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I'm making this Timer app for windows phone 7. I searched for some timer apps on the marketplace (http://www.appsfuze.com/), I still don't own a wp7 device, working on that . I saw a few apps, but they all don't match the design of wp7 theme, and not all have the functionality of stopwatch or countdown.
So I decided to make an app myself, that matches the metro-design and also matches the theme you're using (light or dark). It has two modes: stopwatch and countdown. It'll be a free app because I'm a student and don't really do Windows Phone programming, it's just what I do in my free time
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y05BhoMqSss (light theme switch is at the second half of the video)
Some pics: see the attachments
Now I have some questions: what do YOU want to see in a timer app, what functionality can I add to my app? I don't have a wp7 device so I want to know some differences with the emulator (like locking and unlocking the device, you can't emulate that)
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Program is live here: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=4a4bbd3b-4f23-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
There are no push notifications because of the complexity of the system (at least for me). Any requests and ideas are welcome! (landscape support is coming in the next version and maybe thombstoning handling)
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UPDATE V1.1:
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Program is live here: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=4a4bbd3b-4f23-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
Ok this version can be run under lockscreen! (don't forget to activate that feature in settings).
Next update I will add the last countdown memory as requested and the ability to try to resume the timers if the program was stopped and reopened.
Greetings and thx for support
Edit: added the .xap package because the marketplace version is still 1.0...
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UPDATE V1.2:
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Program is live here: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=4a4bbd3b-4f23-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
Most people were probably waiting for this: the timers are now resumed when you close and open the app again! Now you can finally check your mail or send an sms and come back to your timer later.
The timer-start variables are stored, at the launch they are restored. Of course, the alarm CAN'T go off while the app is closed! (WP7 doesn't have multitasking).
Lap times are now calculated correctly. In the older versions you had this bug: you can't receive an sms while a timer was running, now it's solved.
The next versions will add some more usability and requested features (like the memory function, or pause and reset timer buttons) and new ideas are welcome!
I don't know if the latest version is distributed worldwide (I can see 2 versions in my app hub: English and EnglishNorthAmerica) If anyone outside USA can confirm that they are able to update (or fresh install) to 1.2, that will be nice.
I added a .xap for all other people without marketplace, in the attachment.
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UPDATE V1.3:
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Program is live here: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=4a4bbd3b-4f23-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
Not a big update, but some people requested it:
- You can now "export" stopwatch data. You just send an email to yourself so you can use that data later.
- There's a memory function for countdown. The last timer set is now remembered.
.xap file for people without marketplace is in the attachment
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UPDATE V1.4 Mango features preview:
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I was typing extended info on the new features here when I accidentally closed the window. So just look at the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCspKWwS8S4
I will release this app soon (1-2 weeks from now) I hope I can still submit to marketplace, my student account is almost 1 year old
The app will still be free.
Oh, just saw some comments more on this! Thanks for the support. I will redesign UI a bit before the release, so it'll use the default time picker.
Other feature requests are not forgotten! Just stay tuned, I'm programming this in my free time
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UPDATE V1.4 (Mango):
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Alright, the app is now on the marketplace! You can update/download it there. The new .xap is also in the attachment for those who still can't use marketplace (HD2)
Blogpost: http://alexju.be/blog/?p=251
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Grtz, Ioulian Alexeev
http://alexju.be/blog/?p=86
The only thing i can think of would be to have it play a sound and vibrate once the countdown is complete. That way you could use it for cooking and stuff
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The only thing i can think of would be to have it play a sound and vibrate once the countdown is complete. That way you could use it for cooking and stuff
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Yep, it's already there ^^ (vibration needs to be tested cause the emulator wont emulate the vibration either)
simple , clean , real good looking good work .
hope to see it soon , I am getting this app for sure .
Looks great!
Hope can be released soon
very much interested in this. Will be even better when wp7 will let it run in the background.
nrfitchett4 said:
very much interested in this. Will be even better when wp7 will let it run in the background.
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yes, I had the idea to make the countdown timer visible as a live tile, maybe I'll add this functionality in the future versions still very newb with wp7 development
ioulian said:
yes, I had the idea to make the countdown timer visible as a live tile, maybe I'll add this functionality in the future versions still very newb with wp7 development
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I believe it is possible to run timers in the background, by calculating the time between the app was closed and it was reopened. So it's not technically running in the background but is able to update the timer when you return to the program. Unfortauntely though it would not let you signal an alert or anything unless the app is actually open.
