GoogyOS

eisnerguy1 · 08:49 AM

So, it's finally time for me to show off my app to the PreCentral community. This was originally an iPhone app that I had been working on for about a year & I challenged myself to see if I could port it to WebOS.

A little backstory, I was getting annoyed of having dozens of google homepage bookmarks on my iPod Touch so, I created a launcher for all of Google's Mobile Web apps

so, without further adu, I present:

GoogyOS Version 1.1.8 - 8/10/09

1.1.8 is now live!

Some things I added:
*included the new mobile website
*Added the new update dialog (like the one in the RSS sample app
*fixed some of the bugs grayed out below
*Some code cleanup & added a direct link to GoogyOS' help page
*Added a donate link to the menu. Trying it out for now. Opinions/ideas of it are welcome

A couple of things to fix though:
Some mobile Versions not displaying iPhone/Android version (way to spoof iPhone Safari useragent?):
*Books (screen flashes & then goes white)
*Notebook (shows standard page)
*Orkut (shows standard page)
*Picasa Web Albums (shows standard page)
*Sync (shows standard page)
*Wave (shows standard page)

*Earth & Mobile app just added for completeness for now, they don't have any functionality.
*Need to fix "full version" page link on the mobile version (jack87)
*help menu loads blank help page before loading url (jack87)
*Some links give an error of "Unable to load page". Just hit reload & it should work. Not really sure why that happens. Doesn't happen all the time.

Future things I'm going to add:
*Need a better name, with nothing "Google" in it (Darknight)
*Center icon titles (pyrognome)
*help menu with topics to choose from
*new features message (similar to the RSS sample app) thanks to Arcticus

Very future things to add:
*Add something to or delete Mobile App (acculver)
*Move bookmarks around? (even possible with WebOS?) (pyrognome)
*Move/reorder icons/buttons around JohnnyPre
*Add glossy look to the icons/backgrounds, move icons around, custom backgrounds (Dtom2444)
*Naming the google cards? (Vyruz Reaper)
*Add support for Google App domains? (JoshMend)

Feel free to post comments/ suggestions here or PM me.

Download the latest version (1.1.8) in the Homebrew section

Like the software that I'm developing? Feel free to donate

maxima2k53 · 08/01/2009, 01:05 PM

looks cool...ill give it a try

chezbi · 08/01/2009, 01:06 PM

yea, looks pretty good. ill see how it is

maxima2k53 · 08/01/2009, 01:11 PM

just installed it...and i love the ui...good job

eisnerguy1 · 01:30 PM

Thanks. Took awhile to get this first one right. I'm actually pretty sure it's easier to develop for WebOS now than when I started on the iPhone OS work. So much more straightforward.

TMed_ATL · 08/01/2009, 01:14 PM

looks clean and handy! THX

kesne · 08/01/2009, 01:34 PM

It's a very nice UI, but it would be cool if this wasnt just a launcher and it actually had more functionallity built in.

cajunlibra · 08/01/2009, 01:42 PM

The GooogleSync link is dead. This app is a pretty good start, nice and pretty look.

halehouse · 08/01/2009, 01:43 PM

Wow, now this is a good looking app. Can't wait to take it for a spin.

atom00 · 08/01/2009, 01:44 PM

Yes. Very nice ui and looks great. I'm happy to hear that the developer didn't have too much trouble porting over from iphone. Seems like the homebrew pace has picked up in the last week.

eisnerguy1 · 08/01/2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kesne

It's a very nice UI, but it would be cool if this wasnt just a launcher and it actually had more functionallity built in.

I do have a ton of features in various stages of completion but, I felt that this was strong enough on it's own to be released now (otherwise I wouldn't released this for a few more weeks

)

Feel free throw out any suggestions/ ideas that you may have. I'm all ears

windzilla · 08/01/2009, 02:12 PM

Omg that's freaking fantastic.

Love the homebrew.

Set up a paypal account for those of us in the fortunate position to show our appreciation B)

illskill · 08/01/2009, 02:24 PM

nice!

Predator-1 · 08/01/2009, 02:27 PM

WOW, just WOW!!! You people are amazing.

