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Thinking about getting it. What are you using it for?
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ml3000 said:
Thinking about getting it. What are you using it for?
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I'm using Tasker to turn off Mobile Data when on Wifi, set my phone in "Work" mode when I get to work (Silent, no Bluetooth), disable PIN lock when I'm at home, disable USB debugging when I'm away from home and reboot every morning.
The greatness of he program is that you can do pretty much anything with it. I currently I use it for 2 main things. I have set up a profile so automatically launches carhome ultra when it detects that I am connected to my cars bluetooth and I have it plugged into a charger. That way when I jump into the car I just have to put it in its holder and plug in the charger and I am good to go.
I also have created a 3 short cuts that have automated my "wifi calling" profile. One shortcut automatically forwards my number to a google voice number The second toggles airplane mode (so I don't kill my battery searching for a signal), activates wifi and logs me into groove ip. The final one automatically unforwards my number.
On my old G2 I also had a profile that launched a screen dimming program and clock/alarm program when it detected my home wifi and ac power. I used my phone as my bedroom clock
Hope this gives you some ideas
I have an NFC tag in my car and when I scan it, turns on Bluetooth, and opens the Assistant app. Then, depending where I am (checks if my Last WiFi connection was my house) it will ask where would I like to go. I say a place and it says ok let's go to %place name% or if I wasn't at home it will prompt me if I want to navigate home
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I have in the past to automate tasks but with nfc task launcher I don't need it, of course instead I need nfc tags but it's more convenient for me.
Where to start?!! I currently have 14 profiles and over 25 tasks! I use for all sorts eg:
Sunrise and sunset - Gets these from a yahoo api every day and updates a minimalistic text widget
Sleep mode - Check in and out of Sleepbot, does all the sound etc too and sets a variable which I use for some other profiles that I only want to run when I'm asleep.
Car mode - When I am in the car it sets the ringer, turns vibrate off, sets screen to fully on and opens car home. Also uses the sun info from above and it it is dark outside will run Screen Filter to drop the screen brightness right down.
Car exit - When I leave the car it automatically stores the time and location so I can navigate back to the car (useful if I park somewhere unusual or in a big car park) and another widget keeps the time in case I am on a meter.
Work - Sets the sound when in range of work wifi
Various locations - A few like the gym and badminton club which check in to foursquare, go silent, enable secure lock screen and, when leaving, remind me to turn of my heart rate monitor.
Frost check - Check the weather evey hour at night and if it ever drops below freezing, pops a notification so in the morning I know if I need to allow more time to de-ice the car
Games/Gallery - When a game or the gallery is open it stops the screen from locking which is especially handy when showing photos to people
I also use a lot of these with NFC tags such as the sleep one and car.
And others! I'm always playing around with it and the scenes function allows you to create entire interfaces!
Nice guys.. I gotta start using tags.. where did you buy yours from? havea few links for decently cheap ones? places in canada are either charging rip off prices, or stupidly high shipping
t3xboar said:
Nice guys.. I gotta start using tags.. where did you buy yours from? havea few links for decently cheap ones? places in canada are either charging rip off prices, or stupidly high shipping
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I got them from this seller http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181025690679&ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:U:GB:3160
I am in the UK but they will ship to Canada. Alternatively, look for similar tags on eBay Canada but make sure to avoid Mifare 1k tags, they don't on the N4
Is it possible to tap two phones together and have one phone initialize hotspot using NFC?
There's a ton of things you can do with Tasker. I'm just using it to change my wallpaper. I've got a different one for sunrise, morning, daytime, sunset, and evening. Additionally, when it rains or the weather is overcast, I've got different wallpapers.
I think one of the best things about Tasker is cell triangulation for location. Basically a rough gps of your location to use all the profiles and settings at different locations and essentially no battery cost as it just pulls data your radio is anyway.
The only downside is your limitations are there because not all apps have plug ins. For example I'd like to setup a task for Rom toolbox to backup apps but that's not possible, I think.
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I refuse to buy it until the UI is updated
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t3xboar said:
Nice guys.. I gotta start using tags.. where did you buy yours from? havea few links for decently cheap ones? places in canada are either charging rip off prices, or stupidly high shipping
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Download nfc task launcher and buy through their store, not sure if they ship to canada though.
