GPS and Tasker - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

Ok, so I may be a little iffy here.
I have tasker and secure settings w/ helper installed and I'm running the latest version of cleanrom lite.
So in secure settings I have the GPS option enabled via helper and in Tasker I'm able to select it as a misc action.
What I want to do is have it enable GPS when I launch the Map, Nav, or Places application and disable when I leave them. I think I have it set up properly, but my problem is it isn't enabling the GPS. The profile will enable but it won't change the setting.
Any feedback here?
Edit: I found the fix. I feel derpy. For anyone looking to do something similar once you have Secure Settings w/ Helper installed and you go to set the setting in Tasker do not attempt to go Misc - > GPS. It won't work. Instead select Plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration and choose GPS. That'll get it working for you just peachy.

soapbubble said:
Ok, so I may be a little iffy here.
I have tasker and secure settings w/ helper installed and I'm running the latest version of cleanrom lite.
So in secure settings I have the GPS option enabled via helper and in Tasker I'm able to select it as a misc action.
What I want to do is have it enable GPS when I launch the Map, Nav, or Places application and disable when I leave them. I think I have it set up properly, but my problem is it isn't enabling the GPS. The profile will enable but it won't change the setting.
Any feedback here?
Edit: I found the fix. I feel derpy. For anyone looking to do something similar once you have Secure Settings w/ Helper installed and you go to set the setting in Tasker do not attempt to go Misc - > GPS. It won't work. Instead select Plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration and choose GPS. That'll get it working for you just peachy.
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Thank you mate! Was just having this problem with jellybean. Either way working on the exit function.

soapbubble said:
Edit: I found the fix. I feel derpy. For anyone looking to do something similar once you have Secure Settings w/ Helper installed and you go to set the setting in Tasker do not attempt to go Misc - > GPS. It won't work. Instead select Plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration and choose GPS. That'll get it working for you just peachy.
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I'm rooted, I have Superuser, busybox, secure settings and helper all installed. I have "green circles" at each location in helper indicating that I can change all these things but when i hit "Plugin>secure settings>configuration" I only get the top half of the list...not the bottom half.
can someone help?
Edited to add: found the answer; the right side green check boxes needed to be checked.

Thank you thank you. I've been looking for this fix. love tasker not easy to use though

Thank you!

soapbubble said:
Ok, so I may be a little iffy here.
I have tasker and secure settings w/ helper installed and I'm running the latest version of cleanrom lite.
So in secure settings I have the GPS option enabled via helper and in Tasker I'm able to select it as a misc action.
What I want to do is have it enable GPS when I launch the Map, Nav, or Places application and disable when I leave them. I think I have it set up properly, but my problem is it isn't enabling the GPS. The profile will enable but it won't change the setting.
Any feedback here?
Edit: I found the fix. I feel derpy. For anyone looking to do something similar once you have Secure Settings w/ Helper installed and you go to set the setting in Tasker do not attempt to go Misc - > GPS. It won't work. Instead select Plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration and choose GPS. That'll get it working for you just peachy.
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I've tried this I've set it to enabled and toggle and nothing happens when I open my satnav app waze.
Any ideas

Just as a note : be careful with this particular formula in Tasker. I use it as well, but the problem is if you're using, say, a navigation program. You open it up, Tasker sees it open, enables GPS, everything is right with the world. You're chugging along. You stop at a red light, and... get a text or something, and you tap to see it. As soon as you switch away from the navigation app, even if it's running in the background, Tasker will count that as "exiting" the program, and disable GPS (at least in my experience). Your navigation app will still run in the background but not have GPS to tell you where to go until you bring it to the foreground again.

Can you get Tasker/GPS to work on an un-rooted phone?

No.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
No.
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Dangit.

