Just some small tweaks & additions that would love to see for the Harmony 2 future updates that I think would enhance it, while still remaining simplistic:
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Have ability to remove certain default sounds that came with the clock off it, to make room for our own custom ones.
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Have ability for 2nd alarm, we can customize days of week & time.
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Have a setting where a sound we choose automatically begins at a certain time for a certain duration (act as a sleep timer)- setting could just divert to relaxation if necessary, but making it automatic would be the feature.
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If allowed a yellow/warmer tint backlight, have a setting where we choose what time it turns on/off.
Extra bonus to have it “gradually” turn on during bedtime- obviously this part is not necessary and I know people may disagree, it’s just a suggestion keep in mind.
- Allow us to have ability to upload our own breath work & sound bath MP3’s for Meditating. It could all be under “Meditation”
I realize not everyone would want this. Hence it would be optional; main feature is allowing us upload CUSTOM mp3 to “Meditation” category- that includes sounds too.
More in-depth detail for developers with explanation so you know where I’m coming from:
1- On Mudita Center, if we can add new custom mp3 files, are we able to remove some default ones that the clock came with? I guarentee I will never use at least 2 of them. I’d love to offload them completely from my clock. It just takes up storage. It also allows each user to customize their sounds uniquely to them.
2- Is there any possibility we could add a second alarm? Think of it as a spousal alarm. My partner and I wake up at different times, but sometimes I still wake up with his iPhone alarm because I use my alarm for myself and he needs to wake up 4 hours before me for work. I think this will ultimately convince him to keep his phone out of the room as well.
You might say “well it doesn’t make sense to make a second alarm just for this specific situation” so let me add another reason/way this could be used. What if someone wants to wake up a little later on weekends? Bam, you can set the 2nd alarm to go off only on Saturdays and Sundays. It might sound complex, but having 2 alarms I feel like isn’t too much. It will allow the user to customize their clock to their situation without having to always re-adjust the alarm time every time they want to change it. It might actually become helpful!
It would certainly add a “day of week” setting though and you can customize which day/s you want that 2nd one to play, whether it’s every day or certain ones.
3- One of my favorite features of the clock is the bedtime reminder, especially because it goes off every night at the exact same time I tell it to. I’m wondering if a setting could be added so that “relaxation” begins at a certain time and for a certain duration every single night?
I know I could easily go to relaxation to put myself to sleep, but if there was an automatic setting like with the bedtime reminder, then I can choose say between 9:30pm-10:00pm it will automatically begin a certain sound. Or if you guys prefer, make the option a length (30 min, 1 hour, etc) where we can adjust time it begins & for that duration we pick before it automatically shuts off. I like that for both bedtime reminder & alarm, we have the option to choose a specific sound, so similarly, would love it if I could choose a specific sound to fall asleep to.
It would basically be an easier way to just add an automatic setting that diverts to relaxation instead of creating a whole seperate category as “sleep timer” but whatever works, honestly. I think this would just be a really nice feature and considering it can already happen, the only thing the developers would add would be a setting to start a nighttime.
4- I love that the alarm in the morning has a setting so that it gradually gets louder. Could there be a setting where at night, the clock light gradually changes from the white light to yellow light? Or more so, the yellow light gradually turns on? It will go along with the bedtime tune to put you in “bedtime” mode. If not, I’m happy with as soon as the bedtime signal goes, the yellow black light turns on. That would be nice. Of course I understand, I myself can make that happen if & when you allow yellow backlight. I could time it so that they are synchronized.
5- For meditation: if the developers ever work out a way where we can add CUSTOM sounds (like we spoke about before) could we ourselves upload breath work and sound bath exercises mp3? I feel like they goes hand in hand with meditation. Otherwise, could that be a feature? I understand not everyone would want this, which is why I’m asking if we can have the option to do it ourselves. That way those who don’t want it don’t need to add it, but it will allow me to upload some under the “meditation”
Let me know if you need me to clarify my idea in any way, will happy to do so. I know I wrote it all lengthy to be descriptive, but I think they could really elevate the experience, while still remaining simplistic.
But, are you looking to expand that feature? With a timer for your bedtime routine? Is that what the idea is?
I think this feature will be expanded in these ways. Would this be useful for you as well?