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Tasker URL Launcher and NFC

Hey,
I'm trying to use NFC with URL task launcher on my n4, but whenever I tap a tag that i've written to, a pop up comes up that says "new tag collected" and it shows the url i've written and I can click it and it will run the task, but it doesnt just open up the task right away...If i write a normal url to the tag, such as youtube.com, it automatically goes to the browser and opens the page. I am looking to be able to tap a tag and have tasker run the task without me having to click the pop up on the screen. anyone else having the same issue?
N4 running PA 3.

post in wrong topic. Sorry guys

bummppp?

On the Galaxy S3, that issue was resolved by by going into the Application Manager and "disabling" an app called "Tags" which seems to be an Android system app of some kind. It didn't have any negative results on being able to read/write tags with other apps.
Not sure if it'll be the same on the Nexus 4, but worth a shot...

hollywoodfrodo said:
On the Galaxy S3, that issue was resolved by by going into the Application Manager and "disabling" an app called "Tags" which seems to be an Android system app of some kind. It didn't have any negative results on being able to read/write tags with other apps.
Not sure if it'll be the same on the Nexus 4, but worth a shot...
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I've tried this on my N4, and it isn't working. Normal URLs will launch, but the tasker://task URLs just make the NFC tag read sound, and nothing happens.

I'm in the same boat. And now a strange thing: I tried the official Samsung TecTiles app and according to NFC TagReader it also writes a stupid URI to the NFC tag in the form: tectiles://www.samsung.com/tectiles - and THAT one works! It directly calls the defined task without showing the "New tag collected" screen or prompting for an app to use the NFC data with. Why is that?

Took me a long time to solve but this is what needed to be done in order for the app to work with Tasker on my Nexus 4.
Go into tasker, open the setting menu by tapping the icon in the upper right of the main screen. Select “preferences”. Select the “MISC” tab and turn on “Allow External Access”. Exit this window by tapping the icon in the upper left and exit Tasker.