The alternative would be to have a webserver for the app; when you set a timer, eg 30 minutes, the app will register this with the webserver. Whether or not you are still in the app, the webserver can send the alert to your phone as a traditional toast notification (via MS servers as usual).
Here's a suggestion; perhaps you could develop this app as freeware, but make it a euro or two for this live tile / toast notification functionality? As it stands, it looks way more metro than the other timers I've tried so far. I need a timer for cooking!
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I believe it is possible to run timers in the background, by calculating the time between the app was closed and it was reopened. So it's not technically running in the background but is able to update the timer when you return to the program. Unfortauntely though it would not let you signal an alert or anything unless the app is actually open.
The alternative would be to have a webserver for the app; when you set a timer, eg 30 minutes, the app will register this with the webserver. Whether or not you are still in the app, the webserver can send the alert to your phone as a traditional toast notification (via MS servers as usual).
Here's a suggestion; perhaps you could develop this app as freeware, but make it a euro or two for this live tile / toast notification functionality? As it stands, it looks way more metro than the other timers I've tried so far. I need a timer for cooking!
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Good idea, I'll look into that!
EDIT: I searched for some more info on toast notifications, but there's one thing that's bugging me.
So I can send and notification and the phone receives it, but if there are more than one app running, then a person might receive a notification that is from another user... Toest notifications are perfect if there's one message for all the users? or does it only send notifications to the phone that has requested that?
I've been searching for a free Timer App (there a already a number of free Stopwatch app) ever since I got my HD7. This is really very timely.
Whatever you have is already good enough as a launch product!
Suggestions:
1. As suggested earlier, to be able to ran even when WP7 is off (i.e. screen is off). Even better, if WP7 is running other app.
2. Have a different font color for the title of the app (probably build into the theme color change or just a separate settings option)
3. Ability to change the Alarm sound.
4. When Stopwatch or Timer is running, to blow up the font size of the running digits to cover the screen size (good feature) and have the fonts in different color (option)
I'm looking forward to your app and if you need someone to help you to test, I'm definitely willing but from what I know, I have to unlock my HD7 before I can do any software testing.
Thanks in advance for coming up with the app.
May I suggest a few names for the app?
1. Free Timer
2. StopW n Timer
3. Timer n StopW
4. Tmr n StopW
5. StopW n Tmr
This...looks...AMAZING!
It is possible to add option for reset en restart automaticly the couldown ?
This application is released on marketplace! Check the first post for more info!
I've tried the application from the marketplace today and while I really like it, there are still two plotstoppers for me:
Like:
- Nice, elegant design
- Fast transitions between stopwatch/timer
Dislike:
- The last set timer isn't saved. If I use the timer for my 5:40 boiled-egg every morning I have to set the timer everytime anew. Would be good to have a "reset to last set time"-option that is saved when exiting the application.
- The application really needs to prevent the phone from going entering standby-mode. As long as the timer or the stopwatch is running the phone and the display should stay switched on.
Maybe you could considering implementing my suggestions.
Thank you for your app anyway
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- The last set timer isn't saved. If I use the timer for my 5:40 boiled-egg every morning I have to set the timer everytime anew. Would be good to have a "reset to last set time"-option that is saved when exiting the application.
- The application really needs to prevent the phone from going entering standby-mode. As long as the timer or the stopwatch is running the phone and the display should stay switched on.
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Yes, the tombstoning is a big issue. The next update will have a better support for this feature. I hope I can prevent the screen for turning off.
Thanks
ioulian said:
I hope I can prevent the screen for turning off.
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I'm sure...you grow with your tasks, you know
Hello again
I saw your video on youtube.. im the one that posted those comments. here if you want me to help you with the design end please let me know. i have some ideas design and i can show then to you... email me at [email protected]
i really wanna help.
Great app!! Very simple (=positive!) and works great. However...could you please make a version without background? That would make it even more cleaner (=again positive! ) and more 'metro-ish'.
Keep up your great work!
JHoogstede said:
Great app!! Very simple (=positive!) and works great. However...could you please make a version without background? That would make it even more cleaner (=again positive! ) and more 'metro-ish'.
