GPS seems to enter sleep when the screen is off - Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers

GPS seems to enter sleep when the screen is off - Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers

Hi,
I often use the RunKeeper application when I make long walks. In all my previous phones, the GPS kept working when I turned off the display and put the phone in my pocket. In the mi 5, however, it seems like the GPS stopped functioning as soon as I turn off the display put the phone in my pocket. When I take it back out, it shows the same position that I was at when I put the phone in my pocket, and within a few seconds it is updated to my actual position.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this a matter of settings (maybe even permissions)? Same happens with navigation apps like Waze - if I put another application to run in the foreground, such as Youtube, then Waze (while still working in the background) loses my location, and when I switch back to it after some time, it takes a few seconds to show me my new location.
Thanks,
Shlomy

Hi,
This has happened to me also while using the Starva app and the reason is MIUI doesn't allow to use the Location in Background.
To allow that, go to
Settings -> Battery & Performance -> Power -> App Battery Saver
and select the app you want. Then you'll see that Background location is Restrict. Make it Allow and you're good to go.
Regards,
Samitha

Thanks so much! Almost got me to try custom roms because of that.

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[SOLVED] Backlight doesn't turn off when using TomTom...?

TomTom v7.450
Diamond ROM v1.37.405.1 WWE
Can anyone else confirm that their backlight never turns off whilst using TomTom, regardless of what setting/timeout they've got on the device's Power config page? Whether I'm using it on battery or mains the result is the same - backlight remains on continuously. If I shut TomTom down I then see normal behaviour and the light turns off after the set time.
Interestingly, if I install the very same TomTom CAB on my M600/Prophet it behaves correctly i.e. the backlight turns off after a time. The device remains continuously on, regardless of setting, but then that's what I'd hope for anyway as TomTom is no use if the device is not active.
Given the above, has anyone got any ideas as to why this might be the case, and what I might be able to do to solve it? I really want the backlight to dim as it will save a considerable amount of battery should I be using TomTom on battery... and it would automatically turn it back on when it comes to advised turns etc.
Incidentally, the backlight does dim/brighten in response to changes in the ambient light level so that's at least something - however I tried removing this setting in case that was the problem but it wasn't.
Mathew

I also use TOM TOM on my Diamond..and I think that is normal that the backlight is on when using the navigato..also if you use the Stand Alone navigator the back ligt stays on!
I can't see the use of the navigator with the device in standby..you should buy a car charger so your battery recharge during the utilization of navigator

Backlight doesn't turn off when using TomTom...?
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I have a question, can this problem co-exist with the problem of backlight turning off too fast when making a call, or do these two problems cancel each other ?

MJNewton said:
TomTom v7.450
Diamond ROM v1.37.405.1 WWE
Can anyone else confirm that their backlight never turns off whilst using TomTom, regardless of what setting/timeout they've got on the device's Power config page? Whether I'm using it on battery or mains the result is the same - backlight remains on continuously. If I shut TomTom down I then see normal behaviour and the light turns off after the set time.
Interestingly, if I install the very same TomTom CAB on my M600/Prophet it behaves correctly i.e. the backlight turns off after a time. The device remains continuously on, regardless of setting, but then that's what I'd hope for anyway as TomTom is no use if the device is not active.
Given the above, has anyone got any ideas as to why this might be the case, and what I might be able to do to solve it? I really want the backlight to dim as it will save a considerable amount of battery should I be using TomTom on battery... and it would automatically turn it back on when it comes to advised turns etc.
Incidentally, the backlight does dim/brighten in response to changes in the ambient light level so that's at least something - however I tried removing this setting in case that was the problem but it wasn't.
Mathew
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this is a feature (and a good one) and not a bug. i bet you don't want that when driving, right before a big intersection yr screen go off....
for example,the igo (that's what i am using) give you the option to go by the device or all time on.

