Enhancement requests

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject:

Why is nothing easy Lutz Very Happy

wibbly · Frequent Visitor Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 315

Have discussed how to get CA to exit automatically when leaving the car. Consensus was to have something like Llama or Tasker disable GPS for at least 10 mins so CA would time out. However disabling GPS doesn't work from Llama since Android 2.3 due to changes in Android (there's no API for it). And my Nexus 4 seems to have a VERY good GPS which refuses to 'let go' unless I crawl in a cellar :-P

Any plans or possibility of a Locale/Tasker plugin (would work with the free Llama too) so aspects of CA could be controlled by a user-created 'event' as an 'action'?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama

The ability to close/exit CA would be the critical function. I can then have a one Llama (or Tasker) event for doing everything needed when leaving the car (exit CA, stop music playing, change phone volume profile, disable Bluetooth etc.)

John

IanS100 · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:36 pm Post subject:

wibbly · Frequent Visitor Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 315

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:00 pm Post subject:

Any Android application can send out broadcasts. So if Llama would send out a broadcast "All Apps using GPS please exit" then we could honour that request and exit CamerAlert.

Question is - who should approach the Llama developers?
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wibbly · Frequent Visitor Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 315

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:50 pm Post subject:

it's possible to add "extras" but is not required. The broadcast itself is sufficient.
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lbendlin · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:24 pm Post subject:

indeed. We're actually already honouring these broadcasts

android.intent.action.DOCK_EVENT (with the extras EXTRA_DOCK_STATE_CAR and EXTRA_DOCK_STATE_UNDOCKED)
android.app.action.ENTER_CAR_MODE
android.app.action.EXIT_CAR_MODE

and you can enable either in the Advanced Settings screen.
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DrDick · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 8

Noticed a problem with CA today, I drove along the M3 from the M25 junction to Sunbury and it continually reported a 50mph speed warning but there are no 50mph restrictions on this stretch of the M3, these start the other side of the M25 junction heading away from Sunbury.

DennisN · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:18 am Post subject:

You don't need a reliable source. On iOS and android it is free to download, complete with access to get the very latest database free of charge.

Do that and you can test the application as much as you wish
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M8TJT · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:18 am Post subject:

wibbly · Frequent Visitor Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 315

Anyone know if/when we will get (an option?) to have CamerAlert automatically update its database? In the UK at least I (and I suspect others) have generousness enough data allowances that such a feature would add value to the app.

MaFt · Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:55 am Post subject:

TMCsucks · Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:56 am Post subject: Automatic DB update

Now iOS7 is dealt with....! I just want to avoid that very annoying (and loud-voiced) woman reminding me I haven't got the most up to date DB. I normally switch CA on as I walk to the car so "the Voice" kicks in in a very public place so everyone can witness my shame! Conversely how about a pop-up reminder instead of the Voice?!

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