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Feature: Smart Traffic Integration for Optimized Alarm Timing.
I have an exciting feature idea that could enhance the alarm app's functionality. I propose integrating the app with real-time traffic data to provide users with a seamless experience in planning their mornings and optimizing their commutes. Here's an overview of the "Smart Traffic Integration" feature:
Feature Description: The app will leverage real-time traffic data from reliable sources to analyze the current traffic conditions in the user's area. By integrating this data into the alarm functionality, the app can dynamically adjust the alarm timing to account for the traffic situation, ensuring users wake up on time and have enough time to reach their destination.
How It Works:
Upon setting an alarm, the app will prompt the user to input their destination or commute route. The app will fetch real-time traffic data for the specified area, considering factors like congestion, accidents, and road closures. Using the traffic data, the app will calculate the optimal time the user needs to wake up to reach their destination on time, accounting for the current traffic conditions. The app will automatically adjust the alarm timing based on the calculated wake-up time, ensuring the user is alerted with enough time to get ready and navigate through the anticipated traffic. Benefits:
Ensures users wake up on time by considering the traffic situation and providing an accurate wake-up time. Helps users plan their morning routines more efficiently, taking into account the current traffic conditions. Reduces stress and allows for a smoother morning commute by avoiding traffic delays. Enhances user satisfaction by providing a personalized and convenient alarm experience.
UI Enhancements:
Loading Screen: Before opening the location selection screen, I propose adding a loading screen to provide feedback to the user while the app fetches the necessary data. This will improve the user experience and give a sense of progress during the loading process.
Location Selection with ListTile: Instead of using an icon for location selection, I suggest modifying the interface to utilize ListTile components.
I would be happy to contribute to the project. Please let me know your thoughts on this proposal, and if you would like any additional information or clarification.
Thank you for considering this feature suggestion.
Hey! This sounds like an exciting feature :)
Would like to know a bit more on your plan to implement this - as I recall Google Maps has a paid API key right?
Regarding UI Enhancements - I have been meaning to get to that. Please go ahead and create separate issues for those so we can keep track of this better.
Thank you for checking this project out! :)
Thank you for your positive response! I apologize for not considering the paid nature of the Google Maps API initially. I will take this opportunity to explore alternative approaches and evaluate if there are other ways to incorporate real-time traffic data without relying solely on the Google Maps API. If I come up with any viable solutions or find suitable alternatives, I will promptly notify you and discuss the options further.
Regarding the UI enhancements, I will create separate issues as suggested to ensure better organization and tracking of the changes.
I really appreciate the project and the fantastic idea behind it!
Would like to know a bit more on your plan to implement this - as I recall Google Maps has a paid API key right?
There's a free tier which is enough to provide service to the first 2000 users or so.
I think using APIs that don't bankrupt us is reasonable. In the future we could accept donations to pay for infrastructure, or just allow users to provide their own API keys so they pay for the non-free stuff they want.
This seems both a certain amount of work and unplanned work though. Nice to have for sure, out of scope for GSoC, too. But I wouldn't mind seeing it :-)
There's a free tier which is enough to provide service to the first 2000 users or so.
Ah, sorry, I was under the impression that the API key itself requires an active credit card :P
I think using APIs that don't bankrupt us is reasonable. In the future we could accept donations to pay for infrastructure, or just allow users to provide their own API keys so they pay for the non-free stuff they want.
Currently, for the weather auto-dismissal, I've set it up similarly - users will have to add their own API key. Would be great if we could take a similar approach for maps too, IMO. Donations sound like an awesome option as well!
I really appreciate the project and the fantastic idea behind it!
Honestly, I love the project as well and @cfsmp3 is the brain behind it all!
There's a free tier which is enough to provide service to the first 2000 users or so.
Ah, sorry, I was under the impression that the API key itself requires an active credit card :P
That's probably true :-) Still, not a deal breaker, we can set a low budget and see how things go.
Currently, for the weather auto-dismissal, I've set it up similarly - users will have to add their own API key. Would be great if we could take a similar approach for maps too, IMO. Donations sound like an awesome option as well!
OK, let's talk on slack to come up with a plan. Of course the API key(s) needs to be secure (can't be committed to github) or exist in the client, or someone could just use them. This is a standard problem though, so just go with whatever Google recommends to keep them secure.
I can sign up to whatever with it with a virtual credit card or something like that with a low limit and see how it works.
Probably asking users to provider their own keys is too much friction, almost no one would bother. It should be possible (after all, there will be forks, and we don't want to pay for the usage of such forks), but the "official" version should start using our own keys.
Honestly, I love the project as well and @cfsmp3 is the brain behind it all!
I had the idea because I was quite annoyed at seeing subscription based clocks now. I find it outrageous. But 'm not doing any coding, so I can take just a bit of credit.
I have a question regarding the feature set of the alarm app. I noticed that there are a few features that are currently not included.
1.Naming or tagging alarms 2.Custom ringtone or music selection 3.Play in silent mode option
Hey!!! This seems interesting I will be happy to collaborate on this pr please notify me if there is any need of mine :) @rishi115
I have a question regarding the feature set of the alarm app. I noticed that there are a few features that are currently not included.
1.Naming or tagging alarms 2.Custom ringtone or music selection 3.Play in silent mode option
Some of these features are planned, but I think it would be awesome to have them all :P
Feel free to create new issues for these, we'll keep this discussion only for the smart traffic feat.