ui / widget for scheduling reminders -- looking for code or example UI

Solar2D Widgets
#1

I need to allow my users to schedule “reminders” (local notifications) to prompt them when it’s time to perform their next data-entry task

Has anyone built or seen a simple ui / widget for scheduling reminders.

For example, “remind me every day at noon” or “remind me on Tues and Thurs at 3pm”

I don’t really expect to find a ready-made module to do this, so I’ll even accept links to pictures of a good (but simple) UI to use as my model…

I also welcome feedback from people with experience on Android…I understand that local-notification-schedules are lost if the app-process is terminated?

Thanks for any tips or suggestions.

Dewey

#2

Hi Dewey, Check out some of the reminders apps on iOS http://www.imore.com/dont-default-reminders-app-ios-7-here-are-some-great-alternatives

#3

that’s a good lead…thanks

I didn’t even think of looking at the built-in reminders app but that works pretty well also…thanks for waking me up!

wunderlist does not support (at least that I could find) “repeating” events but it pretty nice otherwise…

It looks like this is going to take a bit of time to get it right… :wink:

#4

Would love to see your screens when you get them up

#5

I have done this in two of my apps, once for a client in an app called ZeroSweat and again in my SevenMinutes app, both workout apps. I’m trying to find a good way to do it in the simplest possible fashion for my next fitness app, MinuteStretches. Basically the user can set notifications for a given hour to be reminded to stretch. My question is - per best practices, how far in the future should you set up these reminders to fire? One month? One year? The UI can get really complicated if you allow people to manage how far in the future they want to be reminded. What are you doing?

#6

Hi Dewey, Check out some of the reminders apps on iOS http://www.imore.com/dont-default-reminders-app-ios-7-here-are-some-great-alternatives

#7

that’s a good lead…thanks

I didn’t even think of looking at the built-in reminders app but that works pretty well also…thanks for waking me up!

wunderlist does not support (at least that I could find) “repeating” events but it pretty nice otherwise…

It looks like this is going to take a bit of time to get it right… :wink:

#8

Would love to see your screens when you get them up

#9

I have done this in two of my apps, once for a client in an app called ZeroSweat and again in my SevenMinutes app, both workout apps. I’m trying to find a good way to do it in the simplest possible fashion for my next fitness app, MinuteStretches. Basically the user can set notifications for a given hour to be reminded to stretch. My question is - per best practices, how far in the future should you set up these reminders to fire? One month? One year? The UI can get really complicated if you allow people to manage how far in the future they want to be reminded. What are you doing?