Guys how we missed this?
Since 9th of December this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifit.android.app&hl=es
Added standalone support for GPS running with our SW3.
We have to try it.
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king conan said:
Guys how we missed this?
Since 9th of september this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifit.android.app&hl=es
Added standalone support for GPS running with our SW3.
We have to try it.
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but can we export the training to other app? like runkeeper?
I don't think so. But it's a nice way to try a new service and website.
Tried this today... Only good thing over ghostracer is looks, but that's it. More functionality and ambient with ghostracer.
Actually I find this app more than enough. It just works. Settings are easy to use and all tipical info is displayed.
I know ghostracer is great having the developer here, but ifit is the best other choice.
It's possible to see at the same time four fields of information.
And also when the app starts it waits for proper gps signal.
It's the closed ecosystem that is a non starter for me. Their website stinks and for serious runners, strava, runkeeper, etc are 100x better
I know, it depends how serious you're.
I just run for fun and I have enough with proper data in my wrist, basic cloud storage and web service.
At the moment it's the only decent alternative to Ghostracer beta...
I see now they even are promoting the SW3
https://www.ifit.com/sonywatch
I think they deserve a little more attention. They are the first of the professional running web services to develope serously for our watches.
Most serious runners or bikers have never heard of ifit. They cater more to the gym treadmill crowd with their built in software. Not saying it's bad, but most serious runners have garmin, polar, or sunutoo, or tomtom. Which have their own services and many sync to strava and runtastic.
With ghostracer hrm support, lapping, and future alerts, it smokes ifit
Sure, I also think ghostracer is the most serious project with our watch.
Just saying this is the best other (not beta) choice right now.
I just got a new SSW3 today and it has a iFit logo on the box.
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gps accuracy?
Just wondering how is the gps accuracy for this app?
I have tried runkeeper, and I have no way knowing if the gps is connected or not.
Just tried ifit, only run for around 1.6km and it reported too short to save to the phone and just deleted the record.
I don't usually run a long distance, and this isn't a app for me if can't record short distances. :crying:
Otherwise, the GPS seems to be better than runkeeper. At least it keeps track of my run even I am under a sheltered walkway.
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Hi all,
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My app, The Parking Network is close to its code completion milestone, but before I release it to the public as an ad-supported app, I would like to ask you guys for help to test it out.
The idea is big, basicly, I would like to log every single available street parking spot in the world by using my parking spot app. The app, as of this stage, is simply a parking spot app, nothing more, but in the future, as enough parking spot information is gathered, I would like to enable the parking spot finding feature, where the app will show, in real time, which The Parking Network user's parking spot will expire soon and the parking enforcements (i.e. price, time allow to park) of spots on street.
The app is 100% done, and I was just about to submit it to the marketplace, but I totally forget to generate a list of private testers.
Please let me know what you think about it!
The xap file has been attached
Here are some pics to get you guys interested:
Facebook link here, please like
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QR code:
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Please let me know if you can help out, your name will be included in the credits
Cool idea, but it's rather grandiose -- and some UI comments:
create better looking loopingselector pages.
Use a background for your panorama (and please don't make it use bing images...) or use a pivot.
Don't TitleCase panorama headers.
Don't put a map in a pivot/panorama.
Don't use a loadmore button, but instead just have infinite scrolling.
I develop WP7 apps professionally and have put literally thousands of hours into development and UI design. I'm happy to provide feedback and some sample code if you want it. PM me and i'll run through your app and provide some feedback.
I've actually developed a parking app that I never had time to finish specifically for a particular city (San Francisco), and I'm more than happy to share it with you.
Thanks for your comments. I will PM you, thanks for your help
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The idea is big, basicly, I would like to log every single available street parking spot in the world by using my parking spot app.
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Hmm...
