I tried looking for the answer, but could not find it - So I apologize if this question was already asked.
I'm used to using WinMo (all sorts of versions).
On all versions you could set a reminder for an appointment that would show a pop-up message on the screen,
and sound some sound you select.
(I think that to here, it's pretty standard for all devices)
The additional feature was to set the alarm sound to repeat (Nag) several times.
Is this feature available in WinPhone 8 ?
(I know that android, does not have it as a built in feature,
and there are some 3rd party solutions for that
(Never tested them, so I dont know if they really do exactly what I described))
Many thanks in advance.
Som30ne said:
I tried looking for the answer, but could not find it - So I apologize if this question was already asked.
I'm used to using WinMo (all sorts of versions).
On all versions you could set a reminder for an appointment that would show a pop-up message on the screen,
and sound some sound you select.
(I think that to here, it's pretty standard for all devices)
The additional feature was to set the alarm sound to repeat (Nag) several times.
Is this feature available in WinPhone 8 ?
(I know that android, does not have it as a built in feature,
and there are some 3rd party solutions for that
(Never tested them, so I dont know if they really do exactly what I described))
Many thanks in advance.
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On my Lumia 820, the calendar notification is pretty much the same as the alarm clock one - it shows the details of the appointment/event and asks whether you want to "Dismiss" or "Snooze", hit Snooze and it'll repeat in ten minute intervals until you Dismiss. What phone are you using?
DroidXero said:
On my Lumia 820, the calendar notification is pretty much the same as the alarm clock one - it shows the details of the appointment/event and asks whether you want to "Dismiss" or "Snooze", hit Snooze and it'll repeat in ten minute intervals until you Dismiss. What phone are you using?
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Many thanks for the quick reply.
Im currently using Htc HD2 (with official WM 65).
I probably did not explain myself clearly -
I meant that the sound is played several times even if I do not touch the device.
When a reminder pops up - there is a message on the screen, a sound is played, and the device waits for a few (20-30) seconds.
Then - it plays the sound again, waits a few seconds and plays it again, and so on, for about 2-5 minutes.
So if I was not next to the device when the reminder was initially shown, I will still get an audio alert that something needs attention.
I hope this additional explanation helped clearing my intention.
-- Now your answer made me think of another question -
On my current phone, when a reminder pops up, I can select the snooze time from a menu (2,5,15,30,60 minutes, 1,2,3 days) -
for each and every individual reminder that pops up -
meaning - it does not have a constant preset snooze time.
Does WinPhone 8 has something like this ?
Again - many thanks
Som30ne said:
-- Now your answer made me think of another question -
On my current phone, when a reminder pops up, I can select the snooze time from a menu (2,5,15,30,60 minutes, 1,2,3 days) -
for each and every individual reminder that pops up -
meaning - it does not have a constant preset snooze time.
Does WinPhone 8 has something like this ?
Again - many thanks
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It does have those choices. I think they are 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 minutes, 4 hours and 1 day. Actually, it's the one thing that brought me back to windows phone from my android and iPhones. While there may be more apps, I rely on my phone as a tool and I need it to help me keep track of the million things I have going on all the time!
asbestos said:
It does have those choices. I think they are 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 minutes, 4 hours and 1 day. Actually, it's the one thing that brought me back to windows phone from my android and iPhones. While there may be more apps, I rely on my phone as a tool and I need it to help me keep track of the million things I have going on all the time!
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Many thanks for your reply.
Im still wondering about the repeat/nag option.
Does it exist in WP 8 ?
Som30ne said:
Many thanks for your reply.
Im still wondering about the repeat/nag option.
Does it exist in WP 8 ?
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Hi folks
I'm just curious as to what alarm applications you guys are using. I'm find the built in "Clock & Alarms" to be somewhat limited as it only allows for 3 alarms.
I would like something similar to it, but to be able to easily add new alarms, and maybe even customize the ringtone/vibrations for them individualy, if possible.
Thanks for your interest
I am very satisfied with Chronos Time Clock.
Their website is:
http://www.activekitten.com
Not free though.
SPB Time by SPB Software House.
pTravelAlarm.. but its a HEFTY 3.5mb install
I too use SPB Time, it looks nice, and is full of lots of features, including timers, alarms, and a nice clock screensaver if you choose to use it.
