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What Tasker profiles is everyone using?? (This thread is NOT for requesting help with profiles)

I thought of making the 'switch on wireless task' activate only if the wireless strength is more than a certain amount, but I can't find a.wireless strength variable anywhere... Is there another way of doing this?
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There is the option of Min Activate Signal Level on the WiFi Near Context. I've used that before
 
stuarta said:
There is the option of Min Activate Signal Level on the WiFi Near Context. I've used that before
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Hmmmm, that only prevents the phone from connecting to the wireless network if the signal is too low in the first place. I was hoping for something that disconnects the phone from the wireless network if the wireless strength gets too low. Any ideas.
 
AJP123 said:
Hmmmm, that only prevents the phone from connecting to the wireless network if the signal is too low in the first place. I was hoping for something that disconnects the phone from the wireless network if the wireless strength gets too low. Any ideas.
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Would it not invert if you inverted the context? So Not WiFi near and signal strength.
 
Does the 'GPS check seconds' open up gps and check it at interval, or does it only check it when GPS is already enabled?

I'm trying to set up a sms msg task when I get near my home after 8pm. It hasn't been working lately. I don't leave my gps on, but turn it on on my way home so it is activated. I had it set for 100m, and it was fine, but now it's not working. I want to turn up how often tasker checks, but I don't want it to be checking all day, and killing my battery.
 
Help:

I think I confusing myself. I finally made my first widget which turns on GPS waits 5ms, then turns on navigation. I got that working just fine, but how do I turn off GPS when I close navigation? Since this is a widget with task I don't think I can create an exit task can I?

Thank you
 
MsL said:
Help:

I think I confusing myself. I finally made my first widget which turns on GPS waits 5ms, then turns on navigation. I got that working just fine, but how do I turn off GPS when I close navigation? Since this is a widget with task I don't think I can create an exit task can I?

Thank you
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Why are you doing it as a widget? You could have this set up as a profile with an App context set to run when navigation starts.

Profile: Context > Navigation
Task:
> GPS On
> wait 5ms

When you go to start your app, this will run first. When you close it, GPS will turn off automatically.
 
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why as a widget cause I still trying to figure all of this out and there is so much information and suggestions.

I will try it as you suggested

Thank you

Rob.G said:
Why are you doing it as a widget? You could have this set up as a profile with an App context set to run when navigation starts.

Profile: Context > Navigation
Task:
> GPS On
> wait 5ms

When you go to start your app, this will run first. When you close it, GPS will turn off automatically.
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Tumeg said:
Added on 04/07/11

  • Battery Level : Adjusts random settings, depending on my battery level.
  • Block Calls : When certain numbers call, tasker will answer\end the call (So it will stop ringing, and they won't get to my voicemail)
  • Block Work Calls : When my work calls me (to ask if I can come in), I let it ring for 5 seconds before hanging up (5 seconds, so I have time to decide if I want to answer - and it does not send the call to voicemail).
  • Change Wallpaper Based on Weather : Cool new profile I made today. It checks Accuweather, and when it sees certain keywords ("Rain" "Cloudy" "Sunny" "Clear") it will change my wallpaper, accordingly.
  • Church : Silences my phone, makes my display not time-out, and opens my Bible app -- (Based on calendar events)
  • School : Silences my phone during school (Based on calendar events)
  • Find Phone (GPS) : When I text my phone a keyword, it will respond with the GPS coordinates, battery level, etc.
  • Find Phone (GPS) P2 : When I text my phone another keyword (when my phone is stolen), it will lock the phone, will end any current calls, and will also leave the GPS on (so I can keep tracking it).
  • Find Phone (Ring) : This is for when I lose my phone at home. I text it, it will play a ringtone.
  • Face Down Silent : This is for the "Find Phone (Ring)" profile. When I find the phone, I just flip it over to turn off the ringtone\song
  • GPS Turned On : Turns on the GPS when certain apps are opened
  • Incoming Call Brightness : Turns my brightness to MAX, for 15 seconds. (Pointless)
  • Charging : Random settings for when I am charging my phone
  • Wifi Starter\Stopper : Two profiles that will turn on\of and connect wifi, accordingly (by determining my location via my network connection\location) (this has been combined with my "Home" profile)

Added on 04/09/11

  • Work : When Tasker sees that my calendar says I am at work (this is easy to do because I have a part-time job, so I always post my shifts on my calendar), it will put my phone on vibrate - and force WiFi off, and will also lock my screen.

