text-STAR
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Text-STAR by Cinqpoint, LLC
Mitigating Distracted Driving
text-STAR helps save lives by providing crucial insight and tools to improve road safety.
**At least one Location Services on your phone must be "On" for greatest value in functionality. GPS use is best.**
**Greater notification options now added.**
** Requires Android 2.2 and up.**
**May require disabling or even removing GO SMS. See note below!
Responsibility through Accountability. Replies to incoming calls and text messages while in motion but, you decide when. Text-STAR doesn't block phone functionality, instead allows your discretion to improve in your phone management while driving and rates your performance via the Safe Texting Accountability Report available to users, parents, and employers.
What is text-STAR?
text-STAR is a groundbreaking road safety advancement in the fight back against Distracted Driving from texting or calls while driving.. text-STAR is arming drivers with valuable insight reflecting a driver’s safe handling of mobile technology. Drivers can now get a text-STAR score reflective of safe driving habits thru distracted driving avoidance.
What is a text-STAR score?
A text-STAR score is the result of the assessment of mobile technology use while driving. This provides a driver specific personalized score.
How does text-STAR work?
Text-STAR helps you avoid distracted driving as your digital personal assistant while scoring you on the use of your phone while in motion. This data is utilized by text-STAR to formulate a driver specific profile and score. The text-STAR Report contains a text-STAR Score with a breakdown of the driver’s performance profile. The result is a new level of insight which drivers can utilize as a measuring stick to improve upon. Once you develop a good score contact your insurance carrier directly (not the agent) and ask if they participate in a text-STAR's Preferred Carrier Network for a possible discount.
Why the need of a text-STAR score?
In order to overcome distracted driving related deaths and injuries taking place on our roads, text-STAR's PLATFORM of CHANGE allows for the opportunity to identify and reduce unacceptable risk for all drivers. Insight provided by text-STAR’s driver specific profile is a major benefit for everyone. Just one safer driver means a safer road for many.
Good text-STAR scores serve as a useful tool in demonstrating to insurance carriers that safe driving without the distraction of mobile technology is possible. This would in turn help curb increasing premiums from the current high cost of claims that result from distracted driving.
Parents of teen drivers can now gain the peace of mind that only comes from knowing! Parents who use text-STAR will gain a priceless opportunity to address and correct distraction driving problems before the unthinkable becomes a reality.
Modes
Auto Engage: The best and mode to use text-STAR is in the automatic mode which auto engages your Personal Texting Assistant upon detecting motion above 10mph.
Manual: You control when text-STAR is on, letting you send auto replies when you're on the move or just need some space.
Passenger: For those times when you're not a driver. Get through the passenger verification process and use your phone as you normally would. Only allowed in motion via verification of being a passenger.
Scheduler
The scheduler allows text-STAR to automatically reply to SMS and MMS messages you receive during those pre-selected times.
NOTE: GO SMS blocks other apps from determining that the user has received a text message, in effect disabling other apps' ability to react to incoming SMS and MMS messages. If you have GO SMS installed and still experience a problem with text-STAR not auto responding, you'll need to un-check the "Disable other message notification" feature of GO SMS (found in Settings, Advanced tab, Receive Settings). You may have to uninstall Go SMS to solve the problem.
Mitigating Distracted Driving
text-STAR helps save lives by providing crucial insight and tools to improve road safety.
**At least one Location Services on your phone must be "On" for greatest value in functionality. GPS use is best.**
**Greater notification options now added.**
** Requires Android 2.2 and up.**
**May require disabling or even removing GO SMS. See note below!
Responsibility through Accountability. Replies to incoming calls and text messages while in motion but, you decide when. Text-STAR doesn't block phone functionality, instead allows your discretion to improve in your phone management while driving and rates your performance via the Safe Texting Accountability Report available to users, parents, and employers.
What is text-STAR?
text-STAR is a groundbreaking road safety advancement in the fight back against Distracted Driving from texting or calls while driving.. text-STAR is arming drivers with valuable insight reflecting a driver’s safe handling of mobile technology. Drivers can now get a text-STAR score reflective of safe driving habits thru distracted driving avoidance.
