How AlertCue works.
You choose the people, apps and words. AlertCue reminds you again, and it’s louder only in the hours you choose.
AlertCue is an Android app that reminds you again if you don’t answer an important message. You choose the apps, people and words; when a matching message goes unanswered, AlertCue reminds you, can say the app’s name out loud, or plays a loud alert in the hours you allow. There is no AlertCue account. It is a best-effort reminder tool, not an emergency service.
Updated · Checked against AlertCue 1.0
- Tue, Oct 139:12Jordan ReyesCan you look at the deck before 10?Your package is on its way5 new jobs for you
Arrives
- Tue, Oct 139:17AlertCue remindernowReminder from MessagesI’m on itSnoozeJordan ReyesCan you look at the deck before 10?
Reminds
- Tue, Oct 139:18AlertCue remindernowReminder from MessagesI’m on itSnooze
Answer
People
The people you pick.
Add someone by name or email address, or pick them from your contacts.
For an app not set to “Anyone”, AlertCue alerts you only for the people, keywords and conversations you add.
If an app on “Chosen people and words” hides the message text, AlertCue can’t check it for your people and keywords; the message then gets a reminder, not an alert.
Apps
The apps that matter.
Choose the apps, then what happens when a message from one stays unread.
Every message from an app (“Anyone”), or only the people and keywords you add.
Messages
Slack
Outlook
LinkedInKeywords
The keywords you watch for.
Add keywords or phrases, like the topic you’re waiting to hear about.
Use “Test a message” to see what matches. Type a sender and a message; nothing is saved.
Test a message
- School trip forms are due FridayMatched: school
- Preschool photos are on MondayAlertCue would not alert you.
Hours
Louder only in your hours.
You choose the hours AlertCue may ring: any time, or only between the times you set.
Loud and spoken alerts happen only inside the ringing hours you choose. Ringing hours use the phone’s local time.
- Inside your hours · a loud alert
- Outside your hours · no loud or spoken alert
Answer
Answer in one tap.
I’m on it or Snooze, right on the card. Tap the card to open the app.
- I’m on it
- Ends the alert and records that you’re dealing with it.
- Snooze
- Quiets the alert and brings it back a little later. When Snooze can’t be used, it is off or not shown.
- Tap the card
- Opens the app the message is in, and the alert ends.
What happens, step by step.
Nothing new to learn. It waits, it follows up, and it stops when you answer.
Step 1: AlertCue checks your choice
When a message arrives in an app you turned on, AlertCue checks your choice for that app: every message, or only the people and keywords you added.
Tue, Oct 139:12Jordan ReyesCan you look at the deck before 10?Step 2: Still unread? AlertCue reminds you.
If the message counts and is still in your notifications when its time is up, AlertCue does what you chose for that app.
Tue, Oct 139:17AlertCue remindernowReminder from MessagesI’m on itSnoozeStep 3: One tap and it stops.
I’m on it ends the alert and records that you’re dealing with it.
Tue, Oct 139:18No notifications
Good to know.
Your phone’s battery, Do Not Disturb and volume settings can delay or silence an alert. AlertCue shows what it can check and lets you test it on your phone.
AlertCue is a best-effort reminder tool. It is not an emergency service. Don’t rely on it where a missed alert could cause harm.
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