I'm looking to do some fancy things with my Nexus 6 and I'm thinking I could probably do it with automation, but I'm new to the world of automation. First of all, if this is posted in the wrong section my apologies.
I want, at the designated time, for my Nexus 6 to cast its screen to my Chromecast automatically. For example, my alarm goes off at 9:30am, so at 9:29 I want my Nexus to open up the Clock app, cast its screen to my Chromecast, at which time my alarm will go off through my surround sound speakers, and I'll easily be able to see the time on my TV (I'm blind without my glasses).
Is any of this possible with automation? I tried the free Tasker app but couldn't find any Chromecast or cast screen option for actions. Since screen cast is built in for Android 5 I figured this could be easier to achieve, but like I said I've never used automation before so I am unsure. Can anyone give me some advice on how I can accomplish something like this?
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Never used it, but I know there's a Tasker plugin called AutoCast. Should probably be what you need...
It's on Play store
I tried AutoCast but it doesn't seem to do what I need it to do.
I found "Cast Screen" under apps in Tasker, it does exactly what it should I suppose. It launches Cast Screen but I need it to also automatically select my Chromecast so that it actually casts my screen. Still stumped for now lol
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osiris010 said:
I tried AutoCast but it doesn't seem to do what I need it to do.
I found "Cast Screen" under apps in Tasker, it does exactly what it should I suppose. It launches Cast Screen but I need it to also automatically select my Chromecast so that it actually casts my screen. Still stumped for now lol
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Tasker can do input (button presses) up, down, select etc
If rootSU's suggestion don't work, try another Tasker app: AutoInput.
Tasker can do many things, best is to google what you want to do, likely someone has already done it.....
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So what kind of tasks are you guys setting up on your gear ?
Just curious what people have come up with as I am looking for ideas...
Thanks
So far only internet on/off
Others have remotevoice working and shake to launch
Also can just trigger tasks
Next mine will be displaying notification counts on my watch
I just have it on the phone and Gear to enable BT tethering for 5 minutes every hour. That allows my calendar to stay in sync. I have a calendar widget in the home screen of my Gear.
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I have mine set to fetch webcam shots of a few watering holes at different safari national parks (so far seen lion, elephants etc) but you can choose any live stream webcam
Also set it up with Joao apps AutoRemote, Auto contacts etc and can shake to voice call any contact by spoken name
Using EventGhost to get and send notifications and remote control my PC and other android devices
Can instantly share files in both directions with PC, other Android devices and Gear
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That tasker app is sum10 serious, I keep hearing about it. I downloaded it but it seems too complicated
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I'm going to start a thread requesting people who are using tasker on the gear post the profiles they use on their gear to help those of us less familiar with the app to get rolling.
cvondra said:
I'm going to start a thread requesting people who are using tasker on the gear post the profiles they use on their gear to help those of us less familiar with the app to get rolling.
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That would be great
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richlum said:
I just have it on the phone and Gear to enable BT tethering for 5 minutes every hour. That allows my calendar to stay in sync. I have a calendar widget in the home screen of my Gear.
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That's one thing I would love but my phone does not have BT tether. It sucks !!!
Have been trying to figure out a way to sync my calendar but....:crying:
Elgreco333 said:
That's one thing I would love but my phone does not have BT tether. It sucks !!!
Have been trying to figure out a way to sync my calendar but....:crying:
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whats your phone?
Here is my wish list for apps (currently)
Starbucks Card Barcode - how awesome would it be to turn my wrist and pay for my drink.
Foursquare
Yelp
Watch Styler - not working on my S5 and G2N
Facebook - not sure what I want to receive from it yet.
Twitter - be able to selectively choose who I want notifications from.
Tasker
Touchdown notifications
This is just a start how about you?
Those are pretty good. I have one. File Explorer to transfer files from phone to watch via bluetooth.
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I would like to see a Pandora app
and maybe an app that can push GPS Turn by turn directions to the watch.
Zedge. I just want my damn power ranger ringtone.
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Those are pretty good. I have one. File Explorer to transfer files from phone to watch via bluetooth.
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I might consider building this, it should be easy enough. Out of curiosity what type of files would you be pushing to and from your watch?
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I might consider building this, it should be easy enough. Out of curiosity what type of files would you be pushing to and from your watch?
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Music, videos and photos mainly. It would just be nice to transfer files on the fly without a computer.
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Music, videos and photos mainly. It would just be nice to transfer files on the fly without a computer.
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So just to clarify you are talking about browsing files on you phone and transferring to you watch? Or is the other way around?
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So just to clarify you are talking about browsing files on you phone and transferring to you watch? Or is the other way around?
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Exactly. Pick a file from phone and move it to watch.
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A remote controller for Spotify would be great and Maps Navigation.
