Last evening, the developer of DashClock, Roman Nurik, pushed out an official update to his application, complete with a few features that beta users have been testing for a week or so. 

Inside the update, support for Android 4.2′s DayDream feature is included, as well as more options for the weather extension. Users can now apply a manual location setting to have appear on their lock/homescreen, as well as more information to be shown. A number of fixes are also inside, such as a Gmail bug fix and a few SMS bug fixes.

What’s New:

• Use DashClock with Android 4.2′s Daydream feature; great for use with desktop docks!
• Option to specify a manual location for weather
• Weather extension now shows high/low information
• Calendar extension now shows the current appointment if it started in the past 5 minutes
• Fixed a number of bugs with the Gmail and SMS extensions
• For developers: New API features

Go grab it.

Play Link

DashClock Updated – Brings Daydream Support, Option to Apply Manual Weather Location is a post from: Droid Life

The day was filled with app updates for some of our favorite apps, with the biggest probably coming from Evernote. The popular note-taking app received its “most requested feature of all time,” Reminders. Users can finally add reminders to notes, set alarms, and pin notes to the top of note lists, so that their lives can either feel complete or on the verge of becoming complete at all times. The Evernote update also improved copy and paste, corrected photo orders, improved shortcuts, and improved Japanese support. 

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But like I said, Evernote wasn’t the only app to receive an update. Falcon Pro pushed out multi-account support (was previously in beta), improved the look with a flatter UI, introduced a black theme, added column swiping, and transition animations. It’s a solid update that beta testers have been enjoying for a few days.

Chrome Beta received an update as well, along with DashClock. Neither are significant, but wanted to make you aware.

The changelogs for each app are included below.

Evernote:

Reminder: 3 features in 1

• Alarms: Set due date and notifications for your notes
• Note based to-dos: Mark notes as done
• Pin notes: Order Reminder manually or by date

More Reminders features

• Create Reminders in any note view and note composer
• View Reminders by notebook
• Subscribe to Reminders in Shared and Business Notebooks

Other improvements

• Improved copy/paste in note view
• Corrected photo order in multi-shot camera
• Improved shortcuts functionality
• Improved Japanese support

Chrome Beta (fixes):

• 247034: Dangerous download infobar is shown for almost every download
• 244052: PDF file isn’t downloading with Flywheel enabled
• 178893: Multiple new tabs links displayed in tab history when tapping on NTP tabs

Falcon Pro:

•  NEW : Multi Account Support
• NEW : Flat design UI
• NEW : Black Theme
• NEW : Option to Swipe between columns (Android 3+)
• NEW : Transition animations (Android 3+)
• Bugfixes and improvements

DashClock:

• NEW! Translations for Greek, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese
• Calendar extension now shows the current appointment if it started in the past 5 minutes
• Fixed a few issues related to all-day events
• Fixed a couple crashes

Play Links:  Evernote | Chrome Beta | Falcon Pro | DashClock

Evernote, Chrome Beta, Falcon Pro, and DashClock All Receive Updates is a post from: Droid Life

A new DashClock extension was released this morning to allow Google Hangouts information to be displayed through the popular lock screen widget. The extension is about as simple as it gets in terms of info that it displays, but if you were looking to add Hangouts info to your ever-growing-list of DashClock add-ons, this is currently the way.

We should note that it does require root access, so this extension will not be for everyone. We’ll be adding this to our rolling DashClock extension list, which you should check out if you haven’t already. And don’t forget to join the DashClock beta program to keep up-to-date on the latest releases.

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Via:  reddit

New DashClock Extension Shows Hangouts Info on Your Lock Screen is a post from: Droid Life

During the 3-hour Google I/O day 1 keynote, one of the few Android-focused announcements that jumped out to us had to do with official beta testing through the Google Play store. Google announced that devs would no longer have to beta test their apps through 3rd party means, and that they would now be able to setup testing groups through Google Play, so that updates could be pushed just like they do with their stable apps. The first (at least that we have seen) to implement this new beta program, is of course a Googler. Anyone ever heard of a little lockscreen widget app called DashClock? We thought so. 

