Tactile Clock APK

<p>This Android app vibrates the current time when the display is locked and you double-click the power button of your device.</p><p>How it works</p><p>Double-click the power button. This might take some practice to work reliably. Press slowly and deliberately. If you double-click too fast the system only recognizes a single click and turns the screen on instead.</p><p>The time vibration is structured as follows:</p><p>A short vibration stands for the digit 1 and a long one for the digit 5. The 2 is represented by two consecutive short vibrations, the 6 by a long and a short one and so on. The 0 constitutes an exception with two long vibrations.</p><p>Examples:</p><ul><li>00:00 = -- --</li><li>01:18 = . . -...</li><li>02:51 = .. - .</li><li>10:11 = . -- . .</li><li>19:06 = . -.... -.</li></ul><p>Explanation:</p><p>The time is processed digit by digit:</p><ul><li>. = short vibration</li><li>- = long vibration</li></ul><p>Leading zeros in the hour and minute fields are omitted.</p><p>Gaps:</p><p>To simplify the recognition of the vibration pattern, there exist three kind of gaps with different durations:</p><ul><li>[]: A short gap between vibrations in the same digit</li><li>[  ]: A medium gap for the separation of two digits within the hour and minute field</li><li>[    ]: A long gap to split hours and minutes</li></ul><p>Additional features</p><ul><li>Keep informed about the current time. The app can vibrate the current time automatically every X minutes or every hour.</li><li>Play the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Time_Signal" target="_blank" rel="noindex nofollow noopener">Greenwich Time Signal</a> at the start of each hour, similar to a radio station.</li><li>Trigger time vibration with <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm" target="_blank" rel="noindex nofollow noopener">Tasker</a> (see below for details)</li><li>Decide what to do if you double-click when the display is on. You can choose between a warning vibration and having the time vibrated as well.</li><li>The app starts automatically after the system reboots.</li></ul><p>Double-click conflict</p><p>TactileClock is triggered by clicking the power button twice in quick succession. This may conflict with the 'built-in' double-click action of your Android device. For example, a Google Pixel device will typically launch the camera when the power button is double-clicked; a Samsung device may take a screenshot when the power button is double-clicked.</p><p>If your device has a 'built-in' action when the power button is double-clicked, there are three options to get TactileClock working.</p><p>Option 1: Disable the 'built-in' double-click action of your device.</p><ul><li>Google Pixel: (Settings &gt; System &gt; Gestures &gt; Quickly open camera)</li><li>Samsung Galaxy: (Settings &gt; Advanced Features &gt; Side Button &gt; Double Press)</li><li>Other devices may require different settings to disable the double-click action.</li></ul><p>Once the 'built-in' double-click action has been disabled, double-clicking the power button will trigger the TactileClock action.</p><p>Option 2: Configure TactileClock to trigger after a long double-click.</p><p>This will allow the 'built-in' double-click action to co-exist with the TactileClock double-click action.</p><pre><code>1. Open TactileClock 2. Swipe left to show the 'Shortcut' screen. 3. Modify the 'Click Interval:'. 3a. Set 'From:' to be 500ms. 3b. Set 'To:' to be 1500ms. </code></pre><p>The <code>From:</code> and <code>To:</code> values specified above should work, but may need to be adjusted for optimal results on your device. Once configured, a fast double-click will trigger your devices 'built-in' action, while a slow double-click will trigger the TactileClock action.</p><p>Option 3: Use Tasker to trigger time vibration with custom events</p>