[Q] Alarm/Reminder confusion?! - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So we have
Reminders in Google Now,
Reminders in Google Keep,
Reminders in the Android Calendar App, and
Alarms in the Android Alarm app
They don't sync with each other in any way, so I have a 'wonderful' user experience if I want to cancel an alarm/reminder trying to remember where it was set, right?
And do the Now & Keep reminders even fire if I happen to be offline when they're supposed to remind me? Anyone had them fire when out of coverage of WiFi or cellular data?

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gmail sync

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to set gmail to only sync at certain intervals. For instance sync every hour, 2hours, 3hours, etc...
I want to have it sync but would prefer to save battery by having it on a set schedule instead.of constant sync or manual sync. Fir now I just do it manually but would prefer to have a set interval.
is their an app I can get to set this? Maybe even another email app I can have my gmail sync thru instead of the gmail app that would have this option? Thanks for any help
checkout settings/battery & data manager/data saver or data delivery. looks like you can set email and corporate sync.
or you could try settings/accounts/long press your gmail account/open account/ and uncheck sync gmail. and just manually recheck when you want it to sync
couldn't really find an app that does what your looking for, google uses push so you pretty much get the notification asap. if i'm sitting at my workstation with gmail open i tend to get the notification on my phone faster than my browser. you might have to just leave sync off and turn it back on when you want to be notified of new emails
Yeah what I have setup right now((running eclipse 8.1 that has aosp account/sync settings ))
I unchecked autosync and turned off background data.
then when I want to check I just open gmail and press menu>refresh.
I really ONLY read my emails through the gmail app. I don't use the browser version much at all.
I was just hoping someone new of a way I could get it to automatically sync but just every hour or something. O well. Guess ill stick to this method until google integrates that option into gmail app. I sent them feedback asking for the option so here's to hoping im not alone. Thanks.
im sure your not alone, though you might go unheard just because the point of having gmail at the convenience of you phone is to get you your emails no matter where you are. but i'd send google some feedback regardless, even if they don't add that type of feature quickly, google does want to please its audience.

[Q] Google Now Optimum Utilization, How do you do it?

I was trying to figure out if you wanted to take full advantage of google now what would be the standard operating procedures to do that?
Here is an Example. Make sure that all your calendar events have an address in the location so that google can alert you when you should leave your current location so you can arrive on time based on traffic conditions.
Are there other things that you do so that Google Now can reach its full potential in helping you?
Please assume you have allowed Google now to sync/access email, browsing history, contacts, google+, instant Upload, calendar and browser

[Q] Looking for an app to set alarms by calendar events.

Hi. I am looking for an app whereby I can set alarms based on calendar entries.
At the moment I am having to use multiple apps, and I am still not quite where I need to be.
The problem is I work shifts, but those shifts can change on a daily basis.
Add to that that I use a profile manager to put my phone in silent mode at night so that every email, facebook, text, etc... doesn't keep me and (more importantly) my wife awake. And during calendar events it is set to vibrate.
This necessitates a whitelist for phone numbers obviously.
The problem I have is with reminders. I have apps to configure them and treat them more like alarms with longer ringing etc... If I could configure the profile to change 1/2 an hour before an event, it would help.
Unfortunately, calendar reminders rely on the "media" volume slider, whereas the alarm volume seems to be independent of this. What this means is with the phone in silent, calendar reminders do not sound, but with media turned up many other apps sound at night.
So is there anyway of setting an alarm instead of reminder, or converting reminders to alarms?
Cheers/
The Google Calendar app can do just that.
About the phone calls, maybe you can set times when the calls are blocked?
el-figurin said:
The Google Calendar app can do just that.
About the phone calls, maybe you can set times when the calls are blocked?
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Your missing the point I think (or I am missing something in Google Calendar)
I don't want to block calls, I want certain numbers to be able to contact me even when the phone is in silent mode (i.e. work when I oversleep!)
The problem with the calendar reminders is that they are aligned with the media volume. If I turn the media volume up in silent mode, then all sorts of other apps that send me notifications will wake me up.
This is why I need to be able to set an alarm, NOT a reminder - as the alarms appear to work independently of the media volume.
I am happy with my call whitelisting ATM, so it is a case of finding an app that
Whitelists reminders
Sets alarms instead of reminders
or Converts reminders.
Regards, Jon.
I know this is an old thread, but there is now an App that does what I wanted when I asked this question.
AlarmPad by MindMe
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmeapp.alarmpad

[lg g5 se h840] google reminder not working

Goodmorning everyone,
I have been desperately trying to be reminded by the phone about the reminders I enter on google calendar.
I tried everything (I've been looking for months on the internet, I do tests ...):
ignored optimizations for google processes
verified and activated all notifications (both in the google app and in the android system)
activated / deactivated gps
verified and set all permissions for google processes
I do not have any energy-saving or process-killing apps
follow any guide / advice on the web
a thousand other things!
Unfortunately, only the reminders are not notified, while the events of google calendar and any other type of notification (twitter, facebook, whatsapp) is instantaneous.
It rarely happens that some reminder arrives, but usually only immediately after restarting the terminal.
Solutions that are not installing third-party apps?
Thanks in advance!
dottord8 said:
Goodmorning everyone,
I have been desperately trying to be reminded by the phone about the reminders I enter on google calendar.
I tried everything (I've been looking for months on the internet, I do tests ...):
ignored optimizations for google processes
verified and activated all notifications (both in the google app and in the android system)
activated / deactivated gps
verified and set all permissions for google processes
I do not have any energy-saving or process-killing apps
follow any guide / advice on the web
a thousand other things!
Unfortunately, only the reminders are not notified, while the events of google calendar and any other type of notification (twitter, facebook, whatsapp) is instantaneous.
It rarely happens that some reminder arrives, but usually only immediately after restarting the terminal.
Solutions that are not installing third-party apps?
Thanks in advance!
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I solved!
After hours and hours of desperate research I understood how to solve:
1) connect to google calendar desktop (from PC better)
2) in the "my calendars" section, click on the three activity points and select "switch to reminder"
3) ENJOY!

Looking for reminder app

I don’t want to use my Google Calender for reminders so I am looking for a simple reminders app that will allow me to set by a certain time each day. Any suggestions?
Reminder Apps
Simply Google it. you may find lot of apps.

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