Firs off, I am NOT affiliated with this project at all - It is something I ran across, have been using it and thought I would share:
Project Name: android-smspopup
URL: http://code.google.com/p/android-smspopup/
Description:
An Android application that intercepts incoming text messages and displays them in a popup window (activity). The popup window shows the contact the message came from and their contact photo (if there is one) as well as the content of the message. Directly from the popup the user is given the option to Close the popup (marking the message read) or Reply to the message (using a system intent).
The more recent versions of SMS Popup also have a full notifications system built in - this allows a user to disable the built in messaging app notifications and use those from SMS Popup. The notifications system has additional options such as custom vibrate pattern, custom LED color and the ability to remind the user of a missed message in case they missed the notification the first time it played.
Review:
Even though it is in development stages, it is a pretty solid product.
- I love the fact that right from the pop-up notification, I can mark it read (hitting close) without going into the message and having to open yet another app.
- Pop-up shows the contact picture (if there is one) and I can tell at a glance who it is before I even read it.
- Being able to set up repeat reminders when missing messages is fantastic! Sometimes I step away and miss a text, so when I get back, at whatever interval I set it too, it re-notifies me of a message and I get the texts... Awesome!
- Here's one of my favorite ones... Custom Notification settings for contacts!! have a custom tone for my wife's text messages so I know it's her texting me. I also have one set up for other family members... Sky's the limit!
There's more and there is more coming up, so it's worth a shot.
Here is the QRC to download:
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Sounds like the same thing as SMS Popup that's on the market. Which still isn't as good as Chompsms or Handcent
It looks EXACTLY like SMS popup???
im pretty sure it is smspopup the changelog goes back to dec-2008 which is around when i found smspopup on my g1. it is a good app though i had to stop using it due to the texting while driving laws in my area im afraid the popup would count as reading the text, especially since it marks the text as read, which is just as illegal as writing one while driving.
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EDIT: Seemed to have screwed up BBCode on this post while trying to edit :S
see new post below!
I've been looking for along time for a very simple plugin, but it doesn’t seem to have been made. I have considered writing it myself, but looking at articles it seems the programming experience I have (developing web applications) is largely irrelevant
The closest plugin I have found to do what I want is called PhoneToday (see below)
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The plugin I’d really like is as such:
The left hand icon is of a little phone (like PhoneToday) and on the right of the icon is the Operator Name and nothing else. Tapping this line does nothing.
On the second line on the left is the e-mail icon from messaging app (Is it possible to have two icons for one today plugin?) which says SMS: x/y (where x is unread messages and y is the total in the inbox and subfolders – the total bit is important) tapping this line should open the SMS inbox. The text would be bold if there was a new message.
Below that line (with no left hand icon) it would say ‘No missed calls’ if there had been no missed calls and X missed calls if there had. The text would be bold if there had been a missed call. Tapping this line should open the call log.
The above would just be perfect…as I have a *very* busy schedule and love being able to see it all on one page – which requires my today screen to be pretty empty!
If anyone was feeling the need to extend the plug-in it would also be really good if you could choose to add extra lines for each different mailbox (MMS, IMAP, Exchange/ActiveSync) and maybe add some options for changing fonts/icons…I dunno!
I would be really made up if anyone (apart from JGUI – you have caused me to hard reset twice now…I don’t like you) would be able to make a nice simple plugin like this or knows of one I’ve missed.
Thanks *very* much
Hello all,
I just released a free application/service that forwards your SMS messages to e-mail addresses you define, and also sends responses back when you reply to the received e-mails (coming from your own number). Etext uses Google's Cloud 2 Device Messaging (C2DM) to notify your phone without polling every x minutes, hence the Android 2.2 requirement. It's designed so that it can actually replace the default SMS application's notifications, and to be able to reply to incoming messages from any device that's able to receive e-mail, no matter where you are.
The application is brand new on the market, so it would be great if the XDA community could give it a try. Screenshots and a more thorough description can be found on the Android Market (or should I say Google Play). Below is a link, and a QR code that you can scan on your device. If you have any questions or suggestions you can always post here or e-mail me!
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Hey!
Did a quick test this and it works well Will do more tests soon.
Was wondering what the real purpose is. I mean ... wouldn't SMS be more reachable than emails given that for email a net connection is necessary, while it is not necessary for SMS?
I'll be using this to have a record of my messages in my mail and occasionally to save a wee bit on my message bills!
Paparasee said:
Hey!
Was wondering what the real purpose is. I mean ... wouldn't SMS be more reachable than emails given that for email a net connection is necessary, while it is not necessary for SMS?
