Trillian for iPhone: Ad Hoc Beta!
We are proud to announce the upcoming Trillian for iPhone, a native application for your iPhone and iPod Touch! With the advancements of iPhone OS 3.0 and our latest Astra technology, we are happy to be able to give you the best possible IM experience on your favorite mobile device.
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All the essential features you expect from a good IM clientEverything in Trillian for iPhone is straightforward. A contacts screen displays all your IM contacts, properly grouped and sorted. Chat windows showcase a neat bubble view and tabs so you can easily chat (including copy/paste!) with multiple contacts just like you do on your desktop. You can set your status, set your avatar, set your status message and so on. In addition, since this is Trillian, you can manage your many IM connections grouped under multiple identities! |
Instant synchronization between devicesTrillian for iPhone is always connected to the Astra server, and utilizes the ability of Astra assets to be instantaneously synchronized across multiple clients. If you change your avatar or display name on your iPhone, the change will be immediately reflected on your Windows client as well as your Astra Profile online. If you add a contact on the iPhone, it will show up on your Windows client right away, or vice versa – there is no need to re-add or re-organize your contacts. |
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Simultaneous sign onWhen allowed by the backing service, Trillian supports multiple devices utilizing the same IM services with the same usernames. Your Astra, AIM, and all XMPP-powered services will always be online without ever worrying about kicking another connection offline. Because not all IM services support this concept, we’ve also made sure that Trillian for iPhone has its own autoconnect settings, independent of your desktop! |
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Never lose your sessionsChatting on a train as it heads into a tunnel? Thanks to our in-house “Octopus” server technology, your Trillian for iPhone sessions are safely stored server-side, ensuring you’ll never miss a message due to spotty service conditions. Even if you exit the application, upon coming back online all of your previous chat windows and messages will be waiting for you. You can even configure Trillian for iPhone to set itself away when the application closes down. |
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Push notificationsWith the new iPhone OS 3.0, iPhones can now receive push notifications from service providers like Trillian Astra. What this means is that once logged on, your iPhone will instantly alert you whenever you receive an instant message, even if the application itself is closed! A pop-up window will appear showing the message with the signature Trillian sound; simply click the “View” button to reload Trillian and reply in the chat window right away. |
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Favorites and contacts searchOne downside to mobile devices is screen real estate. If you have 500+ friends, the iPhone may have a hard time fitting all of them in one place. That’s why we are introducing a brand new feature, Favorites, which allows you to pin the contacts you chat with the most in a separate list for super quick access! What’s more, in order to let you find your contacts as quickly as possible, we’ve implemented an instant search feature on the contacts screen – simply click the search button, begin typing and watch the results appear. |
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Active chats at a glanceTrillian is built to manage multiple contacts, multiple connections, and multiple chats at the same time. To achieve this, we’ve implemented a chats screen and a tabbed chat window to show all your open chats at a glance. With the chats screen, you can see all the latest messages from each contact in one place – no fiddling between tabs. With our tabbed chat window, you can switch between chats with a single tap, or browse between them with swipes. The tabs also display useful real-time information including avatars, typing notifications and unread message counts. |
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Astra features and moreOur native Astra service shines in Trillian for iPhone. You can instantly send pictures from your photo album or directly from your camera to your friends. Friends on the Trillian Windows client can also send you pictures or even hand-drawn messages for easy display on the phone! The included user information viewer allows you to see a simplified version of one’s Astra Profile: location, basic demographics, and status. Even the buzz feature will vibrate your phone like it should! |
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Clean, concise, and coherentClean: A basic layout – everything is laid out in plain, simple lists. Concise: No excessive buttons or cluttered interface elements, just the minimum controls necessary to achieve all basic IM functionality. Coherent: Designed to fit in with the same look-and-feel as Apple’s own applications, making the entire program intuitive to existing iPhone users. |
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Astra Account: your key to many other devicesTo use Trillian for iPhone 3.0 Beta, an Astra Account is required. Your connections and contacts are seamlessly kept between devices, and a single account means you can optionally and securely share your connections between devices. As our Trillian Astra platform continues to mature, you will begin to see strong ties between Trillian’s desktop and web editions. Once you register, you will be able to use the same account on any edition of Trillian, no extra setup necessary! The best part: registration is easy and painless and can be done right on your iPhone! |
UPDATE: We now have enough testers for our first round of testing. We’ll post again if we need additional assistance; thank you to everyone who signed up!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Ok guys. You’re incredible!!! This is really great. No one expected that! Great work. Videos look incredible. Think this is a big point for Apple….really great!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Hey guys, I don’t have an IPhone, but when I read this, I wish I had one… Absolutely great work!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
This looks really great! One question, for Diamond or really anyone else out there: When this is publicly released on the App Store, will it be available to all Astra members or just those with a Pro subscription? Because since it’s a native app and not actually an online interface, shouldn’t it be open to all members?
