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Hey Guys,
Was hoping for a bit of constructive feedback. Wrote an app called NameBuzz:
A new concept in incoming Caller ID and SMS ID technology. Silently know who's calling, without your phone leaving your pocket!
- Vibrate pattern based on syllables in contact name
- Create custom vibrate patterns per contact
- Speak contact name out loud
- Vibrate on call end
- Press volume key to disable during call
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The idea is that with only 5 or so people calling you regularly, their syllables should be enough for you to differentiate between people. And if not, you can always create a custom vibrate pattern for that contact!
As an extra, it also allows you to set up speaking caller ID - for the situations where you don't need your phone to be silent!
You can install with the following link:
NameBuzz Install
It's only tested in English for the time being, and on a Nexus One and Desire Z (HTC Vision).
If anyone gives it a go, feel free to let me know what you think!
Cheers,
Daz.
Cyrket link for all who are on a PC right now with screens : http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.dazbradbury.namebuzz/
Thanks, and here is an appbrain link (good for remote install):
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.dazbradbury.namebuzz
Although, Cyrket does always seem more up to date.
Nice app! If only the voice was more enjoyable not so roboty if possible. The buzzing will take some time to learn, especially if you have friends with similar names..
AIM mobile IM = buzzing out of control!
Nice app! If only the voice was more enjoyable not so roboty if possible.
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Thanks! I intend to add some options around the voice output when I get a chance.
The buzzing will take some time to learn, especially if you have friends with similar names..
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I think it should be fairly intuitive, as you can work out the number of syllables, and then the name. I would use the testing function a little to familiarise yourself.
AIM mobile IM = buzzing out of control!
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This shouldn't buzz out of control, it will be the pattern of:
Buzz-Pause-Buzz-Buzz-Pause-Buzz - and then repeat.
AIM-space- Mob -ile -space-IM
So AIM = 1 syllable
Mobile = 2 syllables
IM = 1 syllable.
And I put little breaks in to break up words. Does that make sense?
could always use morse code for the vibrate patterns
I think I will try this.
Idea is truly nice. How about Froyo Support!
and just to let u know, i featured u on one of the biggest independent german tech blogs
http://www.mobiflip.de/2010/09/wenn-der-postmann-zweimal-vibriert-namebuzz-fuer-android/
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Idea is truly nice. How about Froyo Support!
and just to let u know, i featured u on one of the biggest independent german tech blogs
http://www.mobiflip.de/2010/09/wenn-der-postmann-zweimal-vibriert-namebuzz-fuer-android/
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Hi, wow, thanks!
And it does work on Froyo - if you have any problems, let me know!
beagz said:
could always use morse code for the vibrate patterns
I think I will try this.
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Hi,
Yeh, the problem with morse code is that it would take forever to spell out a name entirely. Plus, someone has already done this. Look for "MorseRing".
Cheers!
Daz.
dazbradbury said:
Hi, wow, thanks!
And it does work on Froyo - if you have any problems, let me know!
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Great, i just inserted it as an Update to the post =)
this app is just A great idea
RinTinTigger said:
Great, i just inserted it as an Update to the post =)
this app is just A great idea
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Awesome, thanks! However, I guess you should warn people I've only tested this in english, and I coded the text-to-syllable engine to only really work with english letters. Hence, I'm not really sure how it will perform in german! Special accented characters that should be treated as syllable indicators probably won't get picked up...
Let me know if you give it a go, would be interested to know if it's really bad, or just not perfect!
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Awesome, thanks! However, I guess you should warn people I've only tested this in english, and I coded the text-to-syllable engine to only really work with english letters. Hence, I'm not really sure how it will perform in german! Special accented characters that should be treated as syllable indicators probably won't get picked up...
Let me know if you give it a go, would be interested to know if it's really bad, or just not perfect!
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If you want to, i could translate your file into german
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If you want to, i could translate your file into german
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Thanks for the offer, unfortunately, it's a little more tricky than that. I use certain knowledge about english to turn words into a number of syllables. Hence, it's not really a translation as such. I will have a think... if I can make into a translatable list, I will be sure to let you know!!
