Description
Executive Assistant (EA) provides an all-in-one interface for quickly reviewing your:+ Email: any combination of GMail, Google Apps, or POP/IMAP accounts. Exchange too if you use a supported email client. See below for a list of supported clients.
+ Text messages: both native and Google Voice, including pop-up and reply options
+ Missed calls: return calls directly from the app
+ Calendar events (including Exchange & Facebook if supported by your phone)
+ Tasks: Astrid, DGT GTD (w/Pure Widget plugin), Google Tasks Organizer, Got To Do, GTasks by Dato, ToDo Task Manager, or TouchDown
+ Google Reader
+ Twitter timeline
+ Facebook news
Use in any of 4 modes:
+ Lock Screen: Use as a lock screen replacement to preview all of your stuff without going thru the hassle of unlocking the phone. You choose which info is safe to show on the lock screen.
+ Welcome Screen: Instant-on immediately after unlocking the phone.
+ Home Screen Widget: 'always on' interface wherever you want it. Use a full-widget that includes a preview area, or a single-row, icons-only widget that simply shows the app icons with counts. Many sizes to choose from. Optionally use a Sense-like or Glass theme for the full-widget.
+ Lock Screen Widget: for Android 4.2 & up you can also put the EA widget on the system lock screen.
Full-widgets are scrollable for Android 3.0 & later, and for any launcher that supports version 2 of the scrollable widgets extension, such as: ADW, Launcher+, Go and Zeam.
In every mode: launch apps, return missed calls, dial voicemail (or optionally choose to launch Google Voice, Visual Voicemail or any other voicemail app).
Reply to SMS messages directly from the Welcome Screen or Lock Screen, without unlocking (if you enable this option).
Host your favorite widgets & shortcuts on lock or welcome screen.
The background image will be the same as your home screen wallpaper (including live wallpapers). Customize the color and transparency of the text displays in all modes. Optionally select custom icons for the tabs.
Integrates with MetaWatch (MWM-CE & MWM-NE)
Supported POP/IMAP clients: AquaMail, Enhanced Email, K9 and Kaiten Mail
You don’t need to use a supported client to access POP/IMAP accounts in EA, however, if you do, then EA can access your messages directly from the on-device database, without having to fetch them over your data connection. Also, tapping a message in EA will open it in the corresponding app.
If you don’t want to use one of the supported email clients, then you can use EA’s free POP/IMAP add-on to fetch your messages from your mail server (EA will install it for you if you decide to use it).
Supported Exchange clients: TouchDown by NitroDesk and Enhanced Email by Quantum Solutions
If you want to preview Exchange email in EA, your best options are to use either TouchDown or Enhanced Email. TouchDown is a dedicated Exchange app that gives you access to your corporate email, calendar and tasks. Enhanced Email is a general email client that supports Exchange accounts in addition to POP/IMAP accounts. Some people are also able to access their Exchange accounts using K9 or Kaiten. Some Exchange servers also allow access via IMAP.
Note that we would also love to support the stock EMail & GMail apps but unfortunately, Google does not currently allow 3rd party apps to access those databases.
GMAIL USERS:
Even without direct access to the GMail app’s data, you still have two good options for accessing your gmail & Google Apps accounts in EA:
1. enable IMAP for your account (from GMail on the web, see Settings/Mail settings/Forwarding & POP/IMAP), then access your account using one of the supported POP/IMAP clients, or the POP/IMAP add-on.
or,
2. select the "Get from Google" option when setting up your account in EA and EA will fetch your gmail preview from Google’s servers.
Please email support@appventive.com if you have any questions or problems.
wjcollum
Jun 22, 2012 7:23:23 PM
Great Idea, Inconsistent Implementation This app is at it's core a really good idea: Put all of your communications-related notifications (email, SMS, vociemail, etc.) in one place. But, it doesn't always work. For me (Samsung Galaxy S2), notification updates happen randomly, incosistently, or not at all. For example, the little unread email message counter (I use K9 for email) will sometimes update when I get a new email, but usually will not (the same is true for the other notification categories like SMS and Calendar). This means that the app can't really be trusted to provide the information it is intended to provide and isn't, therefore, very useful. The exception to this is the "Facebook" tab which will nag you about every possible event that occurs on your Facebook account (wouldn't it be better if it just notified you of personal events, such as posts to your wall or private messages?). I wish I could give this app a hearty "two thumbs up" as I really wanted to like it (and use it), but it just doesn't work consistently and reliably.
Lux
Jun 16, 2012 1:26:12 PM
Icons are too small. Tab icons should be a little bigger.
Howard
Jun 11, 2012 12:32:28 AM
This is a must-have Amazing app, one of the most useful apps on my phone, so glad I came across it
Michael
May 25, 2012 5:13:01 PM
Great app/ assist Helps with all... Greatest app
John
Apr 25, 2012 4:31:07 AM
Good God's
Roy Assaly
Apr 18, 2012 4:10:49 PM
Love this app This was one of the first apps I installed. It reminded me of the old Nokia lockscreen widgets that I had put in. A quick glance and I could see my upcoming calendar, missed emails, texts, phone, etc. Very handy, and great communication from the developer when ICS had just come out. Support was quick and friendly.
Alise
Apr 15, 2012 10:44:00 AM
Omg! They want me to install way too much stuff. It would b great if it came with everything . But it want me to install a bunch of craps and it just puts it all in one place. No.
ORichmond
Apr 7, 2012 5:32:00 PM
Needs work Great concept but keeps freezing my phone. Forecloses a lot. Epic 4g
Jacquelyn
Apr 1, 2012 3:56:36 PM
Terrible Useless. Laggy. Crap
Paul
Mar 31, 2012 1:36:58 PM
Quick glance and you are up to date