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11 March 2011
A stop watch or timer app is pretty basic; a must-have sort of free addition to any Android phone or tablet. This one has some well thought out features.
The StopWatch app is free on Android Market.
Once you hit ‘Start’ the ‘Reset’ button turns into a ‘Lap’ and if you click on it it will record the timing. Times get recorded in a simple list.
You can choose the color that the numbers will be displayed in.
If you need a countdown start the ‘Timer’ and when it has ended, StopWatch will alert you.
In the ‘Settings’ you can choose an alarm, the volume of that alarm, vibration, the sound it will use, etc. If you want your countdown to display in a status bar, explore the ‘Time Indicator’ option.
You can also set up the volume control buttons on your Android device to start or stop the stop watch timer. This is a very handy feature for anyone wanting to set up their mobile phone as a timer for jogging or workouts.
Since this app may be used in an exercise sort of scenario, you don’t want it to use up your battery too much, so you can choose how bright you want the screen to be while the app is running. The ‘Dim’ selection will use up less battery power.
Related to this, you can choose whether or not to even keep the screen on or “awake” while the app is running. This is a very smart feature considering that you could conceivably go for an hour jog, and you don’t want your mobile’s screen on that whole time.
If you hit ‘Big’ in the Menu the app will display in full screen. StopWatch also has an array of Alarm and Ringtone notifications to choose from.
The name of this app makes it pretty obvious what it does, but with the extra features of dimming or turning off the screen while it’s in use, this free timer and countdown alarm is well designed.
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