The Android app SayIt has a widget that does something similar to this. It learns purely from usage/recency and is generally very good at presenting you with the apps your most likely to launch. All of the analysis is performed on the device so no information is shared with 3rd party servers. It also sports very fast voice based app launching. No affiliation just use it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rn.sayit
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#52This is a neat idea, however, I fail to see either why it requires so much funding ($1.7m according to TechCrunch) or any server backend whatsoever.
I could build you one of those without privacy intrusion, and add the ability to switch from home/work/car automatically using GPS. I'd be happy with 1% of what they raised , anyone interested? :(
Do it and I'll donate money to make it happen. I am being serious.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Right, and... what would the harm be there? That's a little too obvious to state so I won't pretend there's people here that haven't figured that out yet for the sake of overly-pedantic or naive arguing. You're moving into "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" territory. > Is that just a fundamental value for you? Yep. It's in my country's constitution and protected under various laws.
You probably mean bill of rights. The US Constitution has no wording expressing any concerns over an American's privacy.
I'm referring to the 4th amendment in the Bill of Rights, in the US Constitution that was interpreted by Katz v. United States to protect individuals with a "reasonable expectation of privacy."
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#54So how does it work with a PIN / pattern lock?
The problem with most lock screen enhancements is that anything you put there is outside your phone security "firewall" and available to anybody who picks up your phone. The 4.2 lock screen widgets work fairly well with this (eg: you can open the camera app without unlocking the phone, but attempting to swipe over the gallery forces you to unlock). However they are (I assume) using the core framework APIs to do that and I presume support for it is coded into the apps, while this seems to be doing it for any app.
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#55Why does it need an internet connection? Why is it posting data to a server?
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#56I must've missed something because the site says "launched" but I can't find the app on the site or in Google Play. Or is it only available for certain devices? I have an HTC One Google Play edition.
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#57Heh. What the Facebook phone could never be; useful. It would be good to be able to define actions based on location (either by which wifi I connect to or GPS) - as well as time of day. (I'd like to have my screen auto dim at 10PM)
Tasker ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.... ) is perfect for this kind of thing. There is a learning curve but it's worth it - very powerful app.
and automateit, llama and even microsoft on x..
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#58My initial reaction to this is nothing but love . I hate the idea it needs all sorts of server connections for their business model. I don't know a way around that, but if they or another company figure out how, that's what people will gravitate toward. Especially given the paranoid climate.
They could charge money for the app? It doesn't say anywhere, but I'm guessing it's going to be free given the analytics business model.
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#59Interesting example of a useful smartphone extension that is Android-only because of limitations in the access iOS gives 3rd party apps.
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#60This is a neat idea, however, I fail to see either why it requires so much funding ($1.7m according to TechCrunch) or any server backend whatsoever.
I could build you one of those without privacy intrusion, and add the ability to switch from home/work/car automatically using GPS. I'd be happy with 1% of what they raised , anyone interested? :(
... and I could help by suggesting that you shouldn't use GPS for trying to figure out home/work/car, but rather a combination of WiFi and accelerometer data. Using GPS often will drain a battery faster than your users will uninstall the app.