[APP][2.3+] Barbell Loader - Android Apps and Games

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.scurvypig.barbellLoader
Tired of adding up weights in the gym? Barbell Loader Pro does it for you!
Features:
Add and remove discs with a single tap.
Filter your disc units from mixed, kilograms, or pounds.
Calculate the discs required for a fixed weight.
Optionally include/exclude the weight of the barbell or collars.
Calculate your one repetition max (1RM) using eight formulas, or the average of each formula.
Customize the weight of the barbell and collars.
Customize the list of available discs to select from.
Additional features in Barbell Loader Pro:
An ad-free, permission-free experience!
Save your selected discs and preferences as a Favorite for quick and easy access.
Lock individual discs to prevent changing their values during calculations or when changing units.
Customize the default display units.
Select a disc display mode, discs total or discs per side.
Save your exercises to a journal.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.scurvypig.barbellLoader

v1.1
Added a 15 lbs disc.
By request, added the one repetition max (1RM) calculator.
Moved the "Settings" button to the action bar.
Minor bug fixes.

v1.2
Complete redesign and rewrite for improved performance and features.
Optional paid version with additional features and no ads.

v1.4
Added a Journal (Barbell Loader Pro).
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v1.3
Updated to ActionBarSherlock 4.0.1
Corrected an error when changing screen orientation.

Anyone who leg presses on a regular basis (like me) will love this app! I'm regularly guessing what weight in using. Being able to calculate my 1rm on the fly helps a ton if I decide I want to max out that day.
Not sure if it was in the OP, but can I convert kg to lbs?
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Yes you can. You can enter a weight to be calculated in kg or lbs, and it'll return the result in whatever mode (kg, lbs, or mixed) you happen to be in.
Changing the mode means restricting the available discs that will be used for calculations. Additionally, you can set whether discs are ever available under preferences. For example, my gym lacks 55 lbs and 15 lbs plates, so I turn those off. The same goes for some of the change kg plates.

somecanuck said:
Yes you can. You can enter a weight to be calculated in kg or lbs, and it'll return the result in whatever mode (kg, lbs, or mixed) you happen to be in.
Changing the mode means restricting the available discs that will be used for calculations. Additionally, you can set whether discs are ever available under preferences. For example, my gym lacks 55 lbs and 15 lbs plates, so I turn those off. The same goes for some of the change kg plates.
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That toggle with certainly help when inputting the plates I used that workout.
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Love the idea, but I bought the pro version, locked the plates I don't have access to , then entered 135lbs which including the 45lbs bar should be 2 45lbs plates, it will not give me this no matter what I do.. It keeps changing my weight to 131.5 lbs and gives me for plates, no 45lbs, 2x25lbs, 2x10lbs and 2x5lbs... I tried changing the barbell weight to 45lbs as well and it wouldn't stick. I'll wait until this gets sorted out before buying and before recommending it.
EDIT ****Never mind, Sorted it out after seeing the preferences, turns out I was not in the right section when changing the barbell weight******

Really? I just did what you suggested in "Mixed" mode. I disabled the collars and locked the "25 kg" and "55 lbs" discs, calculated for 135 lbs, and received the exact value ("61.29 kg / 135 lbs").
Did you change the default bar weight (in Preferences, wrench from the dashboard) to 45 lbs? Most people assume that the standard bar is 45 lbs, but it is really 20 kg / 44.09 lbs. If you use spring collars, I'd suggest changing the default bar weight to 45 lbs and just leaving collars turned off.
If you'd like, I can make a video demonstrating what I did. Let me know.

somecanuck said:
Really? I just did what you suggested in "Mixed" mode. I disabled the collars and locked the "25 kg" and "55 lbs" discs, calculated for 135 lbs, and received the exact value ("61.29 kg / 135 lbs").
Did you change the default bar weight (in Preferences, wrench from the dashboard) to 45 lbs? Most people assume that the standard bar is 45 lbs, but it is really 20 kg / 44.09 lbs. If you use spring collars, I'd suggest changing the default bar weight to 45 lbs and just leaving collars turned off.
If you'd like, I can make a video demonstrating what I did. Let me know.
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Thanks but as my edit states on my post now it's all sorted. I didn't see the preferences. I have recommended the app on my gym website

