This is my first OP phone, but I don't think this is a OP thing. I swear there USED to be a setting ages ago where you could tell Android to STFU if you receive multiple notifications in short succession. For example, I know SEVERAL people who don't seem to have the ability to compose a full thought in a single text message. Because of this I'll occasionally get 2 or 3 notifications within 3 or 4 seconds of each other and it's REALLY freaking annoying. I really miss this setting. I don't care if it's system wide or setting by app. Either way, I don't see it ANYWHERE in the system.
There are times where I'll get 4+ notifications all in a row and each and every single one is played. I mean if this is something I have to create a tasker for, I will. But I'm almost positive there was a system setting for this at one point.
Not sure if there was ever a system setting for this. Seems like a good idea though. Pretty simple to set up in tasker as you suggested.
Just found the app Mutifier. So far it looks like exactly what I want.
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Normally when I receive an email or a text message. WM5 allows me to get a sound alarm and a visual pop up notification. The problem is that the sound only happens once on initial receiving of the message. And if I am not around the device I would miss the sound alarm. And if I dont open up the device to see if any messages are there I would not read them for a long period. The light flashing is not covering my needs.
What I would like to do is..
When initial message received ( text or email only , not phone ) from a particular sender, have the device play the standard receiving sound, then assuming I missed the initial arriving alarms every 5 minutes after receiving the message play a another ( different WAV ) to say message received but not yet opened or viewed. This reminder alarm would stop one either opening of message or by myself turning it off.
Or can one do this in WM5 that I have not yet worked out.
Any ideas
Should have done more searching on google
I found this little tool : http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.htm
Looks goog, can any one pass comments on it.
Pocket Max Alarm is a good tool for alarms, reminders or waking up to your choice of music as your alarm sound.
However, I dont believe it affects phone related sounds. Therefore I would suggest your best option may be to play around in Settings > Sounds and Notifications. Perhaps try the flashing light option? It seems to be a professional way of letting you know you have something to look at on your phone.
Anyway just a suggestion hope something works out.
Digs said:
Should have done more searching on google
I found this little tool : http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.htm
Looks goog, can any one pass comments on it.
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This product does exactly what it sounds it should do.
It provides profiles so you can store all settings vol,sound,backlight etc
and provides repeating alarms for "phone notifications" ie sms/mms/email/missed/voice calls etc.
It does not alter the normal notification sounds like calender or task alarms for that you need their other product called alarm today (i think its called)
Matt
Yep your exactly right I was thinking of Alarm today. My bad, problem solved thread and case closed.
My M5000 rings alarmonly once, can I change in somewhere to repeat? so far didn't find place. In my Tornado I found this place.
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My M5000 rings alarmonly once, can I change in somewhere to repeat? so far didn't find place. In my Tornado I found this place.
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start-settings-system-clock & alarm then tap on the bell and select repeat sound
Selected
Still don´t repeat
mmm... strange...
I remember I saw a thread regarding a nice program in Dev & hack section
Try a search with "alarm"
Hope it helps,
Sometimes my alarms sound doesn't go off. I've checked all the settings, the sound is turned up, the profile is normal. The only way I can fix it, is to reset my phone. Then it works for a while.
It's happen to me a few times where I've woken up pass the time I've suppose to wake up. This morning I work up 2 hours late! . Lucky I didn't miss an important exam or assignment deadline.
I'm using the latest 3VOLUTION SERIES Rom for maple.
Anyone have any suggestions to fix it?
I'm having the same problem now. I've searched around, and can't seem to find a solution. Some suggest it's an installed app, but i can't pinpoint it.
Any thoughts?
(I have the Snap/Maple, with default rom, branded to Mobilicity in Canada).
Alternatively, are there any decent alarm apps out there that don't weight down the phone? I can't seem to figure out how to get more than 2 alarms on the phone.
Thanks for any help.
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I'm having the same problem now. I've searched around, and can't seem to find a solution. Some suggest it's an installed app, but i can't pinpoint it.
Any thoughts?
(I have the Snap/Maple, with default rom, branded to Mobilicity in Canada).
Alternatively, are there any decent alarm apps out there that don't weight down the phone? I can't seem to figure out how to get more than 2 alarms on the phone.
Thanks for any help.
