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hi all,
i'd like to choose to be called by my boss during the working hours and couple of more people, but not by everybody. are there any apps that i could program to do so automatically for certain hours/days?
Umyd said:
hi all,
i'd like to choose to be called by my boss during the working hours and couple of more people, but not by everybody. are there any apps that i could program to do so automatically for certain hours/days?
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This might be accomplished using Tasker. I'm not really sure, I haven't used that app much...
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I haven't use them in awhile but there are call filter apps that will allow you to block calls and whitelist certain contacts at scheduled times. Check out the market.
Before I flashed a new rom what I used was AutomateIt and Selective Silence. AutomateIt to silence my phone between certain hours at night when I sleep. Selective Silence to whitelist certain numbers (family and certain friends) so that when they called my phone will still ring even in silent mode. However, now that I'm on ICS, Selective Silence no longer seems to work.
folks thanx for taking the time.
none of the above does it for me.
i really looking for an app that filters calls on scheduled hours.
u guys may know CoolLoserTech from youtube. i had seen the guy demoing such an app. but he has almost a hundred vids with hundreds of reviews.
i'm writing to him too, but the guy gets a 1000 questions every week, i dont think he'll have time.
anyways, if anybody comes across such an app, plz leave a note
Try Ghost Phone. it isn't a real call blocker...it just "hides" sms or call of a chosen number. Give it a try
i dont thinnk that any of the free android market apps can do this, but check out ipmart-forum.com android section and there you will find plenty of apps designed for privacy/security/organisers/ect.. im using it for a long time without any problems...
trial and error my friend ;]]
hope it helps...
thanx a lot guys.
I shall surely give them a try
Tasker can certainly do this, but it's not a simple one click operation. Check out their recipe pages - you can script nearly anything with Tasker and some of its addons.
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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How to resize the widgets.
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dakleenupman said:
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
Screen setting to never off. And honestly, why the hell do you want the screen always on while charging? I charge mine when I'm not using it.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
It already does by default
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
It already does by default
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
Stop doing stupid **** on your phone. Your battery wont last 20 hours if you use if heavily. Don't tell me your icrap did either. My wife says battery is ridiculous on her Skyrocket compared to her icrap 4
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
Depends on what email app you are using. Also, click the little icon in your notification dropdown. Brings you to the mail just received
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
dunno... doesn't bother me. It takes me less than 3 seconds to come to a decision on what the hell I want to do
How to resize the widgets
What launcher are you using? Touchwiz only lets you resize certain Samsung widgets.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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See the bold above
Sounds like you are very new to Android, so you have normal questions. First thing it to figure out what the settings for your phone do. Theres always the Samsung forums for asking about your specific device also. I'm not sorry if that all sounds harsh. It was meant to. icrappers turning Android annoy me. The escape from the walled garden is like a kid with ADHD in a candy/toy shop.
How to get the homescreens to rotate into horizontal.
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How to get the homescreens to rotate into horizontal.
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Stop using Touchwiz
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How to keep screen on while on a charger.
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Don't do that. You will get screen burn-in in pretty short time.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
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It is already done for you by OS and apps. Just leave the GPS enabled.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
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Just leave wifi on. It uses slightly more battery but not enough to cause concerns.
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There's an amazing app called Tasker that will do a lot of your wish list. It's all about contexts - e.g. "on external power" "App {x} is in the foreground." It's the best ~$6 you'll ever spend, and never want to have another phone with out it. Almost all of it's awesome functions work without root, too.
htt p://tasker.dinglisch.net/ - dev/app site.
htt p://tasker.wikidot.com/ profile-index - some examples of Profiles
Enjoy! Sorry about the spaces in the links - n00b limit.
Thanks for the support. If I came from a walled garden, then why would I expect these functions that should be so easy to do. I have gone through the settings and came to the conclusion I needed help. Hence this post. If you can't help, I understand. Not everyone has that type of intelligence.
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See the bold above
Sounds like you are very new to Android, so you have normal questions. First thing it to figure out what the settings for your phone do. Theres always the Samsung forums for asking about your specific device also. I'm not sorry if that all sounds harsh. It was meant to. icrappers turning Android annoy me. The escape from the walled garden is like a kid with ADHD in a candy/toy shop.