Great! I expect to see a number of 15 minute cancellations (developer's joke). Let me know if you'd like to see any changes or additional features.
EDIT: Wow, it looks like it isn't a joke. Three 15-minute cancellations, that's 50% of the users haha

Love the app so far. I lift using kilo bumper plates at home, but sometimes I end up at the gym which has lb plates. Makes converting a cinch.
My only suggestion would be to allow the user to select a stand Olympic bar (45lb/20kg) as the bar. I guess you can just add on another 20kg plate if you want to act as the "bar", but it would still be nice.

You can! From the main dashboard screen, select the wrench at the top right (Holo's icon for preferences). From within there you can disable discs, change the barbell and collar weights, and more.

realy good idea actually . gettin gain of 5 lbs+ every month , realizing plateaus have been reached and switching up your routine to overcome are a must .
where is the 1.5 and 2.5 plates though

They exist! Click the wrench from the main screen (that's the preference icon for ICS), scroll to the bottom. There's 1.25 lbs, 2.5 lbs, 5 lbs, 0.25 kg, 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 1.25 kg, 1.5 kg, and 2 kg change discs.

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[APP] [2.2+] Should I Wear Pants?

"Should I Wear Pants?" is a novelty weather app that takes your location, gender, and temperature preferences, retrieves your local weather, and lays out for you what to wear.
In addition to the novelty, it really does save me time in the morning - I was surprised, we conceived it as just a fun little novelty thing. Previously, I'd go to the office, turn on my computer, go online to look up the weather, and infer what to wear; now, I no longer need to even enter my office in the morning. I suppose this is mitigated if you have a decent weather app already, but I never really found one I liked that much. Those also don't tell you what to wear
We tried to make the default temperature preferences sane, but they're easy to adjust.
Link:
Free version
Basic features:
Jacket versus T-shirt
Pants versus shorts
Temperature preferences for all available slots
Temperature units preference - Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin
Optionally, fun holiday outfits on major holidays (US holidays, that is - for those outside the US, we're open to adding outfits for your holidays, we just don't have them yet)
Premium features (in addition to everything in the free version):
Sunglasses
Hat
Gloves
Umbrella
Shoes versus flip-flops
Swagger mode - this, like Swagger Mode in AOKP, is a surprise
"I wear my sunglasses at night" mode - this is fairly self-explanatory
This isn't exactly a feature, but the premium version also doesn't have advertisements; the free version does
Upcoming features (in approximately the order we're going to do them):
Solar position during the day - a graphical indicator of the sun's position
Long-sleeve shirts - these would be used at some point between T shirts and jackets; possibly have a setting to control what point that would be
A dew point setting for flip-flops - nobody likes walking around in cold, wet grass with open footwear
A setting to weight the average we take between the low and high temperatures for the Today and Tomorrow tabs
Some live wallpapers with weather and/or wardrobe information
Home screen widgets - one per "slot" from the main screen
Changelog:
1.5.0 - 2012-12-20
Both versions
Added the capability for users to specify their location. To do this:
Open the preferences screen
Under "ABOUT YOU", uncheck "Use Current Location"
The "Location" option will be made available - open this to set your location.
Refer to the Help topic called "Specifying Your Location" for more information on supported formats, etc.
Added Christmas outfits; these will run from the 23rd to the 27th if you're in Calendar Fun mode.
Fixed a number of small issues with location and weather detection.
This was made possible by some new automated testing; we now have approximately 275 cities around the world verified as working and accurate, while ensuring no regressions occurred for the common case when fixing the edge cases.
