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You guys can obviously reply with your favorite feature(s) of 2.2, but are there any more subtle changes than overall performance boost you guys noticed?
For me, I like how the 3G looks like now. It's mundane and stupid, but I like how it's more curved rather than blocky. I don't have 4G in my area so I'm curious if the 4G looks similar to the new 3G or if it retains the old look.
I appreciate the little touches of color HTC added to some of their icons I'm still poking around but that jumped out at me right off the bat.
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I appreciate the little touches of color HTC added to some of their icons I'm still poking around but that jumped out at me right off the bat.
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Oh yeah, I thought something looked off when I had to do the unlock pattern for the first time.
Is it just me or did the notification bar change a little? I use handcent for messaging, and usually when I got two messages in a row the notification bar just had the handcent image at the top. Now it shows 2, 3 or however many unread messages I have.
Very nice. I'm loving my phone even more.
Yeah, I dig the new 3G logo - it takes it in line with how the Incredible looks. I also like the "default" picture for those who don't have a photo for Caller ID. The 3D glossy Android looks great. Also, having Facebook statuses and pending Birthdays when someone calls on the call screen is awesome too.
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Yeah, I dig the new 3G logo - it takes it in line with how the Incredible looks. I also like the "default" picture for those who don't have a photo for Caller ID. The 3D glossy Android looks great. Also, having Facebook statuses and pending Birthdays when someone calls on the call screen is awesome too.
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Oh, and I noticed (but just now confirmed it) the AM/PM symbol is slightly smaller than it was before; prior to the update, the AM/PM would be the same font size as the time, but now it's like 1-2 pts smaller.
I like that sound and display are seperated in the settings menu now.
I like my benchmarks A LOT
I like the flashlight, and I like that I can "Set Install Location"
I like that the settings>applications>manage_applications menu opens so fast now
I like the new market, and how they are using tabs in some system menu's (like the applications menu)
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I like that the settings>applications>manage_applications menu opens so fast now
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YES this was a HUGE, GARGANTUAN, MONOLITHIC improvement!!!!
Im on 4G now and its a squared off 4G with 3 possible bars for service, not sure what the old one looked like but it looks the same, but the new texting layout is somewhat nice, i liked the older style layout but i like how it tells you how many unread on in the top corner and how many texts you have going with each person, now it looks like a high score table to see who i can text the most in a month... haha
Theres one of these small changes I absolutely hate. Remember that cool looking 3Dish bag icon in the market (top left). It now looks the same as the app icon. Which is crappay!
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Theres one of these small changes I absolutely hate. Remember that cool looking 3Dish bag icon in the market (top left). It now looks the same as the app icon. Which is crappay!
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The market update notification changed to look the same as the app icon?
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Im on 4G now and its a squared off 4G with 3 possible bars for service, not sure what the old one looked like but it looks the same, but the new texting layout is somewhat nice, i liked the older style layout but i like how it tells you how many unread on in the top corner and how many texts you have going with each person, now it looks like a high score table to see who i can text the most in a month... haha
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Do you use Handcent? I thought the default messaging program didn't have a visible count on sending messages. Is this a new feature of the default messaging app or are you using Handcent? The Handcent notification bar icon has the little green circle with white font for number of unread messages.
Sounds like the 4G bar looks the same - it was not as squared off as the 3G symbol - I think only because the 4 seemed wider than the 3.
I don't notice much of a difference. Sence is still the lethargic turd it always was.
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... and I like that I can "Set Install Location"
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How? I can't find this setting anywhere
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How? I can't find this setting anywhere
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Look in the app drawer
Yeah i'm digging it
Props to HTC sense is bomb
Oh yeah I forgot to add that I love how the security pattern has a timer on it like the Droid X had when it launched (I think I read that at least) - you can set it to come on after a certain number of minutes rather than every time the screen is shut off!
HUGE plus in my book. I want the security there in case someone steals my phone, but not make me swipe it every single time while I text with someone over the course of 10 minutes.
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Look in the app drawer
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Wow... feeling noob here... still not seeing it....
I know where settings are but I can't find the actual check box or whatever it is to select the default install location
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Wow... feeling noob here... still not seeing it....
