Notifications & Widget Notes

Product: Tani Prąd: Taryfy i Alerty

Developer: ASAPtera Labs

Contact: d.h.emservice@gmail.com

Tani Prąd: Taryfy i Alerty may provide local notifications and Home Screen widgets to help users quickly understand whether electricity is currently in a cheaper tariff window, when the next cheaper period starts, and whether selected appliances may be better used now or later.

This page explains how those features work at a high level and what limitations can affect them.

1. Local Notifications Only

The App is designed to use local notifications generated on the device. This means alerts are based on schedule information and settings already stored in the App, rather than on a continuous backend service.

If notification permissions are disabled, the App cannot deliver those alerts.

2. Notifications Depend on Stored Schedule Data

Notifications rely on the tariff schedule currently selected or configured in the App. If the stored schedule is incorrect, outdated, or manually edited inaccurately, the resulting alerts may also be inaccurate.

This includes cases where:

• the wrong operator was selected;
• the wrong tariff type was chosen;
• a manual override was entered incorrectly;
• your actual contract differs from the default reference schedule;
• holiday or seasonal logic does not match your real billing arrangement.

3. Widget Data Uses Shared App Storage

The widget may display schedule and status data that is shared between the main app and the widget extension through an app group or similar local data-sharing mechanism.

This means the widget reflects data most recently made available by the main app. If the app has not refreshed recently, the widget may temporarily lag behind the most current expected state.

4. Widget Refresh Timing Is Controlled by iOS

Widget updates on iPhone are subject to system-level scheduling by iOS. Even if the App prepares updated data, the widget may not refresh instantly at the exact moment a tariff period changes.

As a result, there may be a short delay before the widget reflects:

• the start of a cheap-hour period;
• the end of a cheap-hour period;
• a newly edited manual schedule;
• changed app settings or selected appliances.

5. Notifications Are Helpful Reminders, Not Guarantees

Notifications are designed to act as practical reminders. They do not guarantee that electricity is billed at a cheaper rate at the moment the notification appears. Billing depends on your actual operator, tariff, contract, and official schedule rules.

If there is any doubt, your bill and official tariff documents take precedence.

6. Time, Locale, and Calendar Effects

The App may calculate tariff status using the device’s current date, time, calendar, and local holiday logic. If the device time is incorrect, or if system settings change unexpectedly, displayed status and alerts may also become inaccurate.

7. Holiday and Weekend Handling

For some tariffs, whole-day cheaper periods may depend on weekends or public holidays. If the App applies holiday logic, that logic is still informational and may not perfectly match every operator interpretation or contract-specific rule.

Widget and notification behavior based on such days depends on the same underlying assumptions.

8. Appliance Recommendations in Widgets or Alerts

If the App surfaces appliance suggestions, such as whether to run a dishwasher, washing machine, or dryer now or later, those suggestions are based on stored preferences and tariff timing logic. They are convenience recommendations only.

They should not be treated as a promise of a specific savings amount.

9. Permissions and User Controls

You remain in control of whether notifications are enabled. You may also be able to control widget visibility, notification timing preferences, selected appliances, tariff setup, and manual schedule entries within the App.

If notifications or widgets do not behave as expected, first check:

• notification permission status;
• selected operator and tariff;
• manual override settings;
• device date and time settings;
• whether the widget has refreshed after a recent app change.

10. No Continuous Background Monitoring Promise

The App is not a utility control system and should not be interpreted as a real-time contractual energy monitor. It is a planning and visibility tool. Widgets and notifications are meant to increase convenience, not to replace user verification or official information sources.

11. Best Practice for Users

For the best experience, users should:

• confirm their exact tariff and operator from official documents;
• review manual schedule settings carefully if editing them;
• keep device time settings correct;
• treat widgets and alerts as supportive reminders rather than binding tariff evidence.

12. Contact

If you have questions about notifications, widget behavior, or schedule visibility inside the App, you can contact:

ASAPtera Labs
Email: d.h.emservice@gmail.com