Comments on: Google Calendar & GMail For Android Adds Features http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-336743 Jerry Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:47:01 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-336743 It's always interested to see what companies like Google add to their <a href="http://www.ontimemobileapp.com/" rel="nofollow">mobile calendars</a> and applications. It’s always interested to see what companies like Google add to their mobile calendars and applications.

]]> By: Medryn http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-300565 Medryn Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:21:04 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-300565 Its been nearly 2 years and no update to the apps, you still cannot invite/accept calendar events, and the lame "Guests" field in the app you have to manually add (type) email addresses, there is no option where you can click invite and choose from your list of contacts. This is like calendar event functionality 101 and they have FAILED MISERABLY - Google needs to get its act together as Blackberry users and many others are completely turned off to Android over this, I've even been in a Verizon store twice where reps sold Blackberrys over Androids by telling them Android had no invite/accept features in the calendar, sad sad sad. Its been nearly 2 years and no update to the apps, you still cannot invite/accept calendar events, and the lame “Guests” field in the app you have to manually add (type) email addresses, there is no option where you can click invite and choose from your list of contacts. This is like calendar event functionality 101 and they have FAILED MISERABLY – Google needs to get its act together as Blackberry users and many others are completely turned off to Android over this, I’ve even been in a Verizon store twice where reps sold Blackberrys over Androids by telling them Android had no invite/accept features in the calendar, sad sad sad.

]]> By: Mike http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-87483 Mike Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:21:49 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-87483 The fact that calendar isn't 100% integrated as an app will move me away from getting a google phone. It seems recently that google is becoming very sloppy in it's design. Buzz was lame, and there user interfaces aren't polished in some apps. Apple really knows how to polish a product. Shame on google to be honest, for their calibre and size this should be a walk in the park... an open source team of 5 people could sort this out in weeks. Maybe I will get an iPhone after all. The fact that calendar isn’t 100% integrated as an app will move me away from getting a google phone.

It seems recently that google is becoming very sloppy in it’s design. Buzz was lame, and there user interfaces aren’t polished in some apps. Apple really knows how to polish a product. Shame on google to be honest, for their calibre and size this should be a walk in the park… an open source team of 5 people could sort this out in weeks.

Maybe I will get an iPhone after all.

]]> By: Mike http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-86420 Mike Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:41:11 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-86420 phandroid.com: I think you should delete Jon's Comment #15. He's using a demographic category as a pejorative. phandroid, do you realize that if you allow such bigoted behavior on your site, you are condoning it? Allowing such comments makes this an unsafe place for people to visit. I don't want to encounter bigotry when I'm trying to learn about technology. phandroid.com: I think you should delete Jon’s Comment #15. He’s using a demographic category as a pejorative. phandroid, do you realize that if you allow such bigoted behavior on your site, you are condoning it? Allowing such comments makes this an unsafe place for people to visit. I don’t want to encounter bigotry when I’m trying to learn about technology.

]]> By: caffesilvia http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-51586 caffesilvia Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:38:43 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-51586 @JasonD: Personally, I don't give a rat's ass whether Google's services are web-based. Mobile devices are inherently difficult to use -- they have slow processors, small screens, and highly error-prone input sources. The operating system and application stack must give the user every advantage. As a user, I am unwilling to user a browser to access integral functions of the phone (such as the calendar). Moreover, even if a browser-based UI experience didn't feel cheap and hard to use, it would still suffer from lack of functionality. How is a web page going to ping you in the middle of the day to remind you of your appointment? I think Android has the potential to be very, very good. But I must say, Google does not have a very promising track record when it comes to producing and maintaining quality software products. Unfortunately, Google's M.O. has always been to launch an innovative idea as a piece of buggy concept code, and then never update it. And even when updates *are* provided, they rarely address the deficiencies that users actually care about. (Want to know how many thousands of users have begged for the ability to perform a SORT operation in Gmail? Google isn't stupid -- it knows that sort and search aren't interchangeable. It just doesn't care about its users.) @JasonD:

Personally, I don’t give a rat’s ass whether Google’s services are web-based. Mobile devices are inherently difficult to use — they have slow processors, small screens, and highly error-prone input sources. The operating system and application stack must give the user every advantage.

