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Option to go full screen without the ringing bell animation #63
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There's a option for segments (notify, normal etc) to go full screen.
When the app goes full screen, it also has an animation of a bell, even when it's full screen for a normal step. I'd prefer a plain full-screen mode in normal mode without the distractions of a animated bell.
My usercase is that when I am coaching a group, I put down my phone and let it loop the segments. This way, I need to keep an eye on it from a distance to see how much time is left, and what "mode" it is in.
(I might do a few other issues related for the usercase "using app for coaching while keeping an eye on it from a distance", I'll think of a more concise name 😉 )
Reacted by citizenserious
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DeweyReed commentedon Nov 5, 2023
I can think of two ways to improve the situation:
By the way, you can increase the text size of the remaining time of the running timer in the app's "Customize Screen" setting.
KhaaL commentedon Nov 7, 2023
I think the second alternative is the most feasible.
Intuitively, I'd expect that an animated alarm bell should only be present in a notifier step and not in a normal step. But that change might cause confusion to those who are already using the app :-)
DeweyReed commentedon Nov 7, 2023
It is the "Screen" reminder that is available for any step that triggers an animated alarm bell. The type of step doesn't require any reminders.
citizenserious commentedon Jun 15, 2026
I’d like to add a related use case for the fullscreen mode:
I use TimeR Machine for home workouts with exercise images/GIFs attached to steps. GIFs work well as exercise guides, but in the current running view they are quite small / secondary.
It would be very useful to have an option for a fullscreen view where the current step’s image/GIF is shown prominently, ideally together with the remaining time and step name.
Thanks a lot for this amazing app (: