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Scheduled Scripting App - Scheduled Reboots, etc... Phone Prioritizer App

This is the phone prioritizer app for the people that are looking for it.
As title states this allows you to schedule scripts to run at specific times and time intervals.
Place scripts you want to run into the following files in the folder /sdcard/phonePrioritizer:
reboot.txt - Runs one time nightly at scheduled time (placing reboot in this file will reboot your phone on cupcake but not on hero)
script.txt - Runs at scheduled intervals (5 minutes to 24 hours)
afterboot.txt - Runs one time after each reboot
Open the phonePrioritizer app and set options by pressing menu. (Buttons on main page of app only control the script.txt script, rest of the scripts are controlled in preferences.)
!Don't put the word reboot into script.txt or afterboot.txt for obvious reasons!

Great job. I'll play with this when I have more time.

Mike, Thanks for the script.
Hope I didn't spoil your surprise on your awesome script. I figured I would still release this in case someone has a need for it.
It is working well for me so far.

jinx10000 said:
Mike, Thanks for the script.
Hope I didn't spoil your surprise on your awesome script. I figured I would still release this in case someone has a need for it.
It is working well for me so far.
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I think we both got spoiled by that damn BFS working. It makes my stuff useless if the ROM has it. There are a few ROMs that don't have it yet so it has a little life left in it.

LOL. I hadn't heard that. That is too bad.
I had heard that your scripts were working great in xrom and Jacxheroski 1.8. I thought both of those had your script and bfs in them. Of course I haven't looked much today since I have been working on this program.
I guess people can still use my program that want an automated reboot.

Before, it would take at least 3 rings on the caller before I see a notification and my phone rings. When i installed this, my screen showed an incoming call on the first ring on the caller. My phone started ringing on the second ring on the caller though. I'm wondering what adjustment I should make to make my phone ring as soon as I see a notification? I used the default script.txt. thanks

cx92001 said:
Before, it would take at least 3 rings on the caller before I see a notification and my phone rings. When i installed this, my screen showed an incoming call on the first ring on the caller. My phone started ringing on the second ring on the caller though. I'm wondering what adjustment I should make to make my phone ring as soon as I see a notification? I used the default script.txt. thanks
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Turn off your vibrate on ring. That delays the ringtone. Also the second call usually comes in faster.

miketaylor00 said:
Turn off your vibrate on ring. That delays the ringtone. Also the second call usually comes in faster.
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Cool that helped. Thanks to your awesome script miketaylor00 and your scheduler jinx10000.

Updated.
1.7 had a problem where unchecking the Enable Scheduled Reboot would disable the wrong script.
Sorry for those that downloaded it. It is fixed in the newest version.

I believe this is the final update. Got it the way I like it.
Cleaned up the code a little.
Now runs completely in the background. No toast when script runs.

I really think this is the final version. lol
I had left some unnecessary timers in 2.0. --- Run script wait a few seconds then kill service. Was not sure if this was necessary when I first started making this program. I doubt for those with earlier versions that it will make any difference. --- Doesn't seem necessary so removed. I thought I had removed them in 2.0.
I have a question for Java/android programmers. The code that I found to call the services is :
mAlarmSender = PendingIntent.getService(AlarmService.this, 1394, new Intent(AlarmService.this, AlarmService_Service.class), 0);
timeSet = calendar.getTimeInMillis();
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, timeSet, whateverTime, mAlarmSender);
In order to setup multiple schedules I have created multiple services and called them in mAlarmSender variable. For ex, AlarmService_Service, AlarmReboot_Service, etc... However, these do almost the same thing. How can I combine them into the same service and distinguish the exact purpose for which it is being called?

Do all the scripts run as su? or only the reboot one?

all scripts run as su.
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());
...
os.writeBytes("exit\n");
os.flush();

Uploaded source if anyone is interested.
The program appears to be fully functional.

Thanks so much for this.
afterboot.txt is exactly what I was looking for a few days back. Now I can finally have an IM app launch at boot, might actually use the thing now lol.
Nice work, appreciate the app.

