I'm not sure if this has been answered before.. But does the Raphael still have this feature? If so, how do I activate/use it? If not, is there any software that can be downloaded?
Thanks!
There's a simple voice command feature built in. Go to start/settings/voice speed dial. You can set up voice recognized dialing from your contacts. If you tap the applications tab, you can open programs with voice recognition. It works fine for my needs. If you need something more complicated, there are third party programs available.
Use Voice Command
1. Go to the Home screen, then press and hold the TALK/SEND ( ) button.
The Voice Command icon ( ) appears on the title bar.
2. After the beep, say any of the following commands:
• Call <Contact>, to call a person in your Contact’s list.
• Open <Program>, to open a program.
• What’s my schedule today, to know your day’s upcoming appointments.
• Play anything, to play all audio files on your device.
Tip For a complete list of commands that you can say, see Help on your device.
3. When Voice Command prompts you to confirm your command, say Yes or
Correct. Voice Command then executes the command.
Go to the following web site to see a list of voice commands available.
http://forums.wireless.att.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&thread.id=101018
Hope that helps
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After a lot of troubleshooting, a rom reinstallation and a couple of workarounds, I can now finally start Tasker tasks, from my Gear 2 Neo, on my Galaxy S3, which in turn can control almost anything on the phone itself, my laptops or other devices! Before this, I was only able to send notifications from Tasker to the Gear 2, which is also cool but controlling your smartphone with your smartwatch gives you endless possibilities!
Back to the tutorial. There are two ways to get this working:
On Samsung devices with a stock rom (currently 17 devices)
Samsung Galaxy S5
Galaxy Grand 2
Galaxy Note 3
Galaxy Note 3 Neo
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy S4
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4 Zoom
Galaxy S4 Active
Galaxy S4 mini
Galaxy Mega 6.3
Galaxy Mega 5.8
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
Galaxy NotePRO (12.2)
Galaxy TabPRO (12.2/10.1/8.4)
On Non-Samsung devices OR Samsung devices with a custom rom
Follow @CarbonWyre's guide first, to get your Android phone to work with the Gear 2.
WARNING: I’m not responsible if you brick your phone! Read the guide carefully!
Regarding point 1: I can’t really help with this, as I have a Galaxy S3 with a custom rom installed (SlimROM 4.4.4) and I had to follow @CarbonWyre's guide for it, but it should work out of the box and even easier. Just make sure you have Gear Manager installed from the Samsung app store and then go to the steps further below.
Regarding point 2: after following @CarbonWyre's guide and connecting your Gear 2 to the phone, you also need to be able to receive notifications and also install apps from the GALAXY Apps store correctly, not only the stand-alone apps but also those that install on the phone too! This usually gave the “Installation Failed. Try Later.(0)“ error, until yesterday, but thanks to a discovery from @drakenjin, and my install tips from the same thread, you should be able to fix these errors.
If everything goes well, you should be able to install anything from Samsung’s app store, to the Gear 2 and phone, especially the free launcher that we need for everything to work.
Now to the actual “hack”: Tasker + App Factory Plugin + LaunchGear!
Assuming you went through either 1. or 2. successfully and you have installed GALAXY Apps, Gear Manager and connected to your Gear 2, follow the next steps:
Install Tasker from the Play Store, if you don’t have it already
(it’s not free but it’s worth every penny)
Install Tasker App Factory from the Play Store
(a free Tasker plugin to create separate apps that link to it)
Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Search and install LaunchGear
(this one is free, thanks to Heedeok Lee)
Tasker App Factory is the actual workaround here, as LaunchGear supports only apps but not shortcuts to Tasker tasks (for now). With the App Factory you can export tasks from Tasker as separate applications which LaunchGear can then execute. (see example below)
Until I’ve reinstalled SlimROM, I always had problems with App Factory apps force-closing on me (“Unfortunately, … has stopped.“) but now with Tasker v4.4 (final) and the latest App Factory, it finally works perfectly! Not sure what got fixed for that, the rom or the apps.
Example: Gear 2 -> Phone -> and back to Gear 2 again, with a notification!