June 17th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Great job, guys
. Looks awesome from what I’ve seen 
June 17th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
wow really great!
June 17th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Awesome! Signed up. Hopefully I can get selected and help you guys make this software the best IM for iPhone ever!
June 17th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I am so glad to see this I have been waiting for this I am tired of using the other IM clients on my iphone.
June 17th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
bigminisachin1231 – Keep in mind that the iPhone 3.0 update also supports subscriptions, which is perfect for Trillian users. We are already part of a subscription program for Astra. The iTunes App Store requires all subscription/in app offerings to be a paid application, so a minor fee at least will be required to gain the application if Cerulean Studios does go this route, but it is the most logical route considering what the business model of the company seems to be.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Oh, and I have been looking forward to this for the last year. Glad it’s finally coming about!
June 17th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
okay sent in my application hope I get selected…
June 17th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Very nice. Any chance of a release for Android?
June 18th, 2009 at 2:01 am
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June 18th, 2009 at 7:48 am
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June 18th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Now the same for WebOS, please.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Or maybe the BlackBerry Smartphone? This is the one app that the iPhone will have to make me jealous. Now if it had auto logon at startup I might have to switch.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Bigup for the screenshots. Loving the characters, loving Trillian
June 18th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Why have you done this? Now I want an iPhone… (I wanted it before, but now more than before
)
But what is with that Trillian for Mac, would love to see some progress there too…
June 19th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Would love this for Windows Mobile as well.
June 20th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Just signed up for the iPhone Beta test. It really looks great and I am glad it implements push notifications from the beginning!
However, your signup instructions were a bit confusing. Anyway… I hope I did the right thing in the end.
June 21st, 2009 at 10:34 am
Doh. I just paid $9.99 for IM+.
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:04 am
Just signed up….. hopefully I get selected. The instructions were kind of confusing…… the second part. I’m not sure if I was suppose to submit a bug report or not… but I still did.
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:18 am
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June 22nd, 2009 at 7:16 am
I would also be interested in an Android version. Have to use Meebo at the moment, which just isn’t cool.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:03 am
Did the ppl who want to help test this out submit a bug report? I was confused on that part. Hopefully I did everything in correctly.
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
I would love this for Windows Mobile. Right now I’m using a SSH client and centerim, because the IM clients for WM aren’t that great.
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I signed up for the iPhone beta test too, hopefully I can put my new 3GS to some good use once it’s shipped too, this is just the cherry on top of the proverbial cake.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 am
What about a windows mobile client? Thats the one I’d really love!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:41 am
Signed up for beta last night… been on Astra since alpha build 40 something (I think). Would be great to give input and feedback on the iPhone app as well.
Personally, I say no Crackberry or Android app… make them be jealous
Instructions for signing up were pretty concise in my opinion, I also submitted a bug report, I assume they wanted to make sure whomever was signing up had a bugzilla account and knew what the heck they were doing for submitting bugs
More props to CeruleanStudios for being awesome! Thanks guys!
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 am
Pls make one Version für Windows Mobile…i hate the IPhone so i dont understand why only for this apple crap…
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
[...] hat im Blog angekündigt, dass Trillian nun für das iPhone kommen soll. Gleichzeitig hab ich auch [...]
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
[...] von Trillian gehört oder direkt Kontakt gehabt haben. Die Cerulean-Studios haben nun in ihrem Blog angekündigt, Trillian auch aufs iPhone zu [...]
