Lenovo just released the Smart Watch X (can't post links). Is it possible to assign functions on the phone to the pressing of the button of a / this smart watch, for example via tasker or so? I.e. I press the button, the phone opens an app / website etc.
The fact that pushing a button on the watch sends an intent to an app on the phone, suggests that the intent should be able to be intercepted. How much work it is..?
There is a thread discussing this on a different watch in the smartwatch forums; Martian Notifier | Tasker Integration.
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Yeah its easily possible, I am using this watch, I can easily open website easily just pressing the button, I do Pm you how I can do this, I bought my watch from Shopworn discount code, and they give me manual instructions as well that how to open sites or apps just pressing a button.
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Guys,
While we wait for root on this awesome device, I'm wondering what everyone uses their Active Key for? I think its neat to have a shortcut (or two) that doesn't involve using the UI.
I use mine for:
Shortpress - Google Calendar
Longpress - Inbox by Google
However I've turned off the key if the screen is locked since I would register a lot of miss-clicks while in my pocket. Also Camera is on double tapping the home button, which is nice.
Initially, I thought I'd use it to launch the camera, but I found the double-press home to be more than fast enough for that (and easier to hit to take a photo given how I hold the phone). Right now, I'm using it to launch Keep so I can quickly take notes, but I've actually been wondering what other people use it for as well.
short click : calendar app
long click: google translation app
I'll have a long click flashlight
Short press: Silent Phone
Long press: Signal
short press : hillary goes to prison: long press obama and congress goes with her,lol
I am a cord cutter with a 1.5 year old who has a pension to take and hide the tv remote.
Short Press: Launches my IR Remote App
Long Press: Netflix
I thought the Galaxy S7 was everything I could ever hope for in a device. Expandable memory, premium fee and waterproofing. Then I learned that they removed the IR blaster and I decided I would skip the S7 cycle. I use the IR blaster every single day.
That's pretty smart combination!
Shortpress: Snapchat
Longpress: YouTube
Short: calculator
Long: Music
Short: SPOTIFY
Long: Brivo Mobile Pass
||Brivo Mobile Pass||
So this app is AWESOME if your office uses the Brivo key FOB / cards for access around the building. This way, you can open the app immediately without having to navigate to it (like my fellow sucker iPhone coworkers ha!)
Cheers!
Can we set the short press to nothing?
Short: do nothing
Long: do nothing
I don't have the option to set to "do nothing", I only have a list of apps
look at this comment http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66047046&postcount=5
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short - do nothing
long - play/pause current music
Short: Ingress (a game I very often - GO RESISTANCE! )
Long: Podcast Addict (listen to music and podcasts while playing Ingress
short: todo list app
long: Garmin Connect (sync with my fenix 3 watch)
What has your experience been?
Does one do something better or different than the other?
There should be an expansive list of instructions for both!
Maybe it's just personal preference....
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skinnytoo2 said:
What has your experience been?
Does one do something better or different than the other?
There should be an expansive list of instructions for both!
Maybe it's just personal preference....
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Use both. Bixbie is good for system stuff, Google assistant is good for everything else like looking up stuff or things on the internet
I wake up screen with Bixby and for most of the other stuff use ok google
Can you reprogram the bixbi button to
Single press open bixbi
Double press open Google assistant
Press and hold take a photo?
Here a decent video :
https://youtu.be/R3OOsNZ7Y-g
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I suggest you to watch this video. It shows what Bixby can do that Google Assistant can't, and at beginning clearly states that you really shouldn't compare them.
Of course Google Assistant will be better finding information from web, but Bixby kills it when controlling the phone. Two different assistants for two differed jobs.
I vote for Bixby AND Google Assistant
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Dz3QNy-gU
Using the phone. Bixby. When it comes to looking up just about any bit of information: Google Assistant. The only thing Bixby is good for is if you ask it to search the internet for a specific set of keywords or a phrase. And even then, it's only about equal with Google Assistant. But it won't answer simple, direct questions like GA. I don't know why these two things are being directly compared.
