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Tasker on gTab

I just started using Tasker on my Droid X running Liberty GB and am loving it. Last night I installed tasker on my gtab running CalkClem V6 and was wondering if anyone has any gtab/tablet specific profiles or tips?
So far I have only used Tasker on the gtab to automatically turn off the screen when the case closes. The profile activates when the light sensor is at zero. The corresponding actions are wait 4 seconds and then lock device. I'm betting I will have trouble with this profile when using the gtab in a very dark room, so I might have to restrict this profile to only daylight hours.
I'm also considering using tasker to shut down the gtab automatically every night at around 2AM just in case I left it running and it's not plugged in.
Anyone doing anything interesting with tasker and the gtab?

brettdwagner said:
I just started using Tasker on my Droid X running Liberty GB and am loving it. Last night I installed tasker on my gtab running CalkClem V6 and was wondering if anyone has any gtab/tablet specific profiles or tips?
So far I have only used Tasker on the gtab to automatically turn off the screen when the case closes. The profile activates when the light sensor is at zero. The corresponding actions are wait 4 seconds and then lock device. I'm betting I will have trouble with this profile when using the gtab in a very dark room, so I might have to restrict this profile to only daylight hours.
I'm also considering using tasker to shut down the gtab automatically every night at around 2AM just in case I left it running and it's not plugged in.
Anyone doing anything interesting with tasker and the gtab?
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That's actually REALLY useful! I'm going to go find it on the market in a little bit...

Tasker is $6.42 in the marketplace, which seems a bit expensive for an automation app... until you've tried it. The dev's site has a 7 day trial apk if you want to give it a spin. You can backup all profiles from the trial and restore them to the purchased app if you like it.
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/
I just created a profile on my droid x that plays beyondpod and sets the media volume to a specific level every time my Bluetooth headphones are connected.
sorry if I sound like a shill, but it's just so awesome...

Oh, its a paid app.
I like the idea, but not enough to spend that much on it. Maybe if it were a 99 cent app.

I'm almost certain there is a free app to do just the case close screen off portion. I remember seeing it here on the forum a while back.

That would be clutch, as I just got my case today and would love to make that happen!

To the op, could you post instruction on how to do what you did with locking screen when light sensor is zero? I'm struggling. With it.

Tasker isn't the most intuitive tool in the world, so here is how I achieved the case close, screen off profile:
Open tasker
tap "New" to create a new profile and name it anything
tap "State"
tap "Light Level"
set top slider at 0 and set bottom slider between 1 and 4 (higher number will help if your case doesn't block all the light)
tap "Done"
tap "New Task" and name it anything
tap "+"
tap "Tasker"
tap "Wait"
The second slider is seconds. This will determine how long the delay is between when you close your case and when the screen turns off. I selected 4 seconds to avoid accidentally covering the sensor with my finger.
scroll down and tap "done"
tap "+" again
tap "Display"
tap "System Lock"
tap "Done"
Tasker will need to gain a new permission from the OS at this point. Be sure to read the warnings that will pop up.
tap "Done"
tap "Apply" and make sure the "On" check box is selected in the bottom right
That should do it. If this doesn't work you may want to confirm that your light sensor is functioning properly (I've only tested this on CalkClem V6). To do that I downloaded one of the "phone sensor" apps from the marketplace.

Nvm, I'm an idiot.

goodintentions said:
Nvm, I'm an idiot.
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I prefer "dummy" myself

brettdwagner said:
I prefer "dummy" myself
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Haha, my original problem was I couldn't find "system lock". But in the back of my mind I was trying to look for "lock system". Only saw "lock" but no "lock system". I was like "wtf?"
Then after going on a rampage through my kitchen, I went back to the gtab and found "system lock".
May be I should get my eyes checked soon. Been a few years since last time.
By the way, thank you for recommending this app for me. I'm waiting for my clip case to arrive. Man, it will be slick. Has tested it a dozen times now. The screen shut off every time.
The thing is too bad the other way around doesn't work. I tried to set up the reverse to turn it on when there's light and the gtab wouldn't turn on.

Any idea how to restrict this to daytime hours? Nevermind. My dumbass found it.

