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Tutorial to Use Tasker

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Users of Android devices are the ones who pamper their devices and in fact, Android is such a flexible mobile Operating system, that users stick to it most of the time. Well, here is Tasker, an app which can be used for task control and task automation and this is something that boosts the power of the features of your Android device. It seems to be a task control and task automation app but it’s not limited to these really.

Basically, it is an Android programming app for the ones having proper experience in Android based programming, advanced users and noobs as well. This app is user friendly and at the basic level, it enables you to create mini Android apps. Go through the explanations below to know the basics of using Tasker in order to program your Android device so that you carry out things in the way that you desire.

Tasker terminology

Firstly, know some terms and logics of Tasker and this will help you to use the app in a fruitful way.

Action — This is the fundamental element of this particular app and this is something that is all about the functions and features of phones and tablets that carry out something or brings the device to a particular state. More than 200 actions set into 21 categories are what Takser supports.
Task — This is a group of actions which are basically linked to a trigger or “context.” At the same time, it can also be a free-floating and standalone task which is manually performed. A task can be run within another task. You can clone, export, import, and lock tasks.
Context — Situations or conditions which, when true, trigger the execution of the task(s) associated with it.
Profile — Some sort of “container” or “package” for context(s) and linked task(s). With this, you are enabled to define several contexts for a single profile and as a matter of fact, all those conditions must be true for the linked tasks so that they run.
Variable — This a name given for an unknown value and this can keep changing by time. Ex:- battery level or the date.
Scene — This a user interface customized and here, you can create your own layout of buttons, menus, popups, and other elements related to User Interface.
Project — This a bunch of profiles, tasks, scenes, and variables and at the bottom of the main screen, each project has its own tab along with a user-defined project name. The projects can be exported or imported and you can also export a custom project as a standalone Android app (APK). For, this, you need to tap on the project name/icon, select Export, and choose “As App.”

Tabs and Modes

It seems like the features and general user interface of the Tasker is kinda difficult and absolutely nerve-racking to a beginner user or a neophyte to Android but the tabs on the main screen are simple and easy to understand. By default, the UI of Tasker shows three tabs which are namely Profiles, Tasks, and Scenes. The default interface is made for the Beginners.

There is a bit of difference in the appearance of the default mode and the non-beginner mode. In the Beginner Mode, three buttons are found at the bottom row of all tabs and they are namely Search, Add, and Help. These buttons are replaced by the default project tab and the Add button along with a fourth tab named Vars (i.e., for variables) at the top row of tabs when Beginner Mode is disabled.

You can easily switch to “advanced” mode by simply unticking the “Beginner Mode” on the User Interface tab on Tasker's Preferences page. On the main screen, when you tap on the main tab's name (except the Vars tab), it opens up to a menu having buttons in order to import files and also enables to set the sort order for that tab.

Project tabs

The “advanced” mode comes in action when the Beginner Mode is disabled. In this mode, when you tap on the default project tab, it opens a menu with buttons namely Add, Import, Rename, Set Icon, and Lock/Unlock. The Add button enables you to create a new project having its own tab while the Import and Export buttons let you to share your Tasker project files with others and with this, you can also use the files created by others.

Lastly, you are also enabled to assign custom icons to your project tabs. Well, the most important thing is that you can safeguard your projects by putting a lock code and when you need to view and edit a project, you just need to type the lock code and get access to it.

Main menu

The main menu of the Tasker grants you with commands and options enabling you to use and manage the functioning of the app. You can get access to the main menu via the capacitive Menu key or the virtual Menu button i.e., three dotted icon situated at the upper-right corner of the screen.

The Main menu contains the below listed items:

Browse Examples — This redirects to a list of premade example profiles that can be downloaded and imported to Tasker.
Data — This can be used to clear, creating backing up, or restoring backed up data.
Info — Information about the app and the procedure to use it is provided here.
Preferences — This opens the Preferences page.
Enable/Disable Tasker — This is used to enable or disable Tasker.
Search Tasker — This is not provided in the Beginner Mode and this enables to search data or feature within the app.
Exit — closes the app.
Run An Action — Carries out a single action like maximizing screen brightness.
Run Log — This is something that records events and procedures undergone by the app.
Developer Options — This contain all the advanced options for the developers and is not provided in the Beginner Mode.

Preferences

The options and the preferences of the Tasker tell you how flexible it is but this is embarrassing to some users while grants flexibility and wide utility to the ones having high understanding. Big question marks are found beside many of the options on the Preferences screen and each option provides specific relief. Well, you can find help tips clouded in the developer or programmer language and you can go through them too.The configuration options of Tasker are grouped into four tabs. The user interface of the app can be customized via the UI tab.

The configuration options of Tasker are grouped into four tabs. The user interface of the app can be customized via the UI tab. The Monitor tab enables you to set personal preferences for the monitoring behavior of the app when the display is either off or on. There is an Action tab in which you can set values for camera delay, task execution priority for widgets or shortcuts, displaying warnings and errors, and maximum number of queued tasks. Finally, the Misc tab allow you to specify the time period of keeping backups, allow other apps to run tasks, and debugging options.

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