I am posting this in the Note 3 section because my phone is a Note 3 and to my knowledge this app will only apply to a few newer devices.
My last phone was put into the toilet for an extended period by my daughter who did not turn it off before she dunked it. Now that I own a phone with a Humidity sensor, I have come up with an app to help us with this.
This is not just for the worst case scenario. I have the limit set now at 75% relative humidity. I will be adjusting it after testing begins.
Basically the app runs in the background constantly polling your Humidity sensor. When it detects the humidity above a certain level it shuts the phone down.
I predict that this would be good for users in the southern States or tropical locations during the summer. It makes a great safeguard for your phone and in theory it should shut down your phone before moisture + electricity have a chance to destroy it.
01/04/14 UPDATE...
I bumped the sensor limit up to 75% humidity for testing. The app is still in its early stages, but I tried to make the UI simple and usable. The app will run in the background, but I have not yet configured any wakelocks, so it will not wake your phone if the screen is locked. If you are using your phone, the app will run in the background and give a notification if it senses high humidity.
Once you get an alert, you can tap the notification to open the app and it will giver you a popup that says you should shutdown your phone. You can choose yes or dismiss. Yes just closes the app for now, and dismiss just dismisses the popup, but it will immediately return if you are still above the maximum humidity level. The notification will also return if this is the case. I added the temperature sensor, but I have not setup a limit for it just yet.
Still to come.....
Possible settings, root for auto shutdown, actual shutdown dialog. Your comments and suggestions are very welcome.
Here are a few screenshots. I will place a link to download the app in the original post. Keep in mind that there will be bugs, and it will not be perfect for everyone. I am working on this in my spare time, so I am very limited. Thanks for keeping up with the progress.
Download Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Lzfy-haA7wckh2d1VpbzRIYTQ/edit?usp=sharing
GitHub Link for anyone who wants to help: https://github.com/TrentPierce/Environment-Alert
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Thanks...
But why shutdown..??? :what:
Let us decide if we wanna shut it or not...
Onky notification is quite enough..
Thanks again.
Let me try it..
Pm me with apk file..
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That's no problem at all. So you prefer a notification with the option? I agree that this is probably best for most situations.
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Notification will be much better than directly shutting down the device.
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I'd like to test the app, but without shutdown option
It's nice to have temp, humidity and pressure alarm and notification (sudden drop or rise, etc).
Also calibration option would be a nice feature.
And if it will have a simple holo widget for temp, humidity and pressure i'm really interested to buy such an app.
Good idea. I suggest Showdown direct. Or a Notification with a Showdown delay of 30sec. On a raine day in my jacket i can hear the alarm and have 30sec to react. Is it fallen in water or else and o dont hear or can hear it, it Showdown after that delay. I am not a dev. I use many xposed modules. I will beta test if its helps.
Thanks for the replies. I can easily add a temperature alarm to the app if you guys are interested. I will post a link to a beta in the morning. I am at work this evening.
The only thing it really needs is the actual shutdown prompt. I already have it making a popup that just reads "shutdown" when it reaches a certain Humidity. I'll add a temperature warning also and a few UI improvements.
What do you think a good maximum setting for the humidity and temperature should be?
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Can't we have options for that. .. like we have high humidity in our country. It's already 75! quiet normal.
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I think I can work some options in. I really need to run some real world tests before I change too much. I'll have a beta on here in the morning for people to download and test. I want to cater to everyone's needs without over complicating the whole thing.
Thank you for the interest though. 75% is not set in stone. I have yet to even test this outside of my living room, so there are plenty variables left to try before I have a release candidate.
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Maybe have the option to set an alarm for one humidity, but auto shutdown for another, say like 75%, you get an alarm/notification but if it reaches 85% without clearing the first alarm, it shuts down, or if you have cleared the first alarm, it alarms again with a count down to shutdown? I'd buy that.
If the idea is to protect the phone submerged in water, I think the shutdown should be immediate, before water causes circuits to short. The question is at what threshold it should do it? I think the best way would be to look for rapid change in humidity, not actual number, since in tropics it wouldn't be uncommon to have humidity hovering close to 100%. But if you jump let's say from 90-100 in short time, it would indicate water dunk? You also would need some time delay, let's say 5 minutes from start, otherwise if the sensor was faulty and giving jumpy readings, the phone would be in endless loop, of shutting down right after restart, without letting the user any chance to inhibit the shutdown and trouble shoot. But getting the right delta and timings, could be tricky without actually testing the sensor and how it reacts. Also location of the sensor could play role as well, it could be that by the time water gets to sensor and affects it's reading, might be too late. But the idea is very interesting, how about including g-sensor, higher g, so phone is falling, large humidity jump so phone is wet, shutdown now, otherwise just give warnings. Sorry if I made this too complicated.
