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I wrote an app to control my phone through google talk

Hey guys!
I developed TalkMyPhone, an open-source app that enables you to control your phone from google talk. It's like android-notifier on steroids, since it brings almost the same features and you don't need wifi/bluetooth enabled.
I can't post links since I'm new here. Google for talkmyphone or look for it on the market.
Developers: I'm open to contributions
Users: please use the issue tracker for suggesting features
I don't have many non-french users since the info did not spread very well outside of french blogs, so I'm posting it here. I hope someone will find it useful and write something about it.

chm.duquesne said:
Hey guys!
I developed TalkMyPhone, an open-source app that enables you to control your phone from google talk. It's like android-notifier on steroids, since it brings almost the same features and you don't need wifi/bluetooth enabled.
I can't post links since I'm new here. Google for talkmyphone or look for it on the market.
Developers: I'm open to contributions
Users: please use the issue tracker for suggesting features
I don't have many non-french users since the info did not spread very well outside of french blogs, so I'm posting it here. I hope someone will find it useful and write something about it.
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Do you need multiple GTalk accounts in order to talk to it, or can you "talk to yourself" ?

Niice Idea

sweeeet thx

Doesn´t work on my SGS. After trying to to login the app closed. And now i can´t open it again. Even every other app wont start.
Only a restart helped. Uninstalled.
But the idea is interessting. maybe i´ll give a try again later.

khaytsus said:
Do you need multiple GTalk accounts in order to talk to it, or can you "talk to yourself" ?
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The 2 solutions work. Talking to yourself is possible in gmail, but you cannot initiate the conversation, so in this case, best is to use a third party client like pidgin. Otherwise you can set up a second account. Any standard jabber account is possible.
Accounts delivered at jabber.org are *very* easy to get. You don't need to give your email address, you don't need to sign an agreement. You just have to fill a captcha to prove you're human.
Doesn´t work on my SGS. After trying to to login the app closed. And now i can´t open it again. Even every other app wont start.
Only a restart helped. Uninstalled.
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Weird. Some unlucky people experiment bugs like this one. I don't know where this comes from, and I try to improve the code. It works 100% of the time for me, so all I can do is look at 'adb logcat' traces users leave on the bugtracker. If you wish to do so, it might improve your chances to see this fixed

giving it a shot
you may try changing your preferences.xml to the attached (just because of english, just change .zip to .xml)
i have to find the other file, because i noticed some other grammatical things. no worries tho
and, 'additional settings', in the xml has too many 'n's, lol

timothydonohue said:
giving it a shot
you may try changing your preferences.xml to the attached (just because of english, just change .zip to .xml)
i have to find the other file, because i noticed some other grammatical things. no worries tho
and, 'additional settings', in the xml has too many 'n's, lol
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Thank you, I'll update that in the next release.

Pretty Neat
I was able to go on Google Talk on my PC and send messages to my phone. The copy:text feature I can definitely see myself using so that I don't have to type long URLs in the browser. The other functions seem like they would be nice if you lost your phone or if it was stolen. Overall a pretty neat app! Thanks!
Rob
HTC Incredible
Virtuous Rom 2.7

So I have the app running and logged in. (Phone is logged into [email protected])
On my PC I have [email protected]. I message from PC to phone (John to Paul) and nothing happens.
I tried "where" "ring" etc, but the app doesn't respond. What am I doing wrong?

