CamerAlert Enhancement Requests

steveJ · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:42 am Post subject:

Hi MaFt,

Thanks for the "teasers". I have tried some of the existing sounds, but found them to be a bit "cartoonish". Nice to see we could get the chimes soon.

Steve

MaFt · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:41 am Post subject:

hackett · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 23, 2005 Posts: 5

Hi can you add the direction the camera is facing as with the direction of traffic flow. When reporting cameras.
Ie.mobile Camera the other side but gunning this side.
Cheers
Dave

MaFt · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Camera reporting

larrytheone · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject:

I have been through all 13 pages looking for an answer to a question I have;
I have the App CA (well done to the team who put this together) & run it in conjunction with TT (uk & Europe) on an iPhone4.
Driving to Germany through France & Belgium in a few weeks, do I have their camera's on this app?

DennisN · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject:

Yes - CamerAlert app always downloads the entire database - if you go to Australia or USA they'll be on there too.
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larrytheone · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject:

Many thanks Dennis Very Happy

falkirk81 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:46 pm Post subject:

Is it possible to add a prompt when the DB is updated to announce on the iPhone? In the same way that Facebook alerts you to notifications even if the Facebook app is not running in the background?

Would be very handy to remind people to update every wednesday! I know it alerts when the app is first run after a DB update, but you may not be in an area of good or any signal at this point!

Steven
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DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject:

falkirk81 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:05 pm Post subject:

Something else, where you receive a notification when the app is not running or in the background that there is a new update out!

Like when someone sends you an SMS, and you get a notification.

Steven
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DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:55 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:53 pm Post subject:

we've looked into PUSH notifications and I think it is more hassle that it is worth.

yes, it would be 'nice' to use the feature but would it really serve a purpose? facebook and sms is different - if something comes in then you would likely want to see what it is, hence the notification. you us the app SOLELY to see what the notification was for.

whereas with cameralert if you got a notification saying the database had been updated then would you jump straight away and update even if you weren't going to use the app? regardless of push notification, when you wanted to use the app you would launch it - so why not just tell the user then that there's been an update?

MaFt

ClassA · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 22, 2008 Posts: 20

I think CamerAlert is a great app but I do think it is a bit verbose. I also have an OriginB2. The OriginB2 says "Gatso thirty!" while CA says something like "Fixed speed camera, thirty miles per hour." CA uses seven words where the Origin gets by with two words and is, I think, more impactful.

Thank you for your good work.

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