EARS Mobile Sensing
Behavioral research system
Free
2.3.3for iPhone, iPod touch
5.5
21 Ratings
Ksana Health Inc.
Developer
115.5 MB
Size
Apr 18, 2024
Update Date
Health & Fitness
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About EARS Mobile Sensing
The Effortless Assessment Research System (EARS) is a behavioral research tool developed by Ksana Health. EARS is intended to be used by individuals who have consented to participate in one of EARS' ongoing research studies.
Mobile devices have a lot to say about behavioral health. Giving behavioral health researchers access to your digital information helps them study patterns in behavior. Information gathered can be used to better support mental and behavioral health and can help solve mental health challenges.
Ksana Health builds digital research tools with a focus to improve mental health, especially amongst underserved group and young people.
Ksana keeps your digital data safe and does not sell it to anyone or use it to target you with advertising.
Our Ethics Committee ensures that:
- You agree with how your data is used
- Ksana keeps your data safe
- Benefits of the research outweigh any risk
- Easily opt out at any time.
Research data collected with EARS:
- Accelerometer
- GPS, for general mobility, habits, and patterns
- Keyboard usage for sentiment.
- Music and media listening, including musical and affective qualities of songs
- Battery state and charging time
- Call Status
- Screen Time Device Usage
- Sleep data through HealthKit
EARS was selected as part of The Opportunity Project, an initiative focused on using open data to improve the lives of American citizens.
Mobile devices have a lot to say about behavioral health. Giving behavioral health researchers access to your digital information helps them study patterns in behavior. Information gathered can be used to better support mental and behavioral health and can help solve mental health challenges.
Ksana Health builds digital research tools with a focus to improve mental health, especially amongst underserved group and young people.
Ksana keeps your digital data safe and does not sell it to anyone or use it to target you with advertising.
Our Ethics Committee ensures that:
- You agree with how your data is used
- Ksana keeps your data safe
- Benefits of the research outweigh any risk
- Easily opt out at any time.
Research data collected with EARS:
- Accelerometer
- GPS, for general mobility, habits, and patterns
- Keyboard usage for sentiment.
- Music and media listening, including musical and affective qualities of songs
- Battery state and charging time
- Call Status
- Screen Time Device Usage
- Sleep data through HealthKit
EARS was selected as part of The Opportunity Project, an initiative focused on using open data to improve the lives of American citizens.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.3.3
Last updated on Apr 18, 2024
Old Versions
- Improved user experience for Screen Time activity.
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Version History
2.3.3
Apr 18, 2024
- Improved user experience for Screen Time activity.
2.3.2
Apr 4, 2024
- A new permissions page was added during EARS setup to request access to photos when requesting Screen Time access.
- Access to Screen Time activity has been moved from Available Surveys to its own section on the EARS home screen.
- Improved reliability of the Screen Time activity.
- Study-specific adjustment reversed.
- Access to Screen Time activity has been moved from Available Surveys to its own section on the EARS home screen.
- Improved reliability of the Screen Time activity.
- Study-specific adjustment reversed.
2.3.1
Mar 19, 2024
- Updated libraries for the EARS keyboard to provide feature enhancements and quality of life improvements.
- Study specific bug fixes.
- Study specific bug fixes.
2.3.0
Feb 23, 2024
- New configurable Screen Time capture activity.
- Minor bug fix.
- Minor bug fix.
2.2.0
Oct 26, 2023
- Added support for iOS 17 and new iPhone models.
- End of support for selfie data collection for configured studies. EARS will no longer collect selfie data going forward.
- Data optimization enhancements.
- End of support for selfie data collection for configured studies. EARS will no longer collect selfie data going forward.
- Data optimization enhancements.
2.1.6
Sep 20, 2023
- Implemented study specific changes.
- Updated German localization.
- Updated German localization.
2.1.5
Jun 29, 2023
Keyboard enhancements and bug fixes.
2.1.4
Mar 22, 2023
- Minor study specific changes.
2.1.3
Mar 13, 2023
- New screen-on duration sensor available
2.1.2
Dec 1, 2022
- Updated general support resources on homepage.
- Bug fixes.
- Bug fixes.
2.1.1
Oct 13, 2022
Critical bug fix
2.1.0
Oct 7, 2022
- Added account deletion option.
- Added support for latest iPhone models.
- Added support for latest iPhone models.
2.0.11
May 20, 2022
- Added support for new iPhone models.
- Resolved an intermittent crash caused when a study configuration is updated remotely.
- Resolved issue where skip button was displaying on survey questions that it shouldn't have.
- Resolved intermittent issue where survey notifications could be double scheduled for the same times.
- Study specific changes.
- Resolved an intermittent crash caused when a study configuration is updated remotely.
- Resolved issue where skip button was displaying on survey questions that it shouldn't have.
- Resolved intermittent issue where survey notifications could be double scheduled for the same times.
- Study specific changes.
2.0.10
Mar 25, 2022
Minor study specific change.