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Thanks for the offer, unfortunately, it's a little more tricky than that. I use certain knowledge about english to turn words into a number of syllables. Hence, it's not really a translation as such. I will have a think... if I can make into a translatable list, I will be sure to let you know!!
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im at your service....just lemme know
I translatet also titanium backup to german
Going back to the topic, anyone have any thoughts/improvements?
Would love to know if anyone is getting to grips with it... Maybe I'll give you guys a few days to get used to the idea...!
Going on holiday for two weeks, so if you guys can come up with any feature requests, I'll implement them when I get back...
Hope you like it, and any ratings/feedback is much appreciated!
Cheers! Daz.
Is it just me or is this App no longer available in the Market? I've tried numerous barcodes and looked under Tools but only get told the app cannot be found.
Is there an actual install file available I can download so I can install this manually? I had it on my phone but my phone died and took the program with it.
renrut said:
Is it just me or is this App no longer available in the Market? I've tried numerous barcodes and looked under Tools but only get told the app cannot be found.
Is there an actual install file available I can download so I can install this manually? I had it on my phone but my phone died and took the program with it.
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I think I found the problem with this app not showing up in the Market for me. My phone was missing an update and once I performed it, NameBuzz showed up and installed without a glitch.
Great app. Makes phone calls a little easier to screen.
NameBuzz 1.2 now available:
- Works in collaboration with in-built ringer state. If your phone is in silent, it won't vibrate/speak, if in vibrate mode, it will vibrate but not speak, etc...
- Disabled during Call Waiting - simply provides call waiting tone rather than vibrating.
- Add custom speech text (ie. Incoming Call from Joe Bloggs)
- Added ability to set silent ringtone.
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I think I found the problem with this app not showing up in the Market for me. My phone was missing an update and once I performed it, NameBuzz showed up and installed without a glitch.
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Yep - The app is set to require Android 2.1 and above.
Cheers!
Hi,
After the success of the beta programme (over 100 people wanting to signup!) I decided it was time to re-write the platform to allow me to add more features and improve the overall "feel" of it. I also have plans to commercialise the platform, allowing it to be used by businesses/individuals who wish to monitor devices remotely.
The client application for Android is available freely from here and can be included in a custom ROM if you wish to make it persistant across factory resets. I do ask that if your are a ROM developer that you let me know before you do this, and also credit me in your release notes.
There will be 3 main licenses available to you:
Basic
Standard - comming soon
Expert - comming soon
(These apply to your account)
Basic
FREE!
Single device per account
GPS Location
Alarm-on-Demand
Standard
£0.99
Single device per account
GPS Location
Network Location
Alarm-on-Demand
LiveTracking
Includes software updates for 12 months
Expert
£2.99
Multiple devices per account (limit of 5)
GPS Location
Network Location
Alarm-on-Demand
LiveTracking
Includes software updates for 12 months
I am also considering the possibility of an API which a business could use to extract information and use it in their own way. Please contact me if you are interested.
How to install?
Remove any older versions from your device
Install the latest version from above
Goto "http://promethium.mobi" and signup
On your phone, follow the instructions to register your device against your account
Login to "http://promethium.mobi" and have fun!
I haven't moved any old accounts over, so you should signup again.
Enjoy,
Rich
2.0 - 24/01/2011
(uninstall previous version prior to installing 2.0)
* See OP for details
richbayliss said:
Hi,
I have created a geolocation app a bit like MobileMe or htcsense.com for any Android 2.2 device with Market. Allows you to show your device on a map and make the alarm sound, all via a web portal.
http://promethium.mobi/
This site is the main portal, There will be limited accounts to start with, just 20. These will be BETA accounts as I need people to trial the system to get feedback etc. Currently the email address has to be unique, but doesn't need to be a valid address, however this will be useful when you try and report issues.
Once you have signed up, the latest APK for the client application will be downloadable from the portal toolbar. This app will ask for the same login credentials used on the portal, and once connected you are ready to use the portal functions.
Check the site periodically, as I will allow more signups as the application progresses.
