Hey everyone,

A couple of weeks ago i was checking my friends iphone and found a program which tracks XBOX Live gamers status and activity. Since i'm a hardcore gamer myself and a Blackberry Bold owner, i just had to have this feat in my beloved bold.

Anyway, this is the first beta public release of XBerry Live!, i hope more gamers/blackberry owners enjoy this little app as i enjoyed coding it. Works on devices with OS 4.2.1 and up. (87xx, 88xx, 81xx, 83xx, 9000)

Download at: Juan Xavier Larrea – XBerry Live! for Blackberry Smartphones

BTW, it's a work in progress; it's only 3 days old and there might be a bug here and there. I added an autoupdate feature so whenever a new release is out, the app will let you know. If you have any suggestions, feature requests or bug reports, feel free to let me know.











P.D: This app will never ask for your XBOX Live / Windows Live credentials.

FOR ALL OF YOU HAVING ERRORS AFTER INSTALLING VERSION 2.99:

I'm so sorry about this, i'm still trying to figure out what went wrong. The solution for now is to UNINSTALL XBERRY LIVE! and CLEAN INSTALL IT AGAIN.

Download OTA: Juan Xavier Larrea – XBerry Live! for Blackberry Smartphones

You will have to add the gamertags again but at least the app will work.

Sorry :(

Wirelessly posted (8100 Strike 2)

Nice.

Very interesting. Downloading now.

Great, let me know how it goes.

Interesting app Juan Xavier, just posted in mi BlackBerry .com | Noticias y software para BlackBerry
Best regards.

Josep Mª

PS3berry on the way?

Never ;)

Niiice. Was thinking about doing this myself, just never got the time. Now I don't have to.

Works great so far. One thing would be a way to view the entire line of what your friend was doing as it gets cut off. Other than that its great.

Thanks Ulukia. Tomorrow i'll release a new version that plays nicer with low resolution screens. I made this using my Bold as reference ;)

Np. Thanks again for your hard work.

Very, very nice. One request... could you make the icon a bit more OS 4.6 like? What I mean is that the icons are subdued when the cursor is not over them, and they brighten up (just a bit) when the cursor is over them.

I know it's a bit petty, but the new icons for OS 4.6 are excellent, and I am hoping that all developers match their icons to the new look.

A few things I noticed:

1. When entering my roommate's GamerTag, XBerry Live! indicates that it is an invalid tag for some reason. Won't let me add it.
2. As a result of point #1, when I hit the escape button to back out to the main screen of XBerry Live!, I get the Save/Discard/Cancel dialog. Not sure why?
3. My recommendation for the icon, as noted in the post above.

Other than these three issues, and I hesitate to call them issues, really, this program is fantastic. Great job!

A follow-up... something is wrong with my roommate's GamerTag, so this doesn't appear to be an issue with XBerry Live!, so you can disregard point #1.

very nice...downloading now

New version 2.0 is out. The app should prompt you to upgrade, otherwise download it here:

http://jxl.me/xberry/xberrylive.jad

ifonline thanks for the suggestions. In the new version i fixed the "Save/Discard/Cancel" dialog bug. As for the icon, i tried something on the new version but i dont think its up to the new bold icons :( Im really not much of a graphic designer.

Ulukia: try the new version, double click on a contact and now youll see the whole info, uncutted.

I keep on getting "Please verify gamertag and try again" whenever I add someone.

Matisha: do you use BIS or BES? WAP?

Bes

Thank! Now my BB is even MORE Addictive..lol..

Looks good. Thanks!

I am excited for a new app for Xbox Live. I sent a message to Microsoft about 5 weeks ago asking for a blackberry application.

One thing I would like to see in the future is a way to message friends. I am also a fan of integrating it with Windows LiveID so that your friends list is in automatically. I disagree about a security issue as the BlackBerry is known for its protection. I mean we get email from Gmail and log onto AIM and even Windows Messenger. Inputting the tags isnt what bothers me as much as not being able to message the people on their xbox and vice versa. Just like the messages work on the computer. I am looking forward to that app.

Also my icon on my 8330 curve does not look like the one in the picture. Mine looks a bit more ghetto. Its like a blue etch-a-sketch with a X in the top right corner. Just FYI

I'd love to help test any thing that you can develop as far as improving the applications that merge xbox and blackberry. While gaming didnt exactly ruin my life, it sure has changed it.

Again thanks for making the app and i look forward to future versions.

No problem, and the new icon seems to be working just right. The only thing I would recommend... when in the "unselected" state, make the colors just a bit more subdued. Not too much, just a bit more. The green is still a bit "bright" for the "unselected" state. I hope that makes sense.

Everything else seems to be working very well now. You have done a fantastic job with this, and I greatly appreciate it. Oh, and I really like the new look of the card screen. Good job.

I am having same problem. Can't add anyone...

Doesn't this app show all of your friends automatically? I entered my gamer tag and I'm the only one that shows up. I'm using a Telus 8330 with original OS.

serpico007: nope, you gotta add whom you want to track manually.

That's too bad, I was hoping that all my friends would show up from xbox live and zune and windows live contacts just like they do on the devices and sites. That would be better for my uses since I don't remember everyone's tags.

Well you can always download an alternative to XBerry Live!... oh wait, there is none

this app is GREAT thank you so much juan!

You are welcome. Truth is i made it for my own use since i'm a hardcore gamer and i was always wondering who's online playing at the time.

As of now, there are 940 blackberry running XBerry Live! Not bad for a 3 days old app.

Being a free app, I don't know how much my server will be able to handle the load so enjoy while it lasts

Cool application. I definitely will be utilizing it. If you continue to develop it, please add messaging and eventually a way to add ppl you come across while mobile to your friends list permanently on Live!.

Stryfe01 all of those features are on my to-do list but they can't happen until i get admitted into the XBOX Community Developer Program which is closed right now :(

oh i will, i will donate for new servers :D

LOL thats so kind of you. The problem is the bandwidth. My VPS (Virtual Private Server) is capped to 100mbps. I'm paying $100/month for it and that's all i can afford right now!

Thanks a lot. This is a great app. I emailed xbox a few weeks ago to ask them to add friends lists to the WAP site and they emailed back saying they had no plans to do it, so this is a huge help.

I've tried for the last 2 days to get this download and no matter when i try i get the same result.. download failed "907 Invalid COD File not found" Same thing happens when i try to get the blackberrywiki.jad. I've searched high and low on the forums and can't seem to find the answer. I tried a hard reset, cleared my cache, & redownloaded the files. I've got version 4.5.0.108 installed and am using a T-Mobile 8320 curve.

Going to try this out

Nice!!!

Works like a charm for me, thanks!