Hello.
Some time ago I have developed alarm clock application. It's been on market for a couple of months. Just thought I share info with You .
I know that there are lots of alarm clocks on market - made another one but this one is like small reminder app. Alarms are grouped in categories. I think I has all things You might want from alarm clock. Still under development - updates ~weekly.
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Application is available on AndroidMarket - Caynax Alarm Clock.
There might be problem with Nexus One - hopefully fixed in next version.
Version 2.3 was released:
NEW: new application icon
NEW: added application support for Android: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2
IMPROVEMENT: added option to backup/restore application settings (alarms default settings)
OTHER: new settings in hourly chime, small improvements and fixes
If You have any ideas for new functions or improvements let me know.
Small update was released:
NEW: Android default light skin
IMPROVEMENT: added option to choose between old/new alarm window dialog layout
IMPROVEMENT: added option to vibrate in hourly chime
Hi,
Nice looking GUI... downloaded all 3 apps from you.
Although Hourly chime force closes for me on MIUI US I try the alarm. I like the look.
And anyway... the app works blazingly fast... settings pages open like thunder.
Widget is also a good simple look, I use it without background
We will see how alarm works
Thank you for your contribution.
Widget and hourly chime came from alarm clock - just when You don't need one.
Check hourly chime in alarm clock - I have changed one thing that might caused problems on some phones when reading ringtones data.
I will implement that also on standalone hourly chime in next release.
It might take some time but maybe later I will put app skins as plugins - less apk size and probably RAM used.
It might take more RAM than other apps but it does not mean it consumes more CPU (battery). Unfortunately some people might think like that so that I will have to work to decrease RAM usage - ie. introducing skins as plugins.
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Widget and hourly chime came from alarm clock - just when You don't need one.
Check hourly chime in alarm clock - I have changed one thing that might caused problems on some phones when reading ringtones data.
I will implement that also on standalone hourly chime in next release.
It might take some time but maybe later I will put app skins as plugins - less apk size and probably RAM used.
It might take more RAM than other apps but it does not mean it consumes more CPU (battery). Unfortunately some people might think like that so that I will have to work to decrease RAM usage - ie. introducing skins as plugins.
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Thanks for fast reply... I uninstall the widget then.
No sense about resource demand.. i just installed in 30 mins... we will see.
Thank you
EDIT:
There is no clock widget in alarm so installed clock widget again.
Could not set clock widget in alarm widget... and I do not need alarm widget on home.
Hello. Another version:
NEW: added Deutsch (de) translation (by Nikolai Grube)
NEW: added option to set hourly chime at :30
NEW: added option to dismiss alarm by long click
IMPROVEMENT: 'Increasing ringtone' can increase up to set alarm length value (1 minute max so far)
IMPROVEMENT: updated italiano (it) translation
@.dredd. - There is widget in alarm clock but You would like to have only digital clock (3x1/4x1) without alarms list (that is 4x2)? If so I'll add them in next release.
I'm also thinking to place language resources as downloadable plugin. That would result in at least 300kB less in apk size. The same could be done with skins. I've got to do some tests will it be efficient.
Chime issues
I really like the alarm app. I was getting very tired of the ridiculous snooze options in some others (HUGE snooze buttons, auto snooze as soon as the phone gets moved, etc...). I am having one problem so far tho (I downloaded version 2.3.2 today to my droid x). When I assigned a sound to the hourly chime I almost always heard a hiccup when previewing the sound clip. By hiccup I mean that the clip started and played for < 1 sec then started again from the beginning and played all the way thru. When the chime goes off every hour it does the same thing. I don't notice it on the default "Droid" tone but maybe there is enough silence at the beginning that the problem isn't noticeable? The option to move to SD card is disabled so I am assuming that you have defaulted it to install on the phone, so that should rule out that as an issue. Also, I am not sure what volume level the clips are associated with (doesn't seem to be tied to media or ), but they play very loud.
P.S. - I can see that the clips are sorting by type (alert/ringtone/notification/etc) but then I am not sure what the sort is. Seems like an alpha sort on name would be nice, either by type then name, or even just by name.
P.P.S. - The time bar seems like overkill and doesn't seem to track with the sound clip well. The play/pause button seems sufficient and you could get more names on the screen at once.
Hello.
