Hey, remember Orkut? It was Google’s attempt at doing an online social network, back when MySpace ruled the world and Facebook was still considered a garish newcomer.
Orkut may have failed to establish itself in Europe and the US, but it remains oddly popular in places like Brazil – where more than half of the site’s users live. And now Orkut’s on Android.
Here’s the official announcement, straight from the Orkut blog:
Orkut is now ready to roll on mobile phones with Android. Now you can stay connected to your orkut friends wherever you go — via scrap notifications, direct photo uploads to your orkut albums, and a phonebook synced to your orkut friends’ phone numbers and status messages. Orkut for Android lets you stay in touch with pals through…
Orkut friends live folders
Simply add the list of your orkut friends as a live folder on your home screen, and you’ll be able to browse through your friends list even when not under data network coverage. The live folder also lets you communicate (via call, scrap or SMS) with your friends in a single click. To install a live folder, click “Menu > Add > Folders > Orkut” on your Android device’s homescreen after installing the orkut for Android application.Photo uploads to your orkut albums
Gone are the days when you needed to download photos from your Android phone to your computer and then upload them to your orkut albums. Now you can simply upload photos from your Android Photo Gallery. Just click “Menu > Share > Orkut” while browsing your photos in the Android Photo Gallery to get started.Scrap notification
You will get notifications on your Android device when you have new scraps on orkut. The notifications will appear on your Android device notification bar; clicking on notifications will take you to your scrapbook page.To install the orkut for Android application visit Android Market from your Android device and search for “orkut” under the social applications category. You can also directly scan the QR code below to install it. Note that this application is available only for Android devices running version 1.6 or higher.
And the images as proof:
You can sign into Orkut using your standard Gmail account, should you want to see what a social network looked like a good five or six years ago.
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