Keep the app running in the background
Louis Deveseleer
This is especially useful for "Auto-play" mode, to keep the app running through the whole session, while keeping the screen turned off.
Ideally, it would also display a notification with what is the current exercise, maybe even with the timer in the notification, but that's optional. If we manage to make the notification work, would it be a way to have basic interactions while using a connected watch? Research needed.
Louis Deveseleer
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Rest timer won't count down when pinned
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Simon
Hi, the rest timer stops counting down when app is pinned and screen is off. The rest timer will only continue counting down when app is pinned and screen is on or when app is not in pinned mode. The rest of the timers continue without any issues. I pin the app during my workout to minimize excessive unlocking.
This is an explanation of what is app pinning: https://support.google.com/android/answer/9455138?hl=en
Thank you
Louis Deveseleer
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iPhone screen off. Count down for 2nd set doesn’t start
Johnathan
When doing exercises like the Wall Pec stretch or Kneeling squad stretch where there’s:
- 10 sec ready for one side
- Count down for one side
- 10 sec ready for other side
- Count down for other side
If the iPhone screen is off. The 10 sec ready for the other side (3) never finishes. So we can’t leave the phone screen off when we those sort of exercises
Works fine if iPhone screen is on
Louis Deveseleer
Simon Thanks for the issue description!
We are aware of the issue that the timers don't start when the screen is off. Related discussions:
https://feedback.calistree.com/bugs/p/iphone-screen-off-count-down-for-2nd-set-doesnt-start
https://feedback.calistree.com/requests/p/keep-the-app-running-in-the-background
Is the screen turning off by itself during a workout session for you?
And are you saying that the timers continue without problem when the app is not pinned on your phone?
Louis Deveseleer
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Countdown not working with locked phone
zz Orlik
Hi, i noticed today that counting time doesn't work properly when i lock my phone during pre-exercises countdown. Sometimes the app makes the sound to start given exercise, but want make a sound when the given time passed. Sometimes it doesn't even make the first sound.
I'm using huawei p30 lite
Louis Deveseleer
Hey zz Orlik , right now the session can only run by itself if the screen is one and Calistree is in the foreground. If the phone is locked, then functionality will be limited. It's something pretty complicated, that we'll work on at a later date.
Louis Deveseleer
Comment left by another user on reddit: "Could this work where on lock screen you have media player showing (on android anyway) If the app can make use of this you could have the timer running , show exercise and rep number and next exercise in an app styled box"
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Vladimir Maglov
Louis Deveseleer thats a brilliant suggestion. I don’t know if it’s achievable but it’s brilliant.
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Vladimir Maglov
I think that in the early stages of this feature simply receiving a notification every time a countdown is over would be enough. In example - phone is locked in your pocket, you have your phones on and you get a “ding” when exercise timer is over. Then another “ding” when the rest timer is over. And then another “ding” when the next exercise timer is over and so on.
Louis Deveseleer
Yes, the timers are not really made to work if the phone screen is turned off. That's why the screen stays on by default during the whole workout duration (unless you turn it off manually).
It might be pretty complicated to make the timers work off-screen but we'll look into it when possible.