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Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?
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JamesR913 said:
Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?
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Do not understand?
You talking about an app?
From Microsoft? You think they be busy with the WM thing? (which I care less about)

Yes it is an app that is similar to tasker. You program it on the website and then install the app and it automates certain things. As of right now it is only available on Android
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I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.

Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.
http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/microsoft-gives-back-to-android-but-users-say-no-thanks/
Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.onx.app

Hmmmm
redpoint73 said:
Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.
http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/microsoft-gives-back-to-android-but-users-say-no-thanks/
Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.onx.app
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I see a lot of the bad reviews seem to be about the facebook login, didnt see much about the actual product. Did not see much about the farming data and such.
I actually think this is a good idea. Facebook is a solid method of identification, and can be used cross platform. It may be true microsoft is giving an android exclusive (temporarily) as a beta test. When/if they roll it out to microsoft/apple phones they would not have to change their authentication model. It would be ridiculous to request "Live" for windows phones, "Apple ID" for iphones, and google ID for android users. This simplifies the process and allows me to change phones easier. I am not a fb advocate, in fact I personally dont like logging in to sites and such using my fb page, but as I said I do understand it. Clearly the fb authentification is respected, if the New York legislature thinks it should be required to comment on any webpage
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/anonymous-online-speech-ban/
(Not getting into a political debate lol but the facebook model "works").
EDIT: I do not use tasker and am not an experienced android user, but I may try this out and attempt to give feedback.

gunnyman said:
I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.
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Tasker is actually pretty simple to use, once you understand what its asking for.
Forexample lets make a program that silences your Ringer, Turns off WiFi and Bluetooth every Mon-Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm (Work day).
First, it asks you for the Profile Name, This is just something to identify the task. Lets call this Work.
Next it asks you for the "First Context" This can be considered your first "Variable" for us we want it to be Monday thru Friday. So we click "day"
then Change the "Month" to "Week Day", and Select Mon-Friday.
Click the Green Check mark.
Now it asks for a Task. This is what you want to do, so click New Task: And Name it, lets name it "Vibrate,Wifi,BT"
Now we can click the Plus in the bottom right and it brings up a menu of all the possible things we can mess with. For this instance, lets click Audio, then Silent mode. Now we want Silent mode to turn on, so change the "mode" to On click the Check mark
Now Click the plus, to add wifi and Bt off. Then click the Check mark.
Now to add the time, click and hold on your context, then click add. Now you can add "time" and set your times.
All Done.
That was an example of a simple program. Tasker can do a lot more, so explore and test

gunnyman said:
I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.
I tried to figure it out but I got lost.
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I agree. Tasker is WAY to involved to try and set up the simplest of tasks. I played with it for about an hour and uninstalled it.

Tasker is the best app I've ever owned. It's simple to set up if you just stop and look at what each thing is.

I started playing around with this today, had a few interesting ideas but there are still quite a few issues and limited api usage available.
This could be a pretty powerful tool if they open up the api's, easier for most than tasker, and can be as complex as you can code.
also i prefer to do all my programming on the pc and transfer to the device which on{x} provides.

Never used tasker so can't compare. But, onx seem fine so far if you like to get your hands dirty in JavaScript. You can still use published recepies if you are no into coding. It is still very buggy and consumes a lot of battery juice.
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Good thing with Tasker is that it doesn't require any programming knowledge. This obviously requires knowledge of javascript to get the full potential.

Tasker: is it all that?

I have read a bit about Tasker and never ended up getting it in the past, but I ran into someone (online) who said it was a must-buy.
I was wondering what people here think... Is it that great? Is out more beneficial for those who might not root their phones?
For the tasker fans...can you give me one or two examples of "tasks" you have set so I can get a feel for its potential?
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You can take a look at
h**p://tasker.wikidot.com/profile-index
There are many Infos about Tasker and it's Profiles.
I use it longer and i love it.
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Me too long time user ~2 years now and very happy with the abilities although never used the very sophisticated ones...

I bought both Tasker & Locale at the same time a couple of years ago. Tasker is no doubt more powerful, but Locale works better for me. So simple to setup, and works perfectly. You set a 'Default' condition that is active if no other conditions are met, you then set different profiles for different locations\times\actions\application conditions and stack them. If two profiles have the same triggers, the one higher up will override the lower. I've attached some screenshots for examples
I also used Llama for a while, its free, and very good.

Also, if we are suggesting some additional profile software, take a look on Automate-It...

