I don't really know how much difference there is in power consumption, but which approach uses less power overall would depend on your circumstances. If you spend the majority of your time in locations where the location would allow Wifi Near context checking anyway, it may be better to ignore the location. However, if you're rarely in locations where you would want to allow Wifi Near context checking, then restricting based on location would probably be best.
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I don't really know how much difference there is in power consumption, but which approach uses less power overall would depend on your circumstances. If you spend the majority of your time in locations where the location would allow Wifi Near context checking anyway, it may be better to ignore the location. However, if you're rarely in locations where you would want to allow Wifi Near context checking, then restricting based on location would probably be best.
Thanks for helping. Yeah it must be a bug.
SlvrScoobie
Android Enthusiast
I hate to be "that guy" that posts at the end of a 7 page thread says "I didnt read all 7 pages but..."
Can tasker currently offer a "night mode" where emails would be silenced but phone calls and maybe even SMS would be allowed, without having to reset the ringtones for each when the notification is turned back on?
Also - I saw on the "to do list" that the proximity sensor seems to be unavailable at the moment. Is that something coming soon? Id love to be able to have the screen lock and turn off when i put it in the holster..
Ive already got a "on power remove keyguard" and "on power after 11pm-6am turn on silent mode" but im hoping for a little more granulation of ability.
Can tasker currently offer a "night mode" where emails would be silenced but phone calls and maybe even SMS would be allowed, without having to reset the ringtones for each when the notification is turned back on?
Also - I saw on the "to do list" that the proximity sensor seems to be unavailable at the moment. Is that something coming soon? Id love to be able to have the screen lock and turn off when i put it in the holster..
Ive already got a "on power remove keyguard" and "on power after 11pm-6am turn on silent mode" but im hoping for a little more granulation of ability.
Tasker can only change the global settings for notifications, which include the default ringtone and volume. There's no way to affect email without also affecting SMS. That said, there's a way around it.
First, set the notification volume to zero and turn off vibrate on notification (if that's what you want). Then add a profile that uses the Received SMS context, and a Time context (corresponding to the silenced notifications), and have the task play an alert sound using Music Play. Tasker won't have to perform any notification since the native notification will still appear in the notification bar.
Variable Value is not an action, it's a context. To add a context to an existing profile, tap on the existing context in the profile list and select Add > State > Variable Value.
duckredbeard
Lurker
UI got myself into trouble twice when I accidentally hit the call button just after a call (after calling in to miss work). It redialed my boss as I was telling my wife how they don't have a clue when it comes to manpower management in my department. Oops.
I installed Tasker and setup this...
Context: Phone Idle (New>Event>Phone>Phone Idle)
Action: Kill Phone App (+>App>Kill App>Phone)
Now it goes straight to my home screen within a second of the call's end.
Another useful thing is setting up the GPS to come on anytime a Navigation or Map App is used. Keeps from having to go back into settings and turning GPS on. One thing I have found is that after a reboot, I have to manually toggle GPS on then back off for this to work. Only reboot once a day, no big deal.
I also have one that turns on the app "Digital Clock" anytime I have the phone on its left side while power is USB. It will kill app if I move it from left side or remove the USB cable. This way, I use it as a desk clock next to my HTPC in my living room. The app itself has a dimming setting so I don't have to task that.
Edit: I have observed that if I use tasker to turn on GPS for navigation apps and go to the home screen (nav still running) I see my GPS toggle still shows off, yet my status bar shows GPS working. GPS is indeed on despite what that toggle widget says.
I installed Tasker and setup this...
Context: Phone Idle (New>Event>Phone>Phone Idle)
Action: Kill Phone App (+>App>Kill App>Phone)
Now it goes straight to my home screen within a second of the call's end.
Another useful thing is setting up the GPS to come on anytime a Navigation or Map App is used. Keeps from having to go back into settings and turning GPS on. One thing I have found is that after a reboot, I have to manually toggle GPS on then back off for this to work. Only reboot once a day, no big deal.
