#Smartphone Apps

[krissiefox]

The notepad app I was using on my phone for years recently became pay only and locked me out. Anyone have suggestions for good free notepad apps for writing stuff down in?

#apps #phone apps #smartphone #smartphone apps #notepad #wordpad

[ferdifz]

It’s Not You.. Communication Is Broken (But We Can Fix It)

#chat apps #notifications #smartphone apps #mobile operating system #consumer technology #youtube #fz_webVideos

[stream-guy-entertainment]

This past week

I have been extremely busy in the past week with work and the assignments I had to do toward the end of the week. My full time job is a funeral director but sometimes that business is not really busy this time of year so I needed something to supplement my income so I do work with this app I told you about in a previous post. The Assignment What I had to do was go to a local grocery store and…

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#assignments #gig work #smartphone apps #work

[banglatechpro007]

#smartphone apps #mobile apps #popular apps

[professor-dumbledope]

Free emergency smartphone apps for techy trekkers

While we should try not to rely strictly on technology (or anything, really, that requires electricity or charging) in survival situations, we can't deny that having certain apps on our phones can definitely prove helpful in some situations. Not all circumstances will be the same, and if you're the kinda person that keeps a full-charge on your phone (because you never know when you'll really need it!) and feel safer out in the wild with technology on your side, then this list of apps is for you.

Androids and iPhones both already come factory with some safety features you may need to manually enable, such as location tracking.

Please feel free to add to this list by posting your suggestion in the comments.

American Red Cross

Emergency [Android / iOS] // This free app is available in English and Spanish, and location-specific alerts can be set so that if (or when) they're under threat of "climate-affected hazards" (such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, etc.), you'll be notified in time so you and your family can take emergency measures. It includes a live map so you can track the hazard in real time as it's happening.

First Aid [Android / iOS] // This helpful app includes preloaded content providing step-by-step instructions for basic first aid needs and life-threatening situations; it also provides a list of the hospitals nearest your location.

Pet First Aid [Android / iOS] // This is a must have for every pet owner! It not only collects your vet's information and keeps it handy for your for emergency situations, it's a database of knowledge for determining what may be affecting your furbaby and when it's time to get them to a hospital. Similar to the First Aid version for humans, this app also provides detailed instructions on how to handle common and basic first aid pet situations.

Compass Steel 3D [Android]

Free AND ad-free, this helpful app serves as a "marine-style compass" that offers two navigational modes, one using True North and the other using Magnetic South. Also provides sun and moon positions, and tells you the times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) app [Android / iOS]

This app tells you how to prepare for emergency situations by preparing bugout bags, having an effective communication plan, etc. It also provides real-time weather and emergency alerts for any five locations you choose, as well as directs you to safety evacuation shelters nearest you. If your area is affected by a disaster, you can apply for assistance directly through the app.

iHunt Calls [Android / iOS]

One of the worst case scenarios I can imagine (aside from death) would being lost in the wilderness with no food and desperately needing something to eat. Of course, you'll need a firearm or some sort of homemade weapon or trap. But let's imagine you've considered this beforehand and now just need a way to attract some wildlife. This app has 600 hunting calls from 47 different animals. Just scroll down the list, pick the animal and then set the delay time between calls and let the rest happen as it will.

Rescu [Android / iOS]

Rescu is perfect for when you need emergency ambulance, fire, and/or police services to arrive and unable to talk for whatever reason. Tapping any of the three options three quick times will send the desired service to any of four addresses you have programmed into the app via GPS. In addition, you can store an unlimited number of personal contacts to be alerted at the same time.

Scanner Radio [Android / iOS]

This app turns your phone into a police scanner with "live audio from over 7,000 fire and police scanners, NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic, and marine radios from around the world."

#h&fa #inclement weather #n&s #outdrs #t&w #apps #android #iphone #survival #survivalism #smartphone apps #red cross #fema #hunting #wilderness #compass #free apps #scanner #scanner radio #ios #emergency #noaa #alerts #lost #pets #pet first aid #first aid #navigation

[aayatsabiha]

This list of smartphone apps will help guide you and ensure a smooth journey - allowing you to make the most of your pilgrimage.

Hajj & Umrah by Darussalaam

It is a pure blessing to arrive in Mecca for the performance of sacred Islamic rituals/events. Don't you need to strive in order to realise the purpose and meaning of the Hajj and Umrah?