As You might have noticed You can choose any sound from Your phone that last up to 15 seconds. Let's say that there can be two types of sounds:
1. not repeated - lasts 4 seconds and ends
2. repeated ogg files that when looped sounds really well - problem with them is I have to define how long they are and manually stop them - or they won't stop and loop all the time . So such sounds sometimes may seem cut and not play till the end. I've got email from one user to add to app some old clock sounds - classic chimes. Ie. one at 1am, five at 5pm. I'll added them later. Got to find (already one provided) some free sources so there won't be problem with copyrights etc.
About moving app to sdCard. You can't (shuldn't) move apps to sdcard whet it uses Android AlarmManager service (it does ) and contains widgets (it does) - that's how Android works. They simply won't work (especially widgets after phone restart) or won't work properly.
Volume associated with chimes (and alarms) is of type ALARM - so that it could play when phone is in silent mode (if set). You can set volume in settings and test that change playing ringtone in ringtone control.
ad ps1-2 Ok. I think that sorting them alphabetically would be nice - would like to do better ringtone control - but there is always something with highest priority :|. I would like to move translations to language packs and do the same with application skins (less apk size and even less ram usage). Also add option to save alarms list to xml file - that's the highest priority. Got more ideas about app . But there is always something that goes before.
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About moving app to sdCard. You can't (shuldn't) move apps to sdcard whet it uses Android AlarmManager service (it does ) and contains widgets (it does) - that's how Android works. They simply won't work (especially widgets after phone restart) or won't work properly.
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I wasn't suggesting that I should be able to, or wanted to move the app to the SD card. I was only trying to say that it appeared that the app was NOT installed on the SD card, so that probably was not the cause of the issue I was seeing with the chimes.
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Volume associated with chimes (and alarms) is of type ALARM - so that it could play when phone is in silent mode (if set). You can set volume in settings and test that change playing ringtone in ringtone control.
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The loud volume I was referring to was the volume at which the sound clips played within the app when selecting one to associate to the chime, not the volume at which the clip played when the chime was triggered. I played with various volume levels (media/alarm) and then tried selecting different sounds in the app to associate to the chime and the volume the sound clip played at did not seem to change.
While we are talking about it, if the chime volume is tied to the system alarm volume, how does the chime volume % work? If I set it to 10% and the system alarm volume is set to 50%, does that mean that the chime volume will come out at 10% of 50% = 5% of max volume?
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As You might have noticed You can choose any sound from Your phone that last up to 15 seconds. Let's say that there can be two types of sounds:
1. not repeated - lasts 4 seconds and ends
2. repeated ogg files that when looped sounds really well - problem with them is I have to define how long they are and manually stop them - or they won't stop and loop all the time . So such sounds sometimes may seem cut and not play till the end.
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I wasn't aware that a sound file could be self repeating, or maybe I am not understanding what you are saying. My understanding is that any sound file is of finite length. I would not expect a chime to repeat, although I suppose that could be an option in the app (play sound N number of times). When previewing sound clips in an app I would not expect ANY looping, just one pass thru the file and stop. I would expect an alarm (I have not experimented with the alarms in your app yet so I am just stating expectations here...) to play until I acknowledge it somehow. If I don't acknowledge it before the alarm sound completes playing, I would expect it to play again from the beginning after a certain time period (a few seconds maybe), and continue replaying until the alarm is acknowledged or some other application time out is reached.
Can you please help me better understand how looping/repeating sounds applies with regard to chimes in your app?
Thank you very much for your prompt response by the way, wasn't really expecting that...
Hello.
First about volume. As I've mentioned it uses ALARM type volume. When chime first starts it remembers ALARM volume value that was previously set. Then it sets it to its max value. Now that volume is set to MAX a percentage value from MAX value is calculated. So settings in alarm are independent - does not depend from system settings. When chime ends playing it gets back to previously saved value. But... It checks before whether someone (some other app) haven't changed that setting when sound was playing. If not it gets back to previous value - otherwise it does nothing.
About that looping thing. System Media Player plays sound. It don't know if I remember well (wrote that long time ago) but there might have been bug in Android. Each media played has a setting whether it should loop a sound. Unfortunately when media type is "Ogg file" it simply doesn't work (bug??). Although sound is set not to repeat it still repeats. In alarm clock solution is simple. When user press "Dismiss"/"Snooze" button I simply stop MediaPlayer(Service). With ogg files first I check how long that sound is. Then when that time elapses I close (stop) MediaPlayer(service).
Hope I explained well
Hello.
