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Has anyone started building Tasker Tasks for use from their Pebbles yet? Integrating anything? Displaying anything on your Pebble from Tasker?

pbrauer said:
Has anyone started building Tasker Tasks for use from their Pebbles yet? Integrating anything? Displaying anything on your Pebble from Tasker?
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I've done some small things..
Set up to click watch to take picture on phone... I'm a teacher so it is good if a student lifts my phone when I put it down.
And set up to push watch to start recording on my phone.
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yes
With the new long press and long menu the app is fantastic!
Tasks I use:
Call wife
Silent mode
Volume up
Google voice search
Trigger sound (fart) via remote.
Record sound
Take picture

shafter09 said:
With the new long press and long menu the app is fantastic!
Tasks I use:
Call wife
Silent mode
Volume up
Google voice search
Trigger sound (fart) via remote.
Record sound
Take picture
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Are you using glance to access your tasks?
I managed to tie in the Ringer up/vibrate into one toggle task.... Saves space.
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Glance and Pebble Tasker work great with Tasker
Task functionality in Glance and Pebble Tasker work great with Tasker. Glance has three tasks and Pebble Tasker has three buttons plus a menu of up to 20 tasks.

Using Glance and dynamically changing based on locations. Glance Labels are variables, Home, Work, Class are Tasker profiles controlled by variables. Glance Label variables and %key actions are variable based on if %work=1, else if %class=1, else.
Default:
WiFi Hotspot Toggle
Call Wife
Turn on Silent (need to setup a toggle)
Work:
Turn off Work Profile (%work=0)
Open Canvas Watchface with Starbucks mobile payment barcode (haven't tested but heard it works, need to find a programmatic way to return to Glance too)
Open LevelUp on phone (need to setup like Starbucks)
Class
Turn on WiFi
Call Wife
Open Starbucks Watchface (same as above)
Tried but turned off:
If connected to SSID attwifi (Starbucks standard SSID) with a very strong signal, open Starbucks mobile payment barcode watch face via Canvas. Exit Task: return to standard Canvas watch face.
I'll use this again if I can find a programmatic way to return to Glance instead of a Canvas watch face.
Glance Actions Task Screenshot:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I made a few toggle lights and fans for my home with remotestick (controls relays with tellstick) + Pebble Tasker and toggle scripts in tasker so i can turn on/off most things at home without finding the remote / phone. I also got temperature sensors hooked up so I can check inside, outside, fridge, server room temperature from the watch. Works really well even when not at home.
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Bender303 said:
I made a few toggle lights and fans for my home with remotestick (controls relays with tellstick) + Pebble Tasker and toggle scripts in tasker so i can turn on/off most things at home without finding the remote / phone. I also got temperature sensors hooked up so I can check inside, outside, fridge, server room temperature from the watch. Works really well even when not at home.
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Any chance of a tutorial on the remotestick / Tasker integration?
EDIT:
Ok, had a wack at it and can now control on / off bedroom lights and open / close garage door from Pebble
Only wish there where more buttons....
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reidar.ostrem said:
Any chance of a tutorial on the remotestick / Tasker integration?
EDIT:
Ok, had a wack at it and can now control on / off bedroom lights and open / close garage door from Pebble
Only wish there where more buttons....
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Good did you do toggle on/off scripts or use separate on/off?
Toggle was not that hard to set up,
Create a task and add task -> If
%RSD_<yournumberfromremotestick> matches 2
Add a plugin task to turn ON same device.
Add another task -> Else if
%RSD_<yournumberfromremotestick> matches 1
Add a plugin task to turn OFF same device.
The time you can turn on off the same device depends on the poll interval set in remotestick, so if it's set to 5min you have to wait 5min to turn off a device you just turned on with the toggle task.
At least it saves a slot for more devices you can also use long press for alternative task and the 20 tasks menu.
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pbrauer said:
Has anyone started building Tasker Tasks for use from their Pebbles yet? Integrating anything? Displaying anything on your Pebble from Tasker?
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Bender303 said:
Good did you do toggle on/off scripts or use separate on/off?
Toggle was not that hard to set up,
Create a task and add task -> If
%RSD_<yournumberfromremotestick> matches 2
Add a plugin task to turn ON same device.
Add another task -> Else if
%RSD_<yournumberfromremotestick> matches 1
Add a plugin task to turn OFF same device.
The time you can turn on off the same device depends on the poll interval set in remotestick, so if it's set to 5min you have to wait 5min to turn off a device you just turned on with the toggle task.
At least it saves a slot for more devices you can also use long press for alternative task and the 20 tasks menu.
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Hi,
I'm using Glance for my Pebble, and unfortunately it only supports 3 tasks.
I have no earlier experience with Tasker, so I just did 3 separate tasks and mapped them to the buttons
Currently having on and off the bedroom lights (TOP and BOTTOM) and garage open / close (CENTER). The garage only uses one as it's a potential free relay.
Maybe I should try Pebble Tasker as i see they have 20 tasks in list ... but don't know how that will work in conjuction with Glance (?)..