I also have one that turns on the app "Digital Clock" anytime I have the phone on its left side while power is USB. It will kill app if I move it from left side or remove the USB cable. This way, I use it as a desk clock next to my HTPC in my living room. The app itself has a dimming setting so I don't have to task that.
Edit: I have observed that if I use tasker to turn on GPS for navigation apps and go to the home screen (nav still running) I see my GPS toggle still shows off, yet my status bar shows GPS working. GPS is indeed on despite what that toggle widget says.
I just downloaded Tasker and wow - it does a lot, but I can't figure out how to make it do what I need. I'm hoping someone can help.
I'm trying to set up ringer profiles, like I had on my blackberry. I want to set the following:
1. Phone ring
2. No notifications from email
3. Notifications from sms
Then the next one would be:
1. Phone ring & vibrate
2. SMS ring and vibrate
3. Email ring and vibrate
Next:
1. Phone Vibrate only
2. SMS vibrate only
3. No notifications for email
etc.
Thanks!
I'm trying to set up ringer profiles, like I had on my blackberry. I want to set the following:
1. Phone ring
2. No notifications from email
3. Notifications from sms
Then the next one would be:
1. Phone ring & vibrate
2. SMS ring and vibrate
3. Email ring and vibrate
Next:
1. Phone Vibrate only
2. SMS vibrate only
3. No notifications for email
etc.
Thanks!
I bought the full version of AudioManager where you can create different profiles for all the volume levels, and control whether they vibrate. You may be able to do this with the free version as well. There is a Locale plugin for AudioManager that works with Tasker where you can select a profile instead of manually setting each volume level. You could create a profile for whatever you need and just swap between as necessary (including the vibration, I believe). However, AudioManager does not differentiate between email and SMS. It just does the general notification volume/vibration. There may be a way to specify this, but I'm not aware of one myself.
Like nubbard, I have never seen a way to differentiate between email and SMS. Each notification-producing app has its own settings for ringtone and vibrate, but notification volume is controlled globally. Also, Tasker provides a means to change the default notification ringtone, but not the ringtone for each app.
That said, you can work around it by silencing the native notifications and producing your own audio or vibration for incoming SMS messages. Before going any further, are you planning on changing profiles manually, or using other features of Tasker to change them automatically?
I was planning to change manually, for the most part. My initial thought was that I could shut off the regular notifications for sms and leave them for email only. Then I would need to create some type of a trigger for when an SMS arrives to play a sound or vibrate depending on the profile selected. Notification sounds and/or vibrate would then just apply to emails.
Can this be done? If so, I have no idea how to do it!
D
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Hey UncleMike, do you have any information on when the %SILENT bug will be fixed? I see that it's listed in the next version change, was just curious what the release cycle was like.
One of the biggest things that I miss about the iPhone was that the silent switch basically disabled the external speaker while still allowing bluetooth/headset playback. I was going to use Tasker to write event(s) that would mute the media volume when the phone was in silent mode, except when connected to bluetooth or a headset was plugged in.
One of the biggest things that I miss about the iPhone was that the silent switch basically disabled the external speaker while still allowing bluetooth/headset playback. I was going to use Tasker to write event(s) that would mute the media volume when the phone was in silent mode, except when connected to bluetooth or a headset was plugged in.
Using Tasker in the simplest macro.
ON AC> Turn on WiFi
WiFi near Home and on AC> Fwd Phone
On Battery> Cancel Phone Fwd
I kill 2 birds with this one stone.
1] I get my phone to Fwd when at home
2] I use Wifi rather than my phone's limited bandwidth when at home
My problem is that the WiFi appears to snooze when left alone for x period of time.
Is there a fix to this?
Thanks in advance and regards
k
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Ask a question, find the answer... isn't that the way it works?