I've been using Tasker for over a year now and it's great. I have automatic sound profiles for home, work and sleep time. It uses tower location and switches sound profiles when I get into range. I also mad ecustom vibrate pattern for the wife. Set up profiles and widgets to mark my car location and navigate back to it. I can send a text to my phone if I lose it on vibrate to turn ringer on. Also have one where I can text my phone and it will text back a Google Maps link with its location. I have one that brings up an app menu when I plug in my headphones. Many more uses.
Check out the forums and wiki for it. A lot of people have gotten very creative with their profiles.
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Ok. Thanks guys.. I will loo into it. I know I do a lot of repetitive steps during the day, and it would be nice to create something as a shortcut.
I suppose I should play with it.
Does it know how to open any app? Can it use all haptic sensors? I mean is it like a Siri without the silliness?
And finally, two other apps were brought up here: "Automate It" and "Locale". So, these apps are just like tasker, but less involved??
I will go study the wiki... Thanks!
Syntropic
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Also check out the new Microsoft app on{x}. Very similar to what these apps do. I started a thread with links and info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697840

Try this profile: yanawa
Remember: Tasker isn't always easy stuff, especially when you're a beginner. So download these profiles and start reading and trying.

Tasker is a great app, but I found the learning curve to be steeeeeeeeep. I've been try out a similar app called Llama. I haven't dug into it very deeply but the interface seems a bit easier to understand (at least for me). Might be worth a look.
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rootrider said:
Try this profile: yanawa
Remember: Tasker isn't always easy stuff, especially when you're a beginner. So download these profiles and start reading and trying.
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I am not to worried about a learning curve... I am sure it has one, but if it were that great of an app, that would be the fun part.
But since I don't know how to write apps for Android...which would be singing obviously with the most control over the phone... can you give me an idea of something Tasker can't do? I read all the wiki profiles and scenes and everything, and it does sound like it could be good at some point when I need a great deal of automation, but that's not so much the case... But then again, I am sure I am not thinking of something. I am imagining all of the sensors for movement, temperature, light... Plus time, and statuses of apps (like new email), or any other thing that could be deemed an "event", and I just can't think of anything that fascinating to try and create.
Probably should just learn flex.
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Help with Tasker

Hey guys, I got tasker a long while ago and only really gave it a chance a few days ago and I think I have the basics down
I feel like I'm doing things inefficiently, and I can't work out what the variables tab is for. My current proudest achievements are wifi on when home auto of when away, not using gps, and when headset plugged in volume up phone silent=off ect
I'm currently using 4 profiles crammed into a project just for turning mobile data on and off during work hours excluding my dinner hour, surely I'm doing this wrong?
I also have no idea how to set multiple contexts, eg, tasks based on the month, day and time all at once in one profile?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated by a lowly noob
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I also have no idea how to set multiple contexts, eg, tasks based on the month, day and time all at once in one profile?
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first, make a profile with one context (maybe based on day in your case?). when it's done, long press on context and you will get an option to add new context (here you may want to add time). Same method applies for adding multiple tasks to one profile.
The task will be performed when all conditions are true.

Tasker vs Trigger

Hey guys, so I've been using Trigger (formerly NFC Task Launcher) for a while now. Everyone is always talking about Tasker though. To me, it seems like Trigger is simpler to use. Does Tasker have a lot more functionality? I was thinking of buying the app, especially since there's a pebble integration app for it, but I was just wondering what the differences between the two are. I also bought the extra features from Trigger which include geofence/battery/time/charging/headphone triggers so I am able to create tasks for those.

PsychDrummer said:
Hey guys, so I've been using Trigger (formerly NFC Task Launcher) for a while now. Everyone is always talking about Tasker though. To me, it seems like Trigger is simpler to use. Does Tasker have a lot more functionality? I was thinking of buying the app, especially since there's a pebble integration app for it, but I was just wondering what the differences between the two are. I also bought the extra features from Trigger which include geofence/battery/time/charging/headphone triggers so I am able to create tasks for those.
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Trigger is user-friendly, and you can set up a lot of cool automation stuff.
Tasker takes tons of time and effort to learn, but, if you become proficient in it, you can program your device to do almost anything.
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PhilipTD said:
Trigger is user-friendly, and you can set up a lot of cool automation stuff.
Tasker takes tons of time and effort to learn, but, if you become proficient in it, you can program your device to do almost anything.
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Yeah, this ^^
There are lots of things that appear to do what Tasker does. Nothing comes close though. It really depends how far down the rabbit hole you're wanting to go. Tasker is a steep learning curve but its limitations are minimal. Its worth it if you identify a need
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Thanks guys. I should think of a goal. At the moment I was just curious what type of other things I can do with Tasked that I can't with Trigger. I know its a vague question but what would you say is a more beginner task that you can do with Tasked that Trigger doesn't allow?
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Im not familiar with trigger but there's a tasker thread in themes and apps with some examples in it
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PsychDrummer said:
...what type of other things I can do with Tasker that I can't with Trigger....
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Some examples:
Automatically...
- use VPN when connecting to any Wifi network other than at home
- turn on screen lock when you are outdoors, and turn it off when you're indoors
- use a different browser for different webpages
- freeze/defrost apps
- receive a notification that you need to pick up some items at the supermarket, with a pop-up shopping list, but only if there are items on the list, and only when you are passing by the market, and only if it's between 5 and 8 pm on a weekday
You get the idea.
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[APP][ALPHA][5.1+] Llama Silent Fix