Open Tasker -> Tasks
Create a new task and name it whatever you want, e.g. “Phone Battery Level”
Add a new sub-task with + -> Select Alert -> Notify
Title: Phone battery level: %BATT%
Optional: add an icon for the phone notification (it will display only on the phone)
Go back to your task “Phone Battery Level”, you should see “1. Notify” with the title below it.
Add a new sub-task with + -> Select Alert -> Notify Cancel
This will clear the notification on the phone automatically after it appears. Useful in this case.
(don't change anything unless you really want to. just go back and do some tests using the play button on the bottom left)
Add an application icon (important!) using the button on the bottom right.
(this it the icon that will display on the gear, not the one from step 4.)
Go back to the main page of Tasker and press and hold “Phone Battery Level”
Press the button on the top right -> Export -> As app.
Wait for it to finish -> press the robot on the bottom right of the popup and install.
(test it by running “Phone Battery Level”. You should get the notification only on the phone)
Gear Manager -> Notifications -> check “Phone Battery Level”.
(if you don’t see the application list at the bottom, follow the steps from Turning On Notifications)
(on the phone) Run LaunchGear, which should be installed through GALAXY Apps.
In LaunchGear, press + and add your “Phone Battery Level” app and confirm.
Run LaunchGear and then the app, to see your phone’s battery level on your watch!
(if your LaunchGear is black, close all recent apps on the Gear. I have it set on double-pressing the Gear main button. Hopefully Heedeok Lee will fix this issue)
And these are pretty much the basics . Not to mention what other complex apps could be created! Have fun and thanks go to @CarbonWyre, @drakenjin, Heedeok Lee and other users from the guide mentioned above.
Source: my blog post
TIPS and TRICKS:
OBSOLETE (use step 6 instead): Use Ns Auto Clear if you have tasker apps that create notifications which are useless on the phone but are useful on the gear! e.g. The "Phone Battery Level" app, from my example above, will generate notifications which are rather useless on the phone and should be automatically cleared. Ns Auto Clear does not disable them completely (like this the gear wouldn't receive them at all) but clears notifications from specified apps right after you get them on the phone.
When you want icons that are not built into tasker, just install an application with the desired icon from the Play store. Then select that application's icon at step 8. in the above example and export the app. After you installed the tasker app with the desired icon, you can uninstall the application from which you've "stolen" the icon
UPDATES:
22.07.2014: Added a new tutorial for Media volume control with Tasker & Gear 2
23.07.2014: Replaced Ns Auto Clear with a way to remove notifications with Tasker. See step 6. Thanks @stanguay.
Wow this looks super impressive, trying now
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Surprised this hasn't got more attention, finding this really interesting.
Do you have any tasks that you use to give me some inspiration?
I now have ad hoc notifications for lots of bits but It appears tasker probably is alot more powerful.
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dazkeirle said:
Surprised this hasn't got more attention, finding this really interesting.
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Probably because installing from the galaxy apps store was limited to stand-alone apps until now, on custom roms at least. Getting rid of the “Installation Failed. Try Later.(0)“ error is mandatory but the workaround does not work for everybody, yet, from what I see in the other thread.
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Do you have any tasks that you use to give me some inspiration?
I now have ad hoc notifications for lots of bits but It appears tasker probably is alot more powerful.
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I'm also new to tasker (had only macrodroid before) and also searching for some inspiration. Taskertutorials has a lot of videos, expecially for voice automation, which I didn't try yet (english is not my first languare... and it's silly for me to speak english to my watch/phone, even at home)
There are 2 ways to interact with tasker with your gear:
getting only notifications from tasker delivered to your gear, which works without LaunchGear and even with the “Installation Failed. Try Later.(0)“ error, as it's unrelated.
getting your gear to control tasker, which is covered in the first post.
Think of what you want your phone to run or automate, like: turning on your laptop (see first image) by using the wol plugin, or anything that can be sent to the gear, without having to always take the phone out or when it's charging.