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biggiestuff said:
Is it possible to tap two phones together and have one phone initialize hotspot using NFC?
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I'm not going to say yes because I haven't done it BUT I'm sure it can, I'm pretty sure the primary function (detecting another nfc device) is built into android so tasker should be able to take that trigger and toggle wifi ap.
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I refuse to buy it until the UI is updated
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+1! I am using Llama until tasker gets a Holo UI theme lol. Which is being worked on from what I saw from AndroidPolice.
kpjimmy said:
+1! I am using Llama until tasker gets a Holo UI theme lol. Which is being worked on from what I saw from AndroidPolice.
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I've seen the same and that UI that they knocked up would get me to purchase it... They've made massive amounts and not even bothered to update the UI
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anybody got a link to a good tutorial for tasker? I tried it but failed miserably. I followed all the links provided in the app but it doesn't really explain things, just shows examples
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Man I can't wait to get my N4 (if it ever ships). I hope they do update to Holo theme though. I'm not going to use any non Holo apps; I hate when a UI doesn't look unified ;-(
Jordanooo said:
anybody got a link to a good tutorial for tasker? I tried it but failed miserably. I followed all the links provided in the app but it doesn't really explain things, just shows examples
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This one is pretty good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhnOJl5mTo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Modaco did a good guide to Tasker recently:
http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/android-features/mastering-tasker-1-getting-started-r671
I agree the interface needs work but waiting for that is daft. It's all about automation and once the tasks are created you don't see the app itself very often. It's not pretty but I think that is vastly outweighed by how incredibly powerful it is.
Jordanooo said:
anybody got a link to a good tutorial for tasker? I tried it but failed miserably. I followed all the links provided in the app but it doesn't really explain things, just shows examples
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Good tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110775
Hey
Is there no way of controlling my tivo box work the watchON app?
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oxfordmark said:
Hey
Is there no way of controlling my tivo box work the watchON app?
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What TiVO box is it?
I've got the Virgin Media TiVO Box (Think it's a Samsung model) which works fine when I select Virgin Media from the list.
Eambo said:
What TiVO box is it?
I've got the Virgin Media TiVO Box (Think it's a Samsung model) which works fine when I select Virgin Media from the list.
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I selected VM, when I click on the remote there is no option for tivo.
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oxfordmark said:
I selected VM, when I click on the remote there is no option for tivo.
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On my WatchOn, once I added the VM TiVO Box, it was listed as a "DVR" Rather than a set-top box or anything like that. I only have two remotes - TV (for TV, obviously), and DVR which definitely works for my VM TiVO Box.
Found it all.
However it will not turn the box off, neither will it switch off my AV receiver m
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oxfordmark said:
Found it all.
However it will not turn the box off, neither will it switch off my AV receiver m
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I had the same issue initally. The very first code that it offers changes the channels fine but does not switch on/off tivo. Use the "no, try next code" to play around. The second code changes channels and operates power but shows up as DVR and does not offer the colour buttons. The third code offers me best compatibility - shows up as Set Top Box and most functions work. But the info button does not work and I cannot figure out how to get it to show the guide.
Also with the recent update, there is another tab called Universal Remote with which you can set one touch options -- switch on multiple devices. I have set it to function as follows:
Power button - switch on Samsung TV, Samsung Blu Ray and VM Tivo
Volume - via blu ray player
Channel - via Tivo
Let me if it does not work and I will try and provide you with more details.
I'd really like to have the Cast tile back in the quick settings menu.
Does anyone know of a mod that achieves that?
The connection options offered by Samsung are too Samsung-centric. I don't own a Samsung smart TV or a Samsung hub and I don't plan on buying one in the near future.
I have a Chromecast that I use for screen mirroring and am used to being able to connect without using the Chromecast app on my HTC via HTC Quick Connect (which is available in quick settings and allows for a myriad of different connection types).
A port of the HTC Quick Connect function would also be a great option if that's possible (in quick settings).
re: casting / mirroring
ambientlight said:
I'd really like to have the Cast tile back in the quick settings menu.
Does anyone know of a mod that achieves that?