Droid Turbo Tips & Tricks

1) Migrate your data
Unless the Droid Turbo is the first mobile device you have ever owned, chances are you are going to want to access data and information stored on your old phone. No, you don’t have to keep that old phone around in case you need to look up a number or show a previously captured photo. The Droid Turbo offers multiple options for syncing existing data to your device, most notably Motorola Migrate.
Transfer data from existing device with Motorola Migrate
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Motorola Migrate gives you the option to move stored data like photos, contacts, and more from nearly any old phone (including other Android phones, iPhones, and even feature phones) to your Droid Turbo. Depending on what type of device your previous phone was, the process will vary.
For Android devices, download the Motorola Migrate app from Google Play onto your old phone. Make sure both devices are connected to WiFi, open Migrate on your Droid Turbo, and select “Android” when asked for the device type. Follow the on screen instructions.
To restore data from an iPhone, open Motorola Migrate and select “iPhone.” You will be asked to enter account credentials for your iCloud and Google accounts to initiate a data transfer. Follow the on screen instructions.
Feature phones will require a working Bluetooth connection. Establish such by opening Motorola Migrate and selection “Other phone type.” Follow the on screen directions to connect via Bluetooth and transfer your contacts and other info.
Verizon Cloud and other services
For existing Verizon customers upgrading to the turbo, Verizon Cloud allows you to use 5GB of free cloud storage to transfer the data including contacts, photos, music, messages, and more to your new Droid Turbo. You will need the Verizon Cloud app on both devices and a WiFi connection for your old phone (if you haven’t already backed up your old phone to the cloud). Follow the in-app instructions to complete a data transfer.
As an additional benefit, Verizon Cloud can also serve as a backup for your device’s data should your Turbo become lost or damaged. Verizon also offers the ability to restore up to 90 days of previously synced messages via Verizon Messages.
2) Never lose your phone
When first powering on your Droid Turbo you will be greeted with a notification inviting you to “Protect your phone.” Tapping this notification will guide you through the steps to activate Motorola’s Device Management, a service that allows users to remotely track, lock, or wipe the storage of a lost or stolen handset.
If you dismissed the notification without completing the necessary steps, activate Device Management by following the proceeding steps:
Navigate to Settings > Security
Tap “Device Administrators”
Activate “Motorola Device Policy”
To access remote options for a lost or stolen device, navigate to www.motorola.com/support from any browser, enter your Motorola ID, and click “Lost Device.”
You may additionally or alternatively choose to protect your device with Android Device Manager. Download the app from the Google Play Store and follow the in-app prompts to enable protections.
3) Install and update your apps
If you are a previous user of Android devices, linking your new Droid Turbo to your Google account will allow you to download and update apps you have installed on other devices. To install previously downloaded or purchased apps:
Open the Google Play Store app
From the menu, navigate to My apps > All
Find the app or apps you wish to install and tap “Install” or “Enable”
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Once your apps are installed, you may wish to enable the ability for Google Play to keep them automatically up to date. Do so by following these steps:
From the menu of the Google Play Store app, navigate to “Settings”
Tap “Auto-update apps”
Select how you would like Google Play to handle app updates
We recommend choosing to only update apps when connected to a WiFi network, otherwise your monthly data allowance could quickly be overrun by bulky apps and games decided to update while you are relying on cellular data alone, eating up precious bandwidth.
4) Customize your home screen
You chose Android in part because of its great customization options, so now is the time to put a personal touch on your home screens. You can add app shortcuts, folders, and widgets for your most used apps directly to any open home screen panels and arrange and modify them to your heart’s delight.
Add shortcuts, widgets, and folders or change your wallpaper
The easiest way to add an item to your home screen is to long press any area currently not holding an item. This will launch the option to either view available widgets or change your homescreen wallpaper. Add a widget by opening the Widgets pane and selecting and dragging the new item to the area on your home screen where you want it to live.
To add application shortcuts, open the App Drawer and long-press the icon of desired app, then drag it to the area of the home screen where you want to place it. To create folders, simply drag and drop icons on top of each other. Folder names can be customized, allowing you to organize all your apps as you see fit.
Customize the dock
You can also customize which shortcuts appear in your dock. There is room for four, and these slots are normally reserved for your most used apps like the dialer, messaging, web browser, and camera. To rearrange dock items simply long press and drag to a new position. To add a new item to the dock, first create space by dragging any unwanted shortcuts out of the dock and either onto the home screen or trash. Then find the shortcut you wish to replace it with either in the App Drawer or on the homescreen, long-press it and drag it into position in the dock.
5) Get a helping hand from Moto Assist
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With Moto Assist your device can smartly adapt to whatever situation life puts you in. You might forget to silence your phone during that important business meeting, but your Droid Turbo won’t. There are four basic modes in Moto Assist that act as follows.
Sleeping
Choose the time when you are typically sleeping to prevent your Droid Turbo from keeping you up at night. Calls and alerts will be silenced and your phone’s display will be kept dark. You can optionally choose to allow your phone to set exceptions for starred favorites in the People app and those who call twice in a row, making sure you don’t miss an important or urgent call.
Driving
With GPS on your phone enabled and driving mode activated in Moto Assist, your phone will use your current speed and background noise to determine when you are in the car. You can select options for your phone to enter hands-free mode and speak aloud the names of incoming callers and messages as well as the ability to automatically start playing music over your car stereo (provided your car’s audio system has Bluetooth capabilities).
Home
If Home mode is enabled, your Droid Turbo will enter “Talk to me” mode when it detects you are at your home address. Your phone will read aloud the names of incoming callers and any messages.
Meeting
With Meeting mode enabled, Moto Assist will use your Google Calendar to determine when you are in a meeting. You can choose to silence your device during meetings, set an auto reply for missed calls from saved favorites, or set exceptions for favorite contacts and urgent calls.
6) Command your Droid Turbo
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The Droid Turbo comes with enhanced voice control capabilities allowing you to speak commands to your phone even when in sleep mode. By default this option is disabled, but you can quickly enable it by opening the Moto app and tapping the microphone icon.
You will first be asked to create a launch phrase. This can be anything of your choosing, from “Hello Moto” to “I bow to my Droid master” or anything you else can think of. Longer launch commands work better than shorter ones (“OK Droid Turbo” versus “Hello”). You will also want to make sure you are in a quiet environment when initially training your Turbo to recognize your chosen launch command to allow for more accurate audio detection.
Users will have the option to opt-in to additional voice support from Google Now and enabling location. Open the Google Settings app found in the app drawer and navigate to “Search & Now.” Toggle Google Now to “On.”
To use voice commands, simply speak your launch command followed by a question or other voice directive. Try the following:
How old is Barack Obama?
Do I need an umbrella today?
Navigate to the Empire State building
Call [Contact Name]
The Droid Turbo also utilizes additional commands specific to the phone’s capabilities and the apps installed on it. For instance, if you lose your phone you can say aloud “Call my Droid” to initiate a loud tone to aid in locating your handset buried in the couch cushions (or wherever it may be). Here are a few more:
What’s up? (for an overview of recent notifications)
Take a selfie (to enable the front-facing camera on a timer)
Good Night (to enter Sleep Mode)
Good Morning (to exit sleep mode)
Post to Facebook (to update status)
Play
on YouTube
For more commands and additional info, simply speak the command “Help Me” or see our full rundown of Google voice commands.
7) Never miss a notification
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The Droid Turbo’s Moto Display keeps important information ready at a glance while saving battery life. Using an efficient method that only powers up the necessary pixels to display information, Moto Display gives users access their three most recent notifications as well as the ability to unlock their Droid Turbo without ever touching the power button.
Moto Display will light up when a new notification is received (or when it senses your hand is near if Moto Actions are enabled [see below]). Pressing a notification will provide more info. Dragging right or left to the edge of the screen will dismiss it, while dragging toward the top of the screen will launch the app associated with the notification. You might need to enter your password or unlock pattern at this point.
To unlock your phone to the homescreen, drag down from the lock icon on Moto Display. Enter your password as necessary.
8) Enable gesture controls
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The Droid Turbo has built-in infrared sensors that allow users to take advantage of unique gesture controls. To enable, open the Moto app, tap the settings icon in the top right corner, and select Moto Actions. For a demo of the various actions available, choose “Try Moto Actions.”
To see recent notifications or check the time without pressing your Turbo’s power button, enable “Approach for Moto Display.” Your Droid Turbo will sense when you are reaching for it and light the display with pertinent info.
You can wave away sounds and alarms by selecting “Wave to Silence.” When you receive an incoming call (or when your alarm starts going off), wave your hand over the display. This will work best if you keep your hand within 6 inches of the bottom of the display.
9) Get a quick charge
If you are short on both time and battery life, the Droid Turbo has the perfect solution. Included out of the box is the Motorola Turbo Charger, an otherwise nondescript wall wart that has Qualcomm Quick Charge technology built in. When connected to your Droid Turbo, it can provide up to 8 hours of additional battery life in only 15 minutes of charging time. It’s a mere fraction of the handset’s claimed 48-hour battery life, but it’s more than enough in most cases.
You do not need to enable any special options to take advantage of turbo charging, but you must use the charging accessories included in the box with the Droid Turbo. Charging rates will slow as the batteries capacity fills up.
10) Explore the Motorola Droid Turbo Forums for more
If you follow these steps you will be all set to get the most out of your Droid Turbo from the moment you power it on, but they merely scratch the surface of what the device is truly capable of. For even more in the way of tips, tricks, answers, and other info, check out the new Droid Turbo forums at Android Forums. You can browse around as a guest or throw in your own two cents by signing up for an Android Forums account today.
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Is this for real?

