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Hey everybody,
I'm looking for a tool which automatically changes the current phone profile byloccation and time.
For example:
From 8pm to 6am I'm at work, so my phone recognizes the Cell-ID at my Work-location and sets my Profile to Loud/Outside/Whatever.
When I come home, it changes to just Vibration alarm.
When I go to sleep at 11am, it totally turns off all alarms but remains on (no flight-mode) till 7pm and so on.
Is there something like that arround?
I already tried rkSleep, but it just changes between flight-mode and phone on.
Thanks
G-Profile.
Thank you =0)
Didn't see a thread for this so I thought i'd start one.
Anyone use this app to automate? Been using it for a few weeks and love it.
Here are some of the profiles I've created/been using.
- Headset = when inserted, pop up a menu of apps. When removed, kill said apps and mute media volume
- Calender = silent the phone when I am in a meeting (entry = busy)
- Work = Turn down all volume/notifications while i'm at work (730-400, M-F)
- Home = When home, turn on WiFi. When i leave, turn it off
- Power = when charging, pop up a menu for which power mode: night, charge, USB, or Car. Perform tasks depending on which mode is used
- Movies = when at the movie theater, silent completely. Turn volume on when I leave
- Night = Turn on Airplane mode when sleeping, on every 15 minutes to sync in data
Anyone else have any good profiles to share??
I turn on GPS when "My Tracks" is launched...
I created a Task to turn GPS on and then launch Navigation. Then I added a shortcut to that Task w/ the Navigation to icon...
I turn my phone to vibrate when I'm near work networks...
Silence my phone and turn off data-sync from midnight-7.
I've been trying to make a profile that will shut off my WiFi when I go out of range and disconnect, but I can't get it to work properly.
I really don't know why Android will let you keep you WiFi on when you're not connected for an extended period of time.
Tasker
I use a few.
1] Kill 3G, launch wifi when at work or home. Autoconnect.
2] Set security flag when NOT at work or at home
3] If security flag is OFF, PIN is OFF on device boot.
4] On receipt of SMS, play a longish sound so I can find it.
5] If I can't find it, different SMS turns off WiFi, turns on GPS and 3G, waits for GPS, and responds to me with location via SMS. Also engages high volume setting.
6] If I don't like where it is, yet another SMS will initiate a lock sequence. This silences all alerts, sets the security flag on, and times out the screen. Then, wakes the device up with a message with my email and a nice request to return, sends me the GPS location again via SMS, and begins to popup a lock screen via Tasker every six seconds. The lock screen can be bypassed, but on reboot the device will require a PIN to access as the security flag will be set.
Now, you might say- why not use a task killer or uninstall it? I thought about that. If i'm not at home or work (within 50meters) all programs that are capable of installing, uninstalling, modding, or killing are PIN locked. NICE!
heliotropeUCSD said:
I use a few.
1] Kill 3G, launch wifi when at work or home. Autoconnect.
2] Set security flag when NOT at work or at home
3] If security flag is OFF, PIN is OFF on device boot.
4] On receipt of SMS, play a longish sound so I can find it.
5] If I can't find it, different SMS turns off WiFi, turns on GPS and 3G, waits for GPS, and responds to me with location via SMS. Also engages high volume setting.
6] If I don't like where it is, yet another SMS will initiate a lock sequence. This silences all alerts, sets the security flag on, and times out the screen. Then, wakes the device up with a message with my email and a nice request to return, sends me the GPS location again via SMS, and begins to popup a lock screen via Tasker every six seconds. The lock screen can be bypassed, but on reboot the device will require a PIN to access as the security flag will be set.
Now, you might say- why not use a task killer or uninstall it? I thought about that. If i'm not at home or work (within 50meters) all programs that are capable of installing, uninstalling, modding, or killing are PIN locked. NICE!
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I like the security flag and locking. Great idea. I'm going to have to try and set that one up.
Currently I,
1. Turn on WiFi at home and off when I leave.
2. Turn off email checking at 11pm and back on at 5am
3. Turn on GPS when Maps is opened.
4. Launch Sirius when headset is plugged in (the only time I use the "headset" is an aux cable into my car stereo.
rmoney said:
I've been trying to make a profile that will shut off my WiFi when I go out of range and disconnect, but I can't get it to work properly.