June 24th, 2009 at 4:03 am
[...] macht einer weiterer großer Messenger von sich reden: Trillian. Wie im Blog der Cerulean Studios zu lesen ist, soll Trillian for iPhone auf der vom Desktop Client bekannten Astra Technik basieren. Optisch [...]
June 24th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
has download information gone out already? As I submitted my application within 1 minute of the original post here so I know I was in the top 100 applicants but haven’t heard anything nothing in email or my bug post. :’(
June 26th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Digital Mayhem — Download information hasn’t gone out yet, testers haven’t yet been notified.
June 27th, 2009 at 7:30 am
The info above mentions ’simultaneous sign on’ (ie being logged on to one IM account from two devices) but doesn’t include MSN / Windows Live in the list of services included. Windows Live has a feature called ‘Sign In Multiple’, so it definitely works on MSN. Can the Beta testers say whether Trillian for iPhone does multi-location sign-ins for MSN?
June 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am
@ajas2 … that is not supported at all in Astra right now. It was added after that part of Astra was already done, and I believe Scott said it will be supported later on. It likely would be the same answer for the iPhone.
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:41 am
Damn, I missed the sign up. I’ m really looking forward to having Astra on my new iPhone. Thanks for all the hard work guys.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Im Pretty Bummed I Didnt get picked to beta this
I bet I was one of the first people to sign up too. Ohh well. lol
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 am
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July 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 am
I really want to beta test this app I just purchased a iPhone 3GS and want a muti chat IM client. I have been beta testing Astra for WinXp and absolutely love it. I need this app for my iPhone and willing to pay 10-20 bucks for it. Please get me on you beta list.
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
hi girls and boys,
i’m a 31 year old girl from germany and i have a iphone original and iphone 3g here… i tested im+ and beejive and i’m still looking for something better… hope to get a chance to test your program… this would be very nice! let me know, i would be very thankful
July 6th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
When is this being released please?
July 7th, 2009 at 7:54 am
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July 7th, 2009 at 11:55 am
@insomnia, the 100 testers already have been notified. It is in private testing. There is no release date, there never is. It will be out when it is done.
July 8th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
it looks so great!!! I am an beta tester of the windows version since a long time too, and I would be really happy if I could participate in testing the iPhone version! Just mail me, I would really appreciate it!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
@Maverick, you should have read the post above yours, the iPhone testing spots are full already.
July 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
!#$%^&*()!!!!!! I love Trillian on my PC, and while IM+ is fairly decent on the iPhone, I’d love to have Trillian, just because I’ve been using it for so long.
Although IM+ does have a few features I think Trillian doesn’t, like the ability to sign into Google Talk, MySpace chat, Facebook chat, Skype, Twitter, and Jabber…hopefully Trillian catches up soon.
July 10th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Um, hfelsh… have you never used Astra? It has ALL of those, and the web/iphone versions already have GoogleTalk, MySpace and Jabber… and I’m sure the others will come soon enough.
July 21st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
This is crap.
First off 100 users BARELY qualifies as a test. BARELY. With as massively popular as Trillian is, a 500 sample size should have been the bare minimum.
Secondly, why weren’t PAID USERS OF ASTRA notified so that they could sign up? Or, better yet, why didn’t you automatically factor us in to the testing program? You want to test features of Astra, us paid users have all features completely unlocked on the PC, and subscription interoperability between the two is one of the selling points.
I dropped money on Astra, like Trillian Pro before it to support Cerulean Studios. Thus far, I’ve yet to see what the hell my money is going for. Sure, I get updates, but that is IT. And considering Astra “beta” on PC, after it runs the 30 day course, still retains the look, feel and plugin options.
Those of us who have paid for Astra beta should have been immediately e-mailed with invites to the iPhone version. PERIOD.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
When is it possible to get this alpha version? I ready to test anytime!
August 9th, 2009 at 4:12 am
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August 12th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Got an iPhone, partially because I can’t wait for this! Looking forward to it!
August 14th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
[...] our work on all of the new versions of Trillian we’ve announced for other platforms. The iPhone version is nearly ready for submission to the App Store, the Web version will continue to get [...]