Great job with the app
If anyone needs a command to kill a certain task on startup (AK Notepad was starting up for me all the time), do the following:
Type in Terminal
Code:
ps
This will display all of the processes that are currently running.
Find out the PID of your process you want to kill; mine was 491.
Plug it in to where x is:
Code:
kill -9 x
So in my case, I typed:
Code:
kill -9 491
And it killed AK Notepad from processes. So if you want to auto-kill a process, that's what you could do - put kill -9 [your PID here] into the autostart script after every reboot.
Hope this helps.

Proxin said:
Great job with the app
If anyone needs a command to kill a certain task on startup (AK Notepad was starting up for me all the time), do the following:
Type in Terminal
Code:
ps
This will display all of the processes that are currently running.
Find out the PID of your process you want to kill; mine was 491.
Plug it in to where x is:
Code:
kill -9 x
So in my case, I typed:
Code:
kill -9 491
And it killed AK Notepad from processes. So if you want to auto-kill a process, that's what you could do - put kill -9 [your PID here] into the autostart script after every reboot.
Hope this helps.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe the PID is a constant, i.e. it changes.

AndroidAppCritic said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe the PID is a constant, i.e. it changes.
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Yes, just realized that too
Haha oh well. Maybe someone someday will find use in this instead of buying/downloading a task manager app

Proxin said:
Yes, just realized that too
Haha oh well. Maybe someone someday will find use in this instead of buying/downloading a task manager app
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I use GScript for a lot of various scripts that are apps. For example, instead of Clear Me for $1 (which I already bought) I just use GScript to clear my necessary caches. But I found that for task managing purposes I used Advanced Task Manager which pretty much allows you to do just about anything. Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and pay for an app. I'd love to see this thread become huge because I LOVE GScript.

Proxin said:
Great job with the app
If anyone needs a command to kill a certain task on startup (AK Notepad was starting up for me all the time), do the following:
Type in Terminal
Code:
ps
This will display all of the processes that are currently running.
Find out the PID of your process you want to kill; mine was 491.
Plug it in to where x is:
Code:
kill -9 x
So in my case, I typed:
Code:
kill -9 491
And it killed AK Notepad from processes. So if you want to auto-kill a process, that's what you could do - put kill -9 [your PID here] into the autostart script after every reboot.
Hope this helps.
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if you need a dynamic PID try the below:
Code:
pidof com.akproduction.notepad
so you could create a small script
to store it then run the kill on the variable as i cant seem to get the kill to run it in single quote i get a bad pid message

Multitasking / Keeping Apps in foreground state

If i understand Android correctly, it sends applications into a "background" mode when switching tasks? I would like to prevent that. There are some apps (like games or browser) that need quit a bit of time restoring the last state so this would be usefull for some tasks.
Is this possible ?

TyrionWarMage said:
If i understand Android correctly, it sends applications into a "background" mode when switching tasks? I would like to prevent that. There are some apps (like games or browser) that need quit a bit of time restoring the last state so this would be usefull for some tasks.
Is this possible ?
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Well, switching to background mode just marks the application as not displaying anything. The way memory management on Android works, if foreground apps (i.e. apps that are actively displaying on the screen) need memory and there's none available, then background apps will be put into a stored state that frees up memory for the foreground apps. Coming back from that stored state is probably what you're noticing. Android also tries to keep a certain amount of unused memory around and will put background apps into stored state to achieve that. We do have pretty limited memory available on this device so some level of pausing is always going to happen. See also: http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/details
You may be able to reduce how many background tasks are put into storage by tweaking the minfree parameters (using e.g. Autokiller Memory Optimizer from the market) to tell Android to aim for a smaller pool of free space.

Mioze7Ae said:
Well, switching to background mode just marks the application as not displaying anything. The way memory management on Android works, if foreground apps (i.e. apps that are actively displaying on the screen) need memory and there's none available, then background apps will be put into a stored state that frees up memory for the foreground apps. Coming back from that stored state is probably what you're noticing. Android also tries to keep a certain amount of unused memory around and will put background apps into stored state to achieve that. We do have pretty limited memory available on this device so some level of pausing is always going to happen. See also: http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/details
You may be able to reduce how many background tasks are put into storage by tweaking the minfree parameters (using e.g. Autokiller Memory Optimizer from the market) to tell Android to aim for a smaller pool of free space.
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Thanks, i'm will give it a try. Is it also possible to max out swap before sending apps to background? I think restoring the ram-state from sd would still be faster for several apps.
Edit: reading your post again, i'm not talking about a tasking switch delay, but apps that completly reload themselves when switching tasks (DolphinMini page load,DungeonHunter as examples). Just to prevent any confusion...

