Default app detect

Aniruddha060 · Nov 24, 2018

I want to launch the default browser or the default media player depending on the user's input. Is there a way tasker can detect which app is currently set to default for a particular task.

I have a scene with texts browser and music. When I select browser, I want it to launch the default app regardless of when it was changed and similarly for music.

Thom · Nov 24, 2018

I do not know how to do that. I think default is establish individually for an app.

Why not ask the user what browser to use and what music player to use and then you save those values and use them each time (until the user decides to chance them)?

… Thom

Aniruddha060 · Nov 26, 2018

Thom said:
I do not know how to do that. I think default is establish individually for an app.

Why not ask the user what browser to use and what music player to use and then you save those values and use them each time (until the user decides to chance them)?

… Thom

Thanks for the suggestion. But I still don't know how I'd set that in a variable and launch that app. Do you have a tutorial or could you point me to a good resource?

Thom · Nov 26, 2018

Is your intent to have this capability run under Tasker or do you intend to crate a Kid and run the capability when Tasker is not available.?

You can set the app name in a global variable. If operating under Tasker it will be available even after you reload Tasker. If operating from a Kid it will be available even after you reload the Kid.

The variable under Tasker will not be accessible from the Kid. The variable under the Kid will not be accessible from Tasker.

This task illustrates it …

Dev5
A1: If [ %AAAAAA !Set ]
A2: Variable Set [ Name:%AAAAAA To:First - App Name Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A3: Else
A4: Variable Set [ Name:%AAAAAA To:Other - App Name Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A5: End If
A6: Flash [ Text:%AAAAAA Long:On ]

Run it once and it will show First
Run it again and it will show Other
Reload and run it and it will show Other

… Thom

KBU2 · Nov 26, 2018

I'm not sure if Tasker is needed in this case, but all you have to do is go into your settings and set each of your default apps to what you need to work with on your device. And in the same settings you could see which apps are being used as your default apps without tasker.

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