[Q] Turn off Beats audio over bluetooth? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So far I'm liking the way Beats Audio enhances the sound coming out of the speakers and headphones. But when I stream it through my car, it sounds really bad. Ideally, there would be options to specify when Beats Audio should kick in based on where the sound is being produced (speakers, headphones, bluetooth). But the next best thing would be to have a way to turn it on or off from a profile manager like Llama or Tasker.
Does anyone know of a way to do this? Or at least a widget that can turn it on or off?
Thanks

kzibart said:
So far I'm liking the way Beats Audio enhances the sound coming out of the speakers and headphones. But when I stream it through my car, it sounds really bad. Ideally, there would be options to specify when Beats Audio should kick in based on where the sound is being produced (speakers, headphones, bluetooth). But the next best thing would be to have a way to turn it on or off from a profile manager like Llama or Tasker.
Does anyone know of a way to do this? Or at least a widget that can turn it on or off?
Thanks
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It has been over a month, and I still haven't found a way to do this. Has anyone figured it out yet? From what I can tell, by looking at alogcat output after turning the option on and off in settings, it's just a broadcast intent to AudioService or something. But I couldn't figure out what to put into Llama's custom intent to make it work. Here's what I see in the log:
D/AudioService( 644): [HtcBeatsEffect]setSystemSoundEffect id=800
D/AudioService( 644): [HtcBeatsEffect]setSystemSoundEffect id=900
800 turns it off and 900 turns it on. If anyone can help me figure out how to do this from Llama or Tasker, I'd very much appreciate it.

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Fairly new to Android after spending a long time with the Dark Side...
I cannot paste a link because I am a n00b, but on the HTC Dev site under the "Sound Enhancer" section is the following:
com.htc.HtcSoundEnhancerSetting.ShowSettingPage Opens the HTC Sound Enhancer settings page allowing the user to choose an audio effect
I don't know much about intents, but since there seems to be a want for this, can anyone do anything with this?

Anybody figure out how to do this with Tasker or the like? I can't get the intents to triggger. I have a Beats notify toggle too in Viper DNA, I thought maybe that could be used instead? I see multiple threads about this..

kzibart said:
It has been over a month, and I still haven't found a way to do this. Has anyone figured it out yet? From what I can tell, by looking at alogcat output after turning the option on and off in settings, it's just a broadcast intent to AudioService or something. But I couldn't figure out what to put into Llama's custom intent to make it work. Here's what I see in the log:
D/AudioService( 644): [HtcBeatsEffect]setSystemSoundEffect id=800
D/AudioService( 644): [HtcBeatsEffect]setSystemSoundEffect id=900
800 turns it off and 900 turns it on. If anyone can help me figure out how to do this from Llama or Tasker, I'd very much appreciate it.
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Still no solution for this I think
But it is possible to set 800 or 900 with Tasker and Secure Settings:
In Tasker: Plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration
Then in Secure Settings: Actions -> Device Setting
Setting Table: system
Setting Name: audio.soundenhancer.effect
Setting Value: 800 or 900 (to disable or enable Beats Audio)
Then save and execute the Task.
The changes should now be set (I think in data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db)
But now I have to soft reboot the phone for the changes to take effect. The Beats Audio switch is now toggled.
Does anybody know what I can do for the new settings to take effect immediately? Like killing an app or reloading settings.db or something?

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raising Bionic's volume through hidden menu *please read*

Hello there, with the Galaxy S I was able to fundamentally raise the volume through a 'hidden' menu
Samsung Galaxy S - How, What & Where
if you scroll down there, you'll see he says to enter *#*#197328640#*#* and yadda yadda
I think there may be others, too. but None of them seem to work with the Bionic.
anyway, I tried doing this and Bionic to no avail. Different handset, different hidden menu, I suppose.
there is the ##program menu, but I don't think I can change any audio from there.
Know how I can fundamentally raise the volume on the bionic? The volume app raisers really don't know anything, we'd have to actually dig deep and raise it. Trying to look for any menus to go to and I can't seem to find anything.
Please help
Are you talking about shortcutting going to settings > sounds and raising that way, or do you mean something more like a DSP Manager app?
idefiler6 said:
Are you talking about shortcutting going to settings > sounds and raising that way, or do you mean something more like a DSP Manager app?
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There were hidden menus to access things you normally couldn't. Onother words, raising the Max level etc. As described in that link.
Anybody know how to do that on here?
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c'mon people
PLEASE HELP
If anything i'd think sqlite editor may be the route to go, in the same place for wifi and teather hack i seem to remember something having to do with audio settings, i think the default value is 3 maybe changing to to a higher level would do the trick
this is what you're looking for as far as the diagnostic menu *#*#4636#*#*
Do you need more functionality than what DSP Manager offers?
jplaidlaw said:
If anything i'd think sqlite editor may be the route to go, in the same place for wifi and teather hack i seem to remember something having to do with audio settings, i think the default value is 3 maybe changing to to a higher level would do the trick
this is what you're looking for as far as the diagnostic menu *#*#4636#*#*
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K I downloaded SQlite editor, but I don't see wifi or tether hack here. you know, all my apps are available for selecting, and I don't have those installed...do Ineed to install them...or?