Note that this doesn't cover the entire world; thus far, we have the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand covered. We are working to add coverage to the rest of the world.
1.4.0 - 2012-12-03
Both versions
Added a new system for reporting to the user when problems occur. This will make it significantly more clear what's happening when something goes wrong, and adds an easy way to E-mail a problem report to us.
1.3.5 - 2012-11-27
Both versions
Fixed an issue in holiday calculation that was causing the entire month after a given holiday to still be considered that holiday. This was presenting itself with the rest of November after Thanksgiving still displaying holiday clothing when Calendar Fun mode was on.
Fixed an issue with icon sizing causing the full 512x512 icon to be displayed in certain positions, in certain ROMs. In particular, we noticed it when a lock-screen shortcut to the app was created in CM10.
1.3.4 - 2012-11-22
Both versions
Updated the "Geocoder fail " error message to be a bit more descriptive and helpful.
1.3.3 - 2012-11-18
Both versions
Added an American Thanksgiving outfit; this includes a T shirt with a roast turkey on it, and will be shown on Thanksgiving and the preceding day
Extended Halloween outfits to also include the preceding day
Premium version
The Thanksgiving outfit also includes oven mitts in place of gloves, a colonial pilgrim-style hat for men, and a colonial style bonnet for women
1.3.2 - 2012-11-12
Both versions
Changed the landscape layout to make better use of all the horizontal screen real estate
1.3.1 - 2012-11-07
Both versions
Finally put the empty wardrobe issue to bed for good, we hope.
Free version
Fixed an issue causing free-version-capable slots to be marked as premium-only for approximately half of users (by our estimate).
1.3.0 - 2012-11-06
Both versions
Fixed yet another issue that was causing empty wardrobes, in particular on screen orientation change.
Laid the scaffolding for the sun position feature.
1.2.2 - 2012-11-02
Both versions
Fixed another issue that was causing empty wardrobes.
1.2.1 - 2012-10-30
Premium version
Added an individual temperature setting for hats; previously, the hat was enabled any time the jacket was enabled.
1.2.0 - 2012-10-29
Both versions
Fixed an issue causing empty wardrobes.
Added "Calendar Fun" mode - this gives fun outfits on holidays.
Free version
On Halloween, the T shirt will have a skeleton on it.
Premium version
The Halloween outfit also consists of a jack-o-lantern bucket in place of the umbrella, a pumpkin beanie for men, and a witch's hat for women.
1.1.2 - 2012-10-27
Both versions
Added an option to set preferred temperature units - Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin.
Added the "Special thanks" page to the help section.
Premium version
Added Swagger mode.
Added "I wear my sunglasses at night" mode.
1.1.1 - 2012-10-25
Both versions
Fixed some minor issues around interface scaling.
1.1.0 - 2012-10-24
Both versions
Added a help section to explain and work around common issues.
1.0 - 2012-10-22
Initial app release
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Love this app!
Great job! I must say that I've been using this app since it came out on the Play store, and it's been great. I used to check weather.com every morning, and I would have to check the daily forecast and click through three pages of "hourly" weather predictions in order to figure out two things: (1) did I need to wear pants, and (2) should I wear a jacket--when I rode my bike in to work in the morning.
Now, when I wake up, I just open up Should I Wear Pants?, check "Now" and "Today", and wear what it says. I've already customized it for my style, and now that it's getting colder out, it's been critical to know when to man-up and drive in, and when to put on my gloves and ride my bike.
Useful and fun app
I was one of the first to download this app and I must say that it is very useful. I always use to go on websites on my computer or use some other apps (none of which I really liked) to get the weather for the day and still I had to figure out what to wear. This app not only pulls the weather for the location you currently are, it also (thanks to preferences and customization within the app) suggests to you what to wear.
