Hello everyone, I just started using Tasker with the main focus of creating a task to hibernate my greenified apps and lock the screen with a single gesture/shortcut.
I know that Greenify has a dedicated widget, but I also want to retain Lollipop smart lock functionality and (as far as I know) this is only possible by locking the screen with Tasker and not with the Greenify shortcut or others lock screen apps.
By the way, I created the task you can see in the screenshots attached and it is fully working when I click the "play" button in the Tasker app. However, if I create a shortcut on my home screen pointing to the task and click on it, nothing happens I also tried exporting the task as a standalone app, but it's not working either
Am I missing something?
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If your using Nova you can set the gesture double tap to the greenify shortcut to hibernate lock screen. It works really well.
Heard both of those apps cause nothing but problems. Especially tasker
I do exactly what you describe. Here is my setup.
Task is three parts:
Hibernate now
Wait - 500ms
System lock
Then create a shortcut or whatever to run the task. The 500ms wait was needed or else Greenify wasn't doing its thing.
Screenshot of task:
michmeister said:
Heard both of those apps cause nothing but problems. Especially tasker
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Nah, both these apps are awesome. Tasker handles half of what I do on my phone. Used it for years.
Greenify has more then doubled the life of my battery. Its awesome.. Tasker is a pain to setup but can do everything greenify does plus endless others.
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I do exactly what you describe. Here is my setup.
Task is three parts:
Hibernate now
Wait - 500ms
System lock
Then create a shortcut or whatever to run the task. The 500ms wait was needed or else Greenify wasn't doing its thing.
Screenshot of task:
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OK, I got it working [emoji2] one more question though, do we have to keep Tasker running (I mean, enabled) even if we launch the task with a shortcut?
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boysetsfire said:
OK, I got it working [emoji2] one more question though, do we have to keep Tasker running (I mean, enabled) even if we launch the task with a shortcut?
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Tasker runs as a service, at least in my usage case.
Related
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.preiss.ostart
The finger friendliest way of Starting Apps on your Smartwatch.
Totaly user configurable:
Layouts 2x2,3x3, 4x4
Background Color
Possible to add Apps, Settings Shortcuts, Contact Shortcuts
Possible to save layouts
Swipe left or right to change layout.
Adaptive Mode:
1. Make a list with the apps launched the more often with any of the other list.
2. Allow to sort any list following their app usage.
3. Possible to stick the number of apps you choose at the beginning of an adaptive list.
4. Filter the apps usage reports (by date, hours, location...) to get the right apps when you need them.
5. Sync or merge reports between android phones using it.
6. Backup your data so that every time you get a new phone, the app usage data just get bigger and the adaptive mode better.
** This is still a beta version with only one app list and basic adaptive mode **
In current state, the adaptive mode will only sort the app list by globlal usage and can't be disabled.
Thanks...
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Thanks...
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Kinda nice, but there's no way to see the time on it. I'm pretty partial to seeing the time on my watch, LOL.
How does this work? Side load onto Gear?
This should be a home screen widget.. would be perfect for novalauncher or any other third party launchers for that matter..
Kind of pointless if you ask me..
fOmey said:
This should be a home screen widget.. would be perfect for novalauncher or any other third party launchers for that matter..
Kind of pointless if you ask me..
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i have exactly the same feeling. no offence, but i can't find a single use for this that i won't get with nova launcher.
i'm not a developer, but i think we need more apps that are optimized for gear - and i don't mean a launcher like this, but apps like voice recorder, music player, perhaps a text reader.
fbueller said:
Kinda nice, but there's no way to see the time on it. I'm pretty partial to seeing the time on my watch, LOL.
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It's not a launcher, it's to be used with other launchers to access easily the apps you use most.
cyrilp said:
It's not a launcher, it's to be used with other launchers to access easily the apps you use most.
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Good for you getting an app made, can you give us some examples on where we could use it?
I'm looking for a NST-compatible task switcher.
The best i could find is this Task Switcher, but apparently the latest version is not listing all the active apps...
EDIT: i've found Smart Task Switcher which seems ok.
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I'm looking for a NST-compatible task switcher.
The best i could find is this Task Switcher, but apparently the latest version is not listing all the active apps...
EDIT: i've found Smart Task Switcher which seems ok.
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Yeah, Smart Task Switcher seems to be the only task switcher that both looks decent and is compatible with the Nook, so most likely it's the best you're going to get. Thankfully, it is very nice, has plenty of features, and works exactly like it's supposed to - when I used it for a while, I actually uninstalled my ADW Launcher, because I didn't even need a homescreen anymore!
All in all, Smart Task Switcher is the best choice IMO. :good:
Button Savior does that as well as many other things.
OB
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OverByter said:
Button Savior does that as well as many other things.
OB
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Yes, it's a good app - the only problem with it in this sense is that to launch an app from it (by long-pressing Home), you have to have launched the app already from an alternate home launcher, making it not specifically ideal for a good task switcher.
