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[APP] MobileWebCam (2G/3G/WIFI, no PC or UMTS router required!) v3.13

There are a lot of fine webcam (with video!) apps in the Market. But I found none which can be used with just a phone without any computer or wifi connection and placed in your car, weekend home, garage, ... to upload pictures to a server in defined refresh times. So I built this app. It is not finished but good enough for a lot of things.
For easy setup with a nice user interface have a look at sensr.net - they offer camera webspace and the ftp setup with MobileWebCam is very easy. For even more possibilities like gallery-hosting, hardware motion detection and housing have a look at opensmartcam.com ... they even sell or rent complete cameras based on MobileWebCam.
Edit: The app can now also automaticilly email the pics, upload to ftp or simply store them on sdcard. Also a manual mode is new for when you are running around taking pictures to be uploaded to your website/email account on the go with one simple tap.
Dropbox usage also possible now!
Invisible Background mode available now to save power or hide the cam. Autofocus can now be used in and the camera can be remote-controlled by sending SMS commands to your phone.
I will use this with an old phone with broken touch input (but luckily a dpad) and a simple free sim card wich has 30MB data traffic free/month (don't know if providers in other countries offer something like that). So I can have about 20 picture refreshes a day at a location with no WIFI or 3G (and of course no cable/dsl/...). FOR FREE! In the App activity times can be set so no black night views. No WIFI needed, just power to keep the phone running (I wonder how long it will last .
Also I use this with my main phone to quickly show my wife the kids playing on the playground, watch the garden when I am working inside and stuff like that. For this use case an email notification can be sent containing a link for her to view on her phone or pc at work.
Should run on Android 1.5 up (what causes the camera options to be very few and landscape mode only). So you can buy a somewhat broken phone on ebay (speakers not needed, display doesn't have to work well, ...) and have one of the easiest and cheapest webcam setups possible (I think ...
For your personal website webcam you need a php capable server somewhere where the picture can be refreshed. There you have to place the two files (mobilewebcam.php and index.html) attached to this post. Since version 1.3 you can also sent the pictures to an email account or simply store them on sdcard. From version 1.6 on ftp upload is also possible.
This also can be combined with my WebLiveWallpaper App easily and your webcam is then visible on your homescreen background all day.
I have uploaded my webserver files for a simple gallery and timelapse video on a google code project: please let me know if you can improve it!
Most of the sourcecode can now be found at http://code.google.com/p/mobilewebcam-android/ ... so if you need special stuff simply add it yourself and publish your changes! Please help me fix all the bugs and send me a notice if you repaired or improved something. There is so much crappy hacked code in there ...
MobileWebCam
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dngames.mobilewebcam
How to build a housing for your phone with MobileWebCam:
http://www.instructables.com/id/GSM-Android-phone-as-HD-outdoor-webcam/
Edit: version 3.09: Log from inside the app for logs from Android 4.3 on ... (new log permission required for older devices)
Edit: version 3.01-04: Focus mode selection, changed some internals, several crash fixes, zoom autofocus
Edit: version 2.9983: ftp upload for low bandwith/large pictures improved (set filename only after upload finished, skip upload if still busy with last), night time camera settings can be configured in camera screen by toggling to night configuration and then changing camera parameters, show last error in preview screen
Edit: version 2.996: Added some support for Samsung Galaxy Camera (1, 2, NX)
Edit: version 2.990: I restructured a lot internally - now multiple threads for work and upload - hopefully not totally broken! Also waits for gps now, shows more motion detection info, some repairs from reports (config.txt, crash on devices without wifi?, higher default cam delay, ...)
Edit: version 2.98: imprint picture scaling, all transparent colors can be set, sdcard delete old pictures, a little work on gps stuff
Edit: version 2.97: night auto stuff again, sdcard file broadcast to mediascanner, transparent colors can be set, camera deadlock for event trigger photo burst fix
Edit: version 2.96: night auto disable fix, sdcard path, imprint stamp picture downloadable from URL
Edit: version 2.95: night setup, camera open wait time for phone that otherwise produce overexposed pictures in the background modes
Edit: version 2.93: default exposure back to 50 (fix for darker pictures), front cam flip/rotate, possibility for trigger pause time, dropbox batch upload
Edit: version 2.92: fixed crash, made camera effect setting (zoom, exposure, white balance, color effect, scene mode) more interactive, fixed mirrored pictures
Edit: version 2.87: picture burst mode after trigger, moved broadcast receiver mode to event triggers, added event notification to email, added more camera settings (scene modes, color effects), timestamped httppost filename for opensmartcam
Edit: version 2.86: color stuff, alignment, ftp ending fix, background mode switch fix
Edit: version 2.85: shutdown, imprints, galaxy S camera error 0 fix, email trigger
Edit: version 2.82: ftp batch mode, small fixes
Edit: version 2.81: some new config crash fixes fixed, log, backup/restore, keep ftp connection + log frequency
Edit: version 2.76: more webinterface, config help, fullscreen preview option, fix for crash on large screen devices (sorry, I do not own one)
Edit: version 2.73: custom font and typeface added to imprint settings, crash fix for opensmartcam reg error
Edit: version 2.7: Welcome screen, remote control website (see config.zip), 2.71 fixes the original size picture upload if not enough memory
Edit: version 2.64: Nexus 7 frontcam only devices work now
Edit: version 2.63: dropbox authentication method changed to web
Edit: version 2.61: flashlight toggle 2.62 Actionbar for Android > 3.0
Edit: version 2.52: custom picture sizes (+fix from 2.51)
Edit: version 2.37: started to experiment with photo effects like instagram
Edit: version 2.36: webserver (wifi only) now also streams mjpeg, ...
Edit: version 2.3: integrated simple webserver (wifi only), added gps location to make interesting moving cameras, ...
Edit: version 2.2: two different background modes (depends on device, no advanced features working in hidden mode but less power)

