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I have been using Tasker the last couple of days and I am really started to like this app. I havent even scratched the surface of what this app is capable of but it would be nice to have a thread for all Tasker users to share the Profiles.
I currently have mine setup to shut off 3G when the screen is off and turn it back on when the screen is on. Its been working great. I got home today from work and was at 70% battery life after 10 hrs of light usage throughout the day.
So far I have
GPS Auto on and off when I open maps
Display off / data off
Display on / data on
Home area wifi auto enable
Battery full alert
NightSMSResponder
Missed call Auto reply
Call recorder
Screen off / Data off: do you still receive emails and mms?
Best app out!
I've been using this app for awhile as well... I've been able to fully automate the processes that I had to remember to do to conserve battery.
This is my setup.
1.At Girlfriend's house - GPS off, auto brightness on, notifications silenced and from 3am - 7am text messages are set to auto reply and calls sent to voicemail.
2.Headphones plugged - Load music app, adjust media volume, and turn screen off after 30 seconds.
3.Any power connected (USB or AC) - Key lock off
4.If USB plugged and file explore (Astro, ES) loaded, mount SD
5.Maps,Navigation loaded - GPS on, Auto Brightness on, System vol to max
Just some basic profiles.
I'm still in the trial period, do I have to purchase to be able to import the download-able profiles from the step through section of the site?
ATownI20 said:
I've been using this app for awhile as well... I've been able to fully automate the processes that I had to remember to do to conserve battery.
This is my setup.
1.At Girlfriend's house - GPS off, auto brightness on, notifications silenced and from 3am - 7am text messages are set to auto reply and calls sent to voicemail.
2.Headphones plugged - Load music app, adjust media volume, and turn screen off after 30 seconds.
3.Any power connected (USB or AC) - Key lock off
4.If USB plugged and file explore (Astro, ES) loaded, mount SD
5.Maps,Navigation loaded - GPS on, Auto Brightness on, System vol to max
Just some basic profiles.
I'm still in the trial period, do I have to purchase to be able to import the download-able profiles from the step through section of the site?
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I was able to download profiles while in the trial period. The only problem I had was downloading profiles that had multiple downloads. What version are you using? I am using 1.0.8b2 but I see that b3 is available now.
thefoss said:
Screen off / Data off: do you still receive emails and mms?
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No I do not. I can set it up so that data will toggle on and off every 5,10,15 minutes or whatever you want it set it.
I would like to figure out a way to have tasker enter my passcode that is required with my exchange lock since lockpicker does not work with Froyo
dmoses1969 said:
No I do not. I can set it up so that data will toggle on and off every 5,10,15 minutes or whatever you want it set it.
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I was trying to set that up last night but it was telling me to install APNdroid for it to turn the data off. APNdroid states on their market page that it doesn't work with CDMA, so I have to ask, how did you manage to have Tasker turn data on and off ?
e-motion said:
I was trying to set that up last night but it was telling me to install APNdroid for it to turn the data off. APNdroid states on their market page that it doesn't work with CDMA, so I have to ask, how did you manage to have Tasker turn data on and off ?
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If you install the latest beta version it will toggle data without using APNdroid. I do not have it installed and it works fine.
e-motion said:
I was trying to set that up last night but it was telling me to install APNdroid for it to turn the data off. APNdroid states on their market page that it doesn't work with CDMA, so I have to ask, how did you manage to have Tasker turn data on and off ?
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Sorry for the double post
dmoses1969 said:
I was able to download profiles while in the trial period. The only problem I had was downloading profiles that had multiple downloads. What version are you using? I am using 1.0.8b2 but I see that b3 is available now.
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Just switched over to Baked Snack 1.3 after Titanium Backup finishes my restore I will try again and I will let you know. Definitely going to buy this app once my trial is over!
How do you toggle network to check for sms,mms,email every few mins? I can't seem to figure it out.
1wingangel said:
How do you toggle network to check for sms,mms,email every few mins? I can't seem to figure it out.
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I used this guide on LifeHacker and it works great. Just ignore "requires APNDroid" http://lifehacker.com/5601133/push-...awesome-heights-with-these-tasker-setups#data
• First Profile
Context: Time -> From 23:00 to 05:30.