Roman Nurik, the app’s founder, has opened up a DashClock community G+ that by joining, will grant you access to new beta builds for the app. At least one beta (1.5 beta 2) is already live and can be had as long as you follow a few instructions and join the program. In this new build, Roman mentioned that there are new DayDream settings, but nothing incredibly major. You may remember that he previously released DayDream functionality to a beta build that was not a part of this new Google Play program. The big deal here is the beta program itself.

Joining the beta program (further instructions):

1.  Join the DashClock Google+ community.

(If the “Join” button isn’t working, go to the Apps section of the community, then click Join.)

2.  Visit this link and click the “Become a tester” button.

(To leave the beta at any time, visit that same link and opt-out.)

3.  Download the newest beta through the DashClock Google Play page.

Via:  +Roman Nurik

DashClock Opens Up Play Store Beta Program is a post from: Droid Life

If you are at all like me, and find yourself using Google’s Sound Search on a regular basis in order to purchase new music that is playing while you are on the go, and you also love DashClock, then check out this new extension called “Sound Search for DaskClock.” Rather than having to rely on the official Sound Search app or set up a separate page for it outside of DashClock on his lock screen (since lock screen widgets only allow 1 per page), the developer of this app decided to include Sound Search in DashClock itself. 

Once downloaded from Google Play and added to your DashClock page, a simple tap on the “What’s this song?” line in DashClock will launch Google’s Voice Search which has grown to include Sound Search inside. If Sound Search isn’t your preferred music listener, he also included support for SoundHound and Shazam.

It’s free.

Play Link

And be sure to check out our ongoing list of the Best DashClock extensions.

This DashClock Extension Lets You Quickly Launch Sound Search, Shazam, or SoundHound is a post from: Droid Life

Yesterday, Roman Nurik teased DayDream support that will be included in the next major update of his now-famous Android lock screen app called DashClock. With no time table set for a release, we thought we should point out that you can download the current beta from the app’s code site today and experience all the DashClock-DayDream action you could ever imagine.

In this beta, don’t forget that you’ll first need to go into your phone’s Settings>Display>DayDream in order to set DashClock as the DayDream option. From there, you can tap the settings menu button, which then pops up DayDream-DashClock settings in the app. The only option that you can currently tweak, is the color of the text that moves in while DayDreaming.

Don’t forget to check out our rolling list of the best DashClock extensions.

Have fun!

Via:  DashClock Code

Cheers Bill!

Download: DashClock Beta With DayDream Support is a post from: Droid Life

One of the most underused features of Android 4.2 since it launched would be Daydream. A mode that allows your phone to sit idle and show you news and information sounds interesting, but only for people who have 4.2 and a dock for their device or use it while charging. Roman Nurik, creator of the popular lockscreen application Dashclock posted a teaser video today showing off an upcoming update that makes Dashclock available during Daydream mode. 

When active, the clock floats around the screen along with the Dashclock extension, but “as you touch the screen, the clock and your extensions zoom up to let you dive into the details.” Further on in his post he said that the update should be in version 1.5, and we are already on 1.4.3, so we should expect this to come “in a few weeks” while he is preparing for Google I/O.

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Via: +Roman Nurik

Video: Dashclock Creator Teases Upcoming Android 4.2 Daydream Support is a post from: Droid Life

Oh, what, you thought we’d forgotten about DashClock after taking a couple week break? Come on, you know us better than that. We have two new extensions for you to try out today, both of which could come in handy from time to time. The first is not yet in the Google Play store, but it doesn’t require any specific permissions or any other shady business from what we can tell. It’s simply a way for you to display owner info on DashClock (name, company, phone, email, etc.). 

Owner info extension:  [Download Link]

The other is an RSS extension that allows you to add any site feed to show off the five most recent articles that you may have missed. With a simple tap, it’ll take you directly to the site to catch up on the latest in news. This is not a companion app to any other RSS feed application – it acts completely on its own.

Via:  DashClock RSS View (Google Play) | Geek Guy

Cheers JDS and James!

Two New DashClock Extensions: Owner Info and RSS Viewer is a post from: Droid Life

Over the last couple of weeks, DashClock has quickly become one of the most talked about Android apps of the last year. Developed by Android engineer Roman Nurik, the app takes the simplicity of the stock Android lock screen clock and then expands its capabilities by allowing it to display all sorts of information through DashClock Extensions. The brilliance of the app comes by way of being open source, which allows other developers to create extensions of their apps that work within DashClock. 

