Foursquare App for Nokia N900 – BarrioSquare Now Available in App Manager
BarrioSquare, a FourSquare application for the Nokia N900, left private testing on Monday and is now available at the N900′s App Manager. You may have to enable the Extras-Devel repository. This is great news because now more Nokia N900 users can start using this app. Watch my quick overview of the app.
Checking in on Foursquare everywhere we go
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I like this application on the Nokia N900 because it helps me find the places nearby to check-in, instead of manually looking for them through the mobile Foursquare website. My only complaint so far about BarrioSquare is that lists sometimes scroll too fast. A workaround is to drag your finger diagonally instead of up and and down.
Update: Chris, the guy behind Barriosquare, answered some questions I sent him shortly after the release.
What triggered the decision to finally put BarrioSquare in the Maemo repository?
I figure it was better to get the app out to the general public sooner, rather than later, and given the entire uncertainty of ovi store publishing (dependency issues with python-qt4) I figure might as well just get it out there now that it is in a fully functional state.
Any features to look out for in upcoming releases?
- Ability to search for friends
- Ability to see nearby tips
- Ability to get a “popup” alert whenever friends check into a venue nearby
- Venue (and nearby) specials
What other apps do u have planned for Maemo?
- Google Maps type app using Google Maps flash API, PyQt-Webkit
- Maybe a gowalla app?
- Also building a reusable UI toolkit library to speed up application development
BarrioSquare for Maemo 5 released; Use Foursquare on the N900 | ZOMG its Cj on 18 March 2010:
[...] BarrioSquare for Maemo 5 came out of private testing yesterday, and is now available to download in the Extras-Devel Repository in the N900 (if you’ve enabled it in your Application Manager). [...]
joe on 22 March 2010:
Is this as functional as the iphone/blackberry/android versions of the app? I can't seem to get any list of items to appear I have to manually search locations myself.
fazlynn on 25 March 2010:
Is there barriosquare or foursquare app for nokia E71?
Mandi on 27 March 2010:
I can't either. I'm starting to wonder what it is I'm doing wrong….
Ccool2486 on 3 June 2010:
barriosquare actually requires rooting users' N900 (i heard it from my friend, he sad it's a dev mode), it could take quite alot of effort. I think Cotchin will be a good alternative if you don't want to update your ROM(still requires installing some add-ons, but alot easier than barriosquare). there you go: http://www.cotchin.com
Chcoenders on 4 June 2010:
I tried search for this app in my download manager, but I can't find it (yes, I enabled the Maemo extras catalog)… Is this app available for certain countries only?
Mark Guim on 5 June 2010:
Seems to be in the extras Dev repo
Mark Guim on 5 June 2010:
Seems to be in the extras Dev repo