TexMee

TexMee is a smartphone app offering “Real-Time character-by-character Text” on Android, iPhone and selective Blackberry smartphones allowing the user to make mobile textphone calls to any of the listed companies, organisations or text relay services in some countries (text relay only available in Spain, Switzerland and New Zealand at present). Calls can be made over Wifi or Data and are usually free if the user has a free Wifi connection or unlimited data.

To start making calls to services listed in the app, the application needs to be launched. Clicking on the TexMee icon in the application menu will launch the application. You must have an active Wifi or Data connection to update the database or to make calls.
The first time that the application is launched, a pop up screen will appear notifying that the database needs to be updated. The user must update in order to view the listed companies as shown below:

	Android Devices


1	Select "Yes"	2		3	Select your country	4	The list of available companies will be displayed


	Making a Call

1	Select a company by pressing on the icon	2	You will now see the company's welcome message. When an agent answers the call, "Connected" will be displayed. Please wait for the agent to type. Once the agent has typed a greeting followed by "GA", you can start typing.Type your text and end it with "GA" (this means "Go Ahead") letting the agent know that they can now type.	3		4	To end the call, press the menu button on your smartphone, this will display the "End Call" button. Press the "End Call" button.


5	Press "Yes".	6	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the back button on your smartphone.

	Text Settings (Colour)

1	From the main list, press the menu button on your smartphone.	2	Press "Preferences".	3	Click on the outgoing colour drop-down list.	4	Select the colour for outgoing text.


5	Click on the incoming colour drop-down list.	6	Select the colour for incoming text.	7	Press the menu button on your smartphone.	8	Select Save and Go Back.


9	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the back button on your smartphone.


	Text Settings (Size)

1	From the main list, press the menu button on your smartphone.	2	Press "Preferences".	3	Click on the Text Size bar to select the preferred text size.	4	Press the menu button on your smartphone.


5	Select Save and Go Back.	6	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the back button on your smartphone.

	Country Settings

1	From the main list, press the menu button on your smartphone and press "Preferences".	2	Press "Preferences".	3	Press "Country Preferences".	4	Press the drop-down list.


5	Select your country.	6	Select Save and Go Back.	7	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the back button on your smartphone.


	iPhones & iPads

	Making a Call

1	Select a company by pressing on the icon	2	You will now see the company's welcome message When an agent answers the call, "Connected" will be displayed. Please wait for the agent to type. Once the agent has typed a greeting followed by "GA", you can start typing. Type your text and end it with "GA" (this means "Go Ahead") letting the agent know that they can now type.	3	To end the call, press "End Call" button.	4	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the home button on your smartphone.


	Text Settings (Colour)

1	From the main list, press the settings button.	2	Click on Text Setting.	3	Click on Incoming Text Colour.	4	Select the colour for incoming text and press set.


5	Click on Outgoing Text Colour.	6	Select the colour for outgoing text and press set.	7	Press the main menu button.	8	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the home button on your smartphone.


	Text Settings (Size)

1	From the main list, press the settings button.	2	Click on Text Setting.	3	Click on Font Size.	4	Select the preferred font size.


5	Press the main menu button.	6	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the home button on your smartphone.


	Country Settings

1	From the main list, press the settings button.	2	Click on Country.	3	Select your country.	4	Press the main menu button.


5	You will return to the main list. To exit the app, press the home button on your smartphone.

Below is a list of companies/organisations listed in the TexMee app. It is important to update the database on the app from time to time as new entries may be added to the list at any time.