You can restrict it to daylight hours by tapping the left side of the profile and selecting "add." From there you can set the hours in which this profile can be activated.
Just in case any onlookers were interested.
Check out gestures in tasker too. You can do things like mute the tab by rotating it left then right.
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/userguide/en/gestures.html

Help with screen timeout when using Tunein radio app

The TuneIn app overrides the Android system screen timeout. If I don't manually turn the screen off, it will stay on indefinitely. Not good.
First, I made a task in Tasker that sets the screen timeout to 1 minute. Next, I made a profile in Tasker that runs this task when the TuneIn app is running. However, it still doesn't work. The screen still stays on.
Could anyone give me a hand with this?
Thanks

The app is probably forcing its own screen timeout.
Check its settings. You might be able to disable that.
Or, have Tasker actively turn off the screen.

Yes, TuneIn is definitely overriding the system screen timeout and there are no settings to disable this.
I have tried to have Tasker turn off the screen when TuneIn is running, but it isn't working which is why I asked for help here.
Any suggestions?

Rootabaga said:
The TuneIn app overrides the Android system screen timeout. If I don't manually turn the screen off, it will stay on indefinitely. Not good.
First, I made a task in Tasker that sets the screen timeout to 1 minute. Next, I made a profile in Tasker that runs this task when the TuneIn app is running. However, it still doesn't work. The screen still stays on.
Could anyone give me a hand with this?
Thanks
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If manually turning it off works, so should turning off using tasker.

Rootabaga said:
Yes, TuneIn is definitely overriding the system screen timeout and there are no settings to disable this.
I have tried to have Tasker turn off the screen when TuneIn is running, but it isn't working which is why I asked for help here.
Any suggestions?
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Perhaps, have Tasker send a "Power button press" event, to turn off the screen?

Vagelis1608 said:
Perhaps, have Tasker send a "Power button press" event, to turn off the screen?
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That's a great idea. It appears that I have to be rooted to access power button input. I plan to root so maybe this will be my best option.
Thanks for replying

[HELP] Launch app on security lock screen

How launch app when screen is off and security lock? (I want the radio to wake me up) I try: 1. Secure settings --> Configuration:Screen & Keyboard Light On (10sek) 2. Wait 1sek 3. Show Scene --> Name: Popup ,Display As: Activity 4. launch App: "(in my case is "eskaGO" This task try launch this app but can't launch to the end. When Task is end nothing happened. But when I manually unlock screen and see what app work in background I see this app. It's look like this task try launche app but can't launch it to the end.
I try too with AutoLunch but is this same.
Can anybody help??

Can you use Smartlock to prevent your device from locking at home?

lauralbaby said:
Can you use Smartlock to prevent your device from locking at home?
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This not solves the problem. I don't need this only in home. I a lot travelling.
I try with secureTask plugin with off and on keyguard but this disable all securelock.

Well it sounds like the app just can't launch over the keyguard, so the task can't complete till the phone is unlocked. If you're comfortable with it, you can change the timeout (time it takes for the lock to be activated) to a really high number before you go to sleep, then after the app wakes you up, have it changed back to normal.

Thanks for solution but this not solve the problem. In Your idea every day before I go to sleep (when I activate alarm) I should count how many time screen should be unlock. I not everyday wake on this same time or it's time when I stay 1-2 weeks in this same place and wake up every day in this same time.
Every time when I set alarm I must count and set unlock screen Is not good idea.
Maybe somone else have Idea how to launch it?

gonzolex said:
Thanks for solution but this not solve the problem. In Your idea every day before I go to sleep (when I activate alarm) I should count how many time screen should be unlock. I not everyday wake on this same time or it's time when I stay 1-2 weeks in this same place and wake up every day in this same time.
Every time when I set alarm I must count and set unlock screen Is not good idea.
Maybe somone else have Idea how to launch it?
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which counting are you talking about? I think he meant setting the grace time of lock screen to something like 7*24 hours, that way even if screen is off, you don't really engage the lock.
This could be a security drawback and might affect your Moto display/Samsung Always screen on function if you have them.