TyrionWarMage said:
Thanks, i'm will give it a try. Is it also possible to max out swap before sending apps to background? I think restoring the ram-state from sd would still be faster for several apps.
Edit: reading your post again, i'm not talking about a tasking switch delay, but apps that completly reload themselves when switching tasks (DolphinMini page load,DungeonHunter as examples). Just to prevent any confusion...
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Oh... Sorry I misunderstood. I don't know anything relevant to that case.

I've spent a few hours trying to find how to make certain Droid apps maintain their foreground state when put in the background with no luck. Perhaps it just can't be done.
I'm thinking of the Cydia iPhone app called Backgrounder which lets you choose which apps maintain foreground state when put into the background.
This is necessary, for example, with a note application where you are switching between taking notes and looking up info. Every time you switch back to the note app, you need to go back into your note, put it in edit mode and navigate to the section of the note you were editing. If it were acting like a foreground app in the background, when switching back to it it would already have your note open and be in edit mode with the cursor where you left off.
K9 mail has a similar problem where if you have an email open, switch to another application, when you go back to K9 it takes you to your inbox again where you have to navigate to the email you had open before switching.
Is there a tool similar to Backgrounder for Android?
Thanks.

nheacock said:
I've spent a few hours trying to find how to make certain Droid apps maintain their foreground state when put in the background with no luck. Perhaps it just can't be done.
I'm thinking of the Cydia iPhone app called Backgrounder which lets you choose which apps maintain foreground state when put into the background.
This is necessary, for example, with a note application where you are switching between taking notes and looking up info. Every time you switch back to the note app, you need to go back into your note, put it in edit mode and navigate to the section of the note you were editing. If it were acting like a foreground app in the background, when switching back to it it would already have your note open and be in edit mode with the cursor where you left off.
K9 mail has a similar problem where if you have an email open, switch to another application, when you go back to K9 it takes you to your inbox again where you have to navigate to the email you had open before switching.
Is there a tool similar to Backgrounder for Android?
Thanks.
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Looking for such tool too. Making app to stick with its foreground state even though it is actually in the background. (Make it appear in notification?)

ZDBox is a useful tool... you can download from market its free and the app has the abbility to:
★ Traffic counter: Monthly/daily mobile data usage overview, shows remaining data traffic, detailed data usage information for each app.
★ Do not disturb: Just set days and the time when you need your privacy and you won’t be disturbed by your phone. Set phone to silent, vibration or airplane mode.
★ App lock: Protect apps with a password or pattern, for exmaple your contacts, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp,Gmail and so on
★ Task killer: Kill all apps at once, define protected apps which won’t be killed, set auto kill when screen gets locked, mark single or multiple apps to kill
★ history eraser：clean your（Browser history,market search history,Google Map search history,Gmail search history,Clipboard）
★ Notification bar: One tap on the bar shows remaining battery time, running apps, how much data traffic is left and if app lock is active or not. A tap on these informations starts ZDbox.
★ Uninstaller: Shows used/available internal and SD card memory. Apps can be easily uninstalled. Single or multiple (batch) uninstall possible.
★ App to SD: Move apps to your SD card. Single or multiple (batch) move possible. Only for Android 2.2 and 2.3.
★Cache Cleaner:With Cache Cleaner you can clean your cache of phone.protect your secret without a trace.
I hope you can use for keep your running applications with that app...
sorry for my english...

davidequiz said:
★ Task killer: Kill all apps at once, define protected apps which won’t be killed, set auto kill when screen gets locked, mark single or multiple apps to kill
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This will not help since the task killer which kills the background apps in inside the android system not an external one.
We must find a way to control the internal one then...