If you are a sysadmin, you could ping websites and get a warning notifications automatically to your gear when they are offline. This works one-way too, so no need for LaunchGear, only if you want to manually check the state using your gear. I have this too and get errors when sites from work or my home router is offline, which are checked every 5 minutes. Running ssh commands from gear to tasker and then to your home or external server is also possible (haven't found free plugins for this yet)
Tasker is also good for home automation using your phone and dedicated hardware like zwave & co. Imagine controlling your home with your watch teoretically, this is possible but I don't have home automation devices yet...
Right now I plan to connect tasker to unified remote. This will bring a lot more possibilities for controlling my network devices at home.
Some tips will also be added to the first post.
OMG been looking for tasker for Gear 2, I'm gonna have to try this when I get home. Saw tasker working for Android wear and got jealous now I can try it yes :good::good: thank you, now I just have to root my S4. Does anybody have a link for samsung app store I have a S3 with custom rom want to test it out on that phone first before I try it out on mm daily phone ?
ricketkm said:
OMG been looking for tasker for Gear 2, I'm gonna have to try this when I get home. Saw tasker working for Android wear and got jealous now I can try it yes :good::good: thank you, now I just have to root my S4. Does anybody have a link for samsung app store I have a S3 with custom rom want to test it out on that phone first before I try it out on mm daily phone ?
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Glad to hear
For the samsung app store related issues, please see the: [Guide] How to set up Galaxy Gear 2 for non Samsung devices (Full Tutorial) , especially the first post and then page 53 and 54 because you will need that Samsung app store workaround from these pages to work in order to get the desired results of this tutorial.
The link to the samsung app store:
http://apps.samsung.com/mars/mw/apk_en.as?COUNTRY_CODE=USA&CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000279
so with this I can basically use Tasker on my Gear 2 like on Android wear ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenEwe3EfbE&list=UUXzySgo3V9KysSfELFLMAeA
Ns Auto Clear from tasker how do i do it please need help
I have the battery notification icon always showing Ns would love to get ridd of it thanks
ricketkm said:
so with this I can basically use Tasker on my Gear 2 like on Android wear ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenEwe3EfbE&list=UUXzySgo3V9KysSfELFLMAeA
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If Android wear still uses a smartphone for it's automations (and Tasker), then yes, it's the same.
yohappy said:
Ns Auto Clear from tasker how do i do it please need help
I have the battery notification icon always showing Ns would love to get ridd of it thanks
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After you install Ns Auto Clear from the app store, run it and enable it for the desired application.
L.E. please see step 6 in my first post. you can use tasker to remove the notifications automatically after they appear.
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If Android wear still uses a smartphone for it's automations (and Tasker), then yes, it's the same.
After you install Ns Auto Clear from the app store, run it and enable it for the desired application, e.g.
I'm still looking for a better app because this makes problems. Usually it starts hidding notifications that should not be hidden and then I always have to check the list, if anything changed again.
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thanks for your quick reply Medox2
Media volume control with Tasker & Gear 2
This tutorial is for those who want to control the media volume on Android through their Gear 2. It can also be used without the Gear 2 part, if you are only interested in the tasks themselves.
First, make sure you were successful in getting Tasker to work with the Gear 2 (see first post).
(I recommend getting that example app to run before continuing)
If you just want Volume Profiles to be triggered by Tasker, go to the bottom of this post!
If you want two separate buttons to increase/decrease the volume, follow these steps:
A task/app for increasing the media volume:
Open Tasker and press the 3-dotted button on the top-right and select Preferences.
Uncheck the Beginner Mode (or you won’t be able to set the level variables at step 6.)
Create a new task and name it: Media Volume Increase.
Press + and select Variables, then Variable set.
Name: %mediaVolume
To: %VOLM + 3 (volume increases by 3, e.g. 0/15, 3/15, 6/15. you can change this if you want)
If: %VOLM < 15
Back.
Press + and select Audio, then Media Volume.
Level: %mediaVolume
(do not check Display or Sound unless you really want to, for a test)
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify
Title: Volume increased to %VOLM/15
If: %VOLM < 15
Press + and select Alert, then Notify
Title: Volume at maximum! (%VOLM/15)
If: %VOLM eq 15
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify Cancel (to automatically remove the notifications on the phone so they don't pile up)
don't change anything, unless you want to
Back.
