About this app

This is a brand new version of Meditation Helper - see my other app listings for the older versions. It is an almost complete re-write, an attempt to make the application simpler to use, yet more powerful.

Any feature in Meditation Helper Pro is now available for free in MH+. The only features I will charge for are those that don't already exist in Meditation Helper Pro.


Core Features (free to use)
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* Multiple sitting configurations
* Can have different sounds for different interval bells
* Configure actions to execute during the sitting, including:
* Ring a bell (3 bell sounds included)
* Play an MP3 track
* Additional actions are available for subscribers.
* Toggle to keep phone awake during sitting
* Toggle to keep phone silent during sitting
* Toggle to keep phone unlocked during sitting
* Toggle to vibrate phone instead of ringing bells
* Record a comment for a sitting in the sitting log
* Can have multiple widgets on the home screen, with each widget having a different associated reminder, start of day time etc
* Can configure the widget colour
* Add reminders without a widget.


Additional Feature for Subscribers
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* Execute Tasker task action (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm)
* Display a notification with configurable message and notification sound
* Display a random message from Nom (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.multiordinal.nom)
* Text to Speech action - have a custom phrase spoken to you during sitting (TTS also available with Nom action)
* Send broadcast when sitting starts/pauses/resumes/ends (for e.g. Automagic).
* Request prompt to rate your sitting when it ends.

Widget
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The widget is my implementation of Jerry Seinfeld's productivity secret (http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret):

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"He said the way to be a better comic was to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day. But his advice was better than that. He had a gem of a leverage technique he used on himself and you can use it to motivate yourself—even when you don't feel like it.

He revealed a unique calendar system he uses to pressure himself to write. Here's how it works.

He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker.

He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. "After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain."

"Don't break the chain," he said again for emphasis."
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The chain in this case is the number of consecutive days that you have hit your meditation target. The widget displays both the current chain, and the longest ever chain. Having this on my home screen motivates me to meditate every day. Your mileage may vary.

New features

Fixed issue with clone sittings. Swiping to close activity now no longer stops the session (consistent with the way other timers work). Possible fix for missing presets, with additional logging in case it doesn't work.

App Permissions

Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.