What next...
When you start the app on the phone, make sure you input your google information and then start the app. If you have Google Talk up on your PC, it should pop up a window for you to type commands into (talk to/control your phone). It did for me anyway. Type a "?" to get a list of the commands...
Rob

khukman said:
When you start the app on the phone, make sure you input your google information and then start the app. If you have Google Talk up on your PC, it should pop up a window for you to type commands into (talk to/control your phone). It did for me anyway. Type a "?" to get a list of the commands...
Rob
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Hmm, I did all this. Let me see where the issue is:
My phone's Google account is set to [email protected].
I put in [email protected] and my password into TalkMyPhone.
I start up TalkMyPhone and it logs in -- successfully.
I go to my PC and log into gmail on [email protected].
I message from my PC ([email protected]) to my phone ([email protected]).
I get the message but nothing happens with TalkMyPhone.
Can you tell me where the issue is?

i entered in all of my information too and nothing seems to work, the app says loging in .. then that its successful. but then nothing can be done from there.

i cant even log in
i always get the message: "login failed" and then "stopping service"
i tried setting it on "use the phones account settings"
then i turned that off, and manually put in my gmail-settings - still didnt work

Same issues over here... Got it all connected, reciving messages from the phone works fine, too (welcome, battery, incomming callings) but sending commands doesn't work for me.
Got a HTC Magic/Sapphire with CM6 (2.2) running on it.

I had the same problem. I changed the GTalk Port to 5222 and entered my ****@googlemail.com instead of ****@gmail.com

Works perfect on my HD2 (Android ) Thank you!
When I log in on phone i get this gTalk message on my pc from my own account:
Welcome to TalkMyPhone. Send "?" for getting help
Battery level 78%
Works just perfect...

EggL said:
I had the same problem. I changed the GTalk Port to 5222 and entered my ****@googlemail.com instead of ****@gmail.com
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i changed @gmail.com to @googlemail.com
and it logs in now....
but i dont get any messages....
do i need to have the real gtalk installed on my computer?
doesnt applications like trillian for windows work?

I tried Pidgin and it works but I use the GMail-Chat because it's my info hub
Anyways, great work chm.duquesne, this is a really great application.
Now there just needs to be a way in GTalk to turn off the chat notification in Android for a single contact
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The "where" feature is really awesome, mate.
Nothing serious but the reply feature does not work for me. When I received a SMS and I type "reply:This is my reply" it answers "No match for "+491234567890" (the number being the correct number, of course).

RazorHail said:
do i need to have the real gtalk installed on my computer?
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I use gTalk and it works.
Is it possible to get some kind of ping button on the phone, that opens the conversation window on the pc? I cannot figure out how to open a conversation with myself in gTalk.

Workaround for unclickable address/number?

Apple won a court battle to ban HTC devices last year due to data parsing.
http://gizmodo.com/5869507/htc-android-phones-are-being-banned-from-the-us-next-year
This means that anywhere in the OS I can't just click an address to launch maps.
Anyone figured out a way to enable this in Sense 4.0?
So ridiculous...

No one else finds this incredibly frustrating?

I read about the ban earlier and I was concerned about it but on this phone, I'm able to click on addresses in HTC email.app to directly jump to maps. Same goes for cell numbers. I am pretty sure HtcLinkifyDispatcher app is handling the links and redirecting the links to right app - maps or dialer. That said, I'm not sure what the ban was about.

chem.manish said:
I read about the ban earlier and I was concerned about it but on this phone, I'm able to click on addresses in HTC email.app to directly jump to maps. Same goes for cell numbers. I am pretty sure HtcLinkifyDispatcher app is handling the links and redirecting the links to right app - maps or dialer. That said, I'm not sure what the ban was about.
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just tested mine again. Postal address in gmail not clickable.
I'm using a US TMO HOS. What're you using ?

DownloaderZ said:
just tested mine again. Postal address in gmail not clickable.
I'm using a US TMO HOS. What're you using ?
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It's not highlighted but it's clickable. I just clicked it and it went to maps.
I am also US TMO HOS.
Also, I see shipments of HTC one x and another htc phones have been halted, but the One S which is essentially the same phone is not. I guess, it's just not a new phone any more.

jacewt said:
It's not highlighted but it's clickable. I just clicked it and it went to maps.
I am also US TMO HOS.
Also, I see shipments of HTC one x and another htc phones have been halted, but the One S which is essentially the same phone is not. I guess, it's just not a new phone any more.
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Mine definitely doesnt work. Htclinkifydispachter version 2.0.22xxx.291760.
can you check yours ?

