hey guys,
after the sony SmartWatch 2 i lost my interest in smart watches but this one looks good and seems to have a battery life of more than 1 day with medium use.
i looked up some reviews but couldn't find answers so I'll ask here:
1. can it use the sleep tracking to wake me up in the light sleep ohase like some do?
2. can i control media from my wrist? example: i listen music on my phone and want to skip a song in my playlist
bonus: use the smartwatch to trigger the camera, like when i have it set up and use the app to take a pic of me with a group.
thanks!
1) I don't think so
2) Not currently - only controls music playing from built-in storage
bonus: not currently
Thanks for helping me out
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Anyone tried this app yet? It seems to be able to do... um... everything?! Ha! I am interested to see what custom profiles and tasks people have set up in theirs!
http://lifehacker.com/5599116/how-to-turn-your-android-phone-into-a-fully+automated-superphone
http://lifehacker.com/5601133/push-...d-to-awesome-heights-with-these-tasker-setups
You can download a 14-day trial from the developers website:
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/download.html
(it is £3.99 in the market for the full version)
Wow, I would have normally glazed right over this. For some reason I read the articles and this is pretty cool. I started thinking of a bunch of uses for it. I bought it outright. Thanks for the post, moonrock!
Welcome!
I noticed in the wiki or forum (somewhere!) that they were able to set up a profile that remapped the camera button -- I am wondering if this can be used to remap the power button while the camera app is open, maybe?
So I haven't had much time to play with Tasker, but the two scripts I have currently running:
* Silence from 11pm > 8am, simple, but it replaced the other 'profiles' type apps
* Disable screen rotation when in the Kindle app, for whatever reason this isn't an option in the Kindle app itself.
I have it set to turn on my Bluetooth when plugged in and off when unplugged works great!
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Fantastic! I need to set up a (again, simple!) task that will turn on bluetooth in the times that I am always in my car (commute to work and home, same time every day) which won't be difficult.
I have Locale already, but this may replace it (gotta love paying for apps to find out another one does 10000x more things! oops!) I've had Locale since first getting my G1 though, so it's gotten plenty of use.
So glad you posted about this app... its amazing..
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I have a couple tasks set up. First, I have gps automatically turn on and off when entering and exiting google maps. I also have one that lets me pick input style when I go into or leave remotedroid (swype's backspace doesn't work in it). And I have a couple apps that like to hang around after I close them, so I set them to be killed upon closing.
All in all it's a great app, well worth the $6.
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Also worth noting is that it is £3.49 from the developer directly (paypal, via his website) and a larger % goes direct to him that way.
I have it setup for text to speech on SMS messages when my phone connects to my cars bluetooth.
I am trying to find a way to let my replay to said SMS with the voice to text feature or just ignore it. Anyone have any idea how to accomplish that?
Also think it would be cool to have it change my wallpaper based on the weather conditions in my area, but Im not sure how to go about doing that either.
ritalin said:
Also think it would be cool to have it change my wallpaper based on the weather conditions in my area, but Im not sure how to go about doing that either.
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Beautiful Widgets (paid app, couple bucks) and the (free) Beautiful Live Wallpaper. Uses the weather widget to make the wallpaper match the weather
Tasks that I've set up so far:
Silent / dim screen / timeout / alarm volume 7 while I am asleep (timed task)
Vibrate / auto brightness / timeout (slightly longer) while at work (timed task)
Bluetooth on while in my car (timed task -- specificlly during the hours of my work commute)
Load Vlingo when Bluetooth connects, Kill Vlingo when BT disconnects
GPS on when Maps, Navigation and Foursquare are opened
Display timeout (1hr) and brightness (max) when USB plugged in (for when i am in my car, typically listening to music and/or have vlingo up on the screen, annoying (and worthless) for the display to timeout if vlingo is supposed to be a one-touch process!)
Anyway of exporting a profile then importing it so some of the more advanced useres can create some and we can tweak them ?
Edit: Having hard time getting them to do what i want .
