10 Useful Tasker Profiles for Beginners

10 Useful Tasker Profiles for Beginners

Everyone who enjoys Android should use Tasker. At least once !

Now those of you, who don’t know what Tasker is, Well its an app that can automate almost anything on your Android. For instance; it can send emergency text before you battery dies, rotate screen when you open YouTube app, disable lock screen when you at home etc etc.

Overall Tasker let you to trigger actions, based on your location, phone arrangements, gesture, time etc.

Also see: 10 More Useful Tasker Profiles for Beginners (Part 2)

Tasker is a paid app (3$ on PlayStore). Although it worth every penny, I suggest you try 7 days trial version before buying it.

Beginners often find Tasker a little overwhelming but trust me once you understand the basics, it’s quite user-friendly. In this beginner’s guide, you will see 10 useful Tasker profile. However if you are a complete beginner, I suggest you watch this video first.

Useful Tasker Profiles

1. Night Mode

Description – Turn WiFi OFF put phone to silent mode at night and turn it back on in the morning. Save battery.

Profiles > Click on + sign > Choose Time for your night mode > Add new task and give it a name you want

Task > Give it a name (optional) > Tap on the “+” icon > Audio > silent mode > On.

Goto the task once again > Tap on the “+” icon > Net > WiFi > Off

2. Emergency Text

Description – Send an automatic SMS to your loved once (specified number) when your battery is about to die.

Profile > State > Power > Battery level > Set it between 5 to 0 %.

Set up new task for this profile > Give it a name > click on the + icon > Phone > Send Sms > Specify the number and enter the text.

3. Keep Screen On

Description – Temporary Disable the automatic screen off functionality, whenever you open reading apps like pocket, chrome pdf reader. Now you don’t have to touch the screen to keep it ON.

Profile > Application > Select the apps, for which you want keep screen ON.

Set up new task for this profile > Give it a name > click on the + icon > Display > Display Timeout > increase the time limit to your desire level.

4. Start playing Music when headphones are plugged

Description – When you plug-in your headphones, the phone will automatically launch your favorite music player, increase the volume to desire level and then start playing music.

Profile > State > Hardware > Headset Plugged > Any

New task > click on the + icon > App > Launch App > Select your music player app.

(To play music automatically, you will need media utilities plugin, watch above video for details)

5. Launch one Application automatically after another

Description – In the morning I usually check for my mails first, followed by Google analytic, Adsense and few social media. If you do the same then you can automate it with Tasker. Next App will open automatically when you close the former one.

Profile > Application > Select your first application from the list.

New task > click on the + icon > App > Launch App > Select the app that you want to after you close first app.

This will launch the second app just after first is launch, but we want the second app to launch when we are done with first app. Therefore come back to profile section > tap on the second app name > select move to exit option.

6. Toggle WiFi and 3G

Description – People use WiFi at home and turn OFF 3G but when they go out they prefer 3G as there is no WiFi. So without toggling this manually, you can use Tasker to automate it.

See detail steps from here. (Since I only have WiFi tablet)

7. Silent Incoming calls by turning your phone

Description – If you are in the meeting and receive a call, you can quickly put your phone in silent mode, by changing its screen orientation to face down. (In most Android pressing volume key also silent incoming calls )

Profile > State > Sensor > Orientation > face down

New task > click on the + icon > Audio > Silent Mode > On

8. Shake your phone to turn on flash light

Description – If your phone supports LED flash then you can shake your Android to turn ON flash lights. This is useful when light goes off and you don’t have time to go through settings.

Start with download Tesla Led Plugin from Google Play. Again I don’t have Android with LED support, but I am sure now you can do it on your own. Here is overview that will help.

Profile > Event > Sensor > Shake > Choose your preference

New task > click on the + icon > Third party > TeslaLed > make desire changes

9. Notify when the battery is charge

Description – Best practice is to charge battery at 30-40% and stop at 80-90%. Overcharging or Over-draining affect battery life. Therefore you can use Tasker to set up an alert when your batter level goes down to 30 and exceed 80%.

Profile> Event > Power > Battery Full > set the priority as you like

Now create a new task > click on the + icon > Alert > Notify Sound > type in ‘Disconnect Battery’ or something like that in tittle

10. Lock your applications

Description – Password protected apps, you don’t want other to use.

In the profile section >  Click on + sign > application > select the applications you want to lock

Now create a new task > click on the + icon >Display > Lock > Enter the password