nheacock said:
I've spent a few hours trying to find how to make certain Droid apps maintain their foreground state when put in the background with no luck. Perhaps it just can't be done.
I'm thinking of the Cydia iPhone app called Backgrounder which lets you choose which apps maintain foreground state when put into the background.
This is necessary, for example, with a note application where you are switching between taking notes and looking up info. Every time you switch back to the note app, you need to go back into your note, put it in edit mode and navigate to the section of the note you were editing. If it were acting like a foreground app in the background, when switching back to it it would already have your note open and be in edit mode with the cursor where you left off.
K9 mail has a similar problem where if you have an email open, switch to another application, when you go back to K9 it takes you to your inbox again where you have to navigate to the email you had open before switching.
Is there a tool similar to Backgrounder for Android?
Thanks.
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Guys, I'm so much looking for a solution of this same thing. The closest I came to is Ram manager. Has a xda threat and can be found in the play store. But it also can't manage to lock an app and prevent its killing (although it helps a lot). I need my navigation always running and it is silently killed or stopped while I'm looking at my mail or have a phone call. This is ridiculous. Have you found a solution. Some way to protect an app from killing and lock it in the foreground. I mean how are they able to do it for the apps which are in the system tray!? Like antivirus apps and tons of other. I can't believe xda experts don't know how...

I would think that Antivirus apps run a service.
In Mioze's CM6 there are build prop edits that might work, but I never tried them.
Code:
# apps to be kept in memory (specified by process name)
# use with caution, RAM is limited!
sys.keep_app_1=
sys.keep_app_2=

I am not an expert and can't tell the difference between service and an app running. What you're saying makes sense, but I need clear instructions somewhere to make an app protected from killing. Thanks for helping.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Wrong forms this milestone xt720.
Sent from my SGH-T759 using xda premium

I pretty much fixed android multitasking - even on ense 4.0 and 4.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900626
Testers welcome.
And for locking an app in a foreground state, my SuperCharger can do that via BulletProof Apps menu.

zeppelinrox said:
I pretty much fixed android multitasking - even on ense 4.0 and 4.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900626
wI
Testers welcome.
And for locking an app in a foreground state, my SuperCharger can do that via BulletProof Apps menu.
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I tested that and almost became an expert. I'm not so sure if it is completely solved, although I have to admit that you have done a great and recognized job.
Just tell me can the script for bulletproof apps work alone, without the supercharger script. Many ROMs have their own memory settings and one is afraid to cover them with supercharger script settings.
But if bulletproof script can run and do the job on itsown then the problem is really fixed.

Yeah its separate.
Alot of devs say dont supercharge because they dont want to be showed up and scare their users lol
But hundreds of roms come supercharged anyway.

zeppelinrox said:
Yeah its separate.
Alot of devs say dont supercharge because they dont want to be showed up and scare their users lol
But hundreds of roms come supercharged anyway.
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Thanks for answering!
So I'm going to try running only the bulletproof script without the supercharger script and set an app to be UNbillable.
Should I set it to run on startup!? I'm using custom ROM. The last revolution HD.

The init.d script would run automatically.
So you dont need to configure anything.
Whatever app is in the hitlist will get bulletptoofed soon after running the app.

zeppelinrox said:
The init.d script would run automatically.
So you dont need to configure anything.
Whatever app is in the hitlist will get bulletptoofed soon after running the app.
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I am trying to get this configured. But I only want to run the bulletproof script, not the 99SuperCharger script. I just want to keep my rom's memory settings, cause I am OK with them.
But both of the scripts (99SuperCharger and bulletproof) are going to reside in the init.d folder of my custom rom. So they will both be started, aren't they?
How can I make only bulletproof script run at boot. Should I just delete 99SuperCharger from init.d?

