Tasker: Action A-Z
Airplane Mode
Whether airplane mode is enabled (all wireless devices off) or enabled (each wireless device is enabled if it is individually enabled).
See also: action Airplane Radios.
Airplane Radios
Specify which radios should be disabled when entering Airplane Mode.
This can be useful for e.g. turning off the phone radio when it is not required; first set Airplane Radios to only Phone, then use the Airplane Mode action to enter Airplane Mode.
Important: for some radios the setting may not take effect until the device has been restarted.
See also: variable %AIRR.
Alarm Volume
Alarm volume level.
Setting to 0 will mute alarms.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
Android Notifier
Android Notifier is a service for contacting your desktop via your mobile phone.
Info:
http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/
Array Clear
Remove all the elements of an array variable.
Array Pop
Remove an element from an array and shuffle all the higher array elements down to fill the gap.
If Position is higher than the last index in the array, the last element is removed.
If To Var is set, the 'popped' value is assigned to that variable.
See Also: the Variable Arrays.
Array Push
Add a new element to a variable array, pushing existing elements upwards to make space if necessary.
If Position is higher than the last index in the array, the new element is added at the end of the array.
If Fill Spaces is specified, higher elements will only be pushed up until a non-defined element is found (which will be filled).
See Also: the Variable Arrays.
Astrid
Info:
Auto Brightness
Enable or disable automatic screen brightness adjustment by the system (dependent on ambient light).
Not available on all devices and OS versions.
In some cases, though the setting is restored, the screen will not react until the settings screen is visited. It may be therefore useful to put Wait 500ms and Screen Brightness XXX actions in your exit task.
Auto-Sync
Whether auto-syncing of data is enabled.
Note: the Android power manager widget does not update correctly after this action. Also: actual sync will only take place if the Android Background Data setting is enabled.
BT Voice Volume
In-call volume when using bluetooth.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
BeyondPod
Info:
Bluetooth
Whether the Bluetooth radio is enabled or disabled.
This action is ignored when Airplane Mode is on.
Note: when enabling, it will probably be some seconds before the Bluetooth service is actually usable.
Bluetooth ID
Sets the name of the local bluetooth device (the one seen by other devices).
Bluetooth Voice
Switch to or from using a Bluetooth headset for voice communications.
Probably only works in-call, and may not be reflected visually by the Phone application.
Browse Files
Runs File Magic, the Tasker-integrated file manager available separately.
If Dir is specified, the File Magic starts in that directory.
If Match is specified, only files containing that sequence are shown (e.g. .jpg)
If Show Hidden is selected, files starting with '.' are also shown (this option overrides File Magic's user preference).
Browse URL
Open the specified URL in the default browser.
Button
Simulate pressing of a hardware button.
Only available on a rooted device.
USB Debugging probably needs to be enabled in Android's Developer Settings.
Calendar Insert
Insert an entry into the specified calendar.
In / For: the number of minutes from now at which the calendar entry should start. Optionally, For how many minutes the calendar entry should last.
The default for In / For is 0 / 0.
Available: if not clicked, the calendar entry is marked as 'Busy' (see Menu / Show Extra Options in the Calendar app).
Tip: if you want to use variables with In / For, be sure to leave spaces otherwise the variables won't be recognized.
Call
Bring up the dialer screen with the specified phone number filled in.
Commas and Semi-Colons terminate the number currently, this is filed as an Android bug.
Call Block
Block outgoing calls to the specified matched number(s).
If no Number is specified, all calls will be blocked.
If Info is checked, all diversions and blocks will be displayed after the action.
To stop blocking, use Call Revert.
Note: you can't block *and* divert a particular pattern.
Matching occurs in the same way as for event contexts, see the Event Edit Activity page.
Examples:
0193* - any number starting with 0193
12345/56789 - either of the numbers 12345 or 56789
Call Divert
Divert outgoing calls from the specified number (pattern), to the specified (full) phone number.
From: the number (pattern) to divert. If any part of the outgoing number matches From the diversion will take place. If no From is specified, all calls will be diverted.
To: the number which will be called instead.
If Info is checked, all diversions and blocks will be displayed after the action.
To stop diverting, use Call Revert.
