So I just got some NFC tags and want to add one to my car dock. Just want to do basic stuff like turn on maps and bluetooth...easy enough. But how do I get them to turn off once I take the phone out of the dock. Seems, at first glance that there's no way for an exit profile.
I'm sure there's a way to do this with tasker or something but I've never been able to do much with that other than the super basic.
Can anyone give me some guidance as to how I can best accomplish this exit profile?
Thanks
finneginsfast said:
So I just got some NFC tags and want to add one to my car dock. Just want to do basic stuff like turn on maps and bluetooth...easy enough. But how do I get them to turn off once I take the phone out of the dock. Seems, at first glance that there's no way for an exit profile.
I'm sure there's a way to do this with tasker or something but I've never been able to do much with that other than the super basic.
Can anyone give me some guidance as to how I can best accomplish this exit profile?
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2122019
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I want to record a macro to setup my GPS apps without hitting multiple buttons. Anything out there to use?
Tasker in the marketplace can automate typical function (ie, power gps on/off when app launches) but it cannot record macros to manipulate the functions of a specific app. I've never heard of anything like that.
brettdwagner said:
Tasker in the marketplace can automate typical function (ie, power gps on/off when app launches) but it cannot record macros to manipulate the functions of a specific app. I've never heard of anything like that.
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I was ready to buy tasker but wanted to wait until I heard something one way or another on this thread. Thanks for the heads up.
If you're on the fence about tasker there is a 7 day trial apk from the dev's website
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/
It's absolutely worth it in my opinion.
Check out this thread for instructions on how to lock the gtab when a case is closed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155144
Didn't want to post this in the dev section but this app seems extremely useful and I was curious if there was any way of extracting it for use on other android devices?
That would be very darn useful for everyone.
I'm using tasker . . . you can do alot of creative stuff with it, but it is kinda complicated and costs ~$6
mel493 said:
I'm using tasker . . . you can do alot of creative stuff with it, but it is kinda complicated and costs ~$6
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I have tasker as well but in general I dont find it super user friendly. From the looks of it Smart Action could replace tasker as well as juice defender which I also use.
I've already made one for home, work and when I go to bed. It seems pretty user friendly to me. Excellent app.
Heh, even if someone extracts it, it needs Blur libraries and frameworks, too.
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Heh, even if someone extracts it, it needs Blur libraries and frameworks, too.
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I've seen harder things get ported on xda just needs willing developers
I haven't really had a look at this Smart Action App yet as I still haven't received my microsim. I was wondering how sophisticated it is?
Is it possible to have it read sms when connected to bluetooth, for example? I attempted this with Tasker on my Defy with no success - I don't think Tasker liked MIUI very much
stunno said:
I haven't really had a look at this Smart Action App yet as I still haven't received my microsim. I was wondering how sophisticated it is?
Is it possible to have it read sms when connected to bluetooth, for example? I attempted this with Tasker on my Defy with no success - I don't think Tasker liked MIUI very much
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Tasker does many things but in terms of doing things you need to know the proper terms for the various variables etc for what you want to do which isnt too simple
Here are some premade ones you can download or make but none for what you wanted
http://tasker.wikidot.com/profile-index
As an example of how complicated it can get with tasker is the following. How to make a battery full notification.As you can see the app lets you do allot but is not super user friendly. Smart Action may not be able to do all that tasker is able to but may be able to do most and may be more user friendly
click New and select Event
select event category Power and event Battery Full
click Done
click + in the bottom left to add an action
select category Alert and action Notify (Sound)
type Battery Full! in the Title field
click Done
To avoid getting a repeat notification within 30 minutes, we add a cooldown:
Click on the profile and select Profile Properties
Slide the Cooldown Time slider to the far right
Click Done
Alternative solution to avoid repeat notifications (added by b00ky)
Set a variable such as "%BFN" to 0 anytime you plug in your phone
Edit the "Notify Sound" task to only run "If %BFN < 0"
Add a new task "Tasker » Variable Set » %BFN to 1"
This has worked for me and makes sure you only get notified ONCE while it is plugged in as opposed to after 30 minutes of cooldown.