No, it's not too complicated. I see where you are going. I like the idea of triggering the shutdown automatically if there is a drastic change in percentage.
I plan to incorporate some of these features and have a beta available tomorrow. I'll leave the auto shutdown for a later version. I'm going to just use the power dialog to get things started.
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I too like the idea of the immediate shutdown. Due to the fact that high humidity would increase the phone temperature as well and eventually shutting itself off, rather than taking it out of your pocket or touching it and finding out its hot. It's better off shutting off so you can put it in a cold place.
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I bumped the sensor limit up to 75% humidity for testing. The app is still in its early stages, but I tried to make the UI simple and usable. The app will run in the background, but I have not yet configured any wakelocks, so it will not wake your phone if the screen is locked. If you are using your phone, the app will run in the background and give a notification if it senses high humidity.
Once you get an alert, you can tap the notification to open the app and it will giver you a popup that says you should shutdown your phone. You can choose yes or dismiss. Yes just closes the app for now, and dismiss just dismisses the popup, but it will immediately return if you are still above the maximum humidity level. The notification will also return if this is the case. I added the temperature sensor, but I have not setup a limit for it just yet.
Still to come.....
Possible settings, root for auto shutdown, actual shutdown dialog. Your comments and suggestions are very welcome.
Here are a few screenshots. I will place a link to download the app in the original post. Keep in mind that there will be bugs, and it will not be perfect for everyone. I am working on this in my spare time, so I am very limited. Thanks for keeping up with the progress.
Cool idea, but....
Again this is cool but AFAIK as long as the phone's battery is in, the device will short circuit no matter if it is on or off. As soon as the water hits the baterries pins will conduct the battery's current to the device's internals.
So turning the phone off does not mean disconnecting the power source which actually harms the device when it dives into some conductive liquid (water)
This is basically how my s3 died. It was already off in my shirts pocket and I dropped it in to a sink full of water. I immediately took the battery off dried / dehydrated/ de-humidified the phone in rice for 3 days and eventually toassed it to the bin coz it was a no go
Anyways still nice thinking but I wouldn't rely on it...
if you want your note 3 to be waterproof there are couple chemical methods avail. (costs around 50 bucks and takes 1 hour to complete the process just Google it)
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Hey guys,
In an effort to spread its popularity, I though I would share my open-source app, ElectricSleep here. It has been in beta for a couple months and is starting to get pretty stable and more and more feature rich.
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Improve the quality of your sleep with this smart alarm clock.
ElectricSleep is an alarm clock that records your sleep cycles and wakes you up gently during a light sleep cycle. The sleep data it records is saved and analyzed so that you can understand and improve upon your sleeping habits.
Please donate to support development!
Features:
records and saves your sleep cycle data.
alarm clock gently wakes you during light sleep.
analyzes sleep trends (debt, quality, duration, etc.)
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androsz.electricsleepbeta
Manual download:
http://code.google.com/p/electricsleep/downloads/list
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Could you explain how this works/the science behind it etc?
The question that comes up everytime I see such an app:
Do you have it under your pillow or something to check how you move?
Because mostly my phone is just on a drawer at night.
I sleep in a double bed with my pregnant wife and two small dogs. Will it work for me, and where should I place my phone?
perosredo said:
Could you explain how this works/the science behind it etc?
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I believe (I am not expert), that the science behind it has something to do with the amount of movements you make in your bed. Every stage of sleep can then be recognized by the phone (app). It does require (at least I think so) some training to recognize your sleep-"style".
and....you will have to put it on your bed itself (besides your pillow, never under it! >heat etc..<)
I am going to try it though...
Looks good
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I sleep in a double bed with my pregnant wife and two small dogs. Will it work for me, and where should I place my phone?
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Probably not as well as it should, but give it a try. Put it as close to your body as you can, so as to minimize the movement it picks up from others.
(didn't see multiquote!!)
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At the most basic level, it will alarm if you move right before your alarm is set.
