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Profile not executing tasks, and Profile not being activated

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I'm having problems with 2 Profiles, both of which are triggered by States.

Problem 1: Task not being executed correctly when Profile activated
This Profile is activated based on a Location-based state (i.e. when I'm at home). It should fire 2 tasks:
- Set Wifi On
- Set Mobile Data Off
The Exit Task sets Mobile Data On.
The Profile activates correctly when I get home, but it does not execute the 2nd Task (i.e. it does not set Mobile Data off). Even when I run the Profile Tasks manually I find that only the 1st Task is Executed. The 2nd Task appears to execute (i.e. the green light next to it flickers), but it does not disable Mobile Data.

Problem 2: Profile not being activated
This Profile is activated based on a Bluetooth state - i.e. connected to my car Bluetooth system. When creating the Profile I used a search to locate the correct Bluetooth device from the list.
The problem is that this profile is not being activated when the phone is connected to the car Bluetooth system - the Tasker notification just says that there is no active profile.

Any ideas??

I'm running Tasker 4.7m on an LG G4 (Android 5.1)
 
Mobile Data ...

What version of Android are you using? Mobile Data on/off is not supported in 5.0+. The reference suggests you install the Secure Settings plug-in.

(I leave Mobile Data on and simply turn WiFi on and off for use like this.)

(On the main Task list there is a line at the bottom of the screen. Type Mobile there.)

... Thom
 
Thom said:
Mobile Data ...

What version of Android are you using? Mobile Data on/off is not supported in 5.0+. The reference suggests you install the Secure Settings plug-in.

(I leave Mobile Data on and simply turn WiFi on and off for use like this.)

(On the main Task list there is a line at the bottom of the screen. Type Mobile there.)

... Thom
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Android 5.1 - rooted. Since posting I did also try Secure Settings, but that did't work either.

I didn't understand your second comment in parens - about typing Mobile at the bottom of the screen. I don't see anywhere to type at the bottom of the Task list for this Profile???
 
I'm not root-ed. Perhaps you are not getting the red Task names and announcements when you try to add some tasks. This comes out if I select Mobile Data on my 5.1 un-root-ed Droid Turbo.

Why do you need to turn Mobile Data off?

The Filter line at the bottom of the task screen is a task look-up. Typing Mobile there will give all tasks contain that in their name.

... Thom
 
Ah now I see - there's a Filter field on the "Select Action Category" screen after I tap "+" to add a task. Entering "Mobile" there narrows it down to 3 items: Mobile Data, Mobile Data2G/3G (which is in red), and Mobile Data Settings. It's the first of these that I tried originally (and which didn't work). The 2nd (Mobile Data 2G/3G) isn't available, and the 3rd (Mobile Data Settings) isn't what I want to do.

I want to disable Mobile Data when I'm at home because sometimes my wifi connection drops when I'm at home for no apparent reason and I end up using alot of my data allowance without realising it.
 
When I did that the first time it showed Mobile Data in black. When I selected it it gave the explanation and then turned it to red. Does this behave the same way for you?

I know of no way to toddle Mobile on an un-root-ed 5,0+ device. I have no insight into a root-ed solution.

Perhaps your second issue is also associated. Not being root-ed I have no opinion.

... Thom
 
Maybe it is because you are root-ed and already have the plug-in installed.

I'm close to clueless.

Timing? Try add a 1min Wait right after the Mobile Data commands?

... Thom
 
Thom said:
Maybe it is because you are root-ed and already have the plug-in installed.

I'm close to clueless.

Timing? Try add a 1min Wait right after the Mobile Data commands?

... Thom
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I wrote to the dev of MacroDroid when my phone was forced to 5.0 from 4.4.4 and the macro that was working very fine, thank you ma'am suddently broke.

That Macro turns OFF DATA when the screen is locked. Now, since 5.0 it will no longer work, and the dev told me that Google removed the API to access that turn OFF command. This to me, is a real stinker, but I want DATA turned OFF....

It is MY PHONE, and with DATA off, and WiFi off, there is no way in hell a Notification from anything can be forced onto my phone.... ( Except Verizon thru the SMS system ).

also, as that totally kills access to the internet, the battery load drops to almost nothing. Far better than using Airplane Mode which is a stinko work around that I hate. It messes up other settings permanently.... I will never use Airplane Mode again.

So, I always leave DATA turned OFF, unless I have a real need to use the internet and I am out of range of a WiFi signal.

Now to the crux of this post: That developer told me, that IF my phone is rooted, yes, MacroDroid will once again turn DATA on/off. I am just not brave enough to try it, and now it is too late, my phone has been LolliFlopped for the worse.
I hate the color scheme, it is faded out, I want the hard saturated 3D colors of 4.4.4
 
I've now found a workaround for the first problem: running this shell command with root option allows me to enable/disable Mobile Data:
svc data enable/disable

That leaves me with the first problem - any idea why my Bluetooth connected Profile isn't being triggered when I connect to the selected Bluetooth device?
 
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