Note: you can't block *and* divert a particular pattern.
Call Log
Show the Call Log tab of the standard Android contacts application.
Call Revert
Stop blocking or diverting calls to to the specified number.
If no number is specified, all blocks and diversions will be cancelled.
If Info is checked, all diversions and blocks will be displayed after the action.
See also: Block Calls, Divert Calls
Car Mode
Enable or disable Android's Car Mode.
If Go Home is checked, the relevant home screen will be launched dependent on whether Car Mode is being entered or exited.
Requires Android 2.2+
Change Icon Set
Change Widget Task icons in the home screen.
Only Widgets that have a downloaded icon can have it switched to a new set.
The New field specifies the new icon set.
If no Old set is specified, all icons are changed to the New set, otherwise only icons that currently have an icon of the Old set are changed.
Warning: for Tasker icon sets, each icon is guaranteed to exist in each set. For user-installed icons, that may not be the case.
See also: Set Widget Icon
Clear Key
Clear an encryption key. Next time you try to encrypt or decrypt with that key, you will be asked for the passphrase.
See Encryption for details.
Close System Dialogs
Close (some of the) system dialogs like Recent Apps or the Long-Home-Key-Press dialog.
Tip: you can detect some such dialogs opening with the New Window event.
Compose Email
Launch an application to compose an email from optional predefined elements.
Recipient(s) is a comma-separated list of receivers of the email.
Compose MMS
Launch an application to compose an MMS from optional predefined elements.
Compose SMS
Launch an application to compose an SMS from optional predefined elements.
To send an SMS directly, see Send SMS.
Contacts
Show a selected list of contacts from the standard Android contacts application.
Note: to show all contacts, you can use the Apps/Load App] action and select the Contacts application.
Copy Dir
Recursively copy a directory to a new one.
If To specifies an existing directory, the copy will be placed inside it, otherwise the copy will have that name.
Copy File
Copy an SD card file to a new directory.
If To specifies an existing file, it will be overwritten.
The paths start in the root directory of the SD card.
Create Directory
Create an SD card directory.
If Create All is specified, all of the directories above the specified one will be created if necessary.
The path starts in the root directory of the SD card.
Create Scene
Create a scene without displaying it.
This might be useful if needs to be prepared in some way before displaying.
See also: Scenes.
Crop Image
Crop the image currently in the image store.
The parameters specify what percentage of the image to remove from each side of the image.
See also: Load Image.
DTMF Volume
The function is a bit of a mystery...
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
DailyRoads Voyager
Info:
http://www.dailyroads.com/voyager.php
Decrypt File
Decrypt the specified SD card file which was previously encrypted with Tasker's Encrypt File action.
The path starts in the root directory of the SD card e.g. secret.txt, secret/recording.mp3.
Key Name is the name of the encryption key to use.
The key is not deleted unless Clear Key is set, since you will usually want to use the same key to encrypt the file again at some point.
There must be space left on the SD card at least equal to the size of the file before starting decryption.
See Encryption for details.
Default Ringtone
Sets the default ringtone for alarms, notifications or the ringer.
Music files you place in /sdcard/media/ringtones/ will be included in the selection list for the Ringer ringtone, similarly for Notification and Alarm ringtones. You may have to create the folders first.
An easier way to use SD card audio files as ringtones is to install a tone picker application e.g. Tone Picker.
You can also just put the title of the track in the box if it matches the title of an audio track you have on SD.
Delete Directory
Delete an SD card directory.
The path starts in the root directory of the SD card.
If it is not empty, it will not be deleted unless you specify Recurse. *Warning*: you can delete the whole SD card contents if you are not careful with this option.
Delete File
Delete an SD card file.
The path starts in the root directory of the SD card.
If Shred Level is more than 0, the contents of the file are overwritten with random bytes the specified number of times before it is deleted.
The intention is to make it (much) harder to recover the contents than if the file was simply deleted.
Security note: shredding will only provide basic protection on 'journalling' filesystems, but most external storage uses FAT32 at the time of writing.
Deprecated
Please see Menu / Info / Release Notes for more information.
Destroy Scene
Destroy a previously created scene, hiding it first if necessary.
Disable
Permanently turn off Tasker's monitor and stop running tasks.