[Q] Way to control Beats with Tasker & intent?

*This post was originally posted in the AT&T specific version by mistake.
I want to create a profile that turns Beats off when a cord is connected to the headphone jack, and back on when it is removed. The only way I can figure out how to do this is to call the settings menu, move down, and select the toggle. This is extremely slow though and got me wondering if there is a way to do it using a send intent instead. I have spent a few hours looking into this with the sense API (htcdev.com/devcenter/opensense-sdk/sound-enhancer/sample-code/) but don't know enough about android development to get it functioning properly. My question is if this is possible using tasker and intents or a script?

[Guide] Tasker - Tasker/AutoRemote/etc ~ Videos ~ Guides ~ Profiles for Gear

I am in no way attempting to take credit for this program or any profiles created unless my name is annotated next to a published link. Support these guys buy buying their app(s) as this is a tremendous backend for amazing automation for today and the future.
In an effort to help everyone new to Tasker (and its associated apps like AutoRemote) and its capabilities, I'm starting this thread to list profiles that people are actively using on their gear.
What is Tasker?
Tasker is an application for Android which performs tasks (sets of actions) based on contexts (application, time, date, location, event, gesture) in user-defined profiles or in clickable or timer home screen widgets.
What are some of the things I can use these apps for?
While the number of uses for Tasker is limitless and only supressed by your imagination, here is a list of published tasker profiles that people have created for common yet out of the box thinking type usage: Tasker Profiles
Here are only some of the things you could do with Tasker, it's real power is the flexibility to combine contexts and tasks however you wish.
passcode-lock sensitive applications (e.g. for child safety)
change phone settings by
*application: long screen timeout in a book reader
*time: screen brightness lower in the evening
*location: ringer volume high at the office, turn off ke yguard at home
wake up with a random song from your music collection
Text-to-speech; read out loud: incoming SMS/ phone number, WiFi/Bluetooth status, when it's time for an appointment, when the battery is low etc etc (Android OS 1.6+ only)
launch a music application when your music SD card is inserted, otherwise a file browser
start the day with a particular application showing
change all your home icons and wallpaper every day, or in particular locations
turn the phone upside down to return to the home screen, tilt 90 degrees to the left and back to toggle speakerphone during a call
create a Home widget to
*toggle bluetooth/wifi on/off
*launch wireless settings dialog
*show a menu of tasks to choose
*send an emergency SMS with your GPS location
remap camera etc buttons to other applications, or show a menu of applications and/or actions
zip/unzip application data on the fly when an application is launched/exits
pause music playback while in a particular application, restart on exit
change the Home icon for any application
take a time-lapse photo series (possibly 'secretly')
make a regular backup of a file on the SD card
track your phone location via SMS in case of theft
extend the use of the media button on your headset: take a picture from a distance or go to the previous media track with a long press
record call times and destinations to the SD card
show a popup when an SMS arrives from a particular phone number
setup a birthday SMS to be sent months before it happens so you don't forget
record battery levels over time to a file on SD card
make automatic recordings of what you say during phone calls to SD card
during the night, turn on airplane mode to conserve battery/reduce radiation, but turn it off every 15 minutes to check for SMS/voicemail.
setup a vacation SMS message, with different messages for different callers
launch a music application when headphones are connected
Guides and Tutorials
OG Development Site for Tasker for Android
Massive amounts of reading material/guides
Tasker 101 Help Videos - by hollywoodfrodo
Tasker Profiles
Auto Bluetooth/Internet Tether - App Trigger Method - Props to Brendo.
Auto Bluetooth/Internet Tether - Screen On/Off Trigger Method - Props to st-tps
Please drop a note in the thread or PM me with your Profiles and/or Instructions. This is thread is to bring the power of Tasker on the gear to a single place. Thread links/files/guides all welcome.
Cool
Here's one that I've been using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542050
Recommended companion app: AutoRemote
What we really need is an update to Tasker to allow exporting...
I would love if this thread develops and thank you for starting it...i am trying to learn how to use tasker to get weather widgets to read weather from stock weather widget.....F0mey said you needed SQlite which i have and tasker...but im lost from there
It has taken me the better part of 4 days to get mine set up for voice automation. I know I've barely gotten started but I can now give a voice command to the gear and have it open Pandora and adjust the volumes on the phone. Then pause Pandora and readjust the volumes with another command. Think entering and exiting your car. Having this core structure in place, I think as I move to a full home automation plan, I will be able to integrate it with no problems.
Tasker, Autovoice, and Autoremote are all required. When I get a little more time, I'll try to decompress all that I learned over these 4 days to create a tutorial.
In the meantime, if you search autovoice and autoremote on Youtube, you can find some great assistance. Armando Ferreira has some great tutorials that really helped me get to where I am (and pushing me to where I want to be).
I was hoping someone can help me with what I am trying to do. First I'll explain what I want and then show screen shots of what I tried. So basically I want my weather info to be set for UCCW widgets and it seems u need tasked and sqlite to do so. And no null has sqlite support so I'll show u what I've done.
I know I'm probably totally off but can anyone tell me if I'm close or help
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Great Job with the OP #WellDone
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Bump. Added new Bluetooth Tether method by st-tps. Please give them props and if you have any profiles you have created please share!
Do you have to have an internet connection on you Gear for the initial Autoremote setup? I really just need the bluetooth connection to my phone to send intents to trigger tasks from there. I've googled the crap out of it but keep coming to the same posts. Thanks!
snowmangoh said:
Do you have to have an internet connection on you Gear for the initial Autoremote setup? I really just need the bluetooth connection to my phone to send intents to trigger tasks from there. I've googled the crap out of it but keep coming to the same posts. Thanks!
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I'm having the same issue. I can get autoremote to send through BT occasionally but not consistently.
I also have trouble with autovoice offline. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
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cvondra said:
Bump. Added new Bluetooth Tether method by st-tps. Please give them props and if you have any profiles you have created please share!
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Nice thread, everyone can take use of the Tasker Power!
And thanks for the prop
When I double tap Nova, I use AutoVoice recognised Profile on Gear to send an autoremote message to the phone.
When the phone receives the message, it opens my Spotify playlist, and starts playing,
It also uses intents within Spotify to open the now playing window
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Has anyone found way to activate/deactivate motions with tasker at a given time?
I use to turn it of when i go to bed to save battery
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pzayx said:
Has anyone found way to activate/deactivate motions with tasker at a given time?
I use to turn it of when i go to bed to save battery
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just what motions are you doing in bed exactly???
do you "sleep" with your watch on?
Wahaha! Nothing like that mate, but do you lay completely still when you are trying to sleep? Yes i sleep with the watch on because i am using the alarm feature and it works really good
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vibrate & ring
Any of you tasker experts know how trigger an event on an incoming call on the Gear? I've tried Event --> phone ringing, and it doesn't seem to trigger anything when I get a call. I was thinking maybe there's a way to do it with Intent Received, but I don't know which intent...
I wanted the gear to play a ringtone once when I receive a call (while the gear is set to 'vibrate')
I can achieve this using Autoremote. The phone ringing event works on the phone itself, so I had Autoremote send a message "RING" to the gear, and the gear received this and played the ringtone... it wasn't really a good way to do it, and wasted battery because I had to keep the Autoremote bluetooth listener on.
lopan2000 said:
Any of you tasker experts know how trigger an event on an incoming call on the Gear? I've tried Event --> phone ringing, and it doesn't seem to trigger anything when I get a call. I was thinking maybe there's a way to do it with Intent Received, but I don't know which intent...
I wanted the gear to play a ringtone once when I receive a call (while the gear is set to 'vibrate')
I can achieve this using Autoremote. The phone ringing event works on the phone itself, so I had Autoremote send a message "RING" to the gear, and the gear received this and played the ringtone... it wasn't really a good way to do it, and wasted battery because I had to keep the Autoremote bluetooth listener on.
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I think you may need to find out what 'app' opens. Perhaps dialer? And trigger on app start as it doesn't seem to use the actually phone capabilities of android
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Brendo said:
I think you may need to find out what 'app' opens. Perhaps dialer? And trigger on app start as it doesn't seem to use the actually phone capabilities of android
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I just tried dailer ... didn't work Doesn't see like there are any other apps on the tasker app list that would apply to incoming calls. That's why i was thinking there was an intent or something else that could be monitored.
I have a simple one for alerting of Whatsapp messages (got sick of watch constantly alerting on group messages). Essentially it triggers a notification, then hides it
Make sure Tasker is set to send notificiations in Gear Manager
Make sure Tasker is turned on in Accessibility services
Profile: Notification Whatsapp
Cooldown: 5mins
Event: Notification
Owner Application: WhatsApp
Task: WhatsApp Message
1. Notify
Title: Whatsapp
Text: Message Received
Icon: [Can be anything, as doesn't show up anywhere]
2. Wait
Seconds: 5
3. Notify Cancel
Title: whatsApp
Further ideas:
- Display content (requires sqlite3)
- Only display for group chats
- Repeat alerts
UPDATE:
I use WhatsTasker for more detail. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.zhdev.whatstasker

