SmartStay Ex Pro

SmartStay Ex Pro$2.40

Rated 3.53/5 (160) —  Free Android application by nebkat

About SmartStay Ex Pro

SmartStay Ex keeps your screen from turning off while you are using it.

SmartStay Ex scans the front camera for faces at regular intervals. If a face is found, it will keep the screen from turning off. There are many advanced options available and many more planned!

PRO APP REQUIRES FREE APP TO WORK

Suggestions: https://eyespy.uservoice.com/




Features
- Supports Android 2.3+
- Customizable check frequency
- SmartTimeout™ - Only scan when screen is about to turn off
- [PRO] Optional status bar notifications
- [PRO] Optional customizable vibration notifications
- [PRO] Continuous mode - scan for a few seconds rather than taking a single picture
- [PRO] Low light mode
- [PRO] Exception list - don't scan in chosen apps (e.g. app that lags while scanning)




FAQ

Q: Does SmartStay Ex waste battery?
A: SmartStay Ex wastes very little battery, especially when vibration notifications are disabled.

Q: Does SmartStay Ex only work if it recognises my own face?
A: SmartStay Ex does not recognise faces, it just detects them, so it will work with any face.

Q: Do camera apps work when SmartStay Ex is enabled?
A: Yes, but occasionally there could be a few second delay if SmartStay Ex is scanning.

Q: Why is continuous mode only available on Android 4.0 ICS devices?
A: Continuous mode (or live face detection) is a feature that was added in Android 4.0 and is not available in previous versions.

Q: Why does SmartStay Ex scan even if the screen is not about to turn off?
A: It is not possible for an app to detect when the screen is about to turn off so SmartStay Ex must check regularly whether a face is visible.




Devices

Known Supported Devices:
- HTC One S
- HTC Sensation 4G
- Motorola Atrix
- Samsung Epic 4G
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Samsung Galaxy S3
- Samsung Nexus S
- Sony Xperia S

Known Unsupported Devices:
- Meizu MX

How to Download / Install

Download and install SmartStay Ex Pro version 1.5.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: com.beansoft.eyespy, download SmartStay Ex Pro.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
1.5
- EyeSpy + SmartStay Ex merge
Price update  Price changed from $2.43 to $2.40.
More downloads  SmartStay Ex Pro reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
Price update  Price changed from $2.00 to $2.43.

What are users saying about SmartStay Ex Pro

M70%
by M####:

Ezt a funkciót irigyeltem legjobban a SGS III-ban, és íme: közel egy gombóc fagyi árából már meg is van! :)

X70%
by X####:

Like others say... crashes S2 phone.

N70%
by N####:

Perfect works

Z70%
by Z####:

Works good but My camera freezes please update

Z70%
by Z####:

Like others say... crashes S2 phone.

K70%
by K####:

Works great only brought 2 support developer

Z70%
by Z####:

None of the pro features are available even with the pro package installed. Was excellent before then.

Z70%
by Z####:

Superb! Works Perfectly On My SGS2 Running CM9. Now, I Don't Have To Bother Touching Screens While Reading E-Books or Playing Games. By The Way, JB Support? It crashes while testing on CM10. Could be cos its still a new build?!

C70%
by C####:

I find that this app some time hoses audio streaming. BeyondPod last.FM and Google music seem to all get killed on scans. Not all the time, but quite often.

Z70%
by Z####:

Fixed unlock, may need to uninstall/'re install

Z70%
by Z####:

Nice app to use, which is feature in the Samsung Galaxy S3. I don't know if you can reverse this feature and open your screen by just facing your mobile or not.

Z70%
by Z####:

Worked fine for a day but now jamming my camera all the time. Always showing "camera failed" when eyespy is running. Total disaster.

G70%
by G####:

Works OK

Z70%
by Z####:

Wow... it really works.

Z70%
by Z####:

It does work really well. I would like to see a widget to easily turn the app off and on.

Z70%
by Z####:

It won't show up in the store on my Nexus 7, could you make it compatible? Would work great when reading long pieces of text on a tablet. Also, camera app won't start on my Galaxy Nexus when Eyespy is running

Z70%
by Z####:

Awesome tool!

