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Google Buzz comes to Android, in widget form
The widget lets you post and geotag new buzz, and it features background uploading, so you don't have to wait for it to finish posting before you go back to doing other things. It looks a heck of a lot nicer than the web app at buzz.google.com, and it's easier to use. It could be improved with some fancy Google Maps feature integration, but hey, it works pretty well as-is.
If you're going to use Buzz at all, mobile is the way to go, so it's good to see Buzz pulled out of the browser and given its own shiny Android interface.
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Subscribe to commentsReckonMar 22nd 2010 1:40AM
The whole point of Google Buzz is not to compete with Facebook. It is just a type of social IM with add ons, accessable through gmail. For people whom have a proxy at work for example, which allows gmail but dissalows Facebook, Google Buzz is perfect and Google I think are just filling a niche in the business sector.
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doshmanMar 22nd 2010 4:55AM
I don't know how you managed to get your hands on this because it doesn't show up in the Android Marketplace anymore, and though the androlib.com listing exists the barcode points nowhere.
ChrisMar 22nd 2010 12:17PM
doshman, if past Download Squad posts are any indication, this Android widget might only be accessible to those NOT running Android 1.5 and 1.6 firmware. Not saying that is your issue but some past DS posts on Android specific software have not specified that the software they were highlighting was only available to owners of Android handsets using firmware 2.1+ (i.e. urbanspoon app). I would read a post then only find out I couldn't even view the app in the marketplace. Leaving Android G1 users like me in the past ;)
Just pointing this out in case this is what's happening. I still need to check on my G1.
doshmanMar 22nd 2010 12:24PM
Hey Chris,
I'm running a Nexus One so I don't think the that should be an issue. If anything, the Google Widget should run best on the Google Phone eh? Haha
I did evbentually find the widget, which works perfectly, as a .apk download from xda-developers.
I'm wondering if it's an issue with location (since I'm in Hong Kong) though the last time I checked the Android Marketplace didn't have anything like this similar to the Apple App store which does.
Let me know if you do manage to pull it to your G1 direct from Marketplace though.