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Some of these are not going to be solved w apps but will need to just have the main watch functionality reworked if we ever get access, but I'm listing just for the sake of wishful thinking:
-Remote control XBMC on my HTPC
At least want to be able to play/pause the movie on my big screen on my watch
-Control and view cameras on my Blue Iris Security Camera DVR server
-Turn on/off my Alarm.com house alarm
-Access to my Vera home automation unit
Wish to review status of sensors (which doors/windows/locks are open/closed)
Trigger my predefined scenes from my watch (IE- activate upstairs AC for 1 hour, panic flicker all household lights, turn on porch light)
-Note app to transfer notes and checklists from my phone (until Evernote is released)
-A more complex watchface that has a higher density of at a glance info. I am not interested in a vanity watchface that just changes the font and background, lol. I'm talking about a useful one for workdays where I can look down and see on one screen the time, date, temperature, weather, next appointment, mute/sound watchstate, connected WiFi SSD, phone signal level, phone battery level, watch battery level. See Canvas for Pebble to understand what I'm talking about. This was doable on the Pebble's lower resolution screen, so this should be even better.
-voice control Google Now instead of S-Voice (enable voice control with wrist shake instead of pushing button would be awesome)
-Make Hangouts default messaging app to work w/ Gear
-Month view calendar
-Set watch to always vibrate, even when sound is on
-Immediate ring on watch (seems to be a delay after phone starts ringing)
I'll be very happy if a get a lot of these as it's stuff I could do on my Pebble that I miss.
Profile manager
Extensions to Tasker or Automateit, or a dedicated profile manager, in order to easily change screen brightness and timeout, for example.
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Extensions to Tasker or Automateit, or a dedicated profile manager, in order to easily change screen brightness and timeout, for example.
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I would love an app that allows for one-click changes to brightness and wake gesture in one place so I don't have to dig through menus every night/morning. Daytime - Brightness to 3, Gesture to Last Viewed. Nighttime - Brightness to 1, Gesture to None.
If there was a standalone alarm, I could even turn off bluetooth during nighttime. I already need a way to disable notifications at night. Tired of random work emails waking me up. GRRRR.
As many have stated, would love some kind of tasker that changes settings, watch face, apps, wallpaper depending on day or location. Allow to respond to Hangouts through watch typing or voice, instead of having to go to phone to respond. Kind of takes away the point of having the watch if I have to take out my phone every time I need to reply. A better exercise app that does more than track just running and biking. Wish it would track just regular type of exercises.
Navigation is one I would love to have. I know there was talk of turnbyturn but so far nothing.
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A Camera Remote for the Galaxy-Cameras, Smartphones and Tablets would be nice
I'd like more and/or custom ringtones, and more social networking apps (specifically Facebook and G+)... There's a lot more I'd like, but those are top on my list...
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G4cab checkout gear2cam a new release. Not gear2cam app.
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Facebook app would be nice to sync up with the actual app on the phone.
Tap, tap says the wicked Note +₩● ?
Would like to see a golf app that displays distances to green. Saw Golf Navi was available but not showing in my app list. Anyone know if it was pulled or if it ever was available for gear 2 neo
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Mate, gotta agree with Gear2cam. It's pretty sweet.
Hi XDA, I'm new to this, and I finally decided to use XDA since I've found lots of use out of it. In search for a good android support community I think I found one. I have a nexus 6 with smart lock enabled. Usually you can push the little lock icon on the lock screen to lock your phone with the pin even if you are at a trusted location or connected to a trusted device etc. I used to use this a lot, but it just stopped working one day. Unfortunately I don't know when or what could have caused it. I am not aware of any setting that toggles it and I don't get any error, just no response when I click it. Although I don't think its the cause, I am rooted, I have twrp, tasker, and titanium backup with nothing important frozen. I would really appreciate the help and would like to avoid wiping my phone to fix this. If that's what I need to do then so be it, its really annoying though!
Thanks,
Buggy687
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Are you using a smart watch for smartlock? do you have tasker disabling bluetooth?
Thank you for your reply. No i do not have a smart watch (anymore) and I disabled tasker and restarted to see if it had caused any issues.
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Hello
Before Nougat upgrade I could switch to other apps while using Android Auto on my Nexus 6P. Or maybe I only could do it when I still had my LG G4? Can't remember.
Yesterday I had started Android Auto and after that I was going to start an app that I use to listen to audiobooks. I could not do this, I could not get away from AA. So I ended up stopping Android Auto and just used Google Maps instead to navigate so I still could control my phone.
Does anyone know any trick to start other apps when AA is started?
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Before Nougat upgrade I could switch to other apps while using Android Auto on my Nexus 6P. Or maybe I only could do it when I still had my LG G4? Can't remember.
