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Sound alerts for push notifications

chiefsahib says:
Is it possible to configure sound alerts for the new RTM push notifications ?
Posted at 5:13am on June 28, 2009
ziomek.james says:
I second that. BeeJive lets you do it. It kinda defeats the purpose if you cannot set the phone to vibrate or beep when a task is due.

Also, will the push notification work like when I was receiving text alerts? For example will i still get a daily notification of tasks due that day? Or an alert for tasks due in 1 hour?

Please advise.

Thank you.
Posted 15 years ago
sir.walter.scott says:
I joined the multitude of users who grabbed the updated RTM app as soon as it was available. I love the push notifications, and it's great to have swipe back. You did a great job rolling this out, and it seems in a fairly short period of time (Apple's approval period notwithstanding).

My criticism, like many others', is that due to the lack of sounds I need to turn SMS back on. Is there a way for me to enable sounds alongside push notifications, or will we need to request that as a new feature for the software?
Posted 15 years ago
(closed account) says:
+1 on the sound notifications. Kind of makes it useless without it.
Posted 15 years ago
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Unfortunately this is a bug. :(

I've now posted about this in the blog post:

"We have a silly bug in version 1.1.0 that’s preventing the Push Notification alerts from having sound (or vibrating). We’ve fixed this in 1.1.1, which will hopefully be available soon. In the meantime, please feel free to provide your own sound by imitating the device when a notification appears on screen (or if you’re more creative, perhaps making a “moooo” sound?). Sorry everyone!"
Posted 15 years ago
bunchbob says:
I'm in, This would be way better to have this with the notifications. Need some sound
Posted 15 years ago
sir.walter.scott says:
Phew! Bugs are way better than total oversights.. Let the update watching begin once again. :)
Posted 15 years ago
(closed account) says:
Emily, thanks for being so proactive and honest regarding push.

Also, I'd like to add one vote for customizable sounds, though any sound is better than none at all.

Thanks again for all your hard work, looking forward to seeing the 1.1.1 update soon!
Posted 15 years ago
leah.shalom Power Poster says:
Emily & entire RTM team - I second sir.walter.scott's thanks and bug comment. Customizable sounds would be amazing if possible.
Posted 15 years ago
rleshane says:
emily: "...(or if you’re more creative, perhaps making a “moooo” sound?)"

ROFL, +1 for a good solid "Mooooo" clip to be the default sound. You can put any extra development costs under your advertising budget (think of how many people will ask why my iPhone is moooing, and I'll have to tell them all about RTM).
Posted 15 years ago
paul.hartfuss says:
Oh yeah, I forgot push can have custom sounds, OMG a Mooo sound would be freakin sweet!! You have got to make that the default sound or at the very least an optional one for us to use!!
Posted 15 years ago
jeff.velasquez says:
+1 for "mooo" sound on the alert!
Posted 15 years ago
(closed account) says:
Just got the update and still no sounds?
Posted 15 years ago
(closed account) says:
Seems to have fixed itself once I changed the sound.
Posted 15 years ago
amsivertson says:
Nice! Just activated the feature!

Now - not to be nit-picky....or maybe it's just because I grew up around a lot of cattle farms...but that's not much of a moo sound!

:)

Thanks RTM - keep up the great work!
Posted 15 years ago
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