Hi everybody,
I'm looking for some software that will allow people to contact me in emergencies while my phone is on silent/vibrate mode. For example, I'd like to be able to let some people know they can send my phone an SMS with specific keywords and make it ring even when in silent mode (e.g. when I'm asleep). I can do that with phoneAlarm. However, a better option would be programming the phone that if someone calls more than 3 times within a period of X minutes while the phone is silent, the 4th call would ring.
Any ideas how I can do that? I tried to look it up but no results so far.
It is really a great idea, but I am afraid such software hasn't been born. In the near future, it may come true. If anyone else knows such thing, I would like to have a try, too.
Would it be an option to have a "white list" of people that can call you? For all others the phone is busy.
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Guys,
I just wondering if there is an application that can be set to call a certain number at a given time.
Even, to call the phone itself.
Here is a situation that such program could be useful :
- At 15:00 you will meet someone who you dont want to meet in the first place, but you cant avoid the meeting.
- Then you set the application to call your mobile phone at 15:30
- So, your phone will ring at 15:30+ and you will pick up the phone (it is obvious), talk to your self ! And inform that you must leave because of something urgent
Cool, not?
Can you just set an alarm with a ringtone as the alarm sound? Surely the person you are with wouldn't see the screen was showing an alarm alert rather than an incoming call.
Hmm, that would be an idea ...
Ive actually seen a website thatll do this for you but I cannot recall the name... I really wish I could remember... well, the alert idea is just as good I guess! unless someone calls in the middle of your convo... lol
I have subscribed to a monitoring service which send me alerts via sms. I want that if I received a sms from a particular number then a different sms tone will sound or a file will execute etc so that I can differentiate that the message I received is important.
any way to accomplish it?
I have the same situation and would also be interested in a solution for this.
Is there somewhere we can submit suggestions to MS for inclusion of this in a future 6.5.1 revision? It would be easy to add surely and another nice feature that iphone, android etc. don't have.
Not tried it yet, but looks like this might do it: http://qorefunctions.com/
OK tried that and don't like it. It's not seeming to show all my contacts and the limit on the sound is 15 seconds, whereas I want an mp3 of a few minutes to play.
So back to the drawing board.
Done more research and trialling this: http://ringomo.com/windows.php
Seems to work well so far and cheaper than the other one too.
Biffy said:
I have the same situation and would also be interested in a solution for this.
Is there somewhere we can submit suggestions to MS for inclusion of this in a future 6.5.1 revision? It would be easy to add surely and another nice feature that iphone, android etc. don't have.
Not tried it yet, but looks like this might do it: http://qorefunctions.com/
OK tried that and don't like it. It's not seeming to show all my contacts and the limit on the sound is 15 seconds, whereas I want an mp3 of a few minutes to play.
So back to the drawing board.
Done more research and trialling this: http://ringomo.com/windows.php
Seems to work well so far and cheaper than the other one too.
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I tried it on my Samsung Jack i637 stock rom and in less than 10 minutes I uninstalled that ringo crap. It messed my profile up. Wish there was something light weight that doesn't screw with the contacts and profiles so much.
How did it mess your profile up? Not had any problems yet, although I am getting a funny 'ding' sound play when my phone wakes up before the proper text alert sound plays.
SMS!Alert
Hi,
SMS!Alert work perfect for it.
SMS!Alert allow you to create custom alerts based on SMS messages, enter a incoming phone number and/or keyword filter, when someone sends a SMS with the keyword filter text or if incoming phone number matches, phone will display sound alert.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smsalert
I use my phone as my alarm clock. I keep it chargeing on my bedside table. I do not have a house/landline so this is my only option for communication.
It would be nice if at night, when I'm sleeping, i can set my phone (via app or setting) to a "do not disturb" type state.
In this state, i would basically like all phone calls routed to a special voice mail, that will state to the caller that i am unavailable, and to leave a message. However if it is an emergency, give the caller an option to bypass the do not disturb state and actually ring my phone.
Same with Text Messages. I would like all text messages intercepted, and responded to via text in the same fashion, with the same option for the caller to bypass the do not disturb state and actually ring/notify me of the call/text etc.
And of course, put all other notifications to silent mode etc.
Then in the morning, i can check all notifications, phone, text etc, and see what i missed.
I hope i explained this well enough.
I would like to be able to sleep without interruption, but if something important happens, or an emergency happens, i can still be gotten a hold of.
there is an app called silent time lite that I use, it wont route your calls or anything, but between the times you states the phone will go into silent mode (vibrate or not, you decide) you can also have exceptions like if your mother calls at 3 am or something. Its free in the market, i use this app for school, put my schedule in there and it automatically muted my phone for classes
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there is an app called silent time lite that I use, it wont route your calls or anything, but between the times you states the phone will go into silent mode (vibrate or not, you decide) you can also have exceptions like if your mother calls at 3 am or something. Its free in the market, i use this app for school, put my schedule in there and it automatically muted my phone for classes
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Hmm, exceptions for contacts eh? Might be the next best thing if i cant find, or someone create an app that'll do the other stuff.
Thanks for the suggestion, ill look into it.
uh... How about... AIRPLANE MODE
I like the stshannon's idea : this kind of "filter" people can "bypass" only for emmergency...I've been loking for that for long time !
@nopenope : the aireplaine mode doesn't allow this kind of redirection I think...
timerriffic is awesome and free. once you've got your profiles all setup you can set what goes off, volume, vibrate etc... I use it to turn off notifications at night but ring my phone at 100% when I'm "on call" for work or 40% when i'm not.
different day settings too, m-f and weekends.
Hey guys!
I'm sure quite a few of you have made yourself a little Tasker safety setup in case your phone gets lost/stole.
My setup until now looks like this:
- Green Alert: phone is lost but not stolen. When the keywords are sent to my WhatsApp, the phones screen and camera flash start flashing and 10 seconds later the volume is turned up and a ringtone played.
- Red Alert: Phone is stolen, upon keywords sent through WhatsApp, phone discreetly takes pictures with front and back facing cameras, turns on gps and sends pictures + location data + battery status to my email address.
What I want to do now, and where I would be glad to get some pointers from you guys, is create an intermediate profile, say "yellow alert", that may be used when uncertain if the phone is stolen or just misplaced. My idea was to turn the volume up, and simulate an incoming call.
If the phone is just misplaced, chances are I will find it by the ringing sound.
Else, if the phone was stolen, and if the thief happens to still be close to the area, chances are when the phone starts ringing he will want to mute it ASAP. So what would be great is if "mute" or "reject call" is pressed, the phone goes into "Red Alert" mode.
I've been experimenting with possibilities for such a profile in Tasker but have yet to succeed.. Any pointers on how this could be achieved or additional suggestions are welcome.
Additionally, should anyone be interested in my profiles just ask and I will send them to you.
Thank you!
EDIT: my phone is a rooted Nexus 5 running stock 4.4.4, just in case that may be needed for anything
My S6 and S4 did this too, so I'm wondering if there's a workaround.
If I'm having an SMS conversation with someone, while the phone is in my hand, I get the SMS notification sound as normal, but then I put the phone down next to me and if a new SMS arrives somewhere between the screen turning off and the phone locking itself, there is no notification sound and so if someone adds something to the conversation, I inevitably miss it until next time i check my phone.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? is there a workaround? Thanks
it has been like that for alot of the samsung phone. I dont think there is a way to change it.
Normally i just reply and back out of the app before leaving the phone