Please can we keep all bug reports within this thread, I would rather develop this in the open.
Enjoy,
Rich
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Looks pretty sweet. Nice and simple. Works well, though I couldn't get the sound to work. It just popped up in the taskbar and said "Ring! Ring".
dwizzy130
Thank you very much
This looks nice
dwizzy130 said:
Looks pretty sweet. Nice and simple. Works well, though I couldn't get the sound to work. It just popped up in the taskbar and said "Ring! Ring".
dwizzy130
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Ok. It should play the default alarm tone you have set. Could you pastebin a logcat, from before you click "play sound" until the notification appears.
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OK people!
Thanks to all those who already registered, just a few spaces left if people want to signup. Please only signup if you are happy to engage in helping me improve this platform... any accounts created but not activated within a day will be removed!
So far I have made quite a few alterations, improvements to the UI on the portal, as well as more interactive feedback. This means that you need to re-download and install the client app - this will overwrite the current one, and will keep all existing settings
Enjoy!
Very nice application! Good
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Very nice application! Good
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You're welcome, and thanks for the positive feedback!
I would appreciate if you could test out the portal/make sure it does what it is supposed to etc. Post back here if you have any niggles, but also if you can think of anything which might improve the experience.
richbayliss said:
Ok. It should play the default alarm tone you have set. Could you pastebin a logcat, from before you click "play sound" until the notification appears.
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Well that's why! I figured it would play it's own notification. I have the alarm volume set to 0 because I don't ever use it.lol
It would be nice if you had a configuration for that in the app or the portal.
Keep up the good work,
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
I have the alarm volume set to 0 because I don't ever use it.
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Hmmm. It should crank the volume up to max before it plays the tone.
dwizzy130 said:
It would be nice if you had a configuration for that in the app or the portal.
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I haven't included an "alert" sound yet, as I thought people would recognise their own alerts easier. I like the idea of adding a customise option to the app though Thanks!
It so cool! Thank you.
Keep it up
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Hmmm. It should crank the volume up to max before it plays the tone.
I haven't included an "alert" sound yet, as I thought people would recognise their own alerts easier. I like the idea of adding a customise option to the app though Thanks!
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Hmm that's weird. It didn't change the volume, but when I manually did it, the sound worked. Other than that, the app looks and works great!
One more suggestion though, idk if it's possible, could you have it force turn on gps? I normally leave it off so if I actually do lose my phone, it would just give me the giant radius of the cell tower location...
Also, I notice you're using dyndns. Is the computer/server you're running it on going to be up 24/7?
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One more suggestion, a "My Phone's Location" button on the portal that snaps to the location and centers it.
dwizzy130
dwizzy130 said:
One more suggestion though, idk if it's possible, could you have it force turn on gps? I normally leave it off so if I actually do lose my phone, it would just give me the giant radius of the cell tower location...
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Sorry, starting from Android 1.5 cupcake, you cannot programmatically toggle GPS. It should be fine to leave it enabled though.
dwizzy130 said:
Also, I notice you're using dyndns. Is the computer/server you're running it on going to be up 24/7?
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While I am developing the app regularly it is running on a server I have on a dynamic IP line. Once the app is ready for general release it will go onto into a hosted environment.
dwizzy130 said:
One more suggestion, a "My Phone's Location" button on the portal that snaps to the location and centers it.
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Hitting "Refresh Location" does this now, but it takes up to 5 seconds to move across the map, I will look at making it snappier
richbayliss said:
Sorry, starting from Android 1.5 cupcake, you cannot programmatically toggle GPS. It should be fine to leave it enabled though.
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Hmmm I could have sworn one of those SMS based locator apps could force toggle it. Maybe not. Idk.
While I am developing the app regularly it is running on a server I have on a dynamic IP line. Once the app is ready for general release it will go onto into a hosted environment.
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Perfect, that's what I wanted to hear.
