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Question About Making a Profile Shortcut

Hello.
I made a profile which basically whenever you set it on, you select some applications and when you try to open them they'll automatically close and make a short beep sound.
However, it's hard to go to Tasker and manually disable and enable the profile.
I was wondering if I could, let's say, hit the "back" button three times and the profile would either enable or disable, I would know this as a flash text would pop up on the screen saying either "Profile activated" or "Profile deactivated", any idea how to do this?

I don't think you can make tasker react to button presses that way, but in some UIs you can. Just make the tripple-press activate an action that toggles the profile. You could also make a shortcut to that task on your desktop. Another way would be to make a notification action button (preferences - monitor), to make the profile toggleable from the notifications.

If you're rooted and have the Xposed Framework installed, you can install Xposed Additions and remap whatever keys you want, some to even launch Tasker tasks.

Making a Tasker profile overrule another

I have a profile that when the screen turns on it enables location to battery saving mode for 1 minute the turns off completely. I then have a 2nd profile that turns location to high accuracy when I open Google maps. The problem is my first profile overrides the maps profile and disables location after 1 minute even if maps is open and location changes to high accuracy.
So how can I make my 2nd profile override the first? I feel like it can't be too difficult to do but I can't figure it out.

farquea said:
I have a profile that when the screen turns on it enables location to battery saving mode for 1 minute the turns off completely. I then have a 2nd profile that turns location to high accuracy when I open Google maps. The problem is my first profile overrides the maps profile and disables location after 1 minute even if maps is open and location changes to high accuracy.
So how can I make my 2nd profile override the first? I feel like it can't be too difficult to do but I can't figure it out.
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Hello my friend.. You need something like in the first profile long press in the name and add second condition to trigger profile... Add Google maps and in selection of app press the invert button... I thing this setup does your work.. Try and tell me!!
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I thought that would work but it didnt Here's my profile.
When Display is On, Location = Battery Saving, Wait 1 Min, Location = Off
If i use the invert, it just turns off the Display On profile but i think the 1 minute timeout is already triggered as its still turning off location 1 minute after even with Maps open even though in Tasker the Display profile doesnt show as active.
I need something to say Wait 1 min unless Maps is open but then what happens when Maps closes, the 1 minute begins? Doing that may not be easy. Is there no way to add weight or priorities to tasks to say the maps profile.
! REALLY horrible way i suppose i could do it is in my maps profile say wait 61 seconds and then set location mode to GPS, so that it reenables if the Display profile has disabled, i just could end up with a small gap of time where location is off.

Here's what you do.
Add an action to both location profiles that (and every profile or task that turns on loc services) sets a timer
set variable LOCATIONtimer=%TIMES+60
Then create a profile with a time context and set the time to activate as %LOCATIONtimer
The task will disable location services.
Now set your maps profile to clear the %LOCATIONtimer variable
(this will prevent the disabling of loc… since the variable has no time, it can't fire)
Then when your battery saving profile activates it will set the timer for 60 secs… but when you activate maps… it will clear the variable, so it won't adjust your loc srvices
Btw… it's a huge battery impact when you do the "app" context as it checks for open apps every two secs.
It's much better to get rid of all app context profils and launch those apps via a tasker shortcut that
1 launches the app
2 then sets a variable eg. isopenMAPS=true
Then set a. If variable value context of isopenMAPS=true then every time that variable is true, you'll know the app was opened, so you can then clear that variable to show you've closed three app

I need a guide to create an advanced profile with tasker

I need to disable notification sound only from selected app (For example what's app) when Bluetooth headset is connected. Is it possible with tasker? If yes please tell me how.......
Thanks in advance

my personal thoughts, this is so complicating and might not worth it... unless you have a real good reason for doing it, I would not recommend trying to implement this.
in case you still want this, you can try:
- install autoinput or something similar to mimic your actions in turning off sounds in those apps
- link those actions to a Tasker profile with Bluetooth conditions
I imagine you would need to have screen turned on for the actions to be carried out

This should not be very difficult.
You should set a profile to create a variable When bluetooth is connected.
Then a profile when the app is running, the task within would be: set a variable to memorize current media volume, then "if bluetooth connected, set media volume to zero".
Exit task would be: set volume media to original media volume.

Use Tasker to only get arlo camera notifications at certain times

Is this possible to do through Tasker? If so, how do you code it?
I want my cameras to record but I don't want to get notifications except for after sunset and just after sunrise everyday. So like 6pm to 8am.
Otherwise I want it to record but not notify me.
I posted this on reddit/r/tasker but no one has responded yet.

The time profile is easy. The trigger context is the window of time you want to block notifications.
The task would do the heavy lifting of actually blocking the unwanted notification. You probably could handle that using Notifications Off (Root), assuming of course that you're rooted. Else, AutoNotification can do that for you. Both are tasker integrated.
Get Started With AutoNotification
Use Tasker and AutoNotification to block notifications from certain apps (AutoApps forum)

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The time profile is easy. The trigger context is the window of time you want to block notifications.
The task would do the heavy lifting of actually blocking the unwanted notification. You probably could handle that using Notifications Off (Root), assuming of course that you're rooted. Else, AutoNotification can do that for you. Both are tasker integrated.
Get Started With AutoNotification
Use Tasker and AutoNotification to block notifications from certain apps (AutoApps forum)
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Unfortunately neither of those are working. I have a pixel that is rooted and an s8+ that is not. So I tried both and I'm still getting notifications. Any ideas?