DownloaderZ said:
Apple won a court battle to ban HTC devices last year due to data parsing.
http://gizmodo.com/5869507/htc-android-phones-are-being-banned-from-the-us-next-year
This means that anywhere in the OS I can't just click an address to launch maps.
Anyone figured out a way to enable this in Sense 4.0?
So ridiculous...
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If this is true, then what is up with App Associations in the Settings menu?
I just tried googling a local business in HTC browser, Dolphin, and Chrome, and the address wasn't clickable in any of them. Fortunately Google provides a good workaround on their end, though I'm unable to associate it with Waze, my preferred app.

LOL wow i was wondering why it wouldn't do that F*** apple for real like no one else was going to come up with that idea or something . . like lemme put a patent on a shortcut how u do that

BerMM said:
If this is true, then what is up with App Associations in the Settings menu?
I just tried googling a local business in HTC browser, Dolphin, and Chrome, and the address wasn't clickable in any of them. Fortunately Google provides a good workaround on their end, though I'm unable to associate it with Waze, my preferred app.
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Not sure. I looked around in there and made sure everything was set correctly. My guess is that if the address has maybe some kind of tags around it?
EG: <mapaddress>4000 5th Avenue, NY, NY</mapaddress>
I wonder if there would be a way to mod htclinkify file and install it on the phones as an update.

DownloaderZ said:
Mine definitely doesnt work. Htclinkifydispachter version 2.0.22xxx.291760.
can you check yours ?
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It is the same version.
For my test, I wrote an address in gmail desktop client and mailed it to myself. I then checked the htc one s gmail app, opened the email and touched the link and it opened in google maps.

jacewt said:
It is the same version.
For my test, I wrote an address in gmail desktop client and mailed it to myself. I then checked the htc one s gmail app, opened the email and touched the link and it opened in google maps.
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1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
I think I figured it out. The address has to be almost perfectly formed. As in the commas all have to the be there. I believe this is NOT true for AOSP phones/roms.

Really weird Wi-Fi question...

Okay, so at school on the Wi-Fi, I cannot log into Pandora, or Facebook. However, my friend on his droid can log in, as well as my other friend with her 4S. Now you need to access a portal to login to the Wi-Fi, but I logged onto my Wi-Fi on his Android and it is still unblocked even though on my Nexus 5 Pandora and Facebook is blocked. He logged into his Wi-Fi on my Nexus 5 and it's still blocked.
Why would only certain apps not work on my Nexus 5 on the WiFi but on their phones it still works? I'm really confused? Even if I login to the WiFi on my account on their phone it's still blocked...

snappycg1996 said:
......... Even if I login to the WiFi on my account on their phone it's still blocked...
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You just solved your issue. Obviously your account has a restriction on it for accessing social sites, and their accounts don't. If you're blocked when using their phone, that's the only answer.
No one can help you here.... You need to ask your account administrator.
Good luck!
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Oh... And your account must also restrict your particular device.

Darth said:
You just solved your issue. Obviously your account has a restriction on it for accessing social sites, and their accounts don't. If you're blocked when using their phone, that's the only answer.
No one can help you here.... You need to ask your account administrator.
Good luck!
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Oh... And your account must also restrict your particular device.
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No, that isn't the case. Because if I login to my account on THEIR phone, it works. Only on my Nexus 5 does those apps not work. So, no, it isn't my account. Also they work on my Inspire 4G but again, not my Nexus 5.

snappycg1996 said:
No, that isn't the case. Because if I login to my account on THEIR phone, it works. Only on my Nexus 5 does those apps not work. So, no, it isn't my account. Also they work on my Inspire 4G but again, not my Nexus 5.
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Oh, you said you were blocked from their phones.
Well, I can't help. If WiFi works for some things, and not others.... Then it must be an issue with those apps, or your setup or something.
Have you tried clearing data on those apps in phones settings/apps.

snappycg1996 said:
No, that isn't the case. Because if I login to my account on THEIR phone, it works. Only on my Nexus 5 does those apps not work. So, no, it isn't my account. Also they work on my Inspire 4G but again, not my Nexus 5.
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Perhaps you should edit post 1 to make sense then because you said the opposite as per the quote.