:good:
thenookieforlife3 said:
Yes, it's a good app - the only problem with it in this sense is that to launch an app from it (by long-pressing Home), you have to have launched the app already from an alternate home launcher, making it not specifically ideal for a good task switcher.
:good:
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Once you have it installed you can go into the settings and have it start automatically at boot, easily adjust the contrast and opacity plus the location on screen so it's very unobtrusive in day to day usage.
OB
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OverByter said:
Once you have it installed you can go into the settings and have it start automatically at boot, easily adjust the contrast and opacity plus the location on screen so it's very unobtrusive in day to day usage.
OB
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Yeah, I know - I used Button Savior for about a year, so I know my way around it. I don't have it installed anymore because I can use NTMM to assign everything I used in Button Savior to the physical buttons, eliminating the need for another key set.
But, I digress. In my opinion, all in all, it's a very nice app, but for purely a task switcher, it's not ideal.
Is there a workaround yet to stop Android Auto from disabling the phone.? Once I'm connected to the car I can't see any email notifications (sound/vibrate/LED). It's really irritating and means I have to disconnect my phone every 15 minutes to check email!
Thanks.
Isn't the whole point of AA not to look at your phone every 15 mins while driving ?
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Tell Apple that. Anyone actually have an answer? Thanks.
jamesbond_28_007 said:
Tell Apple that. Anyone actually have an answer? Thanks.
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You can hit the multi task button and open a recent app. Keep your email client open in recents and check it at stoplights.
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You can hit the multi task button and open a recent app. Keep your email client open in recents and check it at stoplights.
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That's it! Brilliant thank you. So simple but hadn't tried that. I've now installed the caffeine app which also keeps the screen on permanently when connected to a USB. That way the email notification LED light now works when in Android Auto mode.
Thanks again
jamesbond_28_007 said:
That's it! Brilliant thank you. So simple but hadn't tried that. I've now installed the caffeine app which also keeps the screen on permanently when connected to a USB. That way the email notification LED light now works when in Android Auto mode.
Thanks again
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You're welcome!
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jamesbond_28_007 said:
Is there a workaround yet to stop Android Auto from disabling the phone.? Once I'm connected to the car I can't see any email notifications (sound/vibrate/LED). It's really irritating and means I have to disconnect my phone every 15 minutes to check email!
Thanks.
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Or not. That's kind of the point of Android Auto in the first place is to get people off of messing with their phones while they're driving.
The only solution that I am aware I was to buy an Android Wear watch. All notifications still come through on the watch even when connected to Android Auto.
Press multi task button then press home, quickly select app or open app drawer.
I use this method with Note 4
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jamesbond_28_007 said:
That's it! Brilliant thank you. So simple but hadn't tried that. I've now installed the caffeine app which also keeps the screen on permanently when connected to a USB. That way the email notification LED light now works when in Android Auto mode.
Thanks again
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After reading this I also installed Caffeine, it was the perfect app I was looking for to prevent my screen from turning off.
I enabled my email on Android auto unit, and I receive email notification on that..
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Hello and sorry for reviving such an old thread.
I have used for some time the trick suggested by @ireknole with a phone having hard buttons. My new phone, however, has soft buttons and Android Auto disables on purpose the multi-task button. (Mate 10 Pro, Android 8.0).
I have no other option left now to check my phone while AA is connected to the car and running. I need to check the phone for searching for a song or my wife needs to change the song while i'm driving - plus search the internet or whatever else she feels like on long roadtrips.
However, I can still access the notifications drawer and all the shortcut buttons found there (i did not give AA permission to draw over other applications).
Does anybody know:
1) How to place a custom button in the notifications drawer which specifically does that: activate multi-task function or any other function to just put AA in background and allow me to access other apps?
2) How to forbid AA to disable my multi-task button in the first place?
Thank you!
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Hello and sorry for reviving such an old thread.
I have used for some time the trick suggested by @ireknole with a phone having hard buttons. My new phone, however, has soft buttons and Android Auto disables on purpose the multi-task button. (Mate 10 Pro, Android 8.0).
I have no other option left now to check my phone while AA is connected to the car and running. I need to check the phone for searching for a song or my wife needs to change the song while i'm driving - plus search the internet or whatever else she feels like on long roadtrips.
However, I can still access the notifications drawer and all the shortcut buttons found there (i did not give AA permission to draw over other applications).
Does anybody know:
1) How to place a custom button in the notifications drawer which specifically does that: activate multi-task function or any other function to just put AA in background and allow me to access other apps?
2) How to forbid AA to disable my multi-task button in the first place?
Thank you!
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I haven't found a way to get the multitask button to reshow, but I have a built in app on my Samsung S8 that allows me to swipe from the edge of the phone and select the "shortcut" "recent apps" that acts like the multitask button. There may be an app that's similar in the play store that lets you open it with a swipe and map a "recent apps" shortcut as an option.