DudeThatsErin said:
Unfortunately neither of those are working. I have a pixel that is rooted and an s8+ that is not. So I tried both and I'm still getting notifications. Any ideas?
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I didn't specifically state, but should have, that when using the AutoNotification method, an additional profile trigger needs to be an AutoNotification intercept event.
You could post a export (description) of the profile you've built.

ktmom said:
I didn't specifically state, but should have, that when using the AutoNotification method, an additional profile trigger needs to be an AutoNotification intercept event.
You could post a export (description) of the profile you've built.
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A1: AutoNotification Block [ Configuration:Apps: com.netgear.android
Toggle: Enable Timeout (Seconds):60 ]
I pressed on export and that's what it gave me.
I also took screenshots. Here you go: https://imgur.com/gallery/bAhRY
Lmk if there is anything else you need.

Your profile is currently triggered by the arlo app. So anytime that app opens, your "stuff" task runs. Not what you were shooting for ?
On the left side of that screen, on top of the part that shows an icon and "arlo", do a long press. That will allow you to add a context.
Choose: state -> plugin -> AutoNotification -> Intercept.
Then leave "Event Behaviour" checked.
Tap on "Action type" and select created.
Tapp on "Apps" and check the box next to the Arlo app.
At the top of the screen tap the check mark to accept the configuration. Then on the next screen, the left arrow at the top left to lock in the context.
You will now have two contexts for that one profile.
Long press the original one for the arlo app and select delete.
Again, long press on the context that is remaining (AutoNotification Intercept) and tap add.
Now tap "time" and configure for the window you want this profile to be active.

Alarm clock with tasker

Hello everyone i have a huawei mate 20 non root with android 9 and i would like to cancel an alarm with tasker but impossible.
I can activate an alarm at a given time but in the opposite direction impossible. do you have an idea thanks again
cordially

There are several ways to do this. What have you tried that isn't working? Even better, post the profile or task that isn't doing what you want. If you post just the task to snooze/dismiss an alarm, what triggers the task to run?
Before exporting, if you have sensitive information such as logins, api keys or anything else, you might consider setting those values to a variable and use the variable in your tasks so they won't export with the task.
To export a task description for posting, press on the name to highlight the profile. Go to the 3-dot menu and select export -> Description to Clipboard.
Now you'll be able to paste it. Be aware, it easier to use something like pastebin.com / hastebin.com and link to a post here. If you paste in a post here, the forum software will convert semicolons with characters directly after, into emoticons making it very hard to read.

Hello everyone here is what I can do and what does not work.
* What works
Calendar Entry Profile -> Work
Then task -> Set ALARM AM 05 H 45
* What does not work is the reverse task if not working then disable alarm clock
Thanks

Flechg said:
Hello everyone here is what I can do and what does not work.
* What works
Calendar Entry Profile -> Work
Then task -> Set ALARM AM 05 H 45
* What does not work is the reverse task if not working then disable alarm clock
Thanks
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Posting the profile and task (as described above) is always more illuminating. However, the inverse of that would just be not setting an alarm. If there's no calendar entry the alarm is not set. I'm still missing the problem. Is there a residual alarm that goes off without having been set through tasker?
Edit -
I've been pondering and the only thing I can come up with is that you set an alarm and then the next day you set an alarm... then end up with a clock app full of alarms. If that's the problem, and the goal is to have the alarm only go off on work days, then approaching this problem the other way might be better.
Set the alarm to go of every day at the right time in the clock app, then create a profile that checks if today it's a work day, then set a variable.
In a second profile, use the variable (not a work day) as a context plus an AutoNotification intercept, for the alarm notification. You'll be canceling the alarm on days you don't need it.
On newer Android, there is a pre-notification that shows up some period before the alarm is set to fire (an hour maybe?). That notification has a dismiss button. If you intercept that notification, then the entry task can click on the dismiss button again using an AutoNotification action.
I think the category id is "Upcoming Alarms". This field can be examined by grabbing it in the AutoNotification profile context configured to "get all fields". Then flash %ancategoryid.
There are also clock app intents that can dismiss alarms. I don't use that because it doesn't work on my device. The intent looks like the following:
Code:
Send Intent [
Action:android.intent.action.DISMISS_ALARM
Cat:Default
Mime Type:
Data:
Extra:android.intent.extra.alarm.SEARCH_MODE:android.all
Extra:
Extra:
Package:
Class:
Target:Activity
This intent should only cancel the current occurrence of a repeating alarm.
If this works for you, then you can explore the android developer documentation - alarm clock and discover a variety of intents.

For the sake of completeness, in case this thread is found by others in the future, there is an action system -> cancel alarm.
This can be used to cancel/snooze/disable an alarm. However, it's reliability is dependant on the device/OS and at least in my case doesn't work any better than the intent. Some devices will always get a pop-up menu to confirm which alarm to take action on.

Hello and thank you for your answers
i tried intent as well as other things like cancel alarm but with my huawei it does not work okay is this android 9
I give up thanks again for your help
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The autoNotification method should work. If you haven't gone through and made sure that all of Huawei's power saving "features" are disabled so the apps can wake up and do their job without being killed by the system.
Read these
https://dontkillmyapp.com/huawei
https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/faqs/faq-problem.html#00
If you really want help, then post what isn't working. Instructions to do so were given in post 2.