KukurikU said:
this is a feature (and a good one) and not a bug.
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If it was a feature I would expect it to manifest itself when installed on both the Diamond and the Prophet (given the common application) - the fact it doesn't suggests to me it is a 'quirk' (not necessarilly a bug) with the way it works on the Diamond. As mentioned, the backlight used to come back on when being advised of any directions etc and would remain until well clear of a junction so if it is a feature it's an unnecessary one!
Sometimes it is not convenient for me to use external power - when riding on my bike for example. And in such circumstances the high ambient light level used to be plenty sufficient for me to see the screen on the Prophet without the backlight being on - this is obviously great for conserving battery power as the light ranks as one of the highest power consumers.
I might see if the TomTom menu is still customisable and, if so, include the 'Backlight Preferences' icon that was present in versions of Navigator prior to v6.
Mathew

As mentioned, the backlight used to come back on when being advised of any directions etc and would remain until well clear of a junction so if it is a feature it's an unnecessary one!
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interesting! didn't know that...doesn't bother the on\off of the screen while navigating in town (lots of instructions)? not sure i'll want all this flickering

Solved it!
In fairness, it seems that it is a TomTom quirk.
Specifically, the application has always (since I've been using it from v5) had a built-in setting for when to turn the backlight the backlight off (or, more accurately, when to allow the device to turn it off in accordance with your time setting) - the options being: 'Always', 'When on a walking route', 'When not charging' or 'Never'. The default being 'Never'.
However, since v6 the button to change this setting disappeared from the menus however given it is possible to customise the TomTom menus and, even better, to include icons from previous versions of TomTom (assuming the feature is still supported internally) I did the following to turn my backlight setting to 'When not charging'...
- Create a file \TomTom\SDKRegistry\TomTom.mnu in the root of the device
- Inside this file put the following:
Code:
MENUBLOCK|BLOCK_MAIN|BTM_DONE|
MENUPAGE|TASK_PAGE1|Main Menu|
MENUITEM|TASK_EXIT_APP|
MENUITEM|TASK_SET_BACKLIGHT|
MENUITEM|TASK_PAGE1|
- Now run TomTom and click the main screen - up will come a menu with two items in it - Exit and Backlight Preferences, the latter will allow you to configure exactly how you want the backlight to behave.
- Quit TomTom and delete the TomTom.mnu file - this will revert you back to the stock menus, but with the backlight setting (permanently) set.
Of course, this process can be used to configure your menus exactly how you want them however I don't know the keys for all the icons - only for those when I last dabbled in v5 - maybe if I can find some time I'll find the others (I haven't Google for them so perhaps these are now common knowledge) such as the MapShare functions that only came in v7.
The reason it the backlight worked as I wanted when installing the cab on my Prophet was because it still had my menu configs from v5 installed on it... d'oh!
I could be alone in wanting to be able to choose how the backlight is managed, but just in case there's someone with the same desire hopefully this'll be some use to you. It does of course beg the obvious question - why did TomTom remove this customisable feature?!
Cheers,
Mathew

youupy! drinks on you!
congrats and yes, i knew from the beginning that i can help you. dhaaaahh. lol!

Interesting, previous versions of tomtom allowed you to adjust the backlight settings within the application.
cant find it in TT7 though

KukurikU said:
doesn't bother the on\off of the screen while navigating in town (lots of instructions)? not sure i'll want all this flickering
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On the contrary; they've handled it handle it very well.
Say you've got your backlight timeout set to 30 seconds then after this amount of time with no activity (direction instructions etc) it will turn the backlight off - you can still see the map outline in ambient light and, most importantly, can easily see the distance indicator to the next direction.
A few seconds prior to the next instruction the light will reilluminate, a few seconds later it will give the direction advice/distance etc and then once you're through the junction it will turn the light off again after 30 seconds.
Of course, when following a rapid series of instructions in, say, a built-up area then the backlight will stay on continuously - each instruction essentially resets the timer. It's only when out on the 'open road' with no isntructions for miles that you'd see the effect.
All said and done, when I've got access to external power I keep the backlight on constantly (that's where the 'Extinguish only when not charging' option comes in) but when I'm running on batteries I need all the power-saving I can get, not least given the limit battery capacity in the Diamond!
Rumpleforeskin said:
Interesting, previous versions of tomtom allowed you to adjust the backlight settings within the application.
cant find it in TT7 though
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As mentioned they dropped the icon in v6 yet still supported the functionality internally - it's just that with no icon you can't change the setting hence the temporary icon-insertion method discussed above.
Mathew

What solution do you use to keep the GPS on ?

