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[Android Apps and Games] nordx:
Hi Muzikant!

I looked at the german language and there must be something wrong (maybe: wrong link).

This is not german ^^...

Again: did you read my last post :D? -> #560

greetz,

nordx
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
nordx, thanks for the update about the German language... I've made a few changes to the translation files and by mistake I replaced all the German translation with Danish !

Don't worry, It should be fine now :)

About your offer, Thanks but I'd like to keep my plan forward the same. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] nordx:
ok! :( sad... i need it!

Added some German transalations now... but i'm not sure in some points

What do you mean with "cell" (category: "Cell ID Trigger strings")? The cellphone or an area? I think second one, right?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
more like an area but not exactly... read more about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_ID
[Android Apps and Games] nordx:
So you mean a BTS, i thought so before!

But there are 2 ways:

1): Zelle (like cell, but its more "in everday language"/colloquial)

or

2): Basisstation (this is the exact name for it)

Should i use the exact german word (2nd one) for it?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Since I don't speak German, I really can't say which is more appropriate...
[Android Apps and Games] nordx:
i got another word for it: "Funkzelle" ... (radio cell)

That's it, i think.:)
[Android Apps and Games] nila@ufl.edu:
Just some ideas to throw out there in an effort to make the app even more useful to us all. I apologize if some of them have been mentioned before but I didn't find a designated suggestions area.

1) An option that when the rule is activated it automatically stops running the trigger parameters until something else turns off. E.g. Location search every 10 minutes to activate wifi when at home, then stops the every 10 minute searchges until wifi is disconnected to save battery.

2) An option to resume the relevant settings that were in place before the rule triggered after a future trigger takes place. E.g. Location trigger turns on wifi at home, turns off GPS and cell data. When I leave home the wifi disconnecting turns wifi back off, and GPS and data back on as it was before the rule was triggered.

3) The suggestion above could be further enhanced if there was a ticker to run rules that were skipped while a rule was in place. E.g. Time based trigger turns off gps, wifi & data from 4pm till 6pm. Then I get home and GPS trigger would have turned on wifi and turned off gps & data. The time based trigger would revert to original status of gps wifi & data on, and then prompt the GPS to check since it was unable to for the last 2 hours.

4) Simple setting to detect movement or stillness as a trigger.

5) One rule activating can be a trigger for another rule to activate.

6) Import feature for rules. Otherwise if I try to restore rules to a device that was just wiped and doesn't have the backup folder it won't give me the option to browse to the file that I emailed myself.

7) Battery temp as a trigger.

Let me know if there is any basic legwork I can help with to any of these affects. Thank you for this nice app.

Nila
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
You can do this by making a rule of joining a specific wifi network to disable the location check rule.

Have you tried experimenting with the Sensor Trigger states?

You can already do this. It will help you with #2 and #3. Select Action > Enable/Disable Rule Action.

You can already do this. Menu > More > Backup Rules and Restore Rules.
[Android Apps and Games] zzelinka:
Is there any way to have the mobile data turn on for a specified amount of time (say 2 minutes) every 30 minutes to grab emails and then turn back off? I have the mobile data shut off when screen is off. The problem is that I have to manually turn on the phone to check for emails. The time trigger is pretty limited at the moment. Thanks in advance.

Insert witty catch phrase here...
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
This is one of the features you can vote for next updates on the following link:

http://muzikant-android.blogspot.com/2011/09/vote-for-feature-take-ii.html
[Android Apps and Games] zzelinka:
Thanks buddy! I don't have Facebook though so I can't vote.

Insert witty catch phrase here...
[Android Apps and Games] justauser:
How do you handle rule conflict? Is there a priority order so that one overrides another?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
There is no priority order since AutomateIt is an event-driven application. When a trigger is activated, it executes the relevant action, regardless of the previous rules that were launched.
[Android Apps and Games] d-iivil:
Hi,

I'm using Galaxy Nexus running on 4.0.3 ROM with 260dpi density (faked to act like 4.0.1 @ build.prop), but Market tells it's not compatible with my device and won't let me install (buy) the app.

