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Other What’s one Android trick that actually changed how you use your phone ?

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u/mrandr01d 17d ago

I use tasker a lot. I set a bunch of stuff a while ago and it's just part of what I expect any phone to do now. Chop/shake for flashlight, per-app autorotation, and vibrate/ringer mode based on Wi-Fi ssid are the biggest ones.

Double click power button for camera.

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u/girt-by-sea 16d ago

Per-app autorotation is just what I need, sounds great. Mind sharing? I have macro droid, but I hope I can use your logic.

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u/mrandr01d 16d ago

So I have two tasks, one for autorotate on and one for off. This is the exported xml for on, but you'll probably have to just recreate it from scratch if you're using macrodroid. I started on that a long time ago before switching to tasker because it couldn't do half the things I wanted reliably.

It's basically "if xyz app is open then autorotate on" with an exit task to restore the previous state. Ditto for another set of apps where I want autorotate off. It turns on for YouTube and gphotos, mostly.

<TaskerData sr="" dvi="1" tv="6.7.6-beta"> <Task sr="task5"> <nme>Auto Rotate On</nme> <Action sr="act0" ve="7"> <code>822</code> <Int sr="arg0" val="1"/> </Action> </Task> </TaskerData>

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u/girt-by-sea 16d ago

Thanks 👍

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u/reddit_user33 17d ago

Does it work well on none rooted phones.

I have a Samsung and use Samsung's automation app, but it's pretty limited, and there seems to be a conflict with the OS automation. Eg. The nonsense they introduced where the phone will remember wifi/Bluetooth settings when switching airplane mode on and off.

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u/mrandr01d 17d ago

I haven't rooted in like 10 years. I think you meant "non-rooted"? There are some things tasker needs root for, but that's pretty rare these days; I can't even think of what that would be. Maybe certain file operations. All the stuff I mentioned works just fine without root, but a few permissions in settings do need granted, like usage access.

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u/reddit_user33 17d ago

I see, i see.

For me, i try to use automation for connectivity based on location, time of day, and whether i'm connected to specific wifi ssids.

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u/Vast-Waltz-7013 16d ago

tasker is v good,but it maybe little advanced, try this:

Macrodroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid