Hi everyone,
I've posted a list of my apps for the SmartWatch on XDA before, but I see that has not been transferred to this new forum dedicated to the Sony SmartWatch, and I've also improved my apps since the initial posting, so I'd like to present them to you here.
First, it's my most used app, it seems to be slightly overlooked.
It displays the full SMS message as it arrives on your phone! You can also scroll through the log of calls and SMS messages, check the times, the details, and read the messages in whole! If you also have the SMS Composer, you can reply instantly!
Here's a video demo, and the link to the app on Google Play is below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eir.log
eirh said:
Hi everyone,
I've posted a list of my apps for the SmartWatch on XDA before, but I see that has not been transferred to this new forum dedicated to the Sony SmartWatch, and I've also improved my apps since the initial posting, so I'd like to present them to you here.
First, it's my most used app, it seems to be slightly overlooked.
It displays the full SMS message as it arrives on your phone! You can also scroll through the log of calls and SMS messages, check the times, the details, and read the messages in whole! If you also have the SMS Composer, you can reply instantly!
Here's a video demo, and the link to the app on Google Play is below.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eir.log
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Can you adjust the number of vibrations when receiving an sms?
ruggs1234 said:
Can you adjust the number of vibrations when receiving an sms?
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Yes, the available options are:
* no notification at all
* no vibration
* vibrate once
* vibrate twice
* vibrate three times
* vibrate five times.
Looks good. The ability to alter the number of vibrations for an sms notification is a big plus for me.
However, when selecting a message from the log screen it opens up the details screen before having to select read sms from the right options button on the watch. This seems like a lot of button pressing to get to the sms content. Can the app not go straight from the log screen to the text content screen like most mobile phones do? Most of the information on the details screen is already on the log screen anyway. And what does the red cross do on the details screen?
These are just my feelings on what is otherwise a terrific app. Working with your SMS Composer app is wonderful (although the right options button has never worked for me with SMS Composer, it does work ok on every other app i've tried. I just hold the text content to send and pick recipient, which works the same as in the Smartwatch 1).
Your apps are some of the cleverest for the Smartwatch 2.
Thankyou for your work.
ruggs1234 said:
Looks good. The ability to alter the number of vibrations for an sms notification is a big plus for me.
However, when selecting a message from the log screen it opens up the details screen before having to select read sms from the right options button on the watch. This seems like a lot of button pressing to get to the sms content. Can the app not go straight from the log screen to the text content screen like most mobile phones do? Most of the information on the details screen is already on the log screen anyway. And what does the red cross do on the details screen?
These are just my feelings on what is otherwise a terrific app. Working with your SMS Composer app is wonderful (although the right options button has never worked for me with SMS Composer, it does work ok on every other app i've tried. I just hold the text content to send and pick recipient, which works the same as in the Smartwatch 1).
Your apps are some of the cleverest for the Smartwatch 2.
Thankyou for your work.
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Hello and thanks for your support! I'm really glad you like my apps!
You do have a point, with the SMS reader requiring one extra step to open the actual message. My reasoning was that the details screen provides some extra information, like the exact time of sending/receiving the message, the full name of the sender / receiver (in case that it is long and does not fit in one line in the list view), etc. I will give it a thought, how could that be done in a more intuitive way.
The red X is for deleting from the log.
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Hi there!
We are two developers who have been following xda for a long time,
We are happy to announce a new kind of Application on Android Market and want some suggestions and testing by xda community!
This is the App's description:
Andro+ Call Backgrounder provides you an important feature that Android System lacks!
CallBackgrounder lets you put in background an incoming call simply by pressing a button!
How many times you were watching a video, playing a game or reading email/website and an Incoming call disturbed your actvity?
With CallBackgrounder you can return to the last app you were using by putting incoming call in background!
The caller will never notice about your action, the incoming call will continue in background and you will be free to carry on whatever you were doing and maybe later answer/reject.
You can find filters based on contacts and apps that let you ACTIVATE CallBackgrounder ONLY for some contacts or running apps.
New Feature: Shake Detection, if activated Popup will be displayed ONLY if you shake your phone!
DON'T FORGET to watch sample video that you can find in Android Market page! Or just go to: http://tinyurl.com/androcallbg
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NEW FEATURE: Tiny Layout and Shake&Background, watch them on last one screenshot or directly on Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/androcallbgnf
Now You can use non-invasive Tiny Layout on TOP of your existing CallScreen Layout! Tiny Layout is not a Popup but ONLY one button!