However, the app works just fine (I downloaded the apk from internet, bad pirate!) and now I would like to know how can I purchase it for real (I want to support the developer of this GREAT app). Could you change the app at Market so that it would be installable on 4.0.1 + ANY dpi? Or is there another way to buy the full version and support you?

Thanks in advance :)
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
AutomateIt doesn't have any limitation on the Android Market so it should be possible to download it to any device running Android 2.2 and later.

If for some reason you can't download it, I suggest you contact Android Market Support.

Just a quick question - can you download the free version from the market ?
[Android Apps and Games] melella:
Can someone show me the best way to do this? I'm trying to make it so when I'm not at home and not at work from 6 pm to 12 am on weekdays and 11 am to 12 am on weekends, I want all the volume to be maxed out and vibrate, wifi disabled, and 4G enabled.

This is how I currently have it:

Composite AND triggers:

Outside or exiting Home location

Outside or exiting Work location

Composite action:

Enable mobile data

Set Wi-Fi adapter status to disabled

Set device sound mode to Normal with Vibrate

Set volume of all sound streams

Rule active period: Every day from 11 am to 12 am.

However it's not working quite right for me. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I only work 3 miles/5 minutes from home to work. Is using the Composite AND triggers the right way to do it with OUTSIDE multiple locations? Also is there a way to set a separate rule active period on weekdays and weekends? Thanks in advance! :)
[Android Apps and Games] tony28:
is it possible to make it work on the LG optimus 2x cause on the market it is said that it can't be installed on it.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
See my replies in previous page to the same issue on other devices.

Do you have problems installing the free version or pro ?
[Android Apps and Games] Jacob1369:
+1 Make it simple and gray :D
[Android Apps and Games] wiena:
switch from wcdma to gsm

Hi,

i need a function what switches from wcdma to gsm when i am at a special location. Usually i have that setting set to automatic, at work i have really low reception and my DHD always switches from wcdma to gsm and back and so on. This is not good for my battery. Is there a possibility to switch to gsm only when at work and go back to the automatic setting when leaving work ?
[Android Apps and Games] tony28:
Both are saying the same for Lg Optimus 2.

It says that : the apps is not compatible with my orange Lg optimus 2x
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
I really have no clue of what's causing it...

Attached is another screenshot that shows that your device should be compatible.

@Devil Aus, Just to clarify - the "exclude" link allows the developer to manually exclude specific devices. I haven't excluded any device (hence, the list on the right is empty)...
[Android Apps and Games] fencer:
+1 For this, would want to switch to GSM when low on battery
[Android Apps and Games] slovoflud:
That'd be fantastic
[Android Apps and Games] tony28:
May be i have an idea.

I have an lg optimus 2x. And right now the official android version available on it is the 2.2

I have installed a 2.3.4 rom version, couldn't it be the problem ?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] slovoflud:
hmmm. i'm on 2.3.4 too (MIUI)

could be that
[Android Apps and Games] pet family:
Hi, I need tips to get my setting work.

It's very simple, I want it to automatically turn on the gps every time I opened the Maps application, while on the other hand turn it off every time I exits Maps.

I've tried to set it as shown in the picture below, but it still doesn't work. Any mistakes in that setting?
[Android Apps and Games] slovoflud:
Your GPS should turn off by default without using any software
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Looks OK from here :)

Please check the "Include debug info in log" checkbox from the settings screen (last checkbox), activate Maps, close Maps and then send me an error report from the "Help !" button on the About screen. this should give me a bit more insight on what's going on...
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Could you install another app that I have called "Help Me 2 Help You" (market link), click the "Help !" button and send me the generated text via PM ?

