AIM App = No Push yet

admanimal · Jul 10, 2008, 08:21 AM

The AIM app will not notify you of an IM while it's not running. It tells you as soon as you start it up though.

Aside from that it's pretty great though.

kwjohns · Jul 10, 2008, 08:22 AM

Booooooooo

rileyrd · Jul 10, 2008, 08:24 AM

No Background apps Yet! They are coming later per Steve Jobs at WDDC

razorianfly · Jul 10, 2008, 08:27 AM

Apple's Push Notification Service.

Launching, September.

Currently in beta,
Seeded to trusted developers.

R-Fly

bazookafx3 · Jul 10, 2008, 10:06 AM

Does it log you off when you press the home button out of the AIM app?

Niiro13 · Jul 10, 2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bazookafx3

Does it log you off when you press the home button out of the AIM app?

Nope. Not unless you go to the home screen, tap Settings, scroll to the bottom, tap AIM, then switch on the "Sign off on exit" or something.

They did it just like MobileChat was gonna do, where you queue up the messages when you exit the application.

Nicely done

bazookafx3 · Jul 10, 2008, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niiro13

Nope. Not unless you go to the home screen, tap Settings, scroll to the bottom, tap AIM, then switch on the "Sign off on exit" or something.

They did it just like MobileChat was gonna do, where you queue up the messages when you exit the application.

Nicely done

Its great they found work-arounds for their Applications although when APNS is up and running that will be even better =]

ChrisSamsa · Jul 10, 2008, 10:54 AM

I'm testing the AIM app out by IMing myself, and whenever I send myself an IM when i'm out of the application, i come back to the app and it says I have a message, but then shows a blank dialogue box. Probably a minimal bug that'll get fixed pretty quick, or work itself out, kind of annoying as it stands though.

gts197 · Jul 10, 2008, 10:58 AM

Does this use SMS or data?

ChrisSamsa · Jul 10, 2008, 11:03 AM

data

corrado7 · Jul 10, 2008, 11:06 AM

has anybody tried using aim to send sms to a phone number? i assume it still uses data for that? any experience with it?

Niiro13 · Jul 10, 2008, 11:06 AM

Right from AIM's website:

corrado7 · Jul 10, 2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niiro13

Right from AIM's website:

Thanks

trevorlsciact · Jul 12, 2008, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisSamsa

I'm testing the AIM app out by IMing myself, and whenever I send myself an IM when i'm out of the application, i come back to the app and it says I have a message, but then shows a blank dialogue box. Probably a minimal bug that'll get fixed pretty quick, or work itself out, kind of annoying as it stands though.

VERY annoying! has any one else experienced this? Is this a bug that affects everyone? Should I try a re-install or what? I'm on an iPod touch BTW

AHDuke99 · Jul 12, 2008, 11:08 PM

I seem to randomly sign off when I use AIM and no one can IM me. Does this happen often to anyone else?

Penguinwrangler · Jul 12, 2008, 11:19 PM

I can't even get my Buddy List to display people online, is there a fix to this???

cocky jeremy · Jul 13, 2008, 01:54 AM

Twice i've clicked the AIM app to sign-on, and it's restarted my iPhone. Anyone else had this problem?

jasonforisrael · Jul 13, 2008, 02:21 AM

AIM doesn't log me out after I close the app (it is not set to "sign off on close" option), but it does sign me off after about 10 minutes of inactivity. Is this how it is supposed to be? If so that is extremely dumb. I have to sign back in every 10 minutes just to stay online? Any input here?

cocky jeremy · Jul 13, 2008, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonforisrael

AIM doesn't log me out after I close the app (it is not set to "sign off on close" option), but it does sign me off after about 10 minutes of inactivity. Is this how it is supposed to be? If so that is extremely dumb. I have to sign back in every 10 minutes just to stay online? Any input here?

After about 5 minutes, yes. The picture the guy just posted shows a FAQ on AIM's site, and that is one of the questions. Sucks, but i guess it'll have to do.. for now.

Jul 10, 2008, 08:21 AM	#1
admanimal macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	AIM App = No Push yet The AIM app will not notify you of an IM while it's not running. It tells you as soon as you start it up though. Aside from that it's pretty great though.
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rileyrd macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008	No Background apps Yet! They are coming later per Steve Jobs at WDDC No Background apps Yet! They are coming later per Steve Jobs at WDDC
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razorianfly macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom	Apple's Push Notification Service. Launching, September. Currently in beta, Seeded to trusted developers. R-Fly __________________ Editor at RazorianFly.com • Twitter @razorianfly
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bazookafx3 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	Does it log you off when you press the home button out of the AIM app? __________________ iPhone 4, iPad 64Gb WiFi, 2006 MacBook Pro, and home build desktop PC.
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Jul 10, 2008, 11:06 AM	#12
Niiro13 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Illinois	Right from AIM's website: Attached Thumbnails
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Jul 10, 2008, 08:22 AM	#2
kwjohns macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	Booooooooo
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Jul 10, 2008, 10:54 AM	#8
ChrisSamsa macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	I'm testing the AIM app out by IMing myself, and whenever I send myself an IM when i'm out of the application, i come back to the app and it says I have a message, but then shows a blank dialogue box. Probably a minimal bug that'll get fixed pretty quick, or work itself out, kind of annoying as it stands though.
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Jul 10, 2008, 10:58 AM	#9
gts197 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	Does this use SMS or data?
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Jul 10, 2008, 11:03 AM	#10
ChrisSamsa macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	data
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Jul 10, 2008, 11:06 AM	#11
corrado7 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta	has anybody tried using aim to send sms to a phone number? i assume it still uses data for that? any experience with it?
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Jul 12, 2008, 11:08 PM	#15
AHDuke99 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, SC	I seem to randomly sign off when I use AIM and no one can IM me. Does this happen often to anyone else?
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Jul 12, 2008, 11:19 PM	#16
Penguinwrangler macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edgewater, NJ	I can't even get my Buddy List to display people online, is there a fix to this???
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Jul 13, 2008, 01:54 AM	#17
cocky jeremy macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntington, WV	Twice i've clicked the AIM app to sign-on, and it's restarted my iPhone. Anyone else had this problem?
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Jul 13, 2008, 02:21 AM	#18
jasonforisrael macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	AIM doesn't log me out after I close the app (it is not set to "sign off on close" option), but it does sign me off after about 10 minutes of inactivity. Is this how it is supposed to be? If so that is extremely dumb. I have to sign back in every 10 minutes just to stay online? Any input here?
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