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this, check the XDA portal some time this weekend, wrote up this app for the front page

Hey miha:
Though you'd need to tweak this to create random directories or accounts or whatever, I've got a pretty heavy duty Linux server with a fat pipe I'd be willing to let you tie your program into so people don't have to have their own server. Think it over, let me know.

d0ugie said:
Hey miha:
Though you'd need to tweak this to create random directories or accounts or whatever, I've got a pretty heavy duty Linux server with a fat pipe I'd be willing to let you tie your program into so people don't have to have their own server. Think it over, let me know.
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Sounds great! Thank you! I already thought about using my little webspace and allow only one refresh a day or so to enable people to try the app but that will be so much better! I will think about the identification/account - may be best the server creates them and my app just asks for a new user - and come back to you when I have got a little more time to put that into the app.

Is there a how to.. i can't get this to work correctly.. i always got "something went wrong"
EDIT: Works.. just my firewall was disabling the connection.

You just brought mine Milestone with no screen(lucily i can control the phone via adb/screencast) back from the closet and in my courtyard! Will test it well

Works pretty well. Got it set up in about 15 minutes on an old G1 and my TDRevolution VPS.

Status Error Copying every time..
am I missing something? permissions?
I am running latest apache and PHP and firewall is allowing connections to port 80
testing on local network
whats wrong?

For those who are having issues, make sure that the web server (Apache) has write permissions to the folder that this is in.

rh387 said:
For those who are having issues, make sure that the web server (Apache) has write permissions to the folder that this is in.
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that did it
chowned html dir and all good now

works great, both the android part and the server part.
What might be great:
-resolution selection - when Im no wifi it could potentially upload higher resolution
-it should be possible to turn off those popus regarding uploaded picture

Very nice App, just a small thought:
Your php script does not check for any attribute other than if there is a filename on the uploaded file.
So everyone who knows the URL to your "mobilewebcam.php" can upload anything to your server which is a major security flaw.
Just think about those nifty little php-shells to get complete control of it and steal stuff like databases, not to mention illegal stuff fileshared via your server...
All you need for this is a (really) simple html-file with a file-upload form in it which targets your "mobilewebcam.php" file.
Your script should have some filesize-limit and allow no other file formats than *.jpg (also not something like x.jpg.php).
Regards, sceada
PS: Please excuse my mistakes, english isn't my native language

some design thoughts
I had an idea similar to this, just haven't had time to start developing anything... here were some of my design thoughts:
--motion detection to webcam device
--audio detection to webcam device
--accessible via android app (not just a php webpage)
--add notifications to android app for motion/audio detection events
--support for multiple webcam devices
The server requirement seems ok - it allows for a single point of integration for both clients and webcam devices. It could also provide a way around firewalls if the server could be deployed to a public ip.

Thank you for your comments! Will try to answer all in one post:
MuF123 said:
-resolution selection - when Im no wifi it could potentially upload higher resolution
-it should be possible to turn off those popus regarding uploaded picture
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Resolution selection will be added next, yes. May be at first only a checkbox for small/large because I can do that quickly (my time for this app is soo limited - I want to make the other one fine first).
The popups already do not show up when refreshing very fast but yes, a checkbox for that is done faster than typing this so I will add it
sceada said:
Your php script does not check for any attribute other than if there is a filename on the uploaded file.
So everyone who knows the URL to your "mobilewebcam.php" can upload anything to your server which is a major security flaw.
PS: Please excuse my mistakes, english isn't my native language
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Yes I know! You are totally right! That is why I put these "please understand first" texts in the market description. But supplying a more complicated php file will only make understanding of it more difficult. I added a comment to the market desciption now. My php file is only the very basic needed code to get it running. Do you want to make me a better/safer one? I can then link to it in the description! English isn't for me also
actapon said:
--motion detection to webcam device
--audio detection to webcam device
--accessible via android app (not just a php webpage)
--add notifications to android app for motion/audio detection events
--support for multiple webcam devices
The server requirement seems ok - it allows for a single point of integration for both clients and webcam devices. It could also provide a way around firewalls if the server could be deployed to a public ip.
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Motion and audio detection would be possible (not too difficulty I think) from preview picture and mic but at the moment I really do not have enough time for that - I would love to!
Remote control also is a feature I would like (I would personally use it for my weekend home cam!) but I didn't come up with an easy way to communicate with the phone.
An Android app to access the webcam IS there: it's my other app (ignoring the old games) WebLiveWallpaper which also contains an App to view stuff like a picture frame and may even get a widget for this later.
The php server posted picture is the only way to make it work on many mobile providers because as far as I know there is no way for the phone to get an easily public accessible ip. Also it is the easiest way to make you webcam visible for more than a mobile bandwidth limited number of viewers.
Thank you for reading,
Michael
Edit: updated apk with larger image size and no messages is in first post

can i use it as streaming ?? please say yes awesome work
Edi: if not streaming then some software that will refresh the jpg every 5 sec or so
Edit2: it tunrs out the script is hanging on the loading part i dont know whats wrong but it isnt reloading as its supposed to be maybe a server issue ?

