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Touch Alarm Clock?

Anyone know an alarm clock with finger friendly alarm time settings? Maybe like a phone dial pad, so you can directly type the time you want to wake up - for example 0845 -> 08:45 o`clock? Thanks

i like the way the default alarm clock works - drag the hour and minute hands - only wish that the clock is bigger

Sure, if the clock were a bit bigger and more finger-friendly... I use snowtime at the moment which is ok, but a little buggy with WM6. But regular cell phones have an alarmclock with numbers so you can type the exact wake up-time very easy.... wish my ppc had that

Why don't you go for SPB Time? http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/time
It's very fingerfriendly. I use it for myself for about a year now and really like it!

An alarm clock that works
Here's my input. 3 or 4 years ago I looked for a long time for a simple alarm clock that worked, with or without passwords enabled; without me having to remember to turn anything on; with loud alarms that sounded for as long as I wanted. The only one, from both free and commercial, that met my requirements was pTravelAlarm, which you can find at www.burroak.on.ca It is not the most interesting to look at, and is probably one of the least feature rich programs; but you can use your own sounds if you are not happy with the ones provided, and it will sound at full blast for as long as you want. It just does what it claims to do: waking you up!

Alarm and Reminder problem

I have problem how my Touch HD handles Alarms and Reminders. Not sure that this is WM 6.1 general problem or Touch HD specific but I would appreciate any help regarding this.
When I set alarm (clock settings) or create new appointment I expect from my phone to play sound until I do something about it. But that doesn't happen. When Alarm/Reminder starts, everything is ok but... After sound is played first time, there is almost 1 minute delay. And after that delay sound is played at same interval twice more times and that is it. Phone goes back to standby mode and until I power on manually I wont see message popup, or in most cases just a small bell icon in title bar.
My setting are pretty simple - everything is checked under Sounds and Notification:
Enable sounds for: Events, Programs, Notifications, Screen Taps, Hardware buttons
For Reminder event: Play sound (Alarm-Rooster), Repeat, Display Message on screen, Flash light for 5 minutes, Vibrate.
My questions are:
1) Is there possibility to loop sound while it is playing? Not just repeat at "unknown" intervals
2) Is there possibility to repeat alarm/reminder until it is turned off?
3) Is there way to have some notification window which can't be put in background until I do something about it.
I am not heavy user, so I don't check regularly what is going on on my mobile. But I do expect to be somehow notified when some important events happens (sounds, blinking, vibrate - just not led, because I can barely see it).

I tried to find program which handles alarms, notification and run into PhoneWeaver which is great but problem remains. As I understand PhoneWeaver rely on WM Alarms and Notifications behavior. It just adds convenient notifications for SMS, E-mails.
What bugs me is that I have now perfectly working notification when Email, Missed Call or SMS arrives. It will repeat chosen sound on certain periods of time until I do something about it. And standby doesn't have anything to do with it.
But problem still remains, Alarm and Reminder sound notification is repeated just three time until phone back to the Standby mode and that is it. If I don't see it then, I won't until I turn on phone.
Any ideas?

if I snooze an event for 1 hour, it comes back with a reminder in 30 minuets
WinMo handling of notifications is horrible IMHO
it may have been good enough back in the days of WinMo 2003 but it's just annoying now
my biggest gripes
*not enough snooze intervals (or a custom snooze time)
*wakes up the whole device to show u the alert
plus it's buggy
if I snooze an event for 1 hour, it comes back with a reminder in 30 minuets
does anyone else have this issue and maybe know a fix?

Is there any custom application that handles default WM behavior regarding alarm/reminders and notification? I found few, but all of them are just providing handy UI and keep using buggy WM. At the moment I am using PhoneWeaver in order to have profiles like on my Nokia. But look like it doesn't have full support for HD because I can't even change sound for Reminder.

rocktheroad said:
3) Is there way to have some notification window which can't be put in background until I do something about it.
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I want know also how I can fix that. I have ticked "show message on screen" and then a "bubble" comes on the screen when I have alarm/appointment, but that works only once. Next time I have a alarm or appointment, theres only bell icon on top bar.
I check settings and "show message on screen" is unticked! Help?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=525677
I found a same issue with Touch Pro, that's really annoying problem

The cure (almost)
Yes the repeating alarm/reminder thing is a bit weak to say the least I REALLY need to know if I've missed a call, SMS, meeting etc. There's a real nice powerful app called PhoneAlarm which does everything you could possibly want. Almost too customizable. The problem is it relies on the Today plugin but most of us are using HTC's TF3D which disables all the plugins. I've tried a few others but ended up with something called "Best Reminder" - corny name I know but its ok'ish. Try it in case it helps.

