New Spark 360 release adds background updates, friend notifications

February 2nd, 2011, 00:35 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://0xff.akop.org/2011/01/31/new-...notifications/

This version brings something that’s been very frequently requested: background updates; specifically for friends and messaging; with notifications now optional. To keep things reasonable, games aren’t updated in the background (unless you have a widget on your home screen – in which case, they are).

Full list of changes:

» Smoother scrolling and faster loading for the Friend list
» Favorite friends – “star” any friend in the friend list to mark them as “favorite”
» Background updates! Spark can now perform friend and message updates in the background, with optional notifications for new messages and friends (any or favorite) coming online
» Bug fixes
» Minor visual changes

Download from Android Market

I should also mention that I realize that not everyone was happy with the new color scheme for the app. A not-so-distant future release will bring back the traditional green Xbox theme. Thanks to all of you who expressed your concern.

UPDATE: 3.02 provides a fix for the friends list not loading on new installations. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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