The connection options offered by Samsung are too Samsung-centric. I don't own a Samsung smart TV or a Samsung hub and I don't plan on buying one in the near future.
I have a Chromecast that I use for screen mirroring and am used to being able to connect without using the Chromecast app on my HTC via HTC Quick Connect (which is available in quick settings and allows for a myriad of different connection types).
A port of the HTC Quick Connect function would also be a great option if that's possible (in quick settings).
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The CAST's name is "Quick Connect" and it's already an option in the pulldown screen in the S7 Edge.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
The CAST's name is "Quick Connect" and it's already an option in the pulldown screen in the S7 Edge.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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Quick Connect does not connect to Chromecast.
re: Chrome Cast
ambientlight said:
Quick Connect does not connect to Chromecast.
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You "don't" need quick connect for chrome cast, I have the Chromcast dongle and all you need
to do is either open your Chrome browser or go to the play store and get the Chromecast app by
"google" and use that for casting.
Either way the Chromcast dongle works perfectly with the S7 Edge.
(does not need or use quick connect)
Good luck,
Have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
You "don't" need quick connect for chrome cast, I have the Chromcast dongle and all you need
to do is either open your Chrome browser or go to the play store and get the Chromecast app by
"google" and use that for casting.
Either way the Chromcast dongle works perfectly with the S7 Edge.
(does not need or use quick connect)
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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Thanks for both of your replies.
Yes, the Chromecast dongle works fine with the S7 Edge and the Chromecast app.
However, I would prefer not to have to walk through the steps that are necessary to connect to the Chromecast using the app. That's why I asked whether there is a mod available that puts the functionality to connect to the Chromecast app back into quick settings.
I don't particularly care whether the mod in question changes Quick Connect or adds the Cast tile back into quick settings..
I also would like the cast tile in the notification panel back, after owning a nexus and mirror my screen on my chromecast with 1 click was awesome for showing my family different things without needing to find some specific app to do it.
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ambientlight said:
Thanks for both of your replies.
Yes, the Chromecast dongle works fine with the S7 Edge and the Chromecast app.
However, I would prefer not to have to walk through the steps that are necessary to connect to the Chromecast using the app. That's why I asked whether there is a mod available that puts the functionality to connect to the Chromecast app back into quick settings.
I don't particularly care whether the mod in question changes Quick Connect or adds the Cast tile back into quick settings..
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dcemtp1 said:
I also would like the cast tile in the notification panel back, after owning a nexus and mirror my screen on my chromecast with 1 click was awesome for showing my family different things without needing to find some specific app to do it.
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Agreed, after owning a Nexus 6P ... I really miss being able to pull down the notification shade and just cast my screen to my TV ... +1 if anyone could find/make a mod for this!
shogun168 said:
Agreed, after owning a Nexus 6P ... I really miss being able to pull down the notification shade and just cast my screen to my TV ... +1 if anyone could find/make a mod for this!
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Have you had any luck finding a mod for the quick settings cast tile ?
ambientlight said:
Have you had any luck finding a mod for the quick settings cast tile ?
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Unfortunately not ... Tried looking into doing something with Tasker but no success there either ...
shogun168 said:
Unfortunately not ... Tried looking into doing something with Tasker but no success there either ...
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I also tried Tasker, but can't really figure out how to use it
ambientlight said:
I'd really like to have the Cast tile back in the quick settings menu.
Does anyone know of a mod that achieves that?
The connection options offered by Samsung are too Samsung-centric. I don't own a Samsung smart TV or a Samsung hub and I don't plan on buying one in the near future.
I have a Chromecast that I use for screen mirroring and am used to being able to connect without using the Chromecast app on my HTC via HTC Quick Connect (which is available in quick settings and allows for a myriad of different connection types).
A port of the HTC Quick Connect function would also be a great option if that's possible (in quick settings).
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It's in the drop down menu it called "smart view".
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It's in the drop down menu it called "smart view".
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Thanks for your response, but I don't think you've actually read what the request is.
The Smart View tile does not connect to the chromecast.
Same request here.
CJSnet said:
Same request here.