I really don't know why Android will let you keep you WiFi on when you're not connected for an extended period of time.
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you can either use the 'wifi near' profile, or use gps as a location and turn on/off wifi based on that location.
i prefer the gps. the time between checks can be set in tasker as well. I really don't notice the battery kill and keep wifi/gps on while i'm at home...off at work
hope it helps!
MMBosstones86 said:
you can either use the 'wifi near' profile, or use gps as a location and turn on/off wifi based on that location.
i prefer the gps. the time between checks can be set in tasker as well. I really don't notice the battery kill and keep wifi/gps on while i'm at home...off at work
hope it helps!
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About how long do you have between GPS checks, so that I'll have a rough estimate of what doesn't kill the battery too fast?
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About how long do you have between GPS checks, so that I'll have a rough estimate of what doesn't kill the battery too fast?
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pretty sure i have it to whatever tasker defaults as. Maybe a minute or two longer. GPS doesn't touch the battery unless its working (you see the satellite). Give it a shot and see how it works. If you don't like it, it can be changed easily
MMBosstones86 said:
you can either use the 'wifi near' profile, or use gps as a location and turn on/off wifi based on that location.
i prefer the gps. the time between checks can be set in tasker as well. I really don't notice the battery kill and keep wifi/gps on while i'm at home...off at work
hope it helps!
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Yeah I was trying not to use gps, don't care about connecting to WiFi, just don't want it to still be polling for a signal when I forget to turn it off.
rmoney said:
Yeah I was trying not to use gps, don't care about connecting to WiFi, just don't want it to still be polling for a signal when I forget to turn it off.
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if you use wifi near, it'll turn on wifi to check every few minutes.
gps is set to poll 2 minutes when the screen is on, 10 minutes when screen is off. I find no problems with it on the battery
I know, but I'm not near WiFi often enough to bother connecting. I just want it so that the occasional time I do connect that when I forget to turn it off when I leave the area it doesn't stay on for the next hour till I notice.
heliotropeUCSD said:
5] If I can't find it, different SMS turns off WiFi, turns on GPS and 3G, waits for GPS, and responds to me with location via SMS. Also engages high volume setting.
6] If I don't like where it is, yet another SMS will initiate a lock sequence. This silences all alerts, sets the security flag on, and times out the screen. Then, wakes the device up with a message with my email and a nice request to return, sends me the GPS location again via SMS, and begins to popup a lock screen via Tasker every six seconds. The lock screen can be bypassed, but on reboot the device will require a PIN to access as the security flag will be set.
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I'm not sure how to set this up. Could you please explain how you did this?
Thanks!
I have a bunch... we need to figure out how to share the code for these...
Quiet night: Silent, wifi off, sets a variable that i am in sleepmode
Sleep mode emergency calls - if sleepmode is no, turns it off and lets it ring only on calls from certain numbers
Meeting silent: silent mode when I am in meetings
Face down silent: ****s it up if i turn it face down
Low battery: notifies me, turnjs off wifi and gps, drops brightness, switches to vibrate
Home: turn off gps, turn on wifi
No Keyguard: turns off keyguard and leaves on display when plugged in
Work: wifi off (security at work), drops volume on everything,
@mianthropic777 - something to note on your low battery profile. Vibrate actually uses much more energy than audible ringers. Might want to switch that one up
rmoney said:
I know, but I'm not near WiFi often enough to bother connecting. I just want it so that the occasional time I do connect that when I forget to turn it off when I leave the area it doesn't stay on for the next hour till I notice.
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I made a profile to turn wifi off one minute after the phone sleeps. It's an event so the wifi will not turn itself back on. I also made a widget to disable it incase I'm using the wifi to download a file.
how do you make a profile that silences and responds to sms's at movies?
I mean how does it know when you are at a theater?
Can you make a widget to turn this mode on with a touch of the widget?
Thanks
You could easily make a widget to do this for you, or you could set a gps location for your theater to do it automatically.
I've got a few that haven't been mentioned:
- When connected to my home wifi network, keyguard pattern is disabled
- Whenever I answer an incoming call, in-call volume automatically set to 1 (I have some loud obnoxious friends)
- When phone placed face down, switches to vibrate mode and gives me a single short vibrate to confirm. Also screen timeout switched to 7 seconds (shortest possible). Exit task (when phone flipped back up) reverts to whatever ring mode it was in, and gives 2 short vibrates to confirm
- When I launch Pandora, media volume automatically set to 1
Solomente said:
I've got a few that haven't been mentioned:
- When connected to my home wifi network, keyguard pattern is disabled
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It says keyguard pattern is not available for my phone, why?
