Tactile Clock

about

description

This Android app vibrates the current time when the display is locked and you double-click the power button of your device. How it works Double-click the power button. This might take some practice to work reliably. Press slowly and deliberately. If you double-click too fast the system only recognizes a single click and turns the screen on instead. The time vibration is structured as follows: A short vibration stands for the digit 1 and a long one for the digit 5. The 2 is represented by two consecutive short vibrations, the 6 by a long and a short one and so on. The 0 constitutes an exception with two long vibrations. Examples: * 00:00 = -- -- * 01:18 = . . -... * 02:51 = .. - . * 10:11 = . -- . . * 19:06 = . -.... -. Explanation: The time is processed digit by digit: * . = short vibration * \- = long vibration Leading zeros in the hour and minute fields are omitted. Gaps: To simplify the recognition of the vibration pattern, there exist three kind of gaps with different durations: * \[\]: A short gap between vibrations in the same digit * \[  \]: A medium gap for the separation of two digits within the hour and minute field * \[    \]: A long gap to split hours and minutes Additional features * Keep informed about the current time. The app can vibrate the current time automatically every X minutes or every hour. * Play the [Greenwich Time Signal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Time_Signal) at the start of each hour, similar to a radio station. * Trigger time vibration with [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) (see below for details) * Decide what to do if you double-click when the display is on. You can choose between a warning vibration and having the time vibrated as well. * The app starts automatically after the system reboots. Double-click conflict TactileClock is triggered by clicking the power button twice in quick succession. This may conflict with the 'built-in' double-click action of your Android device. For example, a Google Pixel device will typically launch the camera when the power button is double-clicked; a Samsung device may take a screenshot when the power button is double-clicked. If your device has a 'built-in' action when the power button is double-clicked, there are three options to get TactileClock working. Option 1: Disable the 'built-in' double-click action of your device. * Google Pixel: (Settings > System > Gestures > Quickly open camera) * Samsung Galaxy: (Settings > Advanced Features > Side Button > Double Press) * Other devices may require different settings to disable the double-click action. Once the 'built-in' double-click action has been disabled, double-clicking the power button will trigger the TactileClock action. Option 2: Configure TactileClock to trigger after a long double-click. This will allow the 'built-in' double-click action to co-exist with the TactileClock double-click action. 1. Open TactileClock 2. Swipe left to show the 'Shortcut' screen. 3. Modify the 'Click Interval:'. 3a. Set 'From:' to be 500ms. 3b. Set 'To:' to be 1500ms. The `From:` and `To:` values specified above should work, but may need to be adjusted for optimal results on your device. Once configured, a fast double-click will trigger your devices 'built-in' action, while a slow double-click will trigger the TactileClock action. Option 3: Use Tasker to trigger time vibration with custom events Use [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) to trigger time vibration from hardware buttons, device shake, NFC tags, or any other event your phone supports. To set this up, create a new task in the Tasker-app, choose an event and then add TactileClock's vibrate-time action from the "Plugin" category.

publisher

78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d

first seen

2026-10-08T22:40:32.054293+00:00

last event

2026-06-23 08:01 UTC

install

zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client

source & build

repository

https://github.com/scheibler/tactileclock

arch flags

android-arm64-v8a

manifest

missing

releases (kind 30063)

1 release indexed; latest 2.6.2.

assets & verification

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2.6.2 — TactileClock_v2.6.2.apk

sha256

96b477d7d42580c23a40f1ab9e2c848f0fc388c30c2c804fff71507cb04d8901

size

6.0 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

17

apk cert sha256

6211aafb8fbc59e6a13dee55e888c15cf655ac55c4b9d4ba1066b5f9111885c4

download

TactileClock_v2.6.2.apk

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