I use my GPS a lot and I want my GPS to be running in the background while it track logs. I am not the only person who needs the GPS to not go to sleep so there must be someone else who has found a good solution.
First I tried S2U with a option to not go into sleep mode selected. This work well but I have to have S2U launch of a hardware button and also had to slide after waking it up.
Then I started using AE button plus. Set on of my unused side buttons to turn off screen with single press. This was the best solution I found except it has made taking pictures very buggy.
So has anyone found a good solution to keep the GPS on while the screen is off keeping power consumption down ?

tytn2user said:
I use my GPS a lot and I want my GPS to be running in the background while it track logs. I am not the only person who needs the GPS to not go to sleep so there must be someone else who has found a good solution.
First I tried S2U with a option to not go into sleep mode selected. This work well but I have to have S2U launch of a hardware button and also had to slide after waking it up.
Then I started using AE button plus. Set on of my unused side buttons to turn off screen with single press. This was the best solution I found except it has made taking pictures very buggy.
So has anyone found a good solution to keep the GPS on while the screen is off keeping power consumption down ?
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GPS on and Power down are contradictory... I measured that the GPS uses 120mA to run.
Anywho, PhoneAlarm will do it for me. I have a GPS Tracking profile (a day and a night one actually) and the phone never turns off when I have it set to those. Gotta be careful with it though, if you forget to disable it you'll find a hot phone with a low battery in your pocket later.
Have you tried to just set the settings to do it? It's not automated, but it's free. There was a thread on a program called BikeMobile which the author describes how to modify the registry to NOT allow the phone to go to sleep when a certain com port is active. I never quite grokked it, but perhaps you will. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=387262

Thats going to be a nice and toastie phone all day.

Thanks khaytsus. I will try out PhoneAlarm and see how I go. I found the phone to be drawing only about 45ma when my screen was off. Just trying to find a rom to suit my needs at the moment. When I find one I will start to try to find a solution.

There are many programs like "trackme" which can log GPS and switch off screen for you. There are some standalone programs like "BlackMe" which can switch off just the screen and lock phone for you.

[Q] What do you do with Tasker

I installed Tasker a while ago, and have it doing a few things, but I see in different threads some people doing some really cool stuff, so I was wondering, what do you use Tasker for?

Just last night I figured out how to get it to tell me who is calling me if I have my headphones with a mic plugged in. The only other thing I've done is make auto-rotation turn on when I open Gallery and turn off when I exit.
Trying to think of other stuff to get it to do.

morehush said:
Just last night I figured out how to get it to tell me who is calling me if I have my headphones with a mic plugged in. The only other thing I've done is make auto-rotation turn on when I open Gallery and turn off when I exit.
Trying to think of other stuff to get it to do.
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I like the gallery idea. Did you get the steps/profile from a site, or figure it out. I would be interested in it.

phlunkie said:
I like the gallery idea. Did you get the steps/profile from a site, or figure it out. I would be interested in it.
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There's a Tasker Wiki that has some good profile ideas here:
http://tasker.wikidot.com/
Here's all the stuff I have setup through Tasker right now, haha:
- Phone brightness goes to lowest level from midnight-6am.
- Silent mode turns on when headphones are plugged in.
- Silent mode turns on when phone is positioned face down.
- Silent mode turns on, Wifi/GPS/BT turn off between 8am-5pm (when I'm at work).
- TweetDeck/Voodoo App start up on boot.
- Data usage check via SMS automatically at 6:30am every day.
- GPS/BT turn off when I'm connected to Wifi, turn on when Wifi is out of range.
- Silent mode turns on when FxCamera is opened.
- GPS is turned on when RunKeeper is opened.
- Auto-rotate is turned on when certain apps are opened.
Tasker is easily the best app I've bought in the Market. PowerAMP is a close 2nd. Haha.