Yesterday I had started Android Auto and after that I was going to start an app that I use to listen to audiobooks. I could not do this, I could not get away from AA. So I ended up stopping Android Auto and just used Google Maps instead to navigate so I still could control my phone.
Does anyone know any trick to start other apps when AA is started?
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That's how aa works on my z5 mm - exiting car mode (to interact on the phone) ends aa.
I can control certified apps from my head unit.
Yes, it is supposed to work like that. It's not exactly the way I like it but that't how it works. But there might be a way around it for you.
I use iCoyote (a radar app) on my phone and before I connect the phone to Android Auto, I start that app. When Android auto has completed the connection with the car, I am able to put the app back on screen using the status bar. Of course, this only works for apps that are visible in the status bar but I suspect that will be the case with your audiobook app.
A better solution for you however, is to switch to another audiobook app that supports Android Auto. I haven't tried one yet but there are plenty of audiobook apps available in the app store that have support for Android Auto so you won't need to control the app on your phone anymore.
I figured out a workaround. Open Now on Tap and do what you need to do from there.
(start it by long-pressing home button)
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Smart Audiobook player supports aa. Its the one I use for books in my car..
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Quite an old thread, but have you tried pressing the headphone button twice? Then I can switch to other apps.
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Quite an old thread, but have you tried pressing the headphone button twice? Then I can switch to other apps.
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I'm using the app Tiles to start app from quick settings now. Works great.
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I'm using the app Tiles to start app from quick settings now. Works great.
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Does Tiles work with Android Auto, i.e. on the display of the head unit?
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Does Tiles work with Android Auto, i.e. on the display of the head unit?
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No, but it lets you start an app on your phone even though you're not supposed to be able to do that while using AA.
This sucks though, because if you have a passenger in the car it is of course OK do this, or if you have stopped the car.
On my S7E, I just tap the recent key, then the home key immediately afterwards to go back to Nova Launcher. I have to use that button sequence every time, but it works reliably.
I really hope they don't 'fix' this 'problem' when 7.x hits these phones. I find the verbal message narration to be quite unacceptable.
Luckily, I have a N7 in my daily driver, so this is mostly a moot point for me, but could be a concern when I get my model 3.
Ok now I've never had issues using multi window with my slingbox app but I cannot get it to work properly! I used to always watch the game on slingbox app and look at my fantasy team without issues.... Now when I interact with second app other than slingbox app it stops and goes to connect screen! This also happens while I search for opponent in my clash of clans game! It always worked before but same thing if I interact with second app it resets the game! This is frustrating the f out me so if anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated!
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By the way it's not just my Note 8 my nephews does same thing.... His is Verizon and mine is at&t variant! I'm really hoping it's a setting I'm missing.... I've tried a few things in developer options and nothing!
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I also have this issue. I'm on Verizon. I used to be able to play nfl mobile and waze at the same time on my note 5 but the nflmobile will stop if I touch anything on the waze app. Same thing applies with nfl mobile and any football fantasy app (nfl, espn). Would be a shame for such a powerhouse of phone to now be limited.
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I'm currently having the same issues. Would be nice to know if its just on some device or every device. Do you have a different launcher installed other than the native Samsung? I currently have Nova Launcher installed, not sure if that is the problem but if I remeber correctly when I first obtained my Note 8 I didn't have this issue. I just realized it recently, not sure if its because of the Update or the Launcher.
I was running the stock Samsung experience and had the same issue. I can't say if it did prior to the update though.
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Same issues unlocked N8. If i open a game (Dominations) and Notes...the game turns all pink and it times out.
@On another topic - does anyone know if we can work 2 apps in landscape? I'm quite surpised that the note with its unusual long shape cant do multi window on landscape
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I am also running Nova launcher but apparently that's not the issue! I have a feeling that the issue started when Android went to native multi window so its an Android issue! Apperently when Samsung provided the os with multi window everything worked! I could be wrong but it makes sense and I believe multi window came on nougat but it's just a hunch. Regardless it's really annoying and I hope someone knows about it and is working to resolve the issue!
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I was thinking the same thing, but then was wondering why I can't find anything on the web regarding this problem. As if it doesn't bother anyone else or it might just be my device that is having this issue.
Yeah did a search before even posting a question and came upon this thread. I guess only a few care about this lol. Hopefully a solution does comeby :/
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I have been running Waze and another traffic app next to each other in multi window mode (portrait and landscape mode works). Initially it was working more or less fine. It does happen that if the traffic app is the active screen, Waze would not show any updates on the map. Waze does show updates on directions as text on top of the screen. However after the last November update, only the active screen is working and the other screen does not update. I noticed if you have two apps that plays media, it cannot be played simultaneously. Using Whatsapp and something like Youtube doesn't freeze the media playing.
Anybody found the solution yet?