Hajj and Umrah by Darussalm is a fantastic app that gives an overview of the essentials you will require during your pilgrimage. It is beautifully illustrated and easy to follow. The information provided by the app will help you prepare prior to departure, and it also as a convenient checklist to ensure you have a comfortable and successful journey.

Zia-e-Hajj and Umrah

If it is your first time visiting the sacred lands, then this app is a must install on your smartphone. It is designed spefically for first-time visitors to Mecca and Medina, and helps pilgrims learn about the guidelines and rules associated with Hajj and Umrah; from putting on the Ihram, all the way to you final leaving Tawaf al-Wida.

This app also lists many historical places that you can visit whilst in Makkah and Madinah.

Medina Explorer Pro Hajj and Umrah

If you own an Apple device and need an e-guide during your Hajj and Umrah trip, then consider this as a must have app.

The Medina Explorer Pro Hajj and Umrah is regarded as one of the best apps for those performing Hajj or Umrah. It is beneficial in almost every scenario whilst residing in the city of Madinah.

The app includes GPS features which allow you to find the best places to visit in Medina. The app also has the complete guide to performing the Hajj and Umrah for pilgrims, whilst also broadcasting prayers from Masjid al-Nabawi.

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#smartphone apps #hajj and umrah #sara international travel #2022 #UK Travel

[phoenixyfriend]

EDIT: You can almost definitely slot most apps into one of the above options.

School app? Slot in with work app.

Transportation app, whether plane, train, or car? Rewards or financial, depending on if they have a rewards program.

Media hosting? I'll admit I should have thought of something like Libby before I made the post, but substack or spotify will fall into social media.

#apps #phones #smartphones #mobile apps #phoenix polls #personally my most recent was a geography game so I can gamify my learning of Countries I Don't Know

[il-ciuchino]

Grecia: negli stadi solo con lo smartphone

La Grecia lancia un’app di identificazione digitale per combattere la violenza negli stadi. Come prevede la misura studiata dal Governo, gli appassionati di calcio dovranno utilizzare un’applicazione gestita dallo stato sui loro telefoni cellulari per acquistare i biglietti per le partite. L’app entrerà in funzione a breve, visto che la chiusura degli stadi di calcio durerà fino al 12 febbraio. “Tutte le partite del campionato greco si svolgeranno a porte chiuse per i prossimi due mesi, cioè fino al 12 febbraio”, aveva spiegato il portavoce del governo Pavlos Marinakis dopo che un agente di polizia era rimasto gravemente ferito in alcuni scontri successivi ad un match di volley. “Finora non siamo stati in grado di fare qualcosa di ovvio: identificare le persone che entrano in uno stadio”, ha detto il ministro dello sport, Yiannis Vroutsis. “Con l’aiuto di un telefono cellulare, l’identità di una persona può essere automaticamente confrontata con un biglietto. Chi non ha il cellulare non entrerà allo stadio”, assicura. Fonte: SportFace

#Grecia #stadio #app #smartphone #obbligo

[savagechickens]

It's A Feature.

And more from the world of design.

#design #user interface #app #smartphone #annoying #setting #default

[greencheekconure27]

Isn't it fucked up how phones come with 20 useless Google apps but no proper music player these days? One that is Just a program that plays the MP3 files on your phone and doesn't try to sell you anything?

And how all the free ones seem come with unskippable ads now?

This is some bullshit.

#tired of this shit #enshittification #apps #ads #music player #smartphones #bloatware

[spectrometrie]

i hate how technology makes my mom feel obsolete and lost

#she reluctantly got a smartphone after years of using a cheap burner phone that worked just fine #because everything is app linked now #so now she discovers the artificial stress of no internet reception and total dependance to smartphone apps to do anything outside #makes me so mad

[shopwitchvamp]

Back to the grind tomorrow and lemme tell you what, while I do really enjoy tumblr I sure did like not having to be Online all the time during our break.. And I've been thinking that the amount I'm Online and Available will probably be much lower this year compared to the past. So if I'm not responding to asks as fast or posting as much or w/e, that's why! Thanks for understanding 🙏