Tasks: Net -> Mobile Data -> (Keep unchecked). Turning off mobile data
Net -> WiFi -> Set: Off. But don't worry, because we'll turn it back on with our
• Second Profile
Context: Time -> From 23:15 to 05:15 repeating every 15 minutes. Note the displacement 15 minutes "into" the other profile we just created.
Tasks: Net -> WiFi -> Set: Toggle. This means WiFi is alternating on and off every 15 minutes, cutting its overall usage and idle time about 50 percent.
dmoses1969 said:
If you install the latest beta version it will toggle data without using APNdroid. I do not have it installed and it works fine.
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I bought Tasker just a few minutes ago and the ON/OFF Mobile Data actions do not work with or without APNdroid.
AvatarOfFrost said:
I bought Tasker just a few minutes ago and the ON/OF Mobile Data actions do not work with or without APNdroid.
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Did you install the latest beta version? http://tasker.dinglisch.net/releases/Tasker.1.0.8b3.apk
How's battery life with this app? I've read it is a hog.
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I bought Tasker just a few minutes ago and the ON/OFF Mobile Data actions do not work with or without APNdroid.
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Try copying what I have showing here just to see if data is toggling. I set the delay for data on so that I could actually see the data come on. I didnt believe it was working either until I put the delay in there.
wuclan48 said:
How's battery life with this app? I've read it is a hog.
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My battery life has been noticeably better.
Ya know I tried this earlier after seeing this post and it got a little annoying to figure out, I honestly have been using a program called overclock widget and it has increased my battery by at least double.... and I am running stock rooted with Sprint bloatware removed
I have it setup to turn data off when the screen is off and data on when the screen is on. How can you make it toggle data on and off when the screen is off so you can still get email and stuff?
boredmug said:
I have it setup to turn data off when the screen is off and data on when the screen is on. How can you make it toggle data on and off when the screen is off so you can still get email and stuff?
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Adjust the time to whatever you want. You can also change it to toggle data instead of wifi
• First Profile
Context: Time -> From 23:00 to 05:30.
Tasks: Net -> Mobile Data -> (Keep unchecked). Turning off mobile data
Net -> WiFi -> Set: Off. But don't worry, because we'll turn it back on with our
• Second Profile
Context: Time -> From 23:15 to 05:15 repeating every 15 minutes. Note the displacement 15 minutes "into" the other profile we just created.
Tasks: Net -> WiFi -> Set: Toggle. This means WiFi is alternating on and off every 15 minutes, cutting its overall usage and idle time about 50 percent.
Hi!
My auto brightness keeps resetting it selfs back to manual brightness.
Does anyone know why?
Mine does that too, usually when I go into Settings. I know other people have had trouble with it resetting after using the camera.
lennonish said:
Mine does that too, usually when I go into Settings. I know other people have had trouble with it resetting after using the camera.
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Are you using the same ROM as me?
I have not updates to 401.3 just because i'm lazy... maybe this problem has been fixed in this newer version....?!
ToddeSwe said:
Hi!
My auto brightness keeps resetting it selfs back to manual brightness.
Does anyone know why?
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+1 same here. Every time that my phone power dips below a certain number it disables auto brightness and puts the brightness to full, which is not only annoying, it is counter intuitive. I've tried changing my brightness to something low before enabling auto brightness, in hopes that when the phone disables auto brightness on low power it will move to a low brightness state, but that doesn't do anything either. It still goes to full brightness when battery levels get low enough.
graymoment said:
+1 same here. Every time that my phone power dips below a certain number it disables auto brightness and puts the brightness to full, which is not only annoying, it is counter intuitive. I've tried changing my brightness to something low before enabling auto brightness, in hopes that when the phone disables auto brightness on low power it will move to a low brightness state, but that doesn't do anything either. It still goes to full brightness when battery levels get low enough.
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Same for me, so what I do is use the dimmer app, and so when my power gets low and the brightness goes to full, I click the widget and it turns the brightness down to minimum.
I've got the same problem, and I am just using the default HTC sense software, no custom firmware flashed.
try clearing data. it must be a stale config in your settings
silverballer said:
try clearing data. it must be a stale config in your settings
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Clear what and where?