Maybe I can find some common factor with all of you that encounter this problem.
[Android Apps and Games] wiena:
Muzikant do you have an idea how to solve this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14777862&postcount=44
[Android Apps and Games] slovoflud:
would you be interested in using this icon?
[Android Apps and Games] Mark X:
I prefer the blue icon (Im adverse to green :p).
[Android Apps and Games] pet family:
Really? Never had that kind of experience.

Anyway what I meant is completely turned off, not in standby. As far as I know, it's still on (if you look at the notif bar power widget, it's still on)

Sent you an e-mail already!

Hope you can see the problem and find me a solution :D
[Android Apps and Games] slovoflud:
yes, but it doesn't use the battery at all, until an app requests it. Unless you want your GPS only in Google Maps your rule is unneeded.
[Android Apps and Games] pet family:
Mmmm, I feel it still consumes battery, like probably it detects position every each minute? Idk whether I'm correct or not, but if Muzikant could find out what's wrong, atleast by completely turn it off every after use Maps I feel better :D

Anyway thanks for your info! I'll try to turn on GPS for the whole day probably tomorrow to find out whether it consumes battery or not
[Android Apps and Games] d-iivil:
No, I can't. Market just tells me that the app is not compatible with my device :/
[Android Apps and Games] d-iivil:
Changed display density to 320 (device default) and was able to buy the app :)
[Android Apps and Games] alexbk66:
I have the same issue - I did experiment with the Sensors, but couldn't find anything suitable - I want to wake up the phone when I simply lift it.

Other programs do support "gestures".
[Android Apps and Games] mistermentality:
If I recall correctly there was a bug in android that allowed direct gps access whereby apps could switch on gps and I think it was patched in 2.3.5 so that may be why

Dave
[Android Apps and Games] TheSkipperCDB:
Request - Launch app from notification action

I just wanted to request the ability to launch an application from a Notification action, when the notification is clicked. I have some rules that launch the notification action to remind me to do something, and it would save several clicks if when I clicked the notification the application launched that I needed.

Love the app, thanks for all the great work! I've been able to use this to fix annoyances of Android, it's been a huge help! Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mainsail:
Hi. Cool app!

Can i lock device automaticaly turning it face down and assign a sound in action? How can i do it?

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] jjlwork:
What is the interval you have set for GPS delay? If your only 5 minutes away and it is defaulting to 10 minute intervals to check, then it's not checking until you are already back home/work. You could reduce the interval for checks to say 1 or 2 minutes but that will consume more battery.

Also wouldn't it work better without the AND? 4 separate rules is how I would do it: When in the vicinity of work turn down, when leaving work turn up, when arriving home turn down, when leaving home turn up.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I just started with this app, but I do dable in programming and this makes sense to me.
[Android Apps and Games] LazPL:
wired headset button

Hi!

Is there any way to capture wired headset button presses?

I noticed some apps that can listen for this and then send to the Tasker app, but yours seems so much friendlier.

I basically want to be able to record voice notes without pulling the phone out of my pocket. Ideally directly to Catch or to Evernote, or simply to a file if that doesn't work.

How would I go about that?

THANK YOU for making this app! & happy new year!
[Android Apps and Games] justauser:
For a course locations trigger do you use the cell tower location or do we have to enable google location services. I'd rather not enable google location services. tasker seems to be able to use the cell location.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
New version !

After a long wait, the next version of AutomateIt is finally released !

It includes the most requested feature on my

Vote for feature

page - Cell Id Trigger. Click

here

for user guide.

It also introduces a new Text-to-Speech action which enables your device to interact with you in a more friendly way.

Please report your feedback on this forum or email me from the About screen of the application.
[Android Apps and Games] dejan_mik:
After 2 minutes the cell id scan result is 0!
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
The number of new cells found during scan depends on the area you are at and the number of cells your device is connecting to while you are scanning.