[TASKER][TUT] - Tasker tutorial ,to make your life easy

This thread will make your life easier using tasker and that i promise.
This is not for beginners
If u are new at tasker look this articles
PART 1
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/08/beginners-guide-to-tasker-part-1-tasker-basics.html
PART 2
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/08/beginners-guide-to-tasker-part-2-variables.html
PART 3
http://www.pocketables.com/2012/09/beginners-guide-to-tasker-part-3-scenes.html
I assume you know basics of tasker and u already have downloaded it
Let's get started i will give written instructions and i think its enough to understand and for more convience i will also add a video demo .
Whenever i will do some thing new and different i will update the first page with written instructions and video demo
1: RANDOM WALLPAPERS (change random wallpapers at some specific time from the specified folder)
First create a folder name it background or mywallpaper or anything
Now first resize all your favorite wallpapers and reaname them in numeric order eg:1,2,3,4
Now move them in the folder background
Create a variable name it %RANDOM
SET value to 1
Now create new task name it wallpaper or something
Click + button ,select variable ,select randomize,in name field press the yellow tag button it will show you user defined variable
Choose %RANDOM from it
Set 1 as min and set "N" as max
(N is maximum number of your wallpapers in the folder mine is 47)
Save task
Click + again
Add task
Display/set wallpaper
Click on scan button (search icon next to the yellow tag button)
And navigate to the folder background and select any photo
Now in the text field you will see the path to the wallpaper now delete the file name and write %RANDOM dont delete extention(.jpg) now it should look like
" background/%RANDOM.jpg "
Save it
Add one more task
Click + button
Task/wait
Now choose the interval time (time distance between a wallpaper change)
Save it
Add one more task
Click + buton
Task/goto
Choose action number in type and choose 1
Save
Now you can use this task with any profile
I choosed time profile (10 to 6)
So now what exacly will happen is
When time is 10 profile will be active
It will choose a random wallpaper from the folder specified
Set as wallpaper
Now it will wait for 5 minutes
And then again go to task 1
And it will close the task at 6 pm
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65cPCaSVt8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2:TURN LED FLASH ON (turn your led flash on without any application ,simply by long press search button )
I dont think these needs instructions video demo is enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ibkc5RucPw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
3:GALAXY S3 STYLE CALL GESTURE ( u just recieved an sms and u want to call the sender ? No need to press call button just bring the phone near your ears and it wil call the sender )
ADD TASK
input/button
choose menu button
ADD TASK
input/dpad
choose up
ADD TASK
input/dpad
choose press
now create a profile
name it anything
event/sensor/gesture
in title name it anything
now press and hold vol up button and release when it vibrates and says recording
now bring the phone to your ear and again press and hold vol up botton and release when vibrates
add context in your profile
app/messaging
this is nescesorry coz when u are not in messaging it will create problems
now whenever you receive an sms read it and then bring the phone near your ear with the same gesture which you recorded and tasker will call the sender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTVKYvfxBE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
4OPUP MEDIA BUTTONS WHEN HEADSETS PLUGGED ( no need to go to app drawer and launch music app or video player )
Create 3 simple tasks
1 launch music app
2 launch video app
Also set icons to your task
You can choose from tasker inbuilt icons ,application icon,gallery icon or u can download iconsets from playstore.
3 popup task buttons
In text field write whatever you want ,this will be the title of your popup notification ,eg "enter your choice"
In task 1 choose music task
In task 2 choose video task
You can set timeout to your choice i recomend 10 seconds
Now save it
Go to profiles and add profile
Stat/hardware/headset pluggeg
Now what will happen
Whenever u plug the headset there will be a popup notification and it will allow u to choose whether you want to listen music or watch video
Optional
You can make the popup more beautyful
Go to scenes and choose your colours ,effects and many more
U can also add fm app in the task button ( i dont listen fm thats why i did not added it)
Have fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEmjpMX8AbM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Many more to come stay stuned
And plz to encourage me hit the thx button
I will add credits if i copy some other developers profiles and tasks
Till now everything is original
If u want to share your tasks,profiles,plz share here
And also let me know if u want me to create a task according your need.
Just tell me "hey arjun i want this to happen in my phone when i am doing this or when this happens
God bless and all the best
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Hit thx button if i helped you
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ALSO HAVE A LOOK
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how to make android apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179738
how to remove google account without formatting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134320
post your apps made by tasker app factory
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185701
floating video for any phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138737
smart stay for any phone with front camera
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2138740
my tasker profiles
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066461

rjunraj said:
This thread will make your life easier using tasker and that i promise.
I assume you know basics of tasker and u already have downloaded it
Let's get started
1: RANDOM WALLPAPERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65cPCaSVt8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2:TURN LED FLASH ON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ibkc5RucPw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
3:CALL AFTER READING SMS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTVKYvfxBE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
4OPUP MEDIA BUTTONS WHEN HEADSETS PLUGGED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEmjpMX8AbM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Many more to come stay stuned
And hit the thx button if u like
Sent from my Spice Mi-355 using xda app-developers app
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did you made this app if yes then congo if no then also great job :good::good:

Nice tutorial.
Will use the popup media buttons later.

how to do an android video demo with voice
Thanks for your time in doing this. It is helpful.
I like your idea to make videos. I think the target audience is people new to tasker, so they can see how the program is built in the Tasker interface.
I would like to point out that it is difficult to figure out what is being done in Tasker when there is no narration voice (which submenu did you select to get to that action.. etc).
I have just done a tutorial myself with voice, uploading it to youtube now.. will post when it’s there.
Here’s how I made video with narration.
I followed the plan identified here to use Droid VNC server on Android phone, and RealVNC on pc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN9Tits44w
Note that DroidVNC server is free on Android Market.
Note that RealVNC can be downloaded for free from download.com (cnet)... which means they have screened it to a certian extent. Just make sure when you install it, you read the screens carefully to avoid the extra junk they try to add.
During installation, RealVNC asked permission to bypass firewall, I did NOT check that block (not needed).
After installation, RealVNC asked me to register, that is not needed (except perhaps to create encrypted communication).
I simply ran the program vnc viewer and copied the IP address from DroidVNC in there, then the Android screen is showing on my PC. Also I can type input on my pc and do some Android gestures with my mouse.
The last program I used was SMRecorder (also available as free download from download.com, remember to read installation carefully again to avoid agreeing to extra junk-ware) to record my PC screen as well as my narration.
All programs come from Android Market or Download.com... a small measure of comfort against malware.
---------- Post added at 05:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 PM ----------
Here is my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5EAKkMgGI&feature=youtu.be
Code:
Description of My Video:
Example of building a profile in Tasker (narrated)
This profile turns data off if screen turns off and remains off for predetermined time.
After 4:30, the remainder of the video is a rambling look at how this can be integrated with other Tasker profiles, and use of widgets in dock of Holo Launcher

electricpete1 said:
Thanks for your time in doing this. It is helpful.
I like your idea to make videos. I think the target audience is people new to tasker, so they can see how the program is built in the Tasker interface.
I would like to point out that it is difficult to figure out what is being done in Tasker when there is no narration voice (which submenu did you select to get to that action.. etc).
I have just done a tutorial myself with voice, uploading it to youtube now.. will post when it’s there.
Here’s how I made video with narration.
I followed the plan identified here to use Droid VNC server on Android phone, and RealVNC on pc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN9Tits44w
Note that DroidVNC server is free on Android Market.
Note that RealVNC can be downloaded for free from download.com (cnet)... which means they have screened it to a certian extent. Just make sure when you install it, you read the screens carefully to avoid the extra junk they try to add.
During installation, RealVNC asked permission to bypass firewall, I did NOT check that block (not needed).
After installation, RealVNC asked me to register, that is not needed (except perhaps to create encrypted communication).
I simply ran the program vnc viewer and copied the IP address from DroidVNC in there, then the Android screen is showing on my PC. Also I can type input on my pc and do some Android gestures with my mouse.
The last program I used was SMRecorder (also available as free download from download.com, remember to read installation carefully again to avoid agreeing to extra junk-ware) to record my PC screen as well as my narration.
All programs come from Android Market or Download.com... a small measure of comfort against malware.
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Here is my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5EAKkMgGI&feature=youtu.be
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Description of My Video:
Example of building a profile in Tasker (narrated)
This profile turns data off if screen turns off and remains off for predetermined time.
After 4:30, the remainder of the video is a rambling look at how this can be integrated with other Tasker profiles, and use of widgets in dock of Holo Launcher
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I could have added voice instructions ,but i dont have pc and i did not create this video for beginners and my computer is dead .
The app which i used did not allow me to record audio .any other way to create video with voice in phone only.i have many many profiles to share which are really realy helpful.
Eg: wake me up when train is going to reach my station so i can sleep in train daily.
Automatic call the contact from whatsapp with just bringing the phone near my ear
Inform my gf automatically when i am reached home
Turn brightness full and turn off data while watching videos and playing games
And many mNy more its countless
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So I've watched a few videos and read some of this thread and played around with tasker and I have a beginners understanding of it. I can make basic tasks and such. One question I do have is the following:
I have a profile set named "Home". It's set based on LOCATION which is 50m radius of my house. I have a few tasks set to happen when I'm "Home" or rather within that 50m radius. Now what I want is a "Not Home" profile. I want a set of tasks to perform when not in that 50m radius. For example, when I'm not in that 50m radius I want the task I made to restore my Security PIN to be restored(I have it cleared when I'm home via Secure Settings plugin). How can this be done?
Thanks