OK maybe I something wrong understand.
Maybe You can write how I should configure this task? It will be very helpful to me
Now in task profile I set time to start and end my alarm task.

alienyd said:
which counting are you talking about? I think he meant setting the grace time of lock screen to something like 7*24 hours, that way even if screen is off, you don't really engage the lock.
This could be a security drawback and might affect your Moto display/Samsung Always screen on function if you have them.
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lauralbaby said:
Well it sounds like the app just can't launch over the keyguard, so the task can't complete till the phone is unlocked. If you're comfortable with it, you can change the timeout (time it takes for the lock to be activated) to a really high number before you go to sleep, then after the app wakes you up, have it changed back to normal.
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Can You help me understand this and write how should look like this task?

gonzolex said:
OK maybe I something wrong understand.
Maybe You can write how I should configure this task? It will be very helpful to me
Now in task profile I set time to start and end my alarm task.
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When the screen is turned off, it takes time to activate the keyguard/lock. Usually it's set to 1 second or less, so as soon as the display is off, the lockscreen is on. This can be changed (and in fact this is what Smart Lock does) so it won't activate as fast. Smart lock won't work in your conditions, so we can use Tasker plugins.
You need to get the plugin Secure Task if you are not rooted, Secure Settings if you are. Secure Task needs permissions granted in ADB, but the Help will explain the process.
Once you have it working, you can add the "secure settings" action for lockscreen timeout (see screenshots, it may be called something different on your device.)
There's a read action as well as write, you should read the initial value before changing it, save it, and restore it after the alarm goes off.
(In the Secure Settings plugin it's called Device Settings but other than that similar.)

Thanks for this
Now I undarstand that:
I have other profile where is task what will launch my app and where I set time to start this profile.
If I want that profile work - app launch correctly - I must before I go sleep launch other task (this what You wrote) what don't secure lock my screen.
Right? Did I understood correctly?

Yes, if you have a sleep profile, or if not, set it to activate at 2230 or whenever your bedtime is. The task will simply be Secure Task - secure settings - Read secure lockscreen_timeout (or whatever your device shows), so you can have a global variable of the typical timeout. Then Write secure lockscreen_timeout 99999999, as I posted in the screen shots.
And then have your wake up task activate at 7 or whenever, and then redo the lock timeout to the saved variable.

Ok,
But for example:
1. If I set this task to start 23:30 but since 23:10 i will not touch my phone this not work because screen still wil be secure lock ?
2. If I set this task to start earlier for ex. 21:00. On this time my phone is not protect if some one stole it and any one who get my phone will be have full access. Not always in this same time I will in the home.
Idea to solve my problem is good maybe someone else will need it.
For me is not good
It's not solve my problem
Maybe somone else have any idea how I can launch app when screen is secure lock

+ wifi condition
+ cell location

alienyd said:
+ wifi condition
+ cell location
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yes, yes
+ anti theft application
I don't know what happened because to March everything working in my phone. In March I musted do factory reset and launch app in secure screen stoped working ;/
Earlier I use to tasker autoinput plugin and was working , now it write that autoinput can't unlock screen :|
So maybe something was changed/app had update and to launch app in secure screen now is other plugin

hmm that's weird. You must have done/changed something. I don't think any app, especially Tasker has changed anything since then.

alienyd said:
hmm that's weird. You must have done/changed something. I don't think any app, especially Tasker has changed anything since then.
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I know that that is weird. But I don't know what happened because I done nothing special. Just made a task and profile and that was working. Earlier when I changed Rom and restore task everthing work good. Now stop working and I dont know why :|
Better... When this stop working I had try allone and try searching solution.
I made task like this:
1. Secure Settings - Configuration: Screen & Keyboard Light 10sek
2. Status Bar Set Expanded
3. Launch App: eskaGO
4. Wait 10 sek
5. Autoinput Action - Configuration Type: Text Value: Tasker
6. Autoinput Global Action - Configuration Action: Home
And this WORKED! it worked but every second time. Exactly the second time.
Because I thinked that is problem with my phone I made factory reset one more time and this it stopped working completely.
So I don't want belive that so powerful app like Tasker where is so much plugin and a lot of people who very good know this aplication that no one find solution for this.

