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| ====== Texting Service ====== | ====== Texting Service ====== | ||
| - | Wouldn't it be nice if your Vizy kept you informed throughout your day, such as when your dog jumps on the couch, when a car has pulled into your driveway, or when a unique bird species has visited your birdfeeder? Text messages are a good way to keep you updated. Vizy can send you text messages, images, and/or videos directly to your phone regardless of where you are. So, which dog jumped on the couch? Barkley! You're so busted... | + | Wouldn't it be nice if your Vizy kept you informed throughout your day, such as when your dog jumps on the couch, when a car has pulled into your driveway, or when a unique bird species has visited your birdfeeder? Text messages are a good way to keep you updated regardless of your location -- closeby or another continent. Vizy can send you text messages, images, and/or videos directly to your phone. So, which dog jumped on the couch? Barkley! You're so busted... |
| As of software version 0.2.111, Vizy supports text messaging through [[https://telegram.org/|Telegram]]. | As of software version 0.2.111, Vizy supports text messaging through [[https://telegram.org/|Telegram]]. | ||
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| * Apps can respond to specific text commands that you send to Vizy (e.g. [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Text commands|send me pictures of the most recent birdfeeder visitors]]). | * Apps can respond to specific text commands that you send to Vizy (e.g. [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Text commands|send me pictures of the most recent birdfeeder visitors]]). | ||
| * Apps can send you updates that you're interested in (e.g. cat is waiting by door to be let outside). | * Apps can send you updates that you're interested in (e.g. cat is waiting by door to be let outside). | ||
| - | * You can subscribe/unsubscribe to these updates and so can your friends/family. | + | * You can subscribe/unsubscribe to these updates and so can your friends. |
| * Vizy can give you system information upon request, such as [[wiki:texting#sysinfo|available RAM, CPU utilization]], [[wiki:texting#webshare|Web Share URL]], etc. | * Vizy can give you system information upon request, such as [[wiki:texting#sysinfo|available RAM, CPU utilization]], [[wiki:texting#webshare|Web Share URL]], etc. | ||
| * For more advanced users, you can add your own [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Text handler|text handlers]] written in Python. | * For more advanced users, you can add your own [[wiki:birdfeeder_app#Text handler|text handlers]] written in Python. | ||
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| There's a copy-and-paste operation that's pretty clumsy from a smartphone, so we recommend linking your Telegram account to your desktop/laptop so you can take advantage of your computer's mouse. If you're deft at copying and pasting on your smartphone, you can skip this step, but this is pretty easy to do and having access from your desktop/laptop is useful in general. | There's a copy-and-paste operation that's pretty clumsy from a smartphone, so we recommend linking your Telegram account to your desktop/laptop so you can take advantage of your computer's mouse. If you're deft at copying and pasting on your smartphone, you can skip this step, but this is pretty easy to do and having access from your desktop/laptop is useful in general. | ||
| - | Start by going [[https://web.telegram.org|here]] on your desktop/laptop. It will ask you to input your phone number, and then it will guide you through the linking process. There's some QR code stuff, etc., and voila, you're accessing Telegram from your desktop/laptop. | + | Point your browser [[https://web.telegram.org|here]] on your desktop/laptop. It will ask you to input your phone number, and then it will guide you through the linking process. There's some QR code stuff, etc., and voila, you're accessing Telegram from your desktop/laptop. |
| ==== Create a new bot ==== | ==== Create a new bot ==== | ||
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| - | Copy the token into your clipboard. Also, write down the unique name you assigned to your bot. (You can [[wiki:texting#Sharing your Vizy bot with friends/family|share this name with friends/family]] so that they can interact with your Vizy.) | + | Copy the token into your clipboard. Also, write down the unique name you assigned to your bot. (You can [[wiki:texting#Sharing your Vizy bot with friends|share this name with friends]] so that they can interact with your Vizy.) |
| ==== Copy the token into Vizy ==== | ==== Copy the token into Vizy ==== | ||
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| Paste the token that you copied in the previous step into the **Token** box and click on **Submit**. | Paste the token that you copied in the previous step into the **Token** box and click on **Submit**. | ||
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| If you're successful, you'll get a **Connected!** message. | If you're successful, you'll get a **Connected!** message. | ||
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| Congrats (again)! You're now subscribed to Vizy text updates. | Congrats (again)! You're now subscribed to Vizy text updates. | ||
| - | ===== Sharing your Vizy bot with friends/family ===== | + | ===== Sharing your Vizy bot with friends ===== |
| - | You just need to give them your bot's unique name. If you forgot it, just go back to your dialog with BotFather and it should be there embedded in the conversation. | + | You just need to give them your bot's unique name. If you forgot it, go back to the BotFather conversation and it will be there in the exchange. |
| - | Tell them to bring up Telegram and search for ''@<your bot's unique name>'', connect, and then type in ''subscribe''. | + | Tell them to bring up Telegram and search for ''@<your bot's unique name>'', connect, and then type in ''subscribe''. Telegram also has a cool abbreviated domain, that allows you to use ''https://t.me/<your bot's unique name>'' to contact your Vizy. |
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| ==== webshare ==== | ==== webshare ==== | ||
| - | The **webshare** command returns a public [[wiki:remote|Web Share]] URL and link. You can click on the link and it will take you to your Vizy. | + | The **webshare** command returns a public [[wiki:remote|Web Share]] URL and link. You can click on the link and it will take you to your Vizy whether your Vizy is local or remote. |
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| - | (Note, this is beta functionality. Things work without any known issues via desktop/laptop, but there are issues with mobile. (1) Video streaming has connection issues in iOS. (2) If you click on the link within the Telegram mobile app, it won't display the entire page. You can copy the URL to a browser (on your phone) and it will render without issues, however.) | + | (Note, this is beta functionality. There are no known issues when used via desktop/laptop, but there are some issues with mobile. (1) Video streaming has connection issues in iOS. (2) If you click on the link within the Telegram mobile app, it won't display the entire page. You can copy the URL to a browser (on your phone) and it will render without issues, however.) |
| ==== sysinfo ==== | ==== sysinfo ==== | ||
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| ==== subscribe, unsubscribe === | ==== subscribe, unsubscribe === | ||
| - | Anyone with your bot's unique name can **subscribe** from within Telegram, and **unsubscribe** once they're subscribed. Subscribed users will receive text updates from your Vizy. See [[wiki:texting#Sharing your Vizy bot with friends/family|Sharing your Vizy bot with friends/family]] | + | Anyone with your bot's unique name can **subscribe** from within Telegram, and **unsubscribe** once they're subscribed. Subscribed users will receive text updates from your Vizy. See [[wiki:texting#Sharing your Vizy bot with friends|Sharing your Vizy bot with friends]] |
| ===== Program-specific commands ===== | ===== Program-specific commands ===== | ||
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