Hey guys,
I've found myself in the position of needing an alarm app again. I decided to fall back to Alarm Clock Xtreme. It's been working great for the past 2-3 years, and I'm familiar with it.
However, I haven't had the need for it in the past 2 months, and it's clearly been updated.
They removed, or relocated, the restore from backup function!
I can't use my backup to seamlessly start using, by my experiences, one of the best alarm apps on the market?!
Imagine that slap in the face. I've emailed AVG support, in hopes they respond to my inquiry.
In the meantime, is there another alarm app that does the whole math problems to snooze/turn off like Alarm Clock Xtreme does?
Thank you all!
Try using Timely. It has the math problem and puzzles too. Love this app and highly recommend it.
I will keep that in mind, thanks.
I'm currently trying I Can't Wake Up!
I like it's ability to randomize the actions necessary to turn off the alarm. Definitely needed for someone who cannot wake up... me.
sorry to hear about that
Hey guys, Andi from the ACX team here. Two things:
1. Sorry to hear about your problem, I hope customer support got back to you in time. We are preparing a new update that should fix many of the reported bugs and add a pretty cool new feature.
2. On a different note, we want to hear from you and understand why you chose to download an alarm from the Playstore and not use the stock one. Doesn’t matter if you use our app or another alarm clock app. To make it worth your time, there’s an Amazon voucher for those who talk to us. More details here: bit.ly/1Ufi72A - Please help us make ACX better, we really want to hear what you have to say.
I may be forced to switch.
For some reason this app has used 750Mbytes of wifi and 776 Mbytes of mobile data since begining of May.
Has anyone else had that?, Mark
Yitz
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Does anyone have a link to a simple "set it at night / switch off in the morning" alarm clock for PPC2002?
The alarm function supplied as standard requires you to know a week in advance what days you want to set an alarm for... I'm not that well organised. :roll:
I just need an alarm I can easily set the night before, regardless of what day it is and have it wake me up in the morning.
Cheers!
Forgedsteel
search google for AlarmClock. Simple and effective freeware.
Thanks but I have been searching and googling and nearly all I come across are business related or mutiple alarms and so on...
If someone is using a simple alarm they can recommend, I can end my quest with a good night's sleep (only to be woken by the alarm the following morning)...
forgedsteel said:
Thanks but I have been searching and googling and nearly all I come across are business related or mutiple alarms and so on...
If someone is using a simple alarm they can recommend, I can end my quest with a good night's sleep (only to be woken by the alarm the following morning)...
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Hi,
I like one from http://www.burroak.on.ca/pta.html. Although it is not free, it's gently simply to use. When you check all days of week active, you can switch over alarm on and off by one button. I'm also looking for something easy to operate and, even more urgently, with small using of memory!!! I would like to take some link.
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prema said:
forgedsteel said:
Thanks but I have been searching and googling and nearly all I come across are business related or mutiple alarms and so on...
If someone is using a simple alarm they can recommend, I can end my quest with a good night's sleep (only to be woken by the alarm the following morning)...
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Hi,
I like one from http://www.burroak.on.ca/pta.html. Although it is not free, it's gently simply to use. When you check all days of week active, you can switch over alarm on and off by one button. I'm also looking for something easy to operate and, even more urgently, with small using of memory!!! I would like to take some link.
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Oh - error message solving: try link without dot on the end.
http://www.burroak.on.ca/pta.html
Thanks for the info!
Just had a look at Ptravelalarm and it looks good. I don't mind paying the price as it is par to a cheap travel clock...
But if anyone can do us a better deal and knows of a small freeware that would do the same job we would be greatly appreciated.
Personally, I recommend WolfClock. It's freeware, and has worked beautifully for me on my Wallaby (a T-Mobile Pocket PC).
Many of the other alarm clocks I have tried (including several purchased ones) where unreliable. IE: They would not go off if I had the charger connected, or if I did not have the clock open when the device went on standby, etc.
WolfClock has proven to be very reliable for me. It has quite a few features, so is probably more than you were looking for, but I would recommend taking a look anyway.
http://www.structuretoobig.com/development/wolfclock.aspx
shdwphnx said:
Personally, I recommend WolfClock. It's freeware, and has worked beautifully for me on my Wallaby (a T-Mobile Pocket PC).
It has quite a few features, so is probably more than you were looking for, but I would recommend taking a look anyway.
http://www.structuretoobig.com/development/wolfclock.aspx
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Yes, it may be "overcomplicated" but I like the sound of it... I am a digital artist and the ability to put my own artwork in as the background is interesting.
