Proximity Alert was a tools app developed by Patrick J. Doran. It was removed from Google Play Feb 1, 2019 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Proximity Alert had been downloaded 22 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Proximity Alert was rated 3.65 out of 5 stars, based on 180 ratings.
App Information
Proximity Alert was free to download. The APK download size was 239.94 kB. The last available version was 1.2.5. The last update was on June 1, 2012.
Technical Requirements
Proximity Alert required Android 2.3.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play February 2011.
Description
Location based alarm system for your device.
Here's what you can do with this app: - Remind yourself to wake up when you get near your destination while taking public transportation - Call a phone-based remote garage opener as you drive up to your house. - Warn yourself about known traffic cameras and likely speed traps. - Download today's agenda as you approach work. - Warn yourself when you have wandered within a kilometer of your crazy ex-spouse's house. - Send text messages to your friends when you arrive.
Usage Hints: - GPS location reduces your battery life. When the phone is asleep, it will check for location every 4 minutes to conserve battery. - Long press on the map to place or move an alarm. - Use the Geocode Address button to try to find GPS coordinates for your alarm.
What each permission is for: Internet - Map data Fine Location - Triggering alarms. Vibrate - Vibrates the phone. Boot - Loads alerts on boot. Phone State - Lowers the alarm volume if you are in the middle of a phone call. Disable Keyguard & Wake Lock - For making the alarm show up when triggered but the phone is asleep/locked. Call Phone - Call a phone number. Write External Storage - Downloaded files will be written to your download directory on your external storage. Send/Read/Write SMS - Send text messages when an alarm is triggered and record sent messages in your inbox
If you have a feature you want to see in this app, send me an email. Feature requests I've added so far: - Call a phone number - Hide alarm and loop sound options - Download files - Send text messages
Keywords: location alarm, location alert, location reminder, geographic alarm, geographic alert, geographic reminder, geo-alarm, geo-alert, geo-reminder, gps alert, gps alarm, gps reminder, area alert, area alarm, area reminder.
Recent changes: Version 1.2.5 Bug Fix: Schemeless urls crash the program when the alarm is triggered Bug Fix: Internal optimization crashes the program when the alarm is triggered
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★★★★★
This is a great app for train commuters who can get engrossed in reading or texting or anything else and blow past their stop. The alert to get off the train now is something I use every day now. It runs in background and reliably chimes in to get me off at the correct stop. Uses a fair amount of power but I charge up at work so not an issue for me in how I use it.
★★★★★
Great app! I use this to warn me about intersections with red light cameras...works great. Dont disable alarm after it goes off, turn on/off alrm x loc.
★★★★★
Great app. When I first tried the app it didn't seem to work. However it is now working great. I use the app to log the days I'm working at set locations. I could never seem to remember to log my time at each location. Now as I approach a set location I get an alert and a text message. I reply to the text message with information I need to log. I have another app that dumps text messages to a csv file that I import into excel. Now I have dates times and notes/information I need. Great app.
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work - at all at least that I can see - set multi alarms and location at to 4000 meters with entry and exit alarms....nope nada nothing
★★☆☆☆
Nother awful gps alarm app... can't search for locations to add. Big failure, again.
★★☆☆☆
Difficult to add locations that are not your current location, all appears to be a battery eater
★★☆☆☆
I just moved into a Samsung S7 and set up all my alarms surrounding an area
and NONE of them are going off until I launch the proximity alert app, not
good, please advise as to how to fix this!
Technologies used by Proximity Alert
Proximity Alert is requesting 15 permissions and is using 5 libraries.
Permissions
Development tools
test access to protected storage
Your personal information
read call log,
read your contacts
Services that cost you money
directly call phone numbers,
send SMS messages
Your location
precise (GPS) location
Your messages
read your text messages (SMS or MMS),
edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Network communication
full network access
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Hardware controls
control vibration
System tools
disable your screen lock,
run at startup,
prevent phone from sleeping
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