pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
This can be accomplished using the Locale Ping.fm plug-in: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.steelgirder.LocalePingFMPlugin
pardey
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AdminCarter
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This is a great idea and we’ve been looking at it for quite a while. I agree it could be quite useful when combined with Astrid integration. For example, a location-aware reminder would be really useful a few minutes after arrival, rather than right when walking in the door.
A key requirement would be that the delay should be very consistent and predictable. For example, if I ask for a reminder 30 minutes after I get home, it should always be exactly 30 minutes after I get home. Thanks to Locale 2.0’s instant location, we are now be able to meet this requirement.
I have a few open questions about this as we go forward with investigating how this might work:
- Should there be delayed conditions? Or should this be implemented as delayed settings? (The end result would be the same, but each requires a different mental model) -… more
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
AUTOMATIC BACKUP/RESTORE
Locale has automatic backup and restore using the cloud-based backup mechanism in Android 2.2 or later. There are no configuration options within Locale—it just works!To use this feature, simply make sure that backup/restore is enabled by going to the Android Settings and verifying that Backup and Restore is enabled. (This option might be in a different place on different devices. With Android 2.2, it can be found under Android settings → Privacy. With Android 4.0, it can be found under Android settings → Backup & reset). Whenever Locale is uninstalled and reinstalled, the device is factory reset, or you upgrade to a new device, your Locale situations will be automatically restored. If there are no options for backup and restore under the Android Settings, then the device does not support automatic backup and restore.
Since backups are tried to a Google account, be sure to… more
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
The original request here was for a logical NOT operator, although it doesn’t make sense to create a logical NOT operator in Locale. Most of the time, NOT isn’t the right way of thinking about a Condition. For example, NOT 9 am to 5 pm could be redefined as 5pm to 9am. NOT at work would simply be the Default situation. For the other conditions built-in to Locale, thinking about the problem in a different way usually means that NOT isn’t needed. If a Condition truly needs NOT logic, then that should probably be put into the individual Condition’s UI itself rather than as part of the Edit Situation screen in Locale.
Although this request is for a NOT operator, I believe the underlying request here is a way of detecting the transition between situations. The strongest use case would be detecting when you’ve left a particular Location. While Locale… more
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
Calling this a true “driving” condition would be a misnomer, as a number of other factors would actually be used to guess that the user was driving. This request would simply detect the speed at which the phone is moving.
There are two ways currently to detect when the phone is in a car: a car dock condition or a Bluetooth condition, both of which are available now as plug-ins on the Android Market.
We’ve been investigating an implementation for a “speed” condition, and we’re confident we can create a reliable and low-power consumption implementation. There are just a number of considerations to take into account before doing so. After reading all of the comments, it appears that there are several different goals that users have in mind. Let’s look at a few of them:
1. Power savings: some users want to enable Bluetooth in the car and disable Bluetooth… more
pardey
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AdminCarter
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The Locale Media Volume Plug-in is available for free on the Android Market here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.twofortyfouram.locale.setting.media_volume
For those who are looking for Voice or Alarm volume settings, I’ve created two new requests. Please cast your votes there.
Voice Volume Setting http://locale.uservoice.com/forums/5655-locale-feedback/suggestions/450512-voice-volume-setting
Alarm Volume Setting http://locale.uservoice.com/forums/5655-locale-feedback/suggestions/450514-alarm-volume-setting
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
Actually, I think there’s a better way to organize this:
I’m marking this feature request as complete, as there are two ways currently to detect when the phone is in a car: a car dock condition or a Bluetooth condition, both of which are available now as plug-ins on the Android Market.
In order to have the votes correctly tallied, created a new request for a speed condition. If you want a speed condition, vote here:
http://feedback.twofortyfouram.com/forums/5655-locale-feedback/suggestions/884809-speed-condition
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
A 3rd party developer has created a plug-in called “Locale Lockscreen Plug-in” that implements this feature request.
This plug-in can be found by choosing the “Get Plug-ins” menu item within Locale.
pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
The Locale Shortcut Plug-in 1.0 was released in the Android Market, implementing this feature request. With the Shortcut Plug-in, it is easy to launch another Android application automatically.
Note: Due to the limited availability of the Android Market, this plug-in may not be available in all regions.
For those interested in specifics, new plug-in can launch any “android.intent.action.MAIN” Activity automatically (including all apps that appear on the Home screen).
pardey
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pardey
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AdminCarter
(Admin, two forty four a.m.) responded
Android 2.0 finally adds APIs that would allow apps like Locale to implement a “Bluetooth Condition.” If this were implemented, it would only be available on Android 2.0 phones.
Update: There are some Android bugs that will prevent this from being implemented for the time being. Specifically, we’ve found that Bluetooth will periodically crap out until the phone is rebooted.
pardey
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pardey
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AdminCarter
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Wi-Fi location training is now available as a feature in Locale 1.2. It can be found under the Menu of the Location condition.
We strongly discourage the use of third party location conditions or Wi-Fi conditions. These are less accurate and require more battery power. Instead, users should use the built-in Location condition and use Wi-Fi training if necessary.
pardey
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If possible, it should be able to match either a MAC address or an SSID (my university has a campus-wide network with the same SSID everywhere).
pardey
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