Added on 04/13/11

  • Home : When I am home (It determines this by using my location, via the network connection) it will turn my volumes up. After 11pm, when the home profile is active, it will turn my phone to vibrate. [new: it also turns on my WiFi] [new:new: it now activates Browsix and Remote Notifier for Android]
  • Change Wallpaper - Timed : I have a set of 5 wallpapers (they are the same wallpapers, just different color), and they change\alternate every 20 minutes.
  • Alarm : I have uninstalled Gentle Alarm, and replaced it with Tasker. Self explanatory profile. (*Altered this profile, so that it will only trigger if the phone is charging (I periodically will get up before the alarm will go off, and unplug the phone - forgetting that the alarm is still set*) (Rather dodgy when it came to actually triggering - missed a class due to the alarm\profile not sounding\activating. I am now using the stock HTC clock\alarm app)
  • Silent Boot : This profile will silence my phone prior to turning off or restarting, which then silences the annoyingly loud boot-animation.

Added on 04/14/11

  • Reminder - Trash : At 9pm every Wednesday night(repeating every 15 minutes) IF my "Home" profile is active, I get a pop-up reminding me to take out the trash. The pop-up also gives me an option to end the reminders if I have taken the trash out.
  • Airplane Mode : If my cell signal drops too low, airplane mode will be triggered. Every 7 minutes, the profile will stop - if there is still low signal, the profile will be reactivated. (I am having a hard time getting this to work... It seems to randomly activate, even though my signal-strength variable context, is set to only activate when my signal drops below 25% - I will have a few bars of 4G, and this profile will activate)
  • Headset Plugged In - Menu : I finally got around to making this basic profile, that will open a menu containing Amazon MP3 (I have my music in the cloud) Pandora, and TuneIn Radio Pro whenever I connect a headset.
  • Headset Plugged In - Settings : When I plug in headphones, certain settings will change\adjust (such as volumes, screen rotation, etc.)

Added on 04/15/11

  • Applications - Games : When I launch any\all games, my media volume is set to 4 (what I almost ALWAYS set it to) (got rather annoying, and wasn't very useful)
  • Applications - Games Night : When I launch any\all games between 11pm and 9am, the media volume is 0
  • Applications - Music : When I launch any\all music playing applications, the media volume sets itself to 12
  • Applications - Video : When I launch any\all video playing applications, the media volume sets itself to 9 - and autobrightness is forced.
  • Charging - Home Night : When charging my phone at home (determined by "cell near"), from 12:30am-8:30am (basically when I am sleeping): all sounds are silenced, brightness is brought down, and auto-rotation is turned off (If I look at my phone while in bed, and while it's charging, the screen-rotation is always wacky)
  • Charging - Not Home : When I am charging my phone NOT at home (determined by invert of "cell near"), all of my volumes are turned up (If I am not charging my phone at home, it will usually be charging somewhere AWAY from me - so I need the volumes up)
  • Grandparent's : When I am at one of my grandparent's house (determined by "cell near"), the phone connects to their WiFi, and my ringer/notification/media volumes gets adjusted.
  • Grandparent's Night : Same as above, just the volumes are on silent\vibrate
  • Grandparent's (2) : When I am at my other grandparent's house (determined by "cell near"), the phone connects to their WiFi, and my ringer/notification/media volumes gets adjusted.
  • Grandparent's Night (2) : Same as above, just the volumes are on silent\vibrate.

