I'm experimenting with Tasker as an alternative to Llama.
In Llama (and other profile apps I've used), you can activate a profile for a specified time period. For example, if I'm at the movies I activate my "silent" profile for the length of the movie, then it automatically reverts back to normal mode. That way I don't inadvertently leave my phone in silent mode after the movie is over.
There doesn't seem to be any simple way to do that in Tasker. Do I really need to create a scene with controls and logic to run a task, count down the time period and then run another task? That's a lot of work for something that I'd think would be a common need.
I've been writing code for 30 years, so I can work through the process if that's what is necessary, but I'd like to know if there's some built-in mechanism for doing this before I dive into it. I haven't been able to find any examples of a profile that runs for an arbitrary amount of time.
Thanks.
In Llama (and other profile apps I've used), you can activate a profile for a specified time period. For example, if I'm at the movies I activate my "silent" profile for the length of the movie, then it automatically reverts back to normal mode. That way I don't inadvertently leave my phone in silent mode after the movie is over.
There doesn't seem to be any simple way to do that in Tasker. Do I really need to create a scene with controls and logic to run a task, count down the time period and then run another task? That's a lot of work for something that I'd think would be a common need.
I've been writing code for 30 years, so I can work through the process if that's what is necessary, but I'd like to know if there's some built-in mechanism for doing this before I dive into it. I haven't been able to find any examples of a profile that runs for an arbitrary amount of time.
Thanks.