Keep up your great work!
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Ok, I will add this functionality, I just submitted new version (with possibility to run behind the lockscreen). Once this is approved I will do the next update.
The only thing i can think of would be to have it play a sound and vibrate once the countdown is complete.
Gulp, here goes.
Welcome all,
Lock Extender is a plug-in for Automation apps such as Tasker, Locale and Llama (and possibly others that use the Locale standard plugin method) that allows you to change the delay between your devices screen turning off, and the security lock being set.
For example, if you set this with a profile that activates when you are home, it will effectively keep your phone unlocked (not keep the screen on ) whilst you are there. You will have to add an exit task that re-sets a shorter time out for when the profile ends or the lock will stay off.
There are two small caveats that I am working on (app is still in early stages, as I imagine most of these kind of things are )
You will have to unlock the device once the profile is active to actually remove the lock.
If you turn the screen off with the power button, it will apply the lock again.
There are two versions of the app in Google Play (or at least there will be soon). They are both identical in function; the free one will flash a toast every 8 uses (every 8th time Lock Extender runs a task to change the time out, you get a toast), and the paid one doesn't do this.
**** ROOT Required ****
Root/SU permission is required when you 'install' the application. To be more specific, the app needs to copy a little helper file to your devices /system/app folder and then you need to reboot. This (and removing the helper) is the only time that Lock Extender will ask for root access. If you are concerned then when it asks for root, don't save the choice and it wont be able to get root without you knowing.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] for help if you need it, and please contact me before leaving a bad rating!
If you have any suggestions on how I can improve the app (I know the UI is a bit sucky) then please drop me a mail. I have tested this on a Galaxy Note II and a Galaxy S3 with Tasker. Please let me know if your device has issues and I will see if I can help.
Tablet UI is coming soon.
This app uses ActionBarSherlock and would look turd without it.
[edit] The latest version of the Free app is in the Play store using the top link, the paid one is still being distributed throughout the store.
Hey guys. Longtime lurker, first-time poster.
I've got a Galaxy S6 Active that works well for the most part (I'm half convinced it's the perfect phone for playing Ingress), but I'm running into a strange problem with the Active Key. When I set a long-press of the Active Key to launch Ingress, Ingress crashes almost every single time on launch ("unfortunately, Ingress has stopped"). Yet when I open Ingress the traditional way –from a folder or the app tray–*it runs just fine.
I've tried duplicating this problem with other apps but only Ingress seems affected. Neither rebooting nor updating Ingress has fixed the problem ... I even tried a factory reset of the phone, to no avail.
It's easy to say "well, this is just a bug in Ingress so I'll just deal with it" ... but instead this problem has me curious about the workings of the Active Key. What's different about the way an app launches via the Active Key versus how it launches from the app tray? There must be something.
Hi, I got the S6 Active last week and also play Ingress. Tried what you mentioned and replicated the same problem: Ingress will crash if set as long-press of the Active Key. However, it seems to work as the short-press shortcut key, so I made it that way and changed the default Activity Zone as the long-press app.
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Hi, I got the S6 Active last week and also play Ingress. Tried what you mentioned and replicated the same problem: Ingress will crash if set as long-press of the Active Key. However, it seems to work as the short-press shortcut key, so I made it that way and changed the default Activity Zone as the long-press app.
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Good to know I'm not alone. Can't believe I didn't think of trying to set it to launch on single-press. Thanks!
that is weird huh,
but another option would be to use the app called, Tasker factory, which can turn a shortcut of app (i.e ingress) to a standalone app, then you would set your long-press active key to launch the custom tasker app, which then just launches ingress, with a short delay or not, or any extra stuff like ensure wifi is on and such...
maybe ask someone here in xda, to make the apk for you, as tasker isn't required if someone makes the apk for you to install. *be careful and virus scan any unknown apk sources of course, etc etc.
Hi,
I tried to find root cause, but unfortunately without success. Is there anybody, who using Tasker or another application for automatization of your phone without any issues?
My issue is, Tasker is still "delayed" - but same rules I used before on LG G3 (Android 6.0) - but now on P9 (DualSIM) didn't work.
I have task for Calendar Entry, where if I have appointment in my work calendar, during this time Sound mode is deactivated (only Vibrate).