Bill Will · 08/01/2009, 02:36 PM

Great looking app. Thanks!!

pyrognome · 08/01/2009, 02:58 PM

any chance you could have it so we can move the bookmarks around? If I wanted to organize them to my liking?

Partyman · 08/01/2009, 03:08 PM

Very nice app. Many thanks.

pyrognome · 08/01/2009, 03:13 PM

the mobile app icon---the last p is poking out of the box. maybe center the headers for the icons?

Dtom2444 · 05:00 PM

Love it! Only suggestions: Add a "glossy" look to the icon/background and add a way to move/add icons around (as previously requested by pyrognome). Maybe even the ability to assign a custom background. Lol, sorry, I guess I'm going for more of an all-in-one launcher and this app is just for google related content.

By the way, i'm sure you're aware by now, but not all the names of the icons are centered correctly, like Mobile App.

xtn · 08/01/2009, 03:37 PM

I bookmarked m.google.com after I was logged in. It doesn't have links to everything your app does; no link to GVoice, for example. But it's handy to at least reduce some of your separate bookmarks into one.

08/01/2009, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
maxima2k53 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 3,596 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 247 Times in 206 Posts	looks cool...ill give it a try
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08/01/2009, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
chezbi Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 72 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	yea, looks pretty good. ill see how it is
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08/01/2009, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
maxima2k53 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 3,596 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1,084 Thanked 247 Times in 206 Posts	just installed it...and i love the ui...good job
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08/01/2009, 01:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
eisnerguy1 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 180 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 92 Thanked 59 Times in 16 Posts	Thanks. Took awhile to get this first one right. I'm actually pretty sure it's easier to develop for WebOS now than when I started on the iPhone OS work. So much more straightforward. Last edited by eisnerguy1; 08/01/2009 at 01:30 PM.
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08/01/2009, 01:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
TMed_ATL Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: ATL/ Athens, GA Posts: 413 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 61 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts	looks clean and handy! THX __________________ SCK Manager
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08/01/2009, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
kesne WebOS Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 491 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 22 Thanked 118 Times in 31 Posts	It's a very nice UI, but it would be cool if this wasnt just a launcher and it actually had more functionallity built in. __________________
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08/01/2009, 01:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
cajunlibra Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 205 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	The GooogleSync link is dead. This app is a pretty good start, nice and pretty look.
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08/01/2009, 01:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
halehouse Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 16 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Wow, now this is a good looking app. Can't wait to take it for a spin.
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08/01/2009, 01:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
atom00 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 75 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Yes. Very nice ui and looks great. I'm happy to hear that the developer didn't have too much trouble porting over from iphone. Seems like the homebrew pace has picked up in the last week.
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08/01/2009, 02:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
windzilla Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Woo, MA Posts: 1,438 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 287 Thanked 464 Times in 250 Posts	Omg that's freaking fantastic. Love the homebrew. Set up a paypal account for those of us in the fortunate position to show our appreciation B)
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08/01/2009, 02:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
illskill Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 175 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 51 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	nice!
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08/01/2009, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Predator-1 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Memphis, TN. Posts: 442 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 21 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	WOW, just WOW!!! You people are amazing.
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08/01/2009, 02:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bill Will Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great looking app. Thanks!!
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08/01/2009, 02:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
pyrognome Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 168 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 12 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	any chance you could have it so we can move the bookmarks around? If I wanted to organize them to my liking?
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08/01/2009, 03:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
Partyman Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 99 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 27 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Very nice app. Many thanks.
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08/01/2009, 03:13 PM	#18 (permalink)
pyrognome Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 168 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 12 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	the mobile app icon---the last p is poking out of the box. maybe center the headers for the icons?
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08/01/2009, 03:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
Dtom2444 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stamford Bridge Posts: 122 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 29 Times in 16 Posts	Love it! Only suggestions: Add a "glossy" look to the icon/background and add a way to move/add icons around (as previously requested by pyrognome). Maybe even the ability to assign a custom background. Lol, sorry, I guess I'm going for more of an all-in-one launcher and this app is just for google related content. By the way, i'm sure you're aware by now, but not all the names of the icons are centered correctly, like Mobile App. __________________ "We all follow the Chelsea!!!" Last edited by Dtom2444; 08/01/2009 at 05:00 PM.
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