Taken from wikipedia: "There is a greater amount of deep sleep (stage N3) earlier in the sleep cycle, while the proportion of REM sleep increases later in the sleep cycle and just before natural awakening." During REM, your muscles are more or less paralyzed, and you will not move. Right after, during lighter stages, you will. This is when the smart alarm acts.
Daegron said:
The question that comes up everytime I see such an app:
Do you have it under your pillow or something to check how you move?
Because mostly my phone is just on a drawer at night.
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I don't personally have it under my pillow, but rather about a foot or two away on the top corner of my bed (and I have a relatively hard bed.) It does need to be near you though
Currently using the most recent Beta version from your website! Downloaded it last night! Works great so far!
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Currently using the most recent Beta version from your website! Downloaded it last night! Works great so far!
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Sounds promising, but the 'setup' part of it is much more difficult than it should be.
Perhaps you should have it prompt for an action and then a confirmation that it's been done; all that 'line-pulling' needs to be done by the app...
Is the free beta version still receiving updates?
I thought I read that it wasn't. If that's the case, the paid version shouldn't really be called 'Donate' should it?
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Sounds promising, but the 'setup' part of it is much more difficult than it should be.
Perhaps you should have it prompt for an action and then a confirmation that it's been done; all that 'line-pulling' needs to be done by the app...
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I know the calibration/setup process can use some streamlining, but care to expand on what you meant by the last sentence?
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Is the free beta version still receiving updates?
I thought I read that it wasn't. If that's the case, the paid version shouldn't really be called 'Donate' should it?
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No, the beta period is over, and I am no longer providing regular updates to the market, except through the donate version of the app. Maybe it shouldn't be called donate, but there's a free, fully updated version available from off my website code.google.com/p/electricsleep/downloads/list
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care to expand on what you meant by the last sentence?
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Sure:
The app essentially asks me to memorize a sequence of tasks (moving, laying still) and a sequence of corresponding adjustments I have to make to a rolling graph; I then have to perform this without further aides. The app tells you what the optimal adjustments are.
It would probably be more user-friendly if the app had simple/advanced calibration options. For the simple, you could just have it prompt the user to move around the bed for a few seconds, then hit a button when they're finished. The app knows what the optimal setting is in relation to the performed task so it should be able to adjust the calibration without having the need for rendering any graph nor any user input. Rinse and repeat for laying still.
Hope that makes sense...
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Sure:
The app essentially asks me to memorize a sequence of tasks (moving, laying still) and a sequence of corresponding adjustments I have to make to a rolling graph; I then have to perform this without further aides. The app tells you what the optimal adjustments are.
It would probably be more user-friendly if the app had simple/advanced calibration options. For the simple, you could just have it prompt the user to move around the bed for a few seconds, then hit a button when they're finished. The app knows what the optimal setting is in relation to the performed task so it should be able to adjust the calibration without having the need for rendering any graph nor any user input. Rinse and repeat for laying still.
Hope that makes sense...
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I originally had automatic calibration like how you described. The problem was that there was a TON of user error, compounded by subtle differences/bugs in devices (see stackoverflow.com/questions/4099706/android-accelerometer-on-motodroid-1-reports-incorrect-values-at-first ) I changed to the way it is now, and there have been far less complaints about sensitivity being too low/high.
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I originally had automatic calibration like how you described. The problem was that there was a TON of user error, compounded by subtle differences/bugs in devices (see stackoverflow.com/questions/4099706/android-accelerometer-on-motodroid-1-reports-incorrect-values-at-first ) I changed to the way it is now, and there have been far less complaints about sensitivity being too low/high.
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Could you at least add aides so that the user is not forced to memorize what is to be done and how it should be done? Would help tremendously.
How do I tell the app to give me soft alarm whenever it's my light sleep? Or am I just sleeping too soundly? And what's the point of the alarms set by me because i usually get awoken by them instead if I'm not wrong. I've set them at 1.5 h interval.
I'm also not sure if my calibration is correct. Can you show me a screenshot of how the review of a night's sleep looks like? When it's my light sleep, the green graph shoots all the way up to the end of the screen then comes back down afterwards. Is that correct? Thanks
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Could you at least add aides so that the user is not forced to memorize what is to be done and how it should be done? Would help tremendously.
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Aides... like images explaining calibration? or do you mean a beep or something when you go over the white line?
Aztriltus said:
How do I tell the app to give me soft alarm whenever it's my light sleep? Or am I just sleeping too soundly? And what's the point of the alarms set by me because i usually get awoken by them instead if I'm not wrong. I've set them at 1.5 h interval.
