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Just upgraded to the M3100 from C600 and am liking it, however as with all smartphones I have had the built in alarm is pretty useless and I end up switching it off with out realising (I am a heavy sleeper).
I got an application for the C600 called Gentimer which has a nice feature called "Sleepyhead" that requires you to enter a 6 digit random code to actually turn the alarm off, you can snooze without the code but it is required to turn the alarm off.
This isn't fully compatible with the M3100, therefore I was wondering if there are any other alarms with similar functionality that will be of great use to me...
Help please, Monday morning coming up and won't wanna get up...
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Mark
Try PocketAlarm. It has a lot of features to wake up anybody.
Does this PocketAlarm have the ability to have to enter a code to switch off the alarm.
Any other recommendations for good alarms?
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Mark
mdavenport said:
Does this PocketAlarm have the ability to have to enter a code to switch off the alarm.
Any other recommendations for good alarms?
Thanks
Mark
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I really wouldnt rely on the alarm clock on the tytn. mine is very sporadic. the problem is there is a bug in the M$ code that makes the "waking up the phone" part, not work.
I heard of a product called "CityTime Alarms". anyone had an experience of this?
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mdavenport said:
I heard of a product called "CityTime Alarms". anyone had an experience of this?
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yes, that works just as well as all the other alarms and non of them do very well at waking the phone up from standby.
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... and non of them do very well at waking the phone up from standby.
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What do you mean? Is not 100% fiable any software alarm other than integrated in WM5?
mdavenport, I like Chronos. In addition to the usual alarms, it has a chime every hour (or fraction) that sounds like... my old Casio watch!!
Thanks for the info...
One ongoing problem I find with the alarms on phones is mainly down to me but can be helped by the software. Basically I always seem to hit the dimiss button and turn the alarm off and then over sleep..
Does Chronos have a big snooze button and small dismiss to help avoid this..
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Mark
Pocket Wake up has a slightly larger snooze button
Im still struggling to find one I get on with. I am using SPB Time but it seems a little bit overkill for what I want.
Basically, I want one that allows multiple alarms, mp3 tones and a more difficult way to dismiss the alarm so I don't accidentally dismiss all my alarms...
Anymore suggestions...
Mark
I am trying to replace HTC Home, i dont like how slow it makes my phone. The idea is to have a bunch of different plugins and such in UltimateLaunch.
these are the main things I want in UltimateLaunch, and I was wondering if you guys could help me out in finding them?
clock
I really liked the look of the clock in HTC Home, I used the DigitalGlow Yellow one. does anyone know of a good clock today plugin that i could use in UL?
photo contact dialer
This feature was awesome. I found one today screen app that was ripped from a TREO 700w (link) but it seems to run really slowly. It gets the job done, but I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for a faster one?
weather
I have tried Pocketweather and SPB weather but didnt like either of them. I just want an app that has the current conditions, and a few days in advance, do you guys have any ideas?
Thanks for looking at my post and helping out. If i could find all of this stuff, it would be amazing.
What about the automatic ringer? that one feature is why I use HTC Home
what do you mean by automatic ringer?
Search for rlToday. I think some have used it to make an HTC Home like today screen. I think dcd has offered to share his code if asked.
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what do you mean by automatic ringer?
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On the 6-tab version... I belive it's the far right tab: the one that lets you select sound off, vibrate and ringer on. The far right option: automatic ringer. Best feature ever on a phone.
spb phone plugin offers automatic ringer also, if by automatic you mean that it goes silent when you are in a meeting and such.
I assume that's what they mean... i have htc home and it automatically goes into vibrate when i'm in meetings, it is a nice feature for the forgetful mind... now if everyone's phone did it. maybe at the movies too that would be a nice feature
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spb phone plugin offers automatic ringer also, if by automatic you mean that it goes silent when you are in a meeting and such.
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Thanks; ill look into that. Would be nice to have a proggie without a memory leak.
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On the 6-tab version... I belive it's the far right tab: the one that lets you select sound off, vibrate and ringer on. The far right option: automatic ringer. Best feature ever on a phone.
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what does it actually do? like how does it work? time based? and where are the settings? i only use silent and vibrate.
Turns off the ringer when you have an outlook appointment schedueled as 'busy' (default appointment)
I set my classes as a recurring appointment (as well as finals) so the phone ringer automatically turns off when a class starts. As to not piss off professors, embarass myself and/or bother with turning off and on the ringer several times a day.
works for meeting, etc. as well, of course
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Turns off the ringer when you have an outlook appointment schedueled as 'busy' (default appointment)
I set my classes as a recurring appointment (as well as finals) so the phone ringer automatically turns off when a class starts. As to not piss off professors, embarass myself and/or bother with turning off and on the ringer several times a day.
works for meeting, etc. as well, of course
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I have my phone set to vibrate and ring. If I set it to automatic, will it not ring and still vibrate, or is there a registry setting to set it that way?
