PictureDial for Storm

[Smiley88]

Dial contact, send SMS/PIN, email and browse website using picture ids. No need to remember phone numbers again or what the person looks like. Just snap the picture with the camera application or use any GIF, PNG or JPG picture and use it in Picture Dial.

Not only can you dial contacts but you can also send SMS/PIN, Email and browse contact website.

Supports Storm Touch, Click and Swipe.


Requirement:

* BlackBerry® OS 4.7.075 and Higher

Features:

* Supports Storm 9500 and 9530
* Supports PNG, GIF and JPG pictures
* Supports Internal and SD card memory
* Supports Contact lookup when creating new Picture Dials
* Supports Landscape and Portrait modes
* Send SMS/PIN and Email
* Browse contact website
* Rearrange PictureIDs
* Swipe to see more picture IDs
* Send quick SMS. No need to type
* Edit and crop picture
* Custom color for contact labelling
* Run PictureDial in background for instant access to your Picture Dials
* Very easy to use

Compatibility:

* 9500
* 9530


Website and download: Picture Dial

YouTube demo: YouTube - picturedial storm

BBCool review: How to make calls faster on your BlackBerry Storm | BlackBerry Cool

[jcramos]

Why does it take 3-4 seconds to open the app. Im running version 1.1.1

[Smiley88]

Originally Posted by jcramos

Why does it take 3-4 seconds to open the app. Im running version 1.1.1

because it have to load the picture thumbnails.

if you have spare memory then goto the Prefs and check to run in background

[jcramos]

Originally Posted by Smiley88

because it have to load the picture thumbnails.

if you have spare memory then goto the Prefs and check to run in background

Its already checked.

[jcramos]

Questions...

I have my pictures on my media card, sized at 200x200. I want to make the program start faster.

1. What if I make the pictures smaller. What size should they be?

2. Does the program look for the picture that i tell it too when the program runs and its stored in the program. Like Outlook does.

3. Leave them on Media card or on device?

[Smiley88]

Originally Posted by jcramos

Questions...

I have my pictures on my media card, sized at 200x200. I want to make the program start faster.

1. What if I make the pictures smaller. What size should they be?

2. Does the program look for the picture that i tell it too when the program runs and its stored in the program. Like Outlook does.

3. Leave them on Media card or on device?

it doesnt make picturedial run faster if you make the pic smaller. picturedial keeps a thumbnail database of the picture. the thumbnail size is 120x120.

once you added a picture picturedial does not reference the original pic because it keeps a copy of the thumbnail. this way it will load faster.

if you want to make picturedial run faster goto the Prefs and check to run in background.

[talal55]

Hi Smiley
I bought this software and i really liked it, the only thing tho it does't upload more than 24 contacts, is that correct or i am missing something??

[Smiley88]

Originally Posted by talal55

Hi Smiley
I bought this software and i really liked it, the only thing tho it does't upload more than 24 contacts, is that correct or i am missing something??

24 is the limit because picturedial was designed to use a your favorite contact dialer. i suppose you have more than 24 fav buddies

[talal55]

Originally Posted by Smiley88

24 is the limit because picturedial was designed to use a your favorite contact dialer. i suppose you have more than 24 fav buddies

Then i have to really squeez my body list from 25 to 24 only
Thanks smiley88, my compliment to you for this great software ..

[ksheridanphoto]

I had to get a replacement phone and have downloaded picture dial to my new phone but how do I get a registration number so I don't have to pay for it again?

[Smiley88]

Originally Posted by ksheridanphoto

I had to get a replacement phone and have downloaded picture dial to my new phone but how do I get a registration number so I don't have to pay for it again?

contact us at support@toysoft.ca and send your new bb pin number along

[kirkstir]

Originally Posted by Smiley88

it doesnt make picturedial run faster if you make the pic smaller. picturedial keeps a thumbnail database of the picture. the thumbnail size is 120x120.

once you added a picture picturedial does not reference the original pic because it keeps a copy of the thumbnail. this way it will load faster.

if you want to make picturedial run faster goto the Prefs and check to run in background.

Hey Smiley-
Great app that certainly improves contact list calling but I have one problem.
I can live with the load time but when I start Picturedial and switch to other apps without closing it, I can always bring it up quickly with the switch apps pop up. That is unless I actually touch a picture and make a call. After hanging up the call Picturedial closes and I am forced to restart with the 5 sec load time issue. That means if I make several calls from Picturedial I much wait for the load time on each call. After hanging up a call I can still bring it up in the switch apps pop up but when I press it the screen flashes slightly and it disappears, closing completely and forcing a restart of the app.

I do have "run in background checked." Any ideas how to get around this and keep it running in the background for quick dialing access?

[Smiley88]

Originally Posted by kirkstir

Hey Smiley-
Great app that certainly improves contact list calling but I have one problem.
I can live with the load time but when I start Picturedial and switch to other apps without closing it, I can always bring it up quickly with the switch apps pop up. That is unless I actually touch a picture and make a call. After hanging up the call Picturedial closes and I am forced to restart with the 5 sec load time issue. That means if I make several calls from Picturedial I much wait for the load time on each call. After hanging up a call I can still bring it up in the switch apps pop up but when I press it the screen flashes slightly and it disappears, closing completely and forcing a restart of the app.

I do have "run in background checked." Any ideas how to get around this and keep it running in the background for quick dialing access?

actually this was changed in the final release where when you dial a contact pictureDial will exit. Before in the beta version picturedial would stay open until you close it. i can try adding an option to close or leave picturedial once you dial a contact.

[kirkstir]

Originally Posted by Smiley88

actually this was changed in the final release where when you dial a contact pictureDial will exit. Before in the beta version picturedial would stay open until you close it. i can try adding an option to close or leave picturedial once you dial a contact.

Personally I think that would be the way to go, my guess is that most users will call from the app a lot in a day since it is so much easier than contacts calling (unless of course you need to wait the few seconds it takes to start up each time). It won't do me any good since just after I installed PictureDial my IT department pushed a security upgrade that does not allow any future 3rd party installs.

I appreciate the info though, it saves me the time trying to figure out a combination of exits that won't close the program (I do love this app but the delay everytime I want to make a call renders it much less useable).

[jcramos]

I just upgraded to the new version for the Storm (.148), Looks like it wiped all my setting. I still see all the files on my media card. Is there a why to recover so I don't have to re input all my favs?