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you should use a SmartTweaker.2008.v2.0 to fix it and you can get it through http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664195
It may not have anything to do with rebooting. Your alarm might have failed due to receiving a notification at the same time:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/T-Mobile-Dash-3G/T-Mobile-Dash-3G-FAQ/m-p/125328
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you should use a SmartTweaker.2008.v2.0 to fix it and you can get it through http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664195
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Thanks for the suggestion, but there's little point in paying for that app when almost all of those tweaks can be done for free by other apps or direct registry editing. Also, I don't see anything on there that addresses the silent alarm problem.
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It may not have anything to do with rebooting. Your alarm might have failed due to receiving a notification at the same time:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/T-Mobile-Dash-3G/T-Mobile-Dash-3G-FAQ/m-p/125328
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Thanks for the info. This is both sad and alarming (sorry, had to throw in the pun). I guess we better hope we don't get an email/text around the time we're expecting to wake up!
FYI, I have installed Alarm Master (http://www.connectivetools.com/alarmmaster.html). Looks simple, but has a fair bit of features. Incidentally, the regular alarm regained it's voicebox and started working properly right after I installed this. Maybe a coincidence. I don't think message updates were causing the alarm to be silenced, but I can't be sure. For now, I'll keep using Alarm Master, since it has more option, and I don't want to risk Windows' alarm not going off in the morning.
Still haven't figured out how to get more than 2 alarms, though.
Alarms versus notifications
I have only had my alarm fail due to an incoming notification once, at least as far as I know. But yeah, I laughed out loud (out of frustration) when I read T-Mobile's note about "expected behavior". It's like they are saying, okay, we know that your alarm could fail but that's what it's supposed to do! I liked your pun, by the way, and appreciate the fact that I'm not the only one that finds T-Mobile's answer both sad and funny!
Anyways, I think unless you are getting notifications every minute of the day, it's probably a remote chance that both will happen exactly at the same time. You can also take the added precaution of having your notifications audible, I suppose, so that if one cancels your alarm at least you'll hear an alert for the new notification.
As for the two alarm problem you mentioned, what about using the calendar as an extra alarm? You'd have the two default alarms plus you could set calendar events to alarm whenever you wanted extra ones. In fact, I rarely use the two default alarms as I have all of my appointments set to alarm through the calendar. I have my work schedule and stuff like that set as reoccuring events synced with Outlook.
I hope that helps! I'm still really enjoying my Dash 3G despite a few minor annoyances. All phones have 'em, I think the trick is just learning how to avoid 'em.
Good point. I forgot about the calendar since I don't really use it. Since i upgraded to Win 7, I've had touble syncing my windows phones and kinda gave up on it. I recently managed to get my phone to sync, but I don't use outlook, so it's a bit of a hastle to get everything into the calendar.
I originally got my Dash as a temporary replacement, but have found it to be surprisingly capable. After customizing the home panels, adding a GPS (Tomtom), and a few apps and games, (and learnind to avoid the annoyances), I'm pleasantly suprised with what I can do with this phone.
I'm still using Windows XP so I haven't had any trouble syncing. But you should be able to set calendar events on the phone itself fairly easily. You could set an alarm for every minute of the day if you wanted just by making calendar events. I do prefer setting appointments in Outlook because you can get really creative with reoccuring events that happen at weird intervals. But when I'm on the go and need to set a reminder for an appointment, I just make one on the phone.
I, too, think this is a great phone. I use it for business all the time, especially e-mail, Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader. I also really like having the Notepad because I can use it combined with Word at the same time. I use a bluetooth keyboard with it so that I can touch-type but I like the built-in keyboard, too. I also really like the Task Manager, it's so much better for switching and managing programs than when I was using a Blackberry.
My only disappoint with this phone is that there isn't a flash with the camera but it's not usually an issue. Otherwise, it's easily the best phone that I've ever had.
Desperately searching for a App (before it's to late) that works like RSI-guard or RSI-shield for PC, but have not found anything! Would buy this app even if expensive!
I think this app would spread and be a hit success, because more people are using their mobile phone for all kinds of things, and repetive strain injuries are common.
At the basics it would be a App with the following usage
at custom interval it locks the device from usage (ex. 4 minutes every 10 minute). Only you can do is call and answer call.
it provides short, medium, and long breaks.
A more advanced app would have the following options
warn before a pause is aproaching so you can finish what you currently are doing
when a pause, it provides animation of useful exercises
after x hours of device usage, it warns and suggest "lock until tomorrow"
For me, i became kind of addicted to my device, now kind of permanent RSI damage to my hand/arm.