Many thanks for the info!
Hi,
Maybe a few people noticed that the alarm function on the China released/leaked rom implements an alarm that can turn on (completely turned off device) and ring the alarm.
It was first reported by hua_wuxin on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218356&highlight=H1+modem. (though he reported it that only works with the modem.bin file I later found out that the Chinese modem it''s not required )
I have removed the unnecessary files from the rom ( Boot.bin, modem.bin, param.lfs and sbl.bin) and I could safely flash on my device. And yes, it works.
What does it mean and why this is important?
1.It means the RTC is capable of bootstrapping the CPU thus starting the device, something that I only saw on non-smartphones so far.
2. It also allows us to see the dark side of China. Samsung opened the kernel so you can get your device turned on by an app ( and I bet there's more than the alarm). They never did it for the rest of the world. Just think about it.
I am trying to find out if I can port only the alarm part from that rom. If anybody could help...? I have a full busy week coming...
Also, maybe some could use a look at what's up with Chinese android story, there are some switches not seen before.
For those willing to experiment/test drive with the Chinese ROM, please remember:
- you don't have Market, Gmail, Live etc... you never get over the server configuring staff.
- prior to flashing, make a brand new Gmail account and a Facebook one- so you can get some contacts ( you only can sync contacts with Facebook and some Chinese email providers).
- keep in mind that the Chinese BIG BROTHER could be watching you remotely.
Anyway, having an alarm that could turn on the phone is a must have if possible.
The flashable ROM can be downloaded from here :
https://rapidshare.com/files/3259027098/I1900ZCKH1-4EU.tar
Update 1
I have managed to pull the ClockPackage.apk & .odex from the Chinese Rom.
The original apk is posted also. There are quite a few diff, including a new auto_power_up_setting.xml in res folder.
Pushing it straight over my rooted KH3 didn't work so I deodexed it and pushed it once more.
For some weird reason it worked perfect for 3 hrs. but now it gives an FC.
If anyone is interested could you please test it on other roms and provide some feed back?
Please make sure you rename the original clockpackage.apk and . odex to apk.old/odex.old so you can bring it back.
I have used classes from xeu framework since Chinese one hasn't got *maps.jar par example.
the second attachement is with the original chinese odexed apk.
https://rapidshare.com/files/2969689297/ClockPackage.apk
https://rapidshare.com/files/3353789242/Original_CHNalarm.zip
https://rapidshare.com/files/376587119/auto_power_up_setting.xml
Wow, definitely a feature I miss from my old Nokia N95!
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Same here, i miss that feature
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Yes, it is really working...in that Rom...if it wasn't for the open door to chinese govt, I surely would be using the Rom all day long.
I like to turn off the phones during night, this way it doesn't go bullocks on the battery...so far I've only experienced from 12% to 30% battery loss overnight. But I should be thankful for the sublime deep sleep ( only implemented in this way on SGS2) that does it and prevents my battery from completely draining over 8 hrs of doing nothing.
Wow that is great news! I miss that feature A LOT. I used that feature on all my others phones since i go to work everyday and use my phone's alarm to wake me up in the morning.
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Well, sorry to bump this up but this function seems pretty important to some...
Is there anyone who can tell me where the alarm function was integrated by samsung? I've extracted the ROM and the only thing I could find in app was analogclock.apk+ .odex but this is the widget. Is alarm built on touchwiz?
I am an aspiring android developer trying to teach myself the language. I would like to find a project, maybe open source, that I can get involved in as a real world experience with android programming.
I am wondering if there are people here that are either working on, or who could recommend, a project that I could join? I think that working on a modern app would be a great way for me to continue my learning. I have been working with books, but I worry that the information might not be completely up to date.
I am excited to get involved with real world app programming. I hope to be helpful to any project that I join Thanks to everyone in advance!
Hi MastrFett,
It is great to see how exiciting a person could be when learning. I do not have a project but I recommend you to do one for your own.
When doing something that you are going to release you do the best of yourself and you learn much more. Facing real problems is very exciting. There are lot of things that a book wouldn't explain you; you will discover them when you know that not only you is going to use your app.
Try something and upload it on Google Play. Don't get bored reading questions/answers on StackOverflow -it will be your best friend :laugh:-
Patedit,
Thanks. My only problem is I don't feel like I have many good ideas of my own right now. I think the few I have would require algorithms more advanced than my level of skill. I'll have to keep thinking.
I was just hoping to find something that would give me the chance to just jump in head first on a project right away. I do eventually want to do something on my own when I come up with the right idea.