Result
Add the application icon (for the Gear 2) by using the button on the bottom-right.
Back (you should be at the task list now).
Press the 3-dotted button on the top-right and select Preferences.
Check the Beginner Mode (or not, if you know how to export apps without).
Back (to the task list).
Press & hold Media Volume Increase -> 3-dotted button on the top-right -> Export.
(make sure you have installed Tasker App Factory first or you won’t be able to export)
After the export is done, press the Android robot icon on the bottom-right of the popup.
Install the application.
Open Gear Manager -> Notifications -> select Media Volume Increase.
(make sure you turn on notifications in the manager for this to work. please see below)
Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Find and install LaunchGear.
Open LaunchGear on the phone and add Media Volume Increase.
Open LaunchGear on the Gear 2 and test out your new app.
If everything works fine, we can create the second app for the Gear 2:
A task/app for decreasing the media volume:
Open Tasker and press the 3-dotted button on the top-right and select Preferences.
Uncheck the Beginner Mode (or you won’t be able to set the level variables at step 6.)
Create a new task and name it: Media Volume Decrease.
Press + and select Variables, then Variable set.
Name: %mediaVolume
To: %VOLM - 3 (volume decreases by 3, e.g. 6/15, 3/15, 0/15. you can change this if you want)
If: %VOLM > 0
Back.
Press + and select Audio, then Media Volume.
Level: %mediaVolume
(do not check Display or Sound unless you really want to, for a test)
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify
Title: Volume decreased to %VOLM/15
If: %VOLM < 15
AND
If: %VOLM > 0
Press + and select Alert, then Notify
Title: Volume at minimum! (%VOLM/15)
If: %VOLM eq 0
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify Cancel (to automatically remove the notifications on the phone so they don't pile up)
don't change anything, unless you want to
Back.
Result
Add the application icon (for the Gear 2) by using the button on the bottom-right.
Back (you should be at the task list now).
Press the 3-dotted button on the top-right and select Preferences.
Check the Beginner Mode (or not, if you know how to export apps without).
Back (to the task list).
Press & hold Media Volume Decrease -> 3-dotted button on the top-right -> Export.
(make sure you have installed Tasker App Factory first or you won’t be able to export)
After the export is done, press the Android robot icon on the bottom-right of the popup.
Install the application.
Open Gear Manager -> Notifications -> select Media Volume Decrease.
(make sure you turn on notifications in the manager for this to work. please see below)
Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Find and install LaunchGear.
Open LaunchGear on the phone and add Media Volume Decrease.
Open LaunchGear on the Gear 2 and test out your new app.
How to turn on notifications on the Gear 2:
Open “Notifications” in Gear Manager
Uncheck “Limit Notifications”
Press on “0) More Notifications”
Press “Turn On”
Check the box next to “Gear Manager”
Return to “Notifications” in Gear Manager
Scroll down and check the boxes you want to receive notifications from
Check the [Guide] How to set up Galaxy Gear 2 for non Samsung devices for errors.
Volume profiles for the Gear 2:
Install Volume Profile for tasker and create a profile called Outdoor (as an example).
Edit the Settings of Volume Profile to disable vibration and sound on profile change.
Open Tasker and create a new task and name it: Set outdoor volume profile.
Press + and select Plugin, then Volume Profile -> Configuration: Outdoor.
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify
Title: Outdoor profile set!
Back.
Press + and select Alert, then Notify Cancel
(to automatically remove the notifications on the phone so they don't pile up)
Back.
Add the application icon (for the Gear 2) by using the button on the bottom-right.
Back (you should be at the task list now).
Press & hold Set outdoor volume profile -> 3-dotted button on the top-right -> Export.
After the export is done, press the Android robot icon on the bottom-right of the popup.
Install the application.
Open Gear Manager -> Notifications -> select Set outdoor volume profile.
(make sure you turn on notifications in the manager for this to work. please see above)
Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Find and install LaunchGear.