Some suggestion? I tried white lists, etc. or another app with same bad behavior.
Thank you!
Well, I tried to deactivate power management app from Huawei over ADB and looks good now finally! Its workaround, but tasker now working very well as expected.
adb shell pm hide com.huawei.powergenie
Did you have "Run in Foreground" selected in Tasker's preferences?
My Tasker works fine with that selected, although I also have trusted the app in permissions manager, allowed it to auto launch & activated it as a device administrator in advanced settings/security.
Yeah, I tried every tip over Tasker or phone (EMUI settings) and only deactivate power management helps me.
I had the same problem with IFTTT. It worked perfectly with my LG G3, but was hopeless on the P9. No amount of white-listing or settings would work.
I even had the app in memory, with Google maps running, on GPS, screen on, and it still wouldn't trigger a location based profile.
I've had to revert to manually arming and dis-arming my home security system. Annoying.
I translate from spanish so I'm sorry if your phone shows menus with other name.
You must go to adjust > advanced adjusts > memory and store and at bottom of page "space clean". On new screen push on upper-right wheel, and now on last option "white list of memory clean". Finally look for your app and activate it.
If you don't include app here, clean system will close it on background and timers won't work. It solved my problems.
aidrabmol said:
I translate from spanish so I'm sorry if your phone shows menus with other name.
You must go to adjust > advanced adjusts > memory and store and at bottom of page "space clean". On new screen push on upper-right wheel, and now on last option "white list of memory clean". Finally look for your app and activate it.
If you don't include app here, clean system will close it on background and timers won't work. It solved my problems.
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"Settings>Advanced settings>Memory & storage>Storage cleaner" and "Memory cleanup whitelist".
Using Agama, I can get an app to start following a reboot. However, I would like to start the App at every Startup. Does Automate or any other app let you do that?
carroamer said:
Using Agama, I can get an app to start following a reboot. However, I would like to start the App at every Startup. Does Automate or any other app let you do that?
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Why would you need Tasker for that simple.
Settings, type in the Search Autostart and add your app to the list of apps to be started on every reboot.
You may also need to disable Battery Optimization for your app (to make sure it would still work in background when the phone sleeps with dark screen)
That should generally work for all Androids. I don't have Huawei P9 now for years, I remember that EMUI might have had specific Settings organization but there was also Autostart (or Auto start)...
zgfg said:
Why would you need Tasker for that simple.
Settings, type in the Search Autostart and add your app to the list of apps to be started on every reboot.
You may also need to disable Battery Optimization for your app (to make sure it would still work in background when the phone sleeps with dark screen)
That should generally work for all Androids. I don't have Huawei P9 now for years, I remember that EMUI might have had specific Settings organization but there was also Autostart (or Auto start)...
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When I search 'Autostart' it produces 'No results'
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When I search 'Autostart' it produces 'No results'
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I had P9 for three years (if you don't believe, you can find tons of my posts here back from 2017-2018)
Now, you have that phone, not me (I got rid of my last Huawei almost three years ago) - I cannot show you and I cannot look into the EMUI settings because I don't have the EMUI phone anymore
But I KNOW that there was a way in EMUI how to control which apps will be automatically started on boot - I know because I played with all that back in those years, II did need for many apps like AdAway, Find My Device and similar that required to be auto-started to operate correctly
Take your time and google and you'll find. Sorry, I tried to help you but I will no more waste my time on that. Huaweis are past time for me
And take your time, use your imagination, If not Autostart, google for EMUI startup manager or something similar to find the answer for your question on the Net
Hello,
I have a few profiles and tasks, all grouped into a seperate tab, that I want to export as an individual app using Tasker's App Factory but when I click on "Export" on the tab and then select "As App" nothing happens. I've seen videos which show my app's info fields that I'll need to fill in. I have the latest Tasker 5.1 as well as the latest App Factory installed. I've rebooted my phone a few times but it's the same.
On another note, my profiles rely on the Accelerometer during the screen off period so I've enabled the sensor to be always active, even when the screen is turned off. How can I include this condition into my final app that I want to make with App Factory? Or maybe it will be smart enough to include it on its own?
Go into App settings, click on the cog icon, then Draw over other apps. Turn off any apps that draw over the screen (or just the ones you know use full screen, I always have to turn off Lux) then try again.