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Open issues to be solved

Just thought it was a good idea to open a thread with "issues" to be solved or things we want to get working on the Gear. I myself have a thing of two that I want to solve. For this I searched through some threads, saw some people mention the problems but never found a solution (although apparently other people were working on it to).
Because I like to be part of the solution but don't want to reinvent the wheel I thought it is maybe a good idea to sum some things up that need a solution in one thread.
Basic thing that I'm looking for and not sure if it is solved is
enable/disable BT tethering with just one tap (so to speak). Ideally automagically when opening an app that needs an internet connection
(If the problem isn't solved I was thinking to write an app for this)

(Reserved : list with open issues )

Id love someone to be able to rewrite the newest gear manager to work with people not on 4.3.
Or someone to get the things not working on 4.2 like weAther etc.
A native sms app that syncs with the phone properly. or get tablet talk to display names.

appelflap said:
enable/disable BT tethering with just one tap (so to speak). Ideally automagically when opening an app that needs an internet connection
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Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.

I'd quite like to be able to swipe away notifications, both individually and per app. Currently it's a bit of a hassle..!

fOmey said:
Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.
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I've never used tasker before. Maybe worthwhile to dive into it.
Also played with Bluetooth Auto Connect. I used it to maintain a connection. (But concluded very quickly that that will drain the battery of the Gear like hell LoL). Where do you use Bluetooth Auto Connect for in this scenario? I mean,if I understand you correctly everything can be done with Tasker.

appelflap said:
I've never used tasker before. Maybe worthwhile to dive into it.
Also played with Bluetooth Auto Connect. I used it to maintain a connection. (But concluded very quickly that that will drain the battery of the Gear like hell LoL). Where do you use Bluetooth Auto Connect for in this scenario? I mean,if I understand you correctly everything can be done with Tasker.
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Bluetooth auto connect works as a plugin for tasker also, so you can incorporate bluetooth auto connect functions in your tasks.
You must get tasker, its a device changer.. both phone & gear.

fOmey said:
Bluetooth auto connect works as a plugin for tasker also, so you can incorporate bluetooth auto connect functions in your tasks.
You must get tasker, its a device changer.. both phone & gear.
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Downloaded tasker. That's a f**ing brilliant app!

appelflap said:
Downloaded tasker. That's a f**ing brilliant app!
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Its great isn't it.. opens up so many possibility's.

I'd also quite like to have 2 finger double tap to show recent apps and 2 finger long press to show battery info.

i would love to have double tap on the watch to wake.

fOmey said:
Very easy with Tasker & Bluetooth Auto Connect.
Iv set up so if my device is locked & the screen is off for 30 seconds, it will disable bluetooth tethering for battery reasons. Iv also setup so if I slide two fingers up on my Novalauncher homescreen it will enable bluetooth tethering. Alternatively you can also enable a launcher shortcut which will execute the task.
You can also setup so bluetooth tethering will automatically be activated when launching certain applications.
If you need further instructions, dont hesitate. Tasker can be a little intimidating at first if this is your first time using it.
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fOmey do i only need tasker on the phone in order to do that? The way i am manually doing it is i first enable tether on the phone ands then dive into the full settings on the Gear.
If the phone stops tethering then the Gear option automatically gets unticked, but it does not work the other way around.
I have tasked installed on both phone and gear. Could you please provide some instructions?
Also, have you checked Atooma? I have it both on the S4 and the Gear and i can do stuff on the phone with three triggers from the watch:
1) Horizontal movement
2) Vertical movement
3) Photo taken
Does tasker integrate with the watch the way Atooma does?
Thanx again for everything you have done.
YOU ARE THE MAN!

I'd like to be able to scroll down and see a playlist and pick a song
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Functionality improvement - (we just need a piece of software for that) - to display on the GEAR atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature - all of those sensors are in NOTE3

Auto Bluetooth Connection

ADVIANCED USERS ONLY (until I include tutorial)
IMPORTANT: Check the readme file in each folder
Ok, here is some quick Tasker recipes for auto connecting Bluetooth internet. I have not included many instructions, so currently only useful for those familiar with Tasker
I will include a tutorial in the near future
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear
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Tutorial in progress
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Aim:
To setup autoconnection of bluetooth internet connection between Samsung Galaxy Gear and Samsung phone when certain apps are opened
Devices:
Samsung Galaxy S4 (running stock Android 4.3)
Samsung Galaxy Gear (running null v10+)
Apps:
Tasker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm (Phone and Gear)
Bluetooth Auto Connect: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect (Gear)
Bluetooth Auto Tethering: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.refluxa.android.bat (Phone)
AutoRemote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autoremote (Phone and Gear)
Setup AutoRemote:
It is assumed you know how to add devices to your list (http://joaoapps.com/autoremote/)
First you'll need to set it as a bluetooth device by going into Devices in AutoRemote and long preesing, then selecting 'Set Bluetooth Device'
Setup Tasker:
Phone:
You'll need a profile that will turn on the AutoRemote Bluetooth listener when Gear is connected and turn it off when Gear is disconnected
Now we need two more proifles - one to turn off internet and one to turn it back on
Internet on
Internet off
Gear:
You'll need a profile that will turn on the AutoRemote Bluetooth listener when Gear is connected and turn it off when Gear is disconnected
Bluetooth Connected
Code:
Enter Task - AR BT Service ON
Plugin -> AutoRemote Bluetooth
Tick 'Bluetooth Service'
Code:
Exit Task - AR BT Service OFF
Plugin -> AutoRemote Bluetooth
Untick 'Bluetooth Service'
Now we need two more profiles - one to turn off internet and one to turn it back on
On app opening
Code:
Enter Task - Internet On
AutoRemote Message - Add target device name (phone) and message to trigger bluetooth tethering startup on phone
Wait 15 secs - to cover delay
Bluetooth Auto Connect - Profile Networking (PAN) profile, profile action 'Connect'
Flash - Show message on screen that internet is connected
Code:
Exit Task - Internet Off
AutoRemote Message - Add target device name (phone) and message to trigger bluetooth tethering off on phone
Bluetooth Auto Connect - Profile Networking (PAN) profile, profile action 'Disconnect'
Flash - Show message on screen that internet is disconnected
Some suggestions:
- Changing the app exit senario to a time based on so that if you change between various internet capable apps it doesnt turn everything off and then back on again
- Trigger internet off if screen off, then turn back on when screen on
- Tethering always on if power connected
- Use Tasker app factory and create shortcut on homescreen
- Increase screen timeout when connected to internet
Other notes:
- I've turned toasts off on my Gear in AutoRemote settings
- Currently unable to export profiles from Gear, so have included a backup. if restored, it'll clear all settings/profiles/tasks already setup in Tasker on Gear
Recipes:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear

Brendo said:
ADVIANCED USERS ONLY (until I include tutorial)
IMPORTANT: Check the readme file in each folder
Ok, here is some quick Tasker recipes for auto connecting Bluetooth internet. I have not included many instructions, so currently only useful for those familiar with Tasker
I will include a tutorial in the near future
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ca10g7xz0wd50/Gear
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thanks mate will try it out

please can you explain how i can use this i have a the files downloaded i would appreciate it extremely.

salmanaman said:
please can you explain how i can use this i have a the files downloaded i would appreciate it extremely.
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Perhaps reading the included "README.txt" with the files ?

it doent say how to load these settings on tasker in the readme just says what apps you will need and some code

Use the import? Haven't tried it yet but would assume so
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Struggling a bit with these myself.. Everything is imported, and Autoremote setup properly... I guess I just don't really understand tasker Any help would be appreciated!

For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps

Brendo said:
For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps
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Yeah I'm in the UK, bluetooth tethering is all good.
So so far I have done:
- set up autoremote on Gear and Phone
- Imported tasker profiles to the phone
- changed the name of the Gear in the Gear connected profile
- Gear internet on/off seem to be setup ok
The Gear connected/disconnected tasks have an exclamation next to them though. Specifically the "Autoremote bluetooth on/off" tasks which don't seem to exist. (are these supposed to be on the Gear?)
The other issue is I can't find a way to restore the userbackup.xml on the Gear :/
I'm guessing my issues are mainly down to not figuring out how to restore the Gear backup #ashamed
Cheers Brendo
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Scratch that, I'm an idiot. I've restored the tasker backup on the phone, gimme a while to figure it out and I'll update it if I get stuck again
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Added the two missing tasks \o/ Everything seems setup...
Lets see if this runs...