Probably, but I am not entirely sure how... lol
My initial use:
As previously mentioned on this board the bluetooth streaming volume is not the loudest, so I always end up turning up the volume for bluetooth. Then when I plugin my headphones I destroy my eardrums.
So I setup a task that when I connect to my bluetooth car stereo, it automatically sets the volume to max and turns off wifi for good measure.
I have another task that when I plugin headphones, it sets the volume to 60% and opens the doubletwist music player.
Finally I setup the standard battery task so that when my battery gets to 20% it turns of all the GPS, wifi, and bluetooth radios, as well as dimming my screen.
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My initial use:
As previously mentioned on this board the bluetooth streaming volume is not the loudest, so I always end up turning up the volume for bluetooth. Then when I plugin my headphones I destroy my eardrums.
So I setup a task that when I connect to my bluetooth car stereo, it automatically sets the volume to max and turns off wifi for good measure.
I have another task that when I plugin headphones, it sets the volume to 60% and opens the doubletwist music player.
Finally I setup the standard battery task so that when my battery gets to 20% it turns of all the GPS, wifi, and bluetooth radios, as well as dimming my screen.
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Ah, I keep meaning to setup the low battery task as well!
I have two keyboards i really like in 2 different orientations.
Droid X keyboard:
its sweet autocorrections and large real estate makes it ideal for two thumb typing in landscape
swype:
slower than droid X keyboard in landscape, but in portrait, this is possibly the fastest/most accurate keyboard around.
I tried to set it up so that i could change my keyboards depending on the orientation, but i could not figure it out
im also for an app that turns your screen off with a timer (in the background). and have that work when you turn your screen downward./
any with either of these would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone know how to make it so that the Incall volume goes up to max on the connect of the phone call? I cant seem to find it in the settings meeting seems to only answer on 3/4 volume. Thought Tasker might be able to .
This app is awesome. I only got a few tasks setup but one nice one is turning the screen timeout to 23hr when I open the web browser and back to 30 secs when I exit.
talltexan said:
Anyway of exporting a profile then importing it so some of the more advanced useres can create some and we can tweak them ?
Edit: Having hard time getting them to do what i want .
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To export a profile tap the context (left) icon <profile<export. To import just open the file with Tasker as the chosen program I think. lots of premade tasks on the Tasker wiki. (it won't let me post a link)
Two questions, mainly an is it just me set of questions:
My phone lags when you first hit the power button to wake it up, mostly only the first time, but it's for over a second and it's kind of disconcerting. Is this normal? I noticed it stock and on Beans now. Is there something that can be done, or am I just the weird one...
Lightflow doesn't work very well. It doesn't control sounds worth a damn, and the quiet hours feature is afu. Just wanted to see if I'm doing it wrong...
The lockscreen wake lag is normal, people say it's the deep sleep that the phone goes into to save power.
Light flow doesn't work, but Light Manager works very well - it's free and on the play store.
EDIT - saw that you were talking about sounds controls and quiet hours - didn't know Lightflow had that stuff. I use profiles for that sort of thing. You can easily create Quick Commands for things like "home" "work" "car" and "night." I find this feature really useful, because with one swipe of the pen and a quick drawing of a symbol, it'll change settings for sound, bluetooth, wifi, allshare cast, gps, mobile data, etc. all at once.
Hello! My name is Alejandro. I had a Moto X but you can't have nice things here in México and some nights ago i got robbed and bought a second-hand xperia P but i really miss OK google and active display.
Now i know OK google can be used with open mic and apps like that but this phone's battery life is awful and i can't even imagine how worse it would get with an always listening mic. And Active Display won't install in a non-moto device (even some moto G users can't get it to work) but i think i've seen double tap 2 wake in some kernels but they also drain the battery pretty quickly.