As a user, I am unwilling to user a browser to access integral functions of the phone (such as the calendar). Moreover, even if a browser-based UI experience didn’t feel cheap and hard to use, it would still suffer from lack of functionality. How is a web page going to ping you in the middle of the day to remind you of your appointment?

I think Android has the potential to be very, very good. But I must say, Google does not have a very promising track record when it comes to producing and maintaining quality software products. Unfortunately, Google’s M.O. has always been to launch an innovative idea as a piece of buggy concept code, and then never update it. And even when updates *are* provided, they rarely address the deficiencies that users actually care about. (Want to know how many thousands of users have begged for the ability to perform a SORT operation in Gmail? Google isn’t stupid — it knows that sort and search aren’t interchangeable. It just doesn’t care about its users.)

]]> By: Maddy http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-50815 Maddy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:46:38 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-50815 @ Anyone with the dying batt problem my suggestion, change some settings... use 2g instead of 3g, lower the the background light. install widgets that allows u to control if ur wifi and gps are on or off (major batt eaters) get a taskkiller! great for identifying who the battery-eating culprits are... calendar is great... can be improved... couldnt find what i wanted here... that's my advise for the batt. @ Anyone with the dying batt problem
my suggestion, change some settings… use 2g instead of 3g, lower the the background light. install widgets that allows u to control if ur wifi and gps are on or off (major batt eaters) get a taskkiller! great for identifying who the battery-eating culprits are…

calendar is great… can be improved… couldnt find what i wanted here… that’s my advise for the batt.

]]> By: robamay http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-19195 robamay Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:45:45 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-19195 @jon - Oh, and I wouldn't get an iPhone either. You would be better off sticking with the SideKick. If you think there is no difference between the G1 and your SideKick 4 then you are just an id10t! G1 and iPhone aren't for you. @jon – Oh, and I wouldn’t get an iPhone either. You would be better off sticking with the SideKick. If you think there is no difference between the G1 and your SideKick 4 then you are just an id10t! G1 and iPhone aren’t for you.

]]> By: robamay http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-19193 robamay Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:39:17 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-19193 @jon - Dev's have acted on it. Maybe your lack of technical understanding is the problem here. I will agree, there are plenty of BS apps on the market, but there are many, MANY, excellent and reliable apps. And, you are right, you don't pay $35 a month for the apps in the market, you are paying for the data network and SMS. If you are so dissatisfied, why don't you just go ahead and get a different phone. You apparently aren't capable of understanding how to use the one you've got! @jon – Dev’s have acted on it. Maybe your lack of technical understanding is the problem here. I will agree, there are plenty of BS apps on the market, but there are many, MANY, excellent and reliable apps. And, you are right, you don’t pay $35 a month for the apps in the market, you are paying for the data network and SMS. If you are so dissatisfied, why don’t you just go ahead and get a different phone. You apparently aren’t capable of understanding how to use the one you’ve got!

]]> By: jon http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-19034 jon Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:24:10 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-19034 native gmail app is garbage b... but im gonna send out for a new handset and see if any off my probs go away... if not i give it til june and if its still floppin i'll switch to a diff fone... u guys can do wat u want but im not paying $35 a month for these bullshit apps in the market... i had a sidekick b4 this and i really dont see the diff so far... except the aim app is 1000000 times worst... potential of opensource means nada if the devs dont act on it native gmail app is garbage b… but im gonna send out for a new handset and see if any off my probs go away… if not i give it til june and if its still floppin i’ll switch to a diff fone… u guys can do wat u want but im not paying $35 a month for these bullshit apps in the market… i had a sidekick b4 this and i really dont see the diff so far… except the aim app is 1000000 times worst… potential of opensource means nada if the devs dont act on it