I cann test,
i'm always on the road, park my car 10x a day,
I install idtv and internet access.
so i can test it a lot
pm me if i can help
Thanks, I will include you in the list.
daddyrazzy said:
I cann test,
i'm always on the road, park my car 10x a day,
I install idtv and internet access.
so i can test it a lot
pm me if i can help
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Hey all, the beta is up
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-CA/apps/522bb9bc-5784-42f4-8651-3bc8a226cfa9
LFP (Looking for Players) is a simple app that helps gamers find each other. It tries to emulate the bulletins boards in real life. LFP does not require an account to use but does require a persistent Internet connection. The three tabs (Response, Post, and Search) contain all of the functionality of the application.
Response lists the games you have listed with a list of people that are interested in playing that game with you. Tapping the X next to the game title removes the listing while the x next to a name removes that user. This list refreshes every time the app starts and every 15 minutes if left open.
Post allows you add a game to the server specifying the game, in-game name, platform, days and the approximate starting time. Anything posted is automatically deleted after one week.
Search goes through the available listings and returns a list grouped by time. All times are corrected for the local time zone. Clicking a listing within the group generates a dialog to notify the person that you are interested in gaming at that time.
Currently, I want to know:
• How responsive the app is.
• Is LFP intuitive to use?
• Are the colors appealing? How can I improve the theme, nothing too fancy for I am not an artist.
• Does this app accomplish its goal of being a bulletin board for gamers?
• If this was in the app store how much would you pay for it?
• Bugs and annoyances.
This was designed for use on a phone but it does run on tablets but its not coded to take advantage of the additional space.
**EDIT** This is the alpha so there isn't a large user base so there are 0 posts at the moment. Therefore everyone needs to post and search for the same 5 games: Pirate Sushi, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3, Roller Rally:Snake Pass, Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII, and Quarrel.
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Please provide some screenshots as they are always important and they are working as a tester magnet
Thanks for your work!
Cool idea!
Thanks, I'm contacting people on that UI designer list to create a new color scheme for this app. That's a common complaint. Which is not surprising at all really.
Very responsive, haven't ran into any glitches yet
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So, hello everyone it's been a while.
For those who wonder what the heck is this guy,
I made this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/themes-apps/edge-navigation-bar-button-t2950486
Anyhow, let's get to the point.
I've been around making this app... called 'On the Edge of the World', or 'the Edge of the World', or 'World Edge' to shorten a lot.
For now, it's quite simple. It basically works in three steps.
1.When loaded,(that is user swipes edge panels and World Edge shows up), it checks gps location.
2.Then it retrieves google maps image from online and shows the image on the edge panel
3.Also, it writes down the address of current location.
I have fooled my phone so that it thinks that I am at the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island.
See the image below of the prototype I have worked on.
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GPS locations are not re-called automatically after once it's loaded due to battery issue.
You can refresh your GPS location manually by clicking that Compass icon below, though.
(Yes, it's the icon from Safari. Sorry Jobs, I have always been shameless about stealing great icons.)
So that's basically it, at least for now.
What do you think? Too gimmicky?
What kind of functionality does this app need to become a killer-app?
Let me know.
Reserved just in case
Good work again. And what about battery use?
Possibly a GPS navigation system using just the edge with voice prompts. It can display an arrow when you need to turn(flashing arrow for a hundred meters or so) and have the voice telling you where to go. Make sure it has downloadable maps so it doesn't cost using wireless internet.
Good enough idea for you?
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Possibly a GPS navigation system using just the edge with voice prompts. It can display an arrow when you need to turn(flashing arrow for a hundred meters or so) and have the voice telling you where to go. Make sure it has downloadable maps so it doesn't cost using wireless internet.
Good enough idea for you?
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Similarly to the Google Maps micro on Wear? I could get down with that!
Love the idea, can't wait to see it in action!
Just noticed today that the Google Fit - Fit Activity App run tracker works on standalone gps on the sw3!
Seemed to work pretty well for me. Ghostracer has not been working so well for me last week or two so it came at a good time.
It does work very well indeed. The fit challenge is now in the fit activity app, but they should really combine all the functions in one app.
I think it's brilliant, saves having a whole load of other fitness trackers to sort through - finally all in one place with one app.