I'm hopeful that Bixby will be able to do what GA can do, though. But I think Google has quite a huge advantage there considering the data it has about how people search for information.
I compare them because one stop shopping beats two stop shopping. It would be nice just to deal with one AI especially in consideration of the fact that they are increasingly becoming trainable and they are also massively invasive in terms of privacy. I figure the latter horse is already out the barn but there is no reason to sell yourself out more than necessary.
All in all I see little need for a lot of what Bixby does well, I'm never going to use it to swipe right for instance or any of its other similar capabilities, on the other hand voice commands I actually do use like setting timers and alarms work just fine with GA and it's much faster. Right now I see that button going unused and eventually getting remapped until Bixby becomes a more compelling choice.
So I still don't really understand if Bixby can pull stuff up on the web?
I was hoping for one assistant that can do both . Hopefully Bixby development will enable that for us Note8users
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What has your experience been?
Does one do something better or different than the other?
There should be an expansive list of instructions for both!
Maybe it's just personal preference....
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Use both.
Ryland
gingi999 said:
Can you reprogram the bixbi button to
Single press open bixbi
Double press open Google assistant
Press and hold take a photo?
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yes you can by using bx actions and bk disabler (Samsung variant)
in BK disabler search bixby and disable everything except bixby voice (some reason this needs to be running )
once you do that go onto bx actions and set it up (you do need to use ADB but it tells you exactly what to do on first run)
ive got mine set to single click nothing long click google assistant and double click camera
personally i see no real use to bixby had a play with it and in reality for how i use my phone it does nothing that google assistant don't already do (each to their own on this, its just how i personally use my phone)
hope this helps
I'm using both, they work well together.
harveydent said:
I'm using both, they work well together.
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Same. Using both is working pretty well for now.
Still wish Microsoft would take the training wheels off Cortana for Android. She's the main thing I miss from my Lumia Icon.
Screw it. I'm gonna roll with Bixby for the next week and see how things go.
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Screw it. I'm gonna roll with Bixby for the next week and see how things go.
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At the very least, use Bixby to get free money from Samsung Pay.
The way I see it, Bixby is good for controlling your phone without the need to touch it (basically another form of input other then touch). Everything else GA dominates for now. I've been using both. Bixby is great for handsfree control while driving. Also a handy backup if you breaK your screen and lose touch input until you can have it repaired.
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I've found they work great as a team together.
I use Bixby to control things inside the phone. Things such as making calls to contacts, changing settings, setting reminders and alarms, and controlling my music.
I find Google to be great at handling things that happen outside my phone. Calling businesses that are not in my contacts is a big one. Also most of my street navigation, shopping, and search needs.
They both seem to excel in thid manner for me working as a team. I'm new to Bixby and still watching some YouTube to find out more what it can do.
On a final note, I am still not comfortable talking to my phone as much as others. It's great when I'm alone in my car or home; but, I just feel silly talking to my phone with my family or coworkers around. Also, it seems to me it would annoy others for me to be using my voice to do things I can do quietly.
I love Bixbys idea when it works. A lot of times I have to repeat myself and only works when I hold down the Bixby button. When I try to use the "hi bixby" command it always end up with connection error.
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Well something is buggy on my end. I've created 5 quick commands and for some reason one of them gets stuck after the first or second item in the list of commands it needs to execute. I have a "car mode" type of thing where when I'm about to head out my WiFi turns off, BT turns on, screen brightness turns up to 100%, AOD turns on and finally screen locked. It does this just fine but then when I get home the quick command to basically do the opposite of this gets stuck. Like the Bixby icon shows and the list appears but nothing happens. My other quick commands work fine but this one in particular is acting all wonky.
I'll keep playing around with Bixby but right now I'm not seeing a large improvement to my daily habits. I seem to be able to do things that I want to do much quicker than the speed Bixby performs at. I think eventually I'm just going to go back and keep Google voice search (not Google Assistant) as my default. That can open apps and can launch navigation destinations which is all I need whilst I'm in the car. For every other time I'm good just performing the actions myself instead of relying on Bixby.