You can also set up PebbleTasker to make a menu based system. Each of its three main tasks can rewrite the tasks to new ones on the fly.
My first set of three are "car", "garage", and "music". If I press car, I get a new set of "lock", "unlock", and "start", which do as they suggest. The other tasks operate in a like manner. You can go as deep as you want.
I actually made a mock up of a text input setup with it, based on an example app.
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jon_ks said:
Using Glance and dynamically changing based on locations. Glance Labels are variables, Home, Work, Class are Tasker profiles controlled by variables. Glance Label variables and %key actions are variable based on if %work=1, else if %class=1, else.
Default:
WiFi Hotspot Toggle
Call Wife
Turn on Silent (need to setup a toggle)
Work:
Turn off Work Profile (%work=0)
Open Canvas Watchface with Starbucks mobile payment barcode (haven't tested but heard it works, need to find a programmatic way to return to Glance too)
Open LevelUp on phone (need to setup like Starbucks)
Class
Turn on WiFi
Call Wife
Open Starbucks Watchface (same as above)
Tried but turned off:
If connected to SSID attwifi (Starbucks standard SSID) with a very strong signal, open Starbucks mobile payment barcode watch face via Canvas. Exit Task: return to standard Canvas watch face.
I'll use this again if I can find a programmatic way to return to Glance instead of a Canvas watch face.
Glance Actions Task Screenshot:
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Still need to figure out how to do a ringer on/off toggle?

Pretty much everything I do on the Pebble is via Tasker, so the list is fairly long. Some highlights:
Home automation controls
Dynamic Music Boss switching that automatically controls phone media players outside, but PC media player (including metadata support) at home
Custom bus schedule system
Custom notification back end for greater control over when notifications are sent
Integration with custom todo list
Dynamically changing Canvas watchfaces controlled by and with info from Tasker
NFC chip on strap for unlocking phone
etc

I use tasker and secure settings to remove pin lock when phone is connected to the watch and relock if not. As I always have my phone and watch on me, it makes life easier, but I know the information on my phone is secure if I leave it somewhere or loose it
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I did the same thing. If my oebble is conn3cted to my phone, my lockscreen is disabled. If my watch disconnects, then my phone asks for a PIN.
I used Pebble Tasker to make my top right button launch Google Voice Search, but it wasn't waking up my phone before launching the app. I was able to figure out how to map my bottom button to wake up the screen. As it stands now, I press the bottom button to wake up the phone, and then top button to open voice search.
I haven't yet been able to figure out how to combine those into one routine. Ideally, with one press of the button, I would like my watch to 1. Wake up the phone, and 2. Launch Google Voice.
I'm not literate enough in Tasker to figure it out yet, but I'm pretty sure it can be done.
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Dugan1017 said:
I did the same thing. If my oebble is conn3cted to my phone, my lockscreen is disabled. If my watch disconnects, then my phone asks for a PIN.
I used Pebble Tasker to make my top right button launch Google Voice Search, but it wasn't waking up my phone before launching the app. I was able to figure out how to map my bottom button to wake up the screen. As it stands now, I press the bottom button to wake up the phone, and then top button to open voice search.
I haven't yet been able to figure out how to combine those into one routine. Ideally, with one press of the button, I would like my watch to 1. Wake up the phone, and 2. Launch Google Voice.
I'm not literate enough in Tasker to figure it out yet, but I'm pretty sure it can be done.
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Just use the 'wait' command to be sure there's enough time for the screen to fully wake, then call out for your 2nd task inside the first one.
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shafter09 said:
Trigger sound (fart) via remote.
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Lmao! :thumbup:
I use it to launch Google Search and then with "Okay Google" voice command, can get a lot done without touching the phone.
Also, the possibility of using Pebble Tasker in conjunction with Home Automation is incredibly appealing. Quick off topic question, what are u guys using for that? (I'm looking into Vera Casa Verde)
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what about speaking the weather for life of me i cant get the httpget to work or varibles for that matter does anyone have a task i could use? or just one that would push the weather to my pebble