Brendo said:
For starters, you need to make sure that you can manually setup Bluetooth tethering
Install required apps
Setup AutoRemote and test that it can communicate both ways with your phone
Import Tasker profiles
Check the profiles to see if they need editing - eg. device names, Bluetooth addresses, apps
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So I have everything set up now I guess. The only issue is the message sent from the Gear to the Note 2 to enable bluetooth tethering.
The gear recognises the phone (and vice versa, they show the ip addressed next to device name), the message just doesn't seem to work :/
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Finally... Done lol. I didn't start the autoremote listener manually. Doh!
Apologies to all for taking over thisd thread. And apologies to Brendo for being a bit of a noob.
Thanks for adding the profiles

Thank you heaps for this Brendo.
I don't use the internet to browse or facebook on the Gear, the only thing I use it for regularly is to sync my calendar (which updates my Simple Calendar widget).
I just used Tasker on both phone and Gear, BT Auto Tether on the phone, and BT Auto Connect on the Gear.
Used both of the last 2 as plugins in Tasker. Set the phone to turn on BT Tether and Gear to turn on BT connect every hour for 5 minutes.
I just tested it and it works great. I made a test event in my Google calendar and it updated on my Gear homescreen just after the hour without me having to do anything.
5 mins is probably overkill, I think the sync usually takes bout 1 or 2 minutes.
Only problem I had was I had to create the tasks for the Gear on the phone and export them as the Gear screen is too small and you can't select the option to repeat a task. (It shows the start time and end time, but not the repeat option which is in between those 2 fields.
I never used Tasker before, but worth the $3 to have my calendar auto update on the Gear.
Cheers,
Rich

le3ky said:
Finally... Done lol. I didn't start the autoremote listener manually. Doh!
Apologies to all for taking over thisd thread. And apologies to Brendo for being a bit of a noob.
Thanks for adding the profiles
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Sorry, I was too busy to get on and reply. Good to hear you worked it out. The Bluetooth listener is probably the most common thing to miss (it's new, and not sure documentation mentions it?). Anyway one of the profiles should have triggered the listener so that it isn't on all the time
richlum said:
Thank you heaps for this Brendo.
Only problem I had was I had to create the tasks for the Gear on the phone and export them as the Gear screen is too small and you can't select the option to repeat a task. (It shows the start time and end time, but not the repeat option which is in between those 2 fields.
I never used Tasker before, but worth the $3 to have my calendar auto update on the Gear.
Cheers,
Rich
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All good. Yes, creating task on watch is tricky due to size and parts missing. Tasker is defs worth the money. It's an awesome bit of software and I 'use' it all the time (don't actually do anything once it is set up )

Brendo said:
Sorry, I was too busy to get on and reply. Good to hear you worked it out. The Bluetooth listener is probably the most common thing to miss (it's new, and not sure documentation mentions it?). Anyway one of the profiles should have triggered the listener so that it isn't on all the time
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No problem, I eventually changed the bluetooth on, on the phone to be any BT device. Even though I clicked the search to add the Gear it just didn't seem to recognise it :/
Wonder if you might also sanity check something for me, attempting to turn on internet every half hour for 3 mins..
1. Clone the 'Internet off' task, rename 'Internet off - 3 mins'.
2. add a new step before #1, 'wait 3 mins'
3. New Profile > Time >
4. Untick From/To so both say midnight
5. Set repeat to be every 30 mins
6. Add the 'Internet on' task to the profile.
7. Add the 'Internet off - 3 mins' to the profile.
So in this new profile, both tasks have a green tick (no exit scenario). The first one should kick off every 30 mins, as should the second, however the second won't actually do anything for 3 minutes... After 3 minutes is up it should then disconnect..
That look ok? :/

le3ky,
if that doesn't work for you, the way I got BT tethering to turn on for 5 minutes every hour is I set a BT tether on for the phone and BT connect for the Gear every hour starting at 7:00 and finishing at 00:00.
I also set a BT Tether off for the phone and BT disconnect on the Gear every hour starting at 7:05 and ending at 00:05.
It works perfectly to sync my calendar every hour.
You could adjust the times to 3 min and 30 min intervals

I've posted up most of the steps. It still assumes you have an idea about how to use Tasker and AutoRemote
There are some settings you may need to setup such as allowing Tasker external access, device admin rights, etc

Brendo said:
I've posted up most of the steps. It still assumes you have an idea about how to use Tasker and AutoRemote
There are some settings you may need to setup such as allowing Tasker external access, device admin rights, etc
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Well done Brendo

ok well here i go. i have always seen the value in Tasker but havent used it yet. i like to think i can follow directions and i think as much as i turn on Tether this will be very useful. will report how it works for me as a noob with this.
thanks

fletch33 said:
ok well here i go. i have always seen the value in Tasker but havent used it yet. i like to think i can follow directions and i think as much as i turn on Tether this will be very useful. will report how it works for me as a noob with this.
thanks
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Be careful! Very easy to become addicted!

Question: Does the listener only need to be activate on the gear ? Or only on the phone ? Or both ?
EDIT: Appears it needs to be enabled on the receiving device, so in our case the phone.. if only it wasn't such a battery hog !

