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FAQs

A: With the introduction of iOS 10, LockScreenIt provides an easy way for you to send any type of reminder to your locked iOS device, eliminating the need to unlock your phone or tablet, and then open multiple apps.

In this example, you can see a reminder on the app's widget that holds a checklist of items to pick up at the store for an upcoming happy hour.
 

A: LockScreenIt has an iOS 10+ lock screen "widget" that accompanies the app. This unique lock screen widget allows users to see details regarding anywhere from 1 to 5 active reminder items, all while their device is locked! On top of textual reminder types with descriptions, and notes, and optional checklists, reminders can also include cropped screenshots of anything at all, either from a user's photo library or live from their camera. For example, airline boarding passes! Frequent travelers can avoid anxiety and stress by avoiding interruptions in Internet connectivity, or other common problems. See Laura's use of LockScreenIt in the LockScreenIt (for frequent travelers) video on YouTube

A: The iOS 10+ lock screen widgets are new, and will take a little while to get used to. Here are some simple steps to position the LockScreenIt widget on your device:
  • Swipe all the way to the right. This will take you to your list of any existing widgets.
  • Scroll all the way to the bottom. Here you will see an "Edit" button.
  • Tap the "Edit" button.
  • Locate the LockScreenIt widget in the "MORE WIDGETS" section of the "Add Widgets" area and touch the "+ sign" icon to its left.
  • Tap and hold the "3 horizontal lines" icon to the right of the LockScreenIt widget, and drag the widget to the top of your widgets list.
  • Tap "Done"
Launch Details

iTunes Link: https://appsto.re/us/gDXzfb.i

Website Link: http://www.lockscreenit.com

Price: $0.99

Category: Productivity

Released: Dec 20, 2016

Version: 1.0

Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Trademark: May 10, 2017

First Press Release: Apr 28, 2017

First Mobile App Award: Feb 5, 2018

First Spotlight Interview: Feb 28, 2018

 

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About the Founder

LockScreenIt® was invented by Todd Boufford, a Raleigh, NC based technology Director/Executive, Entrepreneur, Inventor, Visionary, and Co-Founder of Rock Solid Software. Todd is a native of Manchester, NH. He has 20 years of Development, Operations, Sales, Architecture/Technology, and Web Design expertise in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) - Health Care IT software platforms market space. His organizational experiences include a long list of extremely successful companies including Compusense (Nashua, NH), A4 Health Systems (Cary, NC), and Allscripts (Raleigh, NC). Todd is also the inventor of the Software as a Service (SaaS) based Sports Management platform called WatchMeGoPro™.

Todd is a huge music fan and enjoys playing guitar. He also enjoys great beers, photography, cars, traveling, golf, cooking/grilling, watching sports, and hands-on projects.

To learn more about Todd, please visit his LinkedIn profile.

 

Todd Boufford

 