Z70%
by Z####:

Excellent app from a recognized developer.

Z70%
by Z####:

App does as it's says. Would be cool to have some more options (Turn screen off, when no face detected e.g.), but else nice thing :)

Z70%
by Z####:

Was a great app but since the name change and merge it will not open. I have free version installed and the pro but just FC as soon as its opened, please fix!

Z70%
by Z####:

This is one of the features I miss from stock GS3.

O70%
by O####:

If i try to open the camera when the scan is taking place, camera crashes. Then I have to reboot to fix it.

Z70%
by Z####:

May have been a setting I messed up but Smart Stay Ex just worked so I'll probably just use that.

I70%
by I####:

This has given my SGSII a whole new lease of life, THANK YOU

O70%
by O####:

I'm still on 4.12 and with a nexus 7. Smart stay no longer works recently. When it did, was a brilliant and useful app. Please fix this paid app. Thanks.

Y70%
by Y####:

Not very pleased with purchase. App crashes randomly. mm-qcamera-deamon process is probably triggered by app causing battery drain.

J70%
by J####:

I was having trouble figuring out how to get it to recognize my face. Contacted developer who responded promptly & had me try continuous scan. That got it to work, but only about 20% of the time with very good lighting. Gingerbread 2.3.4

M70%
by M####:

Program works subliminally, s3, I almost asked for my money back until realized with the pro version and notifications on and screen timeout low that it does what it is supposed to very well only thing is I have to go to Google play to open program? I am sure it will get better over time.

M70%
by M####:

I was happy with this app but uninstalled after discovering this app is triggering my front camera when the screen is OFF… I understand privacy could be an issue with an app like this but this is extremely intrusive! Removed from 2 devices, not happy I paid.

M70%
by M####:

Very good app that does exactly what it says. Only thing that seems a little silly is that it scans at specific intervals, regardless of whether or not the display has been idle. So, you may have just interacted with the device, but if a scan is due two seconds later, you're getting it anyway. It should only scan when the device is idle. Update: doesn't work at all on my new Nexus 7 LTE.

H70%
by H####:

I bought this due to the screenshots showing some very handy sounding options on the PRO version but on installing these options didn't exist. Have mailed the developer but not heard anything back yet. App crashes a lot on my Xperia SP but when it doesn't crash the face recognition works well. Add in the options shown in the screenshots and fix the crashing and ill re-install it.

U70%
by U####:

After about half a day the app stops working and has go be manually restarted. It's been that way since quite a few months. No fix and no updates.

M70%
by M####:

I used previous smart stay, that was good and stable never freezes but though the new version have good scanning but a once in a day it must freeze, please fix this. I am using galaxy note (ICS 4.0.4). Also it is scanning even when screen is touched which is unnecessary, you can reset scan time when screen is touched or any button is pressed. Update: Application is freezing and keeping my screen on, Dev is sleeping even after several report.

C70%
by C####:

This is day one of buying the pro version so I might be a little premature. So far this app works perfectly. Also really glad to see that I could remove the annoying notification.

M70%
by M####:

Would prefer an in-app purchase so I dont have to install two apps.

J70%
by J####:

Great app works great with my Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy S2, does have some glitches like low light situations where it doesn't recognize me

M70%
by M####:

Continuous scanning doesn't work well on sgs3 with cm10. Kinda takes away the point of pro version. I bought this to donate/support. Free app is ok, seems a bit less dependable than the original tw smart stay though. *Please add function to override screen off in certain apps, so for instance in gallery the screen could always be on. Still no updates, dev must have abandoned the project..

M70%
by M####:

The application works pretty good but with one complain: Q: Why does SmartStay Ex scan even if the screen is not about to turn off? A: Couldn't you detect when screen/keys are touched and then reset timer counter? I think that could be than or I'm wrong?

M70%
by M####:

Best smart stay alternative but use higher ram.

M70%
by M####:

Just how I like it to work.


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