(yes I have an Incredible)
I have it set to turn in airplane mode while im in school (high school 8-3) and check for messages every thirty minutes.
Saves the hell out of my battery. I leave around 6:30 in the morning and get home around 7:30 at night...usually have about 40% when I get home.
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I have a few questions.
I tried to make my own Juice Defender replacement:
Data Check -
Contexts:
Time
From 6:30
every 15 min
To 01:00
Power
Any
Inverted
Tasks:
Stop
if %SCREEN ~ ON
Stop
if %CELLSIG < 1
Mobile Data
On
Auto-Sync
On
Wait
2 min
Auto-Sync
Off
Mobile Data
Off
For some reason I can't set an end task, but I think I got around it. What this should do is when my screen is off and I have service it should check for any sort of notifications (facebook, mail), correct? Also, will I still get texts and calls instantly or does Mobile Data include these?
you shouldn't use the wait there as while tasker is waiting those 2 min nothing else can run.
I posted my tasks for this in another thread recently: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11097712&postcount=14
Is there anything else I can use instead of wait? I don't really want to make 4 profiles. Also I tried doing something else and it's not working. I attempted to make a Night Mode, however it doesn't turn on:
Nightenable:
Contexts:
From 1:00 Till 6:29
Tasks:
Variable Set %NIGHT, 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Night Mode:
Contexts:
Variable Set %NIGHT, 1
Tasks:
Lower Volume, etc.
why don't you want to use 4 tasks? That's the most ellegant way to do it
for the night mode don't set the variable but set the stuff you want straight away
I would do it in one task except I also have this:
Power Mode:
Contexts:
Power On
Tasks: (Menu)
(Night Mode) Variable Set %NIGHT, 1
(Normal Mode) Variable Set %NIGHT, 0
Vulf said:
I have a few questions.
I tried to make my own Juice Defender replacement:
Data Check -
Contexts:
Time
From 6:30
every 15 min
To 01:00
...
...
For some reason I can't set an end task, but I think I got around it. What this should do is when my screen is off and I have service it should check for any sort of notifications (facebook, mail), correct? Also, will I still get texts and calls instantly or does Mobile Data include these?
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How I do this:
Profile: Sleep
Time
From 23:00
un-checked
To 05:59
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Tasks: Sleep
Notification Pulse
OffRinger Volume
5Mobile data
OffWiFi
OffBluetooth
OffAuto-Sync
OffDisplay Brightness
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Exit Tasks: Awake
Notification Pulse
OnRinger Volume
15Auto Brightness
On
I utilize a whole other Project with several Profiles to control the Wifi & Mobile Data usage. now working on a BT radio policy
Hi,
i would like to have an app that makes android syncs all accounts only when screen is off
cant finf one that is able to do that ? even googled or searched the market.
thanks
Try llama... Add condition "screen off" then action "account sync"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with Beats Audio
AndroidNeophyte said:
Try llama... Add condition "screen off" then action "account sync"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with Beats Audio
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hmm but i hope it doesnt always sync when i turn the screen off :-/
lets try
edit: great app man... thanks
but got a problem
now the phone always syncs when screen is off
everytime
:-/
just want it to sync only when screen is of ... but in the schedule not everytime screen is off ...
do you have a tipp
Hmm... You can put a time in the condition so it will only sync at a certain time.... use "time between". I haven't played too much with the sync feature for llama yet.... Sorry if I not much help...
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with Beats Audio
Llama is ok but i prefer Tasker. Worth every cent.
ymirsson said:
Llama is ok but i prefer Tasker. Worth every cent.
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can tasker say to accounts just and only sync when screen is off ?
ahhh ^^ i cant deal with tasker ... how can i select wlan on when i am home ?
cell id ? ahhh ^^
with llama i can make it say something when it does something ... does it work with tasker too `?
dont find the option
Hello guys! I read this thread because I'm looking for a solution to a kind of similar problem.