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Thanks for the info on the GPS and wifi. I guess I'm concerned so much about my battery.
foxbat121 said:
Don't do that. You will get screen burn-in in pretty short time.
It is already done for you by OS and apps. Just leave the GPS enabled.
Just leave wifi on. It uses slightly more battery but not enough to cause concerns.
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That sounds like something ill need to look into and spend sonera money on. Thank you very much for the help. That's why I like XDA. Most folds are here for the common good. MOST folks.... ;-)
dastars said:
There's an amazing app called Tasker that will do a lot of your wish list. It's all about contexts - e.g. "on external power" "App {x} is in the foreground." It's the best ~$6 you'll ever spend, and never want to have another phone with out it. Almost all of it's awesome functions work without root, too.
htt p://tasker.dinglisch.net/ - dev/app site.
htt p://tasker.wikidot.com/ profile-index - some examples of Profiles
Enjoy! Sorry about the spaces in the links - n00b limit.
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dakleenupman said:
Maybe there are fixes for my issues. As I am new to android I'm not sure how to get them corrected. Here's a list. Maybe someone can land a hand.
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
Thank you all for the responses!
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u dont wanna keep the screen on all the time while on charge.these screen is not like lcd.oled screen have shorter life.
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock
to save battery power from being wasted
@dakleenupman
Sorry about my assish post last night. I blame it in the alcohol. That's so not me normally. I'd been listening to a client ***** all day about why their 8 year old server keeps having problems and you were my outlet. Sry bout that ...
That's cool. I appreciate the apology. Nothing personal. I'm just trying to maximize my experience with this new device. Unlike other iphone users I'm willing to try new and better things.
Uncle Irish said:
@dakleenupman
Sorry about my assish post last night. I blame it in the alcohol. That's so not me normally. I'd been listening to a client ***** all day about why their 8 year old server keeps having problems and you were my outlet. Sry bout that ...
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dakleenupman said:
That's cool. I appreciate the apology. Nothing personal. I'm just trying to maximize my experience with this new device. Unlike other iphone users I'm willing to try new and better things.
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cool
keep the questions rolling
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
>It can be done, there are apps to do it, depending on what you want your screen to display. For instance, on my old phone I used "Gentle Alarm" to display a digital clock image while in a hotel or something. However the screen on this phone is apparently prone to having images burn in...
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
>Android only turns it on when something is using it, so if you see that little icon on a lot of the time there may be something running in the background that you might not intend. This may also be the cause of your battery drain. Press and hold the home button (you will see your recently launched tasks) and hit task manager. You can then clear many unnecessary tasks that may be running in the background. If you don't see the obvious culprit there, you may have to dig deeper...
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
>This is a funny question if you think about it, because how could it detect a known wifi source without wifi on? I use Tasker, too. You can easily make a profile while connected to your wifi check for "state: wifi near (toggle wifi), turn wifi on. You can set it to run when you unlock your screen, for instance. You can also set it up to turn on your screen based on location, but remember that if you use GPS too much...
Tasker is fun to play with anyway.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
>You can try an app called Juice Defender, or similar. It has many battery saving features, including the ability to turn on wifi only when available. Its another fun app to play with, but most people here would agree that you should stay away from task killers.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
>I have never had multiple emails with the same app, but I always assumed that that is how it worked...
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
>No idea, but there are apps to disable the lockscreen if you want. I'm sure you can change the setting somehow, but probably at the root level. Search XDA...
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
>Easiest way to do stuff is just to keep searching the Market to see if somebody has made an app to do it (Android Market is your friend). Once you get more advanced you can try to do it yourself (then XDA is your friend). I have played with my wife's iPhone, and you will appreciate that the Market has apps that can do MUCH more cool stuff, and the vast majority are free because they were made by enthusiasts. The rest are usually reasonably priced. Once you root your phone there are many more options.
These phones quickly become a full time hobby. I hardly ever play games anymore, I just spend my free time tinkering...
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How to lock the volume keys so they don't get bumped?
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Juice defender is a placebo...
I bought it when I was on eclair... it made a difference there... though not much
However froyo up... android does a better job on its own...
Think about it... running a program that is on all the time to "save" battery?
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As to you wanting the lockscreen to stay on longer, there are several lockscreen replacements you could use. I'm not sure which ones have the option besides widgetlocker though. With widgetlocker, you can set the lockscreen timeout to various durations. I know it worked on my infuse, not sure about the note though.
