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[Droid X Themes and Apps] rajah sulayman:
How do you set up an OR for the app launch context? I'm trying to get it to turn on GPS when I open Maps, Foursquare, Yelp, or Places, but it doesn't let me multi-select apps and if I add a context, Application isn't there.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] generic.imitation:
Make it separate tasks.

make 1 for each app.

Foursquare - turn on gps. Turn off gps when exit.

Ect.

also, I guess there is a wiki with a bunch of samples I guess. I'm out at a remote beach on northern oahu right now, but if someone doesn't post it before me I'll post the link when I get home.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] rajah sulayman:
Yeah, that's what I've been doing. It'd just be nice if you could have conditionals in the context. IF Yelp OR Foursquare OR Maps OR Places then ...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] generic.imitation:
Post over there and make a feature request, they should put that in I agree .
[Droid X Themes and Apps] techspy:
Just bought Tasker and so far I like it. Can't seem to figure out how to do the following task though.

I need to set to static IP when on a certain wifi connection. I already have the IP set and the only thing that will need to be done is to toggle the static IP checkbox in the advanced setting of wifi. I know how to specify the wifi network but how can I make it toggle that checkbox/setting?

Thanks for any info.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Fire_Child22:
i made a simple widget to toggle the screen brightness to two preset brightens for inside and direct sunlight.

i could not find an app that let me choose the brightness, they either made it full dark/bright.

i can't work out however to toggle a different widget icon to indicate on/off...

i've tried set icon but with no luck

its not really needed but would be good to have/know for future apps

also, can anyone explain how the HTTP (get info from net) works?

i want to try a few things but not really sure how it works
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
This app is the best app on the market... hands down. #Win
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
You should use "wifi near" as a condition instead of "gps". That way it just toggles you wifi on and off periodically and if it is near... it will connect.

Gps is so demanding on the battery... and not always accurate... as you see
[Droid X Themes and Apps] ichigopow:
I set mine up so whenever I plug in my headphones my music app opens
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
I set my heaphones the same.. but at the same time, it cuts my media volume up (in case it was down) and when I unplug them... it returns my media volume back to it's previous value
[Droid X Themes and Apps] ichigopow:
I do the same except my volume goes down when I plug them in so I don't have music blaring in my ears.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
I also have a profile that texts my gf a random message at a random time that is between 7:30 am and 7:40 am (so she don't think it's automated lol) every morning. I got that idea from LexusBrian

Again.. great app!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] nycorduroy:
Here was I have got going on with tasker.

Car dock: gps on, bluetooth on, display always on, notification volume off. On exit they all do the opposite.

When home: wifi on. Exit wifi goes off.

At work: phone goes to vibrate for everything.

10pm to 545am: phone goes quiet.

I second it a best app ever. Wifi, gps, and bluetooth are never on when I don't need em. Come on you can't beat that. What a battery saver.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] apinkel:
Tasker is an incredibly handy utility.

Here's the profiles I use:

GPSonForLocationApps - I think this one has already been covered by this thread.

WifiOnAtHome - I use the wifi near option... although I think it's causing issues with my 3G signal... it will occasionally turn on wifi to check if I'm at home which seems to turn off 3G. Still playing with this one.

LowVolumeDuringWorkHours - sets various volumes appropriately so I can still hear stuff but doesn't annoy folks working near by. I turn this on/off based on day of week and time of day. Upon exiting this profile it returns my volumes back to normal.

NoficationsOffAtNight - I turn off notifications at night and if my phone is plugged into AC.

SilentForMeetings - if I have a calendar entry where I'm marked as busy it turns my phone to silent mode.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] PerraStrandberg:
Openwatch?