I use Pocket WakeUp.
It's a free app in French, but there is a little patch that converts (almost) everything to English.
Has all the required functionallity: assign mp3's, set which days of the weeks it should run, override volume control, etc.
GS Alarm clock
I'm using GS Alarm clock and i'm quite happy with that choice...and it's free...
I use EnAlarm... it is really good, quite customizable also...
Not to hijack, but do any of these alarms have an option to repeat th ealarm every "X" DAYS?
I want a recurring alarm every 4 days, but most alarm apps are limited to repeat every "X" minutes - NOT DAYS.
ptravelalarm.. im tellin u its great
jakeypoo said:
ptravelalarm.. im tellin u its great
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It will not let you do an alarm every "X" days though. It is every day (or you choose which days), not every "X" days.
Like, repeat every 4th day at 8 PM
oh.. sorry i see what your saying now. hmm question for you, why would you want that? couldnt something like that be set in the calander app?
grizzley said:
Not to hijack, but do any of these alarms have an option to repeat th ealarm every "X" DAYS?
I want a recurring alarm every 4 days, but most alarm apps are limited to repeat every "X" minutes - NOT DAYS.
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Chronos Time Clock, in post #2, will do this. You just pick the days of the week you want the alarm to sound. Very simple and reliable.
Gpx85 said:
I use EnAlarm... it is really good, quite customizable also...
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Man, you just posted a downloadable version of a shareware program. Anyway, I use the same program and it is pretty good.
jmarti said:
Chronos Time Clock, in post #2, will do this. You just pick the days of the week you want the alarm to sound. Very simple and reliable.
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Thanks for the suggestion.... BUT..... I am looking for something that does it every "X" number of days.
For example:
Every 4 days....
So if you start with the 1st(Tuesday), the next alarm would be 4th(Friday)....8th(Tuesday)....12th(Saturday).....16th(Wednesday) which the specific DAY isn't the interest, as it will be a different day of the week, but just every 4th day.
pTravel Alarm. No doubt.
grizzley said:
Thanks for the suggestion.... BUT..... I am looking for something that does it every "X" number of days.
For example:
Every 4 days....
So if you start with the 1st(Tuesday), the next alarm would be 4th(Friday)....8th(Tuesday)....12th(Saturday).....16th(Wednesday) which the specific DAY isn't the interest, as it will be a different day of the week, but just every 4th day.
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You can try to set up a reminder-based alarm in the calendar. You can set up recurring daily appointments every x days. However, I have yet to see any alarm that does what you are looking for.
I also use pTravelAlarm
I also use SPB Time. Found it to be the best. Tried most alarm applications
This one is free and good:
spoonAlarm
i use StopTime. It's a pretty old program and only runs in portrait mode, but you can set up to 8 alarms on it, and its alarms have never failed to wake me up when needed.
In Windows Phone 8 is it possible to disable Toast Notifications for SMS and Instant Messages? It was really annoying that personal messages would pop up on my lock screen in business situations etc ....you can disable this on Android and IOS phones my colleagues use.
ebzrascal said:
In Windows Phone 8 is it possible to disable Toast Notifications for SMS and Instant Messages? It was really annoying that personal messages would pop up on my lock screen in business situations etc ....you can disable this on Android and IOS phones my colleagues use.
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setting > lockscreen
There is a button to choose what to show detailed things about, and 5 buttons underneath to add or remove stuff like sms, phone etc.
ebzrascal said:
In Windows Phone 8 is it possible to disable Toast Notifications for SMS and Instant Messages? It was really annoying that personal messages would pop up on my lock screen in business situations etc ....you can disable this on Android and IOS phones my colleagues use.
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setting > lockscreen
There is a button to choose what to show detailed things about, and 5 buttons underneath to add or remove stuff like sms, phone etc.
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You two are talking about completely different things... The OP was talking about Toasts, not about lockscreen apps. But AFAIK there is still no way to hide the message in the the toast.
jessenic said:
You two are talking about completely different things... The OP was talking about Toasts, not about lockscreen apps. But AFAIK there is still no way to hide the message in the the toast.