SPB Phone Suite, IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD, it has a repeating alarm bug fixes, and also repeated notifications for SMS/emails/Missed calls.
Try it, its sweet!
Willy

Sorry, I forgot to mention this:
No need to enable the Today plugin, just Set it, and forget it!

Will try it...
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SPB Phone Suite, IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD, it has a repeating alarm bug fixes, and also repeated notifications for SMS/emails/Missed calls.
Try it, its sweet!
Willy
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If it's from SPB it should be good
I'm just having another go with http://www.pocketmax.net/alarmPal.html. Last time I tried alarmPal it kept crashing but this time round its on the device memory and seems ok so far. Its cheap too. "Best Reminder" is a half solution so hopefully one of these should work out.

[App Needed] Gesture Control

As seen on Sony Ericsson W380 Gesture control
"Another novel feature of the W380 is its gesture control. Switch this feature on and you will be able to silence incoming calls or snooze alarm clocks by simply passing the palm of your hand above the sensor"
Well maybe this is a long shot but anyone has any idea if a program like that exists on WinMo?

Well as far as I see Sony made this Feature with help of a proximity-sensor and the only Phone/PDA I know which has one is the TouchPro 2
But there are a lot of Apps which let you silence Calls (built-in in most htc devices) and let you snooze alarm clocks by shaking or turning the Phones, also they let you unlock your Device and soooo much more funny things =)
give it a shot

Vicyl said:
Well as far as I see Sony made this Feature with help of a proximity-sensor and the only Phone/PDA I know which has one is the TouchPro 2
But there are a lot of Apps which let you silence Calls (built-in in most htc devices) and let you snooze alarm clocks by shaking or turning the Phones, also they let you unlock your Device and soooo much more funny things =)
give it a shot
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yeah, but without touching the device? i guess if there is an app that enables camera when phone rings this thing can be done

Well you're free to try but i don't think you're chances of success are high
good luck

nicandris said:
i guess if there is an app that enables camera when phone rings this thing can be done
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you can execute camera app with mortscript on the incoming call i think.

i think the i900 has proximity sensor......

sorry it doesnt.......

i8000 Omnia2 has it!

yup thats right..........

does it have it as a device you mean or does it work as an application?

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think best/easiest way on HD wouldbe light sensor on top.
So on incoming call it should check if there is a short light-interruption.
Prob:
just works if phone shows face up on your desk
And won't work if room is dark (perhaps could work other way round - if it's too dark - check for short light notice, reflected by your hand from display)
otherwise is would be to hard and battery intensive cause you have to check both cameras (back and front) for changes.
I know silencing without touching it sound interesting but its a bit too playful for me.
Cause pressing vol down button is fastes way to silence.
Another way already included in some progs is turning phone face down to silence - think it's as stylish as waving to your phone.
greets
FrEcP

FTouchSL has some screen based user definable gesture controls and is an extremely useful app, but no proximity controls.

FrEcP said:
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Cause pressing vol down button is fastes way to silence.
Another way already included in some progs is turning phone face down to silence - think it's as stylish as waving to your phone.
greets
FrEcP
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so g-sensor can be used also. i think it's used by g-alarm on snooze, anyone seen it for silence also?