The downside is that it costs a couple bucks and it will drain your battery a bit if I remember correctly because it keeps the device in a wakelock and does not allow deep sleep. Its not a huge battery drain, but it does some. However, if the timeout is more important than a tiny amount of battery drain, I suggest doing that.
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I have noticed an improvement using JD and that's actual not placebo. I get your point though on an app that runs to save battery. But whatever its doing, its working better than whatever I'm doing without it.
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Juice defender is a placebo...
I bought it when I was on eclair... it made a difference there... though not much
However froyo up... android does a better job on its own...
Think about it... running a program that is on all the time to "save" battery?
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I'm trying some of these things you suggested. The general consensus is USB that ill just bought need to find things which is fine as I'm all about adventure.
slaydog said:
How to keep screen on while on a charger.
>It can be done, there are apps to do it, depending on what you want your screen to display. For instance, on my old phone I used "Gentle Alarm" to display a digital clock image while in a hotel or something. However the screen on this phone is apparently prone to having images burn in...
How to make the GPS turn on and off when app starts and finishes.
>Android only turns it on when something is using it, so if you see that little icon on a lot of the time there may be something running in the background that you might not intend. This may also be the cause of your battery drain. Press and hold the home button (you will see your recently launched tasks) and hit task manager. You can then clear many unnecessary tasks that may be running in the background. If you don't see the obvious culprit there, you may have to dig deeper...
How to set so it can detect a known wifi source, then activate wifi.
>This is a funny question if you think about it, because how could it detect a known wifi source without wifi on? I use Tasker, too. You can easily make a profile while connected to your wifi check for "state: wifi near (toggle wifi), turn wifi on. You can set it to run when you unlock your screen, for instance. You can also set it up to turn on your screen based on location, but remember that if you use GPS too much...
Tasker is fun to play with anyway.
How to get the long lasting battery results everyone seems to be getting.
>You can try an app called Juice Defender, or similar. It has many battery saving features, including the ability to turn on wifi only when available. Its another fun app to play with, but most people here would agree that you should stay away from task killers.
How to set the email app to open to the emails versus the screen to select which account to view as I have multiple accounts set up.
>I have never had multiple emails with the same app, but I always assumed that that is how it worked...
How to keep the lockscreen front turning off 3 seconds after I hit the wake button but not swiping to unlock.
>No idea, but there are apps to disable the lockscreen if you want. I'm sure you can change the setting somehow, but probably at the root level. Search XDA...
That's about it for now. I come from an iphone ecosystem and am used to a few features my JB iphone provides. I'm sure ill have more "how to" questions.
>Easiest way to do stuff is just to keep searching the Market to see if somebody has made an app to do it (Android Market is your friend). Once you get more advanced you can try to do it yourself (then XDA is your friend). I have played with my wife's iPhone, and you will appreciate that the Market has apps that can do MUCH more cool stuff, and the vast majority are free because they were made by enthusiasts. The rest are usually reasonably priced. Once you root your phone there are many more options.
These phones quickly become a full time hobby. I hardly ever play games anymore, I just spend my free time tinkering...
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I was wondering if I modified the Limit background processes setting (which is found under "settings > developer options", would it help or hurt anything? I am not sure how the different options may effect the regular performance/battery of the phone. Any insight would be great, thanks!
I limit mine to 4 cause I don't like having so many apps open. It seems that after a while or reboot it goes back to the default though.
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lopezpm said:
I limit mine to 4 cause I don't like having so many apps open. It seems that after a while or reboot it goes back to the default though.
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Yeah I do the same, but wondering if I I set it to 0 if that would cause any issues. I know when I clear RAM sometimes it would close up to 10+ or more and I'm confused as to why it had that many since I usually close everything and exit. Basically, I'm not sure what essential things may be running that this setting would effect?
No matter how many processes or apps you think you close by doing stock memory clean, they will come back shortly. The only way to make sure they stay innactive is to disabled them at start-up, just like in Windows or any Linux version. You choose which ones u want at start-up. I use Rom Toolbox by JRummy for that. You can easily control many things with that app. As for which ones are essential or not, it totally depends on what u do with the phone (ur personal use). Try and see what depends on what when u close things. That's the only way)) we all walk through that at some point!