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On the 6-tab version... I belive it's the far right tab: the one that lets you select sound off, vibrate and ringer on. The far right option: automatic ringer. Best feature ever on a phone.
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I will agree with this assessment.
On my GNex, I used to be able to talk in the Google Search app "set timer for X minutes" and it used to generate an actin to set an alarm X minutes from now. I thought this would be a great thing with the new clock app which has a countdown timer but unfortunately, I can't seem to get it working on my N4. Has anyone else found this?
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On my GNex, I used to be able to talk in the Google Search app "set timer for X minutes" and it used to generate an actin to set an alarm X minutes from now. I thought this would be a great thing with the new clock app which has a countdown timer but unfortunately, I can't seem to get it working on my N4. Has anyone else found this?
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this works for me when I use google search on my nexus 4 ("set alarm for 5pm...").
what i really want to be able to do is set alarms for a day & time in the future - this function does not seem to work though.
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this works for me when I use google search on my nexus 4 ("set alarm for 5pm...").
what i really want to be able to do is set alarms for a day & time in the future - this function does not seem to work though.
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Hmm. "set alarm" seems to work for me too. But "set timer for" does not (which is what I used to say). I guess I just need to get used to the new way of doing things. It's a shame as it would be great to interface with the new countdown timer in the new clock app.
Set timer works fine for me
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Set timer works fine for me
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Oh wow, er, now I'm confused!
Come to think of it, the new "what's this song" voice action doesn't work either. Instead, it returns a wikipedia card of "this song" (apparently a song by George Harrison). Very odd.
Yeah, "set timer for ten minutes" worked for me, too, by setting an alarm for the appropriate time. I wish it would use the countdown timer, though. Is there a phrasing that uses the countdown timer instead of the alarm?
I notice you guys are both in the US. I'm wondering if this is a language thing. My unit will be set to UK English. I've tried setting Google Voice Search to US English but it didn't make a difference. However, it might be down to the setting of the phone as a whole.
Is there anyone outside the US who is getting this to work?
Yes, I believe you're right. I changed my language setting to UK English, and "set timer" didn't work for me, either. Changed it back to US English and it worked fine. (I tried "set alarm" while I was on UK English and was amused by the accent when it replied "setting alarm" -- my phone never sounded British before!
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Yes, I believe you're right. I changed my language setting to UK English, and "set timer" didn't work for me, either. Changed it back to US English and it worked fine. (I tried "set alarm" while I was on UK English and was amused by the accent when it replied "setting alarm" -- my phone never sounded British before!
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Interesting. Where did you set the language? In voice actions or the main Android settings?
Main settings under "Language & input".
oh how I wish "set timer for" would actually set the timer instead of the stupid alarm. What were they thinking? Putting something in the oven and then telling your phone to set a timer for 30 minutes would be so awesome and be used all the time. Telling your phone to set an alarm for some event would be used almost never. Jesus google, you can at least try to think things through.
That's made it work for me now
Still, as others have said, timer should be countdown and not alarm.
Also, "what's this song" still didn't work. I think it might be regional since we don't get the music listening widget in the UK.
I have set up Smart Remote so I can control my TV, etc in my living room. Now that it's set up, the damn thing will not stop giving me "watch now" recommendations in my notification bar. Granted, it's only once a week, but the S5 seems to LOVE giving you annoyingly stupid notifications all the damn time. Does anyone know how to disable these intrusive (it's enormous, with a picture of the show it's recommending) notifications?
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I have set up Smart Remote so I can control my TV, etc in my living room. Now that it's set up, the damn thing will not stop giving me "watch now" recommendations in my notification bar. Granted, it's only once a week, but the S5 seems to LOVE giving you annoyingly stupid notifications all the damn time. Does anyone know how to disable these intrusive (it's enormous, with a picture of the show it's recommending) notifications?
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look for notification settings in smart remote app or disable notifications in application manager for smart remote
and yeah samsung gives crappy notifications regarding this and also about galaxy wating to access our facebook account
sharingan said:
look for notification settings in smart remote app or disable notifications in application manager for smart remote
and yeah samsung gives crappy notifications regarding this and also about galaxy wating to access our facebook account
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I'm in the same boat as the OP. There does not seem to be a disable notifications option.
+1 app manager, disable.
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look for notification settings in smart remote app or disable notifications in application manager for smart remote
and yeah samsung gives crappy notifications regarding this and also about galaxy wating to access our facebook account
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Oh right, I am so used to apps providing their own "turn off notifications" setting that I completely forgot about Application Manager also having that option. Thanks, I turned off notifications for Smart Remote. Now let's see if that works, or if Samsung's penchant for annoying me wins out in the end.