Hitting "Refresh Location" does this now, but it takes up to 5 seconds to move across the map, I will look at making it snappier
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I'm an idiot for missing that one.lol
dwizzy130
richbayliss said:
hi,
i have created a geolocation app a bit like mobileme or htcsense.com for any android 2.2 device with market. Allows you to show your device on a map and make the alarm sound, all via a web portal.
http://promethium.mobi/
this site is the main portal, there will be limited accounts to start with, just 20. These will be beta accounts as i need people to trial the system to get feedback etc. Currently the email address has to be unique, but doesn't need to be a valid address, however this will be useful when you try and report issues.
Once you have signed up, the latest apk for the client application will be downloadable from the portal toolbar. This app will ask for the same login credentials used on the portal, and once connected you are ready to use the portal functions.
Check the site periodically, as i will allow more signups as the application progresses.
Please can we keep all bug reports within this thread, i would rather develop this in the open.
Enjoy,
rich
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i must say great start looking forward for more....keep up the great work!!! Hey could we somehow get a option to lock and such...will more add on and such be added in the future??,....keep us posted thanks alot!!!
dwizzy130 said:
Hmmm I could have sworn one of those SMS based locator apps could force toggle it. Maybe not. Idk.
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I have read through the SDK documentation and the best you can do is prompt the user to enable it. So kind of misses the point
I have also altered the JavaScript code so that clicking on the location refresh button zaps you to the marker instantly, but you still have to wait until the phone updates the server to see the latest result
xghostyxjokerx said:
i must say great start looking forward for more....keep up the great work!!! Hey could we somehow get a option to lock and such...will more add on and such be added in the future??,....keep us posted thanks alot!!!
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Thanks for the positive feedback - glad you like it so far.
Yes, more features will be coming soon, including a "Lock" ability. This is quite a complicated one though, might require the user to select a "secure" lock screen prior to first use.
I also thought of some wicked uses for the Nexus S, but that will have to wait until I get time ( here's a clue: Peekaboo! )
richbayliss said:
Thanks for the positive feedback - glad you like it so far.
Yes, more features will be coming soon, including a "Lock" ability. This is quite a complicated one though, might require the user to select a "secure" lock screen prior to first use.
I also thought of some wicked uses for the Nexus S, but that will have to wait until I get time ( here's a clue: Peekaboo! )
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GREAT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT..... Curently running off of Nexus One ... will these wicked uses work for N1?
They might work, but no good snapping your feet
FacebookMagic Lite, Facebook news feed messages into a live data wallpaper! Easy way to read your timeline without going to the app, perfect for work, school or Events... First of its kind!
After Install, head over to your "Live Wallpaper" apps find "FBMagic" and hit "settings" set your preference and hit “Set wallpaper” and you're done just wait a few minutes for your first update
** Setting options **
Lite: 12 hour updates
Pro: 2,5,10,15,20,30 minutes updates
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New update, please checkout screenshots
Please include the APK (and keep it updated) on the OP in accordance with the rules as there are people who do not have Market access.
jerdog said:
Please include the APK (and keep it updated) on the OP in accordance with the rules as there are people who do not have Market access.
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I will include, please check PM
i like that idea! thx!
I really like this idea
Can't wait 'til it's just a little more polished looking then it'll be on allll the time.
HunnyBearLewis said:
I really like this idea
Can't wait 'til it's just a little more polished looking then it'll be on alll the time.
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working on it, waiting a little longer so i can roll out more updates all at one vs all the time.. I need more feedback first
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Unfortunately, 12 hour updates makes this app broken for all intents and purposes. Can't test how it affects performance or battery usage. A trial version would be better. Allow users to choose update frequency for a set amount of days, then it locks to 12 hours would work wonderfully.
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benwalburn said:
Unfortunately, 12 hour updates makes this app broken for all intents and purposes. Can't test how it affects performance or battery usage. A trial version would be better. Allow users to choose update frequency for a set amount of days, then it locks to 12 hours would work wonderfully.
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This. Impossible to test it as it is, so won't bother. An hour would have been better. All that text on your home screen is likely going to conflict with icon text etc, so it's important to see what happens over the course of the day with it continually changing.