tarekkkkk said:
can i use it as streaming ?? please say yes awesome work
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Unfortunately I have to say no. Only very fast refresh if you set the refresh time to 0 and your device and server are fast enough to handle all the picture uploads.
I am not sure real streaming could be done with simple php. Maybe MJPG? But then a "constant" connection between server and app would be required which is somehow against the whole idea of this APP to be a lowcost/lowbandwidth mobile solution.
For real streaming I recommend IP Webcam and others from the market (but they will not work with most mobile providers as far as I know).
Edit: Future ideas ... It would be possible with to generate an mjpg with the server php and make it available to the watchers with a time delay - so then you have some kind of from time to time (switch to next mjpg) broken streaming (and require a lot of server power/bandwidth) with the image uploads of a camera like my app. Just an idea I will not implement - at least not now - but someone else could. One part is already done here!

thanks man i hope you add a streaming app that would be epic awesomeness
i tried to set it to 0 but lol its taking pictures but not uploading because the app is meant to take pic and then it will be uploaded it because its 0 sec it cant handle the capture and upload at the same time it needs sync

i will try this app..thank you

everything works fine. I have the ownership of the folder too. it did uploaded the picture
BUT I cant view the picture from both index.html or when I double clicked the pic file. it says I dont have the permission to view this pic but when I check the owner it was me. that is so strange.

defcon.666 said:
it says I dont have the permission to view this pic but when I check the owner it was me. that is so strange.
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Is it possible that you also have to give it everyone view rights to be able to view it in the browser not just yours which the browser doesn't use/know? Or did I get the problem wrong?
What is the exact error message/code?

[APP][2.2+] WakeOnSMS Beta 1.0.8 - Not your average Wake On Lan Client

WakeOnSMS Beta 1.0.8 - Not your average Wake On Lan Client
A simple application to turn on your computer by sending an SMS to the android phone that has this app installed on.
Why you need this?
This is useful when you can't WOL over WAN, or when you don't want to wake anyone at 2am
Faq and Install:
The profile name cannot contain spaces so it will be replaced with _
Make sure that you have a wifi router home and, your computer is connected to the router with UTP cable. (It is not possible to wake up computer that uses wifi lan cards)
Configure your computers bios to enable WOL.
Download the .apk to an adnroid phone that runs 2.2+ and install it.
After install create a new profile and enter the required data.
Send an SMS contaiing the Profile name to the phone that has this apk installed on it.
The wifi handling is implemented into the app. When it is enabled and connected to the router, it will wake up your PC.
If the wifi is turned off, then the app will turn it on and tries to connect to your router.
If the phone can't connect to the router after 5 mins the application stops. When your wifi is turned on but it isn't connected to an access point then the phone might be away from your router so the WOL won't start.
If you don't have a dynamic dns and you can only reach you PC by IP address, then send the get-ip command and you will receive a reply sms with the current WAN (Internet) IP address. These texts won't be visible on the phone.
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Features:
-Easy to use.
-Multi Profiles
-It needs to be configured only the first time.
-Test function to test the WOL feature.
-Wake on lan triggered by a user defined SMS message,
-The sms containing the “profile name” will only be received by the application.
-If the Wifi is turned off, the app will turn it on and when the magic packets have been sent out, it will be turned off.
-Get your WAN (Internet) by SMS
-Simple log that shows the apps activities.
-If you haven't setup a profile but you know the MACADDRESS of your PC then you can turn it on by sending an sms. Example: Wake:MACADDRESS
More features and bug fixes will be implemented soon.
Note: The app needs to be installed on a phone that can access your routers access point. You just need to send the Profile name to that phone.
Download:https://www.dropbox.com/s/xqgel21t4wj7ttk/WakeOnSms_Beta_108.apk?dl=0

Changelog
Changelog:
2012/12/30
1.0.8
Removed the Magic word idea. Only the Profile name is needed.
Added simple logging.
Added the command GET-IP. You will receive a reply sms containing the WAN IP
Added command WAKE: MACADDRESS. You can now turn on your pc when you know the MACADDRES but you don't have a profile for it.
Added the feature enable/disable profiles.
Some bugfixes.
2012/12/10
1.0.5
Added Profile creation
Lot of improvements
Minor bug fixes
2012/11/29
1.0.3
Added Broadcast IP and PORT calculation.
Wifi handling bug fixes
Fixed activity hiding when WOL has been initiated
Some parts of the source code have been rewritten
Minor bug fixes
1.0.1
Fixed Wifi handlig when wifi is turned on but notconnected.
Fixed Mainactivity to start when phone is locked. Now tha mainactivity won't be visible when phone is unlocked.
Incrased the number of the magic packets to sen out to 5. Original was 1.
Minor bugfixes

Excellent
Hey
Great idea. I have been missing something like this for a long time. Haven't yet had the time to try it out - will next week.
However I would like to offer an idea:
Multiple profiles (so an sms with "WOL1" would wake one computer and "WOL2" would wake another)
alternatively parsing the sms so "WOL 14-76-13-B9-F7-9C" would wake the designated computer
/Jon

I want to give a big thanks for this. I have a 5 yr old you just recently fell in love with Star Wars. I was able to place this app on mine and a spare smartphone I had so my son and I can have Light Saber fights, he is in love with the experience. Thank you again.

jon-b said:
Hey
Great idea. I have been missing something like this for a long time. Haven't yet had the time to try it out - will next week.
However I would like to offer an idea:
Multiple profiles (so an sms with "WOL1" would wake one computer and "WOL2" would wake another)
alternatively parsing the sms so "WOL 14-76-13-B9-F7-9C" would wake the designated computer
/Jon
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Thanks for the reply Jon. Yes I thought of that already, but first Id like to fix all the bugs I can and also to implement the broadcast ip calculation, so the user only needs to enter the MAC address and the magic word
If you run GB on your phone please let me know the result you encounter. On my GF's phone runs MIUI GB last official, and the settings menu always occures when I send her the "Magic word" On other GB roms I haven't see this bug.
Again thanks for your reply

possible to give guide how to install this??
and this app wake up computer or wifi router?
as i installed this..changed mac address to my computer mac, but still nothing when i press test button...