[GUIDE] Setup Tasker Buttons in Glance

So I recently got a Pebble and discovered there were several ways that one could start Tasker actions using the Pebble. I have become a big fan of Glance and decided since it already supports Tasker I would use it instead of relying on another app on my watch. The instructions on how to set things up on the Glance website aren't the easiest to understand so hopefully this guide will help anyone out who is having difficulty.
-Difficulty: Easy
-Requirements: Pebble with Glance, Tasker on your phone, and at least a basic understanding of Tasker
The first thing we're gonna do is get our buttons put into tasker, these are the buttons on the Pebble that you will be using to launch actions from within Glance. I named my profile Glance Buttons but you can name yours whatever you'd like.
-From within Tasker create a new profile. Select Event/System/Intent Received. In the Action field type:
Code:
uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERINIT
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This profile is done, now let's make our task for this profile. I named mine Glance Tasker Buttons but again name your task whatever you'd like.
-Click the + to add an action to the task. Select Misc/Send Intent. In the Action field type:
Code:
uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERSEND
Don't exit yet.
For the next part you can substitute everything after msg: with whatever you would like your button labels to be, I will use mine as an example. There are 3 buttons and the first label will be for the top button, second middle and third bottom. Each button will be separated by :
-In the Extra field type:
Code:
msg:ACV On:ACV Off:Voice Recorder
The hardest part is over, now let's make the buttons actually perform a task.
Create another profile, I call mine Glance Assignments.
-Select Event/System/Intent Received. In the Action field type:
Code:
uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERKEY
Now for the task. Use if for the first action, just click + and type if and you will see it. Pictures are easier than words here so setup your if action as shown here in the picture:
So now you need to decide what happens "if" you press the top button (TASKERTOP) It's up to you pick anything you want, just add another action after the "if" action to assign it to that button.
You assign each button this way, one last picture to show you how it looks with each button assigned to an action.
If you found this helpful please hit the thanks button.:good:

Mine

You had a syntax error:
"uk.co.finebyte.pebblelgance.TASKERKEY" <- glance NOT lgance
Needs to be
"uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERKEY"
Took me awhile to catch that one. After that, everything works great. Thanks for the post.

slayorktc said:
You had a syntax error:
"uk.co.finebyte.pebblelgance.TASKERKEY" <- glance NOT lgance
Needs to be
"uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERKEY"
Took me awhile to catch that one. After that, everything works great. Thanks for the post.
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Fixed. Thanks for catching that. :good:

This was really helpful, thank you

CYGNUZY said:
This was really helpful, thank you
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Is there anyway to have Glance conduct hourly vibrates? I find myself wanting this feature a lot but cannot hide from the fact that Glance is just all around awesome.
I have messed around with Tasker very little and cannot find out how to program an hourly task. I tried creating a task that
1. Notify Vibrate - then Wait for 1 hour. It vibrates the first time on the phone then also the watch when I start it but there's nothing time specific. If I start the task at 8:10 then it'll vibrate at that time.
Hope someone can help.

Try making a profile that triggers every hour. Then have a task that broadcasts the intent " uk.co.finebyte.pebbleglance.TASKERVIBE"
The intent will make the pebble Vibrate.
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Quentin.Sheley said:
Is there anyway to have Glance conduct hourly vibrates? I find myself wanting this feature a lot but cannot hide from the fact that Glance is just all around awesome.
I have messed around with Tasker very little and cannot find out how to program an hourly task. I tried creating a task that
1. Notify Vibrate - then Wait for 1 hour. It vibrates the first time on the phone then also the watch when I start it but there's nothing time specific. If I start the task at 8:10 then it'll vibrate at that time.
Hope someone can help.
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Great job. I figured this out yesterday but man it racked my brain. Many thanks and this makes glance a NO brainer for my default app.
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what are some of the actions ppl are using glance+ tasker to perform? I've never used tasker but am willing to learn. I know it's extremely powerful but have never thought of anything I needed to run automatically. I'm sure some ppl have ridiculous profiles and actions setup. I read one guy has it configured to disable his lock screen when his pebble is connected and in range and enables a pass code when not.
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I use Pebble Tasker's ANDROID app, to populate the Tasker actions in Glance, with it's optional feature. Works great, much easier to set up and maintain, then setting it up via Glance's intents. The Pebble Tasker Android app, basically creates the intents for you.
I don't actually use the Pebble Tasker WATCH app at all. The author of Pebble Tasker, said he's adding Long Press Button support to his Glance Support soon! (awesome!) that'll increase Glance's actions to beyond 3!
As far as the Actions, I have my three Tasker buttons in Glance setup to do this:
1.) Flashlight (this triggers TeslaLED which has a tasker intent to toggle flashight / camera flash. One press to turn on, one to turn off.)
2.) Google Now (this opens the Voice Search application, so that I can interact with Google Now and do voice commands etc. I'm extra l33t, so I'm using the SecureSettings tasker plugin, to also first, turn the display on and wake the phone, and then disable keyguard (because otherwise, this won't work with the phonescreen off unfortunatly). It then waits 15 seconds, and re-enabled keyguard again).
3.) Voice Record (This starts recording via a tasker plugin for the app Easy Voice Recorder Pro. So when pressed, it starts a voice recording. Great for stealth recording, getting pulled over, etc. The author of Easy Voice Recorder is going to add a new Tasker option to "toggle recording" so you can start/stop with one button press. If Pebble Tasker adds long press support before that, then i'll just do Long press for Stop recording in the mean time).

somnambulator said:
what are some of the actions ppl are using glance+ tasker to perform? I've never used tasker but am willing to learn. I know it's extremely powerful but have never thought of anything I needed to run automatically. I'm sure some ppl have ridiculous profiles and actions setup. I read one guy has it configured to disable his lock screen when his pebble is connected and in range and enables a pass code when not.
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I use an app called Pebble Locker to disable the lockscreen when my watch is connected (in range). When it's disconnected, my phone then requires a PIN to unlock. I did have this set up in Tasker at one point, but Pebble Locker is much easier.
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Quentin.Sheley said:
Is there anyway to have Glance conduct hourly vibrates?
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This is now a feature IN Glance, doesn't use Tasker at all.