You need a good idea if you want to become rich
If you want to learn, you don't need great ideas I know it could be frustrating at first... Imagine something you need or that will help you in your daily use of your smartphone.
For example, yesterday I made for me a widget in which I could see the next alarm time. With pressing on the widget, the Alarm Clock app is launched. That could sound 'easy' but it took me several hours. I did it because I wanted a nice widget to do so and a shortcut to the Alarm Clock app which I didn't have.
Good luck!
There is an app idea I had, but I found out there are a lot that already do what I want on google play. Should I still make the app for experience? I don't know if it is worth it if the app already exists.
MastrFett said:
There is an app idea I had, but I found out there are a lot that already do what I want on google play. Should I still make the app for experience? I don't know if it is worth it if the app already exists.
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Definitely.
There are already three apps like mine (see my signature)
But I still made it and posted it. Result : 110,000 downloads and #11 in the Top New Paid category last week
Hey Guys,
it maybe sounds a bit stupid, but i exactly want to know how the alarm clock works. If u create an alarm, the informations must be saved somewhere and if u activate an alarm there must be an service in the background which look if the time is right and then send an intent to an activity ? This service have to run every time the phone is on. Am i right ?
The reason why i want to know this, is because i'm writing an app which is in this point very similar to an android alarm clock. How it works:
The user enter a start and end time , in this time the app should do something, but it should not only work while the user is in the app, it should also work when the user is in another app, on the home screen or when the display is off.
I already tried it with 2 activities, a Broadcast, but it won't really work
Have you guys maybe an idea how i can reach my goal?
Hope i'm in the right section of this forum
Moritz
moritz31 said:
Hey Guys,
it maybe sounds a bit stupid, but i exactly want to know how the alarm clock works. If u create an alarm, the informations must be saved somewhere and if u activate an alarm there must be an service in the background which look if the time is right and then send an intent to an activity ? This service have to run every time the phone is on. Am i right ?
The reason why i want to know this, is because i'm writing an app which is in this point very similar to an android alarm clock. How it works:
The user enter a start and end time , in this time the app should do something, but it should not only work while the user is in the app, it should also work when the user is in another app, on the home screen or when the display is off.
I already tried it with 2 activities, a Broadcast, but it won't really work
Have you guys maybe an idea how i can reach my goal?
Hope i'm in the right section of this forum
Moritz
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I am by no means an expert in the subject but I would recommend taking a look at this information, as well as this documentation on Android Process Life-cycle.
it is maybe possible to use http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlarmManager.html as Service, so i can wake my app up with this and don't have to write my own ...
I'm a volunteer firefighter from Europe. We get notified about various events, where we're needed, over SMS messages, which get overlooked by some members, especially in the evenings. We are looking for an app, that would basically use the received sms message as a trigger, for the phone to start flashing, vibrating, ringing on full volume, until turned off. In the past we've used FireAlert2, which worked perfectly, but unfortunately wasn't updated for quite some time now, so it's not properly working on all phones.
I created a simillar post on Reddit already, but didn't get many replies. There were two nice recommendations so far:
- Tasker (paid)
-Macrodroid (started looking into it yesterday and already played around with some macros)
Was wondering if there's anyting else out there, since this forum is more specific about this theme.
Thank you!
@Timmmmaaahh! Sir, are you using something like this in your Belgian fire brigade?
Thanks for the mention, @Oswald Boelcke
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I'm a volunteer firefighter from Europe. We get notified about various events, where we're needed, over SMS messages, which get overlooked by some members, especially in the evenings. We are looking for an app, that would basically use the received sms message as a trigger, for the phone to start flashing, vibrating, ringing on full volume, until turned off. In the past we've used FireAlert2, which worked perfectly, but unfortunately wasn't updated for quite some time now, so it's not properly working on all phones.
I created a simillar post on Reddit already, but didn't get many replies. There were two nice recommendations so far:
- Tasker (paid)
-Macrodroid (started looking into it yesterday and already played around with some macros)
Was wondering if there's anyting else out there, since this forum is more specific about this theme.
Thank you!
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Hey RunoTheDog
I'm a volunteer firefighter in Belgium. Our alerting is done via SMS but also with the Verdi system, which is a commercial solution for first responders. Of course, this is government funded. We all have a loud alert set to that application and allow it to break DND. Before we had this (and also relied on just SMS on our phones) I just had loud alerts set for just the emergency numbers from our department. I've always used Textra but I'm sure other SMS apps have the same feature. We've also always had separate Swissphone pagers so we rarely miss an alert.
Cheers
Timmy
Thank you @Timmmmaaahh!