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Features

  • Ability to tap a reminder's notes on the widget and have them display by themselves (when a reminder has a lot of notes) - user feedback enhancement!
  • Ability to delete an existing image from a reminder - user feedback enhancement!
  • Ability to delete an existing location from a reminder - user feedback enhancement!
  • Addition of a "once per day" version check, to keep the app up-to-date as we continue to release more great features!
  • User Interface (UI) adjustments for smaller iPhone displays - user feedback enhancement!
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • The addition of a ‘Show contact info on widget:’ option, which allows users to display a specific email address and/or phone number, along with “If found, please contact…” information on the app’s lock screen widget
  • Auto correct capability on the Description field
  • Auto shrink of the Description field value on the widget (to accommodate longer descriptions)
  • Auto shrink of the Notes field value on the widget (to accommodate longer notes)
  • Auto expansion of the response field in the Discussion area of the app
  • The removal of the checkmark icon on the initial view of a reminder (on the widget) to prevent the accidental completion of reminders
  • The ability to cancel and resend friend requests
  • The removal of the Requests section in the Friends area of the app (requests are now part of the main friend screen)
  • The addition of a ‘Show as Upcoming Event’ option for any given current reminder (which will show the reminder on the widget prior to the display from time)
  • The ability to accept and reject friend requests directly from the app’s iOS notifications (using 3D Touch/press and hold)
  • The ability to contact Team LockScreenIt directly from within the app (by tapping the ? icon in the top right)
  • The addition of friend information on checklist items in shared reminders (to indicate which friend completed each checklist item)
  • The addition of a Search feature to easily locate both current past reminders (i.e. making it easy to find and duplicate past reminders)
  • The ability to edit checklist item names (via press and hold) without having to delete and recreate the entire item
  • Enhanced iOS notifications for shared reminder updates (i.e. indicators of what has changed) (with more detail visible using 3D Touch/press and hold)
  • The addition of a Location field, which currently uses Apple’s MapKit framework
  • Miscellaneous User Interface (UI) adjustments, including an increase in the size of the main Current Reminders and Past Reminders tabs
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Support for the new iPhone X
  • A redesign of the lock/today screen widget, including a whole new color scheme
  • Paging (page 1, 2, etc. with next and previous) for checklist items on the widget, making it very easy to navigate back and forth
  • The addition of (Press for More) on shared reminder iOS notifications, making it very easy to message back and forth using 3D Touch
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Introduction of Discussion/Messaging threads that work in conjunction with shared reminders (visible within a reminder's details)
  • Ability to reply to reminder and messaging notifications right from your locked device, via the app's iOS notifications (3D Touch/Slide View)
  • Checklist items now save in edit mode if "Ok" is tapped prior to tapping "return"
  • Overall workflow enhancements
  • General visual enhancements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Visual enhancements on the Friends screen to make the Requests and Search icons more visible (and avoid the mistake of them being “grayed out”)
  • Visual enhancements to the Choose Friend(s) screen to flip the order of Nickname and First Name/Last Name
  • Ability to create a new reminder for a specific friend directly from the Friends screen
  • Changed “Save” to “Set” when setting the date and time for the Display From and Display Until fields
  • Changed “Save” to “Done” when working with the Description, Notes, and Image fields (to avoid the confusion of multiple “Save” taps)
  • Introduction of an unsaved reminder warning when users tap Back prior to Save (to avoid the loss of a new or modified reminder)
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Introduction of online capabilities, including user profile, and the ability to add friends
  • Ability to invite friends (via email) to install the LockScreenIt app from the Apple App Store
  • Introduction of shared reminders which can include an image, notes, and checklist items
  • Checklist items now fall off the lock screen widget as they are checked, accommodating large checklists
  • Each new word in a checklist item now defaults to a capital letter for its first character
  • Introduction of local and remote notifications
  • Visual enhancements to indicate the use of shared reminders
  • Enhancements to the new/edit reminder screen
  • Enhancements to the lock screen widget reminder details
  • Checklist items are now reset to an "unchecked" state when a reminder is duplicated
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the app could crash while adding checklist items
  • Ability to duplicate both current and past reminders

  • Various bug fixes
  • Various checklist feature adjustments
  • Ability to sort checklist items

  • Ability to create a checklist of items within a reminder
  • Ability to view a reminder's checklist of items on the lock screen widget
  • Ability to inidividually mark checklist items as completed when viewing them on the lock screen widget

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes
  • Expanded reminders on the lock screen widget now remain expanded (as opposed to collapsing) should you temporarily navigate/swipe away for a moment and then return
  • When viewing the list of reminder types to choose from, the "+" icon in the reminder types edit/selection screen has been moved slightly to the left to prevent accidental touches of "Edit"
  • "Add New Reminder Type" has been added to the top of the reminder types edit/selection screen
  • Ability to delete both current and past reminders
  • The term (touch "Show More") now accompanies "You have '#' reminders to view." on the lock screen widget
  • When creating/editing a reminder, the Description and Notes fields now default to a capital letter in their first word
  • The term (Tap to view original image) now appears directly above a cropped image (if one is included in your reminder), when viewing a reminder either in app, or via the lock screen widget

  • Adjusted the Past Reminders list so that reminders are now sorted from Newest to Oldest

  • Both list and full screen views of active reminders, right from your device's lock screen (while your device is locked)
  • Over a dozen pre-installed reminder types
  • Notifications (at a reminder's set "display from" date and time)
  • Automatic reminder archiving (at a reminder's set "display until" date and time)
  • Ability to archive an active reminder directly from the app's lock screen widget (both list and full screen) (while your device is locked)
  • Ability to edit an active reminder directly from the app's lock screen widget (full screen) (will prompt you to unlock your device and take you directly to the associated item in edit mode)
  • Ability to add images to any reminder, either from your device's image library, or from your device's camera
  • Ability to list anywhere from 1 to 5 active reminders on the app's lock screen widget (list)
  • East to compose/read sentence style structure (for reminders)
  • Ability to add additional reminder types
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LockScreenIt (for frequent travelers)

 

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LockScreenIt (for shared reminders - with messaging)

 

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LockScreenIt (for shared reminders)

 

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LockScreenIt (show contact info on widget option)