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Ok guys well more @benwalburn & SUer , no where on here asked to be tested, app already been tested this is more if you like the idea then buy pro not "let me make up an testing excuses for a free app" Please stay on topic if not please move on to something else that does need "testing for a free app"
@SUer , you have to make a 2nd screen with no icons so you can just swipe over... I mention this in the video
thank you, any off topic will be report thanks and have a great day
HunnyBearLewis said:
I really like this idea
Can't wait 'til it's just a little more polished looking then it'll be on allll the time.
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any ideas you think we should add ?
Thread cleaned. Let's keep this on topic. Though, I must say, I echo some of the concerns aired about the 12-hour interval, and suggest that this be changed to something more reasonable like 1 to 3 hours.
This is a really neat idea. Going to be testing the lite version and if it proves functional enough I will buy it. Thanks to you and all the hard working devs that are under appreciated!
je2854 said:
This is a really neat idea. Going to be testing the lite version and if it proves functional enough I will buy it. Thanks to you and all the hard working devs that are under appreciated!
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thank you, im working on having it do some type of animation as it updates
i am using the lite version and it works well!
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12 hours? you must be kidding me... I can try this app, and I don't wanna wait for that time...
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I understand, that's why theirs a pro to have instant updates
i like the lite version and i will buy the pro version to get faster updates!
I'll keep it short. Even with it's faults, fleksy on the gear 2 is pretty kick a** especially living in NY. It may not seem much to have the option of typing on your wrist as opposed to typing on the smartphone but for me it's huge especially living and travelling within NYC. In my business I have my clients text me as opposed to email, it's an option that helps keep me competitive.
After one day I am appreciating (especially in a crowded subway, where media controller has been great too) to reply to text It's actually a little fun to watch fleksy turn vuysman into vitamin or cilfnia into california. I always tell folks when they see my gear 2 is what it comes down to "Does this product make my life easier?" - even before fleksy...a little bit but now that it is here even in beta yeah...it increases my productivity. Yeah I know it's not perfected but I'm thankful they released it in beta form (which still makes my life easier.)
Thank you Fleksy. You were 2 months late and I was ticked off when this wasn't at launch but like an awesome guest at a party, better late than never.
I agree with you that the watch and Fleksy app is making my life easier but since I also want to text using my native language it prety much becomes an obselete app to those that doesn't speak english or to those I want to text in Greek.
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I'll keep it short. Even with it's faults, fleksy on the gear 2 is pretty kick a** especially living in NY. It may not seem much to have the option of typing on your wrist as opposed to typing on the smartphone but for me it's huge especially living and travelling within NYC. In my business I have my clients text me as opposed to email, it's an option that helps keep me competitive.
After one day I am appreciating (especially in a crowded subway, where media controller has been great too) to reply to text It's actually a little fun to watch fleksy turn vuysman into vitamin or cilfnia into california. I always tell folks when they see my gear 2 is what it comes down to "Does this product make my life easier?" - even before fleksy...a little bit but now that it is here even in beta yeah...it increases my productivity. Yeah I know it's not perfected but I'm thankful they released it in beta form (which still makes my life easier.)
Thank you Fleksy. You were 2 months late and I was ticked off when this wasn't at launch but like an awesome guest at a party, better late than never.
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It can only get better, but as is, I typed out a message pretty dang quick - sweet. I found your post about making contacts with "." - good idea.
I need to be able to reply FROM the text message though... hope it comes soon.
Chictek
When I open the app all I see the contacts?????
the same with me - I start the app and I see only the word contatcs
same here, is there a way to set it up as a reply method?? currently i have to search through the contacts to find the msg thread.. is this how it suppose to work??
Fleksy impressions are nice and interesting.
I really love to use it.
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same here, is there a way to set it up as a reply method?? currently i have to search through the contacts to find the msg thread.. is this how it suppose to work??