KaLiBLeeK said:
There's a Tasker Wiki that has some good profile ideas here:
http://tasker.wikidot.com/
Here's all the stuff I have setup through Tasker right now, haha:
- Phone brightness goes to lowest level from midnight-6am.
- Silent mode turns on when headphones are plugged in.
- Silent mode turns on when phone is positioned face down.
- Silent mode turns on, Wifi/GPS/BT turn off between 8am-5pm (when I'm at work).
- TweetDeck/Voodoo App start up on boot.
- Data usage check via SMS automatically at 6:30am every day.
- GPS/BT turn off when I'm connected to Wifi, turn on when Wifi is out of range.
- Silent mode turns on when FxCamera is opened.
- GPS is turned on when RunKeeper is opened.
- Auto-rotate is turned on when certain apps are opened.
Tasker is easily the best app I've bought in the Market. PowerAMP is a close 2nd. Haha.
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yea, I go to that website too. I use it to turn GPS on and off for certain applications. I also downloaded the profile from the wiki to locate my phone if i lose it.

I think I just got the idea from being frustrated that the gallery hides the pull-down bar. It's simple though:
New task>context>Gallery
Display>rotation>on
It automatically turns itself off without having to add an exit task. As a matter of fact, if you add an exit task to turn rotation back off, it gets stuck sometimes.
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How large of a learning curve does this app take? Like first getting used to android OS took a little time, but didn't take to long. cause that is an app I'm really looking at getting
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BlindSnipersInc said:
How large of a learning curve does this app take? Like first getting used to android OS took a little time, but didn't take to long. cause that is an app I'm really looking at getting
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A lot of the basic things have very detailed instructions on the wiki.
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I also have mine set up to turn on screen filter at night so I don't get blinded when I look at my phone.

Lets see... I never messed around with it too much but I got it to do a few things.
-When I plug in USB, it automatically opens the notification bar so that I can mount it. Not much, but it makes it that much easier.
-When a headphone is plugged in, I have set my media volume down low to protect my ears and it also opens up my music player app automatically.
-From 7:25AM until 2:28PM, my phone automatically enters silent mode for school.

I have only owned Tasker for a few days but already find it indispensable and reason enough to never ever touch a fruity phone again. In the past week I have set up the following on my phone, most of them home-brewed:
1) Screen timeout to 7s when phone placed screen down
2) GPS auto start in apps that need GPS - maps, navigate, places, tracks, etc
3) Set screen timeout to 1hr in certain apps where I am likley to spend more than 30s without touching the screen - internet, reader, NY times, dirty jokes
4) Launch music player when headset plugged it, kill it when headset removed
5) Two sets of night modes - Mon-Fri and Sat-Sunday. They do the same stuff but with different trigger times - all sounds and vibrations except ringer off, no mobile date, no screen rotation. There are few things that are more frustrating than fumbling for my phone while in bed in the morning only to have the screen rotate on me. Ditto for late at night when I might be using the phone in bed lying on my side.
6) Turn Airplane mode on two minutes after loss of service, turn it off two minutes after service is restored. Prevents the phone from pissing away battery when there is no service. Would have preferred to do that based on signal strength but my phone does not report that correctly.
7) Vibrate for all email and messaging apps I use. The developers of many apps do bonehead things such as ignoring the system setting for "Vibrate on notify". Therefore even though my profile #5 above tells the phone not to vibrate at night GMail, Handcent and others will happily ignore you and wake you up. I have set them not to vibrate, then intercept their notifications with Tasker and trigger a vibration from within Tasker. I only wish there was an OR setting for that, so I don't have to maintain separate profiles for each app
8) Wifi auto stop/start when I am near a home cell tower. I also turn off mobile data.
9) Call home mode when I text "Where are you?" to my phone. The phone auto-replies with its GPS coordinates and address.
10) Voice SMS toggle widget - the phone will read my texts to me, e.g., if I am in the car and expect to be there for a while.
Things I wish Tasker would do:
1) Correctly recognize busy/free slots on my calendar. I could then set the phone to mute every time I have a meeting scheduled on my calendar. This would reduce the chance of my phone singing to me in the middle of a meeting... I like big butts and I cannot lie... you catch the drift. The current version claims it can do it but the functionality is broken on my phone. Not sure if it is a custom ROM issue or a Tasker issue.
2) Toggle 2G and 3G. This is not Taskfer's fault, but I really would like to be able to switch to 2G every time Wifi is on, or while I am near a cell tower at work. The signal strength inside the buildings at work is pathetic and leaving 3G on drains the battery big time as the phone continuously tries to boos the signal
3) Some type of readout from the orientation sensors. Imagine all the stupid pet tricks we could do if we had access to orientation-based scripting. Disabling screen rotation wen the phone is nearly horizontal comes to mind. I think Screebl can do that but why pay $2 extra just for that when Tasker ought to be able to do it just as well.