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...good luck! Any questions, please ask, been dealing with android ever since it began)
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One more thing, don't be afraid shutting down apps at start-up, if something starts malfunctioning, u can always turn it back on.
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Also have autorun manager , Turning off the receivers.
Not an expert but similar to what he described.. I have not try his app
Did work for me,
Example:
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Well, bad news folks. It seems that while we can indeed get to Blocking Mode, it doesn't appear to be fully functional. When I first found it and tested it out, it successfully blocked the calls I made from my computer via Gmail and Skype. But after some further tests this afternoon, it didn't actually block any calls made by some friends via their cell phones. So, while it's there, it doesn't seem like it's fully functional. At the very least, maybe this gives us some hope for someone out there to find a way to get it working consistently or that Verizon will enable it in a future update.
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I was playing around with one of my favorite apps Any Cut. Regrettably, Any Cut (which isn't available in the Play Store any more) doesn't work correctly on Jelly Bean, but it works enough to be able to take a look at many of the shortcuts it's able to find. And low and behold, Blocking Mode was in the list. Since Any Cut is problematic on Jelly Bean (it kind of works, but not completely), I found another app on the Play Store that operates in much the same way that Any Cut does - QuickShortcutMaker.
No root required!
Here's how to get to it:
1) Download QuickShortcutMaker from the Play Store. (Note: the app closed on me a few times while trying to use it, but it eventually worked)
2) After QuickShortcutMaker installs, open it up.
3) Type Blocking Mode in the text field. The app is pretty slow when it comes to populating the available shortcuts, so it might take a little bit. Once it finishes, tap on the first result at the top (It will say "Settings" with Blocking mode underneath it.
4) Rename the shortcut to whatever you want. It's named "Settings" by default, and I changed mine to "Blocking Mode."
5) Tap "OK."
6) You'll now have a shortcut on your homescreen that will take you right into Blocking Mode (the icon will be a cog just like the Settings icon). Open it up and and block away! (Note: the shortcut on your homescreen will be the only way to access Blocking Mode, so if you delete it, you'll have to create a new one in order to get back into the settings for it)
Known issues:
The app will force close when trying to add contacts to the custom allowed contact list. But it seems to work fine when selecting "Favorites" as opposed to creating a new custom list. So if adding contacts to a custom list is force closing for you, add the contacts that you want to come through to your general favorites list when Blocking Mode is enabled, and then use the Favorites option in the Blocking Mode settings.
Thank you!! Now lets figure out how to get the S Planner widget on this thing.
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Nice find! When I add custom contacts or force closes.any of yall havingthat problem?
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loggainsd said:
Nice find! When I add custom contacts or force closes.any of yall havingthat problem?
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I am as well. It's probably due to the fact that Verizon doesn't have it fully implemented. Try adding the contacts you want to come through to your general contacts favorites list and then select the favorites option in Blocking Mode. That worked for me. I've updated the original post to reflect this.
I didn't think of that. Thanks!
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Cant help but think Samsung left it in on purpose so we'd find it and shove it to vzw.
Alot of speculation was they leaked the insecure bootloader for the gs3 as well.
This is a great find, thanks.
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OK im a bit lost . can someone pls tell me what blocking mode is and what it does?
Thanks for the tip!
crazydad said:
OK im a bit lost . can someone pls tell me what blocking mode is and what it does?
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Blocking mode allows you to set a specified period of time during which the phone will not ring. But you can set it so that the phone will still ring for certain contacts during the time it's enabled.
For instance, I don't want to be disturbed while I'm sleeping by random calls or texts, but I don't put my phone into silent mode while I'm asleep because I'm worried that I'll miss an emergency call from family. With Blocking Mode, I can block all calls/notifications from coming through except calls/notifications from certain people. So calls/notifications that I feel might be important, like from family or certain friends, will come through, but all others won't. That way I'm only woken up by people who I feel are important enough to wake up for.
It's also helpful in other situations when you're busy and don't want to be disturbed except by certain people.
Wow EXCELLENT find OP!!! Much kudos to you!
I can't help but feel so offended by Verizon and how they butchered this great phone, or rather tried to...