It doesn't make sense. I brought my old phone to school and FB works and everything. Nexus 5? Nope. My Nexus 5 won't load it, like it's blocked but its not. Guess I'll bring my old phone if I want to use Wi-Fi at school for FB? I mean Wi-Fi works. I can search and go on Instagram. But FB? No.
Any ideas?? I also had to flash stock this weekend due to a boot loop. So that isn't it.

snappycg1996 said:
It doesn't make sense. I brought my old phone to school and FB works and everything. Nexus 5? Nope. My Nexus 5 won't load it, like it's blocked but its not. Guess I'll bring my old phone if I want to use Wi-Fi at school for FB? I mean Wi-Fi works. I can search and go on Instagram. But FB? No.
Any ideas?? I also had to flash stock this weekend due to a boot loop. So that isn't it.
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I'd speak to the school initially. Perhaps they have a rule that somehow affects your device but not others... Maybe they intent to block it all but it is only working for you.

rootSU said:
I'd speak to the school initially. Perhaps they have a rule that somehow affects your device but not others... Maybe they intent to block it all but it is only working for you.
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Perhaps you're right, FB is blocked on desktop computers. And mobile browsers but apps on iOS and I guess other Androids besides my N5 it's unblocked. Maybe it's something with stock Android.

snappycg1996 said:
Perhaps you're right, FB is blocked on desktop computers. And mobile browsers but apps on iOS and I guess other Androids besides my N5 it's unblocked. Maybe it's something with stock Android.
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Or the traffic protocols are different for apps than web and thusly the admins forgot to block them.
Spoiler
Now I do not condone this action, however on desktop and web browsers there is a work around (sometimes) just add https:// before the social network site. Ex.https://www.Facebook.com
Or if it is blocked like that try http:// instead.
Again, if you get caught and punished because this works, I am not at fault.

snappycg1996 said:
Perhaps you're right, FB is blocked on desktop computers. And mobile browsers but apps on iOS and I guess other Androids besides my N5 it's unblocked. Maybe it's something with stock Android.
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do you have the "request desktop site" button checked? perhaps a change of browsers?

gamer.11 said:
do you have the "request desktop site" button checked? perhaps a change of browsers?
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No lol it's the actual apps themeselves. FB just says there id no connection, Pandora loads infinitely but on my Inspire, another droid and an iPhone it works just fine. It isn't my account because I signed into the WiFi on their phones and their apps still loaded.

Google location based ads

Suddenly in the UK every shop, restaurant / pub or other you go in or near pops up asking for a review.
I've disabled google notifications but will this stop me receiving notifications from my google calendar for instance?
Never had anything like this before I got the S8+!

bonerp said:
Suddenly in the UK every shop, restaurant / pub or other you go in or near pops up asking for a review.
I've disabled google notifications but will this stop me receiving notifications from my google calendar for instance?
Never had anything like this before I got the S8+!
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i cannot give you direct answer,
but your question intrigues me. I would most likely say, if you disabled Google notifications,(Completely or just lockscreen or what) I would say it would also block your Google calendar notifications etc..
However for you to get this "spam review request" surely either your Device data 4 G, wifi or Bluetooth is on and scanning for other devices.
Other "business" stores pick up your device signal and then spam ?
I had this happen to me (past) , if i forgot eg bluetooth on etc.
Did you look carefully at various Device settings if you can block it ?
See screenshot for example

understand what your are saying but for example its not a shop sending me the bt connection (Claires is an awful culprit for this in the UK) - it is google....
However I have disabled nearby device scanning and re-enabled google notifications....so will see if it stops later...

Look in Google maps notification settings.

I vaguely remember reading about this, and I think it was an enhancement to Google Maps but I cannot find the article for this to confirm. Hopefully this will point you in the right direction.

bonerp said:
understand what your are saying but for example its not a shop sending me the bt connection (Claires is an awful culprit for this in the UK) - it is google....
However I have disabled nearby device scanning and re-enabled google notifications....so will see if it stops later...
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I then would say its in G maps settings.
Look at screenshot "Business Listing"or " Timeline notifications...? " option ? (top of page)
Google maps/ settings Notifications /People and Places/.......
Nearly positive that's your culprit... Timeline notifications.
Good luck.

Found the bugger . In maps setting Notifications and contributions. Woohoo peace. Thanks.
Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk

willcor said:
I then would say its in G maps settings.
Look at screenshot "Business Listing"or " Timeline notifications...? " option ? (top of page)
Google maps/ settings Notifications /People and Places/.......
Nearly positive that's your culprit... Timeline notifications.
Good luck.
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Already mentioned it earlier but yea take credit

jjayzx said:
Already mentioned it earlier but yea take credit
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Just for your info .
I take no credit for nothing and there's
nothing in my post above ,to suggest that i do . .?
Never ever have .
(If you don't believe it, you can read some of my old post .)
For me at XDA , it's about helping a fellow member .
Good luck

[APP][4.4+] Auto-Reply to Whatsapp, Slack, Email & more [BETA]

Hey all - been working on this off and on for a while but I've finally got it in a place where it works to how I envisioned it so I'm super excited to share it with you all!
These days people expect instant replies to their instant messages & it's not always possible to oblige.
Texting & driving is dangerous, your boss probably isn't keen on your messaging at work, you might be in a meeting, you might have left your phone to go workout.. Fortunately, in any given situation, Can't Talk will respond for you.
Let people know you're busy, you're driving, you're in a meeting, you'll get back to them later.. You set the message, you set who & via which apps to respond to & Can't Talk does the rest.
It's "out of office" but not just limited to email. Whatsapp, Slack, SMS, missed calls, Telegram, Hangouts, Allo.. any app that let's you send a quick reply via it's notification - Can't Talk can respond to.
Features of note:
- You can auto reply to sms & missed calls as well as app notifications
- You can specify which apps can be replied to
- You can specific which contacts can be auto-replied to (this includes across apps like Whatsapp etc..)
- You get to specify the message that gets sent.
Features of note to come:
- Multiple profiles - so you can create a "work profile" or a "home profile" or a "driving profile" with specific responses/settings
- Contextual Switching - the ability to automatically turn profiles on & off depending on whether you're driving, in the office, at home etc..
- Contact specific responses
At this stage I'd really love your feedback on the app so far (this is a beta so there may be bugs) & more specifically what more would you want from an app like this?
Any and all feedback/suggestions would be hugely appreciated!
Beta on the Play Store here

Huge update now on the Play Store
Added support for messaging apps such as Whatsapp, Hangouts etc..
Fixed a number of bugs
Added support for contact specific replies
Would love ANY feedback on the app! Happy Friday everyone!!

New update will be on the Play Store shortly, lots of bug fixes & a much tidier UI ??

Nice app but second reply time is 12 min after the first reply to the same person that not good. it should be the frequent reply. or is it work without the internet?

Wendell Hill said:
Nice app but second reply time is 12 min after the first reply to the same person that not good. it should be the frequent reply. or is it work without the internet?
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Thanks for the feedback! Was it a reply to the same message, & which app was it replying too (whatsapp, sms, etc)? There is a setting under Advanced Settings to change the reply frequency, it defaults to 15 minutes meaning it'll auto reply to any NEW messages you receive from the same contact or app after 15 minutes.
If you have a better idea about how reply frequency should work I'm all ears Maybe people want the option to reply to 1 contact 1 time ever, until the app is switched off?

