Android apps by Ed Kawas

Enhanced SMS & Caller ID+

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:10:52 +0000

Enhanced SMS & Caller ID provides voice notifications for incoming callers, incoming SMS/MMS messages, Google Talk, new K9 / Kaiten messages, new AquaMail messages, new Gmail messages, status bar notifications and event reminders for your Google Calendar.

We invite you to see why this is the best talking Caller ID, SMS & more Android app!

Don't be fooled by imitators, there is just one app you should use for SMS & Caller ID voice notifications and this is it!

Our users have called us "the most trusted alert reader on the market". A highly configurable voice notification app that can read just about anything.

Now with SMS Voice Reply and automatic reverse lookup of unknown (not private) callers!

You could waste your money on those other apps that do one or two things Enhanced SMS & Caller ID can do, or you can get the all in one solution!

This application is only available on the Android / Google Play marketplace. 

Some key features include:

• Highly configurable talking caller id,

• Ability to look up phone numbers (i.e. perform reverse lookups),

• Highly configurable SMS/MMS voice notifications (Compatible with Go SMS and Handcent; see my FAQ for details),

• Reply to SMS messages with your voice

• Highly configurable talking Gmail/K9/Kaiten/AquaMail alerts (AquaMail, K9 /Kaiten mail clients support AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo! and more),

• Configurable talking Google calendar event reminders,

• Ability to readout the status bar for apps of your own choosing,

• Highly configurable Gtalk voice notifications,

• Widgets for quick toggling of the talking notifications,

• Tasker, Locale and Probeez plugins,

• Support for Bluetooth headsets that support the A2DP profile (Caller id through bluetooth on Android 4+ currently doesn't work),

• Ability to Whitelist, blacklist and screen contacts,

• Supports most, if not all, Android voice engines,

• Ability to perform reverse lookups for unknown, but listed, phone numbers automatically (feature varies by country and WiFi, 3G/4G required during call; No Recurring fees or subscription; please see my FAQ for more details),

• Great end-user support and actively developed,

• And much much more!

Coming from a history of support-jobs, we actually listen to our customers. Besides providing the best possible support, we are also always open for suggestions. We do come up with new ideas and features ourselves, but customer suggestions and feature requests have made Enhanced SMS & Caller ID what it is today.

Before posting misleading reviews saying that the app doesn't work properly, please contact me. Clearly our users think Enhanced SMS & Caller ID works properly; either you are having trouble configuring the app or the app may not do what you think it does! Either way, email us and find out definitively!

For a full list of features or to request new features, visit our homepage @ http://www.enhancedsmscallerid.com!

View our FAQ for solutions to common problems @ http://www.enhancedsmscallerid.com/home/faq.

Finally, view our "Getting Started" pages for information on configuring the application @ http://www.enhancedsmscallerid.com/home/documentation.

Try Enhanced SMS & Caller ID risk free for 24 hours*. If you do not like it, contact me for a refund*.

 Thanks For your Support.

* Certain conditions apply; please see our site for more information!

Recent changes:
Recent Changes: http://goo.gl/qVJ6k

More information on v2.6.0 @ http://www.enhancedsmscallerid.com/home/announcements/newrelease-260

Contact me with any problems that you may have so we can try to fix them quickly!

Check us out on Facebook for more up-to-date status updates @ http://www.facebook.com/enhancedsmscallerid

Contact me if you would like access to new releases before others (applies to paid/existing users only).

Enhanced Gmail Reader

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:08:47 +0000

Enhanced Gmail Reader can be used to have your new unread Gmail messages read aloud to you as they arrive into your inbox. Listen to your messages while keeping your hands free.

Download the most feature rich talking Gmail app on the market. Have your messages read out to you as they arrive in your inbox while you work or play. Enhanced Gmail Reader can do more than any other voice notification app for Gmail. No other talking email app has the features of Enhanced Gmail Reader!

Enhanced Gmail Reader will read out messages as they arrive in your inbox. You can screen your messages using our whitelisting and blacklisting feature. Additionally, you can screen messages by Gmail labels!

Works with all versions of Gmail (Just make sure to enable IMAP access for your Gmail account and to have your labels synced over IMAP)!

First app of its kind to use OAuth2 with Gmail so you don't have to enter a password!

What can the Enhanced Gmail Reader do?

