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SwiftSMS - Simply sending Beautiful Webtexts

Fluffy88

Hi all

Myself and a friend have just released our first Android App and would love to get some input/feedback. We are both pretty new to the Android development game so we would be very grateful if anyone has any advice or input on how we could improve the App :-)

Our App is called SwiftSMS. It lets you use your free Network Providers webtexts. We tried to keep the App as Android focused as possible, so it fits into the Android eco-system and feels like a true Android App.
It's still a work-in-progress in some respects as we still have new features and other operators to add.

If anyone has time to take a look we would be so thankful!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swift

Happy texting :pac:

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RangeR

Fluffy88 wrote: »

I agree there could be better large screen support.
We could by default make things bigger when the screen space is there. We will put a task to do something about this.
Thanks for the suggestion!

For now though, Android has accessibility built-in to it.
In Settings you can set your device to increase font sizes for all apps.

I have all android accessibility options enabled. It made little or no difference to Swift SMS. Although I only tried SSMS after turning them on so can't be sure. Either way, text is still quite small.

Fluffy88

I agree there could be better large screen support.
We could by default make things bigger when the screen space is there. We will put a task to do something about this.
Thanks for the suggestion!

For now though, Android has accessibility built-in to it.
In Settings you can set your device to increase font sizes for all apps.

RangeR

Feature request

Background : Over the weekend I installed CM11 to my OUYA and gave it to my mother in law. She uses it on her 42" TV amd sits about 2 meters away from the screen.

The Problem : I've noticed this on my tablet but the issue was as bright as day on the 42" TV. There is a resounding amount of wasted white space in your app. Twin this with very small text. I know you guys are young and in the prime of life. However, there are many of us that have sight issues. An accessibility option where we can have the text set at 200% or 300% font size would be super, even if only on the large screen layout [tablet and above].

marieholmfan

I use this app with Vodafone it is superb and it saves me money.

Fluffy88

I don't know anything about the service provided by overplay.net.
But, if overplay uses OpenVPN as their VPN and they provide details of their servers that allow you to setup a VPN client manually instead of having to install and use a proprietary client provided by overplay.

That's what I meant really.

From a quick google it seems they do provide their server details for manual configuration.
https://www.overplay.net/setup.php
Again from a quick google this guide should help setting up OpenVPN on an Android device.
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/108/openvpn-configuration-on-android-instead-of-pptp-ipsec/p1
Use the files obtained from overplay.net instead of those suggested in the above guide.

Lucuma

Fluffy88 wrote: »

but if overplay.net allows for manual configuration of a VPN then you might be able to use one of the other overplay servers.
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what do you mean by that?

Fluffy88

Lucuma wrote: »

I thought I was after finding a way around this there at the weekend. I've an Overplay subscription and you can use it on Android as well so I set it up on my phone. Overplay have 4 irish IP addresses (Dub 1, Dub 2, Dub 3, Dub 4) and when you use it on the laptop you can choose which one to connect to. Dub 1 doesn't work on o2.ie but Dub 2 and Dub 4 do. However I discovered on Android you can't choose which one to connect to it just automatically connects you to the first one (Dub 1) which doesn't work with O2. Argh....foiled again!

That is a viable workaround, you just need to find another VPN/Proxy with Irish IPs that will work.

I can't access the website atm, but if overplay.net allows for manual configuration of a VPN then you might be able to use one of the other overplay servers.
If it does then you can use OpenVPN on Android to connect to any of the VPN servers.

Lucuma

magical marshmallow wrote: »

The second step has been around for quite a while, maybe 2 years or more, but O2 seem to love to tinker with their website and stuff it up.
Same as WhatsApp have moved the backup locations meaning SMS backup+ doesn't work

I thought I was after finding a way around this there at the weekend. I've an Overplay subscription and you can use it on Android as well so I set it up on my phone. Overplay have 4 irish IP addresses (Dub 1, Dub 2, Dub 3, Dub 4) and when you use it on the laptop you can choose which one to connect to. Dub 1 doesn't work on o2.ie but Dub 2 and Dub 4 do. However I discovered on Android you can't choose which one to connect to it just automatically connects you to the first one (Dub 1) which doesn't work with O2. Argh....foiled again!

magical marshmallow

The second step has been around for quite a while, maybe 2 years or more, but O2 seem to love to tinker with their website and stuff it up.
Same as WhatsApp have moved the backup locations meaning SMS backup+ doesn't work

Fluffy88

Yeah that's possibly why Cabbage has stopped working.
I'm not sure how long O2 have had this second step, but it's there at least a few months now.