Protonus said:
This is now a feature IN Glance, doesn't use Tasker at all.
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Where?
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Quentin.Sheley said:
Where?
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In the Glance Android app: Customise Watch -> Vibrate on the hour
NOTE - it's possible this is only in the beta version right now, I'm on v0.10b1

Tasker/TasGear samples

Post your ideas and thoughts for others
Required apps:
TasGear: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2707248
Tasker (PAID): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
NOTE: Tasker is a very complex, yet rewarding app. I'd suggest reading up on tutorials (a few links in post 2) and playing around with profiles/tasks/variables before attempting examples below

Couple of other useful threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2553172
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604278
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110775
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890596
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396591
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489449
http://www.pocketables.com/tag/tasker
http://goo.gl/nfVCsK
http://goo.gl/Nn12Le
Another good example for sending multiple variables:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52023147&postcount=273
Quick Links:
Gear Battery to Phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52149321&postcount=3
Phone Battery to Gear: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52230340&postcount=29
NOTES:
If task is not working:
- try exiting all the way out of tasker and then getting back in (or restart device)
- try setting variable on VARS page manually

A simple example is Gear Battery displayed on Phone
I use ZooperWidget (there is a FREE version available too)
Make sure you've enabled external access in Tasker preferences
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Phone:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
A1) Variable Set
%G_BATT to %gear_batt
A2) Plugin, Zooper, configuration
ZW Variable g_battery
ZW Text %G_BATT
Save
Watch:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> Display -> Display On
- Add new Task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_HOST
Extra: GEAR_BATT:%BATT
(Note: there is not meant to be a space between o and s of HOST)
(Note: some users found that inserting a space between the : and % of the extra helps)
Widget:
Layout -> Rich Text
Edit text manually
#Tg_battery#
Eg.
Gear Battery: #Tg_battery#%
This displays:
Gear Battery: 54%

Show Flash Message on watch from phone (this will display the word 'test')
Phone:
- Add new task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action: com.orbonis.gear.tasker.MESSAGE_GEAR
Extra: MESS:test
Watch:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action com.orbonis.gear.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
- Alert -> Flash
Text: %mess

Brendo said:
A simple example is Gear Battery displayed on Phone
I use ZooperWidget (there is a FREE version available too)
Make sure you've enabled external access in Tasker preferences
View attachment 2705426
Phone:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
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A1) Variable Set
%G_BATT to %gear_batt
A2) Plugin, Zooper, configuration
View attachment 2705428
ZW Variable g_battery
ZW Text %G_BATT
Save
Watch:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> Display -> Display On
- Add new Task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_HOST
Extra: GEAR_BATT:%BATT
(Note: there is not meant to be a space between o and s of HOST)
Widget:
View attachment 2705429
Layout -> Rich Text
Edit text manually
#Tg_battery#
Eg.
Gear Battery: #Tg_battery#%
This displays:
Gear Battery: 54%
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So to clarify this. Ive got a good hang on tasker its self however not used to making it send and receive with another device. When creating a profile on the watch are you installing tasker on the watch as well? I did not see an area to add a profile in TasGear on the watch its self.
Sorry if it sounds dumb but i didnt see it lol
Thanks!

freddy0872 said:
So to clarify this. Ive got a good hang on tasker its self however not used to making it send and receive with another device. When creating a profile on the watch are you installing tasker on the watch as well? I did not see an area to add a profile in TasGear on the watch its self.
Sorry if it sounds dumb but i didnt see it lol
Thanks!
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Yes, you need Tasker on both
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Brendo said:
Yes, you need Tasker on both
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I knew it. Lol. I was like Nah I don't see that anywhere. Then I felt dumb asking lol
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Excellent thread.. hoping to see more here in the future

@Brendo Can you post a reverse example of how to get the phone's battery level to display onto the gear in a widget? :fingers-crossed:

I have few that I use that are pretty basic but if you are interested I'll post how I did it.
- Turn my pc on or off from my gear.
- Silence my phone - sends me a notification letting me know if the phone is in fact in silent mode.
- Phone battery - my gear speaks my phone battery level. I downloaded the hd British male voice so it sounds like jarvis. He says "my reserves are at 'blank'% sir" also if my battery is above 90% he'll say "very good sir" and if it's below 30% he'll say "I could do with a little more juice sir"
- Take a picture with my phones front camera.
- Then for a prank I can hide my phone and then have it play fart sounds controlled remotely from my gear. It makes for a good laugh. I've scared my wife with it a bunch.
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doubleohzero said:
I have few that I use that are pretty basic but if you are interested I'll post how I did it.
- Turn my pc on or off from my gear.
- Silence my phone - sends me a notification letting me know if the phone is in fact in silent mode.
- Phone battery - my gear speaks my phone battery level. I downloaded the hd British male voice so it sounds like jarvis. He says "my reserves are at 'blank'% sir" also if my battery is above 90% he'll say "very good sir" and if it's below 30% he'll say "I could do with a little more juice sir"
- Take a picture with my phones front camera.
- Then for a prank I can hide my phone and then have it play fart sounds controlled remotely from my gear. It makes for a good laugh. I've scared my wife with it a bunch.
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The 3 bolded, I would be most interested in! :fingers-crossed:

lazer9 said:
@Brendo Can you post a reverse example of how to get the phone's battery level to display onto the gear in a widget? :fingers-crossed:
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Should be exactly the same, but switch send intent action around
I also have mine displaying unread counters on my gear - a feature I missed from pebble - I might post it up, but it's a bit more indepth. And as I have profiles that are mosly triggered on location it displays current location (work, car, home, etc) and current status of volume (on, off, vibrate)

Tasgear just stays at the spinning Circe screen when I open it.

Brendo said:
Should be exactly the same, but switch send intent action around
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Does this look right from your example to re-direct Phone's battery level to Gear widget?
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Gear:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action:com.orbonis.phone.tasker.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
A1) Variable Set
%G_BATT to %phone_batt
A2) Plugin, Zooper, configuration
Save
Phone:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> Display -> Display On
- Add new Task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action:com.orbonis.phone.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_HO ST
Extra: PHONE_BATT:%BATT
(Note: there is not meant to be a space between o and s of HOST)
Layout -> Rich Text
Edit text manually
#Tg_battery#
Eg.
Phone Battery: #Tg_battery#%
This displays:
Phone Battery: 54%

Thread lightly cleaned, time for a reset in here.
Lets do this again, and this time lets follow posting rules by being respectful and not creating unnecessary drama, shall we?
Be nice, or get out.

Brendo said:
Show Flash Message on watch from phone (this will display the word 'test')
Phone:
- Add new task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action: com.orbonis.gear.tasker.MESSAGE_GEAR
Extra: MESS:test
Watch:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action com.orbonis.gear.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
- Alert -> Flash
Text: %mess
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I must be missin something TasGear does not give any option to add new profile from the watch side (it just lists profiles that have already been saved) how did you install TasGear and what version are u using?

David_cole said:
I must be missin something TasGear does not give any option to add new profile from the watch side (it just lists profiles that have already been saved) how did you install TasGear and what version are u using?
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you need tasker on the watch also, with the same preferrences.

tkjeeper said:
you need tasker on the watch also, with the same preferrences.
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So what is the purpose of TasGear?

David_cole said:
So what is the purpose of TasGear?
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Gives you access to the tasks/profiles on the phone. Thus allowing you to control the phone from the watch
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Brendo said:
A simple example is Gear Battery displayed on Phone
I use ZooperWidget (there is a FREE version available too)
Make sure you've enabled external access in Tasker preferences
View attachment 2705426
Phone:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> System -> Intent Received
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.MESSAGE_RECEIVED
- Add new Task
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A1) Variable Set
%G_BATT to %gear_batt
A2) Plugin, Zooper, configuration
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ZW Variable g_battery
ZW Text %G_BATT
Save
Watch:
- Add new Profile
- Event -> Display -> Display On
- Add new Task
- Misc -> Send Intent
Action:com.orbonis.gear.tasker.consumer.MESSAGE_HOST
Extra: GEAR_BATT:%BATT
(Note: there is not meant to be a space between o and s of HOST)
Widget:
View attachment 2705429
Layout -> Rich Text
Edit text manually
#Tg_battery#
Eg.
Gear Battery: #Tg_battery#%
This displays:
Gear Battery: 54%
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Ok, did all this, free zooper tho, and all I get in phone is gear battery: %. I know in the other thread for tasgear it said something about going into tasker and inputting a random # for battery percentage to start it off, do I have to do that with this? And if so where exactly in Tasker, and which tasker, phone or watch? Thanks.

tkjeeper said:
you need tasker on the watch also, with the same preferrences.
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Correct
David_cole said:
So what is the purpose of TasGear?
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TasGear allows 2 way communication between tasker on watch and tasker on phone. Also allows for launching phone tasks from watch
tkjeeper said:
Ok, did all this, free zooper tho, and all I get in phone is gear battery: %. I know in the other thread for tasgear it said something about going into tasker and inputting a random # for battery percentage to start it off, do I have to do that with this? And if so where exactly in Tasker, and which tasker, phone or watch? Thanks.
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The # things are the variables that zooper uses. Match them up and you'll see that it goes tasker variable intent phone from watch (temp) -> tasker variable on phone (permanent) -> zooper readable variable
GEAR_BATT:%BATT = set GEAR_BATT to system battery level
%G_BATT to %gear_batt = Set system variable to input from intent
#Tg_battery# = User tasker variable in format of #Tvariable#

