Meebo goes Android
By Dusan Belic on Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 1:18 PM PST In Android, Announcements, Applications
Meebo has announced that their popular all-in-one instant messaging tool is now available for T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1 users through Android Market. The application allows anyone with a Meebo account, or an account on one of the popular IM services to chat with their buddies while on-the-go.
Just like the desktop web version, Meebo for Android gives users access to all of their IM accounts through a single login and single buddy list. In addition, the Android app supports real-time notifications, alerting users of new instant messages through the status bar. This works even when Meebo runs in the background.
Meebo’s Seth Sternberg commented on the release: “Enabling access to Meebo on the go means that more and more people will think ‘Meebo’ for open communications whether they are at their at home, work, school or none of the above!”
Not a bad start – the problem being that it still has to work within the limitations of the phone, which sleeps data services when the phone locks – a battery conserving feature I’m sure. I’ve found it’s pretty darn stable though compared to the included, default IM Clients.