Hopefully we will add support for O2 webtexts from abroad soon, but I just got Watch Dogs last night so I can't give any estimates :P

Lucuma

Fluffy88 wrote: »

O2

Ah that's okay, O2 require a second step verification while you are abroad, before you can send a webtext they text you a verification code.
We will be adding support for this asap, thanks for the heads up

So this is why O2 stopped working on Cabbage! I live in Europe and just downloaded Swift because Cabbage doesn't work for me anymore. But sounds like Swift has the same issue as Cabbage then.

Fluffy88

PeteFalk78 wrote: »

I'm on Vodafone and won't work from Spain.

I'll have to look into the Vodafone webtext site from outside Ireland as well so.
Thanks for letting us know!

PeteFalk78

I'm on Vodafone and won't work from Spain.

magical marshmallow

Cool! Cheers

Fluffy88

No updates, haven't had a look into it yet.
I'll try get some time for it this week.

magical marshmallow

Any more info on support for O2's second step verification while abroad? Just tried to send a message with SwiftSMS in Belfast and no can do

Fluffy88

The Corinthian wrote: »

I'm sure they could. Which ones do so?

madmoe wrote: »

Yep mate, Tesco Mobile here but I was using an O2 account in Swift SMS when over there (I ran out of Tesco web texts). I didn't think to try the main O2 website while I was there. As soon as SwiftSMS loaded up the icon keep turning in the top right hand corner where the number of messages left is normally displayed. I just loaded it up there now at home and it displayed the number of remaining messages pretty much immediately!?

Cheers,
M

Ah that's okay, O2 require a second step verification while you are abroad, before you can send a webtext they text you a verification code.
We will be adding support for this asap, thanks for the heads up

madmoe

Fluffy88 wrote: »

Your on Tesco right?

They might have a roaming block on their webtexts aswell, you didn't try using the website while over there by any chance?

Yep mate, Tesco Mobile here but I was using an O2 account in Swift SMS when over there (I ran out of Tesco web texts). I didn't think to try the main O2 website while I was there. As soon as SwiftSMS loaded up the icon keep turning in the top right hand corner where the number of messages left is normally displayed. I just loaded it up there now at home and it displayed the number of remaining messages pretty much immediately!?

Cheers,
M

The Corinthian

Fluffy88 wrote: »

If the operator decides they don't want their users sending free webtexts while the user is abroad, they can quite easily block access to their webtexts from foreign IPs.

I'm sure they could. Which ones do so?

Fluffy88

If the operator decides they don't want their users sending free webtexts while the user is abroad, they can quite easily block access to their webtexts from foreign IPs.

The Corinthian

Fluffy88 wrote: »

I'm not sure what you mean, could you elaborate?

If you send your SMS via a Web interface, they're sent from the same location regardless if you're accessing the site in Ireland or abroad. They may block international SMS, but that's got nothing to do with roaming.

Fluffy88

The Corinthian wrote: »

That makes absolutely no sense.

I'm not sure what you mean, could you elaborate?

The Corinthian

Fluffy88 wrote: »

They might have a roaming block on their webtexts aswell, you didn't try using the website while over there by any chance?

That makes absolutely no sense.

Fluffy88

Your on Tesco right?

They might have a roaming block on their webtexts aswell, you didn't try using the website while over there by any chance?

madmoe

Fluffy88 wrote: »

I generally do test using my phone, it's a lot faster than using the Android emulator.

Yeah using a VPN is the simplest way to test this, there is ways to configure phones to use VPNs or if that's too hard I can probably configure my router at home to use a VPN and just connect the phone to the WiFi.

Either way, thanks for the links, they'll come in handy

I was in the UK on EE at the weekend and when I launched the app on WiFi or on mobile data it would not even load the amount of remaining web-texts I had left, let alone send one......

Cheers and keep up the good work guys!

Fluffy88

I generally do test using my phone, it's a lot faster than using the Android emulator.

Yeah using a VPN is the simplest way to test this, there is ways to configure phones to use VPNs or if that's too hard I can probably configure my router at home to use a VPN and just connect the phone to the WiFi.

Either way, thanks for the links, they'll come in handy

PeteFalk78

Fluffy88 wrote: »

haha yeah, know anywhere nice??

Do you actually have to do the testing physically from the phone? If you can do it from PC/Mac then you could try a proxy/free VPN solution. You could mimic coming in from an address outside Ireland.

proxymesh.com
spotflux.com

magical marshmallow

Basically the difference is that they require you to enter a verification code.
Making some reasonable assumptions: You login, it recognises a non-irish IP, asks to send you a unique code a message. You enter this and then you can send a message.
Simple - ish, unless you use webtexts because you have no signal in a basement and it renders the service useless

Hope this helps

Fluffy88

haha yeah, know anywhere nice??

Pure Loonamus

You may take a holiday fluffy to sort this abroad issue

Love the recent contacts feature btw, nice addition..