I know where settings are but I can't find the actual check box or whatever it is to select the default install location
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It's not in settings, its an app in the app drawer. It's called "SetInstallLocation"
the multi touch keyboard is awesome. even though I'm using the cm6 one
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One thing I noticed is the vibrate feedback from hitting the buttons -- it seems shorter and softer.
I know I already said this but DAMN I love how the security pattern doesn't require you to enter it now after EVERY single time you turn the screen off.
Even Gmail looks a little different. A lot of the physical look of apps seem to be more polished looking too.
Apparently after a wonderful time playing with my mango HD7 phone, I suddenly remember one thing that I always wish to have in WP7: the ability to play audible books. Hell yea why did not they have this feature? Even my Ipod first generation can do this.
Wifi / Bluetooth Toggle
Gapless music playback
Music scrubber
Customizable accent colors
Un-removable of the Folder button in the email app. (Seriously MS? At least make these customizable)
Visual Voicemail (on AT&T)
Option to default to keypad (instead of history) when hitting the phone tile
Week mode on the calendar
I'm really digging deep, but that's all I can thing of on my end. I don't understand why the phone doesn't have gapless playback while my Zune HD does.
Also, is anyone else disappointed that "zune-esque" artist background on WP7 is nothing like the Zune HD artist background? One is a still picture, the other is a slideshow with changing colors and text rolling across the screen in a very cool way.
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Wifi / Bluetooth Toggle
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You can toggle Bluetooth and Wifi since 7004
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Visual Voicemail (on AT&T)
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This is in Mango, AT&T just hasn't enabled it for Windows Phones yet as there isn't an official release. Thats why you don't see it. AT&T will enable for Windows Phones as soon as Mango is officially released. So thats at least one marked off ;p
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You can toggle Bluetooth and Wifi since 7004
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i guess he means shurtcut to toggle wifi/bluetoth from homescreen . without having to go through settings then wifi/bluetooth n toggle....
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You can toggle Bluetooth and Wifi since 7004
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Yes but there is no shortcut for that...
No skype and no flash player
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This is in Mango, AT&T just hasn't enabled it for Windows Phones yet as there isn't an official release. Thats why you don't see it. AT&T will enable for Windows Phones as soon as Mango is officially released. So thats at least one marked off ;p
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You sure? AT&T doesn't even support visual voicemail on Android as far as I know.
Also, the ability to lock the screen rotation.
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i guess he means shurtcut to toggle wifi/bluetoth from homescreen . without having to go through settings then wifi/bluetooth n toggle....
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Yes. There should be an easy way to toggle this on the homescreen. Like when you hit the top of the phone to get information, the wifi / bluetooth / vibrate icons should all be selectable buttons that toggle.
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Also, the ability to lock the screen rotation.
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I really miss that. How annoying is the screen rotating.
I would also like a Bluetooth toggle. I only turn it on when I'm driving to save battery and its a hassle going into settings multiple times a day.
I'm also missing tethering.
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You can pin the settings link to your homescreen which makes it only slightly more bearable. But yeah that would be very handy, though I think using the top status bar wouldn't work very well since the icons would be hard to hit dead on. Perhaps add them to the screen that pops down when you toggle the volume?
And I too wish for a better audiobook system, one where my place is always saved regardless of a reboot, the app being closed, etc.
Agreed
I agree with you guys. Being able to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, or in my case airplane mode would be handy, but not a deal breaker. I have pinned “Settings” to the start screen. This has helped a bit.
The deal breaker for me is a useable, WiFi capable Skype app. I’ve waited all I can. I’m eligible for a device in January and I’m gone for good if they don’t have this fixed by then.
I really don’t want to switch at all, but I need Skype and will go without no longer.
……. although that HTC Holiday is looking pretty sexy.
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You can pin the settings link to your homescreen which makes it only slightly more bearable. But yeah that would be very handy, though I think using the top status bar wouldn't work very well since the icons would be hard to hit dead on. Perhaps add them to the screen that pops down when you toggle the volume?
And I too wish for a better audiobook system, one where my place is always saved regardless of a reboot, the app being closed, etc.
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Someone came up with a good idea in another thread for bt/wifi/etc. toggles. Put them under the applist arrow & make use of that wasted space.
Multi select text messages like you can multi select emails
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Also, the ability to lock the screen rotation.