I had to freeze the security update notification in Titanium Backup to stop that thing from telling me to sign up for security updates every couple of days. I just wish there was a "Do Not Disturb" option where I could turn off all notifications except for the ones I want, rather than having to hunt down and disable every annoying pop up.
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Oh right, I am so used to apps providing their own "turn off notifications" setting that I completely forgot about Application Manager also having that option. Thanks, I turned off notifications for Smart Remote. Now let's see if that works, or if Samsung's penchant for annoying me wins out in the end.
I had to freeze the security update notification in Titanium Backup to stop that thing from telling me to sign up for security updates every couple of days. I just wish there was a "Do Not Disturb" option where I could turn off all notifications except for the ones I want, rather than having to hunt down and disable every annoying pop up.
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glad i helped bro
Well its been a while since this was discussed and since I've been on the forum - nice to be back actually.
I am also getting most annoying popups in my drop down bar for "remote control for TV app"
Because I don't have the app install I'm not sure how to disable this notification/popup.
Any other ideas?
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I have set up Smart Remote so I can control my TV, etc in my living room. Now that it's set up, the damn thing will not stop giving me "watch now" recommendations in my notification bar. Granted, it's only once a week, but the S5 seems to LOVE giving you annoyingly stupid notifications all the damn time. Does anyone know how to disable these intrusive (it's enormous, with a picture of the show it's recommending) notifications?
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How can you control smart tv with phone?
thahim said:
How can you control smart tv with phone?
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With the IR blaster & Smart remote app
*Detection* said:
With the IR blaster & Smart remote app
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Do i have to download them on phone or tv?
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thahim said:
Do i have to download them on phone or tv?
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Do you actually have an s5? If so, how do you not know that this app is standard and comes pre installed on your phone? It's right there in the app drawer. It's odd that you were able to find this old post, but can't find the app on your phone.
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Do you actually have an s5? If so, how do you not know that this app is standard and comes pre installed on your phone? It's right there in the app drawer. It's odd that you were able to find this old post, but can't find the app on your phone.
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I have note 3 lollipop.
thahim said:
I have note 3 lollipop.
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Looks like the NOTE 3 has an IR blaster, if it's not already installed, grab Smart Remote from here and try it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.peel.smartremote
I connected to remote control, but I am not able to disconnect from this app, plz let me know how I can disconnect from this remote control app
StAlfonzo said:
I have set up Smart Remote so I can control my TV, etc in my living room. Now that it's set up, the damn thing will not stop giving me "watch now" recommendations in my notification bar. Granted, it's only once a week, but the S5 seems to LOVE giving you annoyingly stupid notifications all the damn time. Does anyone know how to disable these intrusive (it's enormous, with a picture of the show it's recommending) notifications?
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Of course you can turn off it's notifications. Do as the following steps:
Step 1. Enter "Settings" – "General" and then you will see "Application manager" listed under "Device manager".
Step 2. Now different lists are shown: "ALL", "TURNED OFF", "DOWNLOADED", "RUNNING" and "SD CARD". In the "ALL" list, preview all the apps on your Android phone and choose the apps which you don't want to get the notification.For instance, tap Smart Remote, uncheck "Show notifications" and you will get a prompt saying that you may miss important alerts and updates if you turn off. Click "OK" if you are sure you want to mute the notifications.
Now you can turn off annoying notifications successfully. I hope this will help you.
There is a notification off option in the app--but apparently it doesn't work...I still get them.
I have that prob too...gonna go to sprint store and ask tech
Is there a way to do this? In short, I want my ringtone lower and my notifications higher. Is there a magisk module or something for this on OOS? Thanks!
I know using Tasker you can set them separately but I am not sure if the setting will stick.
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I know using Tasker you can set them separately but I am not sure if the setting will stick.
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No i dont think u can do that with tasker if the OS is not supporting. If you know a way that we can do this in Tasker in OOS can u please share it. It would be a great help.
Like I said, you can set them separately but I don't know if the setting sticks. I can't test this as I am in the office currently.
Check my screenshot, you can add the action to set each one.
https://www.guidingtech.com/separate-ringtone-notification-volume-android/
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https://www.guidingtech.com/separate-ringtone-notification-volume-android/
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thanx for the link :good: I've tried it, unfortunately won't support our mobile's alert slider...my phone will ring even when switched to mute and yes, i've checked all the necessary permissions and settings...
Oh, I don't use the slider, so it isn't an issue. I just use the silent tile and nightly quiet schedule when needed. Slider is a cool feature, but I just got used to never using one on any phone and rely on the other method to silent the phone.
Just odd how there is no separate ring/notification like their used to be. Guess Samsung and maybe others people complain about this lack of obvious feature.