I downloaded this version and here are some thoughts and suggestions.
I was happy to find out that my phone (ZTE Blade, also known as San Fransisco in some countries, Android 2.1) could run Yaaic without too much trouble. It's not the most capable device in terms of processor speed or memory, as far as I can tell. Things get laggy when I start running other apps in the background, but that's the case with most apps anyway. The first time I tried it, I wanted to connect to Undernet, but I think I might have initially tried to connect to server that wasn't online or maybe I just made a typo. Anyway, the case was that nothing seemed to happen for a long time, and I thought I must be doing something wrong. I had put my phone away for a while and when I picked it up again, I noticed it had connected, but to a different server. I think people in the Android Market reviews, who say the "app won't connect" might have been experiencing similar issues. The first time, it was a little bit difficult to tell when I'm going to get a connection, as on screen, nothing seemed to happen. I don't wish to imply this a flaw, just took me a moment to get used to it. Animated "Loading..." or "Connecting" icons on browsers and media players etc. don't do much good when there's a problem with the connection itself. But I think some people expect some kind of activity from this or other software in situations like this one, so that they know "something's happening". Like I said, no big deal. Now that I've got a connection, the first command I use is "/mode nickname +i" to set myself invisible. As I haven't got my phone at hand right now, I must say I can't remember what happened, it was either that Yaaic displayed an error message, over "invalid syntax" or something, or the second option is, that nothing seemed to happen, besides the upload/download arrows on my phone lighting up briefly, indication something happend. So my question is, can I use the /mode command with usernames, or does it only work with channels? Is it possible to use the +i invisible mode on yaaic? If it is, I would like to see it somewhere, maybe on top of the window, or status bar. Any chance of seeing this feature in future updates? For me, this is probably the most important feature. On connection, I receive a brief "Message of the day" from the server, but /motd command doesn't seem to do anything. I don't remember seeing an error message, either. Perhaps it was this command that caused some upload/download and not the /mode one. I'm sorry for being so vague, but I honestly don't remember and I cannot try and confirm until I get my phone back. /motd is not of crucial importance for me, but it would be nice to have. More on modes, channel modes this time: Is there a way to see, which channel modes are in effect? I didn't notice them anywhere and the command "/mode #channelname" - without parameters, didn't seem to work. When using mIRC or IrcII, I usually check whether a channel exists in the first place, with the /mode command, without parameters. And to see if anyone has been banned I use the "/mode #channelname b", without plus, minus or usernames. I forgot to try this one, so I can't say whether it works or not. The interface seemed simple, the possibility of opening a query window for private messaging is definitely a plus. It took me a while to realize I can scroll the contents of an individual window only when in full screen mode. I kept swiping the window with my finger, until I accidentally tapped it once and heureka! When I join to a very busy channel or use "/msg nickserv help", sometimes the text goes out of screen before I can read it all. Now, I don't know what is the exact term, is it buffer size? I'm wondering, if it's possible to adjust the number of lines I can scroll back to, before they're gone. A couple of more questions: When I'm setting up my server list, what does the SSL-button do? Does it only work with certain servers, or can I use it on any server if I wish to establish an encrypted connection? Is there a server list in the app itself or can I get one with a command? For example, if I wan't to use a different server within a network. Overall, I was pleased with the small size of the app (can't transfer apps to memory cards on Android 2.1) and that it didn't hog all the resources of my phone. It didn't seem to drain the battery too much, either. I would rate it 4/5. Finally, thank you very much for creating this nice app! I hope you keep up the good work and I'll be looking forward for future releases of Yaaic.