I find it inconvenient that Wifi must always be set either ON of OFF, when Wifi is ON, it is constantly using the connection and reduces battery life enormously! When Wifi is OFF, it does never sync, and you have to enable your Wifi yourself everytime you want to check for your email. It makes me feel like I'm 20 years back, where you had to dial-in for checking your e-mail once a day.
Is it possible to work out a solution with the 2 app mentioned before (llama, tasker)?
JethroCl said:
Hello guys! I read this thread because I'm looking for a solution to a kind of similar problem.
I find it inconvenient that Wifi must always be set either ON of OFF, when Wifi is ON, it is constantly using the connection and reduces battery life enormously! When Wifi is OFF, it does never sync, and you have to enable your Wifi yourself everytime you want to check for your email. It makes me feel like I'm 20 years back, where you had to dial-in for checking your e-mail once a day.
Is it possible to work out a solution with the 2 app mentioned before (llama, tasker)?
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oh damn ... tasker is heavy ... but you can even cook a meal with it ... trust me
it can do everything ^^
oh god damn i need a video tutorial or something damn
i want to enable wifi when i am at home
disable wifi when i am not at home
enable bluetooth and a app when in dock mode
disable it afterwards
can someone explain how to do that
the app is to heavy for me
You may find the Google Group and/or the Wiki helpful.
I can provide you with some examples, but that has to wait till tomorrow.
If you don't want to wait - there are hundreds of profiles and tutorials around the www and i'm sure you'll find a few here on xda
€: Noticed the german flag: Try this site
i can wait ... if you have also some nice new ideas or scripts
let me know
Syncing with screen off is not a good idea!
It will make sure your phone cannot get into deep sleep mode, and thus consumes ALOT of power!
Giblet-dono said:
Syncing with screen off is not a good idea!
It will make sure your phone cannot get into deep sleep mode, and thus consumes ALOT of power!
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oh damn ... thats a good hint thanks
but i still need some tips i think
i make my phone say ... batt fully loaded when its charging and batterie is full
but it repeats rondomly after a few minutes or so ... how can i make the notification only one time ?
Giblet-dono said:
Syncing with screen off is not a good idea!
It will make sure your phone cannot get into deep sleep mode, and thus consumes ALOT of power!
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That depends highly on your sync frequency and what you might or might not additionally control via Tasker.
then tall me how to do it
i want the normal schedule what i set up in every account ... i wish that everything about sync is normal ... the only thing that should not happen is - dont sync when screen is on .
i tried that ... i even got the synker plugin
but i disabled sync when screen is on and enabled it when screen is off ...
and it syncs everytime screen is off ... thats not what i want ...
understand me ??
Code:
Profile 1:
- Context: Display off
- Task: set Variable to 1, turn AutoSync, BT, WiFi and Data off
Profile 2:
- Context: Display on
- Task: set above Variable to 2, turn AutoSync, BT, WiFi and Data on
Profile 3:
- Context: above Variable matches 1 and a (for example) 1h timer
- Task: WiFi, Data and AutoSync on, set a waittimer to sth. like 2min. then turn everything off
Well, thats a minimalistic version of what i do and very basic.
Maybe you can combine it via an exit-Task into only one profile, but i like to be flexible via Variables.
Possible extensions:
- WiFi will only get turned on, when you parsed a known SSID into a variable (i.e.: don't turn wifi on, if you won't get a connection)
- "Disply off" Profile (and Task) runs only on battery (i.e.: Display and connections stay on in Power plugged/Dock mode)
- Include CPU frequency & governor control
- Reduced CPU frequency when Display off only if you don't play media (music)
- Control your WiFi connection via location/cell towers und turn it off if you not near them
- mobile data off if wifi is connected
- ...
ymirsson said:
Code:
Profile 1:
- Context: Display off
- Task: set Variable to 1, turn AutoSync, BT, WiFi and Data off
Profile 2:
- Context: Display on
- Task: set above Variable to 2, turn AutoSync, BT, WiFi and Data on
Profile 3:
- Context: above Variable matches 1 and a (for example) 1h timer
- Task: WiFi, Data and AutoSync on, set a waittimer to sth. like 2min. then turn everything off
Well, thats a minimalistic version of what i do and very basic.
Maybe you can combine it via an exit-Task into only one profile, but i like to be flexible via Variables.