Open LaunchGear on the phone and add Set outdoor volume profile.
Open LaunchGear on the Gear 2 and test out your new volume profile.
Yes, lots of steps but once you create 2-3 apps, everything will seem easier Now enjoy your new apps for controlling your phone with your Gear 2 while going for a run!
Similar apps can now be easily created, for example: increasing/decreasing any other type of volumes on the phone (ringer, alarm, notifications, etc.) but the media volume should be the most useful. For complex alarm/ringer settings, use Volume profiles.
Source: my new blog post
UPDATES:
23.07.2014: Added a way to remove the generated notifications on the phone with Tasker (step 11 for the first two apps. step 8 for the last one), so they don't pile up. Thanks @stanguay.
Missing.
Hay guys.
I had a look on both the samsung app store & samsung gear app store, the "LaunchGear" app is not there.
I live in South Africa and I have a (Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 rooted)
Any ideas?
FdeKlerk said:
Hay guys.
I had a look on both the samsung app store & samsung gear app store, the "LaunchGear" app is not there.
I live in South Africa and I have a (Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 rooted)
Any ideas?
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It's there I just installed it
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So I am trying to figure out how to get google now on my gear 2 via taker
ricketkm said:
It's there I just installed it
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So I am trying to figure out how to get google now on my gear 2 via taker
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Please do me a favor and tell me where do you live? (country?)
FdeKlerk said:
Please do me a favor and tell me where do you live? (country?)
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I'm in Italy and also i not show LaunchGear in samsungapps
RevengeDevTeam said:
I'm in Italy and also i not show LaunchGear in samsungapps
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Point proven! Is it possible for the Dev to share an apk link due to the fact that the app is free?
RevengeDevTeam said:
I'm in Italy and also i not show LaunchGear in samsungapps
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Please always use: Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Search for LaunchGear, like described in the tutorial.
If I open GALAXY Apps directly, it will not find LaunchGear.
FdeKlerk said:
Hay guys.
I had a look on both the samsung app store & samsung gear app store, the "LaunchGear" app is not there.
I live in South Africa and I have a (Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 rooted)
Any ideas?
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If it's not even in the "gear app store", then this is indeed country dependent. Could you try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312215 ? It's the closest I could find for now. I will make some tests too.
If it's not even in the "gear app store", then this is indeed country dependent. Could you try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312215 ? It's the closest I could find for now. I will make some tests too.
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I followed your link and did what they said. Still not available.?
Medox2 said:
This tutorial is for those who want to control the media volume on Android through their Gear 2. It can also be used without the Gear 2 part, if you are only interested in the tasks themselves.
First, make sure you were successful in getting Tasker to work with the Gear 2 (see first post).
(I recommend getting that example app to run before continuing)
If you just want Volume Profiles to be triggered by Tasker, go to the bottom of this post!
If you want two separate buttons to increase/decrease the volume, follow these steps:
A task/app for increasing the media volume:
ng ...
Took off the notifications and alert but thanks a lot I'm gonna try and figure out how to add other features.
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Medox2 said:
Please always use: Gear Manager -> Samsung Apps -> Search for LaunchGear, like described in the tutorial.
If I open GALAXY Apps directly, it will not find LaunchGear.
If it's not even in the "gear app store", then this is indeed country dependent. Could you try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312215 ? It's the closest I could find for now. I will make some tests too.
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You can share apk? I know how search but not see this LaunchGear
INTRO
Hey everyone!
Some of you, like me, loved to use the smart stay feature of Samsung, they disables the dimming of the screen while you are looking at it.
Unfortunately, on the latest builds (CM11 like CM12), this app is broken. What happens is that, when an app is using the camera and another tries to access it, there is a conflict. For example, you are using the camera. If smart stay + tries to see if you are still there, it tries to access the camera which is already in use. And so, the camera app doesn't know what to do and crashes ^^
A way to repair this is to modify directly the app to pause the search when the camera is already in use, but we can't do that, the only one who can is the app dev ^^ Another way is to refuse access to the camera when using the camera app, but not sure how we can do that... The way I did is bypassing this error by killing smart stay + when I use a specific app like the camera
Apps
To do this, you need to install :
Tasker : lets you automate stuff depending of the state of the phone, an app, or even the sensors,
Secure Settings : lets you change the phone settings directly from Tasker,
TaskKill : lets Tasker kill apps using several different methods.
