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[Android Apps and Games] skribzy:
Hi! First up thanks for creating this wonderful tool!

I have a question relating to the security setting. As part of a task I have set up on my 'arriving home' tag I have added the option to disable security on the device. It seems to work for a period (5 mins or so) but soon reverts to faceunlock.

Is there a way to make the 'disable security' feature stick until I use my 'leaving home' tag which I have set up to (among other things) re-enable the secutiry?

I'm using a Nexus 4.

Any solution or clarification on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

S
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Try starting Google Music and then using the start/stop media playback option
[Android Apps and Games] reekotubbs:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.1.2

I found another program that allows me to autoplay google music when bluetooth is activated.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
4.3 going live now. Bluetooth and Wifi triggers have been added in this release. Full change log in OP
[Android Apps and Games] Mike939:
I want to set up a task for when I leave home it turns off wifi and sets brightness to 100 and then when I return home scan again and it turns on wifi and returns display brightness back to 30. Can anyone help set this up? I am on 4.3 and cannot figure out how to switch the task. Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
If you want to do it using a single NFC tag you'll set up two tasks. Set your first task (wifi off, brightness 100) and then swipe to the right. Add a second task with wifi on and brightness at 30. Write that to your NFC tag. It will then alternate between these tasks when the tag is tapped.

4.3.1 is live as well - mostly small fixes.
[Android Apps and Games] Mike939:
thanks. didn't know about the swipe to the right. This opens alot of possibilities. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
Issue with cloud-storage?

I'm having issues with my car-in / car-out switch task in a single NFC tag.

Both tasks are too big to fit in an NTAG203-compliant 137byte NFC tag, so I guess they are written (partly?) in the cloud.

This is my tag car-in, TASK 1, 117 bytes:

1. disable wifi

2. enable bluetooth

3. disable auto-sync

4. enable mobile-data (should be already on by the way, just to make sure it is on)

5. media volume 12

6. vibrate when ringing never

7. brightness 81

8. display timeout 2 minutes

9. disable auto rotation

This is my tag car-out, TASK 2, 116 bytes:

1. enable auto-brightness

2. media volume 6

3. enable wifi

4. disable bluetooth

5. enable mobile-data (should be already on by the way, just to make sure it is on)

6. display timeout 2 minutes

7. vibrate when ringing always

8. enable auto-sync

When I enter my car and swipe tag, hoping to get the "car-in" actions done. However, it seems that when my phone is still connected to wifi (on my driveway) at that point, that after task 1 (disable wifi) nothing is happening anymore. So, bluetooth is not enabled (2), media volume is not increased (5), display brightness is not set to manual-81%, ...

So whenever its current main data-connection seems to be disrupted it seems like processing of pending actions is stopped.

Does that sound plausible or am I as user doing something wrong?

Running the latest version of NFC task launcher on an LG Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.2.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Actions that are too large are pushed to the cloud. With that said they are also cached locally. Disabling wifi won't stop any sort of processing. Even if it were being pulled initially (no cache present) the full payload is pulled before it is dispatched for processing.

Enable debugging, run the tag a few times and send me the log (stick a note in the email that it's from this thread so I have some context).
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
Ok, will do. Thanks in advance.

One more question where a search didn't give me a clear answer to:

Can you elaborate a bit more on the "Prevent repetition" options?

- What is the difference between "Prevent repetition of previous task" and "Prevent task from repeating in xx seconds/minutes"? (how does the "default" repetition-preventer work?)

- What does the "prompt to override this setting" do?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
The former just tracks the last payload and prevents it from being re-execute if it matches the last ran:

A-A-B-A-A-A = OK - Skipped - OK - OK - Skipped - Skipped

The latter keeps a time window for each task individually. If it is seen again during this time period it will skip the task.