[V]endetta said:
possible to give guide how to install this??
and this app wake up computer or wifi router?
as i installed this..changed mac address to my computer mac, but still nothing when i press test button...
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Install the app to a phone that can acces your wifi router (access point). Enter your MAC Address, broadcast IP (That should be 192.168.1.255 if your routers ip is 192.168.1.1) and your WOL port number. That should be 7 or 9. It depends on your routers type. The app acts as a client. When you send the "magic word" to the phone that has this app on it, it will connect to your routers wifi and turn on the comp that has the given MAC. Also configure your comp in the bios to use WOL if it isn't configured yet.
I hope I could help.
Also before the end of the week I will upload the new version that will calculate the broadcast ip and the wol port so you only need to enter the mac and the magic word
PS.: I know my app description is a mess... I will update it soon.

Layout files not in git repo
Hi crancker, I developed a similar app and I found yours, I was checking your code and you forgot to add the layout files (and all resources) to the GIT repo.
Cheers
Edgar

edgarinvillegas said:
Hi crancker, I developed a similar app and I found yours, I was checking your code and you forgot to add the layout files (and all resources) to the GIT repo.
Cheers
Edgar
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Hi.
I haven't forgot to add anything. I only committed the manifest end main .jar files. There is no reason to commit unnecessary files -.-
All the classes, functions, implementations can be found in my repo. There is no need to commit the layout... If you want to use my source then your welcome.

App is now updated. Added profile creation and a lot of improvements

I want your babies
Awesome, thanks OP this is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for. Will test as soon as I get back :highfive:

PeachyPixel8 said:
Awesome, thanks OP this is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for. Will test as soon as I get back :highfive:
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You're welcome, and thanks for testing

In the past few days I was working on this like a mad man I've added some new features and I removed the magic word concept. Only the profile name is needed. Also now you can turn off a profile if you don't need it If the description is not clear in my first post, then let me know and I'll rewrite it. Its hard to write a short presentation of the app, but I hope everyone can understand it

crancker said:
App is now updated. Added profile creation and a lot of improvements
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Great app! Looks promising

Link not working
Developement stopped ? Could i get the latest apk because i desperately need it
Thanks

Myster said:
Link not working
Developement stopped ? Could i get the latest apk because i desperately need it
Thanks
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Hi. Yes I stopped developing this app a long time ago. I don't even have my last source code due to a system crash. Maybe I have a working apk somewhere. If you still need it I can search for it.

crancker said:
Hi. Yes I stopped developing this app a long time ago. I don't even have my last source code due to a system crash. Maybe I have a working apk somewhere. If you still need it I can search for it.
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Thanks for reply
I gave Tasker a try and worked so i do not need it now

In case someone is looking for the last version of my app:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xqgel21t4wj7ttk/WakeOnSms_Beta_108.apk?dl=0
Please note that I stopped developing it.

[APP][4.0+][FREE] Mini Tasker

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Condi (previously Mini Tasker) is a free android automation app for ICS or higher.
The app allows users to quickly set up fairly complex actions when certain conditions are met, without sacrificing battery life, and with the ability to easily share tasks between users. We never poll (everything comes from a broadcast), and we're pretty minimalistic so the memory footprint is reasonable. We use google play services to detect location using low power sensors and recognize activity like walking or driving.
This is a university project, and our first android app, we're very humbled by over 30k downloads, this is very unexpected and we're very grateful for the feedback and bug reports, you're awesome!
Me and my partner made this app this summer for academic credit so we give it out completely for free, without ads or tracking.
We decided to change the name to avoid any conflicts with the original Tasker (Pent is a nice person and you should buy his app), too bad there are so many reviews already out there using the old name.
This week we finally submitted the project (after some delays), which means we can start changing big stuff (the last 10 or so releases we're bug fixes only). We're gonna push our first beta version next sunday to the beta channel, please subscribe to this mailing list to get it: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/minitasker
Your feedback is appreciated, you can email us at [email protected] or reply here.
Thanks,
Anton and Michal
Download Condi (previously Mini Tasker) at Google Play
Changes:
v0.2.13
* volume control ui bug fixed
* activity detection delay setting more visible
* UTF-8 support for task sharing
v0.2.12
* new condition - on boot
* location editor auto focuses on current location, minimal radius enforcement of 75 meters as it's unlikely the low power sensors will ever give a higher accuracy than that.
* music player song picker now uses native dialog and native addresses - support for most players that can open mp3
* music player - play pause toggle buttons now use broadcasts instead of keyboard presses - no longer crashes youtube, get's stuck on total command etc.
* activity recognition (i.e. drive walk...) upped the confidence level, and now there's a programmable delay for the end task (see the settings window).
* fixed a crash on forwarding SMS from known numbers.
* wifi still wasn't included as it wasn't stable enough for the time.
v0.2.10
* wifi crash fixed, can't send sms during calls fix
* volume control now properly mutes in all cases
v0.2.9
* Inverse locations (start when leaving a location)
* Delete actions and conditions from the edit screen
* A lot of memory leak fixes
v0.2.4:
* I messed up with 0.2.3 a bit, sms forwarding and call silencing are not using the correct values of the message and origin.
* Fixed a rare crash on the settings dialog
* Fixed a calendar condition crash when no calendars / events exist.
* Apparently a lot of times our application was killed in the background for not responding, and this corrupted the states of events and made things not run as expected, so now there's a background service that should take care of that. Memory footprint is around 5mb which is still less then Tasker.
* Superuser actions sometime hanged the app, and made it crash for ANR. This should now be taken care of

