Notification badges can be disabled on a per -
app basis using notification badges, and app developers have the option of selecting what will and won't trigger a notification badge, or leaving the option up to users (this can be accessed by holding down on the app icon and tapping on the little i).
For those with Android devices, you can enable or disable alerts on an app - by -
app basis using either the official Pebble app or a third - party Pebble notification app.
Not exact matches
A Perth -
based technology startup has struck a deal under which 10 million students in the US could be
using its smartphone
app.
The
app's user
base has expanded to include a wide range of users, including gun control advocates as well as people who
use firearms for recreation and hunting.
The
apps to the right of the bar on the dock change
based on what Siri thinks you'll want to
use next.
If Siri opened the world to the idea that search could be voice
based, OneTok gives developers the ability to integrate voice controls into any
app they build,
using the company's patented voice integration technology.
Recently, Toronto -
based health care startup Figure 1 reached an important milestone: more than 500,000 medical professionals are now
using its
app, up from 150,000 users a year ago.
As with Tinder, scientists who
use the
app (called «Papr») will be able to swipe left or right
based on whether or not they like the, err, prospective paper.
Using examples like the above - mentioned, it is made easy to fully integrate into your very own
apps, making for a splendid combination of services that will convenience your existing customer
base and potentially attract new ones.
-- Carisa Miklusak, CEO of tilr, a hiring
app which
uses an algorithm to blindly match qualified workers with companies
based on skills which exceeded 50,000 downloads in 2017
In mid-March, Paris -
based cosmetics giant L'Oreal even purchased Toronto -
based startup Modiface, which 100 brands are
using to let customers try beauty products or complete skin diagnoses via mobile
app, online or in - store AR mirrors.
It also offers a companion cloud -
based web
app for desktop or laptop computer
use.
Using a variety of techniques, these new
apps promise to deal in relationships, not hookups; unfortunately, few have managed to generate the sustained interest — and corresponding user
base — to be anything other than a theoretical alternative.
UK -
based dad Nick Herbert decided the best way to get his son to stop ignoring his texts was to
use technology to his advantage: He created an
app that disabled his son's cell phone until he replied.
Instead of showing up with a legal pad and pen or, worse, a paper -
based daily planner,
use a digital daily planner or a note - taking
app on a tablet.
Confide, an
app that allows users to send disappearing encrypted messages, grew its user
base sevenfold in one week after stories saying that Republicans in Washington, D.C., are
using it to share information confidentially, said Confide President Jon Brod.
The sleep layer of Franceshetti's sleep tracker does away with much of the annoyance of phone -
based apps (that require you to leave your phone under your pillow) by
using a layer that fits over any mattress to send the results directly to your phone.
Mail Lift, for instance, can hook into
apps used at work and automatically send a handwritten note to customers,
based on certain events (such as when an agent receives a five - star rating for stellar support).
It even offers a free mobile
app that tells you the best times to
use the device
based on departure and arrival time zones.
A low - tech version of AI is to simply have customers respond to an email address or text message and
use a third party
apps that will initiate an automatic response
based on the content of the customer's request.
-- Jay Jamison, SVP of strategy and product management at Quick
Base, maker of a no - code tool that enables workers to build
apps without needing to know how to write a single line of code and that is
used by more than half of Fortune 100 companies including Google, Kayak, and Southwest Airlines
The location -
based services offered in connection with our Mobile
App (s) or feature (s) are for individual
use only and should not be
used or relied on as an emergency locator system,
used while driving or operating vehicles, or
used in connection with any hazardous environments requiring fail - safe performance, or any other situation in which the failure or inaccuracy of
use of the location -
based services could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or property damage.
Helix is trying to be like the «
app store» for genetics, allowing you to submit your spit to them once, then
use the sample for multiple tests
based on what type of analysis interests you.
The FTC charged Singapore -
based mobile advertising company InMobi with tracking consumers» locations in cases when consumers had denied location - tracking permission to the
apps using InMobi's software.
If put to
use, this network -
based system can go a lot further than
app - or browser -
based ad - blocking technology.