August 14th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
@Captiosis Quit whining. First off, they can only provision 100 beta testers. This is a limit of the Apple Developer’s account. Second, pissing and moaning about how you feel you got ripped off isn’t going to get you anywhere. You’re not entitled to anything, and Cerulean Studios doesn’t owe you anything. You paid for a subscription to Trillian, whether it was 3.x or Astra, that’s what you got: the full-featured Astra client. To expect anything more is just childish.
August 17th, 2009 at 3:09 am
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September 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I see the iPhone client has the “shiny” chat bubbles. You might want to read this article from MacNN about Apple’s rejection of an application which had that feature.
http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/chat.bubble.app.rejection
September 12th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Another inconsistent decision by Apple, shiny round chat windows. IM+ has them. Text+ has them. Go figure….
September 15th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
[...] Trillian for iPhone was submitted to the App Store on August 14th, the same day we released Trillian Astra 4.0. We haven’t been accepted or rejected yet and are patiently awaiting a response from Apple. Should the app be rejected, we’ll update the blog and explain what we’re doing to address any problems Apple’s reviewers uncovered. In the meantime, we’re in the dark and keeping our fingers crossed. [...]
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Hey!
Wow, this is amazing!! This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE say this is out soon!!!!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
WOW, submitted Aug 14th and not up yet? Come on Apple! Your slowing down a great app. I can’t wait to trash the crappy AIM free client with ads all over the place.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Could you check in with Apple and see where the status of the approval process is at? It’s been a long time ago since you submitted the app for approval in August, nearly a month and a half soon. We are fast approaching October and it would be nice to know if it will be available soon. Thanks.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I absolutely cannot wait to see how this goes through! I just bought an iphone, and i was saddened at the thought of having to use several IM services on the Iphone. I went looking to see if there was a trillian app, and darn, i HOPE this goes through!!!!! Finally after the many years of using trillian, i bought myself a copy of Astra.
I have loved your program for a VERY long time! THANKS GUYS!!!
September 25th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Please don’t forget to allow landscape typing.
September 27th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Does anyone have any clue about what’s Apple doing? It’s hard not to get rude when talking about their Trillian approval delay!
September 28th, 2009 at 2:30 am
And support for the address book will be? I want to sync my contacts with address book in phone. Thnx.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Great news about the app… since Apple are taking their jolly good time approving this app, is there a way to install it without using the App Store? If not, can we please find out what the delay is with Apple?
September 29th, 2009 at 3:25 am
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September 29th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
CANNOT.F$%**ING.WAIT haha, send me the beta bitches!!
September 30th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
We should all start killing the app store with searches for Trillian. Maybe they’ll see the demand in the logs and approve it faster? Just a thought.
September 30th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Nice, I cannot wait for this!!! I signed up for beta but was not accepted I guess.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
@ Brandi, Apple already approved it or they would not be able to beta test it
(I think…)
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:01 am
Beta testing should be re-opened (expaneded) to help resolve any open issues and allow the iPhone app to get to market sooner. Testers are of the understanding that it’s not a primetime ready for production app, and any problems need to be reported to get fixed. Inclusion in the bets means inclusion in the problem reporting and efforts to improve the product. It’s benn a while now guys. Let’s get this thing released.
October 3rd, 2009 at 5:20 am
Now I’m owner of this Great iPhone but still waiting for trillian to Be available on the AppStore. Hope this will come really Soon. Really Great work from you!
October 7th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Can you check into what has delayed the app’s approval? Something has clearly delayed progress. Thanks.
October 8th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I’m still waiting too… I hope Trillian is available on the AppStore soon!
The other IMs aren’t so good…:(
October 8th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Didn’t Apple store approved a couple of thousands apps a week ago or so?
I read about it somewhere.
Can’t wait for it to get released.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Please let me in for iphone astra testing… What do I need to do?
October 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I’ve signed up for beta invitation months ago. How the hell do I get this app? I know trillian takes years and years and YEARS to release something, and I don’t want to wait until iPhone 8G comes out for this. How can I get an invitation other than waiting all life on trillian to send it?
October 9th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Oh okay, didn’t know we were still waiting on Apple. I wish this was available via Cydia, apple takes forever also to approve things. -.-
October 10th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I can’t wait for this to come out all of the other instant messengers for the iphone are just crap
but im sure you guy’s are just going to blow all the others away just like on the pc
October 10th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
I’m sooooo excited to hear about it being in beta. I can’t wait for it to be ready! Is it likely to be included with any Pro membership or cost extra to add to the iPhone?