I think they mean in settings/applications/manage applications/all
But Im not sure if they mean the HTC sense software entries, to clear the data for those. Be warned though, I think this will reset all your settings and customizations.
~T.J.
02CWRX said:
I think they mean in settings/applications/manage applications/all
But Im not sure if they mean the HTC sense software entries, to clear the data for those. Be warned though, I think this will reset all your settings and customizations.
~T.J.
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That we don't want I'll wait for a new ROM and meantime i keep my eyes on this manually!
is it possible to get tasker to automatically turn on GPS when when screen is on, and turn off GPS when the screen is off(or the device is locked)
i tried for about 2 hours yesterday and ended up giving up the most i could get it to do is just toggle the location settings
are you trying to duck NSA surveillance or increase battery life? because getting that working would accomplish neither.
Enddo said:
is it possible to get tasker to automatically turn on GPS when when screen is on, and turn off GPS when the screen is off(or the device is locked)
i tried for about 2 hours yesterday and ended up giving up
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You will need secure settings plugin to do that, but yes, it should be possible.
I have a profile that enables GPS (active) only when I launch maps, and disables GPS (switch to battery saving mode in 4.4) when I exit maps.
In my case, disabling active GPS (i.e.. keep it in battery saving mode) helped random wakelocks from location reporting etc, Maps (navigation) is the only app that I use that needs active GPS. I don't have any other app that absolutely needs to have GPS coordinates for me.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
are you trying to duck NSA surveillance or increase battery life? because getting that working would accomplish neither.
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im trying to decrease wakelocks at night while sleeping. location + google now keeps my phone up almost all night. i just want to automate this instead of having to do it manually
jj14 said:
You will need secure settings plugin to do that, but yes, it should be possible.
I have a profile that enables GPS (active) only when I launch maps, and disables GPS (switch to battery saving mode in 4.4) when I exit maps.
In my case, disabling active GPS (i.e.. keep it in battery saving mode) helped random wakelocks from location reporting etc, Maps (navigation) is the only app that I use that needs active GPS. I don't have any other app that absolutely needs to have GPS coordinates for me.
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battery saver mode + google now keeps my phone up all night with location pings. i need to disable location completely
Enddo said:
battery saver mode + google now keeps my phone up all night with location pings. i need to disable location completely
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If location is set to Battery saver mode, that should not cause battery life degradation. But if it is, then 'disabling GPS' is not what you want to do - you want to see how to disable location reporting entirely (exactly as what your updated title indicates).
I don't think secure settings has been updated to support that feature in 4.4 - but hopefully other forum members will have suggestions.
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If location is set to Battery saver mode, that should not cause battery life degradation. But if it is, then 'disabling GPS' is not what you want to do - you want to see how to disable location reporting entirely (exactly as what your updated title indicates).
I don't think secure settings has been updated to support that feature in 4.4 - but hopefully other forum members will have suggestions.
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i dont know what to tell you then. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551846 shows tons of people with this issue
it doesn't drain battery while my phone is on and active. but when i lock the screen at night to sleep, my phone gets hardly any deep sleep mode. i took a shower yesterday and these two services woke my device up 96 and 44 times within a 20 minute span
i have already tried disabling location reporting and location history. this did not fix anything while my device was locked. it still had hundreds of wakeups at night
and i believe you're right. i dont think secure settings works with 4.4 either this is the issue i've been running into, i believe
Enddo said:
... believe you're right. i dont think secure settings works with 4.4...
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It does work, but you first have to install the alternative helper in settings. Then Location Services will be enabled and you can turn it on and off when you want.
Sent from my Nexus 5
PhilipTD said:
It does work, but you first have to install the alternative helper in settings. Then Location Services will be enabled and you can turn it on and off when you want.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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im pretty sure i installed that. well, first i installed the helper, and then i installed it as a service(option at hte bottom) since i had root
Enddo said:
im pretty sure i installed that. well, first i installed the helper, and then i installed it as a service(option at hte bottom) since i had root
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Just make sure it's the alternative one.