Tasker will not do anything further until enabled via the On/Off button in the Profile List screen.
Display Brightness
Brightness setting of the screen (0-255).
If the safeguard is enabled, levels less than 20 will be set to 20 to prevent accidental black screens.
Ignore Current Level: if it looks like it's already at the required level, go ahead and set it again anyway.
Immediate Effect: ensure the change takes effect immediately. If not selected, it may not take effect till Android registers the new value, which may require a display on-off.You may that find Immediate Effect disrupts applications of some applications.
If you have auto-brightness controls on your device, it's advisable to disable them before attempting to set the brightness manually. See system settings or Tasker action Auto Brightness.
Display Rotation
Whether rotating the device also rotates the screen (between portrait and landscape).
Display Timeout
The length of time with no user action before the screen powers off.
Setting all sliders to the maximum value means 'Never'.
Note: this setting may be overruled by the Stay On action when the device is plugged into a power source.
Note: if you go to Android settings after running this action, Android will change the value to one it 'knows about' e.g. if you have set it to 9 minutes, Android Settings may change it to 10 minutes.
Some have reported the same thing occurring after a reboot.
Dpad
Simulate use of the Dpad or trackball. Useful for moving around and clicking controls in an application.
Only available on a rooted device.
USB Debugging probably needs to be enabled in Android's Developer Settings.
Due Today
Info:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products/android/DueToday/
Element Add GeoMarker
Add a marker to a scene Map element.
Spot Radius specifies the size of circle to place at the base of the market.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Actions: Element Delete GeoMarker and Scenes: Element Add GeoMarker.
Element Back Colour
Set the background colour(s) of a scene element.
Applies to Text, TextEdit, Image, Menu, Oval and Rectangle elements.
End Colour is only relevant if the element's background has a Shader specified.
The scene must have been created first.
Element Border
Set the width and colour of an element's border.
Applies to Text, TextEdit, Image, Menu, Oval and Rectangle elements.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Border.
Element Delete GeoMarker
Delete a marker from a scene Map element.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Actions: Element Add GeoMarker and Scenes: Element Delete GeoMarker.
Element Image
Set the image of an Image scene element.
The scene must have been created first.
Element Map Control
Manipulate a Map scene element e.g. to zoom in or out
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Map Control.
Element Position
Move a scene element within it's scene.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Position.
Element Size
Change the size of an element.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Size.
Element Text
Set the text of a scene element.
Applies to Button, Text, and TextEdit elements only.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Text.
Element Text Colour
Set the text colour of a scene element
Applies to Button, Text, and TextEdit elements.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Text Colour.
Element Value
Set the value of a scene element.
Applies only to Map and Slider elements.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Value.
Element Visibility
Hide or show a scene element.
The scene must have been created first.
See also: Scenes: Element Visibility.
Element Web Control
Manipulate a WebView scene element e.g. to page up or down
This action will not work until the scene has been displayed at least once.
See also: Scenes: Element Web Control.
Else
Used after an If action to specify actions which should take place if the If condition didn't match.
See Flow Control.
Encrypt File
Encrypt the specified SD card file.
The path starts in the root directory of the SD card e.g. secret.txt, secret/recording.mp3
Key Name is the name of the encryption key to use.
Usually the key is deleted after encryption, set Leave Key if you have more files to encrypt.
There must be space left on the SD card at least equal to the size of the file before starting encryption.
See Encryption for details.
You can also access Tasker's encryption features via File Magic, a Tasker-integrated file manager.
Enter Key
Enter an encryption key in preparation for encrypting at a later time.
If Confirm is set, the key will be requested twice in order to be sure it was entered correctly.
See Encryption for details.
Filter Image
Apply a filter to the image currently in the image store.
See also: Load Image.
Flash
Flash a message up.
If Long is selected, the message will flash up for longer.
A Flash is less intrusive than a popup: it is still possible to interact with the application below while the message is showing.
Flip Image
Flip the image currently in the image store.
See also: Load Image.
For
Do a set of actions to process each of a set of values.