For example, in the picture above, you can see that I have added an extension that displays my battery status at all times. I also have extensions that shows me Google Voice messages that I have yet to check and unread counts of Tweets in Falcon Pro, . There are Facebook and Twitter extensions, ones for standard text messaging, all sorts for accomplishing tasks, and even some that allow you to launch any app of your choosing.

The extensions are being released by the day, so we thought we’d do our best to capture them in a rolling post.

Media:

• Sound Search:  App launches Google Sound Search to help you find music currently playing. [Play Link]
• NowPlaying:  Shows currently playing track from a number of popular music apps. [Play Link]
• Music:  Shows the currently playing track, album, and artist. Works w/ a variety of music apps. [Play Link]
• TV Show Favs:  Shows upcoming or recent episodes, or the next unwatched episode. [Play Link]

Messaging:

• Hangouts:  Shows Hangouts information, like unread message count for conversations. [Play Link]
• Google Voice Extension:  Displays unread message counts and last message received. [Play Link]
• Sliding Messaging:  Shows an unread messages count. [Play Link]

News:

• Press:  Shows you unread counts for articles from your feeds. [Play Link]
• RSS Viewer:  Add any RSS feed to DashCock. [Play Link]
• Deer Reader:  Displays unread count from articles in your feeds. [Play Link]

Personal:

• Dialer:  Will directly dial a chosen contact of choice. [Play Link]
• Contacts:  Allows you to call, sms, or view contacts with a single touch. [Play Link]

Social:

• Google Talk:  Shows number of new messages received in Google Talk. [Play Link]
• Facebook:  Displays how many Facebook notifications you have. [Play Link]
• Plume:  Lets you see the count of unreads tweets in Plume. [Play Link]
• Falcon Pro:  Displays unread count of Tweets, mentions, and direct messages. [Play Link]
• QuickTweets:  Shows latest Tweets and direct messages received. [Play Link]
• WhatsApp:  Shows number of new messages, expande view with details. [Play Link]

Tools:

• PushBullet:  Shows the number of pushes along with a preview of your most recent push. [Play Link]
• Battery Extension: Shows battery charging level, state, time on battery or charging and more. [Play Link]
• App Launcher:  Provides an easy way to launch any application right away from your lock screen. [Play Link]
• Tasks (NoNonsense Notes):  Pairs with NoNonsense Notes to show you today’s tasks. [Play Link]
• K-9 Unread:  Shows unread count from K-9 mail client. [Play Link]
• Sunrise Extension:  Shows sunset and sunrise times for your current location. [Play Link]
• AnyDash:  Shows notifications from any app of your choosing. [Play Link]
• Extensioner:  Allows you to create your own extensions. [Play Link]
• WorldClock:  Shows time in another city anywhere in the world. [Play Link]
• Any.Do:  Displays tasks due for today. [Play Link]

Weather:

• Eye in the Sky:  One of the best weather apps, now has a DashClock extension. [Play Link]
• Weather Alerts:  Displays weather watches, warnings, and advisories for your current location.[Play Link]

Found any others that we should list?

We’ll continue to update this list over time. Last update April 22, 2013.

DashClock Extensions: The “Best of” List is a post from: Droid Life

Fellow Google Voice addicts, your DashClock extension dreams have finally been answered. Released this morning, we have an app called “Google Voice for DashClock” that does nothing more than display your last received message and number of unread new messages. You can also tap on items in DashClock to open the app. It’s incredibly simple, but is exactly what we have been waiting for – “we” as in those of us attached at the hip to Google Voice.

One thing to keep in mind, is that it requires you to enable it in Accessibility (Settings>Accessibility>DashClock Google Voice Extension). Also keep in mind that the app requires no special permissions, meaning it shouldn’t be able to capture any of your data. It should simply be relaying information from Google Voice to DashClock.

Play Link

Cheers Miguel!

Google Voice Extension Now Available for DashClock is a post from: Droid Life

Yes, another DashClock post. The coverage, I’m sure can be nauseating, especially to those that don’t have lock screen widget access, but this app really is that good. It’s quite the simple idea, yet has been executed so precisely that it’s an app we can’t help but watch constantly. With our favorite apps receiving support for it on the regular, DashClock is here to stay, folks.