Thanks much for all your awesome work! Trillian gets better and better lately at an increasingly fast rate!
Dana Shaw (Toronto)
October 13th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Can’t wait for this. I have been holding off installing a chat client on my iPhone hoping this would be available.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
NOTE: There has been no feedback or updates from the Trilian Crew on the iPhone Status or availablity for quite some time. As a long time Trillian User (Paid) I can’t see any reason to purchase the paid upgrade to ASTRA without the iPhone App being available. At minimum, a status update from the Trillian Crew would simply be polite.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
@Tester: iPhone developers are not informed as to the approval status of an app until it is actually approved (as soon as it is approved, the app becomes available for download from iTunes. There is also no means for developers to actively inquire about the status of their pending app. And even of there were a way for them to find out, they would not be able to release the information due to Apple’s very strict nondisclosure agreement. Considering the number of Trillian fans out there, I think you can rest assured that within minutes (or even seconds) of approval, it’ll hit the tech newswire. I personally can hardly wait to get rid of AIM, Yahoo, and Twitter on my phone…
October 14th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Put it on Cydia
October 14th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
@Jessica I’ve followed many other iphone devs, who post their status of the app they are developing. Whether it is simply a update of not hearing anything from apple, or that is was rejected with the need of changes for re-submitting.
Also, like Qik, it can be on Cydia, until they get approved in the store, that would be most excellent!
October 15th, 2009 at 11:15 am
what, no Windows Mobile version ? at least on WinMo there are no restrictions of how it has to look like, unlike the mac-fanboism, sure, using WinMobile requires that you get to KNOW what you’re doing with it, it’s not “dummy user friendly”, on the other hand it’s very versatile and modular. I’dnt trade my SAMSUNG SGH i907 for a iphone – not even for free! if there’s no trillian for WinMobile, I guess i stick to the PALRINGO messenger instead
October 16th, 2009 at 9:53 am
This is fantastic guys but its kind of like putting a glass of water just out of reach of someone dying of thirst.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
The heck with Apple. You guys are losing $$ at this point. Put it on Cydia!
October 19th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
when will it be ready for download???
October 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I have a licensed copy of Trillian and have been waiting for the iPhone app to come out for Tril. Please consider me. Thanks
October 20th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
bought an Astra Pro account for features like multiple sign-ins. It’s quite useless if there is only a Windows Client. I have a pure Mac environment with MacMini, MacBook and iPhone.
At least the iPhone App would be great (Put it on Cydia for sale and you’ll make a lot more money than on AppStore).
Anyhow, great service, thanks a lot (many years with trillian Pro since the service started).
But as I got rid of MS, I lost my trillian…
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I can’t wait for this, fantastic job, where / how do I get it?
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Anxiuosly awaiting the approval for my iPhone. Have palringo in use for stop-gap measure…
Love trillian. You guys are awesome.
October 24th, 2009 at 3:05 am
STILL waiting for the iphone app. This is my FAVORITE messaging program by far. Come on Apple!! Jump on this thing! Trillian is the greatest!!
October 25th, 2009 at 6:27 am
It is officially now almost two months and a half you’ve submitted the app now! Isn’t that a totally crazy approval delay?! What’s Apple’s excuse to justify that? The Trillian app approver is on long term off sick and cannot be replaced or are they just taking us for nuts???!!! Crazy ba#####!!!
October 25th, 2009 at 9:51 am
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October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Can’t wait for this to come out! I love trillian!!
October 28th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
so when can i expect to have this app on my iPhone 3GS?
October 28th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I use my iPhone at college and would love to test trillian astra
October 28th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
I would love to try it. Thanks
October 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
I must say the iphone app looks brilliant and more so; the hitchhiker reference throughout make for a great read – thanks team for keeping the humor in the world!
October 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
They need to make a Blackberry version of this IM. Otherwise Great additition to the iPhone!
October 30th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Hello !