Possible extensions:
- WiFi will only get turned on, when you parsed a known SSID into a variable (i.e.: don't turn wifi on, if you won't get a connection)
- "Disply off" Profile (and Task) runs only on battery (i.e.: Display and connections stay on in Power plugged/Dock mode)
- Include CPU frequency & governor control
- Reduced CPU frequency when Display off only if you don't play media (music)
- Control your WiFi connection via location/cell towers und turn it off if you not near them
- mobile data off if wifi is connected
- ...
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nice
we have to stay in contact
will shoot you some questions later
thanks
What are some of your guys's favorite Tasker profiles for your GS3?
aaronfuhrer said:
What are some of your guys's favorite Tasker profiles for your GS3?
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One of my more useful ones is a set of Bluetooth controls. It has 3 core profiles and any number of time profiles that will turn Bluetooth on at a specified time and disable it after so many minutes with a few different conditions to handle active connections and such. This keep Bluetooth off for most of the day and only turns it on when I normally need it the most.
Profile Name: Bluetooth Noon
(I have three of these. One for the morning drive to work, one for lunch time and one for the drive home after work)
Contexts:
Time - 11:45
Days - Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Bluetooth - Set On
2.) Variable Set - Name %BTSchedActive To yes
3.) Wait - MS 0 Seconds 0 Minutes 30 Hours 1
4.) Variable Set - Name %BTSchedActive to no
5.) Profile Status - Name Bluetooth Countdown Set On
Profile Name: Bluetooth Connected
Contexts:
Bluetooth Connected - *, *
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Variable Set - Name %BTConnActive To yes
Exit Task
1.) Variable Set - Name %BTConnActive To no
2.) Profile Status - Name Bluetooth Countdown Set On
Profile Name: Bluetooth Countdown
Contexts:
Variable Value - %BTConnActive Matches no
Variable Value - %BTSchedActive Matches no
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Profile Status - Name Auto Off Unpaired Bluetooth Set On
Profile Name: Auto Off Unpaired Bluetooth
Contexts:
NOT Bluetooth Connected - *, *
Variable Value - %BLUE Matches on
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Variable Set - Name %TIMCOUNTER To %TIME + 900
2.) Wait - MS 0 Seconds 0 Minutes 1 Hours 0 Until %TIMES > %TIMCOUNTER
3.) Bluetooth - Set Off If %PACTIVE ~ *Auto Off Unpaired Bluetooth*
Edit: I've attached the XML files for ease of import. Just rename them from .txt to .xml after you download them.
Would anyone be able to create a tasker profile to disable the LED notification during certain hours (for TouchWiz)? Example, turn off all LED notifications at 11pm, turn back on at 7am.
s197 said:
Would anyone be able to create a tasker profile to disable the LED notification during certain hours (for TouchWiz)? Example, turn off all LED notifications at 11pm, turn back on at 7am.
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Try these out. The Disable Sync at night has the time component and prevents email and other Google sync items from being sync during that time frame (I have to leave my phone off silent for On-Call pages, but hate getting email notifications and such at 2am). With the below, from 11:30pm to 6:20am Sync is disabled. As a result, any notifications that do come in will trigger the other two profiles to get ride of the notification light. On handles the initial notification received the other turns the light back off if you turn the screen on the off again (normally the notification is reset and it would flash if we didn't add this extra step. The two that issue commands require Root. It would be best to manually run them once to ensure Tasker has the permissions it needs.
If you don't want sync disabled, then change the profile Active attribute in 'Disable Notify Light @night' to a Time range. Hope this helps.
Profile Name: Disable Notify Light @night
Contexts:
Notification - *, *
Profile Active - Disable Sync At Night
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Run Shell - Command echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern Use Root
Profile Name: Disable Notify Light
Contexts:
Display State - Off
Profile Active - Disable Disable Notify Light @night
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Run Shell - Command echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern Use Root
Profile Name: Disable Sync At Night
Contexts:
From - 23:30 Till 06:20
Power - Any
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Auto Sync - Set Off
Edit: I've attached the XML files for ease of import. Just rename them from .txt to .xml after you download them.
Will try this out tonight, really appreciate your help and quick response!
Thanks for those great profiles, ViperRacer. I hope you don't mind if I ask you a quick question. You don't need to go to the time to make one out if you don't want to, but I've been trying to make a profile to disable the lock screen when I'm at home. I have it set to disable when I'm on my Wi-Fi, but it only seems to work 50% of the time. It'll be off for a while, then randomly turn on again. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks again!
