automatic sunset-based dark mode has been broken on Android for me for like a year now :blobfoxthinkgoogly:​ finally bit the bullet and bought Tasker. 1) wild that toggling dark mode is a 'secure setting' and 2) dang, Tasker looks dated AF but in a way that gets me excited for the earlier days of Android custom ROMs.

anyone have any cool Tasker automations they wanna recommend?

#Tasker #Android

I’m thinking about a voice-first workflow for capturing blog thoughts while on the move.. This is the plan:
use #Easyvoicerecorder, then #Tasker to prompt me to tag them by theme and sort them into #GoogleDrive.

Later, send notes to #otteraii for transcription, ready to shape into blog posts.

Still refining it— What do you use to capture and organise thoughts when you’re out exploring or living life?
#blogging #workflow #VoiceNotes #TravelWriting #DigitalTools

Found a solution to a problem I wasn't exactly aware of.

Thought I was having problems with my Android phone getting switched to silent or low volume, because I was missing many, many text messages.

Eventually realized that the text alert sound was coming out my headset, or out the phone speaker, but never both. I was sure it used to come out both, the phone ringing comes out both...

Realized that this is a new phone (with IR and thermal cameras) and that the problem started when I changed phones.

Some Internet searching determined that some utter moron at Google has decided that only phone ringing can play out both the headset and the phone speaker, text messages will come out the headset if it's connected, out the speaker only if no headset is connected. WTAF, people? I take my headset off and put it in my pocket - no texts for me. Update your Android, start missing texts.

A little more searching found an easy solution - install Tasker or If This Then That, and program a simple task to play a phone ringtone on any incoming text.

I've tested it for a couple weeks now, it's a flawless workaround for a problem caused by idiotic software designers who think they know more than their users. You can even program different ringtones for texts from different people if you like.

#android #tasker #ittt #workarounds

🚀 ¡Descubre el potencial de tu Android! Aprende a automatizar tareas con Tasker y ahorra tiempo. Desde poner el móvil en silencio hasta copias de seguridad automáticas. 📱 #Android #Tasker #Automatización
https://androidguias.com/como-automatizar-tareas-en-android-facilmente-con-tasker-guia-completa-y-trucos-avanzados/

For #Tasker, #Bluetooth and #NodeRED messing about join my livestream now!
https://youtube.com/live/RPVfRKAKyDU?feature=share

It's been a while since I played with #Tasker. How about a livestream? I'm going to be messing with it, Bluetooth and NodeRED. Come join me in 30 min
https://youtube.com/live/RPVfRKAKyDU?feature=share

復刻The Shining Mountain
我有本書，書名是The Shining Mountain，作者是Peter Boardman，寫他與Joe Tasker於1976年首攀Changabang西壁的事。四十六年過去了，有個強大的小團隊復刻了這條經典技術攀登路線，令人興奮(例如看到The Barrier的畫面)，請看影片(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ZnCVXf9KE)。
長時間處在高海拔，缺氧，產生活在夢裡的狀態。搭帳2小時；溶雪煮水也要2小時。被山虐到極點，共通的想法就是：這是最後一次！相信他們是真心向Peter與Joe致敬(Peter與Joe於1982年由東北稜攀聖母峰，沒有回來)。
影片好看，書也精采(Peter Boardman與Joe Tasker行前在Joe工作的冷凍工廠測試設備，攀登後回鄉，出了火車站月台， 工廠夜班人員全著藍色工作服坐在車站大廳等他們，彼此笑容相迎。倍感溫暖)，都推！

#輝耀之山 #the_shining_mountain #boardman #tasker #Himalaya #alpine #mountaineering #登山

What’s on my Phone? – 2025

https://www.myhome.zone/whats-on-my-phone-2025/

Form yesterday Android decided when Tasker turns on Vibrate mode, and sets DND to “priority” media is now also disabled.
This of course does not prevent media from being *played* while media is *force muted*.
And I know that it isn't Tasker, because the same profile turned on manually produces the desired effect.

#android #tasker

I created a toggle with #Tasker to turn on Do-Not-Disturb, no interruptions.
#Android shows that it is on with those settings - status bar icon and all.

And yet, music playback happens 😐

What am I missing?

I think the only reason why many ad infested apps haven't been replaced by #Tasker scripts with less than a dozen commands each is the rather peculiar user experience.
Which is me saying that a dentist visit may be more pleasant.
And what is it with video tutorials rather than good docs?

But there's really no alternative, is there?

I mean it all works which is pretty amazing, and I now have a custom speech to @obsidian note action tied to my Assist button press, but you can tell #Tasker was not written this decade 🙂

Srijan Choudhary: Triggering #Orgzly sync on Android when #Orgmode file changes via #syncthing and #Tasker
https://srijan.ch/triggering-orgzly-sync-on-android-when-org-file-changes

This might become one of my most important Android hacks. 😉

Using Tasker to trigger Orgzly sync on Android when Org file changes: https://srijan.ch/triggering-orgzly-sync-on-android-when-org-file-changes
#Emacs #Android #OrgMode #Tasker

Triggering Orgzly sync on Android when Org file changes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://srijan.ch/triggering-orgzly-sync-on-android-when-org-file-changes

It seems that on Android you cannot set DND to a holiday calendar that is sourced by Google Calendar (!)
Edit: not to mention setting it per app, as I **really** don't need notifications from fucking Linkedin, today, or before I go to bed.

Can automation software, as Tasker be allowed to do that?… No, fuck you.

Edit 2: of course it can be done with rooting. All the things to make Android less shitty are behind the “rootwall”.
Edit 3: or behind a freemium app…
#Google #Android #Tasker #LinkedIn

Home automation is so much fun thanks to #homeassistant ! Just added my first NFC tags to my system because it was also a good excuse to mess up with my phone and #tasker ;)
Now, I'm trying to not add more #esp32

Did anybody successfully automate #AdAway with #Tasker ?
In theory there's a possibility to control it via intents but I feel like nothing works anymore.

Here's the initial request
https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/issues/995

And this is the wiki page about it:
https://github.com/AdAway/AdAway/wiki/Automation

I tried it but the app does not exist anymore in Play or F-Droid and without it, it doesn't seem to work.

Tasker - Widgets v2 - Totally Customizable Widgets on Your Home Screen! #Android #Tasker

https://youtube.com/watch?v=TQoH3jdyBgU&si=2i4jyDxMYLCfHFzc