Can Mini Tasker set the network mode? ie. WCDMA only, WCDMA Preferred, LTE/GSM/WCDMA etc.
Can it enable/disable usb tethering?

network mode should be easy enough, we already play with these settings on the "3g toggle", i just need to generalize it a bit.
i'll look into the tethering thing.
i'm adding both to the next major release. it might take 2 weeks or so for our work to be graded, then i'll push it to the public channel.
if you want you can join the alpha channel here and i'll try to get something together there sooner.
more things that will be added next are:
* better calendar support (currently doesn't support repeat events)
* wifi on/off condition
* wifi near ssid condition
suggestions are welcome

Not working on Galaxy S3 CM10.1 RC2. Try to open play list when connecting any headset. But after I connected, mini tasker disabled that profile ( I have poweramp, uninstalled Apollo).

phntm said:
network mode should be easy enough, we already play with these settings on the "3g toggle", i just need to generalize it a bit.
i'll look into the tethering thing.
i'm adding both to the next major release. it might take 2 weeks or so for our work to be graded, then i'll push it to the public channel.
if you want you can join the alpha channel here and i'll try to get something together there sooner.
more things that will be added next are:
* better calendar support (currently doesn't support repeat events)
* wifi on/off condition
* wifi near ssid condition
suggestions are welcome
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Thanks for reply and info.
As far as further suggestions....I've seen "wifi near" used in several apps but never saw a "bluetooth near" option....I don't know if it's feasible but if you can specify a specific "id" it could quickly distinguish when I'm home or in the car and then enable the appropriate commands such as linking to my car/home cordless phones via bluetooth.

I'd like to try your app but I can't find it on the Play Store and when I access Play Store with a browser it says my device is not compatible. I have a nexus 7 running android 4.3

Afaik bluetooth near is not a broadcast.
It should be much cleaner to add bluetooth state changed to detect the car connecting.
The car dock condition and activity detection in the current stable are already quite cool.
My car detection is based on charger+dock. The dock is enable by another software when the bluetooth connects.
Anyway, added to the wishlist.
The app works very well on my Nexus 7 but I think I need to add a 10" screenshot to make the market consider it compatible. I'll try to arrange that now.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

I didn't test with poweramp yet, i did with Apollo.
Not all players support internal storage style urls, even Google Play music fails.
That means any app that doesn't work right now needs custom support with some sort of url hack, which makes sharing profiles almost impossible across different setups.
I'll try to tackle this issue on the next major.
For now, try adding a launch app action, and a play music button emulation action. I'll try to arrange better support for more apps soon.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

how about using incoming sms as a trigger to do the app launching etc?

oldsap said:
how about using incoming sms as a trigger to do the app launching etc?
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it's possible already but there's no ui to easily do this atm. right now you can add an action to the sms forward condition but i guess you'll want to match the text as well and also, not do the forwarding part.
added to the wishlist.

Support for tablets is now available.
Still no major changes or new features as our work is yet to be graded.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Wow, this is awesome!

No leaving location?
Tasker is missing this too, is it possible to have a "Not at Location" as an event? I'd like to be able to send a message to my wife when I'm leaving work, but there is no way to set an event for when leaving a location.

The real tasker has a concept of "end task", we do implicit end task (we automatically guess or restore to last state).
Location indeed is missing an inverse, i'll add it up on the next major release.
What you might want to do for now is 3 conditions:
Time based - evening
Location - work
Activity - driving
Conditions are combined with "and".
btw I just pushed an update to fix a regression on forwarding sms and silencing calls, also a couple of crashes reported today.
Update is avaliable now on google play.
Also you can now use the %%PHONE%% variable in the text of the send sms action when the condition is phone call silencing.
This might be useful to tell your other phone you just had a call.
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Nice app. Tried it out this morning. One thing I would have liked to do, but could not find the option... Is there a way (or could it be added) to set it so bluetooth and wifi go on when I launch Google maps and navigation? I don't see an 'at launch' trigger.
I don't run them regularly for battery reasons (HTC One's big downfall is the middle of the road battery).
Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.

Hi everyone, first of all, wow, thanks for all the kind words, we really didn't expect to be noticed so quickly
A quick update: we did fix the application-not-responding crashes almost entirely, only now there's a new problem...
We've got a couple of crashes on 0.2.4, mostly from toasts launched from the background, and like always, these only started after we published the update.
We're gonna push a fix for these real soon, keep the crash reports flowing, they help a lot.

