What have YOU done with Tasker?

[wil318466]

Reply to Post #702 - The Action to change Orientation is Display, Display Rotation. You cannot force the phone into Portrait or Landscape mode. But you get set "Auto Rotation" to On, Off or Toggle the setting. Hope that's what you were after.

Reply to Post #703 - Your question is a Google Voice question, not Tasker. But here is your answer. To turn off Google Voice Notification in the Notification Bar: Open Google Voice, Menu, More, Settings, Sync and notifications, Uncheck Inbox Notifications. Note that this will also stop the ringtone, vibration and light notificaitons. But you're best bet is to do that and check Notifications via text message. Then your text message service will give you the notifications for text messages. For Voicemails, use the App Missed Call to give you notifications for missed calls. You will get a notification whether or not someones leaves a message. And note you will not get a notification if you choose to ignore a call. The thinking there is you already know about the call since you pressed the Ignore Call button, so no need to remind you.

Artie thank you so much. I was looking in the wrong spot for 2 days. Wow, I feel dumb now but I'm glad you came up with it.

 

[boarder.2k9]

Can someone please help me out. I absolutely love tasker but always really struggle getting any profiles to work correctly (through human error i guess).
I'm trying to get a SMS notification noise every X many minutes after i receive a text if the screen is off. So here is my non-working profile atm:

Profile: Sms Notifier
Events: Sms received

task: Wait x seconds,
If %SCREEN ~ off
Variable Set %COUNT to 0
Wait x seconds
Vibrate time x
Variable Add %COUNT value 1
Goto Action Number 4 If %COUNT <x

This is my profile, if i remove If %SCREEN off and hit test then the vibrates work but if i receive a text then nothing.... i have tried downloading other peoples submitted sms notifying profiles but not a single one has worked. Using galaxy s.
Would really appreciate a response.

 

[boarder.2k9]

Nevermind, used Continuing Missed Call Notification - Tasker Wiki but replaced MSCLEAR with SMSCLEAR (and contacts app with messaging app)

 

[Davidd31415]

I would like to have Tasker do two things when my battery level reaches 20%:

1. Disable the radio
2. If the radio is turned back on by someone, turn it back off five minutes later. I would like to only turn back off if no phone call is being made but that is not essential.

I figured out #1 but I am not sure on #2. Can anyone help?

The best I can think is to have a task run every five minutes and check the battery life remaining. Would a task like that use much battery life?

Thanks,

David

 

[lyam]

Try this:

1. Create a profile with a task that sets a variable to 1 (%lowbat for example) when the battery gets to 20%.
2. Create a profile with a task that sets the same variable to 0 when the battery gets above 20%
3. Create a profile with multiple contexts that 1) check the battery percentage for less than 20% and 2)checks your variable for the value of 1. The task in here disables the radio.

If I'm thinking in my right mind today this will allow the radio to turn back off even if someone turns it back on as long as the battery is below 20%

I would like to have Tasker do two things when my battery level reaches 20%:

1. Disable the radio
2. If the radio is turned back on by someone, turn it back off five minutes later. I would like to only turn back off if no phone call is being made but that is not essential.

I figured out #1 but I am not sure on #2. Can anyone help?

The best I can think is to have a task run every five minutes and check the battery life remaining. Would a task like that use much battery life?

Thanks,

David

 

[SgtMike]

I've been looking through this whole thread and can't find anyone who has used tasker for a sleep timer. I'm just trying to set it up so I can turn Pandora on and have it automatically turn off after-30 minutes, or whatever variable time. I can't seem to find any timer feature in tasker other than actually setting the time I want it to kill Pandora.

Any suggestions?

 

[lyam]

Here's a fun one I just set up. I apologize for the obscenity. Hopefully no one here is offended! Pull weather info from http://www.the****ingweather.com/ (you can guess what letters replace the *s) and display on the homescreen using Minimalistic Text. The data pulled by using Tasker is the 3rd line of text. The first two lines are native to Min Text.

• Create a profile of Time, repeating every hour (or however frequently you wish to update the text)
• Create a task containing these actions:
• httpget. PORT is the URL minus the http:// - (www.the****ingweather.com/?zipcode=your zip here), everything else leave default
• Split the variable %HTTPD at <div
• Split the variable %HTTPD4 at >
• Split the variable %HTTPD44 at <
• Set variable %HTTPD441 to %WEATHER
• Under plugins, set up a Minimalistic Text Widget variable using WEATHER and %WEATHER
• In the Minimalistic Text Widget, setup a custom layout adding a Misc-locale variable block to the layout. Make sure it points to WEATHER.

Now you can style it however you like using Min Text and it'll update every time your Tasker context is set to update. You can also create other variables using variable split. It's kind of kludgy and would work better if the site had an api/xml feed that could be polled. As it is, the http get action actually pulls the source for the page. Luckily it's somewhat small in size.