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Thanks for those great profiles, ViperRacer. I hope you don't mind if I ask you a quick question. You don't need to go to the time to make one out if you don't want to, but I've been trying to make a profile to disable the lock screen when I'm at home. I have it set to disable when I'm on my Wi-Fi, but it only seems to work 50% of the time. It'll be off for a while, then randomly turn on again. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks again!
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I'd be curious to know what your Advanced Wi-Fi Settings were, specifically the 'Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep'. If it is set to 'Never' or 'Only when plugged in' it will turn off the Wi-Fi at some point while the phone screen is off, thus causing the tasker profile to stop running until the phone is woken up again which would happen second to you turning on the phone and being presented with the unwanted lock screen.
I would suggest setting that option to 'Always' and see if it yields better results.
ViperRacer said:
Try these out. The Disable Sync at night has the time component and prevents email and other Google sync items from being sync during that time frame (I have to leave my phone off silent for On-Call pages, but hate getting email notifications and such at 2am). With the below, from 11:30pm to 6:20am Sync is disabled. As a result, any notifications that do come in will trigger the other two profiles to get ride of the notification light. On handles the initial notification received the other turns the light back off if you turn the screen on the off again (normally the notification is reset and it would flash if we didn't add this extra step. The two that issue commands require Root. It would be best to manually run them once to ensure Tasker has the permissions it needs.
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I tried the profiles last night and unfortunately it didn't work. The auto-sync didn't shut off and the LED notification stayed on. I did run it manually to allow root so I don't think that was the issue. Any idea why it didn't work?
s197 said:
I tried the profiles last night and unfortunately it didn't work. The auto-sync didn't shut off and the LED notification stayed on. I did run it manually to allow root so I don't think that was the issue. Any idea why it didn't work?
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That's rather strange. The disable auto sync is one of the simpler profiles and should have worked. I hate to ask, but is the profile enabled (green check mark)? All three should be enabled at all times. Try modifying the profile and set the time range to be something that would force it to activate now and plug it into a power source. If you don't want the power source requirement (which is another possibility) just remove that context. I personally keep it in case I'm out late with friends so I continue to get email even if it is past the hour.
s197 said:
I tried the profiles last night and unfortunately it didn't work. The auto-sync didn't shut off and the LED notification stayed on. I did run it manually to allow root so I don't think that was the issue. Any idea why it didn't work?
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I also ran this last night.
In order for the profile to kick in it needs to be during the time specified and plugged in.
Once I plugged in my phone my sync turned off.
My red battery charge light did come on. Not sure if this stayed on the whole time or not. Later at night when I woke up I did not see the green charged light on.
At the specified time in the morning, while still plugged in my sync turned back on and I received my email messages.
So for me this worked well, but I will need to check to see why the red light stayed on. I would have expected the profile to kill this light too.
Thanks for these profiles they worked pretty good for me.
Austin808 said:
...My red battery charge light did come on. Not sure if this stayed on the whole time or not. Later at night when I woke up I did not see the green charged light on...
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I had turned my charging light off within the first day of getting the phone so I've never actually tested that part. I would take a guess that there is no notification occurring, thus the profile isn't triggered killing the LED for charging. The Green LED is killed because we do get a notification in the bar for a full charge. One solution is to maybe add another couple of tasks in the Disable Sync At Night profile that waits for 10 seconds and then issue the command there to kill off that light. But thats only a guess. I'll play around with it and see if that would fix it.
Update:
I tested out this and it worked. Screen was off and within 10 seconds the led was shutoff.
Profile Name: Disable Sync At Night
Contexts:
From - 23:30 Till 06:20
Power - Any
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Auto Sync - Set Off
2.) Wait - Seconds10
3.) Run Shell - Command echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern Use Root
This will take care of the initial red charging light. As a note, the light in theory would come back if the screen was turned back on and off but the other profile triggered at display off will handle that condition. Adjust the 10 second wait as needed if your screen timeout is longer. May not be much of an issue though as the other profile should kick in in the event the screen stays on long enough.