So what are you waiting for? Try out the app and let us know your opinions!
What's new:
What's new? Andro+ Call Backgrounder becomes Andro+ Call Manager introducing new options, now you can place your incoming call in background and/or reject your incoming call and AUTO-Recall the caller!
*) ON SALE! For limited time!
*) Version 1.6.5 solved a bug when placing in background call on some devices
*) Solved bug: no restore ringer settings on call ending, thanks to Stefan
*) New Name new functions!
*) Fixed Anonymous call bug
*) New Feature: Tiny Layout (that you can see in the second screenshot) and Shake & Background function
*) New Feature: Shake Detection, if activated Popup will be displayed ONLY if you shake your phone!
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Thanks to all will help us,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.elaware.androplus.callbackgrounder
Elaware Team.
I was hoping more along the lines of being able to press the home/back button or something to put the call in the background. I like the stock slide to answer/reject calls method.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
How does something like this correspond whit apps like Go Dialer ?
zerkai said:
I was hoping more along the lines of being able to press the home/back button or something to put the call in the background. I like the stock slide to answer/reject calls method.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for replying, unfortunately Android System blocks Home Button so we can't override it!
But if you want something less intrusive you can use the "Shake Detection" function that let you activate the Popup ONLY by shaking the phone during an incoming call.
Any other feedback is appreciated.
Thanks,
αкαѕнα said:
How does something like this correspond whit apps like Go Dialer ?
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Hi,
We have just tried it with Go Contacts/Dialer and with Video Caller Id
and it works great with them.
We appreciate any further opinions,
There's a way to press "home" during a call and talk to the person in the background while using your phone otherwise, similar to what the iPhone does. If it's not what the "send to background" option does, any way to add a "pick up but put in background" option?
Hello what is called that application in second screen that gives you the control over wifi etc.
pppawel said:
Hello what is called that application in second screen that gives you the control over wifi etc.
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Hi, its not really an app...Its sort of like a control widget hard-coded into the status bar...Most custom ROMs come with it installed...
Can you add new feature please , it's (Recall) to redial the caller
android market always gives me a hard time because in my country these apps are not available for download.
Could someone post an apk or download link plz ,thank in advance
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Can you add new feature please , it's (Recall) to redial the caller
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Thanks for suggestion,
Can be good an option that allow you to have a notification (in notification bar) to recall your missed call (that you've previously placed in background) by pushing it?
Something like missed call notification but when you press it, it will re-dial your contact?
Let us know,
Thanks,
rivtre said:
android market always gives me a hard time because in my country these apps are not available for download.
Could someone post an apk or download link plz ,thank in advance
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If Developer hasn't any problems, I've uploaded a copy here:
http://www.multiupload.com/4REZ2Y6ZIP
bye
Hey folks,
Many of you have downloaded and tried Andro+ Call Backgrounder, how it worked? Did you like it?
If you write here your feedback we can improve it!
Thanks to all.
Just tried the demo and so far so good. I just have one suggestion for now. For people who want to use their own dialer to answer/reject calls, can you make the "shake detection" automatically put the call in the background? It's kind of annoying to shake the phone then have to press the background button.
maxdamage2122 said:
Just tried the demo and so far so good. I just have one suggestion for now. For people who want to use their own dialer to answer/reject calls, can you make the "shake detection" automatically put the call in the background? It's kind of annoying to shake the phone then have to press the background button.
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Thanks for the suggestion,
We will introduce this feature in the next release,
We will inform you when this option will be available,
Thanks again,
maxdamage2122 said:
Just tried the demo and so far so good. I just have one suggestion for now. For people who want to use their own dialer to answer/reject calls, can you make the "shake detection" automatically put the call in the background? It's kind of annoying to shake the phone then have to press the background button.
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We've just added this features to Andro+ Call Backgrounder,
Update is on Android Market,
more details on first page of this Thread,
I'm looking for app that would completely ignore and send specified calls to background immediately ("don't answer" mode, not "reject"), so i do not even know i've been called. No ring, no vibration, no screen wake up when phone is asleep and not a single one notification when it's awake. Is it possible with root?
