Thursday, November 10, 2011

Vs. Games: Chess Free in testing, soon to be released

I have a new app in testing, it is a chess game you can play with others on Android. Currently I'm testing it, once it is ready to go, I'll be releasing it. Hopefully, this will be before the end of the year!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Phone profiles update

Released an update to Phone Profiles that allows control over GPS. Also added a fix for an issue where the app could crash when activating a profile. Removed Triggered events "Battery OK" and "Battery Low"

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Phone profiles

Planning to add GPS controls for profiles. This will allow you to turn on/off GPS either automatically or by popping up a prompt to manually change the setting.

Planning for releasing this on 6/23, depending on how testing goes.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Phone profiles update

Added a fix for issues with the triggered events not triggering correctly, specifically, disconnecting the power.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Photo slideshow Widget Updates

This widget now has frames that you can select. Currently there are only 3 options: No frame, white frame and black frame.
I'm planning on adding more as I increase my artistic abilities.

Trial version of Photo Slideshow Widget released

A trial version is available for Photo Slideshow Widget is now available.
It is available until 6/30/2011. Test it out and let me know what you think!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Phone profiles updated

I've changed the way that this app enforces settings. You now have two options:

  1. Lax(on by default): This setting will activate the profile, but will allow the user to change any settings that they choose. The app will not readjust these settings until the user selects the "Check Events" option in the main menu or the app activates another profile.
  2. Strict: This setting will activate the profile and reset any settings that the user might have changed to the currently active profile. The only way to change settings in this case is to use the Override functionality and select the profile to override with. This is the way that the app is currently working.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Planned updates for Phone Profiles

I'm planning on adding changes to the Phone Profiles App that will allow you select how the profile settings are enforced. I like that this app will change my settings back to the settings i designated in my profiles, but it appears a lot of users do not like such strict settings enforcement. So, I am in the process of adding the ability to select which type of enforcement you would like:
  1. Lax(on by default): This setting will activate the profile, but will allow the user to change any settings that they choose. The app will not readjust these settings until the user selects the "Check Events" option in the main menu or the app activates another profile.
  2. Strict: This setting will activate the profile and reset any settings that the user might have changed to the currently active profile. The only way to change settings in this case is to use the Override functionality and select the profile to override with. This is the way that the app is currently working.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Photo slide show widget update

Photo slideshow widget has been updated with auto rotate functionality.
However, you may notice that some photos are not rotated, this is because the image file doesn't contain the orientation information. As a result, it will not be rotated.

Monday, May 2, 2011

New App: Photo Slideshow

I've just released a new app widget that will act as a slide show for your photos on your phone. You can select which pictures to display and how often the photos will refresh. Check it out on the market now!

Click >>here<< for the market link.

Friday, April 29, 2011

New version of Phone Profiles and Phone Profiles Free

I've found a bug in both apps that cause a crash when updating timed events.

I've also added the ability for the profiles to control auto sync functionality. You might use this in situations where your battery is low to help conserve battery.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Update for Phone Profiles coming soon

I'm adding a small optimization update to Phone Profiles(both versions). Hopefully, this will be released by the end of the month.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Phone profiles helpful hints

I've received some feedback about the Phone Profiles(free) app. It is turning off some settings that might have been set manually. This is working as intended.

If you have some settings that you wish to turn on, you must use the override functionality. What this does is overrides any settings currently active with a profile of your choosing. It will stay in this mode until you clear the override, override with another profile or reboot the phone.

There are two ways that you can override the current profile with one of your choosing:
  1. Open the app and click on the Profiles tab. Click on the profile you wish to override with and select Override.
  2. This option is only available for paid users: Tap on the widget and select Override, then select the profile you wish to use.
To clear override:
  1. Open the app and click on the Profiles tab. Click on the overridden profile and select Override.
  2. Open the app and click on the Profiles tab. Hit the menu button and select Clear Override
  3. This option is only available for paid users: Tap on the widget and select Clear Override

Monday, April 11, 2011

Phone Profiles updated

Update to the paid version of Phone Profiles...added the widget functionality!

The widget provides information on the currently active timed event and the currently active triggered event(if any). The widget allows you override the currently active profiles with any profile you have previously created. Just tap the widget and select "Override", then select the profile you wish to use to override with. To clear the override, just tap on the widget and select "Clear Override" or select "Override" and select the previously selected Profile. Additionally, you can start the app by tapping on the widget and selecting "Start App."

Friday, April 8, 2011

Location Alarm

Location Alarm:

This app has been out for a few months now, and I would like to hear feedback on what you like, dislike, and would change.

This app allows you to create location based alarms that will display information that you entered when you reach a specified radius of the location you selected.

Maybe you need to pick some items from the grocery store, but keep forgetting what they are. Now, you can just create an alarm that will go off when you get with in your specified distance from the store. In the additional notes section, add the list of items you want to purchase. Then just set it and forget it. When you get in range of the location you specified, it will go off and let you know!

Phone Profiles released!

Phone Profiles for Android has been released to much rejoice!

Please leave feedback on what you like, don't like, or what you want improved! Please be specific, it helps a lot!

This app allows you to automate control of some parts of your smart phone! You can create profiles that control phone settings like
* Ringer mode: silent, vibrate, normal
* Ringer volume and vibrate state
* Notification volume and vibrate state
* Alarm volume
* Music volume
* System volume
* Wifi mode
* Bluetooth mode
* Airplane mode
* Auto-rotate mode
* Brightness - auto brightness or set brightness

These phone profiles can then be activated based on the time and day as well as by events that may occur through out the day.

Triggered events (not available in the free version) include:
* Power connected
* Power disconnected
* Battery low
* Battery ok
* Battery below selected %
* Battery above selected %
* Any appointment for calendar
* Appointment for calendar contains profile in description

Override functionality:
The override functionality allows you to activate a profile that will stay activated until you choose to turn off override mode. During this time, timed and triggered events will not activate their associated profiles. When you remove the override, these events will then become active.

Below are some examples of possible uses:
  • Let's say you want your phone to turn up the ringer and notification volume to a loud setting during your time at home, you might create a home profile that raises the volume and turns on your wifi. Then you might create a timed event that activates this profile at 8am, on every day of the week.
  • Now let's say you want to go into a battery conservation mode when your battery level goes below 40%, you can create a triggered event that will activate a profile that lowers screen brightness, turns off wifi and turns off bluetooth as well.
  • Another possible example might be having a profile that silences the all ringers and notifications when you get an appointment on your calendar.
Planned updates and features:
  •  Widget(not available in the free version)
    • Currently, I am working on adding a widget that displays the currently active timed event and the currently active triggered event(if any). It will also show the override state and profile.
    • When tapping on the widget, you will be given the choice to select an override profile or open the Phone Profiles App