Watch out! Make sure you have the latest version of each, or else bugs may appear!
Lets Start!
So, start by installing as those apps, and install the latest version of Smart Stay + (if you are on CM12, you can't download it from Play Store cause it's incompatible, so you need to use the apk from the Internet). Don't launch Smart Stay +, and don't enable its setting in the accessibility menu on the phone!
First off, we need to give root rights to Secure Settings. Launch the app, then go to the System+ tab and enable it. It will then ask for root rights, accept and we are good to go on.
Kill Switch
Now, launch Tasker and go on the profile tab (if you want to follow everything in english in the app, press the 3 dots in the upper right corner, then Preferences, go all the way down in the UI tab, then change the language). Create a new context using the + icon on the bottom of the app, then chose Application. A list of all your apps will be shown, so you need to chose which app will kill the other one. Here, I want the Camera app to be the "killer", so I chose the apps using the camera (I have Camera Next as well as the stock camera, so I chose both) :
Screenshot 1
To go back, do not press the X button on the upper right corner! It will erase your config Press the button on the upper left corner to go back to the profiles. The app will show you then a menu where you can enter a new task. Chose New Task and name it "Kill". A new screen will be shown :
Screenshot 2
Click +, then go into Plugin, and you will see all the plugins. Click on TaskKill, then press on the Pen logo on the upper right corner to config the plugin. Here, you can choose the method to use to kill, and the app. You need to use the Extrem method, or else Smart Stay will keep rebooting... Choose Smart Stay in the list, then click apply. Set the Timeout to 0, then save it by clicking on the upper left corner, and return to the profiles list.
Here is what we should see :
Screenshot 3
Starting the App
We now need to start smart stay after we finished using the camera, and it's a bit tricky. You can either start the app using Tasker, but it will ask for you to enable the accessibility option of Smart Stay (happens every time), and that is really a bummer... That made me look if we can't directly turn on that setting from Tasker, so that we don't need to open the settings, close the app, etc... And it is! We can change that settings from Tasker using a plugin! Buuuut, the catch is that we need root...
Soooo to enable this setting, you need to long press on the action we just did named "Kill", and add an Exist Task. Next, do a new task named "Start". After, choose the plugin Secure Settings, then press on the Pen logo on the upper right corner to config the plugin. Here, you can choose which action you want. Go to System+ Actions, then press Accessibility Services. A new menu will appear, where you can see the different apps that has an Accessibility Setting. Choose Smartstay+, and make sure the button underneath it is Disabled (so that it disables that setting). Save it, then go back to the profiles list using the button on the upper left corner.
Here is what you should see :
Screenshot 4
Testing
Tada! Done! You can now launch the camera app without having it bug! To test it out, you can go on each action, like "kill" and press the play button on bottom of the screen. You will see that the notification is closed. Go into the "start" action and press play, you will that icon return! Go try it out using the camera app!
Misc / Other Method
You may ask why I didn't use the Secure Settings in the first place, and the reason is that it doesn't work well. The app isn't totally killed, it's just paused, so we don't know if it still has access to the camera, or if it is draining battery... Using TaskKill ensure us that it isn't running in the background, and so not draining any battery.
For Android L users, you may know that with Smart Lock, you can unlock the phone with your face. To do so, Android uses the stock camera app. This means that you won't have any bugs at all using that unlocking method with Smart Stay, thanks to our bypass
Another method that was pointed out by triviums (1+1 forums) is to use Smart Stay EX Pro. It has an option to disable scanning when certain apps are launched. But, after testing this out, it doesn't work as well as my method. There is a missing option in that app which is Smart Timeout. Without this feature, it still scans if the user is there, even though he is typing something or scrolling a page. Smart Stay + has this feature for free )
If this could be implemented (cause on the photos on Google Play, the feature is there for PRO users, but after installing you don't see it...), then it may be better (no need to kill and restart app, which takes some battery). If this doesn't work, then the battery you gain from not killing the app is lost in the use of the camera when it isn't necessary...