Just realized this is probably not going to work completely as my biggest issue was vibrate mode not being set properly...
Will work on solutions tomorrow
This is going to be a very rough draft of what I got here.
Long story short, Silent mode doesn't work on Lollipop and beyond, Thanks Google
Therefore Llama is borked.
Simple fix will try to make better later (I am no programmer for sure), for now this is my simple solution.
I know this doesn't allow you to quickly change phone to silent but it does allow you to at least let Llama do it for you.
Also I've only tested this on Lollipop, Time willing I'm going to attempt to get this working on Marshmallow tomorrow or later this week.
3 simple apps made in Tasker that implement the new Do Not Disturb Mode, that can be run in Llama.
To get working:
1. Install desired Apps
2. Grant Notification Access
3. Add a new action to llama
4. Select Run Application
5. Select 1 of the 3 attached apps depending on what you want to happen.
Will post pics later but I think it's pretty self explanatory if you use Llama
Future plans:
1 app where you can call the activities of the app instead of running an actual app.
A button that opens Notification access so you can enable the app.

GTDarthYoda said:
Just realized this is probably not going to work completely as my biggest issue was vibrate mode not being set properly...
Will work on solutions tomorrow
This is going to be a very rough draft of what I got here.
Long story short, Silent mode doesn't work on Lollipop and beyond, Thanks Google
Therefore Llama is borked.
Simple fix will try to make better later (I am no programmer for sure), for now this is my simple solution.
I know this doesn't allow you to quickly change phone to silent but it does allow you to at least let Llama do it for you.
Also I've only tested this on Lollipop, Time willing I'm going to attempt to get this working on Marshmallow tomorrow or later this week.
3 simple apps made in Tasker that implement the new Do Not Disturb Mode, that can be run in Llama.
To get working:
1. Install desired Apps
2. Grant Notification Access
3. Add a new action to llama
4. Select Run Application
5. Select 1 of the 3 attached apps depending on what you want to happen.
Will post pics later but I think it's pretty self explanatory if you use Llama
Future plans:
1 app where you can call the activities of the app instead of running an actual app.
A button that opens Notification access so you can enable the app.
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This is working for me on stock LG lollipop 5.1.1. I will test and see if I notice any excess battery drain due to the notification listener service. Thanks for helping fix Google's mess up.

If you want I can play around with this some more but I finally gave up on Llama
Llama is dead Hasn't been updated 11/21/2014 So I've switched over to Tasker utilizing wifi
I'm thinking of trying to figure out how to make my own app that can possibly launch tasker tasks but using a similar cell tower scanning/saving system as llama but right now I don't have the time or know how.

Ok I've played and I think I figured it out!
If you select run app shortcut in lama, you can run tasker tasks from there!
I might be bringing llama back!

GTDarthYoda said:
Ok I've played and I think I figured it out!
If you select run app shortcut in lama, you can run tasker tasks from there!
I might be bringing llama back!
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I've been thinking if switching to tasker but have been using llama for years and everything is see up. I know you can run intents and locale plugins. Don't know if there is a way to use those features. So far your apks are work well for me. I think I have everything set up right. Thanks again.

I know what you mean

GTDarthYoda said:
I might be bringing llama back!
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Hey man, please bring Llama back. This is the best profile app i've ever seen: fast to set, easy to config, no-battery draining and very useful.
:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Edinho376 said:
Hey man, please bring Llama back. This is the best profile app i've ever seen: fast to set, easy to config, no-battery draining and very useful.
:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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I am using llama again. But I'm using it with tasker and a tasker plug in.
If you want i can write up my setup for ya?
You will need autonotification, tasker and llama but it works 99% of the time wwithouta hitch

GTDarthYoda said:
I am using llama again. But I'm using it with tasker and a tasker plug in.
If you want i can write up my setup for ya?
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Hey dude, thanks for yours good will, but i wrote that hoping that somebody would continue the development for this app or similar for the whole community. Unfortunately i don't have skills to do this, but just looking how many times Llama was downloaded from Google Play you can see this is an incredible app everybody likes. It is useful and easy to setup... I am very sad since it don't work properly in newer android versions. :crying: Already sent e-mails to Kebab Apps but no answer, this is a great lose for everybody since this app was unique.

So far I've only installed Android studio
I've written alot in Java but never touched Android code. We'll see if I can figure it out. Don't have alot of spare time on my hands so we'll see what I can do.