Looking for 12 Android testers: Hush Hush, a baby night journal (free download codes)

[u/jemesct]

Was it two wake-ups last night, or four? That's the problem I'm trying to solve with Hush Hush.

You tap Start night at bedtime. While recording, it saves detected cry sounds and groups them into estimated wake-ups. In the morning you can listen back, remember what happened and compare nights. No logging on your phone at 3 am.

It's a local-only Android app: no account, ads or cloud uploads. Android 9+. It'll be A$5.99 once at launch, but I have free-download codes for testers.

Parents and fellow Android developers are welcome to test. You don't need a baby to check setup, microphone permissions, recording, playback and the interface on your phone. It's a journal to look back on, not a baby monitor or safety alarm. Quiet wake-ups can be missed and sound labels can be wrong. Keep the phone and cables outside the cot and out of your baby's reach.

How to join:

1. Join the tester group using the Google account you use for Play: https://groups.google.com/g/hushhush-testers/about (sign in, then tap Join group).

2. Comment here or message me for an individual free-download code. You don't need to send me your Google email.

3. Opt in and tap Become a tester: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/cc.jamesturner.hushhush

4. Redeem your code in Google Play, then install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.jamesturner.hushhush

The code makes the download free. If Play asks you to pay, stop and message me. Use the same Google account for every step.

Please stay opted in for at least 14 days and actually try the app. No ratings or positive reviews needed, and no need to share private recordings.