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If you have the rom already installed the easiest way is use the Database editor by daxgirl and wuby. Open it, hit "secure" and search for "sys-qs-tiles". Then write "Cast" to the end (or where you want) and kill systemui or reboot
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If you have the rom already installed the easiest way is use the Database editor by daxgirl and wuby. Open it, hit "secure" and search for "sys-qs-tiles". Then write "Cast" to the end (or where you want) and kill systemui or reboot
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Interesting. Which ROM? I'm using stock S7 Nougat.
Thanks!!
CJSnet said:
Interesting. Which ROM? I'm using stock S7 Nougat.
Thanks!!
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Oh Nougat, i'm on a note7 Port.
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For now I'm using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jaredharen.harvest to place a Cast tile that launches Google Home app. From in that app I can cast my screen.
Thanks!!
Anyone ever figure out how to do this? I use the screen cast feature to cast to a chromecast in my car and would really like to automate it with tasker.
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Anyone ever figure out how to do this? I use the screen cast feature to cast to a chromecast in my car and would really like to automate it with tasker.
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Did you read my post directly above yours? That's how to do it.
CJSnet said:
Did you read my post directly above yours? That's how to do it.
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I understand that, what you did will allow the tile to be placed in the quick launch but it still requires the second step of selecting cast screen right? I'm trying to figure out a way to use tasker to automate the whole processes. The only method I have that kind of works is to use autoinput to select the cast screen button. but it's kind of clunky.
Hi, i was happy when found out that Honor 8 has built in IR, afret using a built in app i wasn't happy
The built in app i very poor and doesn't work with most of my stuff or works with some functions only.
I tried:
Anymote - turns out it works really good, just make sure too find a good model of your equipement.
I bought paid non ad version, it might take some time to customize your remote to work like you want it, but in my opinion it's worth a while
Peel Smart Remote - thats a NO GO - none of remotes worked
ASmart Remote IR - didn't work too
Smart Remote IR - same here
Hope someone will find it useful
Paid Anymote Version Link <-- The one i tested
Free Anymote Version Link <-- This should work too
Sure app seems to work. Although I have to maneuver more with my phone then I did with my S6.
Thanks for the advice. Gonny try out Anymote. The built-in is a BIG disapointment. Just not enough device support in it. Im coming from a LG G4 and their "Smart Remote" is miles better than Huaweis. LG's app managed to controll All my devices, from tv to reciever and projector. With Huaweis I'm glad if I can turn off a tv.
It will be helpful since I lost the remote oc the TV
Peel remote now works awesome with honor 8!
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Never had a single problem with the built-in.
EMUI remote works great on LG tv.
Lots of brands actually.
I don't recognize the problem with the built-in one. You can even program single buttons by blasting your phone's IR with the original remote.
With the built in app I was not able to connect to my home theater receiver..
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Have you tried any IR app with learning ability, like Unified Remote?
Is anyone using one?
try peel
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.peel.app&hl=fr
I'm using it and its perfect for me
Doesn't exist....no third party app could recognize the IR of our phone
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bhamoudi25 claims to be suing Peel.
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Doesn't exist....no third party app could recognize the IR of our phone
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bhamoudi25 claims to be suing Peel.
Peel doesn't work on my X720.
No IR app will work on Pro 3 because it IR is not implemented via Android native IR API but with their own code.
Alternatives
So, I have tested the massive array of options that I have previously used over the past years.../and as you are likely guessing, NONE WORKED.
Now, that said....ANY IDEAS on how to get devices added that theuir default app doesnt support? None of their codes work for my devices, and yet...every other android devices I have owned was able to do the job with apps like, SMART REMOTE (my personal favorite...not affiliated).
Luckily, I have harmony and a hub...so it isnt the end of the world, but I would LOVE to get this IR functioning in my home.
Any update for this with the stock (non root) ROM?
You can create a custom remote with the stock app, and it will learn the IR signals from your other remotes. I set up a DirecTV remote this way on my phone. It's not a quick process, the button selection is limited and the layout options are also a bit clunky and limited, but it at least gives you the option to add support for devices not included in the app by default.
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My hint is to use the LineageOS 14.1 rom by Team Superluminal. Ir blaster full working with the AnyMote app (and other apps). The rom isn't rooted, then most no-root apps are working. Give it a a try, it's simple, near stock android N, it works!