Wauwl

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Wauwl is a chat messenger based on XMPP (Jabber), suitable for Google Talk/+, Facebook and other XMPP services. Registration with a Google Talk/Google+ account is automated using OAuth2. Other services require manual setup.

Wauwl has been build with the latest Android API's and communicates with XMPP services through an Android Service. It also has a smart way of dealing with small and large screens for Phone and Tablets.

Functions and capabilities

- Tested with Google+, Facebook Chat, Ejabberd

- Support for TLS en SASL for save encrypted communication

- VCard support

- For each contact the last 50 messages are kept in memory

- Separate service for XMPP communication

- Register with Google Talk/+ through your Google account (oauth2)

- Display most common Smileys in messages

- Messages can be copied or shared through other apps

- Set nicknames for contacts

- Send and handle subscription request

- Roster supports groups

- Smart support for small and large screens

- Multi language support: english, spanish, german, french, portuguese and dutch

changelog 2.0.10

- bugfixes in display of roster list, avatars and group

- in all languages keep-alive interval set at 5 minutes insettings menu

changelog Wauwl 2.0.9

New

- new indicator in rosterlist that shows number of unread messages

- new progress bar in notification area when reconnecting

- XMPP service now runs as a foreground process

- more efficient message retrieval

- avatars from roster vcard are scaled before added to rosterlist

Improvements

- keep-alive function refactored. Interval set at 5 minutes.

- auto-away presence refactored. Set at 2 minutes.

- ConnectionError Listener refactored

- display roster refactored

- fragments used for rosterlist and messages refactored

- notifications on/off in settings is not optional anymore since xmpp service has become a foreground process

- German translation fixes (thanks to Michael Kaiser)

Bugfixes

- bugfix oauth2 when autentication has failed

- bugfix in dialog logo

- bugfix retrieving avatar from roster

- bugfix empty nickname in notification title

- bugfix hide keyboard when going back from messages to roster in single pane layout (small screens)

- bugfix item selection in message context menu

- bugfix title in notification for error messages

- bugfix when showing soft keyboard

- bugfix when rotating device in a message view in single pane mode

- bugfix on back button pressed in single pane mode

- bugfix when authentication fails: proper notification and user is redirected to Account screen

Changelog Wauwl 2.0.8

New features

- new setting to remove saved messages on exit

- targetSDK upgraded to 18

- default avatar icon replaced by grey Wauwl logo

- notifications updated

Bugfixes

- bugfix saving messages between sessions

- bugfix switches in preferences screen: replaced all SwitchPreferences to CheckBoxPreferences due to Android bug https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=26194

Changelog Wauwl 2.0.7

New features

- new cache function that stores messages in between sessions and restores them on start

- new keep alive setting to send keep-alive packets every 3 seconds to keep the connection alive

- new auto away presence setting that sets the presence status to Away after 2 minutes of inactivity. This function only works when the current presence status is Available.

Language

- German language translation improvements - thanks to Michael Kaiser