Hello

I am new to Tasker, and I'm starting to understand exactly how much you can do. Uses open watch a lot and have done a lot of settings to make my clock better. But I wonder if I can get messages from one app to my watch. The app is an ice hockey results service. And each time it becomes a goal, I get it as income message in the status bar. But can I get the message in the clock at the same time? Right now I just get a message in the watch which I've written, but would like it says in the status bar so you do not I pick up the phone to look at the result. Is there perhaps a few codes to enter, instead of my message is? Hope you understand me?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] zehkaiser:
I have mine set to enable WiFi when I connect to a certain cell tower. Keeps the drain on my batter to nothing more than it was already at, and GPS is only enabled for about 5 minutes to and from the house. I'm sure the drain for that combined 10 minutes is much less than periodically checking the GPS or if a network is near.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mruno:
I am turning off gps when I get to my home cell tower and turning on my wifi at the same time.

For my multimedia apps like pandora, I have my screen stay on when plugged to a power source.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
If I understand correctly... everytime the ice hockey results prints a message you written some code to push it to the watch... but now you want to print that same message in the status bar of your phone?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] NegativeOne:
What exactly is the task exit condition? When android kills the task, or when you just change out of it and it's still running in the background?

I see a problem either way:

1) You are done using maps, but until you launch other apps its running in the background and your gps is still on

2) You switch from maps to e-mail for a second and gps turns off, then when you go back into maps it has to wait to find your location again.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Ubermicro13:
Its a great app but it can be difficult to figure out how to use it. Once you do though, you can't live without it.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] blueb0x:
Agreed, just set mine up with it. Thanks for the suggestion.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] nycorduroy:
Agreed. The updates have made a world of difference. Took me awhile too get the hang of it. Still a lot of options I'm clueless about.

Sh******t, if I knew it was gonna be this kind of party I woulda stuck my d*** in the mashed potatoes.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] PerraStrandberg:
No, not really. I want the goals to be displayed in the watch. they are already displayed in the status bar as soon as it becomes a goal.

In short, I wont to get the results from the match to the watch when it happens in the game.

I was hoping some one could tell me how to do this?

Mayby its some variebal thet i can write in, and how do i do this?

Thanks
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
I'm sure there is a way to do it.... but... somebody with knowledge on programming the watch might have to chime in and help you =/

OAN: I did successfully make a data cycle profile(s) so tasker can act like JuiceDefender.

I basically have a "Screen On" profile and a "Screen Off"

It works perfectly for me and some other testers from Evo, Hero, and Incredible.

Extract the files from DataCycle.zip to /mnt/sdcard/Tasker/profiles

Then go into tasker and import both profiles (ScreenOn.xml & ScreenOff.xml)

You can modify to your likings of course.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] apinkel:
I just want to add that I was using "wifi near" and I just switched to "cell near". It takes a bit more to setup but I prefer it so far over wifi near. It uses less battery but the main reason I prefer it is that it doesn't interupt my 3G connection periodically the way the wifi near seemed to.

The reason I say it takes a bit more to setup "cell near" is that there are typically multiple cell id's for a given location so if wifi isn't turning on you'll need to rescan for the current cellid so it gets added to the list of cellids that turn wifi on.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drhill:
I leave wifi on all the time as it barely uses any battery. I use wifi near for when I get home (wear the phone connects automatically) and when I get to work (I don't connect to wifi at work, but the phone knows where it is then).
[Droid X Themes and Apps] nycorduroy:
If you leave wifi on all day, does it not drain your battery quicker. If it is on, doesn't that mean it is scanning for wifi access points like every minute or so?? that would definitely cause noticeable battery drain, would it not? please correct me if I am wrong as I am a noob to this scene.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] apinkel:
Yes it will use more battery, but whether or not it's a significant difference is really the issue.

The radios in the X are pretty darn efficient so it may not have a large effect on battery life. My battery life seems a little bit better since I've switched to "cell near" but it's not a huge difference.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mruno:
Cell near pwnz.