I setup a task that "When Driving" navigates me to my home address between 15:30 and 18:30 and it repeats every weekday.
The two problems that I ran into is that is uses Waze(which is installed) instead of Google Maps. I cannot choose what app I want to use if I have multiple installed.
The second problem is that I had to travel at over 50mph before the task kicked in. I cannot choose a speed for it to kick in.
Other than that it is a very solid app. :cyclops:

Really love this app do far. Thank you and good luck - I hope you get the grades you deserve.
One question... I hope you can help me please...
I want Mini Tasker to turn off my Mobile Data connection when I get home and turn on my WiFi... I think I've managed to sort that bit.
But how do I reverse it so when I leave home it turns off my WiFi and turns on my Data Connection?
I'm guessing I'm missing something glaringly obvious.
Thank you.
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Fubie3 said:
I setup a task that "When Driving" navigates me to my home address between 15:30 and 18:30 and it repeats every weekday.
The two problems that I ran into is that is uses Waze(which is installed) instead of Google Maps. I cannot choose what app I want to use if I have multiple installed.
The second problem is that I had to travel at over 50mph before the task kicked in. I cannot choose a speed for it to kick in.
Other than that it is a very solid app. :cyclops:
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Something else I notice is that if I'm in stop and go traffic (I have Mini Tasker turn bluetooth on while driving and biking) the bluetooth will turn back off if I'm stopped. Technically the Mini Tasker command is only to turn on bluetooth, not to turn it off when not driving or biking.
Is this supposed to happen? If so could you separate the on and off and also put it in the description that it will do so? That would be very helpful. =]

Let me try

[APP][4.0+] UPC Horizon WIFI-remote for Android

Primarily for dutch UPC customers ( who have a Horizon / Samsung SMT-G7400 mediabox )
Current version: 1.0-alpha
HorizonRemote is currently in alpha state and is still in active development.
The alpha version is build for Android 4.x+ ( min SDK level 14 ) in future version I might add backwards compatibility to 2.x
Source is available at https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote
Requirements:
UPC Horizon media-box ( Samsung SMT-G7400 )
Android 4.x device
Post installation notes:
After installation click on "Settings"
In settings click on "Add controller"
Click on the newly created "Controller" in the list.
Give the controller a name as you want it to be shown and enter the IP-address of the media box ( currently there is no device discovery )
You can now go out of settings and you should see the controller..
Usage:
After selecting a controller you should see the remote controller layout and in the ActionBar ( right top ) it should show a status indicator.
This indicator shows the status of the connection with the mediabox. It might show as disconnected after network-loss or due to inactivity. In case of disconnection you can either click the status icon or just press a key on the remote.
In case you have setup multiple controllers you can easily switch by opening the left drawer by either pressing the statusbar icon or by doing a left edge swipe.
Additional input:
Clicking the "ABC" button on the remote should open an on-screen keyboard ( be aware that the MediaBox only supports limited input characters like A-Z ).
The volume up/down keys are currently hardcoded to send channel up/down commands.
Notice:
* In case of issues please be clear and give as many details as possible.

Was doing my usual "UPC Horizon Android" search and your post just popped up. Very glad to see your project, and hope to be beta testing soon!
Cheers!

Wow, really cool. Was waiting for this for a long time. Hope to be testing soon!

Basically most stuff is working ( buttons, onscreen keyboard etc ) and the biggest thing todo is adding settings.
If I have enough free time I might have an early beta tomorrow and else somewhere in the next few days.

Updated first post with first alpha release.
Be aware that this is an alpha-version and it might contain bugs.
If you come across an issue please be clear and as detailed as possible.
Currently it is build for Android 4.x+, but later versions might receive compatibility to Android 2.x

Thanks, nice work!
Works on my Samsung tab3 10.1 (Android 4.2.2)
After only 10 minutes of testing I didn't encounter any errors.
However, maybe I will stick to my Harmony One, this IR remote controls my HDMI AVR, TV, media player, BR player, Horizon.

Thanks for the effort so far. I'll be giving this build (and future builds) a swing tonight.

This. App. Is. Phenomenal!! And it's absolutely faster than the (new) double sided RC!
You've just created what UPC just can't (or won't?) do for the last year!

Which IP to use??
Hi guys,
Wich IP address did you use in the app?
I used the same address to wich you browse to set up you're network. But unfortunately no response from the box.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

mmarkvoort said:
Hi guys,
Wich IP address did you use in the app?
I used the same address to wich you browse to set up you're network. But unfortunately no response from the box.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Boxmenu / Options / diagnostics / somewhere in that menu you can find the IP address.

Thanks for the work. appreciate it...

AllSeeyinEye said:
Boxmenu / Options / diagnostics / somewhere in that menu you can find the IP address.
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Thanks! I'll take a look at it tonight!:good:

K friends of mine who have UPC should no longer give me access to their WIFI network as their recordings might magically disappear :angel:
So people be warned... as you are not able to turn of UPnP on the mediabox ( atleast not that im aware of ) anyone who has access to your WIFI network
is able to remove all your recordings without any form of approval / security.

Source is now available at https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote

I've been using the 1.0 alpha for a week now and I haven't encountered any problems at all.
Only minor 'issue' is that the app doesn't fit my screen entirely (Galaxy SII i9100), the last four buttons (RW, REC, Play/Pause, FW) are only visible after scrolling down. This could be solved by removing the top bar with the controller name and connection status. Perhaps you can highligt the chosen controller in the sidebar and replace the app icon with the connection status of the chosen controller?
Besides the above mentioned I'd say: make it beta or release it already!
Thanks again!

Works like ronseal!
Nice one Rogro82!
All buttons function quicker than the real remote. A sterling job.
I'm guessing you used a packet sniffer, which leads me to the question, do you have an ipad with the 2 UPC apps on there, and do you fancy having a go at replicating one of them?