I've had Tasker for a while, and generally like it. It is crazy-powerful, but also crazy-difficult to learn how to use it to its full potential.

right now, only a couple things I use it for but I plan to use it more:
-when I turn my car on and it connects to the BT, it will automatically turn on GPS, Pandora and turn up the media volume (in case it was turned down before).
-when I turn the car off, GPS turns off and Pandora closes
-When I'm at work, a different ringtone is enabled and all volumes is turned down.
-when I leave work, my normal ringtone is re-enabled and all volumes are back high.

I really love Tasker. My 2 main uses are
1. Between the hours of 10pm and 6am, Tasker mutes my phone. If a call comes, it sends a text message to caller saying that I'm down for the night. If it's an emergency, the caller will have other numbers they can call. If I get a text message, it sends a auto reply of some sort but if it deals with golf, it will turn up the volume and play a song from Caddie Shack. I don't want to miss out on an early tee time!
2. I use Macs and have a music service set up that plays music throughout the house using various Airport Expresses and speakers via Airfoil. Speakers that I'm always playing to are the outdoor speakers (I live out in the country so let it rip!). I use Tasker to control volume, change stations or music services (Slacker, Pandora, iTunes, etc) and other music/video related items. The main conduit being iChat on the Mac and Google Talk on my Android thus being within range of the wireless access point is not necessary. Using SL4A and Python on the Android with Tasker allows for some very powerful scripting to happen. This in turn gets sent to the Mac via Google Talk and converted to applescripts for controlling all the apps and devices. The best part is that it's very powerful but easy to program, inexpensive and most important. very very reliable! Try that with a Sonos or Logitech Squeezebox.
Ummm… maybe I should write up details about this setup...

how to change pandora station?
Sorry for the noob reply to such an old post, but have been looking all over these forums and elsewhere and just can't find the answer. How did you use tasker to change pandora stations? If not Pandora, any other Internet radio service would do. Eventual goal is to set up some presets in Car Home to select channels while driving in a single touch, and I can use whichever web service executes this function best.
Thanks!

TuneinRadioPro has a Car Mode Screen thst may meet your need, without tasker.
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Can't stop my N1 from dimming the screen after ~20 seconds when plugged in

Hi all,
I've had a search around but couldn't find this particular issue discussed.
I have a N1 running CM7. When the phone is plugged in (either on my desk, or in the car) the screen will auto dim to a very low level after approx. 20 seconds after last touch.
This happens if the brightness is set to auto or a manual level. I've gone through all the settings I can find but couldn't find anything regarding this. I have got developer > stay awake enabled, which I guess stops the screen from actually sleeping, but it still goes dim.
The CM7 auto dim settings are disabled.
Any advice folks? I want the screen to not auto-dim after 20 seconds. Out of interest, the 'Car Widget Pro' widget seems to be able to force the brightness if you choose something other than 'auto' in the widget settings. So perhaps I am missing something somewhere else?
It's a real PITA when trying to navigate in the car with google maps as whenever I touch the screen to get the brightness back it disables gps tracking and I have to re-hit the icon, which is distracting whilst driving..
Here's hoping..

