From A to Z - Ep.5 - How to track the price of Steem/Steem Dollars and other cryptocurrencies in real-time with this awesome android application (+Widget)

[valentinjesse]

Introduction:

This tutorial provides a clear explanation on how to configure an android application (Bitcoin Checker) so that you can follow the price of Steem/Steem Dollars or any other cryptocurrencies that you prefer.

Preview

Advantages

1. Real time price updates
2. Updates from multiple exchanges
3. Almost all the cryptocurrencies that are listed in coinmarketcap.com
4. Notification on price changes:

• Percent change (example: notification is the price goes up/down 10 percent)
• Percent change up (example: notification is the price is going up by 10 percent)
• Percent change down (example: notification is the price is going down by 10 percent)
• Greater than defined value (example: notification if the price is greater than 10 satoshis)
• Lower than defined value (example: notification if the price is lower than 10 satoshis)
• Value change
• Value change up
• Value change down

 5. Widget

Let's start!

Fire up "Play Store" and:

Step 14 - It's important to choose other notification sounds, because the ones from Bitcoin Checker are pretty terrible. It's advisable to choose the sounds selected in my step, and if you phone doesn't have them, just choose something cheery for when the price goes up and the opposite for when the price goes down.

Or just download the notifications here: Notifications

and unpack them into your phone's "Notifications" folder after you connect it via USB to your PC.

Step 19 - To add a widget, just press long on your home screen and select "Widgets"

Step 21 - Make sure to set the widget up just like i did, for a better visibility.

Congratulation! You have just set up for monitoring your first cryptocurrency. To add more, just press on the + button and follow steps 4-11

Will be back for more because:

Related:

From A to Z - Ep.4 - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Iphone+Ipad)

From A to Z - Ep.3 - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Android)

From A to Z - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Firefox)

From A to Z - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Chrome)

Comments

[azurejasper]

I read this thinking "..if only there was an iPhone version of all this...", then low &a behold there's a link at the bottom for iPhone! thanks!!

[valentinjesse]

You will be disappointed :). The other tutorials are for setting up RSS feeds. Unfortunately, an application like Bitcoin Checker doesn't exist for Iphone yet. This was the main reason for me to switch to Android. Anyways, i will probably set up a tutorial for IOS too if i will be able to find an app that meets the minimum requirements.

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