When I frist got it, there were a few bugs, but since the original download, I have downloaded a few new updates (some with pretty fun features such as holidy mode, and swagger mode) that have fixed any bugs that I encountered.
I would overall rate the app a 5/5 for its purpose and the fun things you can do with it as well.
P.S. Listen to what the app tells you if you have your preferences right. I was recently in Atlanta which is a bit warmer than where I am from (the North East) and I wore jeans one day which is not what the app told me to wear based on my suggestions. Lets just say I was sweating a tad bit that dat. The app really works and is helpful.
Definitely reccommended!
Brilliant.
Just pushed an update that significantly improves the layout in landscape orientation. Feedback welcome!
Just pushed an update that adds American Thanksgiving outfits. These will be run on Thanksgiving and the preceding Wednesday. The outfits include roast turkey designs on the T shirts, oven mitts in place of the gloves, colonial pilgrim style hats for men, and colonial style bonnets for women.
Enjoy, and as always, feedback welcome!
This is just like Swackett! I loved that on my Mac. THANKS.
Damn, and here I thought our idea was unique =p
Glad you like it, thanks for the comment
Haha I like this
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ArcticFish said:
Haha I like this
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That's exactly the reaction we're aiming for
I just saw the description and ran straight for the paid one! Amazing idea! Can`t wait to play with it.
One thing I can tell is missing right away, though.. WIDGET! Please make a widget for this. it`d be awesome to switch to my weather page, and see what I should wear right away without needing an app
BinaryEclipse said:
I just saw the description and ran straight for the paid one! Amazing idea! Can`t wait to play with it.
One thing I can tell is missing right away, though.. WIDGET! Please make a widget for this. it`d be awesome to switch to my weather page, and see what I should wear right away without needing an app
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That's one of the next things we're releasing I don't think it's going to make it into the 1.4 release, which is going to have a significant overhaul of the settings and an addition of several other items of clothing to each slot. I'm in the process of learning how to make home screen widgets, though - we're currently thinking one widget per slot.
If you have a weather page, though, one widget per slot probably won't work - in fact I'd imagine every slot wouldn't even fit on one dedicated page. I hadn't considered this use case - I'm thinking we'll also make a large widget that contains the whole thing.
Pushed an update yesterday that makes the "Geocoder fail " error message a bit more clear. People who have gotten this error message - please check out our help screen under the "Geocoder" section.
This app goes great with the Should I Change My Underwear app!
motenak said:
This app goes great with the Should I Change My Underwear app!
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That'll have to be the next one we make
Pushed an update yesterday that fixes a problem with our holiday calculation - basically, every day of November that occurred after Thanksgiving was still considered Thanksgiving for the purpose of the outfit. We also fixed icon sizing - I noticed that our 512x512 icon was being displayed at full size when I put it in a lock-screen shortcut in CM10.
Just pushed yet another update - this one adds a new system for reporting problems to you when something bad happens. This will make it significantly more clear what's going wrong when problems occur - it makes it easier to fix problems yourself, while at the same time providing a very easy way to E-mail a report of the problem(s) to us for assistance.
Edit: Also, we would really love some feedback on this! And in addition, if anybody in this thread is someone who 1-starred the app because things weren't working, I implore you to re-evaluate the app now that we've (A) solved the major issues and (B) provided this great new error reporting system.