I'm also not sure if my calibration is correct. Can you show me a screenshot of how the review of a night's sleep looks like? When it's my light sleep, the green graph shoots all the way up to the end of the screen then comes back down afterwards. Is that correct? Thanks
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Let me get this straight: you WANT the app to wake you up throughout a sleep, whenever you are in light sleep? If so, I can't help but wonder why...! Yes, the graph should be something like a couple green spikes that are near each other when you are in lighter sleep.
Sounds promising! I will check it the upcoming night!
I work in the field of sleep diagnostics/sleep studies. I don't have this app and have never tried it, i don't have android right now. But from what i have read on this thread, the app will wake you up after REM sleep. Which is good for in the morning, but not during the night. Your body can go through REM a few times a night. Not sure how it knows you are in REM, just because your body does not move doesn't mean your in REM sleep/deep sleep. It could mean you're in REM, but not always. Usually the only way to tell sleep stages is with an EEG, or brain activity/waves. N3 and REM are the stages you want to have to wake up feeling rejuvenated.
Couple suggestions to help with your app if you dont already have them:
-add microphone recording for snoring, and if you could measure the level/severity of the snore. could help with sleep apnea recognition.
- show the basic pattern of the persons sleep, ex. snore pattern, movements. Sleep is very cyclical and repeats itself through the night. you could tie this together with the snore mic, and maybe able to see apnea if severe.
-if the accelerometer is used for movements in bed during sleep, can you measure the level/severity of the movement? if so you could possibly tell the difference between body position changes, and periodic limb movements (restless leg syndrome).
-people could then see how they sleep in different positions. usually side is the best, on the back is the worst.
Just thinking of the top of my head. Great idea for an app. Sleep hygiene and sleep disorders really need to have more public awareness. So hopefully people will get your app, and decide to have a sleep study done, and make me money! ha ha great app!
I went to sleep around 11:30 last night. Before I went to bed I turned off mobile completely and had 94%. When I woke up at 7:45 I had 64%. Take a look at these screenshots and tell me how I can improve my battery. As you can see in the second screenshot I didn't use my phone at all but look at the drastic decrease.
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That's odd for sure. Did you check the system's battery stats? Just seems like the app you're using isn't telling the whole story.
BTW, what app is that?
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System Panel
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Anyone know what I could do to fix this?
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First thing I'd target is system panel itself...an app that polls your phone for system statistics...yeah...
Was this a one time thing, or does it happen every night? Did you check the system's battery info, as suggested above? Are you running a custom kernel/ROM? Did you see CPU spikes in System Panel during that period? Was wifi on?
I frankly have no idea what your problem could be, but a little more info might help.
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First thing I'd target is system panel itself...an app that polls your phone for system statistics...yeah...
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system panel is superb, it uses barely any cpu at all.
anyway to the OP, i do the same test every night, i leave my phone idle, then check system panel in the morning. i drop 6% in 7 hours, but yours definitely dropped a lot. obviously no app or process is showing up, so i would just reboot and try another test tonight. perhaps some glitch happened, radio was wacky, i dont know. but that's not normal.
however we do know that the stock ROM has a high current draw at idle, around 34mA, when other phones get 4mA during idle. so who knows maybe it's normal.
i wish i had some screen shots of my system panel figures to show you.
I've noticed abnormal battery usage with low phone signal as well. Think the phones (Inc and Thunderbolt) ramp up voltage trying to amplify a low signal.
But i notice that you have a graph for 8 hours but the usage report is showing you only 2 mins. Dont think it's giving you an accurate usage report while charging. Depending on what you having it charging on it's possible to drain more charge than your receiving. Especially with USB computer charging.
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First thing I'd target is system panel itself...an app that polls your phone for system statistics...yeah...
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Linux is actually keeping the statistics, the app just scans /proc and other directories at intervals to log it over time. Intervals are 15 minutes-ish on battery, our target spec is <1 min of CPU consumption per day to perform this service. (Am the author)
Unfortunately SystemPanel also isn't finding the specific culprit in this case, i.e., it's only showing that app CPU usage isn't the problem. Best guess in such scenarios is either some app that is running in the background preventing the phone from going into its best low power state or is using a bunch of power running one of the radios. I'd next try doing the same thing in airplane mode.
Will be adding more data logging for additional such as network bandwidth in future versions.
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I've noticed abnormal battery usage with low phone signal as well. Think the phones (Inc and Thunderbolt) ramp up voltage trying to amplify a low signal.