What is a text-STAR score?
A text-STAR score is the result of the assessment of mobile technology use while driving. This provides a driver specific personalized score.
How does text-STAR work?
Text-STAR helps you avoid distracted driving as your digital personal assistant while scoring you on the use of your phone while in motion. This data is utilized by text-STAR to formulate a driver specific profile and score. The text-STAR Report contains a text-STAR Score with a breakdown of the driver’s performance profile. The result is a new level of insight which drivers can utilize as a measuring stick to improve upon. Once you develop a good score contact your insurance carrier directly (not the agent) and ask if they participate in a text-STAR's Preferred Carrier Network for a possible discount.
Why the need of a text-STAR score?
In order to overcome distracted driving related deaths and injuries taking place on our roads, text-STAR's PLATFORM of CHANGE allows for the opportunity to identify and reduce unacceptable risk for all drivers. Insight provided by text-STAR’s driver specific profile is a major benefit for everyone. Just one safer driver means a safer road for many.
Good text-STAR scores serve as a useful tool in demonstrating to insurance carriers that safe driving without the distraction of mobile technology is possible. This would in turn help curb increasing premiums from the current high cost of claims that result from distracted driving.
Parents of teen drivers can now gain the peace of mind that only comes from knowing! Parents who use text-STAR will gain a priceless opportunity to address and correct distraction driving problems before the unthinkable becomes a reality.
Modes
Auto Engage: The best and mode to use text-STAR is in the automatic mode which auto engages your Personal Texting Assistant upon detecting motion above 10mph.
Manual: You control when text-STAR is on, letting you send auto replies when you're on the move or just need some space.
Passenger: For those times when you're not a driver. Get through the passenger verification process and use your phone as you normally would. Only allowed in motion via verification of being a passenger.
Scheduler
The scheduler allows text-STAR to automatically reply to SMS and MMS messages you receive during those pre-selected times.
NOTE: GO SMS blocks other apps from determining that the user has received a text message, in effect disabling other apps' ability to react to incoming SMS and MMS messages. If you have GO SMS installed and still experience a problem with text-STAR not auto responding, you'll need to un-check the "Disable other message notification" feature of GO SMS (found in Settings, Advanced tab, Receive Settings). You may have to uninstall Go SMS to solve the problem.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
* Home screen indicates Auto=A, Manual=M, or Passenger=P modes
* Compatibility fixes for Android 4.0 and above
* Bug fixes
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* New version now limits notifications and provides for greater notification options.
* Users can now select the minimum time between auto responses to the same texter or caller within a single auto-response session
* Home screen indicates Auto=A, Manual=M, or Passenger=P modes
* Compatibility fixes for Android 4.0 and above
* Bug fixes
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* New version now limits notifications and provides for greater notification options.
* Users can now select the minimum time between auto responses to the same texter or caller within a single auto-response session
Version update text-STAR was updated to version 1.82
More downloads text-STAR reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about text-STAR
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This app is phenomenal. I read that others had initial setup issues but mine was fine...I have the Galaxy s4 maybe they had iPhones?
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Great idea and well done. I am uninstalling however due to the constant nagging to turn on GPS. I don't leave my GPS on when I'm not travelling and being prompted to do so every few min is more irritating and an unnecessary battery drain.
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I just downloaded this app and created an account, but now whenever I try to log in on my LG Optimus C, it says that ot can't communicate with the server.
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This app is phenomenal. I read that others had initial setup issues but mine was fine...I have the Galaxy s4 maybe they had iPhones?
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But eats battery quick....always looking for gps lock. Uninstalled.
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I am seeing that whenever this app send auto-response, it sends it twice in a row. It never use to do this. Otherwise I'd give it 5 stars for what it does.
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10/11/14 app sends text messages when gps is disabled and i am stationary. No pattern to the glitch.t. Other than that, it does what it is advertised to do.