So here's the question (and i really don't know anything about programming besides HTML and a little java so forgive me if i'm asking something stupid): is it possible for developers to add Double tap 2 wake and OpenMic or some feature like that but somehow only trigger these functions when the phone's charging? Like:
Phone Charging (is it possible to make this also for deepsleep but ONLY when the charger's plugged?):
-Always listening microphone
-Double tap 2 wake
Phone running on battery:
-Normal stuff that a kernel should do while on battery lol (maybe a little underclock for those of us who don't really use much the phone for games)
I know this is my first post and i'm sorry if i'm being annoying but tell me, is this possible? how viable is it?
Thank you all for reading, good luck if you try to do it :good:
Double tap 2 wake is a kernel thing. The other things you want can be done through tasker app
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Hey guys,
So, as many of you have noticed by now, the stock Desk Clock / Dockmode app that was present in the S4 and other galaxy devices is nowhere to be found in the Note 4. As I use my phone every night in one of the Samsung charging docks next to my bed as my alarm clock and media player, I'd really love to find a good replacement. So, does anyone know of a good clock or desk dock app?
Here's are the features that I'd like to have most:
Needs to have a night/sleep mode- want the screen to darken, maybe switch to just the clock, and it needs to move around to prevent burn-in while it's on all night long.
Needs to have a good alarm setup- I'd be happy with either having it utilize the stock alarm app, or if not then it'll need to be a pretty bulletproof alarm. I generally have 3 alarms set (I'm a heavy sleeper ) and I need to be able to trust that they'll all go off correctly in sequence.
Would like shortcuts to other apps- I usually have music or audiobooks playing at night when I'm going to sleep, so it would be nice to have the ability to either set custom app shortcuts or to have a built in shortcut to music, but with the Note 4's app-switching capabilities this is not a dead set requirement, it would just be nice.
Would like it to look good- I really liked how the stock S4 dock app had the weather, the time, shortcuts, etc., and it all looked really clean and nice doing it. Soft tones, transparency, what can I say- I'm a sucker for eye candy!
So, anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Try Kaloer Clock, it works well.
Just thought I'd update, I tried Kaoler Clock but wasn't a huge fan, didn't like how it looked and the alarm options weren't really all that impressive. I'm currently trying out the trial of Gentle Alarm, so far I'm pretty impressed. No shortcut options to other apps, but it's definitely got everything else I was interested in and more- the alarm setup is fantastic, REALLY like the pre-alarm function, and the level of control for every aspect of alarm and app behavior is staggering. Has a very respectable night mode/desk clock, not quite as nice looking and info-rich as some others I've tried but certainly acceptable.
Only problem is the trial version doesn't play alarms on Wednesdays (I know, right?) so if I decide to keep using it I'll need to spend the $3 to purchase the full version (which also gets rid of ads). So far I'm thinking I'll probably end up getting it, but I figure I'll keep trying it out until Tuesday night rolls around and if I just have to have it for Wednesday morning I'll know it's the one and buy it then.
U can use daydream with dashclock widget
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Timely is my favorite and I think it has everything you need aside from the shortcuts
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.bitspin.timely&hl=en
Yeah, I've tried Timely and it's certainly very pretty, but again I didn't like the alarm set-up at all. I think I also ran into a problem where it would play the alarm simultaneously over the phone speakers and the media stream to my external speakers, which sounded like poop. I use music for my alarms and I like it to come out sounding good, not all tinny from the phone speaker.
I gotta say, the more I use it the more I'm really liking Gentle Alarm, I'm pretty convinced at this point that this is the one I'll end up sticking with. We'll see come Tuesday, but I think I'm going to go for it.
Unfortunately, before buying this band, I had made a lot of research and reading people's reviews on this device but there are just simple touch and go writings which do not really provide a better understanding for people to understand this Smartband and its potential. I do hope I could rejoy whoever using this smart device with its pros and care its cons.
Design
Just like the Fitbit and Jawbone, SWR10 was well-known with its minimalistic yet futuristic looking. Simple structure with high quality strap which is amazingly comfortable to be worn. The textured finishing with a silver colour button made the smartband looks simple and premium. The texture difference between top and bottom of the strap brought a unique outlook when it was came with colours other than black. Featuring a feather-weighted core (main part) did really made users to forget its existence occasionally.