But i notice that you have a graph for 8 hours but the usage report is showing you only 2 mins. Dont think it's giving you an accurate usage report while charging. Depending on what you having it charging on it's possible to drain more charge than your receiving. Especially with USB computer charging.
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What the usage report is saying is that in those 8 hours his System Processes only used the CPU for about 2 minutes. That would lead me to believe that there is something running in the back ground that System Monitor is not picking up. I would suggest doing what the Dev above me said and see if that might help figure out what process that is.
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What the usage report is saying is that in those 8 hours his System Processes only used the CPU for about 2 minutes. That would lead me to believe that there is something running in the back ground that System Monitor is not picking up. I would suggest doing what the Dev above me said and see if that might help figure out what process that is.
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i believe system panel uses linux commands such as "top" which picks up everything that hits the CPU. so the offending battery drainer is something else, such as the radio for example going wacky, etc. i admit the OP's usage seems strange as i do the same test every night with system panel, but when something weird does happen, the ofending app clearly shows up in system panel.
the next step is taking logs with the current widget and seeing how high idle current draw is. i get around 5mA to 10mA idle current draw.
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Hello xda members! I have just created an app called Prox that enables you to do certain actions based on swipes across the proximity sensor of your phone. There are loadouts and actions that you can set yourself. Things you can currently do with Prox:
*Launch application
*Expand notification bar
*Emulate home button
*Send a Toast
*Toggle ringer mode (ring, vibrate, silent)
Many more actions are planned for later versions of Prox!
I am a very active developer and will be updating this as much as possible. I already have a pretty awesome update schedule with a lot of new features in mind so be on the lookout here and in the market.
Because this is kinda hard to explain, I have made a YouTube video of it in action (forgive my video editing skills )
And, here is the market link if you so choose to download:
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Please let me know what else you would like to see in future versions of this awesome concept
EDIT:
I have decided to do a very lightweight version of the app as a free version for those of you who are wary to buy an app not knowing what it does. I plan on having it here and in the market within the week. This app will be a one time build only and won't even scratch the surface of what Prox can really do. But, it will give you a feeling of how it might work with a lot of options.
Prox Lite
I have already finished the Lite version of the app. It's already up in the Android market and you can get it here:
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This is a VERY limited demo version of the app and it gives you an idea of what it feels like to control your phone without touching it. Prox Lite has only 2 gestures: Flat to launch the home activity, and toward to expand and contract the notification panel. There are 5 actions in Prox Pro and there are also Loadouts than the user can customize. You can't customize anything in the Lite version and you have no control over global settings. It may seem rather limited, but it does give you an idea of what launching an app might feel like.
The Lite version will probably never be updated (I might if I get more actions that I am willing to give up). I have a lot of things in the works for Prox Pro so if you like the feeling of controlling your phone with the force (haha) then go ahead and pick up the pro version and get a lot of cool updates
This seems really fun. I personally don't have much use for it, but it is a very neat idea and looks like you've done a good job with it so far.
Here are the URLs for people who'd rather click than copy/paste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKMk_K-Am6g
@dismaljester Thanks for the links dude
Would be good a free version with ads
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Would be good a free version with ads
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The only problem with a free version is that this app is designed to be invisible. Once you set up your loadouts, then coming back into the app would be completely unnecessary because you can do everything related to Prox while you aren't in the app.
I might release a trial version or something to get more people looking at it though
Yea a trial version with 1-2 options/settings would be great.
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Yea a trial version with 1-2 options/settings would be great.
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I should have thought of this while developing the app. I'll probably have to start from scratch and do a lot of copy paste type stuff to get the trial one out.
I think that's probably the best thing to do because a lot of people are wary of paying for an app from a developer they don't really know. Or an app they have never heard of...
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I should have thought of this while developing the app. I'll probably have to start from scratch and do a lot of copy paste type stuff to get the trial one out.
I think that's probably the best thing to do because a lot of people are wary of paying for an app from a developer they don't really know. Or an app they have never heard of...
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Well many apps have trial/lite/ads versions. So that direction could be beneficial in the long run. Imo.
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Well many apps have trial/lite/ads versions. So that direction could be beneficial in the long run. Imo.
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Well, I guess that is going to be my job for the next few days then
Dont get me wrong.... app looks promising
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This sounds really cool. Have you considered submitting it to the Amazon Appstore?