This is just a guide to unlock phones that are OEM unlockable. Droid turbo isn't one of them.

Then what was the point?
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Why would we thank you for providing useless info. The turbo can't be unlocked via moto .. Somebody close this thread

PILLMUZIK3600 said:
Then what was the point?
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Why would we thank you for providing useless info. The turbo can't be unlocked via moto .. Somebody close this thread
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Don't know. I'm not the OP. I can just tell by his guide that this isn't specific to unlocking the turbo.

Gimme my "thanks" back, what a waste.
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Google Now cards too intrusive

I'm using the Airfighter watchface on my Asus Zenwatch and it permanently displays Google Now notifications at the bottom of the watchface (obscuring the step counter which is also displayed there). I can open each notification and swipe it away, but then it just gets replaced with the next Google Now card. How can I configure this so that Google Now cards are only displayed if I swipe down on the watchface?

If I'm not mistaken you can do this from the Android wear app. If you go into the device settings in app there should be an option for "card previews" on watch face. Deselect that and you should have stopped them from popping up like that.
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onewingedangelj said:
If I'm not mistaken you can do this from the Android wear app. If you go into the device settings in app there should be an option for "card previews" on watch face. Deselect that and you should have stopped them from popping up like that.
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Ah OK I see that option. Only problem is that it also stops the BeyondPod notification entry from showing, hence preventing me from quick access to the podcast player controls (instead, I would need to open the Beyondpod app, wait for the "Connecting..." to disappear (which it doesn't always), swipe to the controls, then tap play/pause etc. That's a shame, as I only want to suppress Google Now cards, not other apps which put things in the notification shade.