Jonnyredcorn said:
So I've watched a few videos and read some of this thread and played around with tasker and I have a beginners understanding of it. I can make basic tasks and such. One question I do have is the following:
I have a profile set named "Home". It's set based on LOCATION which is 50m radius of my house. I have a few tasks set to happen when I'm "Home" or rather within that 50m radius. Now what I want is a "Not Home" profile. I want a set of tasks to perform when not in that 50m radius. For example, when I'm not in that 50m radius I want the task I made to restore my Security PIN to be restored(I have it cleared when I'm home via Secure Settings plugin). How can this be done?
Thanks
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First off to save battery you'd do better to use "cell near" first since it uses least battery...then wifi near etc....gps is most battery intensive.....the next part is you have a home and a notathome task......the profile home calls task home and for it's EXIT TASK calls notathome......you don't HAVE to have an exit task as by default tasker will return the phone to the state it was in prior to when the profile was activated.....so by default if bluetooth was already on it will be left on....by making my own exit task I ensure that when I leave the house bluetooth is always turned off for example (home cordless phones link to cell).
The pin lock case is a VERY special case..you need to have both a Pinlock On and a Pinlock OFF PROFILE to avoid situations like someone finding your phone out somewhere and being able to bring it close to your house to disable the pinlock or the phone being turned off at home and taken out into public and then turned back on (pinlock would remain off if you didn't have 2 profiles)...also by default use the "require pinlock to be entered once" option. You should google on "pinlock tasker secure settings" as the profiles are available for download.

Jonnyredcorn said:
So I've watched a few videos and read some of this thread and played around with tasker and I have a beginners understanding of it. I can make basic tasks and such. One question I do have is the following:
I have a profile set named "Home". It's set based on LOCATION which is 50m radius of my house. I have a few tasks set to happen when I'm "Home" or rather within that 50m radius. Now what I want is a "Not Home" profile. I want a set of tasks to perform when not in that 50m radius. For example, when I'm not in that 50m radius I want the task I made to restore my Security PIN to be restored(I have it cleared when I'm home via Secure Settings plugin). How can this be done?
Thanks
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Hi Jonnyredcorn
I recently figured out exactly what you're asking for. You can create this profile quite easily and it is damn useful. Pretty much you need to open Profile tab create new, then choose state, choose tasker option and there should be a tab saying "Profile active". click that and using the magnifying glass icon select your HOME profile, then below that tick invert. once you've done that go back and add the tasks you want your phone to do when you're not home. Hopefully that helps.

hey ho..
i just installed a galaxy tab in my car for Spotify and Navigation use.
I use tasker to automatically connect to my car bluetooth if the car starts.
I now try to turn on the Screen when i push "Next" on my Bluetooth remote .
Spotify changes the track but the screen remains dark.
I tried tasker actions with screen on and popup texts and so on, but nothing helped.
It seems that the Tasker "Grab Button" events wont work with Spotify (in the foreground).
Any help here?

Any task manager that actually works?