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yeah that is sometimes very annoying
Go landscape mode on the homescreen.
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Someone came up with a good idea in another thread for bt/wifi/etc. toggles. Put them under the applist arrow & make use of that wasted space.
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That's not a bad idea, I wouldn't just have them there all the time though. Give us the ability to pin settings type things there as we want them. That way we can choose between "the look" and "the functionality."
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That's not a bad idea, I wouldn't just have them there all the time though. Give us the ability to pin settings type things there as we want them. That way we can choose between "the look" and "the functionality."
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I agree & good point.
I stumbled across these and thought I would share. Feel free to add anything you might have found:
If you turn off auto-brightness, you can brighten the screen with a swipe of the finger. Just press the notifications area and move your finger left or right.
On both the homescreen and the apps menu you will see a row of dots indicating which page you are on. Hold the dot and scroll left or right. The pages will quickly scroll until you see the page you want.
You can focus your camera on a specific thing by touching that area on your screen.
In the camera app you can use the volume buttons to zoom in and out. OR you can pinch to zoom in and out.
Mute the Battery Notification (using Tasker) Directions are here.
Swipe left on contact name from the contact list and you'll automatically be able to send a text.
Swipe right on a contact name from the contact list and you'll automatically be able to call them.
Press your home button and lock screen button (power button) at the same time to save a screenshot.
You can scroll much faster on some apps such as YouTube, Astro File Manager and Market by using 3 fingers and if you scroll with 2 fingers you get precise scrolling (no scroll momentum).
Hold down the home button to access recent programs and the task manager.
Good stuff. Thanks!
Very useful tips, thanks!
But aren't these two basically the same thing?
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On both the homescreen and the apps menu you will see a row of dots indicating which page you are on. Hold the dot and scroll left or right. The pages will quickly scroll until you see the page you want.
The homescreen identifier dots double as a slider to scroll through your homescreens.
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Holding the power button will activate a pop up menu that has 'airplane mode' as an option.
Loved the swipe left/right on contacts to txt/call. That's awesome. Another nuissance of mine gone.
BTW, you repeated abour 2 tips.
Fixed the duplication. I'll see what else I can find later.
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Any way to change the docked apps on the homescreen? I prefer Handcent over the default messaging app.
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Any way to change the docked apps on the homescreen? I prefer Handcent over the default messaging app.
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Click on applications, then menu, click view type, select customizable grid, click menu again, then select edit, and bam you can change the docked apps.
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Any way to change the docked apps on the homescreen? I prefer Handcent over the default messaging app.
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I'll still never understand the logic of having a WHITE background in a messaging app... Talk about a battery killer!
That's one thing I'm going to miss about the Moment. Black background in the STOCK app, rather than having to install a 3rd party app.
All though, if I'm forced to, Go SMS is my preference.
awesome stuff
so many tricks
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I'll still never understand the logic of having a WHITE background in a messaging app... Talk about a battery killer!
That's one thing I'm going to miss about the Moment. Black background in the STOCK app, rather than having to install a 3rd party app.
All though, if I'm forced to, Go SMS is my preference.
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With Handcent you can pick either a dark or light theme. Default is light. There's even other skins you can apply.
The brightness adjust trick doesnt work for me.
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The brightness adjust trick doesnt work for me.
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Did you turn off auto brightness in Settings/display/brightness?
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Another cool one:
Testing Mode: *#0*# in the dialer enters the LCD test mode, useful if you are hunting for dead pixels or a few other things.
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you posted twice about the screenshot tip, just pointing it out....
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you posted twice about the screenshot tip, just pointing it out....
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The problem of being old: bad eyesight and memory. Thanks for catching it... whatever it was
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Click on applications, then menu, click view type, select customizable grid, click menu again, then select edit, and bam you can change the docked apps.
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Thanks for the tip! It worked but now I have a followup question. Is there anyway to use the Handcent Icon widget in my dock? One of the reasons I love Handcent is the widget that shows how many unread messages I have.
FYI, other reasons I like Handcent: the lockscreen popup, it allows me to use my own sounds/mp3s as ringtones and alarms, Emoji pack allows me to send and receive emoji icons with my iPhone friends
U can hold 2 points on the screen like with ur thumbs for example. Then tilt ur phone forward or back to zoom. Just like that 10.1 tablet
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With Handcent you can pick either a dark or light theme. Default is light. There's even other skins you can apply.