After almost a month solid holding it back from us, they finally release it and what do you know? They strip it of features that are intended to be part of the phone as sold by Samsung. The fact that it's still there but HIDDEN is proof of this concept.
We need to send this info to all the big phone journalism sites out there like Engadget, Gizmodo, Droid-Life etc and blow some serious smoke up Verizon's ass. Let them know we are disgusted by their attempts to remove features from our phones that no other carrier has done.
Hopefully they realize they were wrong and to fix the negative publicity they decide to send out an update that adds the missing features back. They better
DaRkL3AD3R said:
Wow EXCELLENT find OP!!! Much kudos to you!
I can't help but feel so offended by Verizon and how they butchered this great phone, or rather tried to...
After almost a month solid holding it back from us, they finally release it and what do you know? They strip it of features that are intended to be part of the phone as sold by Samsung. The fact that it's still there but HIDDEN is proof of this concept.
We need to send this info to all the big phone journalism sites out there like Engadget, Gizmodo, Droid-Life etc and blow some serious smoke up Verizon's ass. Let them know we are disgusted by their attempts to remove features from our phones that no other carrier has done.
Hopefully they realize they were wrong and to fix the negative publicity they decide to send out an update that adds the missing features back. They better
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I sent it into Droid-Life this morning after I found it, and a short time ago they posted a story about it - How to: Enable "Blocking Mode" on Verizon's Galaxy Note 2
I doubt this particular issue will get enough coverage to cause any measurable negative publicity, but hopefully it can at least bring some of the stuff Verizon is choosing to do to light for a greater audience.
bsweetness said:
Blocking mode allows you to set a specified period of time during which the phone will not ring. But you can set it so that the phone will still ring for certain contacts during the time it's enabled.
For instance, I don't want to be disturbed while I'm sleeping by random calls or texts, but I don't put my phone into silent mode while I'm asleep because I'm worried that I'll miss an emergency call from family. With Blocking Mode, I can block all calls/notifications from coming through except calls/notifications from certain people. So calls/notifications that I feel might be important, like from family or certain friends, will come through, but all others won't. That way I'm only woken up by people who I feel are important enough to wake up for.
It's also helpful in other situations when you're busy and don't want to be disturbed except by certain people.
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Cool thats what i tought. Thanks for verifying for me!
tried this, and like others got the force closes when trying to add contacts to "custom". Problem is, this isn't working. I even tried allowing no contacts (to block everything), and every call or text still goes through!
I tried this by calling from my work phone (that isn't anywhere in my contact list), and even call or texting from my regular contacts. These should all be blocked, but they all get through- texts and calls.
I've tried rebooting, but nothing seems to be blocked.
?
crazydad said:
Cool thats what i tought. Thanks for verifying for me!
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This can also be achieved using a custom Launcher like Nova or Apex. To do this, long press on the home screen, click "Shortcuts" --> "Activities" --> "Blocking Mode".
Granted, the OP way uses the stock TouchWiz, but just offering another solution.
Enjoy!
TeeX2.0 said:
tried this, and like others got the force closes when trying to add contacts to "custom". Problem is, this isn't working. I even tried allowing no contacts (to block everything), and every call or text still goes through!
I tried this by calling from my work phone (that isn't anywhere in my contact list), and even call or texting from my regular contacts. These should all be blocked, but they all get through- texts and calls.
I've tried rebooting, but nothing seems to be blocked.
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Yeah, the original post has been updated to reflect the fact that it's actually not fully functional.
At least it gives us some hope that perhaps someone can get it functioning or that it will be enabled in the future.
bummer. I hoped I was just doing something wrong
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Even setting it to favorite contacts doesn't work for me
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works on my Verizon SGS3
Confirmed it works. Nova Launcher's built-in shortcut mechanism also lists Blocking Mode.
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Confirmed it works. Nova Launcher's built-in shortcut mechanism also lists Blocking Mode.
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does it actually block calls? mine seemed like it was activated, but calls and notifications came through anyway
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I'm still feeling my way through this app, but its awesome. Anyone here using it with confidence and proficiency want to share some of your custom tasks and settings?
When I get a calendar notification for work (3 hour reminder) tasker automatically sets my alarm for my preset times. Never forget to set alarm again!
Spen helper works great for some customization as well.
I use ivona text to speech engine to tell me when some of my automation is happening. Makes me feel like James Bond, and makes my wife role her eyes.
