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BBQ Timer for Android

By Jerry M Free

Developer's Description

A timer with a twist (or two):

1. Lock screen operation for quick access via a lock screen notifications (Android 5.0+ Lollipop+) or lock screen widgets (Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to 4.4 KitKat).

2. Periodic alarms remind you to check/turn the food while it counts up the total cooking time.

Of course it can time more things than cooking.

Requires no special permissions.

No network access. No ads. No data gathering.

Simple and focused.

Free.

Usage Tips

Android 5.0+ (Lollipop+): While BBQ Timer is running or paused, you can operate it from the lock screen and the pull-down notification. If the Timer is stopped, just tap the Pause or Play buttons in the app, or the Play button in the home screen widget, or the timer text. Or on Android 7.1+, use the Pause at 0:00 app shortcut on the home screen.

Try the home screen widget.

To stretch out the widget to show longer durations, long-press it then drag its resize handles.

To remove the widget, long-press it then drag it onto Remove.

Tap the time display to cycle between stopped running paused stopped.

Within the app, tap the checkbox to turn periodic reminder alarms on/off.

To put a BBQ Timer widget on your lock screen (Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to 4.4 KitKat)

1.On Android 4.4, enable Settings Security Enable Widgets.

2.Wake the screen.

3.Swipe from the left edge of the lock screen to the right until you get the + screen.

4.Tap +.

5.Unlock the phone.

6.Tap the BBQ Timer widget.

7.Drag lock screen widgets left/right to rearrange them.

Notification Channel Settings (Android 8.0+)

In Android 8.0 (Oreo), you can use the system Settings to adjust notification sounds. Careful: Some changes will disable the apps alarm sounds or its lock screen controls. Settings:

Apps & notifications / notifications / On the lock screen: Show all notification content

Apps & notifications / App info / BBQ Timer / App notifications: On

Apps & notifications / App info / BBQ Timer / App notifications / Alarm: On

This channel plays the alarm sound and remains to display the timer and the pause/reset/stop controls in the notification area and lock screen.

Importance - must be Urgent to enable the heads up display from the pull-down notification bar; High or higher to enable alarm sounds; Medium or higher to appear on the lock screen and in the notification area.

Sound - you can pick any sound, but dont pick None if you want to hear the apps alarms.

Vibrate and Blink light - your choice.

On the lock screen: Show all notification content to operate the timer from the lock screen.

Apps & notifications / App info / BBQ Timer / App notifications / Controls: On

This channel displays the timer and the pause/reset/stop controls in the notification area and lock screen when the app doesnt need to play the alarm sound.

Importance: must be Medium or higher to appear on the lock screen and in the notification area.

On the lock screen: Show all notification content to operate the timer from the lock screen.

The system alarm volume adjusts the apps alarm volume. If you turn it all the way down, the app wont sound audible alarms. It can still vibrate and blink the notification LED, if enabled.

Source code: https://github.com/1fish2/BBQTimer

Keywords: BBQ, cooking, interval timer, lock screen widget, reminder alarm, stopwatch.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 2.5

General

Release December 2, 2019
Date Added December 2, 2019
Version 2.5

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Android
Additional Requirements Requires Android 4.0 and up

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