• Efficiently fetches all of your unread messages and reads them to you using your devices text to speech functionality.

• Easily configure the accounts to read.

• Easily configure what to read, like sender name, brief overview or even the full message.

• Easily customize the message that you hear.

• Works with Bluetooth!

• Includes Locale / Tasker / Probeez plugin support.

• English/Spanish/Czech/German/Swedish/Russian/Italian/Polish/Hungarian localization.

Enhanced Gmail Reader does not create the voices that you hear; they are already installed on your phone and require you to correctly set them up if they sound robotic (TTS Settings).

If you are not happy with the current selection of voices that your phone comes pre-installed with, you can find a list of other third party voices from Enhanced Gmail Reader's main menu under "More Voices".

Recent changes:
• Fixed an issue where the revert key in the "What to Say" cleared everything.
• Added filtering by gmail labels (under Email screening).
• More updates to the user interface.
• TTS library updated to handle runtime exceptions.
• Optimized source code.

Please contact me with any concerns and don't forget to rate the app if you like it!

Your support keeps making us better!

Thanks.

Enhanced Caller ID+

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:59:57 +0000

Provides voice notifications for incoming callers. As an added benefit, listed unknown callers, not private, are identified too!

This is a very feature rich talking caller id application.

New Feature: Lookup callers using our phone directory! Just enter a phone number and we will tell you what we know about it!

✓ Talking caller id (once or loop),

✓ Can be configured to read out the incoming callers name, nickname or number. Name/Nickname feature requires the caller be a saved Google contact,

✓ Obeys your ringer settings! Silent ringer disables voice notifications. Ignoring an incoming call also disables the voice notifications,

✓ Can be configured to automatically looks up names for unknown caller (non-blocked) callers,

✓ Reverse looked up callers can easily be added as contacts,

✓ Caller ID notifications over call waiting,

✓ Screen unknown and/or private callers. Unknown callers are those callers not in your contacts, while private callers are callers that block their phone numbers,

✓ Can start on phone power on.

✓ Shake to silence talking caller ID (and optionally ringer) when you are not using a headset.

✓ Can be configured to silence incoming calls when the phone is placed face down!

✓ Streams through a wired or (most) wireless headset (Bluetooth headsets require A2DP compatibility, other bluetooth headsets will not work; view FAQ if you have problems; Full Android 4+ and caller id through bluetooth functionality not yet supported).

✓ Quiet time feature! Set a time interval where the phone should not provide spoken notifications.

✓ Lots of other configuration options for you to play with.

TTS requires Android 2.0+ and the ability to read names from incoming callers.

Try it risk free for 24 hours (Contact me for a refund)

View my site to see if your bluetooth headset was reported to be compatible with this app.

NOTE TO PHONE OWNERS: You may need to install TTS (text-to-speech voice) data on your phone (or you wont have any voice notifications and probably will then say that Enhanced Caller ID doesn't work). View my FAQ for more information.

Please view my FAQ for further solutions to problems @ http://www.enhancedsmscallerid.com/home/faq

I would appreciate it if before submitting a bad review, that you attempt to contact me first to see if I can solve your problem.

Also, reviews saying names are not pronounced properly, voice sounds robotic or your television is broken are not the fault of this application. This application uses the Speaking feature built in to your Android phone and does not define a new one! Please keep your reviews relevant.

Thanks For your Support.

Recent changes:
Please go to http://goo.gl/YOGOz to view the most recent changes.

New permission for internet access is required for license checks, reverse lookups and SVOX demos.

If you have any problems or concerns contact me first so I can help you. The solution to your problem is usually very simple.

Don't forget to rate the app if you like it!

Thanks

Baby Basics (Ad Supported)

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:07:16 +0000

This is the Ad supported Version of Baby Basics!

The Baby Basics will help you in ensuring that your child is provided adequate periodic health care supervision and will help promote your child's optimal physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development.

The Baby Basics can

* help you track your child's routine immunizations to help prevent disease,

* help educate you on the screening procedures your doctor may perform on your child for early detection and treatment of illness,

* provide parental guidance and instruction for proper nutrition, accident prevention, and

* help contribute to your knowledge the specific care required for the rearing of your child at their various stages of development.

The Baby Basics uses the recommended preventive health care schedule for children who are developing normally with insight for months 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 24 and at years 3, 4, 5.