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Problem with Widgetsoid on Android

So I`m new here and if my thread is not on the right place - sorry. And here it is my problem:
I`m using Widgetsoid Switcher Widget and have this very annoying problem that when i turn on something it not works (For example: I turn on my data service, widget indicates that it`s turned on but actually it's not. If I turned it on from the Settings menu the widget indicates it`s turned on and when I stop it from the widget it doesn`t stop). Same with WiFi and GPS... This thing is freaking me out so if somebody can help me it would be great or if you can tell me other app like that one with options for customization. Thanks in advance
Can`t somebody help me?
podmatrix said:
Can`t somebody help me?
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Hi,
Try to uninstall, install and reboot directly after install (it's important!).
After go to global preferences and check "Disable all apn"
Create your widgets and it will be ok.
Now everythings is fine but Data Service still doesnt't work... Any ideas?
data toggle help
i had the same problem with the data/3g toggle on my htc evo. what you have to do is go to "settings->wireless & networks->then scroll down and make sure there is a check mark in the "mobile network" setting" in order for the widget to control it the setting must first be enabled. it took me and the dev 3 days to find this out.
also if that doesn't work go into the app itself and as soon as it opens it you should see something at the top that says data toggle mode. make sure that setting is set to "APN toggle" and not "APN rename"
hope this helps. remember to rep if it did
Thanks man
No problem
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I had a similar problem today, it looks like the data switch in Widgetsoid places a dash in front of your AccessPoint name in order to block data transfer and removes that dash when you click switch again.
After messing with Widget I was not able to connect to net, I installed, uninstalled, etc, and then I noticed that APN list was empty, I had to add the APN again and restart it, I think (as said above) that you need the data to be ON then do a restart in order for Widgetsoid to properly read the status.
If you're rooted, use the new "root method" to toggle data. It doesn't mess with your APN & it works flawlessly for me. It's the first time I've had a data toggle that actually works.
A simple method
FIX = Settings>Location & Security>Select Device Administrators> *Uncheck Widgetsoid
Uninstalled
Thanks to: mr.noobsalot
I know this is an old thread, but where is the global preferences on version 3.4.1 it doesnt appear when I click apply.
Im using a HTC sensation and ICS.
Thanks
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Stay FAR away from Widgetsoid. It can slow a Galaxy S5 down to a Crawl. Your Dialer will not function, Your phone will not respond. Its trying to load your phone with Ads or something and keeps your CPU busy, whether its a dual core or quad doesn't matter. Developer does not respond and does not seem to care. After uninstalling this App, the phone feels "new" again.
I believe this app is some type of Spyware/Malware combo. Why does it need access to my Contacts? Something very fishy and the developer never responds. It's a great Widget when it works but certain things about it don't seem right. Uninstalled!

Tasker Question

Can someone please walk me through enabling GPS on Tasker and Secure settings? I;'d like to do the Auto GPS toggling but it keeps telling me that Google locked? GPS since version 2.1? Help!!
Use titanium backup to make Tasker a system app, then it will be able to toggle gps
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda premium
Did that and it still doesn't work. Any other ideas?
gpo1956 said:
Did that and it still doesn't work. Any other ideas?
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Sorry. I didn't actually test it when I answered your question...I know that for the Notification Toggles app, making it a system app will allow it to toggle your GPS. It seems that Tasker has a built in popup that doesn't allow GPS to be set based on your version of Android, as in it doesn't even let you attempt to see if it works. The popup does suggest downloading the "Secure Settings" plugin, link below. I have no experience with it but based on the reviews it seems to work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...pYmxlb2JqZWN0LnNlY3VyZXNldHRpbmdzLnBsdWdpbiJd
Edit: Just tested out Secure Settings and yeah, it works. Just download the helper app from within Secure Settings and you're good to go.
Thanks. I kept trying and trying to enable GPS and finally it let me do it. I'm rolling now!

