XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: horatio@horatio.net   
      
   On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:21:28 -0700, Savageduck wrote:   
      
   > There is also this:   
   >    
      
   Thanks for taking a risk on suggesting the iOS freeware fire/police   
   scanner.   
      
   Police Scanner+ Free By Rego Apps   
   https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/police-scanner+-free/id498408628   
      
   This app has features that the Android app I found doesn't, e.g.,   
   - records the audio (and plays it back)   
   - timer controlled to turn on or shut off on a daily schedule   
      
   As always, I needed to select the correct folder to put the app in, so I   
   put it in the "audio" folder, along with "5-0 Radio" by Smartest Apps LLC,   
   Version 39.0:   
      
   It's an OK app, and I'd call it usable for a few reasons...   
      
   In my tests:   
   - It picked up CalFire SCU   
   - It works in the background   
   - It works with the screen off   
   - It recorded easily to a named file (e.g., "loma fire 1").   
   - It has a timer to start/stop playing   
   - There are two kinds of ads, but they don't kill the app.   
      
   The two kinds of ads are:   
   - There is a bar-like ad at the bottom of the scanner app   
   - There is a full-screen ad that pops up and takes over the screen   
   - The full-screen ad has to be killed - but - unlike 5-0 Scanner, at least   
   the full-screen ad didn't kill the operation of the scanner. And the   
   full-screen ad seems to be on some sort of long (minutes) timer because it   
   went away without me messing with it. One full-screen ad came with audio,   
   which overlay the scanner audio - so that sucked - so I'd say this app is   
   "just ok" because there are apps that are free that don't have any ads that   
   take up the whole screen like this one did.   
      
   The "done" button on the recording and favoriting of stations was not   
   intuitive, but after figuring it out, that, and the lack of a "Back"   
   button, were only minor learning hurdles to overcome. (At least Android   
   *always* has a back button.)   
      
   I'll test it out further, but first inspection is that it is "ok".   
   a. It's not as usable as the Android first choice   
   b. But it has more features than did the Android first selection   
      
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