Tank-piercing said:
I'm looking for app that would completely ignore and send specified calls to background immediately ("don't answer" mode, not "reject"), so i do not even know i've been called. No ring, no vibration, no screen wake up when phone is asleep and not a single one notification when it's awake. Is it possible with root?
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Seems possible, however, while the phone is asleep it may not be possible to check the number then background it before the screen awakes and/or rings. Backgrounding certain numbers automatically is definitely doable though.
Hi,
we need this app so bad ,, and the version in market is buggy ..
why development is stooped ?
any news
Anyone please
Hi,
I have a Htc Desire with Android 2.3.5 (rooted) and the problem with clear or cancel missed call notification (MODIFY_PHONE_STATE permission) with alternative dialer app (go contacs,Angel Dialer).
So I develop a simple app that is configurable for intercept missed call, launch customizable notification with reminder and go to default dialer phone resetting system missed call notification.
But for this target, the app must install under /system/app, otherwise, as a normal app, the 'clear missed call' is not functionally. I use SSHDroid or ES File Explorer for copy apk in system/app e run install.
Reboot your phone.
I have tested this app only on my device. It's my first app, but is working for my case.
who is proposed as a beta test?
thank you very much
Manny
Notes
I'm not responsable for any damage provided by this application.
Probably some bugs left, provided for testing purpose.
Functionality
Cancel missed call notification if you use alternative dialer app
Repeating alarm for missed call (Sound, Vibration, Led)
Repeating alarm for new SMS (Sound, Vibration, Led)
Requirement
root
Installation
Just copy CamaMind.apk under /system/app
Changelog
2.0 : Complete code review for bug fixing (or for add new bugs?!?). Please feedback me.
Thanks, it is working great with the ROM in my sig. and exDialer!
Only think I would like to ask to fix, is that when pushing back button after viewing missed call log, it first returns in CamaMind menu and I have to push back button again to clear display.
wow, way too much permissions for what the app is doing:
- SMS?
- Internet?
- Contacts?
- Standby Mode?
Please provide some feedback on why you need all these permissions.
Hi,
I want to tell you that I did not believe that the application was being used (we hope).
I fixed the bug reported by Jolas.
Report for permission:
for monitoring call and sms in input : READ_PHONE_STATE
for reset missed call: MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
for open calls log: READ_CONTACTS
for led in stand-by : WAKE_LOCK
for receive and open sms apps: READ_SMS | RECEIVE_SMS
Thanks all.
Manny
Thanks, but what about internet?
I really don't see why the app has to connect to the internet...
geenyous said:
Thanks, but what about internet?
I really don't see why the app has to connect to the internet...
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Sorry geenyous, in the version 1.5.1 I have remove the Internet permission.
Perhaps I was abused a few copy-paste too!!
Manny
No LED Notification
I tested your app but I had to delete it again, when it is active I don't get LED notifications for missed calls (haven't tested SMS).
Also I have to tap the notification 2 or more times to have the other, call notification cleared, which is not that bad, but still annoying for an app that should make things easier, but the no LED is critical for me.
I think you go in a good direction, some more tweaks (settings to turn on/off SMS notif for example, bugs as mentioned above) and your app might be very helpful once finished, it really is very annoying to have to clear the notification when not using stock dialer!
another method of clearing missed calls notifications with other than stock dialer is described here and is working very well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187025
hope this helps, cheers
manny73 said:
Hi,
I use SSHDroid or ES File Explorer for copy apk in system/app e run install.
Reboot your phone.
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Just to be clear, once the app is copied to /system/apk it needs to be installed? Im very new to android and still learning, thank you
geenyous said:
Also I have to tap the notification 2 or more times to have the other, call notification cleared, which is not that bad, but still annoying for an app that should make things easier,
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Hi, on my Desire with Oxygen v2.3 I have not this problem.
geenyous said:
but the no LED is critical for me.
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In theory, the LED should light blue color. On my device the LED lights green, but lights! Becomes blue until after the second round notification, and if I clicked on the default notification of missed calls. Can you make a test?
geenyous said:
settings to turn on/off SMS notif for example, bugs as mentioned above
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Make it in the latest version, attached on this post (1.5_7).
manny73 said:
Hi, on my Desire with Oxygen v2.3 I have not this problem.