[Q] App to launch app on phone / google voice

So the s-voice has proven fairly limited to Google Now. I've managed to get Google now (on my phone) to intercept and listen to command from my Galaxy Gear 1 stock (setting in Google Now to listen from Bluetooth). However, what would complete the equation is if I can launch Google Now from the GG. Is there an app that can do this? Preferably hook into the Power button on GG, but would I would settle for a simple widget on screen.
I've also tried the Null 23 ROM, but what I've noticed is the Google Now Bluetooth listening functionality no longer worked after that (nor did the camera app that came with NULL rom!). Since the listening part doesn't work, the only option left was to make the GG handle Google Now directly on the gear, which is not optimal (shifting more processing to watch = more processing/battery drain/slower/more mod/tethering to deal with etc)
I'm using Tmobile Note 4. I would prefer not to have to root if possible. Any help/ideas greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

I'm running null 23 with my note 3 and the listening function on Google now works. You have to enable it in settings. Combine this with tasker and tasgear, and you'll get exactly what you're seeking. Search in this forum.

nghiaxp said:
I'm running null 23 with my note 3 and the listening function on Google now works. You have to enable it in settings. Combine this with tasker and tasgear, and you'll get exactly what you're seeking. Search in this forum.
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I'm on the Tmobile Note 4. To get Google Now (in the phone) recognition via Bluetooth, did you have to do any special config after you installed the null 23?
Also, is there any easy way to work on Tasker on the gear? After playing with custom ROMs and configuring on the gear, it doesn't seem that fun typing with fat fingers :X
Also, are you tethering with PDAnet or standard Bluetooth tether? The PDANet route with xpose framework still feels unstable (Voice on the Gear as standalone would not recognize my commands).

Same thing. Tasgear and tasker on Nul Rom,
Gear shortcut to launch tasker task to use taskger start tasker task on phone.
Tasker on phone turns on screen and launches google now
Google now on phone uses BT to listen to the gear
Tethering isn't required for this function.
When I do tether, I use Bluetooth Auto Connect on Gear which has tasker plugin

fat fingers
pingmustard said:
I'm on the Tmobile Note 4. To get Google Now (in the phone) recognition via Bluetooth, did you have to do any special config after you installed the null 23?
Also, is there any easy way to work on Tasker on the gear? After playing with custom ROMs and configuring on the gear, it doesn't seem that fun typing with fat fingers :X
Also, are you tethering with PDAnet or standard Bluetooth tether? The PDANet route with xpose framework still feels unstable (Voice on the Gear as standalone would not recognize my commands).
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I'm also running the null Rom on my gear. I use the bluetooth tether option in the gear Bluetooth settings. So far I've tried both using Google now straight from the gear and the Bluetooth headset way. Sometimes the intent triggers without intention on the phone which seems to play havoc with spotify so currently I'm leaning more to the use of Google now via the gear alone. Also I find it easier when i can see the search, especially for note to self actions.
Anyway as the title suggests.... I'm no fan of typing on a tiny keyboard, it's a novelty and could be handy for a short text but I find holding my arm in the right position a pain after a while and it's difficult when you're typing stuff like com.orbonis.gear or whatever. Here are not 1 but 3 ways to make it easier.
1. Bluetooth keyboard. I've been using a Bluetooth keyboard with the gear off my wrist as a tiny monitor. Pros good typing experience and looks cool. Cons it can be fiddly to connect (I have to press var simultaneously on my keyboard and it can take a few go's to work) and it's not very portable.
2. Copy and paste. Although I've not been able to get copy and paste to work natively on my gear it works within tasker itself. You'd only have to type a message and a perform task once and then change the extras (which is easier than typing com.orbonis etc). However I think I've found a workaround. I was running the Swype keyboard (paid apk which I then downloaded via realapkleecher to pc, sideload to gear via adb) you can paste with this keyboard. I've found an app called clipper+ which is a syncing clipboard app. Downloaded straight from the play store tonight and was able to sync to the phone version. So I can now see my phones clipboard on the gear. When I get time I'll put Swype back on the gear and see if this does give a workaround for copy and paste.
3. Export from phone. I've not done this for tasker profiles but for apk files and zooper widgets from the phone via Bluetooth sharing from a file manager on the phone. Should be possible to do something similar for a tasker task. Just write the task on the phone and figure out how to send it lol.

