I've been using a countdown widget app for quite some time now, and recently the developer updated the app and completely ruined it in my opinion. I have not downloaded the most recent update because it looks terrible, and there are a bunch of negative reviews about how transparency was removed, and it overall did not look good. So I kept the old version, so that I could keep my widget as-is.
So suddenly I started thinking... I could make an app like this. And it wouldn't really take too long. I've got the gist of widgets now, I've done a count-down type of code with the schedules, and I can add in a TON of customization from what I have learned doing both Auto Respond and Tic Tac Toe.
So here it is... some ideas for my countdown widget app:
- Information
- Name/Title of event
- Date (optional? - only time - repeat daily)
- Option - Time
- Either date or time would be required if date becomes optional
- Option - Show hours instead of days
- Option - Show hours when less than X days left
- Look and feel
- Selectable color/image for background
- Selectable transparency for background
- Text
- Selectable color for all text
- All text same color checkbox
- Customizable text order
- Text1 - Name
- Text2 - Date
- Text3 - Days/hours remaining
- Stock images (to come later)
- Selectable size in setup? (? = not sure if this is possible in the setup screen)
- 1x1
- 2x1
- 2x2 with picture background
- 3x3 (?) with picture on side (? = I'd have to play with sizes for this one, to see what works best)
- Show preview of widget as changes are made
- Option - Remove widget automatically when countdown reaches 0
- Option - notification/alarm when countdown reaches 0
- alert sound
- alert vibrate
These are the notes I've made for myself so far. Any other ideas you can think of for a countdown widget?
It's a simple idea but, as you have probably noticed in my other apps, I like options and customization! :-)
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