EDIT: Fixed instructions.

 

[Batfan.com]

Here's a fun one I just set up. I apologize for the obscenity. Hopefully no one here is offended! Pull weather info from http://www.the****ingweather.com/ (you can guess what letters replace the *s) and display on the homescreen using Minimalistic Text. The data pulled by using Tasker is the 3rd line of text. The first two lines are native to Min Text.

• Create a profile of Time, repeating every hour (or however frequently you wish to update the text)
• Create a task containing these actions:
• httpget. PORT is the URL minus the http:// - (www.the****ingweather.com/?zipcode=your zip here), everything else leave default
• Split the variable %HTTPD at <div
• Split the variable %HTTPD4 at >
• Split the variable %HTTPD44 at <
• Under plugins, set up a Minimalistic Text Widget variable using WEATHER and %HTTPD441
• In the Minimalistic Text Widget, setup a custom layout adding a Misc-locale variable block to the layout. Make sure it points to WEATHER.

Now you can style it however you like using Min Text and it'll update every time your Tasker context is set to update. You can also create other variables using variable split. It's kind of kludgy and would work better if the site had an api/xml feed that could be polled. As it is, the http get action actually pulls the source for the page. Luckily it's somewhat small in size.

Pardon the pun but . . . thats f***ing hilarious lol

Very nice work

 

[czerdrill]

Here's a fun one I just set up. I apologize for the obscenity. Hopefully no one here is offended! Pull weather info from http://www.the****ingweather.com/ (you can guess what letters replace the *s) and display on the homescreen using Minimalistic Text. The data pulled by using Tasker is the 3rd line of text. The first two lines are native to Min Text.

• Create a profile of Time, repeating every hour (or however frequently you wish to update the text)
• Create a task containing these actions:
• httpget. PORT is the URL minus the http:// - (www.the****ingweather.com/?zipcode=your zip here), everything else leave default
• Split the variable %HTTPD at <div
• Split the variable %HTTPD4 at >
• Split the variable %HTTPD44 at <
• Under plugins, set up a Minimalistic Text Widget variable using WEATHER and %HTTPD441
• In the Minimalistic Text Widget, setup a custom layout adding a Misc-locale variable block to the layout. Make sure it points to WEATHER.

Now you can style it however you like using Min Text and it'll update every time your Tasker context is set to update. You can also create other variables using variable split. It's kind of kludgy and would work better if the site had an api/xml feed that could be polled. As it is, the http get action actually pulls the source for the page. Luckily it's somewhat small in size.

i like the concept but it doesn't seem to work for me...when i set up the plugin for minimalistic text widget the variable name is WEATHER and the variable content is %HTTPD441? Or is it the other way around...when I set up the widget it's just blank...i see nothing on the homescreen but the widget is there because if i long press i can drag it to the trash...

 

[lyam]

i like the concept but it doesn't seem to work for me...when i set up the plugin for minimalistic text widget the variable name is WEATHER and the variable content is %HTTPD441? Or is it the other way around...when I set up the widget it's just blank...i see nothing on the homescreen but the widget is there because if i long press i can drag it to the trash...

Yeah it sounds like you've got the plugin correct. Make sure that the custom layout in min text widget, you've added the Misc>Locale Variable as WEATHER. If that doesn't work try this:

First test to make sure tasker is pulling the info correctly. Add a pop-up alert to display the final variable contents %HTTPD441 if setup properly. If that is working properly the issue is likely with Min Text or the plug in. It's tricky getting that setup properly.

Try setting a custom variable in the list of actions that sets %WEATHER to %HTTPD411 (I assumed you could just use %HTTPD441 to simplify. In my actual profile, I changed it to %WEATHER). Then in the plugin (still in tasker) make sure you use the tasker variable first (WEATHER in this case) and the variable content as %WEATHER. Now, in Min Text, make sure you are referencing WEATHER (not %WEATHER).

 

[czerdrill]

i like the concept but it doesn't seem to work for me...when i set up the plugin for minimalistic text widget the variable name is WEATHER and the variable content is %HTTPD441? Or is it the other way around...when I set up the widget it's just blank...i see nothing on the homescreen but the widget is there because if i long press i can drag it to the trash...

Yeah it sounds like you've got the plugin correct. Make sure that the custom layout in min text widget, you've added the Misc>Locale Variable as WEATHER. If that doesn't work try this:

First test to make sure tasker is pulling the info correctly. Add a pop-up alert to display the final variable contents %HTTPD441 if setup properly. If that is working properly the issue is likely with Min Text or the plug in. It's tricky getting that setup properly.

Try setting a custom variable in the list of actions that sets %WEATHER to %HTTPD411 (I assumed you could just use %HTTPD441 to simplify. In my actual profile, I changed it to %WEATHER). Then in the plugin (still in tasker) make sure you use the tasker variable first (WEATHER in this case) and the variable content as %WEATHER. Now, in Min Text, make sure you are referencing WEATHER (not %WEATHER).