Hey,
sounds interesting. I got rsi from playing guitar,
and you're right that would be a nice app.
I'll see if I can put something together.
Greets
Edit: After a bit of googleing I'm not sure if this is possible.
Seems like the lockscreen is not really accessible (for obvious security reasons).
So the device would just tell you to stop and dont lock,
at least that would be something i guess?
sounds good
some kind of pop-up that re-pops to front if pausetime is not out would be enough!
Alright. Ill give it a try tomorrow.
Greets
You can try to "program it" with Tasker...
Heya,
alright, I got a small prototype going on. It will still take a few days for me to finish this, university keeps me a bit busy.
I may have also found a way to enable device locking from dialogs and notifications, it's just 2.2. [Froyo] only,
if you own such a device and are interested I may look further into that. (Almost forgot they introduced that API)
See Device Administration API.
Just to give a small update.
So long,
Alex
i bought tasker, useful program. managed to get it to show a popup at different interval, what i wonder is, is it possible to make it lock the device for a number of minutes, i mean lock from any input (not show the lockscreen), or repopup the popup windows instantly as you close it
how is it going with the program?
(tasker was more than i needed, and drained battery on my device)
Thanks to everyone who helped me out in my (now closed) "Any former iPhone users using a Nexus 4?" thread.
First, my impressions:
I am very, very lucky to have my Nexus 4 right now. I ordered it on Friday, December 7th and received it on Monday, December 10th. I had watched a lot of YouTube videos about the phone up until that point, but nothing really prepared me for how great this phone actually felt in my hand. I work for a major cell phone retailer, so I've felt all of the latest flagship phones from the top 4 carriers and nothing before has rivaled my in-hand experience with the iPhone. The Nexus 4 actually feels better. I love it.
The screen on this phone is remarkable. Everything is so crisp. In comparison, the Nexus 4 screen seems to outshine my iPhone 4s screen. It all seems to look like a movie to me. So fluid and well put together. I actually watched the Man of Steel trailer on both of my devices and it just felt and looked so much better on my Nexus 4.
So far, everything leads me to the Nexus 4 as my new primary phone, however it isn't without flaw to me. It's not necessarily the Nexus 4, more so the developers of certain applications for Android. I am a huge Twitter and Instagram user. I don't like using third-party applications for either. (i.e. TweetDeck, Plume, etc.) Both apps are so much better on my iOS device. There are certain things that make my experience in both apps enjoyable on my iPhone and frustrating on my Android. I'm not sure why the Android counterparts are missing some of the features that are key to my iOS experience, but it really bothers me. I won't say which features because I don't want to seem nitpicky and be dismissed as an "apple fanboy."
Now my questions:
1. How do I select which artist I want to be seen in the Google Music app on my phone? I realize that it is cloud based, but geez, I don't listen to Bow Wow or care to have him cluttering up my phone music app. I am lightweight OCD about the organization of my music. I don't mind being exposed to new things, but these artists are far from what I listen to. Is there anyway I can get rid of them?
2. Can I select a contact to use as my "me" profile on the Nexus? I've used the same contact for years on my iOS device. It has all of my business information, my email addresses, twitter accounts, and much more. I use it as a business card of sorts when I am out of them. Is there any way I can use that as "me" in my contacts now? The contact is still there, but it's asking me to create a profile. Can I somehow merge it?
3. How do I make my phone notify me of new tweets and other things that are happening in my phone other than an icon in the menu bar? I have yet to see my notification light flash and the only way that I know there is something new happening in my phone is to actually turn it on to see. My screen doesn't light up, there is no vibration, no light show or anything. I can't seem to figure out how to enable those notifications. They are VERY important to me. My clients often me via twitter and so do my friends.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out. I know that I can be (more than) a bit longwinded. I really appreciate this community.
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3. How do I make my phone notify me of new tweets and other things that are happening in my phone other than an icon in the menu bar? I have yet to see my notification light flash and the only way that I know there is something new happening in my phone is to actually turn it on to see. My screen doesn't light up, there is no vibration, no light show or anything. I can't seem to figure out how to enable those notifications. They are VERY important to me. My clients often me via twitter and so do my friends.