In theory, the LED should light blue color. On my device the LED lights green, but lights! Becomes blue until after the second round notification, and if I clicked on the default notification of missed calls. Can you make a test?
Make it in the latest version, attached on this post (1.5_7).
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Sorry for not coming back to you earlier.
I have now tested your app again and the notification LED works as well as the implementation to choose not to run when an SMS is coming is great!
Only issue I still have, and this is kind of a real dealbreaker, is that your app seams to work only one time.
I miss a call, I get 2 notifs, yours and from phone, i click on yours, both get cleared and I am in my phone app (dialer2), so far so good. Now, when I get another missed call, I again get both notifications, but when I click on yours my phone app opens but it doesn't clear your nor the phone notification. I have to manually clear them (as is the case without your app).
The next missed call, the phone notification says 2 missed calls and yours is there as usual, again not clearing when clicking on it. After I go into yout apps settings and disable and enable it, all works again for one time...
If you sort out this issue, then your app would be perfect for me!
I am sharing some profiles and projects which are very useful for me. The background is that I have installed tasker to minimize the apps for little things. I am not posting night profiles or profiles turning wifi off etc., so I think this thread will not be boring.
Here they are:
Project New Messages:
It has following profiles/tasks:
Show custom notification of new text
Open a Jellybean-like message reply popup upon clicking notification
If we decide to view message via default notification, clear the tasker's generated notification
Light up screen on receiving new text, if screen is locked.
The sceenshots are also attached for this project.
PROFILES:
Find phone, a "productive" GPS Locator solution.
When we send a text "findphone" to our number, following tasks are performed:
Set Wifi to off
Airplane mode on
GPS on
Get location via GPS (timeout 4 minutes)
Wait 4 minutes IF GPS location is not set yet
Airplane mode off
Wait 15 seconds (the time it takes for the network to be useable)
Send SMS to the number from which the findphone text had been sent (last incoming text number) (text will be: GPS [email protected] 00.000000, 00.00000)
Wait 15 seconds (to ensure the text has been sent)
Wifi on
Get Location via network (timeout 4 minutes)
Wait 4 minutes IF Network location is not set yet
Send sms again, now with the text like: Non-GPS [email protected] 00.000000, 00.00000
This turns wifi and mobile network off and turns gps on so the phone collects exact location data via satellites. after that, it turns the networks on and sends the exact gps location text. Then it also collects and sends the approximate gps data with the help of network, so the receiver will receive two texts. The format in which the texts are sent is made in such a way that if we copy the whole text of message and search in google maps's app, it will pinpoint to the exact location and not the nearest road.
Instant Missed Call Notify
Send text "Missed call from" followed by the number we had a missed call from, to a predefined number. (ignore the word instant)
Instant SMS forwarding
Forward all texts to a predefined number with text like "From [Name][Number]: [Text]
Send Email To Faraz
When composing an email, if we long press the search button, it will type in a part of email address, then press down then enter, hence selecting the first contact from the dropdown menu. Then it presses the down button like 4 times, then left then enter button (ALL ARE D-PAD FUNCTIONS), So, the send button is pressed. This is useful for facebook page admins and those who want to share every other picture via email to a contact.
And... Faraz is the name of page
About the image of browser, this is just a screenshot I wanted to share, just to send out a message that even a simple web browser-like "application" can also be made within two days of using tasker, so tasker is not too difficult and that the new users should give it a try
How come you make the screen go ON in #1
AnkitChanne said:
How come you make the screen go ON in #1
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I did it with Secure settings plugin
Thank's man! I wish there was a specific thread for tasker where we could share profiles / scripts for tasker. It's a really underrated powerful tool that requires a bit of a learning curve, but once we get on with it, the possibilities are literally endless!
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Thank's man! I wish there was a specific thread for tasker where we could share profiles / scripts for tasker. It's a really underrated powerful tool that requires a bit of a learning curve, but once we get on with it, the possibilities are literally endless!
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Yes, there are many useful implementations, but I haven't found posts other than those who teach about turning wifi off in car or turning volume down at night.
I will hopefully post another, better than this, implementation soon. It's about adding widget-like functionality on the lockscreen of HTC.
See this preview, I am still building it.
The text at the bottom is email's subjects followed by the sender's names. Text looks broken here because this image was uploaded in intention of getting help with this exact matter.
usman farhat said:
Yes, there are many useful implementations, but I haven't found posts other than those who teach about turning wifi off in car or turning volume down at night.
