Mode Switcher for webOS: more profile settings than you can shake a Pre at 27
While we're not going to glance askance at the ringer switch on Palm's devices, we've been waiting with bated breath for a more robust solution for setting profiles on our webOS devices. Enter homebrew developer sconix, whose Mode Switcher app is perhaps the most customizable profiles app we've seen on any platform.
Mode switcher lets you set up custom profiles based on all sorts of factors, like whether the phone is on the Touchstone, a charger, the time of day, location, battery level, based on calendar events (like when you're in a meeting), and, yes, that ringer switch.
Those profiles are equally robust, letting you change settings for Airplane mode, alert settings, ringer settings, Govnah overclock settings, security settings, and plenty more.
Check out the Mode Switcher thread in our forums for details on installation and usage. While you're there, give sconix a huge thumbs up for an epic homebrew app.
Thanks, Dustin!
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This is easily the most powerful app for the Pre imho. I have and use 3 main settings daily and 2 more when I am home. I wish there were an option to randomize wallpaper settings based off folders but otherwise this app is the best!
Only one comment on this? one for the most amazing and useful homebrew developments ever... Epic is an understatement...
whoever said the best things in life aren't free never used this app. I love it!
Agreed. but everyone who can, should make a donation to ensure this app continues to be developed and supported! (he's done all this on his own, in his spare time.)
...just sayin' ;-)
This is just an incredible app, I love it. It's apps like this and developers like sconix that make WebOS the best mobile operating system out there. The future looks bright!!
Seriously, this is by far right up top among Homebrew apps like Preware, Save/Restore, and Govnah. In fact, it comes before all those apps on my Homebrew launcher page. I've been using Mode Switcher for about half a year, and it's been exciting watching sconix develop it into an extremely powerful, robust, albeit necessary application for webOS. When (not if) you install MS and realize the capabilities and many uses, please consider making a donation to Sconix (see the thread page)!
As a beta tester for this app, I can say I wholeheartedly support this application and recommend it to all WebOS users.
ModeSwitcher is an amazing piece of work
Sconix is among the elite WebOS developers (receiving high praise from Rod Whitby says something to me)
If anything else must be said, it is that MS is so highly customizable that it might intimidate some non-power users. For those, I'd suggest starting slowly.... set up a couple of different modes based on day/time, TS/charger status, or wifi network... once you get the hang of it, just about anything is possible with this app. One of the tricks I used when learning and testing MS was using different wallpapers for different modes so that I could easily see which were in place... the Top Bar patch also helps with that now as well..
Congrats again to Sconix for reaching 1.0!!!
never really looked into MS., but after seeing all the goodies it can do, I supposei should download it and give it a whirl now :)
This is surely among the top 5 apps developed by the homebrew community. I have been using this for quite sometime now. Sconix has worked a lot on this right from the beginning fixing issues and adding new features and congrats to him for reaching 1.x
I highly recommend this to all the webOS users.
Silly me I had downloaded the patches for this before, but never knew/realized there was an actual program
Hi,
I'm intrigued by the way you are using the modes, and understand how you can have home (by GPS location), work (also by GPS location), but how do you have it know you want to switch to car-day or car-night mode? What trigger are you using, or are you switching modes manually?
Howard
I've been using MS since a few days after I got my Pre and I can't imagine being without it. It's such a great app! I'm more than happy to donate to awesome developers like sconix. He's responsive and if his app's weren't awesome enough, I use several of his patches also. He's a credit to the community and I'm really glad to see MS hitting 1.0 and getting a spot on the main page!
By far the best Homebrew app out there. Not even close! Thanks Sconix!!!!
Anyone know if there is a way to get rid of the notification icon/bar for this app? Can't get it to go away, even when it is not activated.
See the first post of the thread :) In short for Pixi it is needed for MS to function (for now) and for Pre install the patch and no more dashboard icon.
Thanks!!
I'm going to keep it simple and just say that this is by far the best app available for your pre. Get it and donate.
Holy crap!! This looks awesome.
THis app singlehandedly will make me switch back to my Pre from the iphone (I only got one for foriegn travel anyway).
I just downloaded this today, and I'm learning the joy that is total control over my device. This is outstanding. Thank you Sconix!
WOW. This is the app we've all been waiting for and easily the one to rule them all.
I just hope Pre users visiting this site aren't thrown off by the title of this article because albeit a profile tweaking device, it is so much more -- fully utilizing all the awareness gained from the environment you are in (gps, time, charging, wifi, bt, etc) available to make it do whatever you want.
A custom phone for your car. Another look for the office on your touchstone: calendar, todo (well maybe not), time keeping app.
Another when you're going to the ballpark (Baseball Live! Camera at ready, scorekeeping app).
One quick thing, make sure you read the appendix of the pdf / website because w/o the required patch described in section 8b, you'll miss the magic!
Truly amazing app.
Just got this (a couple versions before 1.0) and it is one of the premiere homebrew apps out there. When I upgraded to paid flashcards and twee and shopping manager, I saw what "real" thoughtful, professional grade apps were meant to be. Right behind govnah, preware, and save/restore is mode switcher. Very well done, updated constantly, clever, functional, everything you would expect and are used to from professional webos developers. Even though my husband uses the phone most at work, I am the adapter and experimenter and I pass along "worthy" finds to him. This is one of those that I will make sure he gets.
Absolutely stunning app!
Still working out how to best use the extensive functionality.
@Hrolf: take a look at "Switcharoo Free" for randomized wallpaper settings based off folders (but disable the wallpaper settings in MS first...
For some reason, I can't get the GPS function to work on mine. It never works. I have a Verizon Palm Pre Plus (with GPS Fix running with the patch).
Any suggestions?
Does anyone know of a baseball scorekeeping app?
Still not working on WebOS 2.0 even using the last patchs (Launch Mode Switcher on Luna Boot).
I'm using a Palm Pre 2 with SFR (France)
As a newbie to Palm/WebOS world I was desparately looking for some kind of this app - on Symbian and Android I had profile switchers since ages - have just installed and am glad there's such stuff in WebOS as well.
For sure I'll donate BUT I badly need the option of using the trigger option of GSM cells information as I rarely have GPS/WIFI constantly enabled.