Capzlawk said:
I've found they work great as a team together.
I use Bixby to control things inside the phone. Things such as making calls to contacts, changing settings, setting reminders and alarms, and controlling my music.
I find Google to be great at handling things that happen outside my phone. Calling businesses that are not in my contacts is a big one. Also most of my street navigation, shopping, and search needs.
They both seem to excel in thid manner for me working as a team. I'm new to Bixby and still watching some YouTube to find out more what it can do.
On a final note, I am still not comfortable talking to my phone as much as others. It's great when I'm alone in my car or home; but, I just feel silly talking to my phone with my family or coworkers around. Also, it seems to me it would annoy others for me to be using my voice to do things I can do quietly.
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Same way I use mine.
And I also don't want to be the douchebag talking at his phone in public, so I usually hold the phone up to my head as if I'm making a call, hold the Bixby button and quietly/softly say the commands. Works almost all the time as long as I don't dial it down to a whisper. What's more embarrassing is when it answers back in public.
I have been considering getting smart lights for my living room. I don't have overhead lights with a switch on the wall. I have 4 lamps. I don't want another remodeling and wiring project, but I don't like walking around turning the separate lights on and off all the time either. It'd be awesome to be able to just say "ok Google, turn on the living room lights" and have everything come on.
I did some research and all the lights I've seen require this command and interaction to come from a Google home. You can't do this directly from a phone. I have the pixel 2 XL and am rooted btw. I confirmed this with google tech support. I find this strange and can't believe there isn't a work around via some app or magisk module. So, that's basically the point of this thread. Is there an app or module some where that can do this, if not, can one of you genius developers make it?!?
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Is this possible? No one wants to have smart devices they can trigger from their phone's Google assistant without a Google home device sitting around? I found this article in my continued search efforts: https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/...l-multi-room-support-no-google-home-required/
What happened to these options and menus? I have a pixel 2xl and these menus and options are not in the settings. This is exactly what I want.
I thought there were a few smart devices out there that didn't require a hub and only needed an app on your phone. My hope was to pick one of these up and her it working directly with the Google assistant through autovoice. I'd actually be having autovoice press buttons and trigger stuff in the smart device's app. Is anyone doing this? There has to be someone here.
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Is this possible? No one wants to have smart devices they can trigger from their phone's Google assistant without a Google home device sitting around? I found this article in my continued search efforts: https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/...l-multi-room-support-no-google-home-required/
What happened to these options and menus? I have a pixel 2xl and these menus and options are not in the settings. This is exactly what I want.
I thought there were a few smart devices out there that didn't require a hub and only needed an app on your phone. My hope was to pick one of these up and her it working directly with the Google assistant through autovoice. I'd actually be having autovoice press buttons and trigger stuff in the smart device's app. Is anyone doing this? There has to be someone here.
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What you want probably can be achieved with Tasker and Autovoice, a magisk module can do very little on this situation, since there is no file you can replace on /system to get what you want.
You might be able to get more help on their respective fóruns and support sites, but it may vary from what smart device and app combination you are trying to automate.
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You almost got the answer yourself, you just missed a couple of letters ?
IFTTT (if this, then that) can do what you're looking for, I use it for the exact thing you mentioned - "OK Google, turn the bedroom light on" etc. Takes a minute to set up but it works flawlessly.
leepea said:
You almost got the answer yourself, you just missed a couple of letters ?
IFTTT (if this, then that) can do what you're looking for, I use it for the exact thing you mentioned - "OK Google, turn the bedroom light on" etc. Takes a minute to set up but it works flawlessly.
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Thanks for the replies guys. IFTTT still requires interaction with the devices through a hub and/or hub unit though, doesnt it?
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IFTTT still requires interaction with the devices through a hub and/or hub unit though, doesnt it?
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I don't have a hub, just smart bulbs from Amazon and my phone. IFTTT connects Google Assistant to the app the bulbs use so I just use voice control, no hub.
leepea said:
I don't have a hub, just smart bulbs from Amazon and my phone. IFTTT connects Google Assistant to the app the bulbs use so I just use voice control, no hub.