]]> By: Jason D http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18740 Jason D Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:40:03 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18740 Jon, if you want to be "no fighting" and "pro progress" then you probably shouldn't be writing things like: "The native gmail app is garbage" and "What’s google’s intent with this device? Is this some big mobile advertising platform or do they actually care to put out a functional product?" and "don’t be a queer" But to answer a few your questions If it takes 3 minutes to look at a picture attachment, you need to clear your cache(browser, sms), make sure you have a strong (wifi or 3g) connection, might need to restart your phone, or, or, there's something wrong with your phone. My guess is the signal, or something wrong with your phone. If your keyboard squeaks when you type it's one of two things: 1 - You're pressing too hard 2 - There's something wrong with your phone If pictures are disappearing from your phone there is DEFINITELY something wrong with your phone. A few apps have been blamed in the comments section of the market for this, but I don't know if that's legit. Either way, you have 3 problems that suggest you have a defective phone. facebook is controlled by facebook, they will or won't make apps depending on their own priority, that's not a complaint to bring to android. Flash is developed by Adobe, contact them about a flash player, they are the ONLY ones who can do ANYTHING about flash player and flash browser plugins. Android has ZERO responsibility for this. I don't recall a video recorder being advertised or promised, if one comes along, great, but nobody said there would be one. Cupcake is a development branch, not an update. http://source.android.com/roadmap/cupcake Android has made no promises about releasing features from it, but there have been gobs of rumors. Jon, if you want to be “no fighting” and “pro progress” then you probably shouldn’t be writing things like:

“The native gmail app is garbage”

and

“What’s google’s intent with this device? Is this some big mobile advertising platform or do they actually care to put out a functional product?”

and

“don’t be a queer”

But to answer a few your questions

If it takes 3 minutes to look at a picture attachment, you need to clear your cache(browser, sms), make sure you have a strong (wifi or 3g) connection, might need to restart your phone, or, or, there’s something wrong with your phone. My guess is the signal, or something wrong with your phone.

If your keyboard squeaks when you type it’s one of two things:
1 – You’re pressing too hard
2 – There’s something wrong with your phone

If pictures are disappearing from your phone there is DEFINITELY something wrong with your phone. A few apps have been blamed in the comments section of the market for this, but I don’t know if that’s legit. Either way, you have 3 problems that suggest you have a defective phone.

facebook is controlled by facebook, they will or won’t make apps depending on their own priority, that’s not a complaint to bring to android.

Flash is developed by Adobe, contact them about a flash player, they are the ONLY ones who can do ANYTHING about flash player and flash browser plugins. Android has ZERO responsibility for this.

I don’t recall a video recorder being advertised or promised, if one comes along, great, but nobody said there would be one.

Cupcake is a development branch, not an update.
http://source.android.com/roadmap/cupcake
Android has made no promises about releasing features from it, but there have been gobs of rumors.

]]> By: Different Chris http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18461 Different Chris Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:29:28 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18461 @Jon "as sum1 else mentioned, the progress stops and we are left with a subpar piece of shit" What google are you using, cuz the one i know has been consistently progressing since day 1. And yes, 'subpar piece of shit' is pretty anti. Lastly, we are talking about 'the google phone' .. link in my name to one of your questions (id pick the second hit, and bricking it is on you) @Jon
“as sum1 else mentioned, the progress stops and we are left with a subpar piece of shit”

What google are you using, cuz the one i know has been consistently progressing since day 1.

And yes, ‘subpar piece of shit’ is pretty anti.

Lastly, we are talking about ‘the google phone’ .. link in my name to one of your questions (id pick the second hit, and bricking it is on you)

]]> By: Different Chris http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18459 Different Chris Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:16:44 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18459 Always good to see progress. What i would really love to see in the calendar is a listed view. Anyone who's checked out sweeter home may know what im talking about. It displays a list of all events on the calendar in a sequenced list starting with the current day. Its really nice for a quick view of more than just what i have to do today, so i can see that my electric bill (for example) is due tomorrow and pay it yesterday, without manually having to check day/week/month and tapping the individual events. If any knows a way to do this outside of sweeter home (still a work in progress) please lemme know, ill be checkin back here. Always good to see progress. What i would really love to see in the calendar is a listed view. Anyone who’s checked out sweeter home may know what im talking about. It displays a list of all events on the calendar in a sequenced list starting with the current day. Its really nice for a quick view of more than just what i have to do today, so i can see that my electric bill (for example) is due tomorrow and pay it yesterday, without manually having to check day/week/month and tapping the individual events.

If any knows a way to do this outside of sweeter home (still a work in progress) please lemme know, ill be checkin back here.