We are sorry that we have had to place advertisements in the application. Get the full version to remove these advertisements and to support the development of new features.

Please rate this app if you like it or contact me with your problems! We have some cool enhancement ideas, but without your feedback regarding the current form of the application, it is hard to see what you like.

@Sk8r4Life if you would have asked, I could have pointed out that you can switch the unit of measures in your preferences.

If you think that something is missing or you are having problems, please let us know by email or by visiting our website at www.getthebabybasics.com!

Thank you for your support.

Recent changes:
✓ Fixed some user reported issues regarding Milestones.

More changes coming! If you want to request a feature, please send us a message!

Please consider buying the full version to help support development of this application.

Please rate this app if you like it or contact me with your problems!

Talking Gmail Reader

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:55:56 +0000

This app can be used to have your new unread Gmail messages read aloud to you on demand. Listen to your messages when you feel like while keeping your hands free.

Works with all versions of Gmail!

What can the Gmail Reader do?

• Does not rely on the GMAIL app, so it wont break when Gmail updates their application.

• Efficiently fetches all of your unread messages and reads them to you.

• Easily configure the accounts to read.

• Easily configure what to read, like sender name, brief overview or even the full message.

• Filter your unread messages by label.

• Easily map acronyms to their longer meanings (i.e. 'ttyl' can be mapped to 'Talk to you later', etc)

• Can be configured so that shaking the phone will stop reading and exit the application.

• English/Spanish/Czech/German/Swedish/Russian/Italian/Polish/Hungarian localization.

• Use volume keys to navigate through the messages.

• Star or delete messages as you hear them.

• Shortcut included to allow you to hear your messages anytime simply by pressing a button!

Gmail Reader does not create the voices that you hear; they are already installed on your phone and require you to correctly set them up if they sound robotic (TTS Settings). If you are not happy with the current selection of voices that your phone comes pre-installed with, you can find a list of other voices from Gmail Reader's main menu under "More Voices".

If you are looking for something to read new messages as they arrive, then you want Enhanced Gmail Reader!

Recent changes:
• Added an option to limit the fetched messages to the last X days (2 by default).
• Updated and fixed some UI issues for those running Gingerbread and lower.
• Fixed some user reported issues.

Please CONTACT ME if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

We are very responsive and appreciate any feedback. Posting misleading comments will not help anyone, nor will it help you solve problems you might be having.

Thanks for your support!

Talking SMS Reader

Sat, 07 May 2011 05:23:22 +0000

Talking SMS Reader can be used to have your new unread SMS & MMS messages read aloud to you on demand, using your phone's built in Text-to-speech (TTS) engine.

Listen to your messages when you feel like it, while keeping your hands & eyes free for other things.

What can Talking SMS Reader do?

• Efficiently fetches all of your unread SMS & MMS messages and reads them to you.

• Easily configure what to read, like sender name, name and message.

• English/Spanish/Czech/German/Swedish/Russian/Italian/Polish/Hungarian localization.

• Use volume keys to navigate through the messages.

• Delete messages as you hear them.

• Reply to messages (either by typing or with your voice).

• Mark messages as read as you hear them.

• Can automatically detect the language of the message and load the corresponding Speech synthesis voice (if a voice exists for that language).

• Optionally ignore messages from those not in your contacts.

• Easily filter messages from your contacts.

• Shortcut included to allow you to hear your messages anytime simply by pressing a button!

• Easily configure the spoken messages.

Talking SMS Reader is for having your new messages read out loud on demand.

For those that wish to have their messages read as they arrive, we direct you to www.enhancedsmscallerid.com!

Please update your feedback or consider adding a review!

Recent changes:
• Added new logging capabilities to help debug user issues.
• Updated the UI for users running Android 2.3.6 and lower.
• Fixed user reported errors.

New permission for reading external storage are is for logging (off by default).

Please consider adding a market review if you like this application. Having problems? Please contact me so we can help you!

Talking Dog Reader

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:16:38 +0000

Listen to your unread K9 or Kaiten email messages and keep your hands free!

Talking Dog Reader can be used to have your new unread K9 / Kaiten mail messages read aloud to you. Listen to your messages while keeping your hands free.

What can the Talking Dog Reader do?

• Efficiently reads out your unread messages as they arrive in your inbox.

• Easily configure what to read, like sender name, or brief overview.