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Hi
I've got an issue with my stock and rooted Nexus 5 (4.4.2). Based on what Better Battery Stats shows, the device is always Awake (see attached screenshot "Nexus-5-Never-Sleeps_c.jpg"), or, put differently, never in Deep Sleep (→ "Nexus-5-Never-Sleeps_g.jpg"). Additionally, I see that there's a *backup* Partial Wakelock, which is always running (→ "Nexus-5-Never-Sleeps_d.jpg").
While the battery drain isn't that bad (-17% in 7 hours), I still find that pretty strange. The device was "idle" all that time (ie. just lying there, with constant Wi-Fi and screen basically always off, receiving SMS and vibrating at times).
I have switched from 4G to 3G data connection and have disabled Dropbox photo sync. I also turned off Google+ pictures auto backup (and also sync of Google Fotos and Google+ Fotos in the account sync settings).
Hm, ja, well, how to allow the device to go to sleep/how to find out, what's keeping it awake? What's that *backup* wake lock?
Thanks,
Alexander
That is strange. Hopefully someone can chime in on what backup might be doing but if I ever notice something running abnormally long like that a phone reboot usually fixes it right up.
17% in 7 hours is horrible. I lose maybe 3% in the same amount of time. Have you tried disabling your wifi? Or changing the sleep policy to "only when plugged in" or "never"?
Also, do you have your N5 setup to backup to google servers? I'd disable that as well.
What app did you use to edit your pictures?
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bblzd said:
That is strange. Hopefully someone can chime in on what backup might be doing but if I ever notice something running abnormally long like that a phone reboot usually fixes it right up.
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Yeah, a reboot often fixes it - I think I rebooted already. Will do now and report back tomorrow night. Thx.
_MetalHead_ said:
17% in 7 hours is horrible. I lose maybe 3% in the same amount of time. Have you tried disabling your wifi? Or changing the sleep policy to "only when plugged in" or "never"?
Also, do you have your N5 setup to backup to google servers? I'd disable that as well.
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Disable wifi? How to get data then? That's no solution, as the N5 is then just a paper weight. Data is too expensive and slow.
I have backup enabled. And, well, for kicks and giggles, I'll disable that as well (after tomorrow, as to not mix up results with having rebooted). Where do I disable backup exactly?
FuMMoD said:
What app did you use to edit your pictures?
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Skitch → https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote.skitch
alexs77 said:
Disable wifi? How to get data then? That's no solution, as the N5 is then just a paper weight. Data is too expensive and slow.
I have backup enabled. And, well, for kicks and giggles, I'll disable that as well (after tomorrow, as to not mix up results with having rebooted). Where do I disable backup exactly?
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I'm not 100% sure what that *backup* represents but I would guess it's the one you can find in Settings under Personal called Backup & Reset. It could also be related to Auto Sync.
alexs77 said:
Disable wifi? How to get data then? That's no solution, as the N5 is then just a paper weight. Data is too expensive and slow.
I have backup enabled. And, well, for kicks and giggles, I'll disable that as well (after tomorrow, as to not mix up results with having rebooted). Where do I disable backup exactly?
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I'm not saying permanently disable wifi, just when you aren't using it. You can set your wifi to sleep when the phone sleeps. When you turn your screen back on, your wifi will turn back on as well. It's in advanced settings.
For backup, there is an option in settings called "backup and reset".
Ok in wifi go into settings and disable wifi analyze, in locations select Battery saver, if you have app Ops then use it to disable location in the Google play services.
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Does anyone know how to clear stats from the three sections in Android 6.0?: Memory, Data and Battery
Settings >> Memory
Settings >> Data Usage
Settings >> Battery Usage
Thank you~!
topiogg said:
Does anyone know how to clear stats from the three sections in Android 6.0?: Memory, Data and Battery
Settings >> Memory
Settings >> Data Usage
Settings >> Battery Usage
Thank you~!
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for clearing battery stats use battery calibrating app
and i dnt knw abt other memory n data
EMONESSboy said:
for clearing battery stats use battery calibrating app
and i dnt knw abt other memory n data
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Thank you Emonessboy.
Apparently I have not find any answers on the internet and hope I would get them here.
Sorry to create useless reply posts here, but just wondering if anyone has come up with solutions to this?
Thank you~