The dialog allows for overriding this behavior. When a task is due to be skipped you'll see a dialog pop up indicating this and allowing you to dismiss it or manually run this task (the dialog auto dismisses in 5s).
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
switch tasks

Thanks for the explanation. However, I keep on having issues with switch tasks. Either a task is executed partly, or it keeps on repeating a one of the switch tasks and does not do the other task of the switch task.

Send you another debug.txt file of my sleep/wake switch task.

Maybe one of the issues is that I use my "wake" task also for other occassions as it is a general "restore to default" task?

Like I also use the "wake" task in my "sports/wake" switch task.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Based on the log you sent it's stopping after Bluetooth. The reason for this is that Bluetooth is trying to turn on but does not ever successfully turn on (or broadcast that it does).

In Car In we see the following:

Wifi disables successfully

A call is made to enable bluetooth

The system broadcasts that bt is turning on

The final state is then broadcast as OFF

As we never see a successful "on" from Bluetooth processing is not resumed (in case further operations rely on Bluetooth). When this occurs are you manually able to toggle bluetooth on / off? I've noticed my Nexus 4 get stuck where Bluetooth won't enable/disable via the system settings (which will cause this to occur).

Regarding the wake/sport tag I see that rate limiting is enabled (20s) and it is being skipped due to this. I'll have to check if it's improperly logging that it ran when this occurs.
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
This is indeed a problem on the N4. Not sure if it is related to the way that NFC Task Launcher tries to control the BT status but I do indeed sometimes have the issue that BT cannot be enabled. A phone reboot solves the problem. This is on Android 4.2.2.

I've removed all BT-related actions from my tasks to see how it goes.

It might also be the BT thing... I'll keep on trying with debug log on.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
It's something odd with the N4 and Bt. I don't have these issues on other devices running 4.2.2 (other nexus devices). Bluetooth is being enabled using the standard API BluetoothAdapter.enable() (nothing fancy going on).
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
wifi

Question about the use of switching related to wifi/bt.

I've created a task called @work, wifi-driven, when connected to the wifi network at home I reduce the ringer volume and disable mobile data.

This works partly as expected: when I enter at work, it sees and connects to the wifi network, NFC Task Launcher notices this too and starts the @work task with its actions.

However, I expected that when I leave work, the wifi is not there anymore, that it would revert back to the old settings I had before? So that it increases the ringer volume and enables mobile data again. But no, it leaves my low ringer volume and disabled mobile data as is.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Samsung device?
[Android Apps and Games] stefimke:
No, LG Nexus 4
[Android Apps and Games] iikaarii:
So I have my wifi info on a tag, but when I scan it with another phone it just open the play store to where the app could be downloaded. Is there to way to write info on a tag that doesn't require the app to read it?
[Android Apps and Games] Nounbear:
So I want to get NFCTL to launch the clock in nightmode when I scan a tag. Not working so well, I can get into the clock and different parts of the clock app with activities but not into the nightmode as intended. Do I have to use Tasker or how can I do this? (I have 0 programming skills when it comes to Tasker, thats why I want to avoid it as long as possible)
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
I'm trying to use NFC Task Launcher to control App Protector Pro so that specific Apps can be unlocked via NFC.

Basically the following method:

NFC Task Launcher -> Tasker Task -> App Protector Pro Plugin -> Disable App Protector Pro

But the problem is, the task to unlock App Protector Pro can be called from directly within NFC Launcher. This defeats the purpose of App Protector Pro since anyone can go into NFC Task Launcher to unlock App Protector Pro.

at least a PIN lock is needed to plug this security hole.

Can a password be implemented on the NFC Task Launcher GUI?
[Android Apps and Games] Big GreyWolf:
How to write a text tag?

Hello,

maybe you can help me. I created some actions like BT on, Wifi on,... with NFC Task Launcher. This works fine.

Now i want to make a popup (a message / text notification) which describes the current action. For example: The NFC Tag activates Wifi and mute the phone. So a text field appears which says. "Wifi on, Mute on".

But how can i create a text field with NFC Task Launcher? The only way i found was text to speech, but this is stupid because everyone around me can hear it.

