Tasker help needed

[Mayhem]

My wife has a need to have her phone automatically dump calls to voicemail from anyone other than a select few and during a specific time period. I told her Tasker would probably be able to do this.

The problem is - I haven't a clue how to accomplish this.

Has anyone set Tasker up to do this?

 

[mrhomiec]

actually, if you have a plain Android UI, aka not TouchWiz, Sense, Blur, etc, then it's built into the contact list.

you can just go to the contact, and set that contact to automatically go to voice mail. or alternatively, set that contact's ringtone to silent.

as for a Tasker profile, i haven't delved into this kinda setup yet.

 

[Mayhem]

Unfortunately, she's got a Droid 3.

 

[UncleMike]

This may require you to be rooted, or it may just not work on your device (some phones behave differently than others), but something like this would do it:

Profile: Dump Most to Voicemail
Context: Time 08:00 - 13:00
Context: Phone Ringing [Caller: !Mom/Husband/Son/Daughter]
Task:
End Call

This will dismiss calls from any caller whose name doesn't match Mom, Husband, Son or Daugher (see pattern matching in the Userguide for more information). If the rings at all before unwanted calls are dismissed, you may need to add the following:

Profile: Silent Dump to Voicemail
Context: Time 08:00 - 13:00
Enter Task:
Default Rintone [Type: Ringer, Sound: Silent]

Profile: Audible Callers
Context: 08:00 - 13:00
Context: Phone Ringing [Caller: Mom/Husband/Son/Daughter]
Task:
Play Ringtone [Type: Ringer, Sound: <preferred sound>, Stream: Ringer]

These will set the default ringtone to silent during specified hours, but when a call comes in from either Mom, Husband, Son or Daugher, the <preferred sound> will play (and stop when the call is answered or dismissed).

This is untested and may require a little tweaking, but it should be pretty close to what you want.

 

[Mayhem]

Thanks! There's a Tasker app that allows you to take Tasker profiles and make them standalone apps. So I was planning on going that route with her phone.