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What smart bulbs? And you don't have a Google home either?
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What smart bulbs? And you don't have a Google home either?
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Search "smart bulb" on Amazon. All the ones which show a phone app will work without a hub / Google home, the app controls them so that's all you need. You can then link IFTTT to the app and set up applets to control the lights with Google Assistant on your phone.
This is what I've done, the only hardware I have are the bulbs and my phone.
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Search "smart bulb" on Amazon. All the ones which show a phone app will work without a hub / Google home, the app controls them so that's all you need. You can then link IFTTT to the app and set up applets to control the lights with Google Assistant on your phone.
This is what I've done, the only hardware I have are the bulbs and my phone.
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Great. I think this is the piece of information and confirmation I've been looking for. I do see these items on Amazon that say they have an app and work with the Google assistant. Then I read the item description and it starts talking about interacting with the Google home unit, so I then wonder if the "google assistant" compatibility is actually Google home compatibility.
Been trying to Google a solution but in vein.
I want my Flic button to trigger a task.
I make a Profile in Tasker, choose event -> Plugin -> Flic and select my button and behaviour.
To this event I choose one of my tasks.
So far so good. The task executes when I click my Flic button. Great!
After a while, leaving the room with my phone or rebooting the phone, nothing happens when I'm back and click my Flic! I'll then have to open Tasker, edit my Flic-event under profiles and save the Flic behavior again for it to execute when I click my Flic.
Why does it disconnect like this? It only works just after creating the event.
Please help. Desperate!
Have you asked the plug-in developer for help? This sounds like it's in their court. Looking at the Tasker run log might give some insight, but my guess is it's at a lower level than that.
Reading through the FLIC community support it looks like there are reports of hit or miss and maybe only a double click action will work with Tasker.
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Thanks for your reply ktmom!
I found a workaround for my problem.
I simply put my task as a shortcut (instead of a widget/task) on my homescreen. I can then assign my task within Flic app by choosing "Launch shortcut" under "Phone control" in Flic app...
However I'm still bothered by that previous mentioned problem.
Things are sort of working now !
Good workaround idea!
Maybe one day they'll fix the issue so we don't have to keep an extra shortcut to make it work!
Hello,
How can I have Tasker turn on Bluetooth whenever I'm in motion?
I have a connected vehicle and whenever I leaving work, home, shipping etc., I would like Tasker to turn Bluetooth on and when I'm not in motion for more than 10 minutes turn Bluetooth off.
Any assistance is appreciated.
Micheao
If you really v want this to be motion sensing, then I suggest the AutoLocation plug-in. It does required GPS to be on for most precision/accuracy. Additionally, your location will be constantly monitored so you're going to be draining the battery.
If this is too turn on Bluetooth to connect to the car radio and turn off when you've left the car, then I'd be using the Bluetooth near context.
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ktmom said:
If you really v want this to be motion sensing, then I suggest the AutoLocation plug-in. It does required GPS to be on for most precision/accuracy. Additionally, your location will be constantly monitored so you're going to be draining the battery.
If this is too turn on Bluetooth to connect to the car radio and turn off when you've left the car, then I'd be using the Bluetooth near context.
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers
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Yes, I want it to be motion sensing using the GPS and battery is not a problem. Is it a limitation with Tasker that makes it impossible to do?
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Tasker is a framework first. Plugins add features that not all users will want. This method of using plugins helps keep the core app under control from a maintenance and size point of view.
You can create a task that gets your location, then gets a second location, compare those results and determine if the device is moving. Read Tasker's online documentation: location without tears.
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Thanks for the no help
So what have you tried since the last post 2 weeks ago? How about you post your profile and indicate what's not working.
To do that, make sure it's named - not a default name assigned by tasker. Then long press on the name to highlight the profile. Go to the 3-dot menu and select export -> Description to Clipboard.
Then you'll be able to paste it. Be aware, it easier to use pastebin then link to a post here. If you paste in a post here, the forum software will convert all semicolons with characters after, typically "on" and "off" to emoticons making it very hard to read.
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