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On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Post by snotrockets »

saary wrote: post #28
grayrest wrote: post #27

I'd like an easy interface to events around the phone being at rest (no accelerometer input). For the rest state: I assume that most people have their phone by their beds at night. I have a locale rule that puts my phone into airplane mode during the hours I'm normally asleep. This is much more easily/accurately expressed as "phone at rest for 15m". Similarly, I'd like to sync news when I pick up the phone to leave i…

Great scenarios! Writing these down to make sure we will be able to cover them.

From my quick run with the app, what I find lacking isn't in the events, but in actions: currently, it mostly notifies you (or others) about events.

It'd be more useful if it could also interact with the phone settings (for example, silence the phone at certain locations, &c).

Currently, this could be worked around by having an event launch SL4A that would run another script doing it; but this forces you to maintain a separate script for the desired action, instead of doing it at the same place.

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Post by biafra »

dfc wrote: post #48
abraham wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

_less strict_ does not mean insecure. iOS for example has very strict rules about when apps can run, how long they can run, and the resources they use. Everything is a tradeoff and in general Android leans in the direction of power and freedom.

How does a less strict security model not imply less security?

These restrictions are not about security. They are about power consumption.

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Post by darklajid »

saary wrote: post #8
dfxm12 wrote: post #3

Unfortunately, the app requires that you login with Facebook.

Facebook was chosen for the beta. What other authentication schemes would you expect? (besides creating a dedicated account)

It seems there's a discussion on your forum now. [1]

Unfortunately, to chime in on the discussion one needs to log in with Facebook, which might keep a good chunk of those 'Please support something else' voices out. I know you wrote (both here and in that entry) that you plan to support other authentication methods. The reason why I post this is just to point out the flaw of asking the subset that willingly gives out their FB details in the first place.

1: https://dev.onx.ms/forums/topic/onx-authentication/

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

#96

Post by rplnt »

trentmb wrote: post #62
grayrest wrote: post #27

I'd like an easy interface to events around the phone being at rest (no accelerometer input). For the rest state: I assume that most people have their phone by their beds at night. I have a locale rule that puts my phone into airplane mode during the hours I'm normally asleep. This is much more easily/accurately expressed as "phone at rest for 15m". Similarly, I'd like to sync news when I pick up the phone to leave i…

"up to 3 days of battery life through normal use." I use to be able to get weeks of use from a single charge of my old Motorola Razr.

I can get a week on my Android phone if I use it as a phone. Only calls, few messages and occasional time check.

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Post by fpgeek »

agravier wrote: post #57
bztzt wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A strictly less strict model implies ≤ security (someone might try to argue there are some paradoxical cases where it's >).

That's assuming the security models being compared are strict about the things that matter. For instance, I can be very strict about PDFs on your computer: no PDF allowed. If you have addressed the risks posed by other more vulnerable attack vectors, OK, then my rule reduces the uncertainty of less strict but more complicated rules that would address the vulnerabilities of PDF readers. Otherwise, for example if I'm a…

And might even decrease security in practice if people end up working around your strict rules via an even less secure path (e.g. sending around Word documents instead of PDF, perhaps).

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

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Post by nodata »

tomjen3 wrote: post #35

There is an already existing program that allows you to do pretty much the same thing, I have had it forever. The app is called Tasker ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.... ) works like a charm and can be programmed right on the phone.

Tasker is great, but the UI is a disaster.

Re: On{X}: The Coolest Thing to Happen to Android. Courtesy of… Microsoft Israel?

#100

Post by michaelcampbell »

saary wrote: post #8
dfxm12 wrote: post #3

Unfortunately, the app requires that you login with Facebook.

Facebook was chosen for the beta. What other authentication schemes would you expect? (besides creating a dedicated account)

Google ID or dedicated account.
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