I'm new to this so I apologize if this is not a good way to do this, but it works for me.
An alternative to the alternative to avoid repeat notifications. If you tend to leave plugged in for long durations, 30 minute cool down may not do it for you. The below gives you a one time notification that your battery is full, and wont repeat until you unplug/replug back in. phonedude
Profile - Battery 100%
Event - Battery Full
Enter task -
1. Play your sound
2. Set Profile Status {Battery 100%} to Off
Exit task-
n.a.
Profile - Plugged In
State - Power (Source = Any)
Enter task -
1. Profile Status {Battery 100%} to On
Exit task-
1. Profile Status {Battery 100%} to Off
Thanks for that fidorulz! Much appreciated. I notice on that site that the guy tried to get the read SMS to work and failed, tried again and got it working but doesn't know how!
http://tasker.wikidot.com/readsmswhileincardock
I found a walk through on here that would not work either and I assumed it was because of MIUI, as Tasker didn't register any SMS being received. It seems that the %SMSRF and %SMSRB variables only get initialised when an SMS is received.
I will patiently wait for tmobile and the royal mail to get their fingers out and deliver my microsim and I will give it another go
I use "Setting Profiles" pretty simple and powerful, a lot easier to use than tasker (although not quite as powerful in the nitty-gritty) but definitely hits the 80/20 rule. It costs, but I believe there is a free version to try out the functionality and see how you like it.
I got my nfc tags in today to play with. Have no problem writing to them, and NFC Task Switcher works great. My example use case is having the volume go down at my bedside.
I use Tasker extensively, so maybe I'm spoiled:
My first question is, is there any way to trigger an 'exit' or 'undo' task when your phone leaves the vicinity of the tag? Really hate to require two tags to achieve that level of automation. By reading a bit on the Play Store reviews area, I'm guessing this isn't possible, and I'll need to change the way I think about these.
2nd question: Is there any way nfc tags can be read and trigger an event while the phone is locked? Also seems kinda pointless to have to unlock before touching the tag.
bohiti said:
I got my nfc tags in today to play with. Have no problem writing to them, and NFC Task Switcher works great. My example use case is having the volume go down at my bedside.
I use Tasker extensively, so maybe I'm spoiled:
My first question is, is there any way to trigger an 'exit' or 'undo' task when your phone leaves the vicinity of the tag? Really hate to require two tags to achieve that level of automation. By reading a bit on the Play Store reviews area, I'm guessing this isn't possible, and I'll need to change the way I think about these.
2nd question: Is there any way nfc tags can be read and trigger an event while the phone is locked? Also seems kinda pointless to have to unlock before touching the tag.
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1: You can just create a switch. Tap once, do (tasks). Tap again, undo (tasks).
2: Not that I know of right now but I'm sure our wonderful developers will figure something out!
Sent from My Precious Evo LTE!
Like a lot of people here I'm new to NFC. Other than Google Wallet (which I am not overly interested in at this point) I'd like to know what the capabilities of NFC are. I've seen a few android beam demonstrations and it seems like more of a novelty than of practical use.
I'd like to be able to use NFC to switch on bluetooth when in my car and to set my alarm when going to bed. Automation of simple tasks that I do every single day would be greatly beneficial.
Would I need a special app to do this? What kind of tags do I have to buy? Can I buy any tag and tell my phone what to do when I scan it? Do I have to program tags myself?
Thanks in advance to everyone who helps and I hope I'm not the only one who benefits from answers to these questions.
There's a thread here that discusses everything from where to get tags to how to program them using different apps. I posted some guides in there too.
To get you started:
Buy tags here, comes with an awesome NFC keyring.
Program the tags with this.
Use Tasker to make the above application more powerful.
If you need help with anything specific post in that thread and I'll help you out or PM me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher&hl=en
Here's the app I use, it's fantastic. You can make simple tags, complicated ones, or even switches(a tag that does 2 different things).
For example, I have a switch configured for when i get to/leave work. It toggles wifi, Bluetooth, ring volume, ring tone, media volume, and notification tone, all in one tag, all in one touch. Watch the video in the link, it's pretty helpful too!