]]> By: Jon http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18458 Jon Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:14:55 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18458 Matt... don't be a queer... why is everyones response to g1 complaint, "go get an iphone"... do u guys really feel the iphone is better? i surely don't... and I'm not a dev @ whoeva asked me 2 make a solution... why do i have to be a computer geek to do these basic thing son my phone (no offense to the devs)... i love my g1 despite my complaints, but i have to keep complaining b4, as sum1 else mentioned, the progress stops and we are left with a subpar piece of shit... and i dont listen to music on my g1 all day... i work 2 jobs and go to school full-time... i hadly use my g1... it drains seemingly while on standby... using edge!!! these r things i would like to see changed... u dont have to tell me to switch to another fone, im grown dude and i dont drink coffee O_o wtf is jf firmware... chompsms is an iphone ripoff n the vkeyboard is way too small... is there a site i can go where sum can provide step by step solutions on how to mod my fone to do shit it should have been doing out of the box???? any1 come across any paid apps worth the money yet??? (not trying to be anti-g1... just pro-progress... be nice, no fighting) Matt… don’t be a queer… why is everyones response to g1 complaint, “go get an iphone”… do u guys really feel the iphone is better? i surely don’t… and I’m not a dev @ whoeva asked me 2 make a solution… why do i have to be a computer geek to do these basic thing son my phone (no offense to the devs)… i love my g1 despite my complaints, but i have to keep complaining b4, as sum1 else mentioned, the progress stops and we are left with a subpar piece of shit… and i dont listen to music on my g1 all day… i work 2 jobs and go to school full-time… i hadly use my g1… it drains seemingly while on standby… using edge!!!

these r things i would like to see changed… u dont have to tell me to switch to another fone, im grown dude

and i dont drink coffee O_o

wtf is jf firmware… chompsms is an iphone ripoff n the vkeyboard is way too small…

is there a site i can go where sum can provide step by step solutions on how to mod my fone to do shit it should have been doing out of the box????

any1 come across any paid apps worth the money yet???

(not trying to be anti-g1… just pro-progress… be nice, no fighting)

]]> By: Chris http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18430 Chris Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:55:28 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18430 So...back to the topic... I'm excited about this update. I use a gmail account and a google apps account. I tried using the imap client for the apps account, but it's awful. Kmail isn't much better, so I've been using the web client (really not that bad, quit bitching). This new update let's me manage both of my google identities with greater ease. Only one problem. It's SLOW. I hope they get the speed up, because I'm waiting forever to get me inbox. Also, if you want on screen keyboard for texting, get chompsms. If you want multitouch, flash your phon with the jf firmware. The solutions to your issues are already there, you have to do something instead of waiting for tmobile to hold your hand. So…back to the topic…

I’m excited about this update. I use a gmail account and a google apps account. I tried using the imap client for the apps account, but it’s awful. Kmail isn’t much better, so I’ve been using the web client (really not that bad, quit bitching). This new update let’s me manage both of my google identities with greater ease. Only one problem. It’s SLOW. I hope they get the speed up, because I’m waiting forever to get me inbox.

Also, if you want on screen keyboard for texting, get chompsms. If you want multitouch, flash your phon with the jf firmware. The solutions to your issues are already there, you have to do something instead of waiting for tmobile to hold your hand.

]]> By: Jake http://phandroid.com/2009/04/07/google-calendar-for-android-adds-features/#comment-18402 Jake Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:50:38 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2136#comment-18402 don't get me wrong it's a good improvement and step forward for the mobile browsing world. Currently it ONLY works on an iPhone or Android, which is kind of screwy, iPhone and Android users are those that want apps not an improved web experience. These phones are two of the best phone to create an application for! A better idea would of been to develop and app with the improved browsing features that would have been better received on other phones that aren't very developer friendly and released them in conjunction. don’t get me wrong it’s a good improvement and step forward for the mobile browsing world. Currently it ONLY works on an iPhone or Android, which is kind of screwy, iPhone and Android users are those that want apps not an improved web experience. These phones are two of the best phone to create an application for! A better idea would of been to develop and app with the improved browsing features that would have been better received on other phones that aren’t very developer friendly and released them in conjunction.

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