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

[barqers]

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

There's an easier way for the %Car mode one. I posted this a while back but here it goes, assuming you set %car = 1 then:

If %CAR IS SET
bluetooth off, keyguard on, brightness down, wifi on, display rotation on (change this however you want when you're turning car mode OFF)
Variable Clear %CAR (this is extremely important don't forget)
stop (this is a tasker command)
end if
(no need to put an if statement here, just put what you would if you were turning car mode ON)
bluetooth on, keyguard off, brightness up, wifi off, display rotation off
Variable set %CAR = 1



And that's it. So first time you hit it it'll get if %car is set, if it is then it'll turn car mode off and stop that context from continuing on to after the end if statement. If you tap it again, you'll have already cleared %car so it won't be set, therefore it'll skip the if statement and go straight to whatever is after the if statement.

 

[AJP123]

Would it not invert if you inverted the context? So Not WiFi near and signal strength.

I don't understand, sorry... Do you mean create a profile where the context is wifi near, with signal strength below a certain level, and the task turning the wireless off? If so, how would I do that?

 

[Jez006]

There's an easier way for the %Car mode one. I posted this a while back but here it goes, assuming you set %car = 1 then:

If %CAR IS SET
bluetooth off, keyguard on, brightness down, wifi on, display rotation on (change this however you want when you're turning car mode OFF)
Variable Clear %CAR (this is extremely important don't forget)
stop (this is a tasker command)
end if
(no need to put an if statement here, just put what you would if you were turning car mode ON)
bluetooth on, keyguard off, brightness up, wifi off, display rotation off
Variable set %CAR = 1



And that's it. So first time you hit it it'll get if %car is set, if it is then it'll turn car mode off and stop that context from continuing on to after the end if statement. If you tap it again, you'll have already cleared %car so it won't be set, therefore it'll skip the if statement and go straight to whatever is after the if statement.

ok thanks i'll try that. one other thing, the "keyguard off" function has completely stopped working on tasker! my "home" profile is on, and connected to my network but the keyguard stays on...and tried restarting tasker, restarting my phone and remaking the profile, but nothing. Any ideas?

Maybe there should be a tasker forum on here...i wasn't sure where to post these questions.

thanks,

jez

 

[Rob.G]

ok thanks i'll try that. one other thing, the "keyguard off" function has completely stopped working on tasker! my "home" profile is on, and connected to my network but the keyguard stays on...and tried restarting tasker, restarting my phone and remaking the profile, but nothing. Any ideas?

Maybe there should be a tasker forum on here...i wasn't sure where to post these questions.

thanks,

jez

In Froyo, there were some changes in the way other apps could call things. That was one of them. I found that using Display > System Lock to be just as good. This turns on the keyguard and turns the display off.

Also if you use a supported app like Widgetsoid, you can use this through Tasker to turn on the keyguard.

And because you asked, the Tasker forum is http://groups.google.com/group/tasker

 

[Sokudo Ningyou]

Has anyone managed to make a gesture profile to simply turn on the screen? I've been trying to get one to work, and it apparently recognizes my gestures while the screen is on, but off, it doesn't seem to.

 

[Rob.G]

Has anyone managed to make a gesture profile to simply turn on the screen? I've been trying to get one to work, and it apparently recognizes my gestures while the screen is on, but off, it doesn't seem to.

I'm not sure which context you were trying but, this is in the Userguide regarding Orientation States under Context:

"Orientation is not checked when the device display is off in order to conserve power."

And this is in Gestures under Miscellaneous:

"Gesture monitoring is always turned off while the screen is off (the device is sleeping)."

 

[kewlbuddy]

I am using these profiles for wifi near(home,work)
YAWA - Wifi Automate when near cell tower and AP - Tasker Wiki

I want to add context, such as wifi is on(if available) when display on
otherwise(display off) switch off wifi only every 15min and leave it on for 1min
like green power/juice defender

Do I need to add these contexts to existing wifi near profile or new task?
Can anyone guide me please.

Thanks

 

[MsL]

I'm back with another question/problem:

Killing apps: I know that Tasker can't kill apps any longer but I'm rooted so I thought it could. My car dock profile I need my BT Mono and my music app to be killed. I just use root access however once my phone is out of dock ( unplugged), my music is quite but it is still playing and BT Mono is still running. Can someone walk me thought how to turn off my music app and disconnected BT Mono. For those who may not know BT Mono is an app that allows me to hear music through my mono bluetooth.

Thank you!

