So, here's my issue. I'm trying to configure tasker to automatically turn on wifi when I am in range of my home router, and turn it off when I'm out of range.
It turns on automatically, but it doesn't seem to turn off on it's on. Any suggestions? I do have an exit task set up to turn wifi off.
I am having trouble doing the same thing.
I had this issue with Location contexts. What worked for me was making sure I de-toggled the GPS on the map page, i.e. have Net showing green and GPS not.
Worth a try!
Rob
Appleaj has answered for the first and last. For the 50% I would set up a pseduo-default time context from 0001 to 2359 (a cool tip I learned from Uncle Mike!). Or have an Exit Task to do the same thing.
Rob
This type of profile usually requires some patience on deactivation. Tasker is built such that you need two consecutive Wifi scans that don't turn up your Wifi AP before the profile is deactivated (and, if you have "turn on wifi" as an enter task, your wifi turned off). Assuming you have this set up as a "Wifi Near" context - with "Toggle Wifi" checked! - and haven't changed any of the default check intervals, Tasker will scan available Wifi APs every 2 minutes if your phone is awake...every 10 if it's asleep. This means that it may take as long as 20 minutes for Tasker to deactivate your profile.
Hope this helps!
This type of profile usually requires some patience on deactivation. Tasker is built such that you need two consecutive Wifi scans that don't turn up your Wifi AP before the profile is deactivated (and, if you have "turn on wifi" as an enter task, your wifi turned off). Assuming you have this set up as a "Wifi Near" context - with "Toggle Wifi" checked! - and haven't changed any of the default check intervals, Tasker will scan available Wifi APs every 2 minutes if your phone is awake...every 10 if it's asleep. This means that it may take as long as 20 minutes for Tasker to deactivate your profile.
Hope this helps!
I have a few profiles set up...
-10pm to 6am if the phone is plugged in, the phone goes to silent
-6am to 10pm the phone is on regular volume.
-if I am within 3km of work, my phone goes to vibrate..
-From 10pm to 6am, If my phone is silent, certain pre-arranged phone calls will ring through.. (Family, work)
-Damien
Okay, maybe I am missing something, but how does the phone know your within 3km of work? Does your GPS run 24/7? Mine is on, but only "activates" when I open up Foursquare or Google Maps, then goes off when app is closed?
This is one of the reasons I do not use location based apps that know your close to target to pick up toilet paper.
Maybe I am missing something, but would love to not have GPS on 24/7 draining my battery and start using Location Base Service apps.
Can anyone enlighten me?
I'm also learning how to figure this out. I have set up my tasker so that when I open up maps it enables gps. When I close out of maps the gps disables. However, the identical profile does not work for gps when I apply the same settings to the navigation app. I have tried using gps on and gps toggle. This is extremely frustrating. Any ideas? I would love to just click the navigation button without going through the redudant "turn on the gps process" every time I try to navigate somewhere. Thanks guys.
I'm also learning how to figure this out. I have set up my tasker so that when I open up maps it enables gps. When I close out of maps the gps disables. However, the identical profile does not work for gps when I apply the same settings to the navigation app. I have tried using gps on and gps toggle. This is extremely frustrating. Any ideas? I would love to just click the navigation button without going through the redudant "turn on the gps process" every time I try to navigate somewhere. Thanks guys.
things i have done with tasker
Locate lost phone
- New event -> Received SMS, Message = "Find phone"
- GPS Set On
- Wait 10 seconds (not sure if this is needed)
- Send SMS: Number = %SMSRF, Message = "Phone coordinates: %LOC, Accuracy = %LOA meters, GPS is %GPS"
hey guys, i'm having issues getting tasker to turn mobile data on/off. how is everyone accomplishing this? i created a task to turn gps and mobile data on when foursquare is executed.
i got the error "Error: APNDroid not installed" (GPS toggle worked fine) so i searched for an installed APNDroid, I don't get the error, but mobile data does not turn on or off with tasker. It looks like mobile data is classified as an "action" as opposed to a "setting". Do I need to change settings in APNDroid?
thanks!
Sorta OT, sorta not.
New to Tasker. I can not download sample scripts. When I hit the dl link it simply brings up a new page with the script text. I read in the Lifehacker article that it should bring up a menu to select to select to open the link in Tasker. It does not.
My default browser is Xscope but I've also tried the stock internet brower. Both just open the page of text. I don't see anything in settings that would control this behavior.
How can I download the example scripts? Thanks.
Right click the link and select save target as or what ever the option is for your browser
Or you can copy and paste to a text file and save as .xml
Try the right click method first
Ahh you are probably right didn't think of that...I believe the OP is using his phone, not a PC.
Okay, maybe I am missing something, but how does the phone know your within 3km of work? Does your GPS run 24/7? Mine is on, but only "activates" when I open up Foursquare or Google Maps, then goes off when app is closed?
This is one of the reasons I do not use location based apps that know your close to target to pick up toilet paper.
Maybe I am missing something, but would love to not have GPS on 24/7 draining my battery and start using Location Base Service apps.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Anyone?
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