Comments on: Aloqa – Always Be A Local

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:10 +0000

[...] ALOQA – Their tagline: Always be a local. This app is perfect for people who, when out, want [...]

By: kazi

kazi — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:19:37 +0000

excellent app but only problem it doesnt work with google navigation, takes me to mobile browser when pick “get direction”

By: markinct

markinct — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:10:15 +0000

I have been using this off and on and have to say the app is sweet, yet there are glaring holes in the data presented. I use Where as well, and Where – at least for central Connecticut area – seems to have more comprehensive information. For example ALOQA does not have the movie theater I go to most often (it’s a main stream, first run theater, nothing goofy).

You can change your location in Aloqa – Press Menu, then select Go to (magnifying glass icon). It works well. Perhaps this feature was added after the review was written. You can also tweak how frequently Aloqa uses GPS, even to the point of turning it off.

The UI is sweet, but I think I will continue to use Where together with Aloqa. 4 stars, 5 if the data were better. (By comparison, I’d give Where 4 stars too, 5 if it’s UI was better!)

By: Muccaneer

Muccaneer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:09:23 +0000

@fortune
just go in the Android-Marketplace and search for ‘aloqa’.
… that’s all.

By: fortune

fortune — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:43:36 +0000

where can i download the software. i have got the HTC hero

By: KoMaXX

KoMaXX — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:45:12 +0000

This app is simply amazing O_o
Sometimes I feel like the future has started and nobody told me. The UI of Aloqa is really slick, the developers seem to really understand touch-interaction with all that swiping. Also, albeit not complete, the content they show me is fantastic and relevant, and every time I browse the list of available channels there seem to be a few more.
In short: Try it out, or miss out. Also, it’s free.

By: Muccaneer

Muccaneer — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:14:36 +0000

First let me say, Aloqa is a great mobile application – useful and stylish.
My experience with the battery runtime are a bit different.
Running aloqa in the background almost does not suck more energy than usual.
Viewing the events and locations aloqa offers, sucks the battery in the same way like browsing the internet does (3G connections suck .
if you turn off the gps locationing on the g1 (in cities this is sufficient enough) saves energy, too.

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:06:25 +0000

I have liked it so far. Just turn it off when you arent going to use it. Very useful, nice smooth interface.