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I believe they will be improving Fleksy, but I got 2 great tips from another that help with it: 1. Put it on your shortcut clock to get to it quicker. 2. Take your most called/Texted contacts and add asterisks ** to the beginning of them, so that they come to the top of the Contact list. This way you can find them quickly to get to the threads.
fleksy problema instalación
I have a problem in my S4 fleksy install gt i9500 with samy deluxe installed .... all well until after down and take the first step in installation error installation tells me I have tried everything and nothing anyone could help me with this problem ...
I like it!
highlordkram said:
I believe they will be improving Fleksy, but I got 2 great tips from another that help with it: 1. Put it on your shortcut clock to get to it quicker. 2. Take your most called/Texted contacts and add asterisks ** to the beginning of them, so that they come to the top of the Contact list. This way you can find them quickly to get to the threads.
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#2 - isn't that what "favorites" is for in the phone contacts? Even Samsung gives an option to show favorites instead of all contacts on the watch - they should do that instead of forcing people to do that workaround.
It's so much better now with that update
so, how do we add a period to a sentence? sometimes the word prediction guesses the wrong word, any way around that?
rlee008 said:
so, how do we add a period to a sentence? sometimes the word prediction guesses the wrong word, any way around that?
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Double tap the space bar to add a period
Space bar is Not working neither del
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slaydog said:
Double tap the space bar to add a period
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peter7 said:
Space bar is Not working neither del
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i figured it out another way... swipe (left to right) on the center row of letters and it'll put a period. double tapping the space bar works too
No either
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Reinstall the app to solve the space and delete problems
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It's my favourite app. Keep up the good work
These posts gave me some ideas, so I decided to try stuff out.
I found that if you are at the end of a word and you swipe down it will cycle between different words that are similar.
If you insert a period, and then swipe down it will cycle through punctuation marks!
Hello,
I want present my new app. that is in beta stage but fully functional: Phone usage monitor.
With this app you will be able to know when and how much you use your device and the apps that you have in it.
Please, report issues, if any, and suggest more events to monitorize.
Thanks
Play Store Description
Are you obsessed with your phone?
Up to what point?
Do you want to be aware of which apps are the most used?
Do you want to know what WiFi networks you connect to and at what time?
When are your applications updated?
Do you want to know if your phone suffers a expontaneous reboot or when you turn on or off the screen?
You need this app and you know it!
Play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.phoneusagemonitor
Looking good! An option to exclude certain apps like Nova Launcher would be nice.
WDawn said:
Looking good! An option to exclude certain apps like Nova Launcher would be nice.
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Thanks for the suggestion. Great idea!
It would also be nice to be able to monitor a remote phone (opening up the app to for parental monitoring for example).
This could be achieved by either allowing to :
- send a daily report by mail
- having a client app with data synced whenever a connection is avaialable
- sending data to a central server
...
anyway to export the data as .csv ?
Hello, thanks for app!
Any chance to remove "full network access" from permissions in future ?
Heya! Congrats on making the portal. Good stuff you got there.
Here's some suggestions for the intro texts:
Part 1 - Current
"Do you want to know how do you use your smartphone?
You have installed this app, so the answer will surely be affirmative.
With this app you can know with what apps you lose your time; time which you could lose living your real life..."
Part 1 - Suggested
"Would you like to know how you use your smartphone?
Well, as you've already installed this app, that'll be an affirmative!
By gathering statistics about your apps with Phone Usage Monitor, you'll know where your precious time is creeping off to. Time you might want to spend on living your real life..."
Part 1 - Motivation
The second "do" doesn't really have a function in the first sentence and I made it a bit softer to make a more friendly first impression. I mentioned the app's name to remind the user what's going to help them (branding, be proud of your creation). I stayed true to your intention, the reference to 'real life', but made that a bit softer as well by using "might" and not mentioning a negative word like "lose". We're all winners here!
Part 2 - Current
"To let us know this information we will run a service in the background to monitor the use you make of your smartphone.
Quiet!, it will not consume more than a little bit of the precious battery of your mobile..."
Part 2 - Suggested
"You're probably wondering how much battery this app will consume. Don't worry, just a tiny bit.
Think about the time you will save after gaining all this usage intel. You won't even need as much battery anymore."