The WiFi sleep setting is changed under; Settings> Wifi and Wireless? Wifi Settings> (Here's the Tricky part) Menu Button> Advanced> Sleep Policy> Never Sleep When Plugged In...
Easy-peasy, just have to find it.
Regards
k
ON AC> Turn on WiFi
WiFi near Home and on AC> Fwd Phone
On Battery> Cancel Phone Fwd
I kill 2 birds with this one stone.
1] I get my phone to Fwd when at home
2] I use Wifi rather than my phone's limited bandwidth when at home
My problem is that the WiFi appears to snooze when left alone for x period of time.
Is there a fix to this?
Thanks in advance and regards
k
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Ask a question, find the answer... isn't that the way it works?
The WiFi sleep setting is changed under; Settings> Wifi and Wireless? Wifi Settings> (Here's the Tricky part) Menu Button> Advanced> Sleep Policy> Never Sleep When Plugged In...
Easy-peasy, just have to find it.
Regards
k
I really want to like this app but I'm having some problems. The main thing I want it to do is automatically go (and keep) my phone in silent when I'm at school. What I did was set it up to go silent when it was near and connected to my school wi-fi and to come off silent when it wasn't near or connected. This was supposed to be like a double protection. I kept noticing my phone was off silent when I would first turn on my screen and then would go silent after a second and I realized it was because my wifi goes to sleep when the screen is off. I can change this in settings but I'm pretty sure it will negatively affect battery life if wifi never goes to sleep, but at the same time I can't have my phone going off silent when wifi goes to sleep. Only other thing I've thought of is to put a wait 20 minutes command on exit before it goes off silent, but again, this is a lot of work when the alternative is to just press a silent widget and not have to worry if its gonna go off silent randomly. Any suggestions?
All I can say is that the third beta for the next release became available this morning. I don't have any idea when the actual release will be.
Look up. Literally. Sixteen posts up, to be exact.
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/98459-anyone-using-tasker-7.html#post1542142
OK . i need a bit of help with this wifi.
what im tyring to do is enable wifi when i get near the house, and when i leave it turns off.
context: wifi near - toggle - done
enter: wifi on
paired with
context: location - net/gps
wifi connected - wifi sleep - never
i use net and gps cause jsut net puts me at like 3000km from my house while gps helps to get 6.0m. any way to help with that?
and this also seems to be iffy at times. itll go into search mode (when im at the house) connect. then disconnect. turn off wifi. turn back on. and if im conected and go off far away from the set location. wifi is still turned on just not connected to a network.
any tips?
what im tyring to do is enable wifi when i get near the house, and when i leave it turns off.
context: wifi near - toggle - done
enter: wifi on
paired with
context: location - net/gps
wifi connected - wifi sleep - never
i use net and gps cause jsut net puts me at like 3000km from my house while gps helps to get 6.0m. any way to help with that?
and this also seems to be iffy at times. itll go into search mode (when im at the house) connect. then disconnect. turn off wifi. turn back on. and if im conected and go off far away from the set location. wifi is still turned on just not connected to a network.
any tips?
brianw1967
Lurker
I'm sorry, I did not see ur post the other day. I love how simple this one is. Will give it a try and respond for sure.
OK, i'm backhow do you "disable" sms sounds? I cannot find how to... sorry. Do I have to create an empty .mp3 and use it?
Here is what I have so far JGGRN, it seems to work for me. Slight variation on what you suggested. BTW, i figured out how to disable notifications. ;0 I would show you a pic of my screen for simplicity sake but I can't get "shootme" to work on my evo. Anyway:
Context: SMS Rec
Tasks:
1. If %SMSRF = "WIFE #"
2. Notify Sound "wife sound"
3. End If
4. Notify Sound "everything else sound
This works. And I don't have to create a negative for every custiom ringtone I assign to different ppl.