AllSeeyinEye said:
I've been using the 1.0 alpha for a week now and I haven't encountered any problems at all.
Only minor 'issue' is that the app doesn't fit my screen entirely (Galaxy SII i9100), the last four buttons (RW, REC, Play/Pause, FW) are only visible after scrolling down. This could be solved by removing the top bar with the controller name and connection status. Perhaps you can highligt the chosen controller in the sidebar and replace the app icon with the connection status of the chosen controller?
Besides the above mentioned I'd say: make it beta or release it already!
Thanks again!
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Thanks for the feedback! Ill think about adding an option to hide the actionbar as mentioned or add an option to choose another layout ( without numeric keys for instance ).

Dan_q8 said:
Nice one Rogro82!
All buttons function quicker than the real remote. A sterling job.
I'm guessing you used a packet sniffer, which leads me to the question, do you have an ipad with the 2 UPC apps on there, and do you fancy having a go at replicating one of them?
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Thanks!
I actually don't have an apple device laying around so I wasnt able to use a packet sniffer.
At first i just did a basic port scan using nmap ( linux ) and figured the opened VNC port wouldnt be there without any use.
Connecting over VNC with most clients failed because they all expect to get a window size larger then 0x0.
Ubuntus build-in Remmina client however didnt loose connection but just presented an empty screen, but I was able to open the info screen on the mediabox by pressing enter and was able to send normal a-z commands in the search screen, but all other media keys werent mapped to any normal keycodes.
So i wrote a small command-line VNC client to scan the entire keycode range to see if I could find all remaining buttons and after a night of scanning and testing I basically figured out the rest of the keys ( which can be found here https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote/blob/master/HorizonRemote/jni/include/keys.hpp ).
I might borrow an ipad one day to check out the official apps, but when it comes down to managing recordings I will not need an actual device as the interface how scheduling etc works is pretty much self-explanatory. Removing and scheduling recordings and other media related tasks are entirely manageable over UPnP and sadly like many other UPnP services without any form of authentication.
So anyone on Ubuntu ( or any other linux distro ) can control his box using tools like gupnp-tools or something similiar and so can anyone else on your WIFI network ( unless you take your own precautions like blocking UPnP ports ).
A recording interface itself wouldnt take too much time to write, but the whole EPG might be a bit more work ( although that data is also accessible over UPnP ).
Currently I am very limited in free time, but as soon as I will have some more time to spend I will take a closer look into the widevine streams to see if there is anything blocking support on Android.

rogro82 said:
K friends of mine who have UPC should no longer give me access to their WIFI network as their recordings might magically disappear :angel:
So people be warned... as you are not able to turn of UPnP on the mediabox ( atleast not that im aware of ) anyone who has access to your WIFI network
is able to remove all your recordings without any form of approval / security.
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You can turn UPnP of using the advanced/options tap (web interface) on Horizon Box
I installed the app earlier today and I'm pleasantly surprised about it's stability for an alpha version. But mostly blown away by the speed, like others said before you have managed to do what UPC haven't been able to until now.

Hij is goed hé, Kantjer
He did a marvelous job!
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[APP][Android][2.2][Beta] AnyWhere Notifications v1.0.0.1

Hello all!!! since Hovering Controls, i have been working in other app too...called AnyWhere Notifications....
It allows you to send your received notifications to your computer or other device in same wifi network (in future versions will allow to use internet and a browser to check the notifications).
Current status is Alpha 1.0 ...lots of bugs!!!
Please report Bugs and Feature request in each section of the DevDB system.
Anyone willing to make an app icon?
Google Play url:
Download from Download section or from Google Play:
May still not be ready, just google takes time to publish, if not working, go to download section
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.golgorz.anywherenotifications
Recent Changes
Code:
v1.0.0.1
- Fixed some bugs in android app (.apk)
Code:
Desktop server configuration:
Ports: 5000 tcp and 40500 udp
Description from Google Play:
Get all your notifications instantly wherever you want.
Do you have two phones? a tablet? are your sitting at your computer?
Get all notifications where you want!
Never miss an important notification or just dont search your phone to check what notification you received...it will just show up in your computer or in your tablet!
You can get notified in your computer, in your tablet or anywhere with a browser.
The app uses your wifi network for best security. Future versions will implement an internet option.
Requirements:
To send notifications: android 4.3+
To receive notifications: android 2.2+
For the Desktop (computer) notification you need this program (a .jar file, tested on windows and linux):
http://www.golgorz.com/anywherenotificationserver.rar
Download, unzip, and double click the file, it will start the server to receive notificaiton in your computer!
Devices/computers must be in the same network to work.
*Right now browser option is disabled.
XDA:DevDB Information
AnyWhere Notifications, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
forgin
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Created 2014-05-08
Last Updated 2014-05-08

Requested url not found on play store link. Looking forward to trying this out. :thumbup:
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jrbxx7 said:
Requested url not found on play store link. Looking forward to trying this out. :thumbup:
TaPpEd from my XpOsEd 4.4.2 NIII
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Still not up, download from Download Section
Edit:
Google play link is up!

@forgin: The concept sounds nice, BUT... you may want to mention that the "desktop/computer" server you provide is a Java application and may not be appropriate or even available for all OS and configurations. Perhaps you intend it mostly for W*ndows users?