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But something very weird happened. I was at the ATT store yesterday, the HTC 8X on display was connected. I looked up its number, and I texted it from my existing Windows Phone 7 (Samsung Focus S), and there was no Toast Notification! I tried several times.....with the screen locked, not locked and so on. The tile notification indicated there was a new text message each time, but not display on the screen. I quietly snickered to myself, and then happily purchased the HTC 8X yesterday (and I was actually some sort of 100th customer thing after Black Friday, and I got $250 worth of accessories for free!).
But to my chagrin, the first text I got this morning.....TOAST NOTIFICATION, and everyone since. So why did they not come up in the store but do now.
Does anyone know how to make the quick status notification for Xbox games work on the lock screen. I have added it, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't work.
Demo devices have modified builds
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But something very weird happened. I was at the ATT store yesterday, the HTC 8X on display was connected. I looked up its number, and I texted it from my existing Windows Phone 7 (Samsung Focus S), and there was no Toast Notification! I tried several times.....with the screen locked, not locked and so on. The tile notification indicated there was a new text message each time, but not display on the screen. I quietly snickered to myself, and then happily purchased the HTC 8X yesterday (and I was actually some sort of 100th customer thing after Black Friday, and I got $250 worth of accessories for free!).
But to my chagrin, the first text I got this morning.....TOAST NOTIFICATION, and everyone since. So why did they not come up in the store but do now.
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dnorthington said:
Demo devices have modified builds
Sent from my RM-824_nam_att_101 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
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So how do we get this build which eliminates the toast notification for texts? It worked perfectly...the tile notification updated, but no texts came to the lock screen or Start screen.
jbogstartrek said:
So how do we get this build which eliminates the toast notification for texts? It worked perfectly...the tile notification updated, but no texts came to the lock screen or Start screen.
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You don't
Guidelines and checklist for toast notifications
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465391.aspx
Inappropriate use of toast notifications
Don't notify the user of something they didn't ask to be notified about.
... Your app is expected to work without toast notifications.
When will Microsoft developers begin to use these guidelines? lol
I just found out what toast notofications really do...They violate your privacy...This is a very important reason for me to switch back to android or go for an iPhone! I would hate to leave wp though...It's unacceptable...If i'm using my phone next to a friend of mine and my girl sends me something horny, well, it's not a nice experience! This has already happened to me along with similar situations...
Could you use Driving Mode as a work-around?
If you have a spare bluetooth device (such as an no longer used earpiece) it might be easier to do this than using a switch in settings. You wouldn't need to touch the phone, all you would need to do is turn on/off the BT device as and when you need to block texts.
letakgr said:
I just found out what toast notofications really do...They violate your privacy...This is a very important reason for me to switch back to android or go for an iPhone! I would hate to leave wp though...It's unacceptable...If i'm using my phone next to a friend of mine and my girl sends me something horny, well, it's not a nice experience! This has already happened to me along with similar situations...
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Ha ha ha ha :laugh: "Something horny"......
sinister1 said:
Ha ha ha ha :laugh: "Something horny"......
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hahaha yeah that was funny I admit it!
As a workaround you could enable the phone to read the incoming messages out loud so your friend doesn't have to invest the energy to read it.
On a serious note, I find theta complaint very far fetched. Unless your friend is staring directly at your screen, it'll be hard to read what your girlfriend wrote. If he is watching your screen, it is common courtesy to look away when someone receives a text or message.
Either way, you can always swipe the incoming toast notification away.
Edit: and since the toast will really only show the first few words of a message, I'd find it challenging to put something raunchy or embarrassing in those t or 6 words.
"I wanna f your friend!"
Guys
I really want to get this app working because it seems like a good one and meets my requirements. But it's either way too buggy or I just haven't set it up right
See attached screenshots in sequence
1) pic1 shows only a night list configured from 9:30pm - 7:30am where i want calls/texts to be rejected. I'm a light sleeper. Outside of these times, its supposed to revert to day list with no blocking configured at all
2) pic2 shows the status right now (11:25am) but somehow it's set to night list
3) pic3 - if I click on day list, this is the error I get. Why does the app think that at 11:25am, night list is the right one since it's clearly configured to be only at night 9:30pm-7:30am
Can someone help?
Thx
Anybody?
I can't help with the app as I have zero experience with it, but doesn't the native priority notification system do pretty much the same thing? I also haven't used it, so I could be wrong.