Added on 04/28/11

  • Android Notifier : When my "Home" profile is active, Tasker will enable the Remote Notifier for Android service. Remote Notifier for Android, simply sends notifications to your computer, when you have an incoming call, SMS, MMS, or when your battery is low, etc.
  • DropBox Sync : I have Tasker and Dropbox Sync for Tasker/Locale setup so I can backup certain files on my SD Card, with Dropbox, at a specific time. I am currently working on a way to get this Dropbox plugin to allow me to upload a AutoHotKey script to Dropbox, where AutoHotKey on my computer will be able to then read\activate the script, which will pause iTunes when I have an incoming call).

Added on 05/03/11

  • Disneyland : When I am at Disneyland (Based on calendar event - currently working on getting the "cell near" info setup, which will take quite a while due to the massive size of the park), forces Wifi off, GPS off, all plugins off (in case another task has them on, or if they are left on accidentally), turns off mobile data (trying to get this to only happen when the display is off), and also drops the display timeout to 12 seconds. I am currently thinking of other battery-saving settings that I can have this profile change. Suggestions?

Added on 05/04/11

  • Flashlight On : When I flick my phone\wrist to the right (holding the phone at an unusual angle), the HTC Flashlight will open and turn on.
  • Flashlight Off : When I flick my phone\wrist to the left (holding the phone at an unusual angle), the flashlight will turn off and close.
Added on 05/12/11

  • Display Rotation - On : When I open certain apps, display rotation will be "on", allowing me to rotate the screen.
  • Display Rotation - Off : The opposite of above ^^
  • Headset Plugged In - Settings (Charging) : When I connect headphones\speakers to my phone while it is charging (98% chance that I will be in the car when I do this), I turn the keyguard off along with other settings. When I am not charging and I connect headphones, then the keyguard is on (because it will typically be in my pocket)
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...few more basic profiles
 
I have a question. I have a task that launches a pop up notification. Is there a way to make that not turn the screen on?

Also I want WidgetLocker to block the pop up so it is not ontop of my lockscreen. What is the package name for tasker so I can block the pop up? (com.something....)
 
chrlswltrs said:
I have a question. I have a task that launches a pop up notification. Is there a way to make that not turn the screen on?

Also I want WidgetLocker to block the pop up so it is not ontop of my lockscreen. What is the package name for tasker so I can block the pop up?
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What if you used the If statement? Either the one in the Popup command or the stand alone If command will do (in case you already use the first one for something else).

If %SCREEN matches on

That way it will only pop up your message when the screen is on.

You could also add a Not Widgetlocker context for when the screen is on but locked. I haven't gotten this alone to work correctly without one of the above If commands because when the screen is off, Widgetlocker technically isn't running so the popup would still activate.
 
Rob.G said:
What if you used the If statement? Either the one in the Popup command or the stand alone If command will do (in case you already use the first one for something else).

If %SCREEN matches on

That way it will only pop up your message when the screen is on.

You could also add a Not Widgetlocker context for when the screen is on but locked. I haven't gotten this alone to work correctly without one of the above If commands because when the screen is off, Widgetlocker technically isn't running so the popup would still activate.
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I have thought about doing that, but it is an instantaneous task. For example, if the task executes at 9pm and the screen is off, then I turn the screen on at 9:02 will the pop up appear then? If so that would be fine even if it appears over my lock screen
 
Rob.G said:
Hmmm, well until you get that ironed out here is the package name that you asked for: net.dinglisch.android.tasker
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That doesn't work to block the pop up, just tested it

Here is what I want:

I have the trash reminder from earlier in this thread

I want the pop up, but I don't want it to display over widget locker and I don't want the screen to turn on if it is off. I just want it to appear after I unlock the screen when I turn on the phone
 
chrlswltrs said:
Here is what I want:

I have the trash reminder from earlier in this thread

I want the pop up, but I don't want it to display over widget locker and I don't want the screen to turn on if it is off. I just want it to appear after I unlock the screen when I turn on the phone
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Ok, so you want to have your cake and eat it too huh? ;)

You would be able to do this, but it would require another profile. You would have to set up an App context and set the task to clear a Variable %WIDGETLOCK. In the Exit task use Variable Set %WIDGETLOCK to 1.

