Thursday, June 16, 2011

How to test reminder (status bar notification and sound alarm)

Orange Diary has two types of reminders,

(1) Sound alarm and
(2) Status bar notification.


* Sound alarm *

Step 1) Go to Orange Diary main screen

Step 2) Long-press on any of the entry item in the list
Then you see the Context menu with "Reminder" option

Step 3) Select the "Reminder" option

Step 4) Now, you see the reminder screen and current time is set as default.

Step 5) Set following values
. Reminder type: Alarm
. Date: Today's date
. Time: one or two minutes after.

Step 6) Press "Set" button.

Step 7) Now, you are back in main screen and the entry you selected have little orange "Bell" shape icon.

Step 8) Wait one or two minutes and check if the alarm rings


* Status bar notification *

Step 1) Go to Orange Diary main screen

Step 2) Long-press on any of the entry item in the list
Then you see the Context menu with "Reminder" option

Step 3) Select the "Reminder" option

Step 4) Now, you see the reminder screen and current time is set as default.

Step 5) Set following values
. Reminder type: Notification
. Date: Today's date
. Time: one or two minutes after.

Step 6) Press "Set" button.

Step 7) Now, you are back in main screen and the entry you selected have little orange "Word balloon" shape icon.

Step 8) Wait one or two minutes and check if the notification appears in the status bar on top of the screen.