#also i DO NOT enjoy twitter/X and truly loved not needing to check it at all really over the break #i might drop twitter altogether because i hate being on there #i'm kinda afraid it'll affect my shop's traffic somewhat significantly buttttt maybe that's worth not having to be there #we'll see.. #2024 is gonna be a year of shedding stuff left and right i already know it #sorry to anyone not in the US for already cutting off international orders #twitter you're next #after that who knows #maybe i'll stop carrying my smartphone because i also loved not having to look at it while we were closed #i miss having a flip phone that couldn't even text that thing never bothered me #step one with that tho is i've already turned off notifications from pretty much every app #but now when i open the apps they bother me relentlessly to turn notifications on which i will not do #anyway #maybe i'm just getting old #rant over #goodnight everyone #see you at the drop tomorrow

[soapdispensersalesman]

#Loopt #old web #old internet #webcore #techcore #frutiger aero #2000s #2010s #2010 #geosocial #geosocial network #geosocial media #sam altman #app #application #mobile #smartphone

[obstinatecondolement]

I bought a chonky little MP3 player and put all the digital music I currently have on there, which is still well under the 32 GB it can store on the device itself without expandable storage and am listening to it on shuffle now. I have a bunch of CDs I want to rip and put on there and I also need to edit the metadata on the files that are already on there, because almost everything is Unknown Artist and Unknown Album right now, but like. This is nice.

#I'm slowly trying to set myself up for a gentle transition to a feature phone or a *very* nerfed smart phone when this one finally dies #I've been carrying my ebook reader around and a notebook for jotting down anything I need to keep track of #I am kind of toying with the idea of buying a digital camera #but smartphones have kind of killed the market for affordable compact point and shoot cameras of a similar quality so idk #I think there are some fairly app-lite phones you can get that have support whatsapp and a maps app #so I probably do not need to start carrying paper maps around #although once I start driving I do want to get a satnav that is not just google maps and/or dependent on the internet

[techniktagebuch]

Oktober 2023

Das Leihrad und ich

Die reinen Homeofficezeiten sind vorbei, bei mir und meinem Mann sind jetzt feste Präsenztage erforderlich. Ich muss mir also Strategien für den Weg ins Büro zurechtlegen, wenn ich unser Auto nicht nutzen kann. Die Bahnverbindung ist unnötig umständlich, da ich erst ein Stück nach Norden fahre, umsteige, dann nach Westen fahre und dann wieder nach Süden fahre (oder das letzte Stück laufe). Praktisch wäre es, an einer früheren Haltestelle auszusteigen und dann etwa eine Viertelstunde eine gerade, mit Fahrradweg ausgebaute Strecke mit dem Fahrrad zu fahren. Aber zur Rush-Hour ein sperriges Hollandrad mit in die Straßenbahn zu nehmen, so viel Nervenstärke besitze ich dann doch nicht.

Ich habe ohnehin schon länger überlegt, mir das inzwischen 49 Euro teure Deutschlandticket zu besorgen, jetzt wo ich wieder deutlich mehr in der Nachbarstadt, wo ich auch arbeite, unterwegs bin. Ich laufe an einem Plakat vorbei, bei dem der örtliche Verkehrsverbund damit wirbt, damit die dazugehörigen Leihräder 30 Minuten lang zu nutzen. Selbst wenn dies für einen ganzen Tag gälte, wie ich irrigerweise erst annehme (es gilt pro angefangene Fahrt), würde das für meine Zwecke ausreichen.

Also buche ich über die App des Verkehrsverbunds das Deutschlandticket und installiere mir die Nextbike-App, über die man dann die Fahrräder leihen kann. Oder, könnte, denn das geht mit meinem Ticket nicht. Das geht nur mit einem physischen Ticket in Form einer Karte, das ich erst mit einem Monat Vorlauf beim Verkehrsverbund bestellen muss.

Zähneknirschend storniere ich also das Abo des Deutschlandtickets, fahre einen Monat mit meinem Ticket in der App Bahn, bis mich per Post meine neue Verkehrsverbundkarte erreicht. Mit der dort eingeprägten Nummer kann ich mich nun endlich bei Nextbike registrieren. Nach einer symbolischen Zahlung von einem Euro über Paypal kann ich nun jedes Rad des Anbieters pro Fahrt für 30 Minuten kostenlos benutzen.