Now in your Trash task, just before the Popup Task Names command use:

Wait Until %SCREEN matches on
Wait Until %WIDGETLOCK is set
Variable Clear %WIDGETLOCK

Actually that last line can be put someplace else if you prefer, as long as it gets done before Widgetlocker starts again.

I use the Variables in this fashion just because that's how I roll, if you like you can do it differently. As long as the same basic principle is used: first wait for the screen to come on, then wait for Widgetlocker to not be active.

Now, go eat that cake :)
 
So I work at a loud factory and my phone needs to be loud at all times while there. I have tasker making it quieter after hours using the clock.

We have to attend meetings once a week at a certain time that often gets changed. However, the meetings are always in the same room in the plant. If I set tasker to mute my phone based on location (that room) how tight is the radius for that location? And...how bad will it drain my battery all week checking my location in case I happen to be in that room?

Thanks in advance!
 
I was just wondering, I updated to tasker 1.0.21 now and howcome I can't have 2 state contexts within one profile?

Before I used to be able to set up a profile that would have contexts like so:
Received Text *.*
Variable Value %NIGHT

But I can't see to get two contexts on the same profile? Anyone have a solution?
 
Crodley said:
So I work at a loud factory and my phone needs to be loud at all times while there. I have tasker making it quieter after hours using the clock.

We have to attend meetings once a week at a certain time that often gets changed. However, the meetings are always in the same room in the plant. If I set tasker to mute my phone based on location (that room) how tight is the radius for that location? And...how bad will it drain my battery all week checking my location in case I happen to be in that room?

Thanks in advance!
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By using State > Cell Near, I have noticed that the location is usually VERY tight\accurate. It uses NO additional battery, because your phone constantly has its cell near data\location stored\updated, and Tasker simply checks that location every 30 seconds (unless you change that). I have MANY tasks based on "Cell Near" and Tasker has NEVER used more than 2% of my battery.
 
barqers said:
I was just wondering, I updated to tasker 1.0.21 now and howcome I can't have 2 state contexts within one profile?

Before I used to be able to set up a profile that would have contexts like so:
Received Text *.*
Variable Value %NIGHT

But I can't see to get two contexts on the same profile? Anyone have a solution?
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Sorry, I don't have a solution because Tasker allows me to create a profile with 2 contexts. I am also using the latest version. Try reinstalling and see if that helps.
 
Might be impossible to do, but i thought id ask.

I want WIFI to be turned on when if home when i open netflix/market/browser. any ideas?

forget it, i figured it out.
 
Tumeg said:
By using State > Cell Near, I have noticed that the location is usually VERY tight\accurate. It uses NO additional battery, because your phone constantly has its cell near data\location stored\updated, and Tasker simply checks that location every 30 seconds (unless you change that). I have MANY tasks based on "Cell Near" and Tasker has NEVER used more than 2% of my battery.
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Thanks! :)
 
Hi everyone, just wanted to see if people are using tasker the same way I am. I thought this would be a good place to post..

my profiles:

Online - long screen timeout
Face down - turn off everything, go on silent
Location text - i text my phone 1234 from any phone and it texts back its location (lat,long)

Home settings - keyguard off, ring volume high

And my favourites...the widgets:

"Car mode" - bluetooth on, keyguard off, brightness up, wifi off, display rotation off

"Bed time" - silent mode on, keyguard off, "screen filter" on (free app), display rotation off, open alarm clock app

Brightness - low, med and high (all 3 in one widget)

It seems like if you make a simple widget for "car mode" then you actually need two widgets. One to turn it on, and one to turn it off (change all the settings back).

Is this correct?

I assumed that i wasn't doing anything wrong and tried something else.

I made a widget that creates a variable called %CAR, and adds 1 to it ("VARIABLE ADD"). I have made two profiles with different settings that are activated when the variable %CAR is either 0 or 1 (when it gets to 2 it goes back to 0 - "wraparound = 2").

This way I have one widget to toggle car mode instead of two.

Is there an easier way?

Thanks,

Jez
 
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