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What's so special about that app? So that we know

by wazoox 4y ago

Semaphor 4y ago
> When setting the alarm, by default I want to have the option to set it in hours/minutes from now. So instead of setting the alarm for 04:30, I want to tell it to set it in 6h30m from now. > I need it to allow me to set a time of X minutes during which it gets louder until it reaches the pre-set volume. > pre-alarm: It’s an alarm that goes off X minutes before your main alarm, at a very low volume, with its own settings of volume, time to reach full volume, media to play, etc. From my Reddit thread [0] back then. It was the upgrade to 10 that did it. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/jvbsuz/looking_for_alarm_app_set_alarm_in_xhym_volume/ https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/jvbsuz/looking...
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  This looks awesome. It's the perfect example of way too many features for a built in app, which is supposed to be used by the general public, but a wonderful fit for a very specific niche that should be addressed by third party. I feel you and that's why we need more open source software.
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    Several of those features have subfeatures, and then there are more that I don’t use. It’s exactly my kind of app, one that does everything, and everything well ;) My favorite Windows apps are the same (MediaMonkey, EmEditor, and DirectoryOpus), paid apps with tons of features, more than I need, but also all that I need.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Isn't setting an alarm a distance from now vs a set time called a "timer"?
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    Technically, I guess? But it behaves exactly like an alarm (it is actually just the input, if it’s 13:00, and I set the alarm-timer for 6h, the app will set an alarm for 19:00, not a 6h countdown).
  - macrael 4y ago
    I use alarms instead of timers for most things because of snooze. For stuff like laundry, this is critical to me because I often will turn off a timer's alert thinking "I'll get to this in a minute" but without snooze I forget until the next morning.
- ezfe 4y ago
  For your first note, if I ask Siri to "Set an alarm in 6 hours" it does that (yes, I know you're talking about Android, but I assume Google Assistant does the same)
  - jeroenhd 4y ago
    Google Assistant will set an alarm for ${currentTime} + 6 hours in your standard alarm app (can by Google's clock, can be your app of choice). Depending on your app of choice, this can have the effect of polluting your list of alarm presets with one-off alarms that you'd need to delete later.
  - Semaphor 4y ago
    But the feature in Gentle Alarm works with all its other features, specifically alarm profiles that have different settings depending on what I need at the moment (sleeping alone, sleeping next to my wife, napping). In addition, I’m already trying to get rid of Alexa, I really don’t want to add another voice assistant.

What's so special about that app? So that we know

by wazoox 4y ago

What's so special about that app? So that we know

> When setting the alarm, by default I want to have the option to set it in hours/minutes from now. So instead of setting the alarm for 04:30, I want to tell it to set it in 6h30m from now. > I need it to allow me to set a time of X minutes during which it gets louder until it reaches the pre-set volume. > pre-alarm: It’s an alarm that goes off X minutes before your main alarm, at a very low volume, with its own settings of volume, time to reach full volume, media to play, etc. From my Reddit thread [0] back then. It was the upgrade to 10 that did it. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/jvbsuz/looking_for_alarm_app_set_alarm_in_xhym_volume/ https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/jvbsuz/looking...

tambourine_man 4y ago
This looks awesome. It's the perfect example of way too many features for a built in app, which is supposed to be used by the general public, but a wonderful fit for a very specific niche that should be addressed by third party. I feel you and that's why we need more open source software.
- Semaphor 4y ago
  Several of those features have subfeatures, and then there are more that I don’t use. It’s exactly my kind of app, one that does everything, and everything well ;) My favorite Windows apps are the same (MediaMonkey, EmEditor, and DirectoryOpus), paid apps with tons of features, more than I need, but also all that I need.
dylan604 4y ago
Isn't setting an alarm a distance from now vs a set time called a "timer"?
- Semaphor 4y ago
  Technically, I guess? But it behaves exactly like an alarm (it is actually just the input, if it’s 13:00, and I set the alarm-timer for 6h, the app will set an alarm for 19:00, not a 6h countdown).
- macrael 4y ago
  I use alarms instead of timers for most things because of snooze. For stuff like laundry, this is critical to me because I often will turn off a timer's alert thinking "I'll get to this in a minute" but without snooze I forget until the next morning.
ezfe 4y ago
For your first note, if I ask Siri to "Set an alarm in 6 hours" it does that (yes, I know you're talking about Android, but I assume Google Assistant does the same)
- jeroenhd 4y ago
  Google Assistant will set an alarm for ${currentTime} + 6 hours in your standard alarm app (can by Google's clock, can be your app of choice). Depending on your app of choice, this can have the effect of polluting your list of alarm presets with one-off alarms that you'd need to delete later.
- Semaphor 4y ago
  But the feature in Gentle Alarm works with all its other features, specifically alarm profiles that have different settings depending on what I need at the moment (sleeping alone, sleeping next to my wife, napping). In addition, I’m already trying to get rid of Alexa, I really don’t want to add another voice assistant.