Art/Drawing apps - optimal settings thread

In order to get the best experience from whichever app you are using, it is necessary to adjust a myriad of settings to cater to your preferred style.
So to help new users (or provide insight to those already familiar with the app), please feel free to share the settings that work for you.
With natural media, my preferred medium is a 0.3mm pacer. This way I can take a sketch all the way to a finished work with a high level of detail. All with just one tool.
So first and foremost I look for the ability to replicate this medium (as close as possible) in whichever art app I am using.
Until yesterday, the app that came closest from my experience was 'Sketchbook Pro for Galaxy'.
That all changed when I installed the new 'LayerPaint HD'
So I'm going to begin by sharing my settings for LayerPaint HD
*Please note that for an optimal sketching experience in all the apps I've tried, it is necessary to disable 'settings/system/s pen/Air View'
Otherwise that little blue donut will obscure a small area around the tip of your pen and will compromise your accuracy.
*For some apps, like this one and Sketchbook, I find that disabling screen rotation makes the ease of use much better as there is no annoying break to your work flow.
LayerPaint HD
My layout:
Settings (All options listed are active):
*Use of Pen Pressure
*Disable Single Touch
*Use of Multithreading
*Brush Interpolate
*Show Brush Size Cursor
*Volume Key Undo-Redo
*Position Toolbar Always on Right or Left
*UI Scale - 75%
*Show Pixel Grid
*Show Brush Opaque Bar
Now for the Brush Settings:
Pen:
Width - 4px
Min Width - 0%
Opaque - 100%
*Size by Pressure
Pencil:
Width - 3px
Min Width - 0%
Opaque - 100%
*Size by Pressure
*Opaque by Pressure
Eraser (Hard):
Width - 16px
Min Width - 0%
Opaque - 15%
*Size by Pressure
*Opaque by Pressure
*Soft Edge
Eraser (Soft):
Width - 15px
Min Width - 0%
Opaque - 3%
*Size by Pressure
*Opaque by Pressure
*Soft Edge
I haven't really played with the other brushes as they aren't that useful for my style of sketching.
Why I prefer LayerPaint HD over Sketchbook, is that with these settings I can achieve a very light thin line with my pencil and with a bit more pressure achieve a nice solid line. Very much like I would with a 0.3mm pacer. The sensitivity and range of opacity is greater than what I can achieve in Sketchbook Pro, so shading is a lot easier and my lines are more precise and detailed.
Nevertheless, my next post will detail my custom settings for 'Sketchbook Pro for Galaxy'.
Wow. I might need to pick up LayerPaint HD. I'll wait for your post on Sketchbook for Galaxy first, though.
While not app specific, I've been running my drawing apps through IOBIT Advance Mobile Care's Gaming Booster. It forces background apps to close and prevents them from opening up again so in theory is freeing up as much processor and RAM resource for the app in question.
I couldn't say if it makes a significant improvement or not as its become habbit to open them this way. I cant remember what it was like running them directly.
Interesting. I'll check out that app... haven't noticed any lag when sketching... so ill resist using it until I experience a slow down, then I'll test to see if the app helps at all.
Cannot find game booster anywhere if i search iobit on playstore all i get is 1 app AMC Security Thanks for settings ,btw what happened to settings fo r sketchbook?
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Sorry, I got caught up in real life... haven't sketched in weeks. I'm desperately making up stock for the mid year festivals. I literally don't have a moment to spare. I may have some time to make that post about Sketchbook in 2 - 3 weeks time.
Sorry everyone.
=~. O =
FaeMinx said:
Sorry, I got caught up in real life... haven't sketched in weeks. I'm desperately making up stock for the mid year festivals. I literally don't have a moment to spare. I may have some time to make that post about Sketchbook in 2 - 3 weeks time.
Sorry everyone.
=~. O =
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After seeing a few questions here on this thread... I downloaded this app, and am impressed with such ease of use. Your settings are a bit better than defaults. Though I am a novice sketcher... more of a doodler. This app makes the stylus seem more fluid than I expected, and being pretty bad with pens and pencils, being a lefty. I was able to do some nice starters on hair patterns, that always drove me up the wall.
Thanks for not only giving out some good settings, but introducing an app that is not only good but fun to use.

Gear Watch Designer - Cool!!