Hi,
I'm automating my tablet for use in my car.
Here is the situation, I'm using app tasker for every time I turn on the device, they will do after boot
1- Launch app " Fm Transmitter"
2- wait 5 seconds
3- option 1 (here I want to make the tasker automatic click over the button"on", but the AutoInput By joaomgcd just work on a 4.4 android device, and I have a TB 120 stuck on 4.0.4, and have no other rom for it.) Option 2 create a shortcut for I open it with tasker and automatic turn it on.
4- Launch app Autoboy Blackbox (for recording all route, automatic after it open the app)
5- launch app car dashdroid
6- "finish"
If any here have any idea how I can made it work, please share with me... (step 3)
ps: I also trying to make it script "#!/system/bin/sh /system/bin/reboot" for every time it conect on charge, turn device on automatic (and than the magic of tasker after), but have no success to (I'm on mtk device and already put the lines in ipod paste).
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Hi,
I'm automating my tablet for use in my car.
Here is the situation, I'm using app tasker for every time I turn on the device, they will do after boot
1- Launch app " Fm Transmitter"
2- wait 5 seconds
3- option 1 (here I want to make the tasker automatic click over the button"on", but the AutoInput By joaomgcd just work on a 4.4 android device, and I have a TB 120 stuck on 4.0.4, and have no other rom for it.) Option 2 create a shortcut for I open it with tasker and automatic turn it on.
4- Launch app Autoboy Blackbox (for recording all route, automatic after it open the app)
5- launch app car dashdroid
6- "finish"
If any here have any idea how I can made it work, please share with me... (step 3)
ps: I also trying to make it script "#!/system/bin/sh /system/bin/reboot" for every time it conect on charge, turn device on automatic (and than the magic of tasker after), but have no success to (I'm on mtk device and already put the lines in ipod paste).
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Hello All.
I'm driving myself nuts on this and don't know what else to try..
I have switched the default assistant to google instead of bixby.
The HOME Button works great, Voice Activation also works ok with phone unlocked. But the "thing" that is killing all my both neurons is when I'm using earpices.
When using earpieces ( assistant compatible earpieces JBL Reflection Flow) and I use the assistant activation key, it always calls Bixby and not GA..
I have tried multiple bixy button remaper apps without success.
Is there any real solution for this ?
trlopes1974 said:
Hello All.
I'm driving myself nuts on this and don't know what else to try..
I have switched the default assistant to google instead of bixby.
The HOME Button works great, Voice Activation also works ok with phone unlocked. But the "thing" that is killing all my both neurons is when I'm using earpices.
When using earpieces ( assistant compatible earpieces JBL Reflection Flow) and I use the assistant activation key, it always calls Bixby and not GA..
I have tried multiple bixy button remaper apps without success.
Is there any real solution for this ?
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If you're not using Bixby for anything else you could always disable it.
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airmaxx23 said:
If you're not using Bixby for anything else you could always disable it.
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It seems that it is not possible to deactivate-it.
anyway I did found a solution for it while trying to deactivate Bixby.
1- Open Settings -> Apps
2-Locate Bixy Voice Application
3-scroll down and open "Application Settings->Preset"
4- Reset all presets for this application.
5- Tap twice your earpice and a "Open With" options selections wil allow you to choose between bixby ( again) and Google!
trlopes1974 said:
It seems that it is not possible to deactivate-it.
anyway I did found a solution for it while trying to deactivate Bixby.
1- Open Settings -> Apps
2-Locate Bixy Voice Application
3-scroll down and open "Application Settings->Preset"
4- Reset all presets for this application.
5- Tap twice your earpice and a "Open With" options selections wil allow you to choose between bixby ( again) and Google!
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A package disabler or by ADB (maybe) will kill the horrible Bixby apks (there's a couple).
Otherwise they run in the background.
Considering the EULAs for both these apps I will never allow them to be activated on my devices.