I am currently using a custom ROM, which I am not entirely sure has changed anything. But it has the option to block certain types of notifications (messages, calls, events and reminders), then has some sub options for them like allowing starred contacts to contact you still. You can also set times.
i went to sound & notiifcation and canot find any times. Can you tlel me where do i find that
thx
sam008 said:
i went to sound & notiifcation and canot find any times. Can you tlel me where do i find that
thx
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Sound and notifications > Interruptions looks to be where they are.
I just googled a guide here
sam008 said:
Guys
I really want to get this app working because it seems like a good one and meets my requirements. But it's either way too buggy or I just haven't set it up right
See attached screenshots in sequence
1) pic1 shows only a night list configured from 9:30pm - 7:30am where i want calls/texts to be rejected. I'm a light sleeper. Outside of these times, its supposed to revert to day list with no blocking configured at all
2) pic2 shows the status right now (11:25am) but somehow it's set to night list
3) pic3 - if I click on day list, this is the error I get. Why does the app think that at 11:25am, night list is the right one since it's clearly configured to be only at night 9:30pm-7:30am
Can someone help?
Thx
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One of the devs of this app, @rootcid, is on XDA. Try posting a message here for help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/android-2-1-root-call-blocker-2-t3016046
I love the device so far, ran only into two minor hiccups.
1) I had other Huawei phones recently and either this is new or I managed to disable it previously and forgot how: When I open the app list I get a row of "suggestions" and find those useless/annoying. Can I fix that?
2) I .. didn't even know that it would come without a notification led before it arrived at my doorstep. Somehow every phone I owned in the last decade or so had one and I start to miss it. Are there any software fixes for this, maybe using the always on display mode?
darklajid said:
I love the device so far, ran only into two minor hiccups.
1) I had other Huawei phones recently and either this is new or I managed to disable it previously and forgot how: When I open the app list I get a row of "suggestions" and find those useless/annoying. Can I fix that?
2) I .. didn't even know that it would come without a notification led before it arrived at my doorstep. Somehow every phone I owned in the last decade or so had one and I start to miss it. Are there any software fixes for this, maybe using the always on display mode?
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for 1) - unninstall tips app
Thst doesn't change the behavior (bit is probably a good idea anyway..).
My app drawer starts with a row of suggestions (recent apps I guess), a little bit of separation space and then I have the normal A-Z listing of apps.
The suggestions are bad/crap/wasting space 99% of the time, so I want them gone. Tips doesn't do that as far as I can see..
darklajid said:
I love the device so far, ran only into two minor hiccups.
1) I had other Huawei phones recently and either this is new or I managed to disable it previously and forgot how: When I open the app list I get a row of "suggestions" and find those useless/annoying. Can I fix that?
2) I .. didn't even know that it would come without a notification led before it arrived at my doorstep. Somehow every phone I owned in the last decade or so had one and I start to miss it. Are there any software fixes for this, maybe using the always on display mode?
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darklajid said:
I love the device so far, ran only into two minor hiccups.
1) I had other Huawei phones recently and either this is new or I managed to disable it previously and forgot how: When I open the app list I get a row of "suggestions" and find those useless/annoying. Can I fix that?
2) I .. didn't even know that it would come without a notification led before it arrived at my doorstep. Somehow every phone I owned in the last decade or so had one and I start to miss it. Are there any software fixes for this, maybe using the always on display mode?
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For the second the P30 pro has Always on display and after the 124 update shows all messages from all apps. Even from 3rd party apps.
How.. why..
That is a (cool?) app to show your battery status around the notch area.
It certainly has nothing to do with the app drawer/launcher problem, but I also don't see the relation to the missing notification led (although it would be cool if the app could function as that instead of a battery indicator, but then it also would need to be displayed whole the screen is "off").
Unrelated, no?
nnik_1969 said:
For the second the P30 pro has Always on display and after the 124 update shows all messages from all apps. Even from 3rd party apps.
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Unfortunately that seems not good enough.
For one, notifications are funky/working only half the time for me so far.
Worse, the notifications that do appear on the always on display are gone after I unlocked the phone once. Even if the notification still exists/wasn't dismissed, it's now gone from the always on display.. :-/
darklajid said:
Unfortunately that seems not good enough.
For one, notifications are funky/working only half the time for me so far.