I will hopefully post another, better than this, implementation soon. It's about adding widget-like functionality on the lockscreen of HTC.
See this preview, I am still building it.
The text at the bottom is email's subjects followed by the sender's names. Text looks broken here because this image was uploaded in intention of getting help with this exact matter.
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There are some tutorials here on xda onder Android category. A brief search came up with extended results in how to use tasker. Some of them are quite good.
But yes, I agree that the app itself should have an official tutorial for the basic / medium stuff, the rest we would exploit and figure out on our own
I'm quickly building up a huge number of emails and messages that I've dealt with on my phone but then have to manually delete from the watch. I appreciate that one can clear all data from each notification type, using Smart Connect on the phone, but I'd love to find an app or a command that would automatically clear all data (messages, notifications, etc), say every 24 hours or so. Or failing that, at least something which would allow a quick, more elegant way of manually clearing the watch. Can anybody recommend anything? Many thanks.
You could use the Smartwatch2 app on the smartphone, enter the menu of each SW2 installed app and tap Clear all events, Clear history or Clear log, etc.
It's not really comfortable but at last you don't have to perform this operation directly on the SW2.
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You could use the Smartwatch2 app on the smartphone, enter the menu of each SW2 installed app and tap Clear all events, Clear history or Clear log, etc.
It's not really comfortable but at last you don't have to perform this operation directly on the SW2.
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Thanks. Yeah, that's what I'm doing at the moment, through Smart Connect on the phone. But I just counted; in order to clear email, messaging and Facebook requires 17 commands. It really does surprise me that a more elegant system is not built into the watch. Surely everyone who owns the watch wants to be able to clear away (or to have cleared away) messages as they're finished with. Most odd.
You go into the notification app in your smartwatch then push the menu button and after the option to clear all the notifications (the open letter).
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You go into the notification app in your smartwatch then push the menu button and after the option to clear all the notifications (the open letter).
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Thanks. Came here to ask the same question and it has already been asked and answered. :good:
Thx for your help
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You go into the notification app in your smartwatch then push the menu button and after the option to clear all the notifications (the open letter).
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What exactly do you mean by "the notification app"? If you mean the little orange circle that indicates new notifications; those disappear anyway as soon as they've been looked at. But the notifications still remain on the watch, so one still has two go into each app in turn (email, text messages, Facebook, etc) and clear them. However, pressing the open letter does nothing at all. The notifications remain. The only way I can find of deleting anything with the watch is message-by-message, individually, including confirmation step. Or, as in my first post in this thread, data can be deleted using the phone through the "Smart Connect" app.
I didn't understand that you wanted to clear all the datas (and not the notifications) in the watch's apps.
In that case, yes you must do on the phone through the smart connect app.
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I didn't understand that you wanted to clear all the datas (and not the notifications) in the watch's apps.
In that case, yes you must do on the phone through the smart connect app.
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Thanks. I guess it's the term "notifications" that's confusing. What I want to clear, regularly, preferably automatically, are my email messages, text messages, and Facebook messages, so that those apps are empty. What I'm hoping to find is an app or a macro command that will either clear those messages automatically, or will allow me to do so in one go, rather than - as is the case at the moment - app by app through Smart Connect.
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HI there. Any idea why can not clear the notifications...noway?! So now I've to reset it each time, but sometimes this is also not possible!
Any help is welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Harris
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Thanks. Came here to ask the same question and it has already been asked and answered. :good:
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thanks for your help....
it will help many people like me....
thanks
Does anyone know a workaround for using the stock email app. I absolutely hate using it but I can't get the correct notifications and things to work on my watch if I don't. I was using Aquamail on my phone but it doesn't really work on the watch very well. This thing need root! My Huawei is fun but I do like the S3 better.
I use Nine Outlook for Android, it plays very well with both Tizen and Android Wear. I don't create emails from my watch but when I get an email that comes in on Nine I can delete/mark as read/flag for follow up/show on phone/clear/reply/reply all. I mostly either mark as read or delete the emails. I occasionally respond.
It works great. If you are looking to create an email you can't do it with Nine on the watch.
I use my mail app, which has all my email account in one app.
To see the notifications I use an app called notification wear.