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another way is to install AAWidget. it display a widget on your Android auto screen.
but this only work for AA2.9 since google disable third party apk in AA3.0
AA widget will list down mails, whatapps messages etc as long as theres widget for those apk.
make a clone and aawidget and you can havemultiple widget to read your email/whatsapp etc
but you cant read full email or messages if the email or messages too long. just good enough to check what are the incoming email/messages
Thank you for your answers!
I did not try your solutions because in the meanwhile I found a way to gain complete control over my phone using Tasker.
For anyone interested, create a new profile in Tasker, set the trigger to Apps->Android Auto and the task to "Go home".
What this setup achieves is showing the home screen whenever AA tries to pop up on screen, which solves all the problems
I can use my phone as if AA was not running at all, while AA is completely functional on the car's screen.
I use AA 2.9.57xxxx.
If you are on Nougat you can add a custom tile using the regular android api to launche the home launcher activity. But please don't post any source code or ready to use apk somewhere. This should be something for the "pros" if its too easy to use they come up with a way to block the notification drawer
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If you are on Nougat you can add a custom tile using the regular android api to launche the home launcher activity. But please don't post any source code or ready to use apk somewhere. This should be something for the "pros" if its too easy to use they come up with a way to block the notification drawer
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Thank you! I will also try this approach when I'll have a few hours, as I have some Android development background
catalin.marin said:
Hello and sorry for reviving such an old thread.
I have used for some time the trick suggested by @ireknole with a phone having hard buttons. My new phone, however, has soft buttons and Android Auto disables on purpose the multi-task button. (Mate 10 Pro, Android 8.0).
I have no other option left now to check my phone while AA is connected to the car and running. I need to check the phone for searching for a song or my wife needs to change the song while i'm driving - plus search the internet or whatever else she feels like on long roadtrips.
However, I can still access the notifications drawer and all the shortcut buttons found there (i did not give AA permission to draw over other applications).
Does anybody know:
1) How to place a custom button in the notifications drawer which specifically does that: activate multi-task function or any other function to just put AA in background and allow me to access other apps?
2) How to forbid AA to disable my multi-task button in the first place?
Thank you!
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I just started using AA on my Nexus 5X running 8.1. AA hides the multi-task button, but if you swipe up from the bottom of the screen; the buttons re-appear for a few seconds and you can select it again.
My problem is that AA sets the screen timeout to 15 sec. So when I pull over to check/write an email; the screen constantly shuts off. The Nexus 5X is no longer a "fast" phone, so starting OWA (outlook) takes more than 15 sec. I've gone into the phone settings after connecting the phone and changing it back to 2 min., but this setting will re-set the next time I plug the phone in again.
Latest version and the version before it (3.1 is latest, can't remember exactly what the previous version is) has changed this.. you can now just swipe up on the phone and access it normally when it's connected to Android auto.
Hi all, I am using Xiaomi Max 2 (Miui Eu rom), rooted and had installed both Tasker and Waze.
I had set auto rotate to be off, and only trigger when certain app (waze) is selected.
However, there are times whereby the profiles do not get activated. Instead, I will need to access the accessibility tab, unselect and reset the app, then the system will prompt me to accept before working.
Can anyone share with me on why is it as such? Thanks.
Any advice on anyone? Thanks.
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I've had the same problem.
The only way to solve it was to use another automation app (now I cannot recall which one) that allowed me to set the orientation of the screen to "landscape" when I launched some apps.
Tasker can only turn on, off or toggle auto-rotation which often creates problems. For me the problem was if the phone was not 100% in landscape mode the trigger locked the rotation in portret.
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I found the App.
But being a Tasker forum I'm not sure if I can post the name.
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Many icons do not appear on my phone's active display (for example, missed calls or text messages). I don't know what to try anymore. Do you have any ideas? Thank you all
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Same on my Mi 9 lite, only clock work ?
AOD is very bad. Updating to V11 does not solve the problem. At least the status bar notifications already work. I solved the problem with the perfect app from the play store. "Always On Edge - Edge Lighting".
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Many icons do not appear on my phone's active display (for example, missed calls or text messages). I don't know what to try anymore. Do you have any ideas? Thank you all
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the standard Active screen displays only: missed calls, messages, facebook messenger, vatsap. Need to install a new version of the application 1.9
Ante666 said:
AOD is very bad. Updating to V11 does not solve the problem. At least the status bar notifications already work. I solved the problem with the perfect app from the play store. "Always On Edge - Edge Lighting".
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totally agree with you . "Always On Edge - Edge Lighting" should be in stock rom instead of AOD.....
sonneper said:
totally agree with you . "Always On Edge - Edge Lighting" should be in stock rom instead of AOD.....
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it consumes a lot of battery power
not on my device ,using economy battery in the setting ( wake up by double tap and not by sensor , pocket mode ...... ) it's ok . I only use the edge lighting 30s when sms notification