[Android Apps and Games] paustin:
Bug Report

First, let me start out with....absolutely awesome program. Really really nice job. It works well out of the box, with enough depth for the propeller-heads among us. I am very impressed. I've also gone back and read pages 176 to this morning so that I can be semi well versed on the subject. Also happy to add to the beer fund, though I'll offer that you don't do a very good job of showing us how to do that.....

All that said, I offer the following issues in the spirit of helping the cause. I apologize for the longevity. You go get some coffee and come back. I'll still be right here.

Issues

Activation - Utter activates during phone calls when shaken. Very repeatable.

Response - I have had several times when it simply didn't respond. When I retried, there was a message at the bottom of the screen that said something like "recognizer busy". Sorry, I was driving and couldn't catch it precisely.

Widget - not seeing how to use it in Widget Locker. When I configure WL, my choices are, 'Disabled', "Widget Locker Actions', 'Application' and 'Shortcut'. Utter exists in both Application and Shortcut. In Application, you can just select Utter and that is the end of it. However using that button only takes me into the application - not what I want. Selecting the Utter that is in Shortcut asks me to 'Select the Recognition Language', then tot 'Select the Voice Engine', then 'Select Voice Engine Locale'. I get a 'No more room on this page' error, and Widget Locker does not add Utter. So, two issues. 1) if we've already selected the Language, Engine, and Local, maybe you don't need to ask for it every time. 2) Utter is not being added to WL. It does seem to work when adding to a home screen though.

Force Close - Not sure what I did exactly. Was sloppily hitting the back button a few times while deep within the application screens. Must have hit a Utter menu option and the back button at roughly the same time. Utter said something like, "Please select the language that you require". However, hitting the back button took me out to another non-Utter screen (I'd left the app). The phone froze for about 15 seconds and then I got the force close.

Error - Randomly, when my phone will announce "Speech server error". Even when it is just sitting on a table, motionless, across the room. This does not seem to impact usability, so perhaps disable the alert unless it is being actively used?

UI - It does not update the enabled/disabled option in real-time. You have to go out and back in to see an 'X' on a newly disabled item.

Activating on inbound texts - Haven't had a chance to test it on this version, but the last one would activate when I received a text.

Other items

Database - Regarding the upcoming (and may i say, very cool) database, you have two issues. 1) How to obtain / manage data. 2) How to offer it so as not to offend folks. You could start on #1 now. Or, give it to the group an d we'll get is started while you work on other things. Then, when you are ready to offer it up, you will already have a robust database to offer. At this point, it does not matter what for it takes. Database, Excel, whatever. You just need the input and outputs. As for how to handle the easily offended, just make it mature and easy to turn off. You may also wish to consider an "Adult" flag for adult entries so that folks can have the database and maybe not the adult content. Consider Google Images - there is a *lot* of trouble one can get into there - they only offer a setting to turn on/off adult material. As for gathering material, how about a simple Google Doc spreadsheet. I put one here: h t t p s : //docs.google.com/open?id=0B1mi0byVLjH2YlVkR19lNzF2NzQ that could readily be used (sorry for the spacing. Still a newbie). It is wide open to everyone but that is easily changed.

Wave Activation - How? The only reference that I can find is a single similar question, and your response that it is hard to describe outside an odd-looking Youtube

Wiki - Have you considered a wiki? Sometimes, it is difficult to ready a user guide on a phone. Also, a Wiki would let me cut/paste into a work document so I can create my own little cheat sheet until I get used to it all.

Wolfram - If WA is offering you a cost of $1/user, just pass that on to the user. Either through an in-app purchase, or more easily, you provide a special WA-provided link to Play or WA that allows us to purchase it on our own. the latter choice gives you the fastest fix.

Tasker - I'd like to create my own way of activating, and I'm almost there. I just need a little help. I have a trigger that says, roughly, If not on a call, and laying face side up, (and a couple other things), and the Proximity Sensor is covered, trigger Utter. It works great, but I cannot figure out how to trigger Utter. I can launch the program, but that isn't what I want.

Bluetooth - does it work? I've tried it a couple times in my car without success - I had to take the phone off bluetooth for it to recognize.

Info:

Samsung Note 2 - Sprint - SPH-L900. Android 4.1.1. Rooted. US phone.

Car - Acura TL 2009 tech package (for the bluetooth question)