ALP Bluetooth Module & ALPConnect App Review by Mirage

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Originally Posted by shanetrainST

Thanks for clearing that up mirage, I was not referring to audio quality but more the 80's style music that follows the alarm, and that makes it not clear to the end user :) compared too the blinder and LI where the voice pack in total is 300kb in size. I could only imagine that it would output on the iPhone @ 320kbps making for some nice audio for the ALP. Also custom voices could be achieve with an import of the voice recording from the generic iPhone recorder app that come on every iPhone. Yea that would be a handy feature to turn the music off and keep siren & voice alert.

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Feature to select different alert notifications is already planned. I need to get with Mirage to give them alternatives to use in the app but with the Holiday's I have not had any time but will tackle this after the holiday's are over. There will be additional voice packs in the future even with different language options but the ability to record your own will not be implemented. Everything in the AL Priority is timed perfectly and having one voice that's even a few milliseconds off from the original timed recordings could throw everything out of sync.

The next version will be to mostly to fix small issues such as displaying version number in the app, improve some connection issues, add a permanent auto reconnect in case the connection is somehow dropped, include some changed graphics, solve some voicepack discrepancies, add audio routing options, the audio changed to mixing background sound with app instead of cutting and mute button changed to direct Full mute (with stop LID) while in Laser alert so just a single tap instead of a double tap to kill.

http://youtu.be/EbBS8jCGcOw

Pretty neat stuff. Makes me wish I wasn't so poor.

Maybe in a future version of the app it could have a configuration option with three choices: 1) 1st tap=mute, 2nd tap=JTK; 2) 1st tap=JTK, 2nd tap=mute; 3) 1st tap mutes and JTKs.

Another idea for a future module would be to combine the button control and the BT module into one, so you can use your phone or use the buttons to control the ALP without having to unplug and replug.

What happens if you're listening to music through your phone/iPod and the ALP alerts? Also, what happens if you're on a call?

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Originally Posted by radargeek

Pretty neat stuff. Makes me wish I wasn't so poor.

Maybe in a future version of the app it could have a configuration option with three choices: 1) 1st tap=mute, 2nd tap=JTK; 2) 1st tap=JTK, 2nd tap=mute; 3) 1st tap mutes and JTKs.

Another idea for a future module would be to combine the button control and the BT module into one, so you can use your phone or use the buttons to control the ALP without having to unplug and replug.

What happens if you're listening to music through your phone/iPod and the ALP alerts? Also, what happens if you're on a call?

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In the upcoming release there is an option for ducking (mute other sounds and allow the ALPConnect app to broadcast alert) and an option for mix in which the two are combined. Now I'm not sure what happens if you are on a call because typically this is a separate interface to the radio and depending on the vehicle the call might always override the audio. Just something to be cautious of. Also, in the upcoming release AL has addressed the iPhone/iPod's screen off notification issue. So if you forgot to turn on your screen then it will still alert you based on your notification settings. This is great because now it will be difficult to miss an alert because of the screen being off. You do have to make sure all alerts are on in notification settings.