Just tried this and, while there are some tricks, it works pretty good. I know have a watch face with just about everything I want on it that looks like I want it to look. Took some experimentation but that was fun. If you know what you want and can't find it anywhere else, give this a try. And I still haven't figured out all it can do. Working on that.
Just designed a watch face that shows an analog between 0500 and 1000 then a digital for the night. Day shows battery %, day/date, and steps. Lots of fun!
AND!! Here's Here's how I got the Layer effect - two watchfaces for different times of the day - using GWD. Tricky but not hard:
- Select a Background from the menu on the left. It appears in the work area.
- Select the one entry you have under Timeline in the bottom left of the space showing your Backgrounds. Then go to Properties in the upper right and rename it Layer 1. Not necessary but I found this easier to work with. Everything you put on this layer will appear above this label.
- Select what components you want on this layer. I wanted a Night and Day face so I use Layer 1 as my night and put a digital face on it. Add complications as needed. They will all appear above the Layer 1 label on your Timeline block on the lower left. When done you will select the time frame they will NOT be visible. For me that's from 6 am to 10 pm.
- To highlight the chosen INVISIBLE times, select a start time from the light grey area on right. Say I want my digital watch to NOT show from 6 am - 10 pm (time shows in the scale on top of the grey area). - -- Put your cursor over the 6am block on any of the visible lines and hold the left button on your mouse down. Scroll around to select the time you want Layer 1 to be invisible. They will appear in green when selected. Now hold the right button down over one of the green squares and select Remove from the menu. This is tricky because the program doesn't always work right. You may need to try several times to get it the way you want it. Play with it. This will Remove that time frame from when this particular face will be visible. You can move the veritcle line on the Timeline around to make your face viable. Now start your second layer.
- Select another Background and label it Layer 2. It will appear over Layer 1 and hide what you have place on there but there will be a white outline for the items you've put on layer one, so keep that in mind. - Now put your desired items on this face as you did Layer 1. I chose an analog face.
- Once you've done that select the time this face will be INVISIBLE as you did Layer 1. I wanted this to be invisible during the times Layer 1 WAS visible so I selected 10 pm - 6 am and Removed that.
Another thing you can do is use the same background for each layer. Simply do NOT select the Layer 1 label on the timeline and it will appear all the time. Only the components will change.
- When this is done test it using the Run button on the task bar at the top of the screen. This brings up a test area that shows your face. Under Condition there is a sliding time adjustment so you can see what appears as what times. Use this to make sure everything shows when it should according to time.
- Satisfied? The build your face using the Build button on the task bar (2 down from Run), save, and you are good to go.
The program will ask you if you want to Save or get a certificate and such. I you don't want to put it on the Market don't worry about it. You can now load directly from the program to your watch. Or you can upload it to the Market to sell or share.
Enjoy! Any questions just give me a shout.
I made a couple of videos and posted them to youtube 4 days ago on this if watching a video is easier for some people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wk4QFDeWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPG0ebVLCT0
Hobson318 said:
I made a couple of videos and posted them to youtube 4 days ago on this if watching a video is easier for some people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Wk4QFDeWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPG0ebVLCT0
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Great idea! While it's mostly pretty intuitive I did struggle on some of the things I wanted to do.
I once made a cool complicated animation, with many objects appearing and disappearing during the different time periods and battery levels.
But it was so big, that editing it was going extra slow....
I guess, for more complicated watch faces, GWD is not enough. For some crazy animated, complicated watch faces the native app is better.
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I once made a cool complicated animation, with many objects appearing and disappearing during the different time periods and battery levels.
But it was so big, that editing it was going extra slow....
I guess, for more complicated watch faces, GWD is not enough. For some crazy animated, complicated watch faces the native app is better.
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No idea. It's my first time doing any of this. All I wanted was a couple of useful watch faces and I got that. I think anything more complicated will have to wait a bit in my case.

Now available: GPS with UTM / MGRS / Degrees / Decimal (and many more!)