2.0.9
Mar 11, 2022
- Resolved a survey branching bug affecting choice question types.
- Study specific custom changes.
- Study specific custom changes.
2.0.8
Feb 16, 2022
New configurable researcher alert system based on participant survey responses. Researchers may now configure alert attributes for surveys in the EARS dashboard in accordance with the study specific consent form.
2.0.7
Jan 13, 2022
EARS iOS now has a loading screen on app startup after completion of setup.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved an issue that caused the app to crash when required study information could not be fetched on device startup.
- Resolved issues that caused crashes when accessing surveys with specific branching rules on choice answer questions.
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved an issue that caused the app to crash when required study information could not be fetched on device startup.
- Resolved issues that caused crashes when accessing surveys with specific branching rules on choice answer questions.
2.0.6
Dec 9, 2021
Bug fixes:
- Resolved a bug that sometimes allowed randomized surveys to be accessed after expiration through the notification.
- Resolved a logging error for specific time-zones.
Misc:
- Minor study specific changes.
- Resolved a bug that sometimes allowed randomized surveys to be accessed after expiration through the notification.
- Resolved a logging error for specific time-zones.
Misc:
- Minor study specific changes.
2.0.5
Nov 21, 2021
In this update, we are happy to introduce the new and improved EARS Keyboard!
New keyboard features include:
- Predictive text and improved auto-corrections.
- Keyboard track-pad mode to easily move the position of your text cursor when long-pressing the space bar.
- A dedicated keyboard settings page to toggle keyboard features. The settings page can be found on the EARS home screen after setup.
- The ability to change the EARS keyboard's default language with options for English, Spanish, and German.
- The EARS keyboard now indicates when Allow Full Access is disabled.
- Updated emojis.
- Overall improvements to performance, usability, and design.
Bug fixes:
- Resolved a bug that sometimes caused randomized surveys on odd parity intervals to not schedule properly for the first day of installation.
- Resolved a bug that cut-off the last two digits of some study codes when pasting a code directly into the study code entry text field.
- Resolved a bug where some German localized survey questions were unexpectedly resolving to the English language.
New keyboard features include:
- Predictive text and improved auto-corrections.
- Keyboard track-pad mode to easily move the position of your text cursor when long-pressing the space bar.
- A dedicated keyboard settings page to toggle keyboard features. The settings page can be found on the EARS home screen after setup.
- The ability to change the EARS keyboard's default language with options for English, Spanish, and German.
- The EARS keyboard now indicates when Allow Full Access is disabled.
- Updated emojis.
- Overall improvements to performance, usability, and design.
Bug fixes:
- Resolved a bug that sometimes caused randomized surveys on odd parity intervals to not schedule properly for the first day of installation.
- Resolved a bug that cut-off the last two digits of some study codes when pasting a code directly into the study code entry text field.
- Resolved a bug where some German localized survey questions were unexpectedly resolving to the English language.
2.0.4
Nov 9, 2021
- Resolved potential app crashes that could occur when updating to new changes to a study's configuration.
- Resolved access to expired surveys in certain scenarios.
- Resolved a bug that prevented the current survey game rank title from displaying properly for some studies.
- Resolved a bug that caused some surveys with branching logic to not write a file upon submission.
- Study specific customizations.
- Resolved access to expired surveys in certain scenarios.
- Resolved a bug that prevented the current survey game rank title from displaying properly for some studies.
- Resolved a bug that caused some surveys with branching logic to not write a file upon submission.
- Study specific customizations.
2.0.3
Oct 24, 2021
- Fixed a survey scheduling bug related to rescheduling exact delivery surveys that have multiple survey bursts periods.
2.0.2
Oct 20, 2021
- Minor bug fixes.
- Optimizations for iPhone 13 devices.
- Study specific changes.
- Optimizations for iPhone 13 devices.
- Study specific changes.
2.0.1
Oct 12, 2021
EARS 2.0 has finally arrived!
New features have been added to the EARS iOS:
- EARS surveys can be edited in the researcher dashboard and are automatically updated for participants.
- Survey notifications now deliver based on the participant's timezone.
- Support for iOS 15 and iPhone 13 devices.
- Optimizations for improved performance and efficiency.
New features have been added to the EARS iOS:
- EARS surveys can be edited in the researcher dashboard and are automatically updated for participants.
- Survey notifications now deliver based on the participant's timezone.
- Support for iOS 15 and iPhone 13 devices.
- Optimizations for improved performance and efficiency.
1.8.24
Sep 4, 2021
- Added new study.
- Study specific edits for an existing study.
- Study specific edits for an existing study.
1.8.23
Aug 11, 2021
- New studies added.
- Minor performance optimizations.
- Minor performance optimizations.
EARS Mobile Sensing FAQ
Click here to learn how to download EARS Mobile Sensing in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of EARS Mobile Sensing.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
EARS Mobile Sensing supports English, German, Spanish