Pros
As rated IP58, the smartband was a water resistant device which brings no fear when you wearing it for bathing and swimming. But NOT FOR SEAWATER! For dust proof aspect, it was not perfect to be burried into fine sand. Checkout the IP rating list for more details.
SWR10 was a life companion as it works perfectly with Lifelog app when both of them not as simple as just a fitness tracking combination, but they do record down your daily activities like the moment when you USING YOUR PHONE for social networking and entertaining. It records the moment when you trigger the camera button and what the photos you take, and even more. Just a double presses on the button at the side of the core, the smartband capture your LifeBookmark and send to the Lifelog to bookmark your interesting moment with location.
The sleep tracking amd Smart Alarm were wonderful for me. Using these features, I felt that now I am able manage my sleep better and wake up fresh every morning. Inspecting the trend of my sleeps, I know my body well and will try out a better relaxation method when preparing to sleep so that I could really rest my body with a longer Deep Sleep phase.
Vibration feature does really helps me a lot at pushing notification from phone to my smartband and also wake me up by vinrating on my wrist. When I kept my phone in my bag and go to the kitchen, I can know when there is an incoming call as the smartband will vibrate to notify me. Now I never miss out any call since using smartband!
With the aid of different smartband extension apps, you can remote your phone even better than other brands. Example, when activated the Media Player mode, a single tap after pressing the button of the smartband once, Music app will open and plays the songs! With Smart Camera Extension, taking a Groupfie will be so easy like never! Just press the smartband button and a single tap will trigger the shutter!
Cons
Overall, this smartband has some cons as below
1) Not as accurate as pro tracker like Jawbone Up or Fitbit or Garmin, but since it is activity. tracker and life recording device, I could say it worth the drawback. As even it was not a perfect steps counter, but it still did its job to show whether you are more active than yesterday!
2) Limited functionality, might just for now since no API was available at this moment, this smartband just works for different tasks without allowong you to customize own vibrationpatterns or LED indicating patterns. Without a display was the biggest drawback...But who cares? Even you are notified or able to see the content of message, you still need to take out your phone and reply, so it makes no difference unless you willing to buy the expensive Samsung Gear smartwatch or Apple Watch or others.
3) Remote media player by tapping on smartband was not flawless last time, but with new updated firmware, it works better with some practices. Practice makes perfect!
Extended functionality
The word "functionali-" was not end with "ties" is because by now, there is only an app called Smartband Notifier which is available at Google Play Store which works with Tasker to produce customized number of vibration with customized interval between vibration for different apps' notification. Without display or LED pattern, at least, you can determine which app is notifying you without a glance on your phone.
Suggestion
1) Time feature
Since smartband has three LEDs, I suggest developer to make a gesture like Miband to show the current time. Like example, 1 o'clock, LED A flash once and so on for 2 and 3 o'clock with flashing of LED B and C respectively. Add once more for a cycle like flashing LED A twice for 4 o'clock, understand? And for 10,11 and 12, set the LEDs to flash alternately with combination of two LEDs : 10 (x_x) , 11 (xx_) , 12(_xx). Dividing 60minutes into four quaters and light the LEDs with different patterns to tell the quater might be a simple solution for the minutes.
2) Enhance the media control by flashing the LEDs but not just remain light up to tell the users whether their taps on the smartband are registered or not. A beep sound also can be played on the phone to tells the users that their phone is responding with the taps. Also, adding volume control by movement of wrist as with the 3D accelerometer, the smartband can tells the phone that users is turning their wrist clockwise to increase the volume. This situation is just similar to the game which designed for Smarband (forgotten the name of it, is a bombing airplanes game).
This is my step-by-step reviews and I hope the developer will see these and modify the smartbamd firmware to fully extend its potential to be not just a simple band! Goodluck everyone!
Forgive my bad grammars but I am learning to be better =) Correct my grammars before sharing if you willing to do so =D
Goodjob bro.informing post.i'm waiting for new band
Thanks man, do share it so developers might give it a shot to enhance the band.