Mike B. said:
@forgin: The concept sounds nice, BUT... you may want to mention that the "desktop/computer" server you provide is a Java application and may not be appropriate or even available for all OS and configurations. Perhaps you intend it mostly for W*ndows users?
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hmm you are right, i tested on windows and linux and works...may be in mac its not.
Anyway, thats just the server for pc, the App can run as a server on its own for android devices so it sends notifs from your smartphone to your tablet for example.
i will try to test in mac......also the pc program is not quite the best, i am still working on it, i suck in swing/java interface programs xD

Hey Forgin,
really like the idea of this! But it really neeeds a lot of improvments by now. So here are my first impression of ur new app
First the smallest but funniest one of my things to report:
- AnyWhereNotifications declares it self as Hovering Controls xD - on my Gtab in notificationbar is written "click to stop Hovering Controls" (HC never was installed)
- I Don't get sms and Playstore notifications on my Gtab
- Whatsapp works fine and also TitaniumBackup status is shown (e.g. "xx% of Titanium restore is done") only thing that is annoying in this case is that every time the % changes (for TB) ur app takes it as a new notification
- I Don't get any notification on PC, but that could be a firewall conflict, so if u can tell me wich ports and services ur app needs?
- Can we have a Blacklist? cause i get Gnow notifications over ur app, wich is really annoying because i have it on all my devices wich means i get the notifications twice (even the ones i dont wanna see at all like Fu***** Gnow weather)
Greetz MST

It would probably run on a Mac that has a recent Java VM installed, but for many OS X users, Java (especially with networking access) is not an option. I suspect that you are aware of other apps that allow notifications to be mirrored from Android to other devices, and your upcoming browser interface may render the Java issue moot.

MSTRoyal said:
Hey Forgin,
really like the idea of this! But it really neeeds a lot of improvments by now. So here are my first impression of ur new app
First the smallest but funniest one of my things to report:
- AnyWhereNotifications declares it self as Hovering Controls xD - on my Gtab in notificationbar is written "click to stop Hovering Controls" (HC never was installed)
- I Don't get sms and Playstore notifications on my Gtab
- Whatsapp works fine and also TitaniumBackup status is shown (e.g. "xx% of Titanium restore is done") only thing that is annoying in this case is that every time the % changes (for TB) ur app takes it as a new notification
- I Don't get any notification on PC, but that could be a firewall conflict, so if u can tell me wich ports and services ur app needs?
- Can we have a Blacklist? cause i get Gnow notifications over ur app, wich is really annoying because i have it on all my devices wich means i get the notifications twice (even the ones i dont wanna see at all like Fu***** Gnow weather)
Greetz MST
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Hehehe, its a little bit spammy yes....well, its a first version, alpha state....lots of things needs to be done like all configuration things.
i will start on a notification filter.

forgin said:
Hehehe, its a little bit spammy yes....well, its a first version, alpha state....lots of things needs to be done like all configuration things.
i will start on a notification filter.
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Thx, Filter would be nice. Whats about PC? can u give me the ports/services to open a door in my firewall?

MSTRoyal said:
Thx, Filter would be nice. Whats about PC? can u give me the ports/services to open a door in my firewall?
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port 5000 for tcp and 40500 for udp

Mike B. said:
It would probably run on a Mac that has a recent Java VM installed, but for many OS X users, Java (especially with networking access) is not an option. I suspect that you are aware of other apps that allow notifications to be mirrored from Android to other devices, and your upcoming browser interface may render the Java issue moot.
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thx for the help. the desktop then would be for windows and linux users...and for the browser, i am thinking on a own webservice and a webpage where you can check your notifications even offline (only if you wish to save them) or just on live, other possibility is a browswer plugin, but never made one so i am lost in this case xD

forgin said:
port 5000 for tcp and 40500 for udp
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thx but opening those ports didn't helped me, only turning firewall off completly gives me notifications on PC
lookin forward for new versions
good night for today

MSTRoyal said:
thx but opening those ports didn't helped me, only turning firewall off completly gives me notifications on PC
lookin forward for new versions
good night for today
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hmm i am a little lost with this xD may be open 5000 both up and down and 40500 up and down? both tcp and udp or whatever xD
i will investigate this further..

I'm pretty sure some users with delusions of privacy will balk at the idea of having their "private" notifications bouncing around a mysterious server out there somewhere. Look at what Pushbullet does to mirror notifications using plugins/addons for common browsers. Great for Firefox/Chrome/Safari/WebKit but I have no idea if it's even feasible for evilMSIE. Since you have a *nix box, another approach would be to provide a simple(?) C/C++ public domain source and let people compile it for their favorite distro/OS. Whatever you do, don't let this distract you from Hovering Controls!

forgin said:
hmm i am a little lost with this xD may be open 5000 both up and down and 40500 up and down? both tcp and udp or whatever xD
i will investigate this further..
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Ok solved that problem for me. I have set my Firewall to "interactive mode" so it would ask me every time when a new Programm sends/recives data than i just waitet for the specific request. Now it works so far
but i still don't get sms notifications

I am thinking on stopping this development, as other apps like push bullet greatly do what i intend...so i see no point to re-invent the wheel like this. What do you think? this app needs lot of work to be good enough and i think its better to use the time in Hovering Controls and other projects incoming (the base idea of this project will be used in future ones.)
If anyone interested in continiuing this project, or even work together on this, i can share the source code, in none interested i will open source the code too.
opinions?

It would be interesting if your app is compatible with Android 4.2.2 because Pushbullet notification mirroring only works on devices with 4.3 and above. I can't update my HTC One X any further
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ChiDi9901 said:
It would be interesting if your app is compatible with Android 4.2.2 because Pushbullet notification mirroring only works on devices with 4.3 and above. I can't update my HTC One X any further
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i see your point...they could just enable it...i have not found any issue that make them not enabling it on lower android versions....these device just receive a notification or even send them (with the accessibility service they made), i think they will enable it when out of beta.
so, anyway, i see no point, i will focus on a fork of this project and in hovering controls.

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@forgin so I think that proofs that there is definitly a need for ur app
And it also proofs how good ur are as a dev