The HTC ChaCha is an Android-powered smartphone with an array of very special abilities. As any super-powered team will tell you, though, it’s only through a carefully honed combination of these powers that true mastery can be attained – in this case, the ChaCha’s canny fusing of Facebook with HTC’s custom Sense software.
The X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and the Incredibles – all will attest to a quick one-two combination attack as the best way to solve life’s problems. You might not be taking on super villains with your HTC ChaCha, but its unique ability to see the latest from your friends at the tap of a button combines beautifully with HTC’s potent Sense interface to conquer the pain of social networking on the go.
With your powers combined
The HTC ChaCha features a dedicated and context-sensitive Facebook button that lets you share content quickly without having to enter a separate app.
If you’re listening to a hot track on HTC ChaCha, and you want to share it with your friends, simply hit the F button to automatically upload the track details and an Amazon link to your Facebook wall. You can upload pictures, music tips and web links in a similar way, but what’s impressive is how this has all been integrated into the core HTC Sense experience.
For example, when someone calls you on your HTC ChaCha, Facebook and HTC Sense combine to inform you of their most recent social status updates – not to mention if they have a birthday coming up.
The HTC Sense approach is to group all your calls, messages and updates by people rather than by application, as is so often the case with lesser-powered smartphones. This is shown even more explicitly when you head into the HTC ChaCha’s address book, which includes each contact’s current Facebook status alongside their other details. If you get a message from someone, you can even see at a glance whether you can reply instantly on Facebook Chat.
On the same calendar page
Another way the powers of Facebook and HTC Sense combine to devastating effect in the HTC ChaCha is with the phone’s calendar function.
There’s no need to check your Android calendar and then log in to repeat the process on Facebook. Rather, the two have been integrated so that any Facebook events will automatically be added to the HTC ChaCha’s calendar. It’s quick, it’s seamless, and you’ll never have to miss an important event (whether social or crimefighting) again.
Indeed, HTC Sense on the ChaCha even incorporates Facebook event walls, so you can stay up to date on all of the reactions from attendees when you set up a Facebook event – all from the comfort of the HTC ChaCha’s calendar app.
Super hero social club
Facebook and HTC Sense come together in perfect harmony elsewhere on the HTC ChaCha. Friend Stream grants you the remarkably useful power to bring multiple social network postings together in one place.
Through Friend Stream, both Facebook and Twitter updates feed into the same inbox. You can even post to both networks simultaneously with just the one text input. What’s impressive is that these two titanic social networks come together so seamlessly under the HTC Sense banner – a true super group in every sense of the word.
With the HTC ChaCha, Facebook stops being a stand-alone, isolated social network and becomes a fully integrated part of your mobile life. The combined powers of HTC Sense and the all-seeing, all-knowing Facebook button can save time and generally make the world a better place for heavy social networkers and mobile users alike.
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