Switch off motion sense on bluetooth

As per title. Is it possible to disable the motion gestures under certain conditions like when on bluetooth?
I've found myself changing tracks on Spotify while parking the car while the phone is on the dash mount.
I don't mind using third party apps to control this like Tasker for example, if it supports it
Here's a Tasker profile/task set that will do it...
https://taskernet.com/shares/?user=...YO2xe6VzaHD9VvGGPfA==&id=Profile:BT+connected
It will specifically disable/enable the skip song gestures... not all of motion sense. You can modify the profile to only consider a specific BT device if you want.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Thinking about it... if it doesn't work right away, you might need to have the Tasker Settings app installed and have given it extra permissions using ADB. I did this a while ago and take it for granted when it just works for everything else after that.
Never thought of doing this, but great idea! All the sensors in this phone set off my radar detector. Nothing like doing triple digits without a car in sight to have the detector start screaming because I moved my hand a little too close to my phone while shifting...
Hmm, for something like that... you might need to disable motion sense completely instead of just the music control.
In the tasks, if you replace "skip_gesture" with "aware_enabled"... the entire feature will be switched. I assume the soli chip could be inactive at that point.

Question Do not disturb TO NOT activate when set to silence

Hi to all,
I've always used a great app to manage different sound profiles but with OnePlus 10 Pro (Android 13) I've encountered a big issue.
I need to set notifications to off during the night but rings and alarms have to be set to high.
This is because I need to be contactable for work but I do not want to hear notifications from other apps (mails, whatsapp, ...).
That app is Volume Butler.
In the past, it was simply possible to set the volume for notifications to 0 but now if I set this to 0, automatically the phone set the "do not disturb" mode that prevents calls and alarms, so I have to manually disable it and the automatic process is not working...
I was thinking to use an automated process to change the ringtone for notification using a null-sound but I have not found anything...
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Alex
Tasker can do this. It may be overkill for what you need though, and it's not free.
It's like a way to create profiles that get triggered on a massive number of different things.
A couple I have for example, I turn off AOD on my phone when I'm sleeping, so it doesn't light up the room. I turn off wifi leaving the house, and turn it back on when I get to work, or back home. I mute my phone when I'm at work, and there's an appointment in my work calendar...that sort of stuff.
Tasker is my most used app, as it can do SO many things.
Tasker Tips & Tricks
Tasker is one of the most powerful apps available for Android. Discuss all of its amazing uses here!
forum.xda-developers.com
r/tasker
r/tasker:
www.reddit.com
But someone else may have a simpler option for you.
the_scotsman said:
Tasker can do this. It may be overkill for what you need though, and it's not free.
It's like a way to create profiles that get triggered on a massive number of different things.
A couple I have for example, I turn off AOD on my phone when I'm sleeping, so it doesn't light up the room. I turn off wifi leaving the house, and turn it back on when I get to work, or back home. I mute my phone when I'm at work, and there's an appointment in my work calendar...that sort of stuff.
Tasker is my most used app, as it can do SO many things.
Tasker Tips & Tricks
Tasker is one of the most powerful apps available for Android. Discuss all of its amazing uses here!
forum.xda-developers.com
r/tasker
r/tasker:
www.reddit.com
But someone else may have a simpler option for you.
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Thank you! I've found MacroDroid that can automatically change the notification sound and for me is enough!

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