 

[Rob.G]

I'm back with another question/problem:

Killing apps: I know that Tasker can't kill apps any longer but I'm rooted so I thought it could. My car dock profile I need my BT Mono and my music app to be killed. I just use root access however once my phone is out of dock ( unplugged), my music is quite but it is still playing and BT Mono is still running. Can someone walk me thought how to turn off my music app and disconnected BT Mono. For those who may not know BT Mono is an app that allows me to hear music through my mono bluetooth.

Thank you!

Do you have the latest version? Because on that version, when you use App > Kill App, then select the app you want, there is a check box that says "Use Root". I've used this method and it works for me.

 

[MsL]

Yes I believe that I have the lastest version. I have the Kill App and I have the box checked that say " Use Root". When I disconnect it says that tasker has been granted superuser permissions and all however, the music continues to play until I hit the stop button. I don't understand it.

Edit: I tried it with both my music app and MIUI Music app. With the native music app it does kill it but not the MIUI app which is the one i use the most.

Do you have the latest version? Because on that version, when you use App > Kill App, then select the app you want, there is a check box that says "Use Root". I've used this method and it works for me.

 

[ROCer]

Is there a way to switch LIVE wallpapers?

 

[Sokudo Ningyou]

I'm not sure which context you were trying but, this is in the Userguide regarding Orientation States under Context:

"Orientation is not checked when the device display is off in order to conserve power."

And this is in Gestures under Miscellaneous:

"Gesture monitoring is always turned off while the screen is off (the device is sleeping)."

Yeah, slow me found it after I'd posted a few hours later. Thanks, though.

 

[Sokudo Ningyou]

I'm back with another question/problem:

Killing apps: I know that Tasker can't kill apps any longer but I'm rooted so I thought it could. My car dock profile I need my BT Mono and my music app to be killed. I just use root access however once my phone is out of dock ( unplugged), my music is quite but it is still playing and BT Mono is still running. Can someone walk me thought how to turn off my music app and disconnected BT Mono. For those who may not know BT Mono is an app that allows me to hear music through my mono bluetooth.

Thank you!

Would simply going to the homescreen kill them? I know that was my fix for my car dock profile: instead of killing the apps (which I suppose I can do now, with root), I have it go to the homescreen, which effectively kills the dock program.

 

[chrlswltrs]

Would simply going to the homescreen kill them? I know that was my fix for my car dock profile: instead of killing the apps (which I suppose I can do now, with root), I have it go to the homescreen, which effectively kills the dock program.

The app is killed but it restarts a lot immediately after (this is with root since that is the only way to kill an app), hopefully this improves with time! Google really screwed up removing this feature, I guess that is what happens when something is open and a feature gets abused by a bunch of worthless app killers though

 

[zjp6050]

i'm very new to tasker and it's lovely, yet driving me insane lol. recently i've downloaded this profile: Auto Sleep Mode (with exceptions) - Tasker Wiki to silence my phone while i sleep but emergency contacts can activate my ringer upon calling. i really want to be able to have my audio activated for texts from these contacts as well. i tried adding a profile and following similar steps to the phone ringer context but changed it to received text. can anyone help?

 

[Rob.G]

i'm very new to tasker and it's lovely, yet driving me insane lol. recently i've downloaded this profile: Auto Sleep Mode (with exceptions) - Tasker Wiki to silence my phone while i sleep but emergency contacts can activate my ringer upon calling. i really want to be able to have my audio activated for texts from these contacts as well. i tried adding a profile and following similar steps to the phone ringer context but changed it to received text. can anyone help?

Did you get the profiles you downloaded to work, did you test it to see if your phone rings when called by one of your contacts? What happens when these events take place? Details man, details.

A received text event happens so quickly that by the time Tasker turns off Silent Mode the phone is finished alerting you.

If you are doing the same as the downloaded profiles (Silent Mode off, Wait, Silent Mode on), you wouldn't hear anything. Instead replace these tasks with: Media > Music Play, and pick a short sound on your phone or SD card. If you don't have one, download one because you can't use the phones alerts.

Now back to the downloaded profiles. If you can't get that to work, do the same steps I showed above.

 

[alackman]

hi, i just thought id throw out a minor problem I have with a profile that is set to recognise when I am near home or not and then to run several tasks accordingly. I want to avoid using GPS and so have just set it to get fix from cell towers (net). It all seems to run smooth yet occasionaly when i am at home it seems to take a long time to kick in and other times works like a dream... does anyone know how often the "network provider" (mines t-mobgile uk) or whatever will get a location lock?

im using a htc desire with froyo branded and unrooted

 

[Sokudo Ningyou]

Variables: maybe it's me, but the newest version seems to be wonky with them, unless I'm being stupid.