[GUIDE][Difficulty: Intermediate] Hold/Swipe-up Home Button to Enable One-Handed Mode

A few months back, I wrote about a hacky way to enable one-handed mode using a shell script, taken from this reddit thread. With this task (provided you have root access), you can enable one-handed mode just by holding down the home button or swiping-up from it.
Prerequisites
Root access
Instructions
(For Android 6.0+) Go to Settings --> Apps. Press the settings cog up top, then go to Default Apps. Enter "Assist & Voice Input" and for the "Assist App" choose Tasker. Be warned that doing this will stop the "OK Google" on every screen (and off) from working, but if you're okay with that then go ahead and change it!
(For Android < 6.0) Clear the default app that is set for swiping up from the home button. You will enable Tasker as your default app after you're done following the rest of the steps below.
Create a new profile and name it whatever you want, then choose the Event context. Go to UI, then choose Assistance Request.
Back out, and create a new task named 'Overscan' or whatever else you want.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now, we'll make the actions needed for the task itself.
Task --> If. Set the condition to %Overscan eq 1.
Code --> Run Shell. For the Command, type in wm overscan reset. Check "Use Root" and then back out.
Variables --> Variable Set. Under Name, choose %Overscan, and set it to 0.
Task --> Else.
Code --> Run Shell. For the command, type in wm overscan LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM where each of the directions are the pixel counts that the screen will shift in. On my Nexus 6p, I've set it to wm overscan 0,845,0,0. See my article for examples.
Variables --> Variable Set. For Name choose %Overscan and set it to 1.
Task --> End If.
That's it! Now when you swipe-up/long press the home button, you'll launch the Overscan tasker task which will shift your screen depending on whether or not it has already been shifted. The %Overscan variable is a global variable that is set to 1 if the screen is shifted and 0 if not.
Of course, this isn't the only thing you can do with long-pressing the home button. You can also do and set the Assistance Request to open a web-search overlay on any app.

Un 6.0.1 i don't have the option to change the assist app to tasker

mi_guel69 said:
Un 6.0.1 i don't have the option to change the assist app to tasker
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+1

mi_guel69 said:
Un 6.0.1 i don't have the option to change the assist app to tasker
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Umer520 said:
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Tasker's Accessibility Service should be enabled for it to show up, try that.

Tasker's Accessibility Service should be enabled for it to show up, try that.
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I have this enabled and tasker still doesnt show up.

Set to shake event instead
When I just use play button in Tasker it works fine, but if I shake it sets only top overscan ignoring rest parameters
Oneplus2, CM13

mrorange4287 said:
I have this enabled and tasker still doesnt show up.
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I had this problem as well. Create the profile with the context event "Assistance Request" and it will be available for you use set in the Assist menu

@MishaalRahman
Thanks for this great guide! I first set it up as suggested and then switched it to a shake event, quite handy. I might end up using this with a swipe gesture from Nova launcher.
Do you have any idea how we could realize a shrinking screen just like Samsungs one handed mode? Example here -> http://www.androidcentral.com/sites.../2015/09/note-5-reduce-screen-size-screen.jpg
I did some research and I think it might work using the commands "wm size" and/or "wm density", but I have very little knowledge about how to use them properly. Maybe you can help me out on this...?

https://imgur.com/a/e3e3y
When I use this in the home screen and all drawer I get what's in the pictures. Any thing I need to change to fix this? I am using Nova launcher on a rooted nexus 6.

Hi, nice works but how to set correct overscan? I'm using OP2

digitalpig82 said:
@MishaalRahman
Thanks for this great guide! I first set it up as suggested and then switched it to a shake event, quite handy. I might end up using this with a swipe gesture from Nova launcher.
Do you have any idea how we could realize a shrinking screen just like Samsungs one handed mode? Example here -> http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/article_images/2015/09/note-5-reduce-screen-size-screen.jpg
I did some research and I think it might work using the commands "wm size" and/or "wm density", but I have very little knowledge about how to use them properly. Maybe you can help me out on this...?
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To mimic Samsung's implementation, you will have to change the LEFT and RIGHT parameters. However be noted that it will really mess with a lot of apps and they won't display properly.
mrorange4287 said:
https://imgur.com/a/e3e3y
When I use this in the home screen and all drawer I get what's in the pictures. Any thing I need to change to fix this? I am using Nova launcher on a rooted nexus 6.
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Some apps just don't turn out that well, unfortunately. Like I said this is a very hacky method.
b.age said:
Hi, nice works but how to set correct overscan? I'm using OP2
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Experiment a bit. Make sure you set a fail safe to revert it back to normal, say if you shake your phone.

