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I've almost given up on the Play Store. It's overblown with all sorts of useless garbage. Want an alarm clock app? There are hundreds, if not thousands. I could

I've almost given up on the Play Store. It's overblown with all sorts of useless garbage. Want an alarm clock app? There are hundreds, if not thousands. I couldn't even find what I was looking for. Paid apps., Ads, in-app. purchases. It's an alarm clock for heaven's sake.

reitanqild 9y ago
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid... Paid. Used it for years. Just works. Integrates with my Hue lights. All kinds of settings including one that refuses to turn off the alarm if I don't use the NFC code in the bathroom (you can use QR codes as well as plain barcodes as well, just hide them away from reach from your bed.
- Roritharr 9y ago
  That's the ONE paid Android App that i have been using for 5 years now. The only other paid "App" i use is Action Launcher 2 (3 didn't click for me).
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    Happy Tasker user here. Well worth the little money I paid for it.
    - reitanqild 9y ago
      If someone is still visiting this thread I'm still looking for a notebook app. Something to replace my paper notebook (because that can neither be backed up nor properly encrypted). Keep is almost there with a combination of text and drawings. Missing: - links to other notes - checkboxes in between text (currently notes in Keep are either all checkboxes or no checkboxes) - tapping on tags should show all notes with that tag OneNote is also almost there. Samsung notes is also almost there. Maybe what I wish most is some way to link from my calendar to Keep and back etc etc. However, seeing how I still cannot even link to a mail in desktop Outlook I'm afraid this is only a dream.
ruricolist 9y ago
Doesn't everyone on Android use Timely?
- mmel 9y ago
  To answer your question, no.
- adventurer 9y ago
  I do now, thanks!
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  I thought everyone used Sleep as Android, but I guess I haven't been following the news. And that's just me, who tries to stay somewhat up to date with the ecosystem and generally understands tech. How my mother is going to discover which alarm clock app is useful, performant, and doesn't mine bitcoin or exfiltrate her photos to the cloud? I have no idea.
tyteen4a03 9y ago
What's wrong with Google's offering?
pier25 9y ago
TBH I'm fine with Google's Clock app.
pbadenski 9y ago
Honestly, this is a simple problem with a simple answer. If you look at the real life, Play Store is like a state-owned bazaar where you can find all great high quality products next to useless crap that breaks minutes after you have bought it. Google is the state. In order to fix it Google should open up "Play Store" to other providers. You could then end up with equivalent of both high-end stores & corner shops, selling products of quality that matches their brand, rather than mishmash of everything. If you think about it, Apple suffers from a similar problem. In their case they allow in only high quality, impeccable software and there's no place for corner shops. Still - "the app economy" is state-owned.

reitanqild 9y ago

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid... Paid. Used it for years. Just works. Integrates with my Hue lights. All kinds of settings including one that refuses to turn off the alarm if I don't use the NFC code in the bathroom (you can use QR codes as well as plain barcodes as well, just hide them away from reach from your bed.

Roritharr 9y ago
That's the ONE paid Android App that i have been using for 5 years now. The only other paid "App" i use is Action Launcher 2 (3 didn't click for me).
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  Happy Tasker user here. Well worth the little money I paid for it.
  - reitanqild 9y ago
    If someone is still visiting this thread I'm still looking for a notebook app. Something to replace my paper notebook (because that can neither be backed up nor properly encrypted). Keep is almost there with a combination of text and drawings. Missing: - links to other notes - checkboxes in between text (currently notes in Keep are either all checkboxes or no checkboxes) - tapping on tags should show all notes with that tag OneNote is also almost there. Samsung notes is also almost there. Maybe what I wish most is some way to link from my calendar to Keep and back etc etc. However, seeing how I still cannot even link to a mail in desktop Outlook I'm afraid this is only a dream.

ruricolist 9y ago

Doesn't everyone on Android use Timely?

mmel 9y ago
To answer your question, no.
adventurer 9y ago
I do now, thanks!
TeMPOraL 9y ago
I thought everyone used Sleep as Android, but I guess I haven't been following the news. And that's just me, who tries to stay somewhat up to date with the ecosystem and generally understands tech. How my mother is going to discover which alarm clock app is useful, performant, and doesn't mine bitcoin or exfiltrate her photos to the cloud? I have no idea.

tyteen4a03 9y ago

What's wrong with Google's offering?

pier25 9y ago

TBH I'm fine with Google's Clock app.

pbadenski 9y ago

Honestly, this is a simple problem with a simple answer. If you look at the real life, Play Store is like a state-owned bazaar where you can find all great high quality products next to useless crap that breaks minutes after you have bought it. Google is the state. In order to fix it Google should open up "Play Store" to other providers. You could then end up with equivalent of both high-end stores & corner shops, selling products of quality that matches their brand, rather than mishmash of everything. If you think about it, Apple suffers from a similar problem. In their case they allow in only high quality, impeccable software and there's no place for corner shops. Still - "the app economy" is state-owned.