Still no go...can you post up your tasks so I can see how its set up? This is mine:

1. HTTP Get
Serverort www.the_weather.com/?zipcode=myzipcode
2. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD Splitter<div
3. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD4 Splitter >
4. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD44 Splitter<
5. Minimalistic Text variable settings
Configuration WEATHER=%HTTPD441

 

[lyam]

Here's mine:

1. HTTP Get
Serverort www.the_youknowwhathere_weather.com/?zipcode=myzipcode
2. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD Splitter<div
3. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD4 Splitter >
4. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD44 Splitter<
5. Variable Set
Name %WEATHER To %HTTPD441
6. Minimalistic Text variable settings
Configuration WEATHER=%WEATHER

Note, I converted the system variable %HTTPD441 to a custom variable %WEATHER and used that in the Min Text config. I left that out of the original instructions as I assumed Min Text would allow the use of a system variable.

If you add a pop up alert (Step 7) displaying %WEATHER, do you see what you think you should?

i like the concept but it doesn't seem to work for me...when i set up the plugin for minimalistic text widget the variable name is WEATHER and the variable content is %HTTPD441? Or is it the other way around...when I set up the widget it's just blank...i see nothing on the homescreen but the widget is there because if i long press i can drag it to the trash...

Yeah it sounds like you've got the plugin correct. Make sure that the custom layout in min text widget, you've added the Misc>Locale Variable as WEATHER. If that doesn't work try this:

First test to make sure tasker is pulling the info correctly. Add a pop-up alert to display the final variable contents %HTTPD441 if setup properly. If that is working properly the issue is likely with Min Text or the plug in. It's tricky getting that setup properly.

Try setting a custom variable in the list of actions that sets %WEATHER to %HTTPD411 (I assumed you could just use %HTTPD441 to simplify. In my actual profile, I changed it to %WEATHER). Then in the plugin (still in tasker) make sure you use the tasker variable first (WEATHER in this case) and the variable content as %WEATHER. Now, in Min Text, make sure you are referencing WEATHER (not %WEATHER).

Still no go...can you post up your tasks so I can see how its set up? This is mine:

1. HTTP Get
Serverort www.the_weather.com/?zipcode=myzipcode
2. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD Splitter<div
3. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD4 Splitter >
4. Variable Split
Name %HTTPD44 Splitter<
5. Minimalistic Text variable settings
Configuration WEATHER=%HTTPD441

 

[czerdrill]

Here's mine:

Ah ok got it to work...I didn't have step 5...thanks for the help!

 

[cromag.rickman]

Need help with a variation of a common profile. I have the GPS turned on when I open maps, and turned off when I leave maps. The problem is when I have a text message come in from Handcent SMS. It puts a pop-up on my screen, effectively taking me out of maps, which turns off the gps, then when I close the pop-up and or let it go away by itself, it comes back to maps and has to relocate. It's not a huge problem, unless I'm using navigation, because it loses it's place and I have to fix it, which is something of course you want to avoid if you're driving. Here's what I want to do:

1. Have a profile that has a "maps app open" context to turn on the GPS (simple).
2. Have a "wait" task (like 20 minutes or so, to cover any short trip that's uninterupted by losing GPS in the event of a text)
3. Have Tasker check to see (after that 20 minutes is up) whether maps is still open, and if so to go back to #2.
4. To continually loop until it makes its 20 minute check and maps is off (i.e. I'm done with navigation), then it would turn GPS back off.

I can figure out the easy stuff like turning on GPS with a Maps context, and wait task is easy enough, but I can't figure out a way for tasker to check if Maps is running. A use for variables? (which confuse the hell out of me)

Or maybe you could go with having tasker check to see if the GPS is in use?

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
Demon

 

[Version_3]

There are some amazing profiles here, so I'm hoping someone can help me with this, if possible.

What I am trying to do is have Text Widget show who I missed a call from. I tried to adapt the missed call setup that NebulaOcton helped establish in This Post, but it's not passing %CNAME correctly and not resetting the message after checking the call log.

Profile: Missed Call
Event: Missed Call
Task Edit:
-> Variable Set: %MCCLEAR to 0
-> tText widget configuration: tasker variable name: Missed | Message: Missed call from %CNAME
-> Wait 2 minutes
-> tText Widget configuration: tasker variable name: Missed | Message: No missed calls
-> Stop if %MCCLEAR ~ 1
-> Goto action 2

Then:
Profile: Missed Call Clear
Application: Contacts
Task Edit:
-> Variable Set: %MCCLEAR to 1

The end result is when I have a missed call, the text widget shows "Missed call from: %CNAME" and when I check the call log, the message doesn't clear. The other part of it is, if I change %CNAME to %BATT, the widget will show "Missed call from: 100", and won't change even after I check the call log.