How you make a simple text box beyond other actions for NFC Tags?

Thanks a lot

Big GreyWolf
[Android Apps and Games] rufik:
Is it possible to wait for wifi connection after task "enable wifi"? I'd like to run app after wifi got connected, not immediately.

And second - how to run gmail sync (I have autosync disabled)? Or even how to force one-time sync for selected item (Google Account, HTC Weather, Dropbox, etc.)?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Wifi does wait until Android broadcasts that the state change is complete. If you want an additional wait after that you can add a pause manually.

Currently you can't invoke a manual sync, but it's something that I've had requested a few times and will probably add in an upcoming release.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Right now you can't create a text pop up (only Toast / Notification).
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Do you mean a password when launching the app?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
No. None of this is handled by Android natively. You need a third party app to actually create the connection and utilize it.

If you want something that's portable you can create a simple text tag with your wifi key and users could tap that, copy the key manually and enter the data on their device. That is supported natively on devices that support NDEF (Symbian, Windows Phone, Android).
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Do you have a task set up to handle the disconnect from that network?
[Android Apps and Games] qavro:
Hello. First thank you for all your hard work. I was able to use NFC task launcher to achieve quite complicated things, but i am failing miserably at 2 things. I am really idiot or i don't get it...

1. How can i edit one line of commands ? i can just move them UP, DOWN or erase it. but i can't find a way to edit a particular line

2. what in the name of God is the command so i can open a simple index.html file located on a PC already connected thru my wifi. using a file browser (x-plore) i can see the file with no problem and open it of course. the path is 192.168.1.10/astb/index.html but when i try to open this path using URL/URI from NFC task launcher, the browser opens but i get an not found error, not the actual index.html file.

3. same as #2 but what should i write in NFC launcher to open a simple JPG file located at 192.168.1.10/astb/test.jpg (this is not that important because if i can open a local url location i can include the jpg inside the html file as well)

p.s

please do not send me to tasker. i am good enough with tasker but what i need to accomplish should be done by one single NFC application, not by a tandem. i can do very easy all this if i include tasker in ecuation which i do not want to.

THANK YOU !
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

Exactly, a password would prevent casual users from unlocking thru Tasker tasks
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
1.) You can't edit right now. That's coming though

2.) Any chance you can enable debugging, scan that tag and send me the log?

3.) Same as #2
[Android Apps and Games] qavro:
i have enabled debugging and then i've sent you the debug.txt using the "send debug" option. i hope that was what you wanted.
[Android Apps and Games] spaxx24:
Search is "unable" at the moment apparantly. Can I turn of the sound when I read an NFC tag?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
You need to modify the actual NFC service APK and replace the sound files.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
I got the log. It looks like the URI is being dispatched to the system (http://192.168.1.10/astb/index.html). No exceptions thrown or anything. The URL isn't opening?
[Android Apps and Games] qavro:
nope.. not opening. the location is accesible tough from x-plore app
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
I assume you can open it manually in the browser?
[Android Apps and Games] qavro:
Strangely no. when i open it from the x-plore, the browser pops but the address is like: 192.168.1.10/45135/astb/index.html

i realize i might be asking in the S3 forum...
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

After I uninstalled NFC Task Launcher, if I scan old tags, the PlayStore is automatically launched and directed to NFC Task Launcher.

How can this be stopped?

I tried clearing the data, still nothing.
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Over-write the tags with any other data set.
[Android Apps and Games] ryocho:
How do I uninstall the app once I've made it into a system app? In the App setting I can only disable it.
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

Maybe you have to unmake it from a system app first. Titanium backup might do it
[Android Apps and Games] fourex60:
NFC Task Launcher Problem

I am having a problem using NFC tags (NTAG203) with my Nexus 4, and the current version of NFC Task Launcher 4.3.1. I have usually 4-5 actions which I want to accomplish. When I touch the phone to a tag; it will read it, and only perform 3 of the actions generally. It will skip or not activate all of the actions at the same time.