Worse, the notifications that do appear on the always on display are gone after I unlocked the phone once. Even if the notification still exists/wasn't dismissed, it's now gone from the always on display.. :-/
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I think this app might work for you Always On Edge - Edge Lighting ? ; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
I'm using it on my p30 pro and also the s10 plus. You can disable the edge lights and only use the notification icons if you want.
JJay666 said:
I think this app might work for you Always On Edge - Edge Lighting ; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
I'm using it on my p30 pro and also the s10 plus. You can disable the edge lights and only use the notification icons if you want.
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Thanks, that .. might be a solution, maybe. Will spend some time with it, a quick install was both interesting (it's really customizable) and disappointing (some things didn't work at all and I'm .. unsure how it interacts with my default lock screen, how the unlock process is changed).
Maybe just needs more time to check it out? Unfortunately I haven't found proper documentation and the spelling in the options is a bit hard in places [English is a foreign language for me too, so no blame here].
Hi, I'm running stock Android 10 on my Note 9. One of the most annoying "features" is that incoming calls take up the whole screen with no possible means of dismissing, or switching to another app while its ringing. Often I don't want to send it to VM so I don't want to reject nor answer the call. I silence the ringer, I want to let it ring but I don't want to stare at the screen for the entire time its ringing. I have the show in pop up window enabled, but that only works if I have another app open. If a call just comes in when I don't have another app open, it obnoxiously takes over the phone with no options to do anything other than pressing either the red or green call buttons. Is there a way to change this behavior or can I install another dialer app and make it my default? I'm seriously amazed this is how it was designed to work!
If you're not in another app, why does it bother you?
If you mean when the phone is idle with screen off and a call comes in then I don't see a point in not being fullscreen.
When it is updated to ui 2.1 there might be a setting to change call display while using other apps/mini popup
koragg97 said:
If you're not in another app, why does it bother you?
If you mean when the phone is idle with screen off and a call comes in then I don't see a point in not being fullscreen.
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Whether you see the point or not doesn't really matter, if I'm asking, what I'd like to know is can it be done or not? I don't understand these non informative responses. Why do you bother taking the time to respond only to say you don't see the point why I'm asking?
However, if you must fully understand before giving a more useful answer, I use Google voice and I need to see which calls come from Google voice as a forward versus direct calls to my cell phone number. The only way to differentiate is seeing if hangout is also ringing or not. Occasionally hang out starts up first in which case it works like a charm. But every time the phone app rings first, it locks the screen and I cannot navigate to the Hangouts app or even pull down the notification to see if Hangouts is even ringing.
That's only one reason. The other is if I don't want to send the call to voicemail, and I want to let it ring, I don't necessarily feel like staring at my phone for 30 seconds if I want to do something else on it. I've had many phones and this is the only one that is acting this way. It's dumb.
raul6 said:
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as I have already stated, I already have that option checked off but it only works as you said while in other apps. I question specifically was for times when I am not in other apps.
@Ztones try the things suggested here: https://webcazine.com/forums/how-to-reduce-a-call-screen-that-i-dont-want-to-answer-on-galaxy-s10/
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@Ztones try the things suggested here: https://webcazine.com/forums/how-to-reduce-a-call-screen-that-i-dont-want-to-answer-on-galaxy-s10/
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Thank you, that was much more helpful! I'm not sure if it's due to the difference of S10 vs Note 9, but the swiping down diagonally from your left to lower right doesn't do anything for me. Anyways, I guess we have exhausted all options and using the edge is probably the best one for me. Thanks again!
Ztones said:
Thank you, that was much more helpful! I'm not sure if it's due to the difference of S10 vs Note 9, but the swiping down diagonally from your left to lower right doesn't do anything for me. Anyways, I guess we have exhausted all options and using the edge is probably the best one for me. Thanks again!
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Glad it works. If you'd like to try the swipe from corner to make the window small but you can't right now try to install Good Lock and use the module MultiStar. Inside this module there's an option called "Pop-up view action" which enables (or forces or re-enables xd) the functionality to swipe from the top corner diagonally in order to make the currently open app's window smaller.
If Good Lock does not work where you live then use either FineLock or NiceLock from the play store and install the module from here manually: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...amsung-multistar-3-2-28-android-apk-download/