Can't reply to replies with links in them yet. So @Nooter, what is the difference in selling them in either store? Are there pros and cons to each one. I just don't see the point in listing it in 2 places when all android phone owners already have the market downloaded.
will the toggle ringer mode silence the phone while its ringing?
You should make one for reject/silence call. I'd love that one paired w/ flat while its on my desk at work.
If it rings I can just wave over it to silence/reject with minimal effort
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will the toggle ringer mode silence the phone while its ringing?
You should make one for reject/silence call. I'd love that one paired w/ flat while its on my desk at work.
If it rings I can just wave over it to silence/reject with minimal effort
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Toggle ringer mode just sets it to ring, vibrate, and silent for your ringtones and notifications...
That is an interesting idea. The only reason something like that won't work is because if the phone is in your pocket, the proximity sensor already detects something blocking it. I can enable this setting, but if you have it enabled and the phone is in your pocket, then it will always silence it...
Plus, Prox is disabled for incoming calls to let android take care of turning off the screen. You don't want to be launching apps and such while talking on your phone
oh also, hows the effect on battery life with this running the sensor all the time?
maybe add a 'time-out' setting for account for pocketing? Aka if the proximity sensor is trigger for a user defined period, 15 sec, 30 sec, etc which would occcur when inside a pocket prox turns off gestures until the sensor is uncovered again for 30+ seconds. that would solve the pocket silence problem No idea if any of that is possible, its just what I'm thinking id use lol.
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maybe add a 'time-out' setting for account for pocketing? Aka if the proximity sensor is trigger for a user defined period, 15 sec, 30 sec, etc which would occcur when inside a pocket prox turns off gestures until the sensor is uncovered again for 30+ seconds. that would solve the pocket silence problem No idea if any of that is possible, its just what I'm thinking id use lol.
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That would deal with wake locks, which would seriously take a big chunk out of your battery. Currently, Prox only uses around a single percent of battery for a whole day of usage. I want to keep it that way
I would love to try this out, but 15 minutes with it is just not long enough.
Please soon as you release a Trial version rename title at the end "NEW TRIAL VERSION AVAILABLE"
I don't want to pay for something that i may never use again.
looks unique and wonderful.
xriderx66 said:
I would love to try this out, but 15 minutes with it is just not long enough.
Please soon as you release a Trial version rename title at the end "NEW TRIAL VERSION AVAILABLE"
I don't want to pay for something that i may never use again.
looks unique and wonderful.
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Something that is unique and wonderful, even if it isn't, which it is, don't you think it's worth $1.50
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Something that is unique and wonderful, even if it isn't, which it is, don't you think it's worth $1.50
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Idk... Dont put It up so low just cuz u r new dev. I truly think this can be easily over 3 bucs.
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I was reading the article. And he said tamagochi. Now. When I was a kid this was awesome. But as a phone app. It kinda sucks.... But a watch is totally the right form factor. I would totally use it. Maybe something like digimon where they battle... Yeah super wrist watch fun.
What other cool things would you guys want to see? There are so many cool things these watches could do, but I haven't seen many people talking about any cool ideas. Actually, info has been only trickling.
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I'd like to see an app that automatically controls the the brightness of my watch, depending on what my phone's auto brightness setting is.
Since both these devices (LG and Samsung) don't have an ambient light sensor, a simple app like that would be genius. The other, simpler option, is to have an Android Wear app, that from 8am-8pm, full brightness, 8pm-8am (or whatever time windows you choose), lowest brightness. Simple workaround hack/app until ambient light sensors are built in.
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I'd like to see an app that automatically controls the the brightness of my watch, depending on what my phone's auto brightness setting is.
Since both these devices (LG and Samsung) don't have an ambient light sensor, a simple app like that would be genius. The other, simpler option, is to have an Android Wear app, that from 8am-8pm, full brightness, 8pm-8am (or whatever time windows you choose), lowest brightness. Simple workaround hack/app until ambient light sensors are built in.
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Brilliant idea!
+1
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I'd like to see an app that automatically controls the the brightness of my watch, depending on what my phone's auto brightness setting is.
Since both these devices (LG and Samsung) don't have an ambient light sensor, a simple app like that would be genius.
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I'm not sure what the point would be. If you're using your watch... It's probably because your phone is in your pocket or somewhere lying idle, correct? If your phone is in your pocket, the lighting conditions would be different. Not to mention for this to work, your phone would need to leave the ambient light sensor on all the time, causing an additional unnecessary battery drain. Unless of course you're actively using your phone... But then that leads us back to... Why are you using the watch?