In today’s update, we get the power to choose which calendars to show events from on the lock screen. We also get to see the location of our next appointment, something I guess I didn’t realize was missing, but do greatly appreciate. Creator and Android engineer Roman Nurik also tossed in a shortcut to help you find new extensions for his popular app. Go get it! And yes, it’s still free. 

Full changelog:

• NEW! Choose which calendars to show events from
• NEW! See the location of your next appointment
• NEW! Quick access to Google Play search for “DashClock Extension”
• NEW! New translations for Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional)
• Improved clock clipping on smaller devices
• Improved accessibility for vision-impaired users
• Fixed some crashes

Play Link

DashClock Update Introduces Calendar Locations, Shortcut to Get More Extensions, and Calendar Visibility is a post from: Droid Life

Two of our favorite apps received updates within the last 24 hours that brings support for another favorite app of the moment, DashClock. Both PushBullet and Sliding Messaging now include extension support for the hottest lock screen widget of the year. In Sliding Messaging, you’ll see an unread message count that can be tapped to launch into the app. PushBullet’s extension shows the number of pushes you’ve made to your device along with a preview of your most recent push. When tapped, it launches into the list of recent pushes.

Other than DashClock support, Sliding Messaging brought in a new grey text color option, option to use Android Emojis, better handling of messages, speed improvements and bug fixes. PushBullet now plays your default notification sound when pushes are received and should have less bugs.

Any other new DashClock extensions that we haven’t seen?

Play Links:  PushBullet | Sliding Messaging Pro

Sliding Messaging and PushBullet Both Receive DashClock Support is a post from: Droid Life

Since we first reported on DashClock, the lock screen widget application from Android engineer Roman Nurik, the app has become somewhat of an international sensation. Most of us, even after a week with it, still can’t seem to get enough of it. The app’s growing feature list and set of extensions from 3rd party developers has made it the ultimate widget for your Android 4.2 lock screen. 

In a recent update that was released over the weekend, Nurik gave users the ability to control the transparency of the widget when on a home screen, center the clock (so that it’s no longer off-centered), and customize the shortcuts for both clock and weather, all of which were highly recommended features.

But on a related note, the flood of extensions for the app from other developers, has kicked into overdrive. As of this posting, we’re seeing extensions for Plume, a popular Twitter app, Facebook, dialer shortcuts, contact shortcuts, and a shortcut to WhatsApp.

Play Links:  DashClock | Plume | Facebook | Dialer | Contacts | WhatsApp | More

DashClock Update Includes New Customizations – Extensions for Facebook, Plume, and Others Released is a post from: Droid Life

Press, our favorite feed reader application on Android, received an update today to add extension support for the hottest app on the block right now, DashClock. This new extension will show you unread counts for articles, as long as you have it set to sync automatically in the background. Otherwise, it’ll just show a “0″ until you manually refresh it.

In order to use this new extension, you’ll need Press and DashClock. With both installed, add DashClock to one of your lockscreens, press the “Add Another Extension” button, and then choose “Press.”

If you are a big feed or Google reader user, you should really check out Press even with its $2.99 price tag.

Play Link $2.99)

Cheers Michael K!

Press for Android Receives Update, Joins the DashClock Supported Party is a post from: Droid Life

Earlier in the week, we first reported on a new app from Android Engineer Roman Nurik called DashClock. Since that report, it seems to have taken the Android app world by storm, prompting all sorts of praise and a hope for future compatibility from other top apps. In case you missed the mention in that article, an API for the app is available for other developers to use to build out “extensions” from their apps that can be used in DashClock.

Today, one of the first major apps to build out such support is Falcon Pro. In today’s update to the popular Twitter app, an extension for DashClock was included. As you can see in the image above, the extension shows you an unread Tweet count that when tapped, opens up Falcon Pro. 

Play Links:  Falcon Pro ($0.99) | DashClock

If you want other extensions, here are a few on the Play store already that you may want to check out:

• Battery Extension:  Shows your current battery percentage and whether or not you are charging.
• AppLauncher:  Allows you to pin any app to DashClock and then launch it with a tap.
• DashClock Tasks:  Combines with NoNonsenseNotes to show you a list of today’s tasks that need to be completed.

Be sure to let us know if you find others!

Cheers baconslayer09!

Falcon Pro Update Adds DashClock Extension – Here are Some Others Too is a post from: Droid Life