[App] NightStand 01-04-2010

NightStand is a simple alarm clock application with large numbers to be easily seen.
It allows for the phone to dim the screen but keeps it from turning off for that middle of the night glance to see what time it is.
Features Include:
Alarm with 8 sounds
Custom Color of the Digits
5 Minute Snooze Button
Solve an easy math problem to help you wake up (to you turn alarm off)
Automatically runs on AC power (optional)
Keep the device awake or let it go to sleep (optional)
12/24 Hour setting
How To Use:
When you run the application click on the configure button (upper right corner) to set all the settings
Three sliders allow you to set the custom color.
Alarm toggle to set the alarm and the sound.
AC Toggle to set Auto mode.
When the alarm is going off, click the snooze button to snooze or click anywhere on the screen to stop the alarm.
Update 1.1
The alarm should now go off regardless of what phase the phone is in (device awake or sleep), the app is running or not.
Screen is flipped
Update 1.2
Added an option to flip the screen
Update 1.2.1
Minor Update to start NightStand with correct orientation, Flip Screen option takes effect right away
Updated to work on HD2
Update 1.2.2
Fixed shifted screen on WVGA resolution (I think)
Added toggle for math question on exit
Phone stays awake while alarm is going off (for heavy sleepers like myself )

Looks nice.
A couple of issues on my TP2. The display is rotated the wrong way, and sliding the keyboard our causes it to get distorted. I'd prefer to use it with the keyboard out as I can tilt my phone .
I like it though, nice start.
P.S. let me know if you want the thread moving to the Development & Hacking apps forum from the Diamond one.
Dave

I just uploaded an updated version, try it out and let me know if it works better with the keyboard out.
Thanks

It crashes if you run the app with the keyboard out, and it is still upside down if I open the Keyboard after running the app.
Ta
Dave

it rotates correctly on my tp2, thanks just what i was looking for

Awesome work!I really like the big number.but,why not add a toggle button to turn off the backlight in the settings.I think it will waste lots of power when the device keeps dim.Perhaps you can add a sensor to lighten the lcd when we want to see what's the time now.

This Doesnt Work on my HTC HD2 even tho it suports WVGA Screens, WHY??
thanx.
hermanm said:
NightStand is a simple alarm clock application with large numbers to be easily seen.
It allows for the phone to dim the screen but keeps it from turning off for that middle of the night glance to see what time it is.
Features Include:
Alarm with 8 sounds
Custom Color of the Digits
5 Minute Snooze Button
Solve an easy math problem to help you wake up (to you turn alarm off)
Automatically runs on AC power (optional)
12/24 Hour setting
How To Use:
When you run the application click on the configure button (upper right corner) to set all the settings
Three sliders allow you to set the custom color.
Alarm toggle to set the alarm and the sound.
AC Toggle to set Auto mode.
When the alarm is going off, click the snooze button to snooze or click anywhere on the screen to stop the alarm.
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DaveShaw said:
It crashes if you run the app with the keyboard out, and it is still upside down if I open the Keyboard after running the app.
Ta
Dave
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same here. Great work though! Love it.
XDAPPCgeeks said:
it rotates correctly on my tp2, thanks just what i was looking for
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does yours work when u slide open the keyboard and tilt it? i know i can use changescreen to change to rotation but it doesn't work with the keyboard open.
edit: i've jus hard reset and it works fine now even with keyboard open. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Same here, on my HD2 it's a nasty mix of colour. it needs something else to add?
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This Doesnt Work on my HTC HD2 even tho it suports WVGA Screens, WHY??
thanx.
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same here, on my HD2 I've got only two color squares in the corners and one big rectangle in the middle... so no clock. settings and exit "square" button work well.

Not working on my HD2 either. Two boxes of colour on each side of the left hand side of the screen - one to change settings and one to exit plus a big box in the middle which is meant to be the digits i guess.

I got an error starting the program:
Can't find PInvoke DLL 'libgles_cm.dll'.

I got the same error on my omnia.
Can't find PInvoke DLL 'libgles_cm.dll'.
Please try to fix it. This is the program that I have been waiting for. Too Cool.
Robb

I got an error starting the program:
Can't find PInvoke DLL 'libgles_cm.dll'. (using HTC wm 6.1)

If you get the libgles_cm error i just uploaded a cab, give it a try

I got this error message when opening this program:
"MissingMethodException
This application requires a newer version of the Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework than the version installed on this device."
Please help.

you need .net 3.5

1.1 now has the correct orientation, but the display is messed up if I put the phone in Landscape and then open it.
Only a minor annoyance.
Dave

any way you could send me some screenshots so i can see if i can fix it..