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Would really like to see a notification icon that let's you know if text-STAR is active or not. I wonder if it thinks I'm driving when I'm not and if people will get my auto reply when they really shouldn't. Would be a really nice little feature.
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Seemed to work as advertised, but am on my sixth hour of trying to get out of an infinite loop after test texting myself. Open to using again if the bug is fixed.
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Really like the ability to auto reply when app senses driving. Will give 5 starts when app can read texts and callers aloud to you. Also would be nice to be able to edit pre-filled auto replies (at movies, etc). Thanks!
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Users outside of US cannot register on app or website. Until fixed, don't waste time.
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This is great. I love it. Have been using it for 6 months not only to prevent distracted driving but also at work place during meetings to send out auto responses. Thank you for building this :)
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I'd love to try the app, but it keeps telling me that my registration failed to save. I didn't want to give it 1 star because I haven't actually seen it work yet, but it's got to be low because it's broken.
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Sent text msg back for calls but not texts. Did not silence either.
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I was hopeful the issue would be rectified after 3 months. Was looking forward to using the app.
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Won't let me register, says failed to save every time, uninstall.
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I can just throw cell in my glove box while I drive now with no worries. Its most excellent!
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This app is phenomenal. I read that others had initial setup issues but mine was fine...I have the Galaxy s4 maybe they had iPhones?
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Great app
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Great idea and well done. I am uninstalling however due to the constant nagging to turn on GPS. I don't leave my GPS on when I'm not travelling and being prompted to do so every few min is more irritating and an unnecessary battery drain.
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Continues to notify to turn GPS on. Don't want it on all the time so have to uninstall
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Great digital assistant! Like the idea of insurance co,s using the scores as website describes.
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Great idea! Keep the roads safer, get a insurance discount, help rates to drop, stay alive longer. Smart thinking.
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The app performs as advertised. In fully automatic mode, it engages while I'm driving and let's my friends know I can't reply to their texts. If I'm busy I can simply engage Manual mode then select a response and the app does its magic. A very useful app.
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This app did what it promises to do, but it also made my GPS go haywire, trying to find my position every few seconds, even when off in manual mode, EVEN WITH MY PHONE IN AIRPLANE MODE. This was a huge drain on my battery. This was as a deal breaker. Uninstalled. Galaxy S3
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I turn off applications to conserve energy like the GPS function when I am in the house or at work. The program reminds me every ten minutes that GPS is not engaged. Even when I turned the program off, it still chimed every ten minutes. That too, drained my battery. I uninstalled it. Other than that, it does what it is advertised to do.
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Works as advertised
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Same issue can't register on stratosphere 2.
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GPS notification annoying Great idea and well done. I am uninstalling however due to the constant nagging to turn on GPS. I don't leave my GPS on when I'm not travelling and being prompted to do so every few min is more irritating and an unnecessary battery drain.
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Constant notify annoying Continues to notify to turn GPS on. Don't want it on all the time so have to uninstall
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always on I turn off applications to conserve energy like the GPS function when I am in the house or at work. The program reminds me every ten minutes that GPS is not engaged. Even when I turned the program off, it still chimed every ten minutes. That too, drained my battery. I uninstalled it. Other than that, it does what it is advertised to do.
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Great idea! Keep the roads safer, get a insurance discount, help rates to drop, stay alive longer. Smart thinking.
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Bigger picture Great digital assistant! Like the idea of insurance co,s using the scores as website describes.
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Works great!! The app performs as advertised. In fully automatic mode, it engages while I'm driving and let's my friends know I can't reply to their texts. If I'm busy I can simply engage Manual mode then select a response and the app does its magic. A very useful app.
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Battery eater This app did what it promises to do, but it also made my GPS go haywire, trying to find my position every few seconds, even when off in manual mode, EVEN WITH MY PHONE IN AIRPLANE MODE. This was a huge drain on my battery. This was as a deal breaker. Uninstalled. Galaxy S3
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Everyone who drives needs the app on their Android phone. Don't text and drive!