In case you can't find any new cells for a long time I recommend saving the rule and after a few hours use the "Add cells (from recent") option and add all the cells that your device was connected to on the last few hours, assuming you were at the same place.
[Android Apps and Games] bewza:
Motorola Photon, same issue on the last version.
[Android Apps and Games] pwoita:
Don't expect it to be implemented with your long long list of things but worth saying them in the off chance:

1. automateit need a list of "locations" (that use groups of cell id's and/or gps location) that are re-usable in rules, where the user can define locations as

Home - [find cell id's and/or set gps location, etc]

Work - [find cell id's and/or set gps location, etc]

Jill's House - [find cell id's and/or set gps location, etc]

Then can use that in triggers

condition: enter/leave mylocation (allows you to choose from the pre-defined list above)

action: turn on wifi

Currently if you put in a new location or change it for a rule, it is tedious.

2. text to speech is a nice little addition, how about allowing that options for notifications so that people dont need to make 2 actions when it logically is one for reading out notifications.

just put in a checkbox in the notification details so that you have the textbox to notify (as you already do) and add a checkbox that if checked, it will read it out when that notification is put up.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
The cell Id Trigger allows you to save your locations once you define them and then it can be used for other triggers.

Take a look at the Cell Id Trigger guide to see how to save and use pre-defined locations.

Sounds like a good idea. Added to the list of features.
[Android Apps and Games] pwoita:
Ahhh you can save pre-defined locations. Great!

The interface for that doesn't seem intuitive (could display the list of pre-defined locations either from a button on the main screen from in settings and allow to add/delete/modify locations), but it is functional at this point so that's excellent.
[Android Apps and Games] SwaqDK:
As requested in post #523, it would be great if it was possible to create an action that locks the phone and keeps the initial lock slider but disables the unlock pattern. I would like to use this e.g. when connected to my home wi-fi.

Please let me know if this can be put on the wishlist for future updates - or if there already is a way of achieving this through the existing actions.
[Android Apps and Games] blackmustafa:
It's very useful
[Android Apps and Games] RexNoctis:
Help request / Feature request

Hi all,

Thanks Muzicant, this is an incredibly useful app!

I'm hoping someone can help me do this, I would like to create a rule that will monitor peak G force loads and fire above a certain level. I want this as both my wife and I ride motorbikes and I would love something that could SMS or call the other if a fall is detected? I've played with the sensor settings but can't seem to get a rule to fire, the accelerometer appears to check the xyz axis all at the same time, I want the rule to fire if any of the axis detects an acceleration of ~9.81g.

Is this possible with the current version and if not, could something like this be considered for a later version?

Cheers,

Danny.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
I have to say - definitely one of the most unique and interesting uses for AutomateIt requested so far :)

Obviously, there is no "Fall from motorcycle trigger" but you could check the "Free fall" setting for the accelerometer sensor trigger. I have no idea how you are going to test it (hopefully not by crashing you motorcycle...).

Another tip I can provide is that you are probably looking for ~0 acceleration and not 9.81. since 9.81 is the standard value returned from the accelerometer sensor simply by standing still (If you really want to dig into it, take a look at the following link: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html).
[Android Apps and Games] RexNoctis:
Thanks Muzicant,

I've been playing with the freefall trigger, I didn't see that in my first look, sorry! I didn't click that the accelerometer should be ~0 for freefall, it does make sense though.

I'm looking at ideas around detecting a fall / shock and if there is then no movement sending an alert. I can do this by having one rule activate another but still working on methods that will stop it firing when my wife just chucks the phone onto the bed :) (probably something to do with location as well)

AutomateIT is so flexible I'm fairly sure it can be persuaded to do what I want :D

I'm liking the developers link, thankyou. I've only worked with ASP and SQL databases before. I could do with learning more about building mobile apps!

Thanks again,

Danny.

---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ----------

Oops, *Muzikant*, sorry!
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
AutomateIt made it to the finals on the BestAppEver awards for the Most Innovative App. Vote for it by Jan 25, 2012 (If you voted before, it was only to get it nominated so please vote again)

Click here to vote !
[Android Apps and Games] cubano.pedro:
Great app! thanks
[Android Apps and Games] cjm2576:
Love the cell site trigger, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] coleburns:
wifi network connection state trigger

Hi Muzikant

Question on the wifi network connection state trigger.