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harajyuks said:
I'm still feeling my way through this app, but its awesome. Anyone here using it with confidence and proficiency want to share some of your custom tasks and settings?
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I bought tasker when it was on sale but never got it to work very well. I watched the how-to videos, followed the directions, etc, just couldn't get it to do what I wanted. I recently starting playing with Automateit and have found it to be a lot easier (at least for simple stuff, which is all I wanted). I was easily able to set up a handul of rules (1. maps open, gps on; 2. maps closed, GPS off; 3. MX Player on, screen to 100% brightness; 4. Call ends, go to homescreen, 5. 11:30 PM silence all). They also have a "market" where you can download rules other people have uploaded.
Tasker seems more powerful, just beyond my grasp apparently.
tfly212 said:
I bought tasker when it was on sale but never got it to work very well. I watched the how-to videos, followed the directions, etc, just couldn't get it to do what I wanted. I recently starting playing with Automateit and have found it to be a lot easier (at least for simple stuff, which is all I wanted). I was easily able to set up a handul of rules (1. maps open, gps on; 2. maps closed, GPS off; 3. MX Player on, screen to 100% brightness; 4. Call ends, go to homescreen, 5. 11:30 PM silence all). They also have a "market" where you can download rules other people have uploaded.
Tasker seems more powerful, just beyond my grasp apparently.
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Yeah I can understand the frustration with the learning curve, just spent the last couple hours trying to set up auto profiles for when GPS and WiFi should activate only to realize I was failing because I'm pointing tasker to open the GPS or Wi-Fi settings menu instead of the state change toggle.
I'm going to stick with it though...hey I can't get any worse than I already am. It's funny because I'm really feeling like a super geek again...takes me back to the good old days off my OG DROID. Love Android, I will never understand iOS users.
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cmjy9b said:
When I get a calendar notification for work (3 hour reminder) tasker automatically sets my alarm for my preset times. Never forget to set alarm again!
Spen helper works great for some customization as well.
I use ivona text to speech engine to tell me when some of my automation is happening. Makes me feel like James Bond, and makes my wife role her eyes.
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That's awesome, I'm trying to get on that level of automation. Are you able to do the calendar entries because it's a enterprise or Google account. I might need to go back to Enhanced Email so I can sync my calendar events to my Google calendar from 3rd party servers.
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I love this app! Only thing is that I wish it came with some profiles already.
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evolishesh said:
I love this app! Only thing is that I wish it came with some profiles already.
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Check out the tasker wiki on his website (google tasker or go there from playstore entry). It includes lots of examples both of profiles you can just download and use, and also step throughs of how to set up specific tasks yourself.
I use it to turn off keyguard (pin lock) when I'm at home or in the car, adjust volumes in those places, and silence everything except alarms at night, also to autorotate to landscape when in the smartdock.
alistairs1 said:
Check out the tasker wiki on his website (google tasker or go there from playstore entry). It includes lots of examples both of profiles you can just download and use, and also step throughs of how to set up specific tasks yourself.
I use it to turn off keyguard (pin lock) when I'm at home or in the car, adjust volumes in those places, and silence everything except alarms at night, also to autorotate to landscape when in the smartdock.
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I will, thanks
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You can do the same things as this with "automate it" and it's free. Just throwing it out there
My favorite thing I ever did with Tasker was on a previous phone, I had a fully functional bluetooth timeout system working, where if the bluetooth was switched on, it would automatically switch off after 5 minutes if nothing connected. If something did connect, it would wait 5 minutes after disconnecting before it turned off. It would also switch to always on in certain situations (such as being in a car dock). It required multiple profiles, multiples tasks, and multiple variables to pull it off, but it was a thing of beauty. I don't use that anymore, because I don't need it on this phone...the battery doesn't even seem to be affected by bluetooth.
Currently, I use it to do simple stuff, like launch my desk clock app and silence notifications when plugged in and on the left side between 9PM and 9AM, silence notifications when in the car dock, and kill audio apps when removed from the car dock. I think it's a lot easier to learn when you already understand a lot of the fundamentals of coding, because a lot of it translates, though it requires a different manner of creativity and mental acrobatics to do certain things since there's no direct "OR" clause that would be really handy in a profile definition.