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[GUIDE][Difficulty: intermediate] alternative way to set alarm based on calendar

The task is triggered by a time based profile, every day at 11:59 pm.
Set alarm (94)
A1: For [ Variable:%count Items:2:12 ] If [ %tit1 !~ shift ]
#a for-loop with up to 11 cycles, if condition to stop the loop, once an entry with the proper title is found. Since the "Test App" action checks at a certain point in time for an entry, we have to check every hour seperatly. 1st cycle will check for an calendar event starting at 2am, 2nd cycle will check at 3am and so forth. Last cycle will check for events starting at 2pm, because i expect myself to be woken up till then without an alarm clock.
A2: Variable Set [ Name:%times To:3600*%count+%TIMES Do Mathsn Appendff ]
#the "Test App" action requires the time of when to check for an entry so we prepare a variable by adding one hour in seconds, multiplied by the cycle item (2-12), to the device time. If ur calendar event duration (start to end) is less than one hour u have to double the amount of cycle items (2-24) and multiply it by 1800 in order to check for an entry every 30min.
A3: Test App [ Type:Calendar Start (Seconds) Data:%times Store Result In:%res Continue Task After Errorn ]
#if an calendar event is found at %times, it will write its starting time into the array %res
A4: Test App [ Type:Calendar Title Data:%times Store Result In:%tit ]
#this will write the events title into %tit.
A5: End For
#self expaining
A6: Stop [ With Errorff Task: ] If [ %tit1 !~ shift ]
#the task stops, if all cycles are executed and no calendar entry is found.
A7: Variable Convert [ Name:%res1 Function:Seconds to Medium Date Time Store Result In:%dat ]
#if u dont have overlapping calendar events, %res (still an array!) will have only one entry. So we convert it into a human readable format and save it inside %dat
A8: Variable Split [ Name:%dat Splitter: Delete Baseff ]
#we want only the time and not the whole date so we split at every whitespace
A9: Variable Split [ Name:%dat4 Splitter:: Delete Baseff ]
#now we have %dat4 in the format hh:mm but the "Set Alarm" action requires the providing of hours and minutes seperatly. So we split once again, this time ofc at the ":"
A10: Variable Subtract [ Name:%dat41 Value:2 Wrap Around:0 ]
#reducing the hours by 2 to have the alarm ring 2 hours before the event starts.
A11: Set Alarm [ Hours:%dat41 Minutes:%dat42 Message: Confirmff ]
#self explaining
Iam going make this guide more fancy (screen shots and more explaination) later.
Best regards, Chillmann

Screen-shot would have been useful. Thanks anyway.

this is actually UNBELIEVABLE!
I have the mostly same thing and was thinking of writing a similar guide like this the other day.
My version has some minor difference, of course, but the concept is mostly the same.
Again, unbelievable!

Don't forget to share the task/project xml.

I finaly found what I was looking for.
I am a starter with Tasker.
I entered the task but I get a error
Variable convert: %res1: no value.
What did I do wrong?

Forbidden bluetooth off

Hello,
I have a big zerolemmon battery so i don't care about using it with bluetooth alway on
I don't know why sometime (randomly) my phone turn off BT, so for the moment i set bluetooth on when my launcher is open ...
Anyone has a better idea to keep bluetooth alway on ? (with or without tasker)
I am root
Thanks for your help.

Use Tasker to add a periodic check on BT status, and if off, then turn on again?

This is how I have used Tasker to perform the same result:
Code:
Profile: BT Check (43)
Restore: no
State: BT Status [ Status: Off ]
Enter: Enable BT (86)
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:30 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Bluetooth [ Set: On ]
In order to set the RESTORE to NO, once you have set your profile and your task, long click on the profile and select settings from the top bar. Can also see attached profile xml.
The wait action is also important, as it will prevent Android from disabling the BT instantenously. It might be because Android has a cool-off period once BT status is changed in order to ebable/disable the service.

Thanks mate, i add your profil on m'y phone. I'll tell you if it's fine in some days but it seems to be perfect.

Works perfect Thanks again

tasker - profile based on time - new user

Hi all,
I'm using phone profile plus on Android, and it's work very well, but it's quite limited... So I want to test Tasker
BUT I don't know why my profile didn't start automatically...
I want to have, for example very easy, one task for the day and on exit another one for one profile.
Profile: Day (16)
Restore: no Enforce: no
Time: From 07:30 Till 22:20
Enter: Journée (17)
Abort Existing Task
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:5 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A3: Bluetooth [ Setn ]
Exit: Nuit (6)
A1: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:5 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ]
A2: Do Not Disturb [ Mode:None Continue Task After Errorn ]
A3: [X] Auto Brightness [ Setff ]
Task: Background Image: Layoutopup Task Buttons Timeout (Seconds):10 Show Over Keyguardn ]
Ok i dont understand maybe how it is work but it didn't start on time..
I tried to change manually the time to see what happen, but even if i apply the changing, nothing happen, and sometimes it's work... But most of the time nothing!!
I have allowed all permission for Tasker, same for power save etc...
What's wrong?
Please help me!
Edit : hum I have understand why it didn't work...
But please what can I do to have profile
1) profile 7 to 22 : task A
2) profile 22 to 7 : task B
When I tried that, I have two profile activated...
Thanks

For example now... Profile not activated, why??...

