Friday, October 7, 2011

Cyclemeter, Runmeter Fitness Apps Make Clever Use Of IOS5 Notifications

It didn't take long for a intelligent developer to penetrate the new iOS5 presentation system. Abvio, creator of a clasp of aptness apps, has completed a few intelligent things with notifications that will let you leave you iPhone good alone while working out, but still be kept up to date.

Abvio's Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter apps have been

The interface may be a small involved when surroundings up, but in the margin it functions only fine.

The notifications right away let you cocktail up assorted info on the screen, meaning you can leave the iPhone sleeping, with the shade off and not removal the battery, and still obtain updates.

It functions similar to this: You select refurbish intervals formed on time and/or distance. You then select what info is displayed. Thus, you could set a pop-up to uncover every 5 mins with complete distance, calories burned, or even your heart rate (you'll must be offshoot up to an ANT+ sensor to obtain this). Or you can select a readout to uncover up after a established distance, revelation you your stream elevation, for example.

I use Cyclemeter, nonetheless as we use it on an iPad it's not preferred unless I'm on a installed trip. we am currently working on a handlebar get up is to iPad, though, that might make this a rsther than tidy small feature.

This intelligent use of notifications creates me consternation what else could be completed with them. The many without doubt to me is turn-by-turn directions in a GPS app, that would be a actual battery saver. Any other ideas? Leave ‘em in the comments.

Abvio Apps product page [Abvio. Thanks, Lori!]

Huge 6.0 Updates [Abvio Blog]

See Also:

Five iPhone Apps That Replace Bike Hardware

Run-Tracking App Knows When You Stop

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