Hey, I'm only posting because I had a very similar issue. What I did was go into display settings (while connected via USB) and changed the timeout to one minute (or whatever you want). For me, when I went to change the timeout, no item was selected by default. This happened to me after I installed WidgetLocker for some reason. I doubt I will help but I had a very similar issue...

xd_sjo said:
Hi all,
I've had a search around but couldn't find this particular issue discussed.
I have a N1 running CM7. When the phone is plugged in (either on my desk, or in the car) the screen will auto dim to a very low level after approx. 20 seconds after last touch.
This happens if the brightness is set to auto or a manual level. I've gone through all the settings I can find but couldn't find anything regarding this. I have got developer > stay awake enabled, which I guess stops the screen from actually sleeping, but it still goes dim.
The CM7 auto dim settings are disabled.
Any advice folks? I want the screen to not auto-dim after 20 seconds. Out of interest, the 'Car Widget Pro' widget seems to be able to force the brightness if you choose something other than 'auto' in the widget settings. So perhaps I am missing something somewhere else?
It's a real PITA when trying to navigate in the car with google maps as whenever I touch the screen to get the brightness back it disables gps tracking and I have to re-hit the icon, which is distracting whilst driving..
Here's hoping..
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There's an app for that. Search Google Play for screenwake or something. I dunno I'll search up the name for you tommorow
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Tasker anyone?

I know Tasker has been around for a while and a lot of people swear by it. I downloaded the 7-day trial and am trying it out, seems pretty powerful but also pretty complex. Wondering if people are using it and what for?

These are the simple things I use Tasker for:
- Lower sound volume at night and bring it back at morning.
- Enable vibration when I set an high ringer volume and disable when I lower it.
- Hourly chime (voice announcement).
- Pop-up GPS settings when I launch Maps.
- Play a reminder sound every three minutes when there are missed calls, SMS or mails.

these are the things I use it for:
-turn on nfc when I use the google wallet app/ and turn it off when i exit the app
- turn on gps when I open the maps app/ and turn it off when i exit the app
-turn on mobile hotspot when i enter the car and it connects to my car's bluetooth/ turns it off when disconnected from the car's bluetooth
limitless possibilities.

@Giocarro How do you make a "GPS pop-up"? I have Tasker set to just automatically turn on GPS when I open maps... but I think a popup is better bc sometimes I'm just searching for a location so I don't need it to automatically turn on location every time I enter maps.
@lilvanmuzz How did you set up the last one with turning on bluetooth automatically and turning it off automatically when entering/exiting your car's bluetooth?!
Thanks guys

JoeFCaputo113 said:
@Giocarro How do you make a "GPS pop-up"? I have Tasker set to just automatically turn on GPS when I open maps... but I think a popup is better bc sometimes I'm just searching for a location so I don't need it to automatically turn on location every time I enter maps.
@lilvanmuzz How did you set up the last one with turning on bluetooth automatically and turning it off automatically when entering/exiting your car's bluetooth?!
Thanks guys
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Application -> Maps -> Taskname -> Settings -> Locations settings.
In bluetooth, click the invert as a exit task. That means, that when bluetooths gets disconnected. Then you just chose what it should do and you of course choose turn BT off.
You can even choose a name, so it only turn off when you DC from car BT and not all BT devices.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
@Giocarro How do you make a "GPS pop-up"? I have Tasker set to just automatically turn on GPS when I open maps... but I think a popup is better bc sometimes I'm just searching for a location so I don't need it to automatically turn on location every time I enter maps.
@lilvanmuzz How did you set up the last one with turning on bluetooth automatically and turning it off automatically when entering/exiting your car's bluetooth?!
Thanks guys
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Secure settings

- enable GPS when starting Google Maps or Navigon, deactivate on close
- disable WiFi after 5 min. without connection
- enable WiFi in Home Cell
- maximum brightness in Gallery, switch back to auto brightness on close
- set Lockscreen Timeout to maximum on trusted Wifi, switch to immediately on untrusted
- miscellaneous DND schedules (Workdays/Weekend)
- DND on Calendar Event, deactivate DND at Event end
- set 7 seconds screen timeout when placing device at wireless charging station, set to 1 minute after 10 seconds
- increase screen timeout in specific apps (Gmail, Facebook, Feed Reader..), decrease on close

Wickii said:
- enable GPS when starting Google Maps or Navigon, deactivate on close
- disable WiFi after 5 min. without connection
- enable WiFi in Home Cell
- maximum brightness in Gallery, switch back to auto brightness on close
- set Lockscreen Timeout to maximum on trusted Wifi, switch to immediately on untrusted
- miscellaneous DND schedules (Workdays/Weekend)
- DND on Calendar Event, deactivate DND at Event end
- set 7 seconds screen timeout when placing device at wireless charging station, set to 1 minute after 10 seconds
- increase screen timeout in specific apps (Gmail, Facebook, Feed Reader..), decrease on close
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Some great ideas right there buddy :good:

-silent mode at work --> loud on exit
-auto rotate enabled when using galery, photos, youtube, remote desktop --> locked on exit
-30 minute screen timeout in certain apps --> 1 min on exit
-GPS on when in Google & Maps --> disabled on exit
-NFC on when in wallet -- off on exit
-a whole project just for nighttime silent mode since the times change from day to day for me.