Thanks for this trick! But i don't seem to be getting tasker as an option in the voice assist list of apps. I do get secure settings though. Anything that i might be missing here? Also, i've granted accessibility permissions for tasker. On 6.0.1 - Nexus 5

AshKaiser said:
Thanks for this trick! But i don't seem to be getting tasker as an option in the voice assist list of apps. I do get secure settings though. Anything that i might be missing here? Also, i've granted accessibility permissions for tasker. On 6.0.1 - Nexus 5
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Hey, make sure Tasker is enabled as an assist device in settings

MishaalRahman said:
Hey, make sure Tasker is enabled as an assist device in settings
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Yeah, trying to do that exactly, am not getting taker as an assist device option.

AshKaiser said:
Yeah, trying to do that exactly, am not getting taker as an assist device option.
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I think you have to uncheck "Beginner Mode" in settings first

MishaalRahman said:
I think you have to uncheck "Beginner Mode" in settings first
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Thanks! It worked! I use pie controls from gravity box, so had to point to this task directly. A little glitchy, but still somewhat usable![emoji106]
Any way we can change the background color after the over scan? Just a thought!
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I have checked the 'root'box. Accessibility on for Tasker. But as you can see from the pic above, it's not running. See the red dot? I'm on 6.0.1 and use Google launcher. Long press on home doesn't work either. I get the su toast message saying Tasker has been granted su permissions but that's it. Any help would be appreciated. @MishaalRahman
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Hello!
Help needed, I am on Galaxy S6 and I am looking for a way to start / stop the task by long pressing the home button.
As for now I didn't figured it out.
Any help please?

How can I get the correct overscan

[GUIDE][Difficulty: Beginner] Enable Speakerphone when Phone is Placed on Table

If you're busy with something and you get a phone call, it might frustrate you having to put your phone down and manually enabling speakerphone in order to actually talk with the person on the other end. However with Tasker, you can easily enable Speakerphone when you're in a call by placing your phone upright on a flat surface. It works by reading your accelerometer to grab the current orientation of the device. Let's set it up.
Instructions
Create a new Profile and name it "Speakerphone."
Create a new State context, go to Phone --> Call. Set it to "Any."
Create a new task, but there's no need to name it anything because it will only need a single action.
Within the Entry task, go to Audio --> Speakerphone and set it to On.
Exit the task editor, and then long-press on the Call Any,* context in order to add another Context.
Add another State context, and go to Sensor --> Orientation. Set "Is" to Face Up.
Exit out, and now long-press on the Entry task. Tasker will ask you to add an Exit Task. Create one.
Once inside the task editor again, go to Audio --> Speakerphone again. This time set Speakerphone to Off.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
That's it! Now, this profile will trigger when your phone is both a) within a phone call and b) face-up on a flat surface (the orientation is detected as face-up). On satisfying these conditions, Tasker will enable speakerphone, and when it fails to meet the condition (ie. when you exit the call or pick the phone up) speakerphone will turn off.

maybe little offtopic....but the same feature is available on my oneplus one, slimsaber-rom. in the phone-app under SETTINGS >> CALL u can find the option AUTOMATIC PROXIMITY SENSOR. set it ON and u have the same feature

Not working.. Any setting do I need to change for the accelerometer to recognize? I have done exactly like above..

I click + to add profile and it asks me for a "First Context"
Edit:
1. Create a new Profile, select State context and name it "Speakerphone."
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Trying to create the above and starting realise why I used Locale for so longer.
I must add a task and give it name?

how will this react to having headphones plugged in? at work, my phone is usually in a position that would trigger this but i plug in headphones to talk and listen. i wouldnt want speakerphone to override the headphones at work. at home though this would be fine since i dont use the headphones there.

tykob said:
how will this react to having headphones plugged in? at work, my phone is usually in a position that would trigger this but i plug in headphones to talk and listen. i wouldnt want speakerphone to override the headphones at work. at home though this would be fine since i dont use the headphones there.
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Just Add Another Context for when Headphones are not plugged in, you can play with your own settings. Even by using Ifs but thats another thing you dont need to know now.

fenchai said:
Just Add Another Context for when Headphones are not plugged in, you can play with your own settings. Even by using Ifs but thats another thing you dont need to know now.
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was just coming to make the same comment. added a third state context of headset plugged in > any > invert. seemed to do the trick. thanks!

I did not know I needed this profile until I read it! I have found myself in this scenario multiple times and I never thought to use Tasker to make my life easier! And it is so simple!

I guess it really depends on where the main speaker is located. If it is on the back, then you would want to have the orientation set to the back, otherwise, the front.