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I'm not sure what the point would be. If you're using your watch... It's probably because your phone is in your pocket or somewhere lying idle, correct? If your phone is in your pocket, the lighting conditions would be different. Not to mention for this to work, your phone would need to leave the ambient light sensor on all the time, causing an additional unnecessary battery drain. Unless of course you're actively using your phone... But then that leads us back to... Why are you using the watch?
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You still get your phone out every now and then. It's not like you don't need it anymore when you have the watch. And every time you turn the phone on it could push the brightness over to the watch. Turn down brightness when in the cinema, turn it up when it's sunny outside etc. Would be quite useful
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You still get your phone out every now and then. It's not like you don't need it anymore when you have the watch. And every time you turn the phone on it could push the brightness over to the watch. Turn down brightness when in the cinema, turn it up when it's sunny outside etc. Would be quite useful
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Sure, but the brightness levels will change more often than you get your phone out. Doing this will put more of a reliance on the phone. Say you're in a theater, you pull out your phone and the watch dims. Now the movie is over and you head outside into the super bright sun. The watch will still be at minimum brightness until you either manually adjust it or pull out your phone to correct it again. That goes against everything Android Wear is aiming for.
Somewhat true... but I don't know about you, I'm pulling my phone out after a movie at least once before I head outside.. check all those messages and emails I received during that 1.5 hours because I'm really popular..
Again, the app idea is a BAND-AID.. not a true solution, as an ambient light sensor is, but a temporary solution. As @spiderflash says, I'd like it to remember the last brightness state of my phone, and push that over to watch, until a new status pushes over. It'd work fine about 80% of the time.
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Sure, but the brightness levels will change more often than you get your phone out. Doing this will put more of a reliance on the phone. Say you're in a theater, you pull out your phone and the watch dims. Now the movie is over and you head outside into the super bright sun. The watch will still be at minimum brightness until you either manually adjust it or pull out your phone to correct it again. That goes against everything Android Wear is aiming for.
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Somewhat true... but I don't know about you, I'm pulling my phone out after a movie at least once before I head outside.. check all those messages and emails I received during that 1.5 hours because I'm really popular..
Again, the app idea is a BAND-AID.. not a true solution, as an ambient light sensor is, but a temporary solution. As @spiderflash says, I'd like it to remember the last brightness state of my phone, and push that over to watch, until a new status pushes over. It'd work fine about 80% of the time.
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Better Band-Aid: Get a Moto360 (It has an ambient light sensor) Hopefully the thing doesn't cost $500 when it's finally released...they keep leaking all these goodies and it's starting to sound too good to be true. :|
I do think the tamagochi idea would be a winner...people seemed to go nuts over it when one was released for the Pebble. And we all know the Wear version could be awesome.
I'm trying to get back into development, and perhaps I'll end up making it myself...but I think Wear is a perfect platform for a nice car finder app. I already have one I love on my phone, but if I could navigate back to the stored parking space without taking my phone out? Perfect. Have it tie in to Google Maps (but start with ped navigation). Maybe incorporate a radar function, since these have pretty decent magnetometers.
I'd suggest a "share your current location with someone" app, but I just noticed Glympse has already taken care of that.
EDIT: for auto brightness, I just found this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danvelazco.wear.displaybrightness
It uses a combination of activity detection and local sun rise/set times to adjust brightness.
Good find for the brightness. O crank it during the day. And turn it down when I go to bed
Hey everyone.
I'm experiencing a weird issue after updating my S6 to MM OTA. My phone has never been rooted. It's the european unlocked model.
Sometimes, when I try to wake the screen (with power button or home button) the screen takes a full second or two to turn on, and it does slowly, very slowly, like with lag. Then, after a while, it goes away, and the screen turns on automatically, very fast and fluid, like it has always done.
Maybe it's doze? It happened this morning when I went to check the time with my phone. Maybe the phone was sleep during a lot of time and it lags the first couple of times I turn the screen on. I've also read it could be from the themes, but never experienced this with Lollipop.
Anyone else having this issue? Solutions? I have the same apps as before, so I doubt it's an app.
Thanks!!
Do you notice slowness after you're passed the lockscreen? My first thought is an app or system component using too much cpu, perhaps an app that needs permissions and isn't marshmallow compatible to ask for them. Download Gsam battery monitor, it will show you cpu usage time by app. It won't show more specific system processes but it could help eliminate whether it's an app or not.