Google now is not supposed to be constantly on your watchface. There are some things you can do...
Limit the notifications by opening Google now on your phone and customizing your notifications.
When you get one (let's say, weather or time to work/home etc.), swipe up to read it, then right to close it.
Or, swipe down to hide it and it should go away.

lekofraggle said:
Google now is not supposed to be constantly on your watchface. There are some things you can do...
Limit the notifications by opening Google now on your phone and customizing your notifications.
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There don't seem to be many customisation options. The only pertinent options seem to be "Show cards" and "Show Notifications for card updates".
I want to be able to differentiate between recurring cards which I don't want sitting on the watch face (e.g. weather, stock prices) and control widgets which sit in the notification shade (e.g. for BeyondPod and Play Music) - which I want to stay on the watchface (or at least be available with a single swipe). I guess there's no way to do this?

You can.
Open up the Google app on your phone (not the Wear app), Google now (which on my phone shows up as just Google).
Slide left or press on the three lines to show the menu.
Click customize
These are the things Google now wants to notify you about. You can turn each one off (e.x. stocks). Some, you can tailor the card.
If you want to use more of a sledgehammer approach, you can disable Google now all together by checking show cards or notifications for card updates in the general settings.
Either way, you should still get notifications for non Google now activities (timers, alarms, beyond pod, music, etc.).
It should be noted that if memory serves, this level of customization only happens after you open Google now on your phone and accept Google's terms. At that point, you can customize, and they will use their algorithm to customize for you even further (the terms tell them it is okay for them to try to read your mind).

lekofraggle said:
Google now is not supposed to be constantly on your watchface. There are some things you can do...
Limit the notifications by opening Google now on your phone and customizing your notifications.
When you get one (let's say, weather or time to work/home etc.), swipe up to read it, then right to close it.
Or, swipe down to hide it and it should go away.
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lekofraggle said:
You can.
Open up the Google app on your phone (not the Wear app), Google now (which on my phone shows up as just Google).
Slide left or press on the three lines to show the menu.
Click customize
These are the things Google now wants to notify you about. You can turn each one off (e.x. stocks). Some, you can tailor the card.
If you want to use more of a sledgehammer approach, you can disable Google now all together by checking show cards or notifications for card updates in the general settings.
Either way, you should still get notifications for non Google now activities (timers, alarms, beyond pod, music, etc.).
It should be noted that if memory serves, this level of customization only happens after you open Google now on your phone and accept Google's terms. At that point, you can customize, and they will use their algorithm to customize for you even further (the terms tell them it is okay for them to try to read your mind).
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This will allow me to customise which Google Now cards I see, and which I don't, but it doesn't let me control which ones get put onto the watchface on my smartwatch. I also found that disabling Google Now card previews in the Android Wear app stops the BeyondPod control panel notification tray entry from appearing. So between Google Now customisation and Android Wear customisation I can't seem to isolate and prioritise notification drawer entries which aren't Google Now cards (e.g. the BeyondPod notification widget)

itm said:
This will allow me to customise which Google Now cards I see, and which I don't, but it doesn't let me control which ones get put onto the watchface on my smartwatch. I also found that disabling Google Now card previews in the Android Wear app stops the BeyondPod control panel notification tray entry from appearing. So between Google Now customisation and Android Wear customisation I can't seem to isolate and prioritise notification drawer entries which aren't Google Now cards (e.g. the BeyondPod notification widget)
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Oh, now I see your dilemma. It is one in general with wear. Your watch mimics your phone. If you want more on your phone than the watch, you need to hack it. This is easy with apps using adb and pm uninstall. If you are adventurous, you could try finding all of the pieces of Google now and disabling them. I am making the code up, but something like...
Pm disable com.Google.now stocks (you do this to your watch through adb).
The way to find the intent to disable is by looking at the manifest of the app.
The difficulty is furtherincreased by the fact that you may need su privileges to run that command on Google now.
Sorry for the long and possibly confusing answer, but hopefully now you know where to begin looking.
Alternatively, you could try a watch face that uses the bottom real estate differently.

I suppose the main question for me is: is the BeyondPod player control "widget" that I see in my Notification shade on the phone actually a Google Now card, or simply an Android Notification? If it's the latter (which I had assumed), then I don't understand why disabling Google Now preview cards in Android Wear should stop the BeyondPod controls appearing. Any idea??

Yeah, that is an oddity. I was under the same assumption. Does it share this behavior with any media player? I will experiment and get back to you.

