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The Easy Mobile app and Push Button
The Easy Mobile app and Push Button
The Easy Mobile app and Push Button
turn your Android device into a simple,
turn your Android device into a simple,
turn your Android device into a simple,
Unique Perspectives Ltd.
www.housemate.ie
easy-to-use mobile phone.
easy
December 2020
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Summary of Contents for HouseMate Easy Mobile
- Page 1 User Manual December 2020 The Easy Mobile app and Push Button The Easy Mobile app and Push Button The Easy Mobile app and Push Button turn your Android device into a simple, turn your Android device into a simple, turn your Android device into a simple, easy easy-to-use mobile phone.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
6.4 Un-Programming Gallery Integrating WhatsApp 8.1 Configuring WhatsApp 8.2 Syncing WhatsApp Contacts 8.3 Answering & Ending WhatsApp calls Uninstalling Easy Mobile Push Button Specifications & Compliance Maintenance Safety and Misuse Warnings Warranty & Sales and Service Information Unique Perspectives Ltd. -
Page 3: Introduction
December 2020 Introduction Easy Mobile overcomes the complexity of modern mobile phones by Easy Mobile overcomes the complexity of modern mobile phones by combining the Phone the Phone, Contacts and Home Screen functions into a single easy functions into a single easy-to-use app. It is ideal for elderly people and those with . -
Page 4: Installing The App
After installation you will be requested to accept the following permissions: Home Screen If desired Easy Mobile can be set as the default home screen thereby greatly If desired Easy Mobile can be set as the default home screen thereby greatly If desired Easy Mobile can be set as the default home screen thereby greatly simplifying the user’s device. - Page 5 Screen Lock If possible set the Screen Lock to none to avoid complications waking up the phone. If you cannot do this Easy Mobile must be chosen as the default home screen in order to wake up the phone correctly, Unique Perspectives Ltd.
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Page 6: Setup Wizard
Setup Wizard After installing for the first time the setup wizard will begin automatically. The first step is to choose the app options. The App options allow you to customize Easy Mobile to suit a particular user’s needs and abilities. - Page 7 Easy Mobile home page. Step 2: Auto-Answer Contacts If you enabled Auto-Answer in the first step you can choose which contacts Easy Mobile will automatically answer the phone too. Step 3: Shake-to-wakeup If you enabled Shake to Wakeup in the first step you can choose the “strength” of the shake required to wake up the phone.
- Page 8 The theme determines the colours and style used throughout the app. Step 5: Select a grid size The contacts are displayed in a grid alphabetically. If possible choose a grid size that matches the number of contacts on the phone. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 8 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
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Page 9: Home Screen & Navigation
User Manual December 2020 Home Screen & Navigation The Easy Mobile home screen with all wizard options selected and a 2x2 grid is shown below. Click the Settings symbol Wifi & Network to edit options and access signal strength and the system apps. -
Page 10: Making & Answering Calls
PreCall window. Confirm the call by pressing the green button or press the red button to cancel. When you make a selection the call will be made and the InCall window will appear. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 10 of 30 www.housemate.ie... - Page 11 If auto-answer is enabled and the contact has been chosen for auto-answering, then, after a moment, the call will be automatically answered. If you do not answer an incoming call the Missed Call window will be presented after the phone has stopped ringing. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 11 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
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Page 12: Push Buttons & Programming
It is also available your own OEM products. your own OEM products. with a fabric cover for attachment to a pillow or with a fabric cover for attachment to a pillow or clothing. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 12 of 30 www.housemate.ie... -
Page 13: Leds & Battery Tests
Easy Mobile has detected that it has been pressed it instructs i because once Easy Mobile has detected that it has been pressed it instructs it to turn off immediately to t to turn off immediately to save battery. -
Page 14: Programming
Having detected the button you must now choose what type of trigger you want to program. If you are only using 1 trigger per button then choose Single Click to always get the quickest response from your button. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 14 of 30 www.housemate.ie... - Page 15 30 seconds the Gallery is closed. Trigger IFTTT event It is beyond the scope of this user manual to explain IFTTT in detail but this action can be used to trigger IFTTT web hooks service. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 15 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
- Page 16 If you disable this option you must explicitly program a trigger for call management. Multiple Devices Normally, once a trigger has been detected Easy Mobile instructs the Push Button to switch off to save battery. However, if you are using the same Push...
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Page 17: Un-Programming
If you wish to only erase the programming for a particular button then choose Continue and then press your button to identify it. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 17 of 30 www.housemate.ie... - Page 18 User Manual December 2020 Once the button has been detected, instead of choosing a trigger, select Forget Button to erase the programming. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 18 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
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Page 19: Gallery
Push Button or by selecting the Gallery icon from the Homepage. A useful feature of WhatsApp is that photos you receive are automatically downloaded into your Gallery. This means that a contact can send photos to the Easy Mobile phone user. When a new photo is received a badge is added to the Gallery button icon. -
Page 20: Integrating Whatsapp
Integrating WhatsApp In order to be able to answer and make WhatsApp voice and video calls Easy Mobile must record where on the screen the WhatsApp “Answer call” and “End call” buttons are. To be able to do this you will need a second device to hand. - Page 21 Step 3: Fix screen orientation Easy Mobile records the gestures it needs to answer and end calls in one screen orientation. Make sure to fix the orientation of the phone in the way that it is going to be used, i.e. portrait or landscape.
- Page 22 1 – First ring the phone from another device. If you make a mistake or the gestures were not recorded in the correct place start the configuration again from the Settings menu. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 22 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
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Page 23: Syncing Whatsapp Contacts
Syncing WhatsApp Contacts If you wish to be able to make WhatsApp calls from Easy Mobile you need to ensure that the contacts are synced with your device. To do this add the WhatsApp contacts you wish to call to your device including the international prefix code. -
Page 24: Answering & Ending Whatsapp Calls
When the call is answered the End call button will appear on top of the WhatsApp In Call window. To end the call press the red End call button. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 24 of 30 www.housemate.ie... -
Page 25: Uninstalling Easy Mobile
Mobile is Home app Because Easy Mobile is generally set as the default Home Screen the uninstall button will be disabled. If this is the case you must choose a different home screen app before you can uninstall Easy Mobile. - Page 26 User Manual December 2020 Select a different app for the home screen.. When you return to the Easy Mobile page the Uninstall button should be enabled. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 26 of 30 www.housemate.ie...
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Page 27: Push Button Specifications & Compliance
Standard lithium coin battery Battery Life CR2032: >100,000 button presses CR2450: >200,000 button presses Connectivity Connectivity Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy Programming Programming 3 functions in addition to call management management Compliance FCC ID A8TBM71S2 Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 27 of 30 www.housemate.ie... -
Page 28: Maintenance
User Manual December 2020 Maintenance The Easy Mobile Push Buttons should be regularly checked for integrity. Loose, damaged or corroded connectors or terminals, or damaged cabling should be reported to your Service Centre and be replaced immediately. The Lithium coin batteries should be regularly checked for corrosion or leakage. -
Page 29: Safety And Misuse Warnings
While the manufacturer has made every effort to ensure that RFI does not cause problems, very strong signals could still cause a problem. Report any malfunctions immediately to your Service Agent. Unique Perspectives Ltd. Page 29 of 30 www.housemate.ie... -
Page 30: Warranty & Sales And Service Information
Has not been subjected to misuse or accident, or been modified or repaired by any person other than someone authorised by Unique Perspectives Ltd. • Has been used solely for the use of controlling the Easy Mobile app. For Sales and Service advice, or in case of any difficulty, please contact: Unique Perspectives Ltd.
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