In der App werden mir per GPS nun in einem begrenzten Radius freie Fahrräder angezeigt. Ich kann sie für 15 Minuten reservieren, mit der Navigationsfunktion finden und per Scan des QR-Codes am Fahrrad das Schloss öffnen und losfahren. Das Schloss wieder zu schließen beendet die Fahrt.

Ich stelle fest, dass mein Arbeitsweg geradezu ideal für diese Art der Fortbewegung ist. Nur wenige Laufminuten von der Haltestelle entfernt, an der ich aussteige, in Richtung des Weges zu meiner Arbeitsstelle, befindet sich die Universität, wo immer viele dieser Räder herumstehen und es auch eine offizielle Bikestation des Anbieters gibt. Ich komme gut mit dem Leihbikes zurecht. Sie haben zwar nur drei Gänge und erstmal falle ich fast runter, weil es keine Rücktrittbremse gibt, aber wir gewöhnen uns schnell aneinander. Und so werde ich regelmäßige Benutzerin des Bikesharings. Folgende Dinge fallen mir dabei auf.

Das Nutzen der App zum Leihen und das Tracken des Radweges zieht aus meinem schon reichlich betagten Pixel 4 sehr viel Akku. Ich gewöhne mir also an, eine Powerbank dabeizuhaben.

Die Reservierungsfunktion ist sehr unzuverlässig. Manchmal ist das Bike schon weg, wenn ich am angeblichen Abstellort ankomme, einmal wird es mir vor der Nase weggeliehen. Manchmal wird ein Rad auch als verfügbar in der App angezeigt, ist dann aber doch schon reserviert, wenn man ankommt.

Es gibt ältere und neuere Modelle der Fahrräder, die sich vor allem daran unterscheiden, wie die Sicherung der Sättel montiert ist und wie leicht oder schwer diese zu öffnen und zu schließen ist.

Leider kann man nicht ersehen, ob ein Bike defekt ist, bevor man es ausleiht. Den Schaden kann man in der App melden.

Der/die durchschnittliche Bikesharingnutzer*in stellt den Sattel auf Höhe 2 ein, ich brauche aber Höhe 1 und muss oft sehr unelegant am Sattel herumrütteln, bevor er sich abwärts bewegt.

Die Leihbikes des Verkehrsverbundes sind ziemlich rare Güter. Wenn ich nicht gerade kurze Erledigungen damit mache und die Fahrpausenfunktion verwende, ist ein Bike, was ich zuvor abgestellt habe, nach ein oder zwei Stunden ziemlich sicher bereits weg. Bikes der Deutschen Bahn oder anderer Anbieter sehe ich dagegen häufiger. Ich gehe davon aus, dass es daran liegt, dass Student*innen, genau wie ich, mit ihrem Semesterticket die kostenlosen 30 Minuten in Anspruch nehmen.

Inzwischen habe ich mich so an die Nutzung der Leihbikes gewöhnt, dass ich auch für andere Strecken in die Stadt weniger komplizierte Bahnrouten benutze oder das Auto in Fahrradreichweite parke, statt in der notorisch zugeparkten Innenstadt. Nur leider ist, wie gesagt, die Konkurrenz um diese Räder relativ hoch. Ich hoffe auf Nachrüstung, denn noch einen extra Tarif bei einem anderen Anbieter wie der DB buchen möchte ich eigentlich nicht.

(Angela Heider-Willms)

#Angela Heider-Willms #erstes Mal #Call-a-Bike #Leihfahrrad #App #Smartphone #GPS #QR-Code #öffentlicher Nahverkehr #Nextbike

[venacoeurva]

Good lord at this rate you're better off just buying a cheap phone to use as an mp3 player and just not activate it than even bother with a touch screen mp3 player unless you're ready to drop like $1000 because everything else is immensely questionable

#my mp3 player's port died :'] #unsurprising but yet my old coby(?) one from about.... 2009? is still kicking #buttons are very finicky though #and teeny tiny storage #vena vents #not art #might as well try to get a smaller tracfone for $50 and get full app store capabilities #and then a backup if my actual phone dies ig #A lot of the non-touch ones out there are either very old or just not ideal/very cheap #Makes me miss my old prepaid from like 2014 that was one of those really early cheap smartphones that were in fact very stupid #It'd be good for this but its screen was broke and we don't have it anymore #I'd get an ipod touch but I do NOT wanna deal with itunes shit