Wickii said:
- enable GPS when starting Google Maps or Navigon, deactivate on close
- disable WiFi after 5 min. without connection
- enable WiFi in Home Cell
- maximum brightness in Gallery, switch back to auto brightness on close
- set Lockscreen Timeout to maximum on trusted Wifi, switch to immediately on untrusted
- miscellaneous DND schedules (Workdays/Weekend)
- DND on Calendar Event, deactivate DND at Event end
- set 7 seconds screen timeout when placing device at wireless charging station, set to 1 minute after 10 seconds
- increase screen timeout in specific apps (Gmail, Facebook, Feed Reader..), decrease on close
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Thanks for these! Definitely some great ideas. Just wondering, what is DND? Also, I'm trying to set up a profile for when I use my wireless charger in my car (as opposed to my other wireless charger)... This may be better suited to ask in a Tasker forum, but I'll give it a shot here. So my phone is oriented vertically in my car charger vs. flat on the other charger. Is there a way to only trigger the profile when it's charging wirelessly in a vertical position?
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lilvanmuzz said:
Secure settings
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Any way to do this with non-root on Lollipop? Worked great with Kit-Kat. Lollipop took it away.

tkwan8888 said:
Any way to do this with non-root on Lollipop? Worked great with Kit-Kat. Lollipop took it away.
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I don't think it can be done without root.

lilvanmuzz said:
I don't think it can be done without root.
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Yes it can, by emulating manual input using the tasker plugin AutoInput. Did it myself on the S6 before root was available.

Just wanted to write an update on my experience with Tasker over the last few weeks... Wow! What an amazing application. You are only limited by your imagination, or, more so, just the ability to figure out exactly how to make it do what you want. I have profiles to turn off my wifi when the screen is off, also night profiles to dim the screen/silence notifications, etc. Those are all common easy things to set up. Then I really got into it - set up a profile that triggers when I tap my nfc keychain to enter car mode. I have a wireless charging dock in my car, and when I get texts they are read aloud to me, and then I'm asked if I want to respond. If I say yes, I then speak my message. My message is read back to me and I'm asked if I want to send or edit. This is a great, truly hands free way of using your phone (especially with new or already existing laws regarding use of phones in cars). I also just set it up (using the autovoice, autolaunch and autoinput plugins) to control the Sonos system in my house. I can say "Play Sonos in the kitchen," or the patio, or the family room, and it will automatically do it. I could also place nfc tags in those rooms to trigger the same tasks as well. Are all these things "necessary"? Maybe not, but for me the coolness factor is off the chart. [emoji2]
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Cmotion said:
Just wanted to write an update on my experience with Tasker over the last few weeks... Wow! What an amazing application. You are only limited by your imagination, or, more so, just the ability to figure out exactly how to make it do what you want. I have profiles to turn off my wifi when the screen is off, also night profiles to dim the screen/silence notifications, etc. Those are all common easy things to set up. Then I really got into it - set up a profile that triggers when I tap my nfc keychain to enter car mode. I have a wireless charging dock in my car, and when I get texts they are read aloud to me, and then I'm asked if I want to respond. If I say yes, I then speak my message. My message is read back to me and I'm asked if I want to send or edit. This is a great, truly hands free way of using your phone (especially with new or already existing laws regarding use of phones in cars). I also just set it up (using the autovoice, autolaunch and autoinput plugins) to control the Sonos system in my house. I can say "Play Sonos in the kitchen," or the patio, or the family room, and it will automatically do it. I could also place nfc tags in those rooms to trigger the same tasks as well. Are all these things "necessary"? Maybe not, but for me the coolness factor is off the chart. [emoji2]
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
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The coolness factor of Tasker and what you can do is wayyyy beyond off the charts!!