Hi all
I've just released a (inexpensive 1.69$) Pro-Version of this Quick GPS Position Pro.
It is supporting a wide range of configuration possibilities:
Position:
- Decimal
- Degrees
- UTM
- MGRS
- QTH
- Ordnance Survey National Grid (UK)
- SWISSGRID*CH1903+ support
- Gauß-Krüger support (Germany only)
- GEOREF Support (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_...ference_System)
- GARS Support (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global...ference_System)
The Speed:
- km/h
- mph
- m/s
- knots!
Elevation/height:
- Meter
- Feet
Heading:
- Degree (not reliable in low speeds)
Vibration:
- Option to turn on or off Vibration on GPS capture or loss
Option for 'app always on' available
Option to show either the time of the last known position OR the time ago (in sec/min/hours) since then
Option to show last known position on Startup
IMPORTANT:
If you have a Bluetooth connection available to your phone and GPS on on your phone, it is using your phone's Position. Turn off Bluetooth (and GPS on on your phone) to use the phone's GPS.
Thanks for the support, I will try to implement more things soon!
UK OSNG System
Nice app just downloaded to gear s3. Any chance of adding the Ordnance Survey National Grid system at some point as in the UK its useful for cross reference to Ordnance Survey maps which divide the UK up into squares of size 500 km by 500 km. There is a overview of the system if you Google 'Ordnance Survey National Grid'.
Thanks John
One minor niggle I've noticed is that when I select MPH as the unit of speed it displays mps next to it instead of MPH.
Thanks.
I will have a lot into the "Ordnance Survey National Grid System"
There is an update underway which Supports "QTH Grid System" and "SWISS Grid System"...
Will fix the mph/mps soon.
Good News JohnGearS3, I will implement UK OSNGS in Version 1.1.0.
EDIT:*Just implemented it, so it's going to Samsung now and should be available in a few days (certification takes unfortunately some days)
Lots of more stuff to come in Version 1.1.0:
- QTH
- Ordnance Survey National Grid (UK)
- SWISSGRID*CH1903+ support
- Gauß-Krüger support (Germany only)
Version 1.1.0 is NOW available in the store with the above mentioned new features...!
Hi
Excellent app, the sort of useful app that makes the S3 worth keeping! I did start having a play trying to make my own GPS app, you have saved me the trouble!
Might be nice to be able to customise whats displayed, and to have the main bit of info (the location) across the centre of the screen where there are more pixels, possibly in a larger font, ditto the ability to change the colour - eg to have the grid ref obvious in white.
An odometer & overall height gain/loss would be nice too - but possibly on another screen accessed with a bezel twist?
I am in the UK, and can confirm that your OSGB calculations come out just fine for central Scotland.
Also, 10 figure grid ref (eg 1m resolution) is beyond the capability of GPS, your average UK hill walker will be using 6 or 8 figure grid refs (100m or 10m resolution). Ability to choose would be nice - and also free up screen space for that larger font!!
Nigel
Just curious, what do you use this app for? It does seem like a really well done app, lots of features/capabilities, but I wasn't exactly sure what the use-cases are? How are those of you who use it making use of it? How does it help you? Thanks.
Dumdidum said:
Hi all
I've just released a (inexpensive 1.69$) Pro-Version of this Quick GPS Position Pro.
It is supporting a wide range of configuration possibilities:
Position:
- Decimal
- Degrees
- UTM
- MGRS
- QTH
- Ordnance Survey National Grid (UK)
- SWISSGRID*CH1903+ support
- Gauß-Krüger support (Germany only)
The Speed:
- km/h
- mph
- m/s
- knots!
Elevation/height:
- Meter
- Feet
Heading:
- Degree (not reliable in low speeds)
Vibration:
- Option to turn on or off Vibration on GPS capture or loss
Option for 'app always on' available
Option to show either the time of the last known position OR the time ago (in sec/min/hours) since then
Option to show last known position on Startup
IMPORTANT:
If you have a Bluetooth connection available to your phone and GPS on on your phone, it is using your phone's Position. Turn off Bluetooth (and GPS on on your phone) to use the phone's GPS.
Thanks for the support, I will try to implement more things soon!
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Satellites in view/use and SNR would be useful...along the lines of GPS+ for Android perhaps.
Redflea said:
Just curious, what do you use this app for? It does seem like a really well done app, lots of features/capabilities, but I wasn't exactly sure what the use-cases are? How are those of you who use it making use of it? How does it help you? Thanks.
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Hill walking/mountain biking for me.
Andyman10 said:
Satellites in view/use and SNR would be useful...along the lines of GPS+ for Android perhaps.
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Good Input, unfortunately the Tizen Web API does not allow to get these values.
veletron said:
Hi
Excellent app, the sort of useful app that makes the S3 worth keeping! I did start having a play trying to make my own GPS app, you have saved me the trouble!
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Thanks.
veletron said:
Might be nice to be able to customise whats displayed, and to have the main bit of info (the location) across the centre of the screen where there are more pixels, possibly in a larger font, ditto the ability to change the colour - eg to have the grid ref obvious in white.
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Sounds like a Good idea!
veletron said:
An odometer & overall height gain/loss would be nice too - but possibly on another screen accessed with a bezel twist?
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I'll look into that, but not in the very near future as I am coding another app atm. (also for Gear S3)
veletron said:
I am in the UK, and can confirm that your OSGB calculations come out just fine for central Scotland.
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Thanks great.
veletron said:
Also, 10 figure grid ref (eg 1m resolution) is beyond the capability of GPS, your average UK hill walker will be using 6 or 8 figure grid refs (100m or 10m resolution). Ability to choose would be nice - and also free up screen space for that larger font!!
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I'll have more configuration possibilities soon.
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Satellites in view/use and SNR would be useful...along the lines of GPS+ for Android perhaps.
Good Input, unfortunately the Tizen Web API does not allow to get these values.
Interesting. I was having a quick look at the Native App API with a view to porting a golf GPS app I did for Android Wear and it seem you can get all the info through :
gps_status_get_satellites_cb)(unsigned int azimuth, unsigned int elevation, unsigned int prn, int snr, bool is_active, void *user_data)
and related calls.
Ah, I see nothing similar under the Web API...but I've only just started looking at it.
Thanks! Just bought it. I'll use it a lot, because right before I'm flying my Drone, I provide the near airport control tower, with the vicinity grid where I'm going to be flying, right from my watch! Thanks!
Andyman10 said:
Interesting. I was having a quick look at the Native App API with a view to porting a golf GPS app I did for Android Wear and it seem you can get all the info through :
gps_status_get_satellites_cb)(unsigned int azimuth, unsigned int elevation, unsigned int prn, int snr, bool is_active, void *user_data)
and related calls.
Ah, I see nothing similar under the Web API...but I've only just started looking at it.
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Thats exactly what is missing.
No Chance to get that info in Web API unfortunately...
Thanks for the app, I bought the pro version.
Will be a great addition for use in rural and remote areas when needing to give coordinates for fire fighting in the bush!
I really like the app. Is there any way to make it more clean looking. It just feels a little retro right now. I would like to see crisper text maybe the ability to adjust text size.
Version 1.3.0 now available:
- Possibility to force the usage of the Gear's GPS Signal even when the Gear is connected to the phone using Bluetooth.
- Possibility to set the precision: (Best, Good, Average, Bad) ... => means less Digits
Important: The force internal GPS is still somewhat beta. It's another API approach which is not well documented.
Version 1.4.0 awaiting approval from Samsung.
New:
- GEOREF Support (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geographic_Reference_System)
- GARS Support (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Area_Reference_System)
- Fix for a rare calculation error using MGRS
Check Some Best Samsung Gear S3 Apps and Games really amazing .
always to usable ...

A different style of guitar tuner app

I've got a guitar tuner app that's a bit of a concept. It shows all the strings on a phase plot. The speed that the numbers move is proportional to the ratio that the string is off (not the absolute frequency offset). A number whizzing around once a second is off by about 10 cents, i.e. 1/10 of a semitone. You can strum the open strings to get a quick check which string is off or you can pluck a single string to see more clearly. If you switch on "2nd" it will show you in red the 2X harmonic. You'll see that the fundamental and the harmonic are not in tune. For some strings the blue and red drift together. On my D string the 2nd partial is almost 10 cent sharp! (I'll see when I change my strings if this still holds). Switch on "440" to enable display of a 440 tuning fork (if you have one).
Yup, this is about an alpha app. There were no endangered woods used to create the display. There are no analytics or anything. Heck, it's only 20kB. Any comments, feedback or thoughts on inharmonicity are appreciated. Have fun.
Note: Currently this is only set up for guitar EADGBE tuning in 440 Hz.

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