Thanks for the great suggestion. I went with the bluetooth keyboard route for now. The other two routes are also viable, but I'm going to try keep it simple on the watch for now. I ended up tasker to intercept svoice and run task to kill it and invoke google voice on the phone instead.
Thanks again!

pingmustard said:
Thanks for the great suggestion. I went with the bluetooth keyboard route for now. The other two routes are also viable, but I'm going to try keep it simple on the watch for now. I ended up tasker to intercept svoice and run task to kill it and invoke google voice on the phone instead.
Thanks again!
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Could you share the task descriptions? I'm very interested in how others use tasker with the gear. So far I've been using it for things like making Bluetooth tether a one button start and I've been looking at using apps like zooper to launch tasks. Recently I've also worked out a reasonable way to launch tasks on the watch with a command from the phone. I'll probably using that to add to my geo cache tasks on the phone. So when do something like going shopping the phone well recognise the location and the watch will bring up my shopping list, turn on Bluetooth tether, control motions/screen brightness etc.

You could create a profile on your gear that does the following:
When s voice is launched on the gear, kill it and send an intent to the phone.
On your phone, make sure Bluetooth headset is enabled in the Google search app. Then, create the following profile:
When the intent is received, wake the phone, open Google voice and start a search.

Issue with Tasker not performing correctly when using Google maps.

On my S7 edge, I have Tasker setup usibg Auto Notification to have menus pop up while navigating to allow easy switch between music and navigation screens. For some reason, this causes Tasker to not monitor switching between apps properly, and some plugins like autoshare and even auto notification don't work properly. Tasker basically doesn't work right for several minutes and then it finally catches up and everything starts happening at once. I could really use help with this, it's annoying when Tasker does things 30 minutes after it was supposed to happen at the wrong times.

Is "use reliable alarms" set to always?

Tyler2265 said:
On my S7 edge, I have Tasker setup usibg Auto Notification to have menus pop up while navigating to allow easy switch between music and navigation screens. For some reason, this causes Tasker to not monitor switching between apps properly, and some plugins like autoshare and even auto notification don't work properly. Tasker basically doesn't work right for several minutes and then it finally catches up and everything starts happening at once. I could really use help with this, it's annoying when Tasker does things 30 minutes after it was supposed to happen at the wrong times.
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My heaviest Tasker use is in my car mode....always navigating with Google Maps. I have a ton of profiles which monitor both apps and notifications to make many decisions...with some extremely complex tasks attached.
Everything usually works fine. But sometimes I make a bad task that loops indefinitely, or I have a root or accessibility problem, or for some reason an error occurs in my programming....those kinds issues usually cause major lag or profiles don't fire at all.
I would think that Tasker itself is probably performing as expected and there is an error (or a method that could be better) in your profiles. My advice is to save a run log and review line by line.
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Reliable alarms was set to never. Could that have been my issue? I know for a fact it's Tasker that's the problem cause when I go into Tasker after being on the home screen it still thinks I'm in the maps app. Or the music app. I've reviewed all my tasks very carefully.

Tyler2265 said:
Reliable alarms was set to never. Could that have been my issue?
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I think it's likely. Try it and see if things improve.

ktmom said:
Is "use reliable alarms" set to always?
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ktmom said:
I think it's likely. Try it and see if things improve.
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Didn't end up changing much, at least not yet. See I have a profile for Google maps, Google Music, and home screen so that whenever one of these becomes active, I get a flash popup telling me what app is open. Whenever I start navigation it's like Tasker stops monitoring which app is open. Autoshare stops working too. Whenever I go to use an autoshare action, I get an error. But then that action ends happening later on, even after it gives out an error. I'm not sure what to do.

Maybe you're experiencing a reported conflict with google play services as described in this thread

ktmom said:
Maybe you're experiencing a reported conflict with google play services as described in this thread
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Not sure. It only seems to happen when Google maps is running but even when I do big tasks E.G moving big files using ES File explorer, still seems to cause tasker to struggle. So I'm not sure what to think but I wish it would work properly.

Run task when app exits?

Hi guys, in wondering if it's possible to have a task run when I exit a specific app.
Here's the issue...
I normally use Google maps but this one is mid range so maps go tends to work better. The problem is that maps go runs in Chrome so if I create a simple profile to turn on GPS (using secure settings) when I run maps go, nothing happens because technically it's Chrome that's running so it doesn't trigger the task and I don't want to attach Chrome to that trigger because the GPS would be on and off all day long.
I created a task and assigned it to a widget to turn on GPS then run maps go which works well but now I need to figure out a way to turn off the GPS when I exit maps go.
Anyone got any suggestions?

Create a regular App State profile and link the task. Longpress it and turn it into an exit task.

When I start a new profile, tap State, then Application, the only thing that happens is tasker gives me 2 options... Unread Text or Calendar Entry and neither of them work in respect to what you said.
Can you please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Never mind, I got it backwards. Figured it out now, thanks bro