ALARM.COM – Android Scenes WIDGET
Alarm.com's Android users were asking for a way to control their devices quickly without having to open the app. In 2015, Alarm.com launched the Scenes feature – a way for users to control many devices with just one click. Want to disarm your panel, unlock your front door, turn on your lights, and set your thermostat with a touch of just one button? There's a Scene for that. Exposing Scenes on the Android user's home screen really maximized this feature's practicality.
The Alarm.com Android Widget's form was inspired by the Amazon Dash button. The default dimensions for the widget when it is first place are 1x1, however, should the user want to reveal the name of the Scene, they can resize the widget to be as wide as they'd like. Tapping the Scene's widget reveals a 3-second countdown, giving the user the opportunity to stop the commands from being sent were they to accidentally tap their widget. Unfortunately, there is no good way to surface the status of every single device affected by a Scene. Thus if the user would like to confirm the success of a Scene running, they will need to open the app.
GE Watthome
The GE WattHome App accompanies the GE WattHome multiple electric vehicle home charging station that I designed as a part of my Senior Capstone project. This app would allow the owner of an Plug-in Electric Vehicle to monitor the status of charging, set a charging schedule, track energy usage history, and most importantly, set reminders to plug-in their vehicle.
DICEX APP
I have recently begun using Swift Playgrounds on iPad to learn how to code. DICEX is a relatively simple app that I think I will be able to build myself at some point in the next year. It is a Dice rolling app that allows users to roll up to 10 dice at a time. Six, Eight, and Twenty-sided dice will be available. The goal with DICEX is to provide an aesthetically pleasing ad-free experience for board game enthusiasts.