Now my question. I am looking beyond this to be able to customize another 4 or 5 ppl. First off is my syntax correct? Do you need an "End if" everytime you use an "If"? Please understand my ability to script is a result of mIRC not a computer class.... Lets say I want to assign a ringtone to my son. Would I create another "if" "end if"? condtition? or a whole new context. I would "assume" too many context would slow the phone down...
Or... this just came to me:
Context: SMS Rec
Task:
1. if %CUSTOMRT = on
2. Notify Sound If {wife#} "notice sound"
3. Notify Sound If {son#} "notice sound"
4. Notify Sound If {daughter#} "notice sound"
5. End If
6. Normal ppl sound
I of course would have to set %CUTOMRT to on. Looking at this could I swap #5 and #6 the normal sound trigger does not have to be outside the if, right...
Thankyou for all your help
Already did this, my question was regarding the wifi going to sleep when the screen is off and this was causing the school variable to be cleared and the phone to come off silent. I didn't want to have to disable wifi sleep, but I didn't realize there was a wifi sleep command in tasker until that last post. I think I'll just add a wifi sleep --> never task just for when I'm at school. Shouldn't drain too much battery, we'll see.
Considering that GPS is such a battery hog, I think you would be better off just leaving Wifi on all the time, or just removing the location context from the profile. But, to continue with your approach (which is good in theory, by the way)...
About Wifi turning off when you leave... when the display is off, the default is for Tasker to check the things it checks (location, wifi, etc) every 10 minutes. Also, it takes two checks before Takser will accept the fact that the Wifi you're looking for is no longer near. So with the default settings it will take 10-20 minutes for Wifi Near to deactivate after leaving the area.
I've done something similar to the following, but I'm currently experimenting with the beta, so I'm doing something different right now. But here's what I was doing:
Profile: Home Near
Context: Location <home>
Enter Task:
Variable Set %HomeNear 1
Exit Task:
Variable Subtract %HomeNear 1
Profile: Home Wifi
Context: Variable Value %HomeNear > 0
Context: Wifi Near <home> [toggle wifi]
Enter Task:
Variable Add %HomeNear 1
Wifi On
Exit Task:
Variable Subtract %HomeNear 1
Profile: Wifi Fast Off
Context: Wifi Connected <any>
Exit Task:
Wifi Off
Profile: Reset Variables
Context: Device Shutdown
Variable Clear %HomeNear
What this does is the Home Near profile sets %HomeNear to 1 when you're near home, which activates the first context in the Home Wifi profile. This allows Tasker to start checking Wifi Near, and when your home Wifi is found, it turns on Wifi and increases the %HomeNear variable. Increasing the variable is the key, as it prevents fluctuations in the Home Near profile from affecting the Home Wifi profile after Home Wifi has become active.
The Wifi Fast Off profile turns off Wifi as soon as it's disconnected.
The Reset Variables profile is necessary in Tasker 1.0.8 and earlier because if you turn off your device while either Home Near or Home Wifi profiles are active, the variable values will get screwed up. Later versions should not require this.
The profiles I listed were supposed to address the issue of the settings reverting due to Wifi going to sleep, but I don't recall hearing if it worked or not. Changing the Wifi sleep policy while at school is definitely a cleaner solution though.
UKseagull
Android Enthusiast
I think I have it set up now thanks.
I only need this to work when I'm at home, so would I be better choosing a certain time period for the profile to be active? Or would it be better to have it location based?
Would I need to apply any time period/location to each of the 3 profiles created?
I only need this to work when I'm at home, so would I be better choosing a certain time period for the profile to be active? Or would it be better to have it location based?
Would I need to apply any time period/location to each of the 3 profiles created?
chrlswltrs
Extreme Android User
I am trying to set up a profile to auto reply to SMS while I am driving, I have most of it, I just am not sure how to ignore 2 numbers. Can someone help me out please. I have my specifics posted here:
http://androidforums.com/android-ap...-help-setting-up-specific-tasker-profile.html
TYIA
http://androidforums.com/android-ap...-help-setting-up-specific-tasker-profile.html
TYIA