ViperRacer said:
That's rather strange. The disable auto sync is one of the simpler profiles and should have worked. I hate to ask, but is the profile enabled (green check mark)? All three should be enabled at all times. Try modifying the profile and set the time range to be something that would force it to activate now and plug it into a power source. If you don't want the power source requirement (which is another possibility) just remove that context. I personally keep it in case I'm out late with friends so I continue to get email even if it is past the hour.
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Doh! I was testing it without it being plugged in. I bet that was the problem, thanks I'll adjust to remove that feature and see if it works.
Edit: Works!
ViperRacer said:
Update:
I tested out this and it worked. Screen was off and within 10 seconds the led was shutoff.
Profile Name: Disable Sync At Night
Contexts:
From - 23:30 Till 06:20
Power - Any
Tasks:
Enter Task
1.) Auto Sync - Set Off
2.) Wait - Seconds10
3.) Run Shell - Command echo 0 > /sys/devices/virtual/sec/led/led_pattern Use Root
This will take care of the initial red charging light. As a note, the light in theory would come back if the screen was turned back on and off but the other profile triggered at display off will handle that condition. Adjust the 10 second wait as needed if your screen timeout is longer. May not be much of an issue though as the other profile should kick in in the event the screen stays on long enough.
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Thanks, this information helped me to find a solution that works for me.
I added the Wait 10 seconds to the task Notify Light Off.
Added Notify Light Off task to the Disable Sync At Night profile
Changed profile Disable Notify Light, change the Profile Active to Disable Sync At Night (if I did not do this if I turn on the screen then back off again the light would stay on)
I think this is working perfectly for me now. Thanks again.
I have these (no order) I can think of:
1. power plug: turn keyguard off, keep screen on
2. wifi off at 10:30 pm in case I forget to turn it off (battery savings)
3. sync off 10:30-6am so I do not get emails and such while I sleep
4. on sunday's from 9-10:15 it mutes the phone while I am in church
5. from 11:45pm until 5:30am it goes into airplane mode (battery savings)
6. when Navi app is run, GPS is turned on, screen brightness is turned up, keyguard is turned off, screen stays on
7. BT turns off at 9pm (battery savings)
8. whenever BT initially syncs, a tone is played to tell me the phone is connected and ready
Hmm, that keep Wi-Fi on during sleep option didn't seem to help. Not sure what else it would be. Thanks for trying anyways!
aaronfuhrer said:
Hmm, that keep Wi-Fi on during sleep option didn't seem to help. Not sure what else it would be. Thanks for trying anyways!
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There is a little known bug/feature of the S3. I found and saved this tip a while back. Needs to be done every time you reboot though.
WiFi Powersave
Using the phone dialer, dial *#0011# then press the menu key, then from the popup menu, select WiFi. You will see a button to turn off the power save mode. It will stay off until the phone is restarted, and this should allow control by Tasker to be more consistent. Press the back button repeatedly to get out of these screens.
Thanks for tips I was wondering why I couldn't get the lock screen profiles to work either. What if they were tied to cell towers near home?
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aaronfuhrer said:
Hmm, that keep Wi-Fi on during sleep option didn't seem to help. Not sure what else it would be. Thanks for trying anyways!
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My lock screen has randomly appeard on me as well.
Profiles:
Wi-fi on when in range of certain towers
lock screen off when connected to router
I seem to get the random unexpected lock screens after a rebooting, and thought I had it narrowed down to cycling tasker on and off a few times. I just started using tasker a couple days ago, will keep tinkering with it, let me know if this helps you at all.
I just started using tasker and I'm trying to create a (what should be) very simple profile.
I want to have my display brightness normally set to 36% on battery and 75% when plugged in.
It works very well, except that if I reboot my phone while plugged in, it will not go back down in brightness once i unplug it.
I simply set a "task" to set the brighness at level 165 when power source is AC. I don't see a selection for battery, just "any, AC or USB".
How do I get it to check if it's not plugged in to set the display brighness?
modmandan said:
I just started using tasker and I'm trying to create a (what should be) very simple profile.
I want to have my display brightness normally set to 36% on battery and 75% when plugged in.
It works very well, except that if I reboot my phone while plugged in, it will not go back down in brightness once i unplug it.
I simply set a "task" to set the brighness at level 165 when power source is AC. I don't see a selection for battery, just "any, AC or USB".
How do I get it to check if it's not plugged in to set the display brighness?
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Try using the Invert option with Both AC/USB. It should fire when power is not provided by either of those sources.