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Use Light Flow from the Play Store. You can configure not only the notification LED on the front of the phone but things like the pattern of vibration, the sound that is played for a notification, whether/how long/how often it repeats, etc. You can set all of those differently for each app's notifications. Very handy (and the author hangs out in the "Themes and Apps" sub-forum here).
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Use Light Flow from the Play Store. You can configure not only the notification LED on the front of the phone but things like the pattern of vibration, the sound that is played for a notification, whether/how long/how often it repeats, etc. You can set all of those differently for each app's notifications. Very handy (and the author hangs out in the "Themes and Apps" sub-forum here).
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Thank you!
I'm going to mess around with this today when I get a little down time. I already see that I will have the purchase the app because some of my main things are only supported in the full version. Doesn't bother me none. LOL, there are like 2 free apps in iOS. And there it is already, a notification light. Ah, I'm relieved.
(This beats having my camera flash go off when things happen in my phone!)
A common complaint from people adopting Android Wear is the quick, single vibration for notifications. I'm one of those people that can't miss important notifications and am willing to be pestered until I acknowledge them.
There are a few good Android apps for making the phone do repeating notifications. One I've recently come across is actually called Repeating Notifications https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.intoorbit.renotify&hl=en
It is elegantly simple and incredibly close to what I think we need but unfortunately, the developer created it pretty much for his own needs and doesn't see himself getting an Android Wear device.
eNotify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hermes.enotify&hl=en is also pretty close but it has SO many confusing functions it's hard to find one's way around and it only works for SMS and Email (I'm actually only using the SMS part).
In my opinion the perfect app for Android Wear would just sit quietly in the background on the watch or on the phone and monitor the watch for existing notifications and if it saw any it would periodically vibrate until acknowledged.
Additional enhancements would include:
The ability to set which notifications would/would not get repeated (i.e. I don't need repeating notifications for Google Now cards, but I'd want them for SMS, MMS, Missed Calls, Voicemail and some other apps.
The ability to set how frequently, for how long and what vibration pattern would be used.
The ability to set frequency, duration, and pattern on an app by app basis.
I am not a Dev so I don't know if there are technical limitations that would make it impossible but have funded/managed a few dev projects. I would certainly pay regular play store prices for an app that would do that and would even consider funding development to get it going.
Anybody Else?
Any Devs out there that could speak to the feasibility/obstacles?
Any Devs out there that want to give it a shot?
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A common complaint from people adopting Android Wear is the quick, single vibration for notifications. I'm one of those people that can't miss important notifications and am willing to be pestered until I acknowledge them.
There are a few good Android apps for making the phone do repeating notifications. One I've recently come across is actually called Repeating Notifications https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.intoorbit.renotify&hl=en
It is elegantly simple and incredibly close to what I think we need but unfortunately, the developer created it pretty much for his own needs and doesn't see himself getting an Android Wear device.
eNotify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hermes.enotify&hl=en is also pretty close but it has SO many confusing functions it's hard to find one's way around and it only works for SMS and Email (I'm actually only using the SMS part).
In my opinion the perfect app for Android Wear would just sit quietly in the background on the watch or on the phone and monitor the watch for existing notifications and if it saw any it would periodically vibrate until acknowledged.
Additional enhancements would include:
The ability to set which notifications would/would not get repeated (i.e. I don't need repeating notifications for Google Now cards, but I'd want them for SMS, MMS, Missed Calls, Voicemail and some other apps.
The ability to set how frequently, for how long and what vibration pattern would be used.
The ability to set frequency, duration, and pattern on an app by app basis.
I am not a Dev so I don't know if there are technical limitations that would make it impossible but have funded/managed a few dev projects. I would certainly pay regular play store prices for an app that would do that and would even consider funding development to get it going.
Anybody Else?
Any Devs out there that could speak to the feasibility/obstacles?
Any Devs out there that want to give it a shot?
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As discussed with you, this will all be coming to the next release of lightflow. I'm working on it today and making good progress.
@andrewpmoore has been reporting great progress with additional implementation for wear in Light Flow. I'm excited to see what he releases.
In the mean time, I've stumbled across Vibration Notifier. It doesn't have any LED controls but can push repeating notifications to the watch.
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@andrewpmoore has been reporting great progress with additional implementation for wear in Light Flow. I'm excited to see what he releases.
In the mean time, I've stumbled across Vibration Notifier. It doesn't have any LED controls but can push repeating notifications to the watch.
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I know this is a very old thread but vibration notifier no longer is a wear os app. Any new solutions?