A bit late to the party but here goes:
- toggle autorotate if I shake the phone left-right
- if connected to car bluetooth, set variable %CarMode to 1, which I then use in other profiles. On exit (bluetooth disconnect) set %CarMode to 0
- if text message received and %CarMode is 1, read the text aloud (read texts aloud while driving)
- monitor Llama notification to see what location I'm in (based on Cell towers). I think Llama is more accurate and easier to use then Tasker for cell towers and volume profiles
- If leaving Llama location "Work", during the week, after 4pm, send my wife a text to say I'm leaving work. Randomize the content of that text from a list, so it doesn't ever seem automated to her
- log my work hours onto a Google Drive spreadsheet automatically by using the Llama location
- Perform a weekly reboot, on Sundays at 5am. I just think it's good to do every now and again
- Last gasp alert - If my battery level reaches 2%, get a GPS fix and send the location to my tablet. That way if I've misplaced the phone and it runs out of battery, I'll know where it is
- At night, enable Lux plugin, which removes blue light from the screen to help you fall asleep quicker if you're like me and insist on playing on phone at night. Disable in the morning. I do this because I think it uses battery during the day otherwise
- if headset plugged in, show a custom scene I created to choose my music/listening app
- watch Chrome notification for one that says I'm in incognito mode. Put the phone on silent mode if that happens....for browsing stuff......
- If my battery has dropped more than 15% in the last hour, alert me. This helps me spot crappy apps that are sucking my power
- turn my phone onto silent if I turn the phone off, to disable the annoying boot animation sound
- if I use the camera app, turn the phone onto silent, to prevent shutter sound
- a custom clipboard manager that stores the last 5 things I copied, let's me choose any of them when I want to paste something
- If I copy something on my laptop, send it to my phone
- watch the latest USd-GBP exchange rate, watch the latest stock price for some stock I own. Work out my GBP stock value and tell me daily how much they're worth and if I've made/lost money

suparuss said:
A bit late to the party but here goes:
- toggle autorotate if I shake the phone left-right
- if connected to car bluetooth, set variable %CarMode to 1, which I then use in other profiles. On exit (bluetooth disconnect) set %CarMode to 0
- if text message received and %CarMode is 1, read the text aloud (read texts aloud while driving)
- monitor Llama notification to see what location I'm in (based on Cell towers). I think Llama is more accurate and easier to use then Tasker for cell towers and volume profiles
- If leaving Llama location "Work", during the week, after 4pm, send my wife a text to say I'm leaving work. Randomize the content of that text from a list, so it doesn't ever seem automated to her
- log my work hours onto a Google Drive spreadsheet automatically by using the Llama location
- Perform a weekly reboot, on Sundays at 5am. I just think it's good to do every now and again
- Last gasp alert - If my battery level reaches 2%, get a GPS fix and send the location to my tablet. That way if I've misplaced the phone and it runs out of battery, I'll know where it is
- At night, enable Lux plugin, which removes blue light from the screen to help you fall asleep quicker if you're like me and insist on playing on phone at night. Disable in the morning. I do this because I think it uses battery during the day otherwise
- if headset plugged in, show a custom scene I created to choose my music/listening app
- watch Chrome notification for one that says I'm in incognito mode. Put the phone on silent mode if that happens....for browsing stuff......
- If my battery has dropped more than 15% in the last hour, alert me. This helps me spot crappy apps that are sucking my power
- turn my phone onto silent if I turn the phone off, to disable the annoying boot animation sound
- if I use the camera app, turn the phone onto silent, to prevent shutter sound
- a custom clipboard manager that stores the last 5 things I copied, let's me choose any of them when I want to paste something
- If I copy something on my laptop, send it to my phone
- watch the latest USd-GBP exchange rate, watch the latest stock price for some stock I own. Work out my GBP stock value and tell me daily how much they're worth and if I've made/lost money
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Can you share the music scene?!

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Can you share the music scene?!
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Screenshot attached

Can u share most of it especially the one where ur phones turns off when you switch if off

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welcome