Friend Stream Replacement

[Guest Harroguk]

Hi guys,

I have been looking at moving to a stock Android 2.2 ROM however after using it for a day or two I realised that I actually miss the HTC Friend Stream widget.

Does anyone know of a suitable replacement for this widget?

Thanks

Harroguk

[Guest howlep]

i just use the standard twitter and facebook widgets - the two of them fit on one screen

[Guest Harroguk]

i just use the standard twitter and facebook widgets - the two of them fit on one screen

Last time I tried the official FB widget it only showed the last update. I like the fact that Friend Stream shows all of them and is easilly scrollable.

[Guest howlep]

Last time I tried the official FB widget it only showed the last update. I like the fact that Friend Stream shows all of them and is easilly scrollable.

yes, you are still correct about fb

[Guest The_IMF]

Pure Messenger Widget will do it for you. Both in the same stream... not as good as friendstream though.

[Guest Harroguk]

Pure Messenger Widget will do it for you. Both in the same stream... not as good as friendstream though.

Yeah, I took a quick look at this and discovered that it isnt scrollable unless you run a custom homescreen app too. If I wanted that I would just stick with Sense :angry: Also the scrolling seemed to be a bit laggy at times.

[Guest The_IMF]

Yeah, I took a quick look at this and discovered that it isnt scrollable unless you run a custom homescreen app too. If I wanted that I would just stick with Sense :angry: Also the scrolling seemed to be a bit laggy at times.

Yeah I was in your situation too... tried it for about 2 days but I just can't live without Friendstream! It seemed to scroll alright with Launcher2 from what I remember...

[Guest Asselberghs]

HootSuite does the trick but it´s missing a widget:(

[Guest DiscoHero]

TweetDeck will show Twitter and FB in the same timeline.

[Guest Asselberghs]

TweetDeck will show Twitter and FB in the same timeline.

does it have a widget?

[Guest Sleepydude]

Launcher Pro Plus, if you buy the full version, has an excellent friends widget (and other widgets like calendar). I highly recommend it, best launcher app out there IMO.

Edited October 20, 2010 by Sleepydude

[Guest DiscoHero]

does it have a widget?

There are three widgets. None quite like friend stream though as it will show last 2 updates only, not scrollable with quick launch button. The app's timeline itself is just like FS.

[Guest chipyy]

Launcher Pro Plus, if you. buy the full version, has an excellent friends widget (and other widgets like calendar). I highly recommend it, best launcher app out there IMO.

+12

[Guest BashyUK]

Any screenshots of either of the alternatives?

[Guest Zarch1972]

Any screenshots of either of the alternatives?

The widgets aren't that great imho on TweetDeck, but the app itself is wonderful.

http://www.tweetdeck.com/android/

[Guest BashyUK]

The widgets aren't that great imho on TweetDeck, but the app itself is wonderful.

http://www.tweetdeck.com/android/

Liking TD a lot, thanks for the tip! Widget is weak though.

[Guest Zarch1972]

Liking TD a lot, thanks for the tip! Widget is weak though.

Agreed, I used to like having the FriendStream widget up all the time.... but i'm now a TweetDeck convert and don't mind tapping to fetch it up..... its near on instant as it runs in background.

[Guest RevoWution]

The widgets aren't that great imho on TweetDeck, but the app itself is wonderful.

http://www.tweetdeck.com/android/

+1

TweetDeck could definitely improve on Facebook integration though :P

[Guest BashyUK]

Because of TD I'm ready/happy to try a non-Sense ROM, am thinking DeFrost...any experience with this?

If TD had a full screen widget like FS, that for me would make it perfect as I like to use the FB and Tw for Android apps as well anyway. But as in earlier posts, I don't mind having to clcik through to TD, it's on my Home anyway.

[Guest Zarch1972]

Because of TD I'm ready/happy to try a non-Sense ROM, am thinking DeFrost...any experience with this?

If TD had a full screen widget like FS, that for me would make it perfect as I like to use the FB and Tw for Android apps as well anyway. But as in earlier posts, I don't mind having to clcik through to TD, it's on my Home anyway.

They seem to welcome comments and suggestions: http://support.tweetdeck.com/categories/2025-android

Might be worth a suggestion about the full screen widget??

[Guest RODNiC]

What I can't figure out from some people is...

Why go Stock Android and then install a different launcher?

I Been using Sense most of the time. l went Stock Android, tried different Home Apps.. to then end up again on Sense due to HTC's Widgets..

My Opinion: If U use HTC's Widgets, just stay with Sense.. it's still the best most stable Home App you can get

[Guest BashyUK]

What I can't figure out from some people is...

Why go Stock Android and then install a different launcher?

I Been using Sense most of the time. l went Stock Android, tried different Home Apps.. to then end up again on Sense due to HTC's Widgets..

My Opinion: If U use HTC's Widgets, just stay with Sense.. it's still the best most stable Home App you can get

Because it's something different. Having the choice is why I made three choices:Android. Desire. Root. Granted maybe I will come to the opinion also that Sense is as good as it gets but I'd like to come to that decision myself. Just like everything else in life! When I used adw I loved it all apart from the lack of a FS equivalent. Now I feel I have that I can drop Sense for a bit. Or a long time. Who knows. Oh the mysteries of life :P