Is there something that I am doing wrong? Should I use a different tag type; if so which one? Is this typical behavior?

Thanks for any and all help!
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Any plans to support NFC.APK with ON-CONTACT and LOST-CONTACT modes?

Source: Detecting NFC Tag removal
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

Enable debugging, recreate this and send the log.
[Android Apps and Games] fourex60:
Re: NFC Task Launcher Problem

Thank you for your very quick reply. Could you tell me in what folder and file name would I find that specific log file?

Further, I have been able to find a program (AnyTag NFC Launcher) that absolutely works perfectly. I like a lot! I like the fact that it counts out the actions for you as they are performed. Also I like the fact that you don't have to "write" to the tag. It just keeps a record of the tag id, and then upon reading the tag it performs the actions from the instructions on the phone. An elegant solution. The problem with this route is that I understand that this program (AnyTag NFC Launcher) surreptitiously sends your phone number out to third parties for SMS spamming. Who knows what else this sends out? The information on this was detected and reported to me via TrustGo Security app.

I will send you the log file via private message. Again, I appreciate your interest in tracking down the problem with NFC Task Launcher. BTW I only have one NFC program on the phone at a time. So there is no cross contamination:)
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

How do you know it sent out your phone number?

Did trustgo specifically show the phone number being sent, or did it just warn you of the possibility?
[Android Apps and Games] fourex60:
Re: NFC Tag Launcher Program

I do not know specifically that it did or does send it out. Trustgo just said that it had been reported that it was a possibility. I guess I just wanted to err on the side of caution. As I mentioned I am very pleased with AnyTag. I like everything about it.

As an aside, I have an extended question. I saw that someone had written a hack to allow the NFC tags to be read when the phone is locked. Have you tried this hack out? It would be nice to have that; but I wouldn't know how to return the phone to the previous condition if I did intall it.

Sorry, but I am relatively new to Android, and learning more about it. I did click "thanks" and will certainly do so again!:)
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Try these instructions:

NFC Full Proximity Detection (IN-Contact / OFF-Contact States, Working in Off Screen and Lock Screen) (NOW Available!)

Step 2 has the instructions about installing the NFC.APK that will enable your phone to detect NFC proximity even when the phone is off.
[Android Apps and Games] Big GreyWolf:
Ok. Thank you, krohnjw. Perhaps this feature will be implemented in the next versions. :cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] Beast84:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

If I remember right, there used to be an option to play a certain media file on tap. I don't see that anymore. Was it removed or moved & maybe I'm just over looking it?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
There wasn't ever an option to open a media file explicitly. Opening an MP3, MP4 or OGG file are supported via URI. What file type are you trying to open?
[Android Apps and Games] Beast84:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

That is actually trying to do. Thanks. I wanted to open a certain mp3 on my sdcard
[Android Apps and Games] islipfd19:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

There's a separate thread for NFC reading tags while locked / screen off.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1713354
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Re: [APP][2.3.3+] NFC Task Launcher - 4.3.1

Yes check http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2171952

For instructions on installing the NFC apk
[Android Apps and Games] wmdragon:
Dose NFC tags work on samsung galaxy tab 2
[Android Apps and Games] DappaYute:
Diffierent Navigation modes for Google

Google has maps and navigation. It seems like when you set an address, it first uses Google maps to find the address and then navigates to that address. However, it would be nice to also have a task to open up Google navigation directly. You can do a bunch of stuff with navigation without having to go through maps. Is there some way you guys can have a task to just open navigation directly, or maps directly, or set your destination as you have it? Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Kozmod:
selecting media player

I have Power Amp installed as well as Google Play Music. When I setup an action to start media playback, it defaults to Power Amp. Is there a way to have Google Music play instead? I can get it to open Google Music using the applications & shortcuts, but I can't figure out how to start playback. Is there a way to choose which media player to use?