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Do you notice slowness after you're passed the lockscreen? My first thought is an app or system component using too much cpu, perhaps an app that needs permissions and isn't marshmallow compatible to ask for them. Download Gsam battery monitor, it will show you cpu usage time by app. It won't show more specific system processes but it could help eliminate whether it's an app or not.
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There's no lag after I pass the lockscreen. Will check if it's an app.
No one else has seen this?
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what i found is that, when you try to wake up the phone in a dark room/place it turns the screen on slowly, in daytime it's at normal speed, but yes, there is sometimes a bit of lag between pressing the home/power button and the phone responsing....lollipop was faster and better in this aspect...i hope they fix it in a future update
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what i found is that, when you try to wake up the phone in a dark room/place it turns the screen on slowly, in daytime it's at normal speed, but yes, there is sometimes a bit of lag between pressing the home/power button and the phone responsing....lollipop was faster and better in this aspect...i hope they fix it in a future update
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I think you're right!! Right now, at 4AM here, I've seen the issue again, when turning the screen on in my dark bedroom with the lights off.
The screen turns on very slowly. Tried changing the theme and rebooting and didn't fix the issue.
Then I read your comment and turned on some lights in the room and the issue disappeared!! Seems like it only happens when phone is in a dark environment.
Very weird!!
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Sensamic said:
I think you're right!! Right now, at 4AM here, I've seen the issue again, when turning the screen on in my dark bedroom with the lights off.
The screen turns on very slowly. Tried changing the theme and rebooting and didn't fix the issue.
Then I read your comment and turned on some lights in the room and the issue disappeared!! Seems like it only happens when phone is in a dark environment.
Very weird!!
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yes, i think it's more of a feature, in dark rooms it can hurt your eyes, that's why it turns the screen on slowly....at least i hope....because if not then it's a bug hehe
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yes, i think it's more of a feature, in dark rooms it can hurt your eyes, that's why it turns the screen on slowly....at least i hope....because if not then it's a bug hehe
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Yes, i believe that's a feature. I tried turning the screen on in the dark, it turns on slowly. Then i tried in the light, and it was faster. So yeah, it's a feature.:good:
Any chance you have the MM feature enabled to stop accidental screen switch on in pockets/bags?
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If it's that bad you could always try resetting the device to see if that eradicates it.
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It happens with me when i take the phone out of my pocket. Is it doing that because it is coming out of my pocket which of course is dark? Very strange. And annoying. Wish there was a way to disable that.
You can disable the accidental screen unlock in a pocket...
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I just tested it out.
It takes about 1.8 seconds in a dark environment and 0.9 seconds in a bright environment. I've never noticed before, until now. Interesting feature.
DaryllSwer said:
I just tested it out.
It takes about 1.8 seconds in a dark environment and 0.9 seconds in a bright environment. I've never noticed before, until now. Interesting feature.
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It has nothing to do with the light quantity from the environment or maybe it is that too but this is not the main cause. The main cause is the fact that the cpu is sleeping(it's in deep sleep mode) when you press the home/power button to wake the screen. Once the cpu woken up then it will respond nearly instantaneously. Then, if you live your phone for 1 minute let's say, the issue comes back. The bad thing is the cpu is returning to the deep sleep state after only 30 seconds or less so definitely there is a huge bug!! The only solution is to change the kernel but my advice is to stay stock especially when it comes to kernels thing. Good luck! Btw, my phone is Note 4 N910F and te behaviour I've described concerns this phone, not S6
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It has nothing to do with the light quantity from the environment or maybe it is that too but this is not the main cause. The main cause is the fact that the cpu is sleeping(it's in deep sleep mode) when you press the home/power button to wake the screen. Once the cpu woken up then it will respond nearly instantaneously. Then, if you live your phone for 1 minute let's say, the issue comes back. The bad thing is the cpu is returning to the deep sleep state after only 30 seconds or less so definitely there is a huge bug!! The only solution is to change the kernel but my advice is to stay stock especially when it comes to kernels thing. Good luck! Btw, my phone is Note 4 N910F and te behaviour I've described concerns this phone, not S6
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I don't really have a problem with this. It's just not noticeable in everyday usage. Samsung has pushed several updates ever since I made that comment. It seems to have been fixed for me. Even if it's not, I don't really care as I don't see any other secondary issues like delayed messages from messaging apps or something.