Just one fault/question - it is supposed to be able to track your heart rate if you have it on a Smartwatch, which the SW3 doesn't have. Instead I have the Jabra Pulse Sport for heart rate tracking, which has smart Bluetooth, but I can't for the life of me get it to connect to Google Fit.
Does it map your run for you on a map? Or just calculating distance, etc.
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Does it map your run for you on a map? Or just calculating distance, etc.
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It maps it for you.
I found this out recently as well and have since uninstalled other run tracking apps
I use now endomondo, because of gps... however it doesn't pre-plot a route for you to follow, only plots where you've been. gtdRR, so you're saying fit does provide a plotted route? Wow, then I will install fit and try it.
update: The app was already on the watch, tried it but I never saw a map? Endomondo lets you see a map
How do you enable standalone gps on the SW3 for Google Fit?
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How do you enable standalone gps on the SW3 for Google Fit?
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you just start a Fit activity and it connects to gps automatically even when not connected to the phone.
I just find it strange the it always shows me a slower pace than ghostracer
How does it sync the GPS data after the run? In my case it seems to stay in the watch forever unlike Ghostracer, which syncs very nicely.
You are right, a 5km run can take more than 1 hour to be visible on the phone.
During this time, the run disappear from the watch, and you won't have any idea if the data is lost or not.
The experience is horrible.
But at the end, that's fine, after the frustration
Yeah have the same experience, has anyone find a easy way to export from google fit to endomondo as I have a challenge going on there? right now im using takeout.google.com but that takes for ever.
My Endomondo smartwatch app keeps uninstalling (non english setup). so I use google fit.
And lost a workout do to Endomondos faling sync.
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This is what I got on my first test today
I just did 'Start Activity' on the phone.
It did track my distance, not sure what happened to GPS.
SAD PANDA
I can't find the "start activity " option on the watch. There is only open on phone option. Anyone else with similar problem?
Fit doesn't have one on the watch
Fit has a "start activity" button on the watch Otherwise there are also another app called "start activity" in the app list on the watch.
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Fit has a "start activity" button on the watch Otherwise there are also another app called "start activity" in the app list on the watch.
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Interesting, I don't have either of those!
Not sure what's going on here. Regional restrictions?
Update your Fit app ?
dersie said:
Update your Fit app ?
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I have the latest version available on my play store but no start activity option.
Hello, Recently I decided to get tablet for my car, and I come up with Google pixel C tablet, Which I'd like to use for many reason, to listen music and watch, for camera instead of mirrors, for GPS navigation. I like the size and every specs it has, read everything about it, but There is no GPS? Google pixel c doesn' come with built in gps? Is it true, why did they do so good tablet without gps? it's something like iphone 12 without camera.
I just can't beleive that any modern tablet without GPS, and plus google would have include gps staff in their devices. My question is is it true or did I read something wrong?
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Hello, Recently I decided to get tablet for my car, and I come up with Google pixel C tablet, Which I'd like to use for many reason, to listen music and watch, for camera instead of mirrors, for GPS navigation. I like the size and every specs it has, read everything about it, but There is no GPS? Google pixel c doesn' come with built in gps? Is it true, why did they do so good tablet without gps? it's something like iphone 12 without camera.
I just can't beleive that any modern tablet without GPS, and plus google would have include gps staff in their devices. My question is is it true or did I read something wrong?
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It is true.
The Pixel C was supposed to be a Chrome OS tablet. So, because they weren't building the hardware for Android they omitted many standard Android features from the time:
- No GPS.
- No vibration
- Touch screen cannot estimate finger pressure
- No NFC
- A surprising number of hardware components cannot be directly configured even with root because they live in the Chrome OS bootloader
There are also just weird choices or mistakes like:
- Poor WiFi signal
- Catastrophic Bluetooth signal
- 3 GB RAM when the chip supports 4 GB and it was supposed to run desktop Chrome? WAT
- Others. It's a long list really.
But I still love it even though it really should have been allowed a couple of generations for improvements to reach it's potential.