Thanks, Awesome app!

-Jeff
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Currently no, it relies on apps to manage their priority / receivers appropriately. However that is going to change. Soon you'll be able to select a preferred media player and use that instead.
[Android Apps and Games] ryocho:
Here're 2 suggestions I think would really improve the usability of the program

I know currently I can manually setting task 2 to be the opposite of whatever task 1 is, but it does leave some possibility for error. For example, if task 1 turns on GPS & bluetooth, and task 2 turns both off. Now if the GPS is already on when I run task 1, when I run task 2 it'll be turned off after.

So instead of having task 1/task 2, it's more like task on/ task off. When it's on there could be a notification stating it's on (for example "car mode on"), then you select the notification to turn it off.
[Android Apps and Games] milky81:
Hello and thank you for an excellent, beautiful yet simple app :)

Regarding the quote, will this be implemented in a later version of NFC Task Launcher? If so, do you have a timeplan for when this will be applied?

Regards Milky
[Android Apps and Games] aidandj:
krohnjw,

Check this out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2122019

Do you think it would be possible to integrate this into your application? I was hoping for it to be open source but it would be awesome if you could just add an option for when a tag is removed, for those of us that have a modified nfc.apk.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
This is done for the next update (6.2). We'll start testing this soon so you should see it in a week or two.
[Android Apps and Games] lion7718:
I didn't read all 15 pages, so if this has been asked before...sorry.

If I write a tag to toggle Bluetooth on/off, that works fine...but I don't see a way to input the Bluetooth password so it will pair automatically.

If I have to enter the password manually than there really is no reason to write the tag, I might as well just click the icon.
[Android Apps and Games] milky81:
Awesome, thank you! (In the meantime I made a work-aroudn by freezing the google play music app, so my only app for music playback is spotify, that makes "play media" play spotify :))

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For this I use an app called Bluetooth Autoconnect (I have to few posts to post a link but search on play store and you will find it). You can choose which bluetooth unit to prioritize also, and it autoconnects when bluetooth is turned on, so when task launchere turns bluetooth on, this app autoconnects to my bluetooth unit. It also has a few more useful settings. Try it!
[Android Apps and Games] lion7718:
Thanks, I'll give that a try.
[Android Apps and Games] deadwilder:
screen lock problem

del plz
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
Set up your preferred media player in the app settings.
[Android Apps and Games] IllUMINATUz:
Hi.. awesome app.. does exactly what I need.. but I think there's a bug.. sorry.. I didn't go through the whole thread but its happening to me..

I write airplane mode toggle to my nfc tag and it toggles airplane mode but disables nfc in airplane mode.. tried to use the setting under the application setting.. still not working.. btw I am not rooted..

Problem :

I switch it on under task settings..

I exit the settings..

I again go in to find its off..

Any way how to save the setting there..?
[Android Apps and Games] krohnjw:
That was my fault, update to the 6.2.3 release and it should be sorted (unless you're running a Jelly Bean release then you'll need root as this setting got moved into Settings.Global which is RO for apps normally).
[Android Apps and Games] IllUMINATUz:
you are right.. I am indeed on JB and unrooted.. so it's not going to work for me is it??

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Scrap that.. uninstalled and reinstalled.. working perfectly.. I'm on jelly bean..
[Android Apps and Games] an0therus3r:
Since a few days i'm using NFC Task Launcher and added a few Bluetooth actions until my NFC tags arrive.

I have 2 actions

- App ON which launches Flitsmeister and enables GPS (works perfect)

- App OFF which should close Flitsmeister and disable GPS (only disables GPS and NOT closing Flitsmeister app)

Launching the app and enable/disable GPS works perfect but closing apps isn't and i don't get any request for root access at all.

So i tried a few actions mentioned here to have root access request pop up on my Samsung Galaxy 3 without luck.

Mobile used GT-I9300

NFC Task Launcher version 6.3.4 (357)

Android version 4.1.2

Any ideas?