Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAfter Iris, the Android version of Siri (the personal assistant app by Apple), Bangalore-based start up Dexetra is making headlines in the Android market with the app Friday. Launched on July 20, it runs in the background, keeping an account of everything that happens on your phone. “It is a personal journal which tracks your life by capturing your daily activities, location, and more. It’s like a Google search for your life,” explains Narayan Babu, CEO, Dexetra.Mind the platformWith Friday’s public launch, Dexetra added some ‘applets’ like Trails and Battery Widget to the app. These are ‘independent context-aware apps’ that use information gathered by Friday. “Trails shows your whole day in a map,” reveals Babu, 26, adding that Friday is a platform where other developers can build apps. The startup has already recieved requests from a lot of Indian developers as well as those in Silicon Valley.Capturing momentsSo how does it function as a personal journal? “Friday has different censors that can figure out your favourite music, place and more. Basically, it knows your pattern and gives you everything once you switch on the phone,” answers Babu, adding that all the users need to do “is just ask what they want (verbally or by typing on the phone), thus avoiding the trouble of browsing through the phone.” It has already recorded 20,000 downloads in one week and was featured by blogs like Techcrunch and The Next Web.Details: play.google.comfirst published:August 15, 2012, 10:35 ISTlast updated:August 15, 2012, 10:35 IST
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After Iris, the Android version of Siri (the personal assistant app by Apple), Bangalore-based start up Dexetra is making headlines in the Android market with the app Friday. Launched on July 20, it runs in the background, keeping an account of everything that happens on your phone. “It is a personal journal which tracks your life by capturing your daily activities, location, and more. It’s like a Google search for your life,” explains Narayan Babu, CEO, Dexetra.
Mind the platform
With Friday’s public launch, Dexetra added some ‘applets’ like Trails and Battery Widget to the app. These are ‘independent context-aware apps’ that use information gathered by Friday. “Trails shows your whole day in a map,” reveals Babu, 26, adding that Friday is a platform where other developers can build apps. The startup has already recieved requests from a lot of Indian developers as well as those in Silicon Valley.
Capturing moments
So how does it function as a personal journal? “Friday has different censors that can figure out your favourite music, place and more. Basically, it knows your pattern and gives you everything once you switch on the phone,” answers Babu, adding that all the users need to do “is just ask what they want (verbally or by typing on the phone), thus avoiding the trouble of browsing through the phone.” It has already recorded 20,000 downloads in one week and was featured by blogs like Techcrunch and The Next Web.
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