But to every rule there is an exception, and glad I was to be called out (and called up) by the founder and CEO of one mobile - health company whose entire premise is
based on scientific research with repeatable results — the exact study, in fact, I had
used as my example of what works better than a health
app.
I
use Gmail, Google Cal, Google Docs, and about six other Google
apps on a daily
basis.
The
app makes suggestions
based on your own
use, on ways you can cut down and suggests nearby Wi - Fi networks you can connect to conserve a little bit of data.
From his
base in London, Ont., Ciccarelli's firm, Voices.com, has established itself as an online exchange where ad agencies, video producers and other media organizations go to find actors with the precisely the sorts of voices and inflections they need for commercials, mobile
apps and other audio
uses.
The
app lets you earn «Sweatcoins,» or points
based on the number of steps you take in a day, which you can then
use to buy a limited number of specific goods that Sweatcoin has made available — like a Fitbit tracker, fitness classes, or subscriptions to
apps designed to help you eat healthier.
They need to know if their consumer
base will interact better with their brand by
using an
app or simply logging on to a mobile site.
Employers can
use an
app -
based approach to manage employees at remote work sites with what amounts to a geo - locate time clock — the
app sending a prompt to workers in a designated area to punch in or out while on the job.
He claims that 40 million people have at least tried out the
app, but did not say how many people
use it on a regular
basis.
The data
used to serve the ads was gleaned from user behavior on
apps and via IP addresses, information that is regularly harvested by data brokers who repackage it to marketing firms who
use it to serve ads with laser - like precision
based on interest, location, age and many other markers.
MulTra GmbH provides a phenomenal platform that enables you to create an A-to-Z learning experience across all of your departments
using web -
based training, interactive videos and augmented reality
apps.
That's where the cool part comes in: once the luggage has been identified as being lost, Travlr will
use its user
base — other luggage owners with the
app installed and Bluetooth and location services active on their smartphones — to see whether they can pick up any signals from the lost suitcase.
The
app is free for consumers but charges businesses a fee
based on the number of people
using it.
The location -
based app categorizes followers into the brands they are talking about and hashtags they
use.
While we've got
used to assistants like Alexa and Siri helping us manage simpler tasks, Post Intelligence (an Android and web -
based app) is an AI -
based social media assistant.
It could also lead more companies to add similar three - dimensional facial - recognition technology into their phones, either by trying to cram all the hardware for it into their own phones, or by
using software -
based facial recognition from a company like FaceTec (which is something that individual
app developers could add to their
apps, too).
Or if you wanted to target
based on travel, you could choose options such as frequent travelers, international travelers, cruises, or whether someone has
used a travel
app in the past month.
For example, they largely
use web -
based apps rather than local
apps, meaning a lot of storage isn't all that necessary, and the computer doesn't really need to process intensive
apps.
In fact, its tracking data shows that 60 % of those who downloaded the
app in the U.S. are
using it on a daily
basis.
Kirra Cheers, a photographer from Brooklyn, recently set out to document her trials and tribulations
using Tinder, a wildly popular
app that allows users to approve or deny potential mates
based on a small number of pictures and a short bio.
It has powerful tools for segmenting your users
based on what they do inside of the
app, but it's simple enough for the marketing team to
use without spending developer time.
Social media can also pose a risk, but if your business depends on
using it, at the very least make sure geolocation data is turned off in the
app (there are online tools that can track a user
based on this data) and be careful about oversharing, as sensitive information can be
used against executives and employees in social engineering attacks.
Based on ResearchKit, University of Rochester is developing an
app called mPower that can
use the data it gathers to assess the level of Parkinson's disease by simply listening to the user's voice.
We
use app -
based door locks,
app -
based door bells and
app -
based heating and cooling sensors, as well as alarm systems,» Wong said.
The service assigns a score to Chinese nationals who
use Tencent's social media
apps WeChat or QQ
based on transaction data on their mobile transactions and social networks.
The Toronto -
based startup connects property owners with a range of home services
using one smartphone
app