I had to update mine though for some reason the other day.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] apinkel:
Yeah, cell near is harder to setup for that reason... so far I've found 4 different cellids at my house. It took me 3 days to pick up all 4. But now that I have them all (I think I do anyway) it really is a slick and efficient way of managing wifi.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
What happens when you are connected to that cell tower.... but not in range of your wifi?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] bladebarrier:
Unless you're disabling 3G at the same time, it should just continue to use that.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mruno:
i keep having a problem with my cell near: i want it to disable gps and enabled wifi but it won't do both of those some of the time.

i did have it all in one task and noticed the problem then i changed it to two (cloned) tasks and i still have the problem.

:(
[Droid X Themes and Apps] johnclevenger:
I think using cell near to turn wifi on disables the normal wifi sleep when the screen is off. I'm used to wifi taking a second to turn back on after the phone has been idle for awhile, but when this profile is running it seems to always be on. Anyone else have this issue?

EDIT: It's not this profile, and the problem seems to persist even after tasker is uninstalled.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mruno:
I fixed my problem by using cell near to turn on wifi then a separate task to turn off gps when my wifi is connected to my home connection (contrary to popular belief, you can set tasker to do certain tasks on specifically named access points).
[Droid X Themes and Apps] shahulvm:
Setting pls

Hi All,

Hope the experts can help...

In tasker, I have created two profiles

i. 'Display On' turn-on 'Mobile Data'

ii. 'Display-off' turn-off 'Mobile Data'

Is there anyway I can put in a check to see if skype application is active and display is off then the mobile data to be on, as I dont want the skype call to be disconnected.

Thanks.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DNak206:
Tasker is the bomb!

I'm kind of an idiot (despite what family and friends seem to think) and I've managed to create some helpful ones.

CarMode (reads texts, ups screen display, gps + bt on, media volume up, pandora on) exit: turns all off, screen display to auto

PostedMode (using cell near but going to switch to wifi near from reading this thread, gps off, wifi on, notification volumes down)

SleepMode (when wall charging, dims screen, volume and notification adjustments)

But I'm kind of just getting started, so will report back. Has anyone had issues with BT connectivity? My BT headset (jawbone) usually auto-connects but my Sony deck in my car sometimes won't sync, I have to manually connect the two (even after 2 or 3 presses in BT settings). Is there a force sync connection of some sort? My wifi when connected at home "upon connected" alerts me so I know I'm connected and I can probably do the same for BT connect but haven't figured out how to manually attempt to connect the two when it doesn't do it automatically.

Despite that, I love this thing and am trying to find other ways to use it.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] pnbarber:
Answer phone with trackball?

I have a nexus one and would like to create a profile to enable the trackball to answer phone calls. Is this possible with Tasker and if so can someone provide me with some direction?

Thanks in advance.

P.Barber
[Droid X Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Is there a way to check-in with Facebook places using tasker? Perhaps some kind of HTTP post or a locale plug in etc?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Ellingsoc:
I was wondering if there is a way to get a vibrate when i get a facebook chat message i get it in the notification bar but there is no blink on my led light and my phone does not vibrate its kinda a pain to have to check my phone to see if i get a message
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Casen:
Can anybody describe how one would make a task that will silence a notification (ie. text message, MMS, email, facebook) after it has already started going off just by pressing ANY of the hard keys on the phone. Basically, if I get a message while im in a meeting, and forgot to silence the phone, I just want to mash my pocket to turn off the notification..... Not pull phone out of pocket, unlock, swipe down on notification bar.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
How do you use net based positioning? Do you use 1500 metre radius minimum?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] ratta77:
How to set 3G/2G to always stay connected or reconnect back if the connection drops on my HTC desire ?

I dont know what variable to set. Please help.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
Starting slowly with Tasker again. Set a Net based position of 1500 metres to work, then that activates wi-fi. I then have a wi-fi near scan coupled with a 'WorkNet' variable (theoretically so Wi-Fi near does not scan unless WorkNet is set to 1) to run WorkTest if WiFi work is near - i.e. Stop IF Car=1, Stop IF Weekday != 1 then run 'Work', and whatever else I decide. Then I will NOT have an exit task for Work, I figure it will just revert to previous settings (as Tasker is claimed to do) or be over-ruled by any other activated profile, that is set to activate if Work != 1 (using STOP statements).
[Droid X Themes and Apps] waydownsouth:
Does anyone have issues with the WiFi Near contexts activating?