Sorry I still don't understand your explanation...
If I have it right, you are trying to make an alarm clock out of the radio app.
Here is what I did to implement this idea:
trigger:
- display off
task:
launch app: notepad
alert: beep
result:
as soon as the screen turns off, I heard the beep. When I turned on the screen, I saw notepad app in the foreground.
requirement:
you will need to add something to trigger this during screen off. That extra condition should not turn on the screen. If it does, you should re-consider this whole condition.
The fact that notepad is running in foreground after unlocking means that the task was carried out as intended. If you can run the radio app, the playing should be turned on automatically the moment the app starts, or error you will have radio app running without actually doing anything.
if all these fail, please post a screenshot of your profile, task and log.
good luck!

How about using Appcloner for this? You clone the app and give it the capability to run on to of the lock screen. That's it. Good luck.

jdelcaribe said:
How about using Appcloner for this? You clone the app and give it the capability to run on to of the lock screen. That's it. Good luck.
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I will try It
Can You tell me where in this app is this setting?

gonzolex said:
I will try It
Can You tell me where in this app is this setting?
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Sure. Under display options, then choose " show app on lock screen".

Background app GPS recorder getting killed, howto keep it running?

Hi
My P20Pro has latest firmware and I did set battery to manage the apps manually and keep them running in background, power saving mode is off.
But it does not change anything.
e.g. app Mapillary, which takes a picture every second, is killed after 20 sec
or oruxmaps to record a gps track, is killed after 1 min max, no gps track on device.
Anyone knows a way howto run a gps logger in background all the time without the need to keep the display on with this "no display off" apps?
echelon

echeloni2p said:
Hi
My P20Pro has latest firmware and I did set battery to manage the apps manually and keep them running in background, power saving mode is off.
But it does not change anything.
e.g. app Mapillary, which takes a picture every second, is killed after 20 sec
or oruxmaps to record a gps track, is killed after 1 min max, no gps track on device.
Anyone knows a way howto run a gps logger in background all the time without the need to keep the display on with this "no display off" apps?
echelon
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Having similar issue with Strava tracker. Latest EMUI version 8.1.0.131.
Tracking is killed after aprox 3 km of bike ride and it's unable to use tracking app. Not sure what is reason but I suspect Huawei to be killing that app without proper reason.
Already tried all settings, nothing helped yet
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Edit: I found one setting which looks promising: Settings > Apps & Notifications > Apps > Settings (bottom menu) > Special Access > Ignore Battery optimizations > STRAVA (Or your tracking app) > "Allow"
Going to test this setting tomorrow.

Solved - tasker not starting when phone is switched on

Hi,
I have a profile that switches my phone to do not disturb when I get to work but for some reason the application doesn't start when I switch on my OnePlus 3t in the morning (stock OS 9.0.4). Profile kicks in if I start the app. Any ideas what is going on? Tried to switch off battery optimisation bit that hasn't helped.

Eggstones said:
Hi,
I have a profile that switches my phone to do not disturb when I get to work but for some reason the application doesn't start when I switch on my OnePlus 3t in the morning (stock OS 9.0.4). Profile kicks in if I start the app. Any ideas what is going on? Tried to switch off battery optimisation bit that hasn't helped.
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Take a look at (all of) these settings
Don't kill my app - OnePlus
Why doesn't Tasker work in the background on my device?

ktmom said:
Take a look at (all of) these settings
Don't kill my app - OnePlus
Why doesn't Tasker work in the background on my device?
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Thanks. Will test tomorrow. Been away traveling.

ktmom said:
Take a look at (all of) these settings
Don't kill my app - OnePlus
Why doesn't Tasker work in the background on my device?
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Have looked at those links again and will try to see if the locking thing sorts it. If not I'll try to toggle off the advanced battery settings to see what it does.
Just noticed that both tasker, the auto apps and lastpass has the option to manage battery usage in the background greyed out. Could this have something to do with it. Can't figure out how to change this. Have checked 5-6 other apps and they allow me to change this setting.

I think I have solved this now. Tasker seems to be running happily in the background after I locked it using the padlock icon you get when you click on the three dots you see when you switch between apps or want to close it. It is even playing nicely with battery optimisation turned on.

Since locking tasker with the padlock it works fine both with battery optimisation on and deep cleaning.