Part 2 - Motivation
Shouting "Quiet!" doesn't come across very friendly. There's also never a comma after an exclamation mark. I wrote the text to match the battery icon better. I'm also pushing the major goal of the app forward.
Part 3 - Current
"We will give you more information if you let us see how do you use the apps in your device..."
Part 3 - Suggested
"Sorry to bother you but I will need some usage access in order to provide you with all these awesome statistics. Is that okay with you?"
Part 3 - Motivation
"let us see" gives the impression multiple people or a company will be watching along, which totally isn't the case. I wrote it a bit more personal, fun and friendly.
Part 4 - Current
"Do not worry!
The data we collect is NOT sent anywhere."
Part 4 - Suggested
"Do not worry!
The data I collect is NOT sent anywhere."
Part 4 - Motivation
As in part 3, It's better to speak from a first person point of view, "I" instead of "we". It's just the app and the user, "you and me", which is a more comforting thought.
Instead of "START APP" I'd use something more vivid like "Lets go!" or "Show me some numbers!" or "Start saving time!"
The UDPA looks good, people are used to not reading these disclaimers and accepting them anyway. It's also a nice reminder that even if there is a "we", it's literally stating no personal data will be collected on any server. Kudos! :highfive:
I personally don't like the last paragraph but ah well, one has to make a living, right?
Looking forward to those stats...
Timmmmaaahh said:
Heya! Congrats on making the portal. Good stuff you got there.
Here's some suggestions for the intro texts:
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Thanks, thanks, thanks!
I have updated the app with your suggestions.
English isn't my matter language
MaXX99 said:
It would also be nice to be able to monitor a remote phone (opening up the app to for parental monitoring for example).
This could be achieved by either allowing to :
- send a daily report by mail
- having a client app with data synced whenever a connection is avaialable
- sending data to a central server
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I need to think on it.
I would not like it to be used without consent to spy on anyone :/
legendnexus said:
anyway to export the data as .csv ?
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Sounds pretty good.
I have added to the ToDo
panfiluta said:
Hello, thanks for app!
Any chance to remove "full network access" from permissions in future ?
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Sorry, but Internet permission is needed to display Ads.
I understand that you do not believe in my word when I say that I am not sending data anywhere, but I need to access the Internet to load the Ads
Please add export data functionality! Csv format for example. Great app otherwise, thanks!
Crashing
Hi,. Unfortunately the app crashes every time I open it on my OnePlus 6 that runs Android 9. The first time run screens work fine and permissions are assigned ok but then I can't open the app. I have tried clearing the storage/cache and that hasn't helped. Any ideas what to try next please?
Hi
Assuming you're rooted, please, post a logcat or send by email.
Thanks
Peteba said:
Hi,. Unfortunately the app crashes every time I open it on my OnePlus 6 that runs Android 9. The first time run screens work fine and permissions are assigned ok but then I can't open the app. I have tried clearing the storage/cache and that hasn't helped. Any ideas what to try next please?
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bartito said:
Hi
Assuming you're rooted, please, post a logcat or send by email.
Thanks
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Sorry no not rooted..
Peteba said:
Sorry no not rooted..
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OK, I will try it by my self
Hello
I've tried but no luck reproducing the issue.
If possible, enter app settings then enable debug mode then reproduce the issue then sent the log file.
If not possible, please, contact by email or PM to receive a debug version of the app to track the issue.
Thanks in advance
Peteba said:
Sorry no not rooted..
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Peteba said:
Hi,. Unfortunately the app crashes every time I open it on my OnePlus 6 that runs Android 9. The first time run screens work fine and permissions are assigned ok but then I can't open the app. I have tried clearing the storage/cache and that hasn't helped. Any ideas what to try next please?
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I have the same Problem on my OnePlus 6 (A6003) running Android 9 (OxygenOS: 9.0.4)
max_m42 said:
I have the same Problem on my OnePlus 6 (A6003) running Android 9 (OxygenOS: 9.0.4)
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I have answered your PM
hi, in my view for PRO version i would like to keep data live for 365days and to export them in csv in order to analize with spreadsheet or other stuff.
thanks