New beta is up! Ton of bug fixes, some layout improvements.. Feedback as always is encourage

Messenger?
Does this (can this) work with Facebook Messenger?

Finally an extremely useful app thank you...

Text field box should read, TAP to edit. Not TO to edit

Interesting application buddy. Love the opening animations.
One thing I found annoying, is that for almost anything I changed, there was no "Save" button. Thus I had to first click "Back" arrow and then a prompt would ask if I want to save or discard. Could have used only a single click if there was a "Save" button.
Also, there needs to be some modification for the secondary text field, e.g. Apps Secondary or Advanced Secondary.

crazyfool_1 said:
anyone on the beta will get a promo code when I add the IAP
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How would you know who had joined the beta, though? When I click the "Become a tester" button on the play store, does it send my email to the developer?

after I have enabled Notification Access, it is consuming 310MB RAM in a 3GB RAM Device, is it normal?
Mi Note 3 Running Android 8.

Hi
This looks a very interesting app but I don't seem to be able to download it. There is no Install button on the app page.

Sounds nice, gonna give it a whirl
I joined the beta program through the app in the store instead of the link in the op, is it ok? Since that was a browser redirect and sign in page, so i just took a shortcut.

daverob25 said:
Hi
This looks a very interesting app but I don't seem to be able to download it. There is no Install button on the app page.
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Just add it to favorites and take it back. The download button will show up.

RMarques said:
Just add it to favorites and take it back. The download button will show up.
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Wow I wish I had known this trick before

TonyStark1 said:
Does this (can this) work with Facebook Messenger?
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It should work with any apps that support quick reply from their notifications so while I've not tested it with FB messenger, in theory it should work ?
1eStar said:
Text field box should read, TAP to edit. Not TO to edit
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?? gotta love some placeholder text haha thanks for the heads up!
sumotori1 said:
Interesting application buddy. Love the opening animations.
One thing I found annoying, is that for almost anything I changed, there was no "Save" button. Thus I had to first click "Back" arrow and then a prompt would ask if I want to save or discard. Could have used only a single click if there was a "Save" button.
Also, there needs to be some modification for the secondary text field, e.g. Apps Secondary or Advanced Secondary.
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You're totally right - will add a save button in the next release ?
bagarwa said:
How would you know who had joined the beta, though? When I click the "Become a tester" button on the play store, does it send my email to the developer?
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That's an excellent point - tbh the app actually left beta yesterday & I'd actually forgot to remove that caption from the OP ?
However since it was mentioned in the Portal post more people have downloaded & I'm guessing that's a big part of the reason so I'll honour that commitment.
Let's say.. anyone who's commented on the thread or liked the OP I'll send a promo code to. Anyone left hanging in 2 weeks (when the trial expires) will hopefully email me & they'll get one too. Unless anyone has a better way to go about it? ?
Goutham Shady said:
after I have enabled Notification Access, it is consuming 310MB RAM in a 3GB RAM Device, is it normal?
Mi Note 3 Running Android 8.
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Tbh mate I've not looked at RAM usage at all seeing as the app does nothing in the background whatsoever - until you receive a notification/SMS etc.. although judging by my other app ReadItToMe that sounds about right.
I'll do some testing but unless it's causing you an issue I wouldn't worry
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That's an excellent point - tbh the app actually left beta yesterday & I'd actually forgot to remove that caption from the OP ?
However since it was mentioned in the Portal post more people have downloaded & I'm guessing that's a big part of the reason so I'll honour that commitment.
Let's say.. anyone who's commented on the thread or liked the OP I'll send a promo code to. Anyone left hanging in 2 weeks (when the trial expires) will hopefully email me & they'll get one too. Unless anyone has a better way to go about it? ?
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That's very noble of you. :good: Can you please PM me one of those promo codes?

very useful app. Please disable sms auto reply to own number.

Working great for me with Whatsapp.
Also works while Whatsapp Web is active
Tasker integration would be a big plus