In preferences, monitor tab, make sure "use reliable alarms" is set to always.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

ktmom said:
In preferences, monitor tab, make sure "use reliable alarms" is set to always.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
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Thanks I will try !

Airplane Mode radios dependend on what is turned on/off

Hello dear community,
I've been trying to get Tasker to put my phone into airplane mode, but dependend on what type of connections are active, it should keep certain radios on or turn them off dynamically. So, for example if I am connected to Wifi, it should keep Wifi on but turn the rest off. If I now turn Bluetooth on as well, it should change the airplane mode radios to keep Bluetooth and Wifi on. Same for cell/Service. Is that somehow realisable? Maybe with ifs and elses? I am open for ideas

Yes, you just need to define the logic flow. The action to use is probably Airplane Radios.
You could easily have a single task, with multiple instances of the Airplane Radios action, each with an if statement(s) that defines what condition should be met before it runs. For example, "if *%WIFI ~ off AND %BLUE !~ off" then the Airplane Radios action with turning off the wifi radio and leaving the BT radio on would be run.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

Hey, it's me again. First thank you very much for the response. I managed to make the profile work with WiFi and cell service, but Bluetooth still shuts down even though by the if statement it shouldn't. What I did was I put as condition airplane mode on and as tasks: if Wifi on then airplane mode radios Bluetooth on cell on nfc on Wifi off wimax on. Same for cell but with Wifi on and cell off. For Bluetooth i did the same with Bluetooth off and the rest on. Where did I made the mistake? Or is Bluetooth a Problem on Nougat? Thanks in advance and greetings.

Please post your profile. Make sure it's named - not a default name assigned by tasker. To name the profile if it isn't already, long press on the name to highlight the profile and, at the top, tap the square with the A.
Then long 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 pastebin and link to a post here. If you paste in a post here, the forum software will convert all semicolons with characters directly after to emoticons making it very hard to read.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

Profile: Flugmodus (40)
State: Airplane Mode
Enter: Radios (41)
A1: If [ %BTStatus ~ 1 ]
A2: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, NFC, WiFi, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A3: End If
A4: If [ %WiFiStatus ~ 1 ]
A5: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, Bluetooth, NFC, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A6: End If
A7: If [ %CELLSRV ~ noservice | %CELLSIG ~ 0 ]
A8: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Bluetooth, NFC, WiFi, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A9: End If
A10: If [ %BTStatus ~ 1 & %WiFiStatus ~ 1 ]
A11: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, NFC, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A12: End If
Exit: Flugmodus aus (64)
A1: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Disabled Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
BTStatus and WiFiStatus are set to 1 when BT and WiFi are connected and are set to 0 if not connected.
Edit: I changed the condition to display off, still no change. WiFi and cell work while BT doesn't and shuts down although I have my BT headphones connected and BTStatus is on 1.

A7 turns off the BT radio whether it's connected or not. Maybe you should add a "AND %BTStatus !~ 1" condition.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

That did the trick. You really helped me out there. I literally thought I must be stupid, but I just couldn't figure out where the profile went wrong. Thank you and I appreciate your time and effort.

And it's me (again...). So, the profile worked fine until I had to reboot my phone. I didn't change anything on that task, I just updated Tasker. And now the profile shuts Bluetooth down again. Any ideas on that or is it buggy?

Whenever a profile is not functioning as expected, you need to post the full profile description (as before). You should also grab a Tasker log covering the activation and execution of the profile.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

Profile: Flugmodus Status (28)
State: Airplane Mode
Enter: Radios (40)
A1: If [ %BTStatus ~ 1 ]
A2: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, NFC, WiFi, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A3: End If
A4: If [ %WiFiStatus ~ 1 ]
A5: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, Bluetooth, NFC, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A6: End If
A7: If [ %CELLSRV ~ noservice & %BTStatus !~ 1 ]
A8: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Bluetooth, NFC, WiFi, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A9: End If
A10: If [ %BTStatus ~ 1 & %WiFiStatus ~ 1 ]
A11: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Airplane Mode Radios: Cell, NFC, WiMax Timeout (Seconds):0 ]
A12: End If
Exit: Flugmodus aus (64)
A1: Run Shell [ Command:settings put global airplane_mode_on 0 ; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state false Timeout (Seconds):0 Use Rootn Store Output In: Store Errors In: Store Result In: ]
A2: Run Shell [ Command:settings put global airplane_mode_radios "cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax,wifi" Timeout (Seconds):0 Use Rootn Store Output In: Store Errors In: Store Result In: ]
This is the profile. And the log is in the Attachment.