Once installed you get all the notifications for email, whatsapp, facebook and so on. It also stores your recieves messages so you reply to them. I like the stock notification where once you have opened it, it's gone.
lacmac said:
I use my mail app, which has all my email account in one app.
To see the notifications I use an app called notification wear.
Once installed you get all the notifications for email, whatsapp, facebook and so on. It also stores your recieves messages so you reply to them. I like the stock notification where once you have opened it, it's gone.
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Can't see it in the Play store. Can you provide a link?
TIA
Yes here it is.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...G2qfWsVMvDxxtDN2A&sig2=ud3XbIRVjfi9GAV6y_15cA
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What isn't explained too well is how to delete a message.
So I'll try to explain.
For example, if you receive a whatsapp message. You swipe left once to read, you can then scroll up and down.
Swipe left twice to reply, you can rely by typing or voice.
To delete that message. Go back to 1st screen of the message and swipe right.
When you receive a message, it stores the sender. So you can reply at any time.
Just one major drawback. When you turn off the watch, you loose all contacts that messaged you. So you need to wait till they send again and then it is stored until your restart your watch.
lacmac said:
Yes here it is.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...G2qfWsVMvDxxtDN2A&sig2=ud3XbIRVjfi9GAV6y_15cA
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What isn't explained too well is how to delete a message.
So I'll try to explain.
For example, if you receive a whatsapp message. You swipe left once to read, you can then scroll up and down.
Swipe left twice to reply, you can rely by typing or voice.
To delete that message. Go back to 1st screen of the message and swipe right.
When you receive a message, it stores the sender. So you can reply at any time.
Just one major drawback. When you turn off the watch, you loose all contacts that messaged you. So you need to wait till they send again and then it is stored until your restart your watch.
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I downloaded and installed it yesterday on my S3 Frontier. I had high hopes as I've been looking for a way to display notifications from my default mail app on my Samsung phone - which is Aquamail - and the problem is that sometimes new email notifications come up on the watch and other times they don't - there's just no consistency. But frankly this Notifications Wear app is awful.
Firstly, it doesn't actually integrate with the native notifications interface on the S3 watch (which is found by turning bezel anti-clockwise from home screen) but instead the notifications come in via its own app on the Gear, so you have to run that. An then the app interface itself is awful. Looks like it was designed by a 2 year old. The first line or two of the notification displays in a tiny letterbox style space. And it's also not intuitiave at all how to read them fully. I kept accidentally deleting notifications completely by swiping right after tapping on the notifications. The app developer also doesn't seem to have even settled on the name of his app. The app logo calls it "Notifications Wear Style" but the app title is "Notifications Style Gear S2/S3". On your watch it displays app name as "NWS S2". And you have to install the separate app on your phone - which is not of course a problem in ittself - it's just that again the app is hideous. I can honestly say this is the most amateur looking and poorly designed app I've EVER seen!
I don't have such a problem with it. Yes it does not interact with the native notification but I turn it off and just accept this app. As long as you receive the notification it does not matter if it's the native app or not.
As you I made the mistake of swiping right and deleting everything but once I realised what I was doing I easily adapted. I can use the bezel instead of swiping to see the message, reply or delete.
Correct the first screen is a small window of the message, turn the bezel or swipe to the left for the full message and you can scroll up and down to read it all.
There is an option to change the font size if it's too big or small.
It could do with better instructions, once you get the hang of it, it's easy.
Receive message notification :
Swipe left once to read, twice to reply.
Delete is swipe right.
I use MY MAIL for my emails. I have Hotmail, Gmail and yahoo,i receive all of them.
As for the appearance, yes it could be much better, but is there another app that can do better than this?
lacmac said:
As for the appearance, yes it could be much better, but is there another app that can do better than this?
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Maye there is not a better app available, but I am trying to use this on on a phone which costs 350 - 400 dollars depending where you buy it, so I don't want an app on the phone that looks like it was designed by a two year old. Sorry but it's just awful.
For me, functionality comes before appearance and its not that bad.
When I receive a whatsapp message, the background is of the photo from the sender.
When I receive an email it's just plain black.
The issue I have is when you turn your watch off and you loose all messages and contacts. Messages I don't mind loosing so much as they are still stored on the phone. But I'd like to have my contacts stored on the watch.
Until someone comes up with a better alternative then I'm happy using this one.