I love Trillian too…I can´t wait until i have Trillian on my iPhone! I use Trillian many years on my desk, still having Astra Account and now we all must wait!… so many days and Apple won´t publish Trillian for all fan´s arround the world ! Whats going on, Steve Jobs ??
October 30th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy is my favorite book, too!
November 8th, 2009 at 5:30 am
wow… nice….
please make for blackberry as well….. thanx
November 9th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Do you plan on having this app for Blackberry phones?
November 10th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Ive been using Trillian as my IM client on my PC for years, currently I’m using IM+ on my iPhone 3G (caught it on sale for $4.99) but I’ll happily switch to this when its available.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
What we really need is an Android port! Now that the droid is out and on fire, I will test!!!!
November 13th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
There has got to be some update regarding Trillian for iPhone? Has Cerulean Studios given up on this?
November 13th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
You have to be the most patient company I’ve ever seen. You’re losing your competitive edge over the competition and frustrating your loyal and potential customers with this unreasonable delay. Will there be a point where you say enough already and make you software available through Rock or Cydia?? I hope so, I’d hate to see this drag into next year!
November 13th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
@Peter, AAADiver: Efforts continue behind the scenes to bring Trillian for iPhone to the App Store. We have not given up and will update everyone as soon as we hear something from Apple.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Apple has recently updated their Approval Process to be slightly more informational.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2009/11/app-approval-process-becomes-a-tiny-bit-more-transparent/
This may lend to more information on this Trillian App for iPhone.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I have totally given up on these guys completely how long has it been for them to release this for the Mac & iPhone what 3 years already it’s now turned into a complete joke amoungst Apple fans.
Face it, it will never be released and if it did there support will be a joke as well.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Yeah, I’m about to give up. I’ve held off getting an IM client because I really want to use Trillian (I’ll pay!) but this is ridiculous. I think you should take “Available for….iPhone” off of your website, because it isn’t available…
November 16th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
It is in deed rediculus.
The website clearly states “…available for Windows, iPhone and Web”. This has to be changed immedeatly, as it leads to the opinion that there is a iPhone version as well.
Number one and three really work great, but iPhone? No way to get it, even if you apply for a beta test. I bought a pro-Account, just to get the beta, but it seems beeing a pro or free user doesn’t change anything.
I would hv loved to help improving this app, having the option to use it on my Macs, my iPhones and the only Windows PC that ist left in our environment. It would have been great to have one client for all systems, especially with the simultanious login.
I finally decided to stay with Adium on my Macs, IM+ on the iPhones and use Trillian just on my Windows PC, if neccessary.
I am not sure whom to blame, as there are ways to get either response from Apple or simply publish the app somewhere else.
Maybe CeruleanStudios can give us an update whats going on according to the new Approval Progress Screen (maybe post a Screenshot), so we can all see whats going on.
Just to clarify: I love Trillian. I was one of the first to have it years ago and updated since then to every new version that was released. I updated to Pro already in 3.x, as I thought the money was well invested. Hopefully Ceruleanstudios can keep us up to date somehow. I would (as many guys here) love to get some details about the price we can expect. Will there be a free version, will a pro version be free for already registered 4.x Pro users or will we have to pay it all again?
Please give us something we can work with!
But not to forget: Thanks Ceruleanstudios for your great work!
November 18th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I’d have to agree with Frank. “…available for Windows, iPhone and Web” is false advertising. This has been available for iPhone for most of this year, but nothin. Take it off until it’s available!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
This is awesome! On a whim I decided to search the app store and bam! There it was! As much as I love Trillian and have for years…I understand funding issues, but I’m a tad peeved that the app is $4.99. I say that, but I am also willing to help support you guys too. Fring was terrible in comparison.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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November 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 am
I am loving my droid. Android 2.0 is the phone platform of the future for sure. I hope trillian is working on the android 2.0 version as this will be easier for them do develop and I think (100%) all IM/social networking users will buy it and love it. I have been using trillian since version 2.0 and I alaso own Astra for windows. I think trillian guys will develop something stable and reliable plus the push messages while disconnected via astra servers is revolutionary!! If you do build this for android 2.0 make sure it integrates with the contacts application like they have done with facebook app.
December 8th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Will sending/receiving IMs count as text messges or do they go through the normal data plan?