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Can you turn off the silly "bubble" chat with Handcent yet? Last time I tried it (a year ago) I couldn't stand the comic book look.
I'll probably use Go SMS until a dev over at SDX reverse releases a black version of the stock SMS.apk.
I'm also hoping the old version of GMail works so I can copy it over and use it with LauncherPro with working mail counts.
U dont have to have to have the bubble look. Handcent gives us different options. Android style is included if u r curious
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Hey all, just got my S3. Have been living on a G2 for a full 2 years. Had no issues, didnt see a need to upgrade. But I finally did.
I do a lot of news browsing on my fone, part of my job, i was able to double tap the text portion and my G2 would center and fit to screen just the text of the articles. Havent been able to figure out that on my S3. Is it even possible or do i just have to try and zoom and landscape view everything?
Another quick question, quick closing web page currently viewing. Say I was reading an article on one webpage and another window had say um er porn, how would i quick close the porn and go back to the article. (girlfriend is a quiet walker)
I use xscope browser, swipe to the side and the screen changes to your other open page and dbl tap zoom works.
Ridin the Mystic jellybean unicorn on my pimped SG3
Regarding the text resize issue, the default browser should have that functionality. Check that settings > advanced > auto fit is enabled. If I was worried about hiding pr0n fast I would just hit home and open something random. It'd be like to key presses. I'm guessing switching tabs would have to be the same or more.
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Regarding the text resize issue, the default browser should have that functionality. Check that settings > advanced > auto fit is enabled. If I was worried about hiding pr0n fast I would just hit home and open something random. It'd be like to key presses. I'm guessing switching tabs would have to be the same or more.
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but that does not explain the pants around the ankles....
Stock browser has a reading mode. On a lot of sites press the green R in the address bar. Not quite the same but can be nice to use.
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but that does not explain the pants around the ankles....
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This made me chuckle.
Why not just hit the home button ?
Is it really more believable to be going at it to an article about stool softener, solar panels, or Obama than your homescreen ? Homescreen's probably less awkward than Obama, man, unless your girlfriend is into that.
Also, browsers have tabs. Just switch tab ? Delineate browser usage by function ?
Or just look at porn together or something that way you don't have to hide it. :good:
Thanks guys, the autofit actually helped a lot.
"checking for hemoroids" is a good excuse for the pants around the ankles. Has worked for me.
Me and my girlfriend started using kik because she gets bad signal in her house.. And I was wondering is there anyway to mod it to where the screen will come on when you recieve a message?
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there might be a way to use a tasker script to do it. I wouldn't know where to begin on trying to mod the apk to make that work.
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there might be a way to use a tasker script to do it. I wouldn't know where to begin on trying to mod the apk to make that work.
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I thought about the Tasker script.. But I have no clue where to start.
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I'll play with mine tonight... I'll let you know what I find.
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I'll play with mine tonight... I'll let you know what I find.
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I tried it. But I'm not even completely sure how to work that app..
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Any one? Any luck?
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Any one? Any luck?
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Man, this is new territory for me. I bought Tasker ages ago but never really played with it. It really is powerful! Anyways, I'm trying to figure this out for you and I think I have something that'll work here. Let me describe what I've got so far and we can see if it works with you.
There is a plugin for Tasker called Secure Settings. Install that, 'cause you can't use the Tasker "ScreenOn" task with 4.1.X or 4.2.X ROMs.
When you're in Tasker, under the "Tasks" tab, click on the plus sign (bottom middle).
Type in a name you want to use for the task (I chose "Screen On").
Click on the blue plus sign to add an action. Click on the "Plugin" button, then on Secure Settings. Click on "edit" on the configuration section.
Choose "Wake Device." For the wake type, I cose Screen and Keyboard Lights On. For duration, that's more of your choice, but I'd say 10 seconds would give you plenty of time to see the screen light up.
Click on the floppy to save and bring you back to Tasker interface. Click on the check mark, then on the other check mark, and now you have a task called "Screen On."
