Work in IM integration starting again

I implemented a message receiver in A2DP Volume version 2.9.0 and up (not yet released).  I documented it here: http://code.google.com/p/a2dpvolume/wiki/Interfaces.  I also tested it with some test code in A2DP Volume Chat.  Now other apps can use this interface to alert via text-to-stream while a device is connected.  So far I got the A2DP Volume changes working and tested.  Now I need to get A2DP Volume Chat working.  I am having trouble with receiving IM messages.  It can send but not receive.   Ironic since it does not even need to send IM's.  I also have issues with instability with A2DP Volume Chat so far.  It will connect to the server and log in the user fine.  Sometimes however, it seems to randomly crash right when the app initially starts or shortly after login. It's very inconsistent and works most of the time.  I am leveraging a hacked version of Smack for the IM client and I suspect there are gremlins in there.  I may need to get more creative and instead make my own XMPP implementation.  I hate to do that if it is not completely necessary though.  Anyone want to help out? 

Replaced ugly icons

My daughter finally had it with my ugly icons and made all new ones for A2DP Volume and A2DP Connect.  I had found those old icon parts on a quick web search and then rescaled them.  This left JPG noise and shadow effects in therm.  Bottom line: they were terrible. She created new ones from scratch.  I also had not optimized them properly for various screens.  This bloated the app and added negative value in terms of icon quality.  Removing all the extra graphics, and a few other improvements found my Android Lint resulted in 55kb reduction in the APK file. 

Here is the latest snapshot from the Play Store developer console






A2DP Connect has only been out a few days.  I will leave the Android 2.1 version of A2DP Volume out there a bit longer but it will eventually be retired. 

A2DP Connect now on Play Store

I just posted the first functional version of A2DP Connect to the Play Store.  This simple widget lets you connect and disconnect A2DP devices from the home screen.  One simple clock to switch states.

http://code.google.com/p/a2dp-connect/

A2DP Volume exceeded 60,000 installed a few days ago. 

App reviews

What am I missing here.  Comments are very positive but then dings it with 2 stars?

Hit 50k installs

7,500 active installs exceeded

... also made some releases last weekend to fix more Jelly Bean compatibility issues.



One of the more pesky issues is the TTS.  For some reason this has always been a challenge to get working consistently.  When my Xoom got Jelly Bean it had the problem of asking to install missing TTS data, every time.  I installed Ivona TTS and all is good now.  Still looking into that one a bit more but for now the "fix" appears to be use another TTS engine that will actually report data status properly. 

2.8.8 update

2.8.8 release to fix compatibility issues with Jelly Bean.  Also exceeded 45,000 downloads now.



In other news, another developer turned the A2DP Connect project into a working Tasker plugin.  I made him a project owner of A2DP Connect now.