It worked on my LG G4, thanks!

dharish said:
Not working.. Any setting do I need to change for the accelerometer to recognize? I have done exactly like above..
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Calibrate your accelerometer in Tasker's preferences. Click the 3 dot menu in the top right, go to preferences, go to the Monitor tab, then scroll all the way down to the Calibrate button under where it says "Accelerometer." Do that then try it again.
lywyn said:
I click + to add profile and it asks me for a "First Context"
Edit:
1. Create a new Profile, select State context and name it "Speakerphone."
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Trying to create the above and starting realise why I used Locale for so longer.
I must add a task and give it name?
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The general idea for any tasker creation is like this: 1) create a context, 2) create a task. The context is what must occur on your phone in order for Tasker to be triggered, and the task is the action that Tasker then performs. In this case, the context is when Tasker detects that the orientation of your phone is face-up AND the fact that you are in the middle of a phone call. Then, Tasker fires the associated task that enables speakerphone. Naming a context or task is entirely optional.

MishaalRahman said:
If you're busy with something and you get a phone call, it might frustrate you having to put your phone down and manually enabling speakerphone in order to actually talk with the person on the other end. However with Tasker, you can easily enable Speakerphone when you're in a call by placing your phone upright on a flat surface. It works by reading your accelerometer to grab the current orientation of the device. Let's set it up.
Instructions
Create a new Profile and name it "Speakerphone."
Create a new State context, go to Phone --> Call. Set it to "Any."
Create a new task, but there's no need to name it anything because it will only need a single action.
Within the Entry task, go to Audio --> Speakerphone and set it to On.
Exit the task editor, and then long-press on the Call Any,* context in order to add another Context.
Add another State context, and go to Sensor --> Orientation. Set "Is" to Face Up.
Exit out, and now long-press on the Entry task. Tasker will ask you to add an Exit Task. Create one.
Once inside the task editor again, go to Audio --> Speakerphone again. This time set Speakerphone to Off.
That's it! Now, this profile will trigger when your phone is both a) within a phone call and b) face-up on a flat surface (the orientation is detected as face-up). On satisfying these conditions, Tasker will enable speakerphone, and when it fails to meet the condition (ie. when you exit the call or pick the phone up) speakerphone will turn off.
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Did it. Never used speakerphone so see if it even works.
Live and learn obscure Taskerisms-2. This profile is stuck as its own entry, not under the "home" listing. Shown as enabled so we shall see.

On the one plus one there was an option, if you took a call, put it to up to your ear, then decided you wanted others to hear the call, you could pull it away from your face, and after 2-3 seconds the phone automatically switched to speakerphone. Is anyone able to replicate that within tasker. It was a cool option.

MishaalRahman said:
If you're busy with something and you get a phone call, it might frustrate you having to put your phone down and manually enabling speakerphone in order to actually talk with the person on the other end.
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Love this Tasker stuff! THANKS for this feature, I DO hate putting that speaker phone on, and I'm always doing something when I get a call..
I've been meaning to update my article for about two years now.. since I last checked... College program is almost done!
If you wouldn't mind I could add this to the list in the future! Feel free to check out my profiles ready for download as well
Last one I remember working on was a failed login/Phone theft preventer which is still sitting half done on my phone.
For this to work, someone would have to attempt to login to your phone 3 times, Tasker would then Lock up the phone, force data and GPS on,
and take a few pictures using the front facing camera. Then send them through email, or text to give you a better idea of who has your phone.
D'OH!, this is a feature in this form now lol..
Cheers!

SkyboneNoya said:
Love this Tasker stuff! THANKS for this feature, I DO hate putting that speaker phone on, and I'm always doing something when I get a call..
I've been meaning to update my article for about two years now.. since I last checked... College program is almost done!
If you wouldn't mind I could add this to the list in the future! Feel free to check out my profiles ready for download as well
Last one I remember working on was a failed login/Phone theft preventer which is still sitting half done on my phone.
For this to work, someone would have to attempt to login to your phone 3 times, Tasker would then Lock up the phone, force data and GPS on,
and take a few pictures using the front facing camera. Then send them through email, or text to give you a better idea of who has your phone.
D'OH!, this is a feature in this form now lol..
Cheers!
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Yup, you can expand what you want to do based on failed unlocks to whatever you want. Do you have a link to your other profiles? Could you share them on this forum? Thanks!

MishaalRahman said:
Yup, you can expand what you want to do based on failed unlocks to whatever you want. Do you have a link to your other profiles? Could you share them on this forum? Thanks!
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Yeah just in the Sig, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552570

MishaalRahman said:
Calibrate your accelerometer in Tasker's preferences. Click the 3 dot menu in the top right, go to preferences, go to the Monitor tab, then scroll all the way down to the Calibrate button under where it says "Accelerometer." Do that then try it again.
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I can't make it work! When I click at "Calibrate" button nothing happens!!!

this is simply awesome!
Thanks for this =)

I tried this on my s6 edge but it didn't work. Any reason why?
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OK so now after calibrating it works. But unfortunately it doesn't seem to turn off when I pick up the phone. Any reason why?
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