Example: I have profiles to put my phone on silent vibrate during class, with a variable set %SCHOOL to 1. Then I have a media profile that turns up my media volume (which is usually set at 2) to 12, and my screen's brightness up when I run certain games. I had in the media profile context a variable: IF %SCHOOL ~! 1, run the profile. Except it won't run. At all. I had to take that variable out for the media profile to even work.

Then I tried putting it in the tasks themselves: turning Media Volume to 12 if %SCHOOL ~! 1. So then the screen turned brighter, but the volume didn't change. Honestly, I've done variables before without a problem, but now it seems like they're just flatly not working, at least this one.

 

[zjp6050]

Did you get the profiles you downloaded to work, did you test it to see if your phone rings when called by one of your contacts? What happens when these events take place? Details man, details.

A received text event happens so quickly that by the time Tasker turns off Silent Mode the phone is finished alerting you.

If you are doing the same as the downloaded profiles (Silent Mode off, Wait, Silent Mode on), you wouldn't hear anything. Instead replace these tasks with: Media > Music Play, and pick a short sound on your phone or SD card. If you don't have one, download one because you can't use the phones alerts.

Now back to the downloaded profiles. If you can't get that to work, do the same steps I showed above.

thank you rob and sorry for the lack of details! yes the ringer works for these contacts. so i should make a new profile and follow the same steps and alter the tasks for music alerts? thanks bud.

 

[mruno]

i have been trying to find a way to unlock my PIN number locked phone when I'm connected to my home WiFi.
i have profiles that turn on wifi when near my cell towers and
when i connect to my wifi, gps is disabled.

how can i unlock my phone while i am connected?
i have figured out how to lock when i disconnect from my wifi.

 

[Rob.G]

i have been trying to find a way to unlock my PIN number locked phone when I'm connected to my home WiFi.
i have profiles that turn on wifi when near my cell towers and
when i connect to my wifi, gps is disabled.

how can i unlock my phone while i am connected?
i have figured out how to lock when i disconnect from my wifi.

I also have a pin lock and the only reliable way to unlock (and lock) the pin that I have found is to use a plugin or third party app and control it through Tasker.

What I use is Widgetsoid - free from the Market. You don't have to have any of the widgets on screen if you don't want to, just have it installed on your phone. Then in your task just use Plugin > Widgetsoid, select Auto Lock and check the Off button at the bottom.

There are probably other apps and plugins, I just know of this one because it is the one I use.

 

[MoPhoMan]

I have an app that reads my Google Reader articles to me. I am trying to set up a profile that will start the app at a specified time and actually start reading the articles automatically as soon as the app opens. Anyone know if this is possible and if so, how to do it?

None of the media options seem to work.

I know, I know, I have spent more time trying to figure this out than it actually takes to press the "play" button.

 

[joehornback]

I'm sorry if this has been answered, there's so much text to sort through and a search just gave me more text to search through. I want to setup a tasker profile to turn on pandora anytime I connect to bluetooth in my car. I've got the profile setup, but is there a way to have pandora start playing automatically? Right now it just brings up Pandora, I have to hit the play button on the phone screen. Ideally all I would have to do is get in my car, start it and the bluetooth connects, and starts streaming pandora automatically.

 

[lifeonmtv]

i have been trying to find a way to unlock my PIN number locked phone when I'm connected to my home WiFi.
i have profiles that turn on wifi when near my cell towers and
when i connect to my wifi, gps is disabled.

how can i unlock my phone while I am connected?
i have figured out how to lock when i disconnect from my wifi.

as mentioned above, u need 3rd party app.

Willem Stoker has developed good ones, both for 2.2 and 2.3. The one for 2.3 also has a built in delay feature which i missed from my previous rom (now on cm7).

Highly recommended: https://market.android.com/search?q=willem+stoker

 

[gossagga]

New question: Is it possible to open a log file for viewing with Tasker? I use Currentwidget and would like to setup a widget for automatically opening Currentwidget's logfile for viewing. The logfile resides in the root dir (\sdcard\currendwidget.log)

Thus far I haven't been able to set up a task that works. Part of the problem is the file is a *.log file versus a *.txt file. It seems that Officesuite Pro doesn't recognize the file when I try to setup a task...yet, when I go into Currentwidget, and select the menu item to view the logfile, I can view it just fine with Officesuite Pro. The same is true for the stock documents viewer app and other file manager apps like File Expert and Root Explorer (I use Root Explorer but my EVO 4G is not rooted).

Tasker's Load App function works to load the viewer, but the viewer does not recognize the file ("unrecognized file").

Tasker's Load App isn't appropriate for opening files, just apps; so I can't point to the logfile.

If anyone has a solution, I'd love to get your feedback. Thanks!