header Contact Size was not being saved - fixed.
About will not open - fixed
SMS length limit is now enforced.
Slower opening of MenuItems - fixed.
Composing was slow - fixed.
Auto-spellcheck function did not work correctly - fixed.
SMS from myFavs were not showing up - attempted fix.
Remove hypens in emoticons to save space - done.

To Install:
Please install the latest v1.4 from our website www.getempower.com or OTA at www.getempower.com/beta/sms/ Installing from the website will ensure that we are able to notify you when the final version is released.

Also, the options have been moved and SMS Viewer now has its own icon on the Homescreen / Downloads folder.

Best,
Ani.

jsconyers · 05-22-2009, 05:48 PM

Just installed.

My first impressions are that this is a great improvement! I like how the options are within the icon and not in the SMS options list. I wish it would keep the same settings as the previous version, but it's not too difficult to setup again. I do like how it kept the templates that I created.

Looking good

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