I have release version 2.4.1:
NEW: application supports external translations as language pack
NEW: Caynax Alarm Clock can be set as default alarm clock
FIX: When screen got unlocked there was widget time value update lag
FIX: 'Any alarm' decreased alarm hour by one when because new winter time
BUG: when logging operations was enabled and user entered alarm settings
As said before application doesn't have built-in plugins == less apk size ;].
You can download plugins from Android Market.
Work with translations as plugins was some kind of test. Now the same will be done with application skins == less apk size and later new skins to download.
In version 2.5 I have added option to save alarms list to xml file so You don't have define them again after app reinstall.
[App][1.6+] Great BMI Calculator by Caynax
Hello again ;].
I have just developed another small app - BMI calculator.
This one has chart with last saved values so that You could monitor Your weight. I would like to add data with average BMI for countries specified by users (preferably in comments with BMI average for age and sex.
Android Market Link
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Hello again ;].
I have just developed another small app - BMI calculator.
This one has chart with last saved values so that You could monitor Your weight. I would like to add data with average BMI for countries specified by users (preferably in comments with BMI average for age and sex.
Android Market Link
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Link not working, it doesn't redirect to android market.
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Works fine to me...
market.android.com/details?id=com.caynax.bmicalculator
or just search market for i.e. "caynax bmi"
Thanks for interest
I have released 2.5.1 version of alarm clock. Mainly hourly chime at :15 and :45 added and many changes in code.
Hello
Hi there!
I like your apps.
I went to the market for this alarm, and found the other apps.
Keep the work!
Thanks!
Hello. Finally version 2.6 :
NEW: Some resources are loaded from external "Theme files". Please download them to use current application skin. Next app version won't have internal skins - they are available as separate files - even smaller alarm clock size - new skins soon .
FIX: "Snooze button" couldn't be clicked when user selected "Math" or "Citation" alarm clock, then marked "Solve problem to snooze" and got back to "Traditional" alarm clock
NEW: added support for Chinese Simplified (简体中文) language pack (translation done by Huang Xiaochuan)
IMPROVEMENT: additional alarm time verification after alarm list restore from xml file
FIX: digital clock layout
FIX: menu wasn't translated when default Android theme was set
Ps. Remeber to download themes if You use ones.
Looking for: Japan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Korea, Egypt, Belarus, Finland translators
Hello
Funny Sounds Factory is a unique collection of 320 sounds in 10 categories. Features:
- Gallery Mode shows you a list with all sounds grouped in categories
- Shaker Mode plays random sound when you shake your phone or click the dice
- Bomb Mode plays sound with selected delay, it is useful when you want to scare someone
- Favourities Mode shows you buttons with favourite sounds
- Setting as ringtone, notification or alarm
- Adding your own sounds to application (click menu button for information how to)
- Beautiful widgets
Enjoy these funny sounds effects! Send your opinions and suggestions to [email protected]
If you install the app on the SD, Widgets won't work! This is a requisite from Google.
Explanation of the permissions:
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE -> SD app install.
WRITE_SETTINGS -> To change the ringtones and notifications.
INTERNET -> To show ad (only if internet is connected)
We would like to read your opinions on this app and hear about improvments you would like to see.
Link to the market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appson.funnysoundsfactory
Updates
We released an update to our app resolving most critical issues reported by users. Fixes include:
- added ability of choosing sensitivity of motion sensor in shake mode
- pressing widget button now stopps previous sound, preventing overlapping (sometimes leading to crash)
- users can now track progress of sounds processing on first lunch. No more silly crashes for new users
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Yet another update. This time we bring to you ability to add your own sounds! It's quite simple, just put your sounds in FunnySoundsFactory directory on sd card and they should be available in "My sounds" category. If you want to add them on runtime, remember to detach sd card when you finish. After that just press MENU button and choose "Refresh SD sounds".
NOTE:
You might need to recreate your widgets after this update, since it's structure has changed.
Why does it need this permission?
MODIFY GLOBAL SYSTEM SETTINGS
Allows an application to modify the system's settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your system's configuration.
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Application needs to have this permission set to be able to set sound of your choice as alarm / ringtone. (You need to hold sound name which will result in option pane popping out). More info you can find on application's site on market ( can't post link right now, don't have enough posts yet).
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Application needs to have this permission set to be able to set sound of your choice as alarm / ringtone. (You need to hold sound name which will result in option pane popping out). More info you can find on application's site on market ( can't post link right now, don't have enough posts yet).