Hmmm....I just tried this again - disabling card previews in Android Wear...and this time I still managed to get the BeyondPod control panel on the watch. Either I was mistaken before or there was/is some kind of glitch. So at least I have the nuclear option of killing all Google Now cards and keeping my podcast player controls.
Maybe I'll look at some of the hacks that you have suggested to selectively filter out some stuff from the watch. Last time I tried ADB I couldn't get it to connect to the watch, but I didn't spend too long on it so maybe I should set aside a couple of hours and try again....

Yeah, I disabled all Google now card updates and ran audible, music (I have an htc one, but think it is Google music), and beyond pod, and my watch notified me of all the files playing as well as giving me full control.
I would not write off the bug idea. It strikes me as plausible. And since I own a Sony watch (one that seems to be effected by more of the bugs in the most recent wear update), I would say seems to be likely.

New to Android Wear and autovoice/wear. Help me, please.. Going absolutely mental!

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Im really in over my head here. Day 3 with my smartwatch and it is VERY much trial and error..
But so far I have made a cool Watchface in Watchmaker, and tampered a bit with autovoice, autowear and tasker.
Here is my problem, and it is making me go absolutely crazy:
As far as I understood I can make a command that acts like a "bogus app" (called "Hal", "Jarvis" etc) through Autowear. Those "apps" shows up in the applist and can be assigned to different commands. (Am I totally off here?)
I now made a "Hal" "app" that is supposed to launch the Autowear voice search. And a "Jarvis" "app" that is supposed to launch the OK Google voice search.
When I swipe from the right and get the App list the two "Apps" DO show up and clicking those acts as expected: Launching the Google Voice search and the Autovoice Search respectively. So far so good.
BUT:
When I assign the VERY SAME commands to a button/image/icon/whatsitcalled in Watchmaker, both the Jarvis and Hal command/app/whatsitcalled sends me to the Autovoice settings screen.
Why? Why doesn't it just launch the voice searches? Just like it does when clicking the "Jarvis" and "Hal" "apps" in the app list? It makes no sense, please, please, please help me out.

Found out it was a bug in watchmaker. Found a workaround by letting the icon launch a Tasker task that launches the proper app.
http://watchmaker-bugs.idea.informer.com/

NFC toggle Off Automatically During Call - Clicking Workaround

**EDIT - THIS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED AS OF .025, ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED VIA GOOGLE UPDATE**
Hey Guys,
I know a lot of you (myself included) are experiencing the NFC clicking issue on your Pixel 2's.
I wanted to show you a workaround, which will automatically disable NFC during a call, and re-enable it when the call ends. This is a temporary fix which you can use until the following promise is fulfilled...:
"Hey All,
We are validating a software update to address faint clicking sounds on some Pixel 2 devices. The update will be made available in the coming weeks. The clicking noise being reported does not affect the performance of your device but if you find it bothersome you can temporarily turn off NFC in Settings > Connected devices > NFC. "
Posted by Orrin - Community Manager, Found on:
https://productforums.google.com/fo...-place=topicsearchin/phone-by-google/clicking
This workaround uses the Macrodroid application. It requires root (Not yet available as far as I am aware) or an ADB Hack (What I used) for this to work.
You can grant Macrodroid "System" access by performing the following (ADB Hack):
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/mac...23&p=10455&hilit=WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS#p10455
This will allow Macrodroid to enable and disable NFC WITHOUT root.
Once access has been granted create the following macros:
Macro #1:
Name: NFC Off
Triggers: Call Active (Any Contact, Any Number, Non Contact, Unknown Caller)
Actions: NFC Off
Macro #2:
Name: NFC On
Triggers: Call Ended (Any Contact, Any Number, Non Contact, Unknown Caller)
Action: NFC On
You can disable the persistent notification icon by opening Macrodroid, going to settings > Notification Bar Options > Force Hide Icon.
This has been working great for me, and I know it looks like a lot of work but its a great alternative to manually toggling NFC off and on.
Macrodroid is also super useful in general so, enjoy!

Thanks for this. Very good idea until we get a fix from Google.

I too saw the MacroDroid page you refer to and was just going to post here about it - but saw you'd beaten me to it by several days! It works really well!
I also use Macrodroid to put my phone into silent mode overnight when it's charging AND connected to my home wifi AND it's after 9pm. Disconnecting the power reverts it to normal mode. I love MacroDroid - it's much easier to understand if you're not a programmer than any of its competitors like Tasker.