Ok now working on my Omnia after installing 1.1 and the libgs cab you posted.
Two things.
First, if you have SPB Mobile Shell 3.0.1 installed, the app comes up but is shifted slightly. I believe this is because they do something with the top windows start bar. Not a huge deal but something I thought you could check into.
Secondly, Could you have a setting to determine which way to have the screen flip? I would like it 180 from where it is now. My power plug ends up on the bottom and so the phone won't sit level. If it was landscape but the other way, it would be perfect for the omnia.
Thanks,
Robb

S2U2 problems on Omnia 2, Not everything works properly

Hi there! I have a problem with S2U2 on my I8000 Omnia 2. I installed it, and tried it. It's a cool program, but the call screen is not working to me.
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I also have new problems with S2U2. smile.gif I don't care about the sliders anymore, I was turned all off. But when my phone rings, and I press the answer button, the phones keep ringing and not do anything. I can't accept calls with S2U2. Is this a known issue or someone have an idea how to fix this? Or I should use an other app like S2U2?
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This messages copying modoco.

Try the latest S2U2 Release v2.30, works like a charm on my Omnia2.
Make sure to select RawBuffer as Graphics Mode. (Setting is located at Advanced S2U2 Settings page)

S2U2 was a real pain in the ^ss up until v2.30.
I haven't had any locking issues with the new version, but some serious battery drain have been spotted. I don't mind, since I have chargers at the car, the office and any other place I need it.
It takes like 13% percent of battery overnight when the phone sleeps.
Without S2U2 I can navigate with GPS for an hour for around 10%.

i am facing one serious problem when using S2U2.
original Samsung Omnia2 alarm does not work properly under S2U2.
sometime alarm ring properly. but sometime, only a very short "beep" then it stopped.
this happened especially during alarm in Snooze.
anyone know how to tackle this problem?
thank you in advance

Fire1986 said:
Try the latest S2U2 Release v2.30, works like a charm on my Omnia2.
Make sure to select RawBuffer as Graphics Mode. (Setting is located at Advanced S2U2 Settings page)
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I am using WM6.1 and problem with s2u2 (LATEST) is that while it locks the screen nicely, it leaves the ans/end hard key exposed. This creates problem when I accidentally press them while taking phone out of the pouch. For that I had to have other arrengements as mentioned in this forum. If you had no such issues, then your OS must be of a different version. I hate machine specific softwares.

Not true
Out of all HTC snobs here at XDA, A_C is the one who really cares. V2.22 was blazinly fast updated to V2.24 because of dimming issue on ... thats correct - Samsung Omnia II devices. So talking about device-specific software about S2U2 is so wrong and unfair.

I am facing a different problem with S2U2..
When I am listening to music through Touch Player, the song gets paused as soon as S2U2 activates, then I have to press the lock key and then the song plays again
When S2U2 is not running it plays the song flawless..
Any settings I need to change..?

Khisha said:
Out of all HTC snobs here at XDA, A_C is the one who really cares. V2.22 was blazinly fast updated to V2.24 because of dimming issue on ... thats correct - Samsung Omnia II devices. So talking about device-specific software about S2U2 is so wrong and unfair.
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But at the end of the day, it is not locking the ans/end lock keys which is a problem
Ps: I hv never owned an HTC

No need to use S2U2 now, I am using TouchLockPro, much much better, no more secondary gesture when power on, also the app is fully utilizing the G-sensor and the light sensor.

mokkimhong said:
i am facing one serious problem when using S2U2.
original Samsung Omnia2 alarm does not work properly under S2U2.
sometime alarm ring properly. but sometime, only a very short "beep" then it stopped.
this happened especially during alarm in Snooze.
anyone know how to tackle this problem?
thank you in advance
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I had the same problem that was very annoying and some of the above too...The main reason I wanted s2u2 was because I didn't want the hardware key button answer call to be enable.Sometimes I was answering calls without knowing it because it was in my bag and with all the stuff in it the button was pushed by itself...From what i see samsung herself has slides for accept or end calls, why the hardware key buttons have to work too?Do you know any trick to disable them when the phone is locked...
Thanks i n advance!

I have the same problem with my Omnia.
Using latest S2U2 (2.43) and setting an alarm with the standard Samsung app.
I have tried most probably all combinations of s2u2 and alarm settings, without any luck.
Anyone ever found a solution for this ?