Hi!
I have tried various task managers from play store. They all show either nothing or just few app. Mostly they dont even display stuff that is running such as Firefox.
Sofar the only task manager that works for me is:
Code:
su -
top
But the problem is that it my phone has so many processes working that they dont all fit in one screen, and since top command is constantly updating, it scrolls back down. So I have to Ctrl - C to interrupt and then write kill -9 pid which is a bit annoying.
Is there any simple task manager out there that is graphical version of top command and that shows me absolutely everything, not only stuff that is currently active? To me it's important to see cpu usage next to pid.

sysctl said:
Hi!
I have tried various task managers from play store. They all show either nothing or just few app. Mostly they dont even display stuff that is running such as Firefox.
Sofar the only task manager that works for me is:
Code:
su -
top
But the problem is that it my phone has so many processes working that they dont all fit in one screen, and since top command is constantly updating, it scrolls back down. So I have to Ctrl - C to interrupt and then write kill -9 pid which is a bit annoying.
Is there any simple task manager out there that is graphical version of top command and that shows me absolutely everything, not only stuff that is currently active? To me it's important to see cpu usage next to pid.
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No, task managers are crap, the native task killer that android has built in works fine. 3rd party task killers actually make the device work harder because they constantly reload the tasks that you kill.
Best option is root your device then uninstall unnecessary system apps, and use Greenify to freeze your other apps when they aren't in use.
All task managers, RAM savers, optimizers and battery savers are all junk, they actually do the opposite of what you think they do.
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Dunno how with Android, but actually the 'top' command can be configurated to di what you want. Just read the top man page.
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Clean Master is a good one. I got it mainly for it's ability to clear junk files, but the ram boosting ability is handy as well every now and then. It also has a mode that let's you launch games in "boosted" mode, which I think is just a clearing a ram when launching the game. Not sure if it maintains that or just just does a task kill at launch. Killed apps can often just restart soon after. Incidentally, I do that a lot for Iron Man 3.

ABSarah said:
Clean Master is a good one. I got it mainly for it's ability to clear junk files, but the ram boosting ability is handy as well every now and then. It also has a mode that let's you launch games in "boosted" mode, which I think is just a clearing a ram when launching the game. Not sure if it maintains that or just just does a task kill at launch. Killed apps can often just restart soon after. Incidentally, I do that a lot for Iron Man 3.
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No, Cleanmaster is not a good one, none of the task killer/RAM optimizer apps are "good" they are actually counterproductive and make your device work harder in the long run.
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Instead of using a task manager that will probably not work, try Kernel Adiutor and try setting the Low Memory Killer to your wishes, following this guide.

App for automated processes? (Navigate through other apps, fill in text fields, ...)

Hi Guys,
I'm currently looking for a possibly very special app and can't find anything but the usual suspects like Tasker that don't seem to meet my requirements.
I'm looking for an automation app that allows me to navigate in apps, fill in text fields, if possible, transfer predefined data into the text fields for each run and wait for text to be entered at certain points.
For a better explanation:
I would like to test 2 apps and their behavior. Reset smartphones should be used for this. The automation app should run through the following steps:
- Step 1: The app creates an account with Gmail. As soon as the SMS code has been requested, the app should interrupt so that I can enter the SMS code. After confirmation, the app should continue to go through its routine.
- Step 2: Another app is to be opened that has a longer waiting time before it starts. Then text fields should again be filled in with predefined data.
- Step 3: Finally, the app should go to the settings and delete the G-Mail account.
I don't care how the whole thing is realized. Either macro recording again or using symbols as with Tasker. The main thing is that it works properly. I am not familiar with such an app. Just such simple apps as Tasker that work with if and while and are not sufficient for my purposes.
Otherwise, I had the idea to use Python to implement my dream routine. A few days ago I discovered a Python SDK for Android. If I understand correctly, the SDK is based on Python 3. I just can't estimate how well the programming is going or whether scripts can be executed 1: 1 as on the PC. What do you all mean? Do you know of an app that meets my expectations or should I deal directly with the Python method?

Nobody has an idea? Or is my text not understandable?

I know you said no "Tasker" like apps, but this app called Automate can definitely achieve what you outlined without any other apps (or with them). You only need android 7 or above and These function blocks:
The app uses a flowchart logical system (essentially the basis of all programming languages) and can even execute shell scripts with/without root privileges. You can also install Termux (a terminal emulator) and use the command:
Code:
pkg install python
To install python3.7, from there the world is in your hands, provided you have sufficient java/kotlin knowledge and an understanding for android processes.
Also please tick the check mark next to my answer if I solved your question, so that others can find the solution.

Thank you Slim K. Automate looks good at the first look. I'll give that app a chance and otherwise test thy python way with termux.
If there are other ways to solve the problem, let me know.