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IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by toomuchtodo »

gallamine wrote: post #39
bluetidepro wrote: post #8

Congrats on their big launch! This is very exciting for their Android users! I'm not going to lie, as an iOS user I'm quite jealous. Ha This gives Android users quite a bit more tiggers available for them that iOS users can't do. The iOS app can only do basic things like calendar, contacts, and photos. Things such as "sending a text as yourself", changing settings on your phone, etc. are awesome features they added f…

I use IFTTT to send myself multiple text messages a day, to which I respond and log the results in a Google Doc spreadsheet. Each month I blast past the 100 message limit. I've asked IFTTT to let me pay them for more messages but they said no.

Use Twilio, and have a stub of code inject your responses into your Google Docs spreadsheet. 1 penny per text message they receive for you, $1/month for the number.

Here, just found this blog post via the googles:

https://www.twilio.com/blog/2012/11/connecting-twilio-sms-to...

https://github.com/jpf/TwilioSheet

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by toomuchtodo »

chrisdevereux wrote: post #33
bluetidepro wrote: post #8

Congrats on their big launch! This is very exciting for their Android users! I'm not going to lie, as an iOS user I'm quite jealous. Ha This gives Android users quite a bit more tiggers available for them that iOS users can't do. The iOS app can only do basic things like calendar, contacts, and photos. Things such as "sending a text as yourself", changing settings on your phone, etc. are awesome features they added f…

It should be possible for IFTTT to send an SMS with the user's number as sender without involving the phone at all. Which might be preferable anyway, as it doesn't rely on your phone being reachable when an event is triggered. Not sure how much it would cost per message and whether it's feasible for a free service like IFTT, but it can be done.

You are unable to spoof SMS numbers. Twilio has documentation on this if you'd like more info (experience: I tried, so I could SMS birthday messages to my contacts without remembering, but having it look like it came from me).

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by nausher81 »

josephschmoe wrote: post #14

As an Android user, I have one question: How does IFTTT compare to Tasker?

Llama on Android also has a simpler UI and is Free opposed to Tasker.

I believe between Llama & IFTTT you should be able to do pretty much everything that Tasker can do.

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by sprokolopolis »

josephschmoe wrote: post #14

As an Android user, I have one question: How does IFTTT compare to Tasker?

IFTTT deals directly with hooks that web/hardware/data services provide. Think of it less of a tasker for your phone (linking events on your phone) and more of a simple tasker that links web apps/services(often without even passing through your phone). So, it will not have nearly the amount of control that Tasker has on your phone, but also does somethings that would be less possible or more complicated with tasker. Give this page a look to get an idea of the breadth of recipies: https://ifttt.com/recipes

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by chrisdevereux »

willtheperson wrote: post #38
chrisdevereux wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It should be possible for IFTTT to send an SMS with the user's number as sender without involving the phone at all. Which might be preferable anyway, as it doesn't rely on your phone being reachable when an event is triggered. Not sure how much it would cost per message and whether it's feasible for a free service like IFTT, but it can be done.

Is that really possible? I've wanted to do that before and looked into Twilio but it's basically number spoofing and would make spamming people far too easy. If you've found a way, I'd love to hear it

There are services that can do this (Skype, for example) but on closer inspection, looks like it's not allowed in some territories (including the US).

https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA672/how-do-i-show-my-mobi...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_spoofing

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by jaredmcateer »

mrfusion wrote: post #35

Will IFTTT have traffic triggers in the future? I've been wanting a way to get traffic alerts before leaving work for years. I've found a few places that offer it, but nothing has been reliable. In a perfect world I'd tie traffic conditions to when my alarm clock wakes me up!

I've worked around this by setting a reoccurring meeting to go home with my address in Google Calendar, my phone tells me beforehand when I need to leave in order to get home on time. I don't know if it includes traffic in its estimates but I've never been late (give or take a couple minutes).
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