Wiggle - new android application!

[arocha55]

Hey guys,

I just released my first Android application to the market called Wiggle. Wiggle allows you to change your phone settings according to Wireless networks in range. You have the ability to set your own "profiles" according to the name of the Wireless access point (SSID). Once your phone phone detects that network is in range, it will apply your profile settings.

The idea of this program came to me when using another great application in the market that we've all heard of, Locale. The only problem that I had with Locale was when going indoors, I couldn't rely on using the GPS satellite signal when I was at work or at home. Furthermore, the cell-tower location (aGPS) is waaaaay too inaccurate, and half of the time it wouldn't work. Then it hit me, what is the one geo-location reference point that works indoors (and outdoors if signal is strong enough), yup WiFi! Wireless access points are geographically static and are not going any where any time soon (for the most part), so they become a great point of reference geographically speaking.

This way I can be sure that whenever I am at work or at home or anywhere indoors, my profile settings will apply no matter what. By no means do I intend to replace or compete with Locale, but rather provide Android users with another way to apply phone settings without having to rely on seldomly unreliable GPS signal.

Currently, Wiggle only supports 3 settings (Ringer, Bluetooth, GPS) but I will be adding more options in the next few weeks. Other pending updates are status bar notifications as well as the ability to allow the user to set their own Network detection Frequency.
Please check out Wiggle in the Android market and let me know what you guys think. Any feedback will be welcomed.

Thanks!

Alex

[BadBoy]

Nice work Alex.

I just may end up using this myself.

THANKS!

[Fare]

AHHHH this is exactly what I wanted the Locale guys to implement! Does it play nice with locale at least?

[jrdulog]

Wow... Everything (and really only thing) I wanted in locale that wasn't... Best believe I'll be checkin' this out.

[JohnnyLicious]

ill check this out also =D

[arocha55]

I've been running Locale at the same time with Wiggle and no problem here guys. The only thing that I can think of, is if you guys have Locale configured to turn off your WiFi radio, in which case, Wiggle will just turn it back on upon starting the application. Let me know how it plays and if there's any bugs to iron out.

Thanks,

Alex

[JaceMan]

Hey guys,

I just released my first Android application to the market called Wiggle. Wiggle allows you to change your phone settings according to Wireless networks in range. You have the ability to set your own "profiles" according to the name of the Wireless access point (SSID). Once your phone phone detects that network is in range, it will apply your profile settings.

The idea of this program came to me when using another great application in the market that we've all heard of, Locale. The only problem that I had with Locale was when going indoors, I couldn't rely on using the GPS satellite signal when I was at work or at home. Furthermore, the cell-tower location (aGPS) is waaaaay too inaccurate, and half of the time it wouldn't work. Then it hit me, what is the one geo-location reference point that works indoors (and outdoors if signal is strong enough), yup WiFi! Wireless access points are geographically static and are not going any where any time soon (for the most part), so they become a great point of reference geographically speaking.

This way I can be sure that whenever I am at work or at home or anywhere indoors, my profile settings will apply no matter what. By no means do I intend to replace or compete with Locale, but rather provide Android users with another way to apply phone settings without having to rely on seldomly unreliable GPS signal.

Currently, Wiggle only supports 3 settings (Ringer, Bluetooth, GPS) but I will be adding more options in the next few weeks. Other pending updates are status bar notifications as well as the ability to allow the user to set their own Network detection Frequency.
Please check out Wiggle in the Android market and let me know what you guys think. Any feedback will be welcomed.

Thanks!

Alex

I don't know why you don't "in no way intend to compete." You could!

[hawtseks]

*claps* bravo!

[heyoh]

Sorry if I missed this but does wiggle have a feature to default back to a profile if no networks are in range? Be cool to turn on my bluetooth if none of my wifi is in range which in most cases means I'm in the car! Thats the only place I use bluetooth is in the car.

[arocha55]

Sorry if I missed this but does wiggle have a feature to default back to a profile if no networks are in range? Be cool to turn on my bluetooth if none of my wifi is in range which in most cases means I'm in the car! Thats the only place I use bluetooth is in the car.

Currenly there's no "default" profile, but that's a good idea and I'll be definetly planning a way to implement this within the next few days (mid-terms starting soon!).

Thanks!

Alex