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appson.funnysoundsfactory
good luck to your team
Well done, guys! Keep up the good work, good luck!
Thanks for the support, we're glad you like our work
It's good....
Is this a free app? It says it's incompatible with my device.
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Yes app is free. Also we will look into this problem. I've asked for details in PM.
Great work guys !
Thanks again, and coming back to compatibility problem, it seems like it's problem with MUIU and android's market compatibility detection. Here is 1 of fixes we found:
- changing density of the screen
DPI to default value --> clear market app data --> reboot
Source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=1af989be935d7552&hl=en
Some people also complain about compatibility issues after android market app update. Hopefully Google will give fix to this soon.
Are you planning update that contains new sounds in scary category?
I scare my sister with scary sounds. Simply amazing!
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Are you planning update that contains new sounds in scary category?
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At the moment we're focusing on fixing few issues reported by users. Later we will do updates with sounds from diffrent categories depending on demand (or even add whole new categories).
add old nokia ringtone sound
goog app. thanks
Good info !
We released an update to our app resolving most critical issues reported by users. Fixes include:
- added ability of choosing sensitivity of motion sensor in shake mode
- pressing widget button now stopps previous sound, preventing overlapping (sometimes leading to crash)
- users can now track progress of sounds processing on first lunch. No more silly crashes for new users
This update doesn't have new sounds, but we're still gathering them, so stay tuned!
Yet another update. This time we bring to you ability to add your own sounds! It's quite simple, just put your sounds in FunnySoundsFactory directory on sd card and they should be available in "My sounds" category. If you want to add them on runtime, remember to detach sd card when you finish. After that just press MENU button and choose "Refresh SD sounds".
NOTE:
You might need to recreate your widgets after this update, since it's structure has changed.
Great update. If some1 want polish sounds pack from youtube , msg me on priv.
How do you use custom notification sounds? I know you can make a song or whatever you ringtone, but I do not see an option of saving it as notification as in new text or email.
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How do you use custom notification sounds? I know you can make a song or whatever you ringtone, but I do not see an option of saving it as notification as in new text or email.
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The easiest way that I know of to dot his is to save the file on your internal memory and then use a file explorer to navigate to media/audio. Inside of that folder there will be folders for ringtones, notifications, and alarms ( if they are not present just create them using those exact names). Copy the sound files you want to use into the appropriate folder and they will appear as selections in the sound selection menus of the various applications. If they don't show up right away, just reboot and they will be there.
I have ES File Explorer installed on my EVO 3D and when I tap to select a sound on the personalization screen it asks if I want to use Android System or ES to choose a sound. With ES you'll be able to search for the file in any folder and it'll be added to the list, avoiding data redundancy (having two of the same file) - yeah I care about it, I'm insane.
PS. You'll need to restart your phone without the SD to get the sound removed from the list.
Where are the system notification and ringtones stored in Lollipop?
I got a Note 5 (Verizon) yesterday and am trying to locate the system directory where notification and and ringtones are stored..... I'll be danged if the "+" icon disappeared in both notification and ringtone section so I can't add any.....2 different Samsung people playing around in my phone weren't much help....I SHOULD be able to copy a file over and place it in a directory where it would be recognized....but searching for mp3 locates only the files copied over....the horrible news, I've got voice mails for ringtones..apparently smart switcher transferred them over.....I am so annoyed. Can someone have mercy and tell me how to manually install the sounds for both ringtones and notifications.....there is NO OPTION to add in system settings.....as it said earlier, there was a "+" at the bottom right to add new sounds.... I may have chosen "music" to where to add the ringtones.....TIA
Hello I got my p40 pro today and working around the system with no Google services so far love it - one annoying thing I can’t solve normally on an android device (always used Samsung ) I place mp3 ringtones in a folder called ringtone and they show in the ringtone section to add to contacts or phone ringer however not on the huewei any idea how I can get them to show or assign them to a contact ??
On the bottom of each contact you can find "Default - ringtone".
Here you can assign a ringtone for that contact.
Hi there thank you for reply the issue is my own ringtones don’t appear into that list - if I go to select music I find the ringtone however there is no way to select it ......... so I am completely stumped
Go and choose a contact - on the bottom you have default/ringtone - on the top you have music on device - there you must find your ringtones.
You can move the ringtone folder into the Music folder.