I have the set up on my galaxy nexus as follows

Connected to a my work wifi

Action: Disable lock screen

It didn't work at 1st but when i went to home screen, long pressed and "perform action" the lock-screen was turned off

However when i turned off wireless, the lock screen never reactivated. I then went into security settings and it stated the password was still active but it still did not work.

I only managed to get the password working by selecting the slider unlock and then reselecting password

Is this the normal behaviour? I would assume that the password should be reactivated the second it loses WIFI connection?

I am using the Pro version

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
I may have overlooked this, but does this app work in ICS? It worked fine for me in GB but never really worked in ICS which is a shame as it's extremely useful.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
coleburns, AutomateIt doesn't automatically account for reverse rule behavior. That means you have to set another rule to enable the lock screen security on wifi disable.
[Android Apps and Games] blackspp:
Voted!

You're good to go now :)
[Android Apps and Games] coleburns:
Thanks for that. i kinda worked it out after playing around with it. i still don't think it works very well with ICS though. Tried various setting and timed sync does not work
[Android Apps and Games] RAZRblade:
Love this app. Just out of curiosity, if I would set "phone boot" for the trigger, and "shutdown device" as the action, would it put the phone into a "loop" sort of thing? Love being able to have the phone talk when started, this app blows smart actions away
[Android Apps and Games] neederishelp:
Would screen unlock be a future trigger? I have it to turn off data 2 minutes after my screen is off, and every time I check my phone, it turns it back on ...if there was screen unlock, it would be real nice
[Android Apps and Games] talexxx:
Data Connectivity Enabled/Disabled as a Trigger

Hi, great app, voted for you ;)

Is it possible to add "Data Connectivity Enabled/Disabled" as a Trigger, and not just an Action?

It can be useful to react on this Trigger with Actions, like: check mail, sync accounts.

Or, for example, I've tried to make my data connectivity enabled for 5 minutes if it has been disabled for 60 minutes (and vice versa, in a loop), but without luck..

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] mezzo2pasta:
Looks handy on the paper, going to try it now ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
AutomateIt is supposed to prevent you from making errors such as defining rules that will get you stuck in a loop.
[Android Apps and Games] mezzo2pasta:
Well ... Tested the free version for 5 minutes and coudln't set multiple triggers/actions so i had to buy the Pro version. .. And it's really worth buying ;)
[Android Apps and Games] mezzo2pasta:
- Any way to select our own icon for the widget ?

- When a sms is sent through AutomateIt Pro, it doesne't show up on sms client (I'm using GO Sms Pro), can you use the same "storage" as sms clients are using ?

- Is there a history for manually launched rules ?

Thanks ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
- no. You can only use the trigger/action/app icon

- the sent SMS is not stored on the device since it is sent using the Android API and not the SMS app

- this is saved as part of each rule history. There is no separate list for manually launched rules
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
There are no priorities between rules but I believe you can get the desired result by using the "rule active period" feature available on the pro version, combined with the enable/disable rule action.
[Android Apps and Games] kenjamd:
Time-stamp formatting in outgoing SMS messages.

I absolutely love AutomateIt, and am now trying to see if I can't use it to log my arrival and departure times from work.

I'm triggering off of my connection-to or disconnection-from a certain WiFi SSID, and the triggering works well. It sends an SMS message to my Google Voice number that contains the link to a form to enter the time in a Google Docs spreadsheet.

If I could change the time-stamp format to separate the date and time from a "space" to a "plus" symbol, then I could auto-populate the time entry field in the URL.

Is there any chance of seeing this in the future? Or similarly, launching a specified URL in the web browser?

Thanks for all your work!! :D
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Can you provide a sample message that you are currently sending and the update you wish to be made?

I'm not keen to have a 'plus' sign as a date-time separator since in most cases it looks weird in the message, but maybe if you'll provide some kind of sample I can think of another solution.