There is a mod in the EVO 4g LTE and HTC one x forums that let's you choose when NFC can be read.
Screen on and unlocked,
Screen on and locked, or
Screed off (obviously locked)
I modded the phone to read tags when the screen is on and even if the phone is still locked. Allowing it to read while the screen is off may be a security risk for some.
Anyway,
On my keychain:
Switcher:
WiFi off, Bluetooth on, volume up, brightness up, latitude check in, plays media player.
This is great because it automatically connects to my car Bluetooth headset and the HTC aux stereoclip so music starts playing through my car speakers wirelessly via swipe of the keychain.
Tap again to disable all these and check in again w latitude.
I also have a separate tag in my car low on the dash to enable GPS and open maps so I don't have to fiddle w my phone througg the settings and open the app drawer to open maps. Makes driving that much safer. Also, I don't always use GPS, so having a separate tag for it from my keychain saves battery by using it only when needed.
Trying to set up a tag to enable WiFi tether for root users and stick it to my laptop/pc for quick swiping and enabling. But that has been tricky as you either have to use tasker or a custom activity in NFC task launcher.
Can't think of any others relevant to my interests. I don't see the need in making 38583983 tags. I definitely use the ones in the car tho.
I may order a wristband and think up something creative for it. Assigning a "sync all" activity would rock for it as I keep auto-syncing on my phone off and only sync email and such when I see fit.
Sent from my EVO using XDA
Great info. I think I'll pick up a handful of tags.
1 - At work to set phone to vibrate, turn on Wi-Fi.
1 - In Car to turn on GPS, Bluetooth, Disable Wifi, Open Music App.
1 - At home that turns Alarm on before going to bed.
There are so many possibilities...I can't wait to get this going.
Racer Of All said:
To get you started:
Buy tags here, comes with an awesome NFC keyring.
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Yeah, unfortunately they are all sold out. I was about to checkout with a kit from them a little while ago when stupid work distracted me and I forgot to come back to it. Really does look like a nice set.
First off, I apologize if this has been covered before in a thread. I spent about a half hour searching for my answer and was not able to either find it or understand which answer I was looking for.
I have in Taiwan a:
S3 GT-I9300
4.1.2
I9300XXELLA
3.0.31-899179
Rooted
No custom rom
(not sure what else you guys need to know)
I was simply curious if someone would point me in the right direction for the following problems. I use reverse tethering quite often with my smart phone as my office does not have WIFI and I enjoy watching sports games on my phone or listening to the radio broadcasts. I have a plan with a 5GB data limit and the video will eat that up pretty fast. So, whenever I use reverse tether, want to check for available wifi, or do any USB/Blue tooth tethering I have to go two or three menues deep into my settings and it's a tad annoying.
Is there a way I can customize the top drop down menu to replace some of the UI icons with ones that I actually want to use such as, "enable usb tether" or "see available wifi signals" or "turn on wifi hotspot?" I could remove Blocking Mode, or AllShare Cast as I never use them.
While I'm able to root phones (easy enough) I'm pretty clueless about custom Roms, how to use them, which ones are good, how to keep my phone protected when using them etc. There is such a huge amount of information about customizing the S3 on these forums, I just didn't know how to wade through it all to get the one customization that I want.
Again, sorry if I couldn't find the threat where this was discussed, and if there is a thread that answers this question well, I would appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction.
Cheers!
Not 100% sure, but maybe have a look into JKay Delux (you have to find the version for your firmware though). Otherwise another option could be to create a shortcut for your home screen via tasker that brings you directly into that menu.
chrismast said:
Not 100% sure, but maybe have a look into JKay Delux (you have to find the version for your firmware though). Otherwise another option could be to create a shortcut for your home screen via tasker that brings you directly into that menu.
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Does tasker allow you to create shortcuts for any phone command? If so, that might be what I need.
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Does tasker allow you to create shortcuts for any phone command? If so, that might be what I need.
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if I am not wrong, most of them yes. At least it lets you control most of the functions (if you add Secure Settings PlugIn even more.)