• Easily customize the message that you hear.

• Easily map abbreviated words to their longer meanings for quick substitution during message playback.

• Can be used to listen to new messages from AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail and many other email providers!

• Streams through A2DP compatible bluetooth headsets!

• English/Spanish/Czech/German/Swedish/Russian/Italian/Polish/Hungarian localization.

• Can be used to listen to new messages from AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail and many other email providers (as long as they are supported by K9 and/or Kaiten mail)!

*** Note: You may have to re-install this application if you update or install K9/Kaiten mail after installing Talking Dog Reader in order to get full messages (e.g. message body) read out to you. ***

Recent changes:
• Added the ability to choose which email accounts get read out (Existing users, please make sure to select the accounts you would like to use!).

• Updated the UI.

• Minor bug fixes and source optimizations.

Please contact me with any concerns, problems, or feature requests and don't forget to rate the app if you like it!

I have no way of helping you if you post problems as market reviews. Most issues can be solved quickly if you contact me.

Locale - Bluetooth On Connect

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:12:59 +0000

The Locale Bluetooth On Connect condition plugin lets you choose settings on your Android device based on the connection, or lack of connection, to Bluetooth devices.

This Locale Bluetooth condition plugin will allow you to automatically change settings on your Android device based on connectivity to Bluetooth devices. For instance, perhaps you want your favorite voice notification app, Enhanced SMS & Caller ID, to start up with certain settings when your Bluetooth headset connects. Or when you start your car and your device connects to your in-car Bluetooth, you may want the device volume to max out. The possibilities are endless!

Note that this is a plug-in for Locale and requires that you have Locale installed. Locale is sold separately by two forty four a.m. LLC.

This Locale plugin should also be compatible with Tasker (which is sold separately by CRAFTY APPS).

This is the initial release. Please report any bugs, suggestions or feedback directly to us through email. Unfortunately, suggestions and bug reports in market comments will be ignored since we cannot follow up with you. Please contact us directly for refund requests within 24 hours of initial purchase.

Recent changes:
• Fixed an issue that caused a force close when a device was paired and Bluetooth was turned off.
• Fixed user reported exception that occurred when a new device was detected (thanks for the report!)

Contact us for help or with your feedback/suggestions.

The only way for us to improve this plugin is with your help. Please don't hesitate to contact us!

Baby Basics

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:31:05 +0000

The Baby Basics will help you in ensuring that your child is provided adequate periodic health care supervision and will help promote your child's optimal physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development.

Please let us know what other features you would like to see in this application!

Try it risk free for 24 hours (contact us for a refund)!

The Baby Basics can

* help you track your child's routine immunizations to help prevent disease,

* help educate you on the screening procedures your doctor may perform on your child for early detection and treatment of illness,

* provide parental guidance and instruction for proper nutrition, accident prevention, and

* help contribute to your knowledge the specific care required for the rearing of your child at their various stages of development.

The Baby Basics uses the recommended preventive health care schedule for children who are developing normally with insight for months 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 24 and at years 3, 4, 5.

Buy this version to unlock all of the time periods, the Milestone tracker and to support the development of new features.

Please rate this app if you like it or contact me with your problems!

If you think that something is missing or you are having problems, please let us know by email or by visiting our website at www.getthebabybasics.com!

Thank you for your support.

Recent changes:
✓ Fixed some user reported issues regarding Milestones.

More changes coming!

Thank you for your Support!

Please rate this app if you like it or contact me with your problems!

If you think that something is missing, please let us know by email or by visiting our website!

Enhanced Roaming Alerts

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:28:42 +0000

A roaming notification app that will audible provide cues when you are roaming so that you don't incur costly roaming fees.

Enhanced Roaming Alerts is a simple, yet effective, way for you to get audible cues when your cellular device starts roaming. This configurable app can verbally let you know when you started roaming, play a ringtone, or vibrate. If you live along your cell phone providers coverage border, then this application can help you be roaming aware!

In addition to the audible cues, a small unobtrusive icon can be shown in your notification bar to also provide you with a visual cue.

Please rate the app if you like and don't hesitate to contact us if you need help or have useful suggestions!

Recent changes:
- Some ui changes.
- Minor bug fixes (user raised issues).

We are open to suggestions that will improve the usefulness of this application. Please contact us directly with your ideas!