Minor issue with Tasker and GPS settings

I'm almost positive I had this working in the past but it's not now some reason. I'm running CM10.2 on a Skyrocket. All I am attempting to do is turn the GPS on or off using a task. I ran the task manually, everything else is working fine. Tasker has root permissions as shown in superuser, and just to be sure it also is a device administrator and is in the system app folder. Secure settings doesn't have an option for GPS in the free version.
vpxf said:
I'm almost positive I had this working in the past but it's not now some reason. I'm running CM10.2 on a Skyrocket. All I am attempting to do is turn the GPS on or off using a task. I ran the task manually, everything else is working fine. Tasker has root permissions as shown in superuser, and just to be sure it also is a device administrator and is in the system app folder. Secure settings doesn't have an option for GPS in the free version.
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tasker?
use the drop down menu as it couldnt get any easier than that, no extra apps needed
vincom said:
tasker?
use the drop down menu as it couldnt get any easier than that, no extra apps needed
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I wrote a script that I use, as well for my girlfriend who does not like to manually adjust things so much. I'm assuming your response means that you have no idea as to why it's not working
Automatic GPS on/off > manual

[Q] App accessibility problems on CM12.1 Unnofficial [Lollipop 5.1.1]

Hi all
I'm having problems with the accessibility options in the CM12.1 port for my SM-P900. You can set which applications have access to other applications on your device e.g. letting Lastpass have access to other applications so that it can fill forms and passwords for you.
The option to enable this is in the 'Accessibility' section of the settings. I open this section, I toggle the option to 'On', which then opens a confirmation dialogue to confirm that you do want to turn it on. The problem I then have it that I cannot press the 'OK' option no matter what I do! The 'Cancel' button work perfectly but the confirmation will not work no matter what!
I've read other threads that this may be an overlay issue to stop tapjacking exploits (say, for example, if you have Twilight installed). I have turned off all overlays, yet I'm still not able to proceed.
Does anyone have any ideas or insight?
Ta
Found that it was related to Lux app for me...
If, by chance, you have Lux or Lux Dash installed I discovered it necessary to disable Lux and only then I was able to turn on Accessibility for LastPass. System would not allow me to do so prior to disable Lux.
Once turned on for LastPass I re-enabled Lux and all is working as expected. I do hope this helps as it is was very frustrating for me and was only one post which pointed to Lux as the root cause. They uninstalled but that was not necessary for me, disable / re-enable works the trick!
http://forums.androidcentral.com/as...-why-can-t-i-turn-services-accessibility.html
Mine was related to "copy bubble float" when I turned that off I was able to enable last pass and then turn copy bubble back on.

[Q] Tasker & Secure Settings > GPS issues

Hopefully someone can help me out with this...been reading forums etc. for a while and can't find an answer..
Rooted HTC One m8. Tasker pro. Secure Settings free version. Running 5.0.1
I installed the helped for tasker (or whatever it's called now) and added a new task. Went to plugins >secure settings>gps and set for 'enabled'. When I test the task, it gives me nothing. I trying setting a shortcut to see if that might work and same result as the test. When I go into tasker and click 'test action' it says 'executing action' and it works. However, as soon as I try just clicking the play button,nothing. No clue what else to try, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Same Issue with Llama Locale + Secure Settings
Kevinj17 said:
Hopefully someone can help me out with this...been reading forums etc. for a while and can't find an answer..
Rooted HTC One m8. Tasker pro. Secure Settings free version. Running 5.0.1
I installed the helped for tasker (or whatever it's called now) and added a new task. Went to plugins >secure settings>gps and set for 'enabled'. When I test the task, it gives me nothing. I trying setting a shortcut to see if that might work and same result as the test. When I go into tasker and click 'test action' it says 'executing action' and it works. However, as soon as I try just clicking the play button,nothing. No clue what else to try, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm running Exodus 5.1.1 on my OnePlus One. In Llama with the Secure Settings plug in, when I test and activity to toggle GPS to High Accuracy Mode when Maps or Waze is launched, the test works flawlessly. When I actually launch Maps or Waze though, the action never triggers and remains on GPS Battery Savings Mode.

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