It is set to toggle, but never seems to pick up on the fact that I'm sitting right next to my router...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
Does it work when it is *connected* to a wifi point or that wifi point? Are there any other contexts associated with that wifi near profile you have set?

Over here I'm trying to work out how to avoid using GPS based positioning completely, using Net based positioning (1500 metres seems to be the recommended radius) to turn wifi on or off, and then wifi near to enable profiles. Does this sound like a good approach?

Cell Near just seems to unreliable and difficult to set up.

I also want my Bluetooth Headset profile to over-ride all others, is the best approach to set a variable, and put STOP if %BTH=1 statements in all other profiles?

I'm also going for named tasks nested within other named or anonymous tasks, so Home profile runs an anonymous tasks that can run a bunch of tests (like STOP if bluetooth or car is active), and then run the Home task.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] dbilliter:
I have been using Tasker for a while now. I used to have it do auto checkins with Foursquare but I can't figure out how to make it work with APIv2. Now a majority of my Profiles are simple but I plan on making a bunch more with more variety. I have posted a handful of my profiles on my blog and plan on posting a new every time I come up with a new one.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] cullenswood:
I have this set to go to Silent Mode (Audio / Silent Mode) when certain people phone me.

Problem is when they phone there is always a half a second or so of vibrate before tasker kicks in.

How would I stop this? ( I dont want to turn vibrate off for other calls)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] rajah sulayman:
I don't know that you can. I have a script set up to autoreject calls right off the bat, and the incoming call will still buzz for a split-second before getting rejected.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] beepsilver:
New Profile Question

I pulled this profile setup from the Wiki and I can't figure out exactly how to setup the MPH conversion--can anyone pls provide some detail on that particular portion of the profile? Here it is:

Auto Respond While Driving

Download

This profile will automatically respond to any received SMS when you are driving (or moving).

How it works.

Upon receiving a text the phone will check if it is near WiFi, this prevents the phone from grabbing GPS Locations if you are sitting at home/office, the task checks to see if your GPS is enabled (if not, it will enable it) then grabs your current location. It will only respond to the text if your speed is faster than 5 mph. There is an additional task to convert the %LOCSPD from m/s to MPH and sets variable %LOCSPDMPH.

Need to create an additional task.

This profile calls another task called "Convert_LOCSPD_MPH." You will need to create that. The task is simply a "Variable Set" of variable %LOCSPDMPH, set that to %LOCSPD * 2.23693629. Select the "Do Maths" option. This makes it easier to know how fast you are going.This is the portion I cannot figure out--Can someone please provide step-by-step instructions? Thank you!

Near WiFi

One of the conditions for the profile is to see if you are close to your home/office WiFi. This prevents unnecessary GPS Location lookups if you are sitting at home. THIS IS SET TO MY HOME'S SSID You should modify (for your home/office) or remove the condition.

SMS to Send

This is currently set to: "(Auto) Texting and driving is dangerous. I'm currently driving (at %LOCSPDMPH MPH). Will respond to you when I can safely."

You can modify if you like. Watch out if you are a speeder! :)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] juschilin:
having the same program

did you ever figure this out - having the same issue...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] beepsilver:
Not yet

No I haven't yet. I have it posted on another forum too...waiting for a response there too. You can check on a response with me at this site: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/66195-what-have-you-done-tasker-96.html

I suspect that the author was having the same problems as I am otherwise why wouldn't he/she have provided the calculation for all to use--I've tried a bunch of different methods to convert ms to MPH, but I keep getting error messages.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
Have you tried contacting the developer?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] beepsilver:
Can't find developer info on the page it came from:

http://tasker.wikidot.com/autorespondwhiledriving

I don't have an acct at that site. Pls let me know if contact info is available with an acct. Thx.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
I mean the developer of Tasker
[Droid X Themes and Apps] beepsilver:
yeah, pent asked me the same question, have i asked the developer? no, because i don't know who to ask. somebody with a programming background should have an answer?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
All apps have a developer link, look in the Market app. I know the developer also frequents the Google Groups discussion forum for Tasker.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] beepsilver:
I got it

Figured it out:

After you import this profile from the Tasker Wiki, all you have to do is this:

Open Tasker and press the Tasks button at the bottom of the screen.