I don't know what OS version you are using, but the intangible objects secure settings plug-in is obsolete starting at marshmallow. What are you trying to use from it?
Also make sure Tasker is whitelisted in greenify.
You've posted the task, but what triggers the task; something from secure settings? That top level profile (that includes the triggering context) is what is helpful to post. It includes the task as well.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

Profile: Flugmodus Status (28)
State: Display State [ Isff ]
Enter: Radios (40)
A1: If [ %BTStatus ~ 1 ]
A2: Custom Setting [ Type:Global Name:airplane_mode_radios Value:cell,nfc,wimax,wifi Use Rootn Read Setting To: ]
A3: End If
Exit: Flugmodus aus (64)
A1: Run Shell [ Command:settings put global airplane_mode_on 0 ; am broadcast -a android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE --ez state false Timeout (Seconds):0 Use Rootn Store Output In: Store Errors In: Store Result In: ]
A2: Run Shell [ Command:settings put global airplane_mode_radios "cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax,wifi" Timeout (Seconds):0 Use Rootn Store Output In: Store Errors In: Store Result In: ]
So, this was a test run to see if it was a BT problem, a secure settings problem or a problem in the logic flow. I am on Nougat and as you said, secure settings is obsolete. So I changed that up to custom settings and ticked use Root to ensure proper execution (also used ADB to give Tasker WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission). I also later tried with the integrated Tasker option for the airplanemode radios. It still turns off Bluetooth when entering airplane mode, although I explicitly told Tasker not to do so if connected. This is the log of the test where I turned all profiles off but not the airplanemode radio one and the BT Status one.

In your log, it looks like you have battling profiles. Energiesparmodus seems to be taking action on airplane mode as well as Flugmodus.
To effectively troubleshoot this, you really should disable all profiles except the one you are focused on.
Additionally, it looks like Energiesparmodus is setting power saving on Tasker on screen of and is running prior to Flugmodus.
"find somebody that you think is undeserving of your compassion and give it to them" - Christian Picciolini

Ok, before I test the rest: I have to turn the airplane mode on first then turn on energy saving mode? In the same profile?

intervelometer

I wish to be able to take multiple photos with touching the phone or talking to it or smiling at it I want it to take photos after setting it, until I stop it
Can tasker be my answer and do this somehow?
Would be great if someone could assist me with this
Thanks in advance

You can create a task that takes a picture, waits however long you want them loops back using a "go to" action to take a picture again. Putting an if statement to check a variable (maybe "takePhoto") in the "go to" action and execute the "go to" only if the "takePhoto" variable is true.
I would have a profile that calls this task if that "takePhoto" variable is true.
To start the process of taking pictures, use a Tasker shortcut/widget to call a task that sets the "takePhoto" variable to true. The next time that Tasker shortcut/widget is run, clear the "takePhoto" variable which will stop the task that is actually taking photos. You can toggle the "takePhoto" variable using logic like:
A1: If [ %takePhoto ~ true ]
A2: Variable Clear [
Name:%takePhoto
Pattern Matching: Off
Local Variables Only: Off
A3: Else
A4: Variable Set [
Name:%takePhoto
To: true
Recurse Variables: Off
Do Maths: Off
Append: Off
Max Rounding Digits:0
A5: End If

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ktmom said:
You can create a task that takes a picture, waits however long you want them loops back using a "go to" action to take a picture again. Putting an if statement to check a variable (maybe "takePhoto") in the "go to" action and execute the "go to" only if the "takePhoto" variable is true.
I would have a profile that calls this task if that "takePhoto" variable is true.
To start the process of taking pictures, use a Tasker shortcut/widget to call a task that sets the "takePhoto" variable to true. The next time that Tasker shortcut/widget is run, clear the "takePhoto" variable which will stop the task that is actually taking photos. You can toggle the "takePhoto" variable using logic like:
A1: If [ %takePhoto ~ true ]
A2: Variable Clear [
Name:%takePhoto
Pattern Matching: Off
Local Variables Only: Off
A3: Else
A4: Variable Set [
Name:%takePhoto
To: true
Recurse Variables: Off
Do Maths: Off
Append: Off
Max Rounding Digits:0
A5: End If
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sorry but istruggling to get the hang of this, is there a way you can create the profile and I can load it to my tasker?

I could, but I'm not interested in writing other people's tasks for them [emoji846]. There are apps in the play store that won't require Tasker.
If you post your current attempt (see the sticky post in this forum for help with that), I'd be happy to help you troubleshoot or tweak.