Ok, now this is where I can't test this function, but you can see if it works for you. I don't have Kik, so I can't test this. but you do, so you can! What I'm doing is setting up Tasker to check for notifications for Kik; here's what I did to set it up:
First off, you need to enable Tasker's Accessibility Service in settings. Go to Settings --> Accessibility. In the Services section, you should see "Tasker - JB." Click on it and enable it.
Go back to Tasker, then to the Profiles Tab
Add new profile (plus sign at bottom middle)
Insert Name (I chose "Kik Starter")
Choose Event
Choose "Notification" under "UI"
Click on the Icon next to "Owner Application," then scroll and find Kik Messenger.
You can also click on Title. Modifying this will make sure the screen only turns on for GF1 and not GF2, you just have to see what Kik gives in terms of a notification message "New message from GF1" or whatever. If the notification text is the message itself "Ur so hot honey," you can't use this function to distinguish texts between people.
Now you choose which task you want this condition to invoke. Choose the "Screen On" task you created in the previous bullet-point list.
Save all the changes and you should be good to go.
Now, I got held up on the fact that the Tasker notification (which you can disable in settings) says "No Active Profiles." I tried toggling the various Tasker settings for about 20 minutes before I searched online (should always be my first solution to any problem). What I found in this XDA thread is the following:
Basically event based profiles will activate but won't stay activated , unlike non-event based profiles
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So that means that Event based profiles (like this one) aren't considered "active" in the same way that the "on from 2pm-4pm" profiles are active. It should still work (have your GF send a Kik message), but it won't show up as "active."
I really hope my instructions are easy to follow. I'm now going to try to think of more fun things to do with Tasker.
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Man, this is new territory for me. I bought Tasker ages ago but never really played with it. It really is powerful! Anyways, I'm trying to figure this out for you and I think I have something that'll work here. Let me describe what I've got so far and we can see if it works with you.
There is a plugin for Tasker called Secure Settings. Install that, 'cause you can't use the Tasker "ScreenOn" task with 4.1.X or 4.2.X ROMs.
When you're in Tasker, under the "Tasks" tab, click on the plus sign (bottom middle).
Type in a name you want to use for the task (I chose "Screen On").
Click on the blue plus sign to add an action. Click on the "Plugin" button, then on Secure Settings. Click on "edit" on the configuration section.
Choose "Wake Device." For the wake type, I cose Screen and Keyboard Lights On. For duration, that's more of your choice, but I'd say 10 seconds would give you plenty of time to see the screen light up.
Click on the floppy to save and bring you back to Tasker interface. Click on the check mark, then on the other check mark, and now you have a task called "Screen On."
Ok, now this is where I can't test this function, but you can see if it works for you. I don't have Kik, so I can't test this. but you do, so you can! What I'm doing is setting up Tasker to check for notifications for Kik; here's what I did to set it up:
First off, you need to enable Tasker's Accessibility Service in settings. Go to Settings --> Accessibility. In the Services section, you should see "Tasker - JB." Click on it and enable it.
Go back to Tasker, then to the Profiles Tab
Add new profile (plus sign at bottom middle)
Insert Name (I chose "Kik Starter")
Choose Event
Choose "Notification" under "UI"
Click on the Icon next to "Owner Application," then scroll and find Kik Messenger.
You can also click on Title. Modifying this will make sure the screen only turns on for GF1 and not GF2, you just have to see what Kik gives in terms of a notification message "New message from GF1" or whatever. If the notification text is the message itself "Ur so hot honey," you can't use this function to distinguish texts between people.
Now you choose which task you want this condition to invoke. Choose the "Screen On" task you created in the previous bullet-point list.
Save all the changes and you should be good to go.
Now, I got held up on the fact that the Tasker notification (which you can disable in settings) says "No Active Profiles." I tried toggling the various Tasker settings for about 20 minutes before I searched online (should always be my first solution to any problem). What I found in this XDA thread is the following:
So that means that Event based profiles (like this one) aren't considered "active" in the same way that the "on from 2pm-4pm" profiles are active. It should still work (have your GF send a Kik message), but it won't show up as "active."
I really hope my instructions are easy to follow. I'm now going to try to think of more fun things to do with Tasker.
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I entered all my details but unfortunately my gf went to bed. I'll update you in the morning!
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