Select New Task at the top of the popup.

Name the new task "Convert_LOCSPD_MPH" (without quotations)

Select the "+" to enter an action

Select Variable

Select Variable Set

Name the Variable Set: %LOCSPDMPH

In the "To" field enter: %LOCSPD*2.23693629 (there should be no spaces)

Put a check mark in the "Do Maths" box

Select "Done" to save your action

You should be done. Now to test:

Send yourself an SMS Message so the following test applies to you and not the last person who texted you.

Open your imported Tasker profile and edit the Auto Respond (If Driving) task.

Select action number 5, the Send SMS action.

Uncheck the "If" condition at the bottom of the action and select Done to close the window.

On the next screen, select Test, wait for the Kill All button to disappear, then hit cancel (so you don't have to go back and check the if condition--it'll already be checked because you cancelled instead of saved).

Wait for your message to appear--your message should state you're traveling at 0 MPH.

Hope this works well for everyone!

I don't have a Tasker Wiki acct, so if the readers here want to update the Tasker Wiki with this info, be my guest.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] twobadfish:
Looks good... I'd love to try it but all I really need is to automatically close inactive programs. I do like the auto switch to wi-fi based on GPS though. My GPS antenna is always off though.. could it use the network GPS?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] exempli_gratia:
To detect Leaving Home, if you use WiFi at home, the trigger can be connect/disconnect to/from your router. That should be very quick and responsive.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
That's all I use, Wifi Connected and a broader Net Location to manage Wifi.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] platypuss94:
can you please help me with a tasker thing.

i want my screen to not auto rotate when it is at the home screen or the app drawer. but then when im not at that i want auto rotate to be on. any ideas?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] jmartinez748:
What launcher are you using alot of them have that option in there settings
[Droid X Themes and Apps] piiman:
Use a Call blocking app instead.

Now I see a lot about "Cell Near" but I can't find that ANYWHERE in tasker. Where is it hiding?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Sokudoningyou:
There's a profile named Cell Near on the wiki, and you can use cell towers for location in contexts.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Rindian:
Mark and Find Where You Parked with GPS Widgets

I am trying to make a parked car profile where one widget stores my current location into a variable, %PARK and then uses that location to launch the maps app pointing to that location but for some reason, I keep on getting the message:

Open Maps: bad Lat, Long: %LOC

whenever I tap on the widget to locate my car. Anyone know what's wrong?

Thanks!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] amaddux:
I has issues with this using the LAT LON field so I switched to the address field using CAR@% VARIABLE

Hope that helps.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] deezndc:
Why can't any of the profiles on the wiki be downloaded anymore? Just shows some sort of script whenever I click the download links. Been trying a couple days now and that's the only place I can seem to find any downloads available.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] deezndc:
I got it, I think. The profiles downloadable in the tasker wiki are just that only using the android browser. Tried several times back and forth between dolphin and stock and stock only seems to work.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] clamhandsmcgee:
I'm going to test it out, thanks OP
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DroidBois:
Got a Xoom and using WiFi hotspot quite heavily now. Can't seem to get Tasker to manage it though.

Just tried creating a task to toggle it and WiFi but just comes up with a menu setting.

Has anyone had any luck using Tasker to manage wifi hotspot?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] IiroKoo:
<tr class="">
<td class="progTime">01.35

How do I get the time (01.35) from that code into a variable using Tasker?

E: Nevermind, it will be easier to run this thru a PHP script in my server.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] unuspromulti:
I used the instructions here which works perfectly: tasker.wikidot.com/wifi-automator