Craigslist Notification android application
Craigslist Notification android application
This application will tell you when new stuff is posted to
craigslist.
This provides you with a way you can get the best deals as soon as they are registered.
You will never lose a good opportunity again!
The application is totally free and doesn't use ads either in current or future
versions.
There is no form of monetization associated with this application.
The application does not require registration and does not store information
about its usage on the servers.
Features
- Enable the user to create notifications for certain keywords and categories;
- Allow to have all filtering that craigslist.org has;
- Has all cities that craigslist.org has;
- Preferences menu for configuring the location and network options;
- Mark posts as favorite to read at a later time;
- The relevant posts are downloaded on the phone, so they can be read later without network;
- Faster navigation, since relevant posts are downloaded in batch;
Technical details
- It periodically checks for new posts;
- In each check it download *only* the updated data, which should be
small after the initial download;
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If no update is available it does not download anything at all. This proves to use less bandwidth than a normal navigation app, since:
- Only relevant data is downloaded;
- It never download duplicated data two times;
- It's not like RSS feeds that it's the phone downloading and pooling the feeds every time.
The phone only donwload the updated data one and do it just one time.
Bandwidth usage
- For example, a download of 100 new posts takes 50kb of
internet bandwidth.
- The daily bandwidth will depend on the number of
notifications that you are monitoring and the number of times that
your notifications get updated.
- To reduce bandwidth, try to be specific in your notifications.
- For example: try to use "honda civic" instead of "car"
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
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I perceive a delay of 15 min between when the ads are posted an when i receive the notification, why?
That's because craigslists website caches the RSS results and thus they arrive to you with a certain delay.
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How to delete a searched item?
- Go to the search item listing;
- Click on MENU;
- Click on "Edit"
- Click on "Delete"
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How to set the time it updates a search?
- On the main screen click on MENU;
- Click on "Preferences";
- Click on "Networking"
- Here you have two options: WIFI updates and NON-WIFI updates
Feedback found on the internet:
- by jjday7 -
... When I am looking for another phone.
I went into the android market and downloaded a app called craigsnotifica.
What that does is tell you instantly when someone lists a product your looking for.
Since I am the first to see it,
I can jump on deals before too many people see it.
Really cool...
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by tomuse.com -
This is one of the best apps in the Android Apps Market let alone a fantastic shopping resource.
It’s simple; it lets you create search queries for products on Craigslist and
then it notifies you when they’re discovered. You can limit queries to a
specific category and location or filter search results by titles, images,
and a minimum/maximum price. Once you’re notified of a result, you can click
on it to launch your browser and see the full listing at Craigslist. From there
you can utilize the native functions from the Android browser to share the page
with a friend. The app’s response time is very quick and there is no stalling
whatsoever. Everything works as it should. I love this app!
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by Daniel G. Sinclair
Guide: Best Android Apps for the Motorola Droid
Screenshots
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Main screen - notification list
Main screen. This is where your notifications are listed:
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Posts listing
When you click on one notification, you go to the post listing.
Notice that you can edit the previously configured notification by clicking on this menu item.
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Post detail
Once you click on one post you will see this screen which displays the post details.
You are not required to be connected to the network to see the already downloaded posts.
Notice that you can mark posts as favorite to read them later. The favorite page is accessed from the main menu.
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Notification
When there are new posts the app displays a notification on your phone. This can be disabled in the preferences.