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It bugged me that I couldn't receive SMS messages or reply to them when I was using my tablet (or any other device for that matter). That's basically why I started working on the application. It worked pretty well for myself, so I decided to implement C2DM and release it on the market. A plus is that I can now search for a name on GMail and get the text messages as well.
Everyone knows that feeling when someone asks to use your phone but you’re scared they’ll go through your phone’s content. Once you give them your phone, they are able to go through everything important to you, including your messages, your photos and emails. Imagine yourself jogging and a child comes up to you and asks to use your phone so that they can find their mother. You give them your phone, and after they call their mother they go through your photos. This is obviously a privacy concern, and it’s a wonder why there isn’t a way to avoid this. Modern day computers have a feature so that when someone asks to use your computer, they can’t go through your personal files, they’re all hidden. You would think that with the way technology is advancing in this day and age, smartphones would have this feature also. That’s why Obstructer was developed, to offer a solution to this problem.
When you first open Obstructer, it prompts you to set it as the default launcher. This is to ensure that the home button is disabled. The user is locked into the app and nothing is accessible, besides the calling feature, of course. When that person is finished with their call, a password prompt opens. When the correct password is entered (“1234” is the default), Obstructer is disabled and your phone is returned back to normal. It is a simple app to use, but helpful in a lot of ways. The free version includes all of these features, and the paid version adds a messaging feature, so that someone can send a message to someone without being able to see your messages. A photo feature is coming soon, so that you’ll be able to show someone one photo without them being able to scroll through your whole photo gallery.
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Features
• Simple dialer app that hides the notification bar, recent apps and disables the back button.• Password protected so that the user is locked into the app (“1234” is the default).• Small footprint
• Full version adds:o Private messaging service so that your messages cannot be seen.o Ad free experience.o Coming soon: Photo viewer so that only one photo can be seen.
Website: http://www.i-m.co/avanosapp/Obstructer/
Lite version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mshaw.avanos8.lite
Full version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mshaw.avanos8.adfree
Email: [email protected]
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Hey guys - so this is my newest app I've just finished working on, Away. It's an auto reply app that is much simpler & more straightforward to use than my previous app, "Can't Talk".
the Concept
You're driving, in a meeting, at work, etc.. you can't reply, you turn on Away. It'll auto respond to any apps/contacts (for sms & missed calls) you've set it to with the custom message you've set. That's it.
It can:
- Automatically respond to any replyable app notification such as those from messaging apps like Telegram, Skype or even Gmail
- Automatically respond to SMS' & missed calls
It works with SMS, missed calls & any apps which implement Android Direct reply notification action (or Android Wear replies). I personally use it with the Quick Tile which makes it super easy to start & stop, and you can edit the reply it sends on the fly from the "Away is running" notification.
SMS & missed calls auto replies will always be free to use, app replies are a paid upgrade but I built in a 14 day trial so people can be sure it works/is useful for them before they decide to upgrade or not.
If you have any questions, feature requests or bug reports I'm all ears! You can also report bugs/feature requests directly in the app from the Support Center
Play Store Link
New build is up - fixed a few bugs people had reported, nothing major.. any issues let me know!
New build is up, added Android Pie support
New build is up..
- Added support for Android Pie
- Fixed reply timeout not always working
Happy Thursday!
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On some of my received email I'm seeing a bold green arrow, pointing to the right. The arrow appears to the left of the sender's name. Then when the email is opened, there is a similar arrow that appears at the end of the subject line.
Not sure if this is a P7P issue, or a Google email issue. Anyone know it's meaning?
Does it look like this this purple arrow (except for the purple)? If so, that is the "important" marker. Gmail marks emails that it thinks are important for you to read. The color changes depending on your system theme. Android's "Material You" theming system dynamically bases your system colors on your wallpaper and Gmail uses some accent colors based on your system theme.
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That is exactly the same shape, other than the color. I do have my color palette on the phone using greens.
I haven't yet seen this on my phone that I remember. Maybe some slow rollout of some "feature" (or bug LOL)!
Upon further inspection, I think I'm only seeing it so far on emails that are being forwarded to a new email address. I just recently switched from cable to FIOS for my Internet (and phone), and my "old" email address which was a Charter.net address will stop working within 60 days. So, I have all of my Charter email being forwarded to my Gmail address. At this moment I think I'm seeing only those forwarded emails showing up with the green arrow.
The arrow used to be yellow all the time regardless of your theme, like it is on the gmail website. If you long press the email in your inbox, then open the 3-dot menu, you can tell gmail that a specifc email is not important. Then hopefully it learns for next time you receive an email from that address. After doing that for a while, it does seem to do a decent job for me. I'v used it for years on the website, but can't remember if I've seen it on the Android app.
I just tried it on the P7P. It works as you describe. It does turn the arrow on and off depending upon if you select the mail as being important or not important.