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Tasker is an application for Android which performs tasks (sets of actions) based on contexts (application, time, date, location, event, gesture) in user-defined profiles or in clickable or timer home screen widgets.

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Tasker is an application for Android which performs tasks (sets of actions) based on contexts (application, time, date, location, event, gesture) in user-defined profiles or in clickable or timer home screen widgets.

This simple concept profoundly extends your control of your Android device and it's capabilities, without the need for 'root' or a special home screen.

Tasker came 3rd in the Productivity category in the Android Developer Challenge 2.

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Simulating combination of key presses from ADB terminal

I want to send "CTRL + W" to the Chrome for Android to close active tab. I tried lots of things but there is no success to achieve it from terminal. (If i connect a USB Keyboard with OTG, i can close the tab with CTRL+W) Firstly i do not want to…
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Check If first character is "+"

How can i detect string is start with "+" I tried ^\s*?\+.*$ but no help. P.s: I have only one line alltime.
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android chrome shortcut to close browser tabs

On android tablet using chrome there is no command to close all tabs. My mother will often have 20+tabs open and it slows/crashes chrome. I'd like to create a shortcut, but don't know if there are any action and intents to have chrome close all…
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How to set timeout to zero on the HTTP Get action of Tasker?

I have to download a file using Tasker, but the default timeout limit for the HTTP Get action (120 seconds) is not enough. How to set the timeout to zero (never) or to much more than 120 seconds? Thank you!
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Android Intent for Battery Saver Mode (Lollipop)

I'm trying to setup a profile in tasker to automatically trigger the battery saver mode in Android 5.0. But all I found was an intent to launch the battery saver activity, but none to actually toggle it.…
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Calculate number of specific weekdays between dates

I'm trying to calculate the number of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 2 dates in Tasker, thus I need a math formula, possibly utilizing the date in seconds form, i.e. unix time, or a javascript code. I've tried Googling and racking my…
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Tasker Plugin Variable Replacement: Developer

I'm making a plugin for the Taker Android app. The plugin will essentially allow people to create list and cardviews dynamically using their own set values. I thought it'd be nice to also allow the use of Tasker variables to set thee list items etc.…
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Remove plus sign from beginning and replace whitespaces of number

I need edit the string variable in Tasker "Variable Search Replace" but dont recognize the special characters. I need edit below string +70 888 777 1 1 3 to; 70888777113 How can i achieve this?
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How to read Google Fit data with Tasker?

How can I read data from Google Fit into a variable with Tasker? More speficially, I want to read e.g. my current step count for today which is counted by my phone + a fitness tracker and given to Google Fit. My goal is to have a variable containing…
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Bluetooth turn off if not connected to device

I'm using tasker and I want a profile that will turn my Bluetooth off if it is not connected to a device after a certain period of time I have the following Profile > Bluetooth off State > Bluetooth On State > Not BT Connected Task > Bluetooth…
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Open HTML file on Android

There are some topics about this question but they are old and I can't believe there isn't a solution for this. I have made an HTML file and placed it in the Download directory from Android. When I try to open the file in Chrome, Firefox or Opera I…
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Tasker: edit settings for android app in xml file

I use tasker to edit setting from google maps. I have a xml file with following content. ... …
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Tasker App: Why my HTTP POST is not sending parameters?

I'm making a simple HTTP POST request using Tasker app, it's working fine but somehow it's not sending my arguments. HTTP GET is working fine. What am I doing wrong? The only thing the server does is JSON stringify all received parameters and return…
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How do I enable and disable Android Nougat's "Work Mode" in Tasker?

How do I enable and disable Android Nougat's "Work Mode" in Tasker? Is there an intent I can send, or a setting I can change (using AutoTools if necessary)?
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How to turn off the screen using tasker in android?

Hi guys I wanna turn off and on the screen using tasker it also supports java and shell scripts I want the script be off but everything work like touch input but I couldn't find a way to do this without locking the device which disables touch input…
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