Category Archives: Phone Automation

Quick disclaimer before I start. Please read before purchase:

1.) I will not provide copyrighted images in ANY sort. You will be able to find them by googling “___ logo png”. I will not ever mention team names.

2.) The purchase of this application means that you understand that it will require your favorite watchface or notification program. I will let you choose the plugin that you want it to work with and you can read below of what is necessary.

SportsWatch is a revolutionary way to get the most up-to-date sports information directly to your watch and Smartphone.

Setting the application up is a breeze and you’ll be on your way to getting the information you need as soon as it becomes available. This application relies on “Google Cloud Messaging”  (GCM) to get the information from the server to your phone and watch. The application to receive GCM on your phone is called AutoRemote.

When you install AutoRemote you’ll be provided with a goo.gl/XXxXX address. That, along with the Android ID are necessary to activate your phone. For security reasons, each account is limited to one activation at a time.

Once activated, you’ll be able to enjoy the full abilities of the app.

Game time notifications – What time your preferred team is playing.

Watch faces – Minimal & Elegant and WatchMaker are supported.

Widget – If you have ZooperWidget, you’ll be able to see a widget display your team, it’s opponent, scores, and time left, or if the game hasn’t begun yet, you’ll see the time it starts.

Watch on Charge; phone notifications – If your watch is on the charge, you’ll be able to get the same updates in your notification panel on your device.

No Watch? No problem. – If you do not have an Android Wear Smartwatch, you’ll be able to get the same information with the “Watch on charge”

In the upcoming posts, I will describe each step in detail to get you on the road with SportsWatch.

A couple weeks ago, I released “Wear Boarding for Android Wear”. This product streamlines boarding for most airlines by sending the boarding pass to your Android Wear Smartwatch, upon arrival at your airport, you’ll be able to scan your watch instead of paper or other types of boarding passes.

The instructions are below, however, it is a relatively painless process. By configuring a geofence around the airport. Then, scan the boarding pass with a screenshot or, scanning it off your monitor (or other device). You’ll be flying in no time, without the hassle of pulling your cell phone out while you’ve got your hands full of baggage.

The description from the Play Store:

Play Store Entry

This application will allow a mobile boarding pass to be shown on your device, even if your airline doesn’t support smartwatches. When you arrive at the airport, there will be a card on your watch, waiting for you at the gate to board your plane.

This technology is quite new to airlines and even the best of the best haven’t quite got it nailed down yet. You can do it with the power of your own two fingers, any Aztec/PDF417/QR boarding pass and, the very approximate location of the airport.

The user will set the location and boarding pass information using two very renowned programs called “AutoLocation” that will help you set these “geofences” then, scan (or take a screenshot and import) the boarding passes in “Wear Codes“. The day of the flight, your Geofence monitor activates, when you arrive at the airport, the card is shown to scan at the gate.

The instructions are quite simple:
-Install and run Wear Boarding for Android Wear
-Install the required programs (mentioned above, but will auto-install once you run this app)

In AutoLocation:
-Manage Geofences
-Press the “+” symbol to add a geofence
-Enter the lattitude and longitude or airport address and press the magnifying glass at the end of the search line.
-Use the plus symbol in the map area to zoom in. The airport should be visible.
-Click on somewhere near the airport, a blue dot will appear
-On the blue slider below the map, engulf the entire airport area in the lightly shaded area.
-If the lightly shaded area doesn’t cover the entire airport when you slide the slider all the way to the right, press the down icon at the end of the slider and enter a figure such as 1000.
-After the airport area is totally engulfed in the shaded area, press “Accept Geofence” and name it “Airport 1”

Repeat this process for each airport you’ll be boarding another airplane on and make sure to change the name by adding 1 to each new airport (e.g. Airport 2)

In Wear Codes:
Option 1:
-Take a screenshot of your boarding pass on your airline’s mobile app.
-View this picture in your favorite picture viewer
-Share this picture with “Wear Codes” with the share icon (3 trianglular lines with a dot on each axis)
-Wear Codes may import it without a crop, or will ask you to encapsulate the code in a box.
-Name this code “Airport 1” and, if you are in the US, use the dropdown box to select Aztec (if it isn’t already)
-Save this by pressing on the check mark near the top of the screen.

Repeat this process for each boarding pass, add 1 to each code (e.g. Airport 2)

Option 2:
-Display the printed boarding pass on a computer monitor
-Open Wear Codes
-Press the “+” button.
-Press “Scan a code”
-Aim your camera at the bar code and it will accept it when it fully reads it.
-Name your code “Airport 1”
-Press the dropdown to convert your code from PDF417 to Aztec.
-Press the checkmark on the top to accept the code.

Repeat this process for each boarding pass, add 1 to each code (e.g. Airport 2)

Finally, run this program to specify your flight dates.. After this, you’ll be all set.

Support for frequent flyers:
To avoid redoing geofences, you can now name your frequent airports and boarding passes with a naming scheme such as:

DAB-Airport 1
DAB – Airport 1
DAB- Airport 1
DAB -Airport 1
Or:
Airport 1- DAB
Airport 1 -DAB
Airport 1-DAB
Airport 1 – DAB

You can use airport codes, airport names, whatever you choose.

Just remember, each airport geofence references the same boarding pass.. Name them alike, you’ll be able to fly the skies without the need to expose your pattern or pin!