Values is a comma-separated list of items to iterate through
A For loop should be ended with a matching End For action (if one is not present, one is automatically added to the end of the task)
Example Items:
apple, 0, 2:4, 3:9:3, %ARR(1:2), pear
This would set Variable one at a time to:
apple, 0, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6, 9, %ARR1, %ARR2, pear
See Flow Control.
GPS
Whether the GPS receiver is enabled or not.
Gentle Alarm
Enable/Disable a Gentle Alarm alarm, or all alarms (Power) if no Name is specified.
Requires v3.1.0+
Get Location
Get a location fix.
GPS: a value will be set when the accuracy stops improving. 'Use GPS Satellites' must be enabled in Android Location Settings.
Net: a value will returned upon the first fix.'Use Wireless Networks' must be enabled in Android Location Settings.
Continue Task Immediately: move on to the next action in the task as soon as the fixing has started.
Keep Tracking: don't stop tracking the location source(s) when a value is returned This will use more power but enables faster fixes after the first one. When using this option, tracking can be stopped by the action Stop Location or doing Get Location without the option checked.
It will stop automatically if at any time no tasks are left to execute or the Get Location times out.
Note: the fix data are stored in the relevant %LOC variables, see the Variables section.
Get Voice
Use a speech recognizer to convert speech into text.
A comma-separated list of results are stored in the variable %VOICE. It's possible there may be several results because of deficiencies in the speech-recognition or e.g. environmental noise. To get e.g. the first result, use the Variable Split action and then access %VOICE1.
If the recognition fails or the specified Timeout is exceeded, %VOICE is cleared (detect this condition with the Is Set operator).
Language Model is a hint to the speech-recognizer for fine-tuning the results.
The default Android speech recognizer requires a network connection and therefore has a high-latency. Other recognizers are available e.g. on Android Market, and hopefully in the future offline recognition will also be possible.
Go Home
Go to the current system Home Screen.
If the Page parameter is greater than 0, the home screen is requested to start on that page.
At the time of writing, Launcher Pro and Car Dock Home (v3) supported this option. If your Home Screen app doesn't support it, you could contact the developer and refer them to Tasker's developer page: http://tasker.dinglisch.net/developers.html for info on how to include it.
Goto
Go to a different place in the current task.
Number: specify an action number to jump to.
Label: specify an action label to jump to. This is almost always better than specifying a number.
Top of Loop: jump to the first For action above the current action ('continue')
End of Loop: jump to the action after after the next End For action ('break')End of If: jump to the next End If action
See the section on Flow Control for more info.
HTML Popup
Show a popup with the content defined by the user in HTML.
Most Tasker actions are available via JavaScript, see the JavaScript section.
HTTP Get
Send an HTTP GET request to a webserver.
The response code is stored in %HTTPR. A response code of -1 indicates a problem making the request. Any returned data is stored in the variable %HTTPD if the content type is text-based (max 4K).
Returned header fields are stored in the local variable array %header (%header1, %header2 etc)
Example: running a script
Server:Port: www.big.com [no port specified, use port 80]
Path: cgi-bin/palpable.pl
Attributes: [must be separated by newlines, no spaces please]
colour=pink
scent=rosy
Timeout: 30 [read timeout after 30 seconds]
Content-Type: [default is: x-www-form-urlencoded]
File: results.html [optional: store returned data in /sdcard/results.html]
Attribute keys and values are url-encoded automatically.
Server:Port can be preceded by a) https:// to require a secure, trusted connection b) a username:password@ to add a Basic Authorization header field to the request.
The Cookies parameter is of the form:
name1=valuu1;name2=value2
HTTP Post
Send an HTTP POST request to a webserver.
The response code is stored in %HTTPR. A response code of -1 indicates a problem making the request. Any returned data is stored in the variable %HTTPD if the content type is text-based (max 4K).
Returned header fields are stored in the local variable array %header (%header1, %header2 etc)
Example: sending a script some data
Server:Port www.small.com [no port specified, use port 80]
Path: cgi-bin/grinder.pl
Data:
name=Fred
hair=Blond
Timeout: 30 [read timeout after 30 seconds]
Content-Type: [default is: x-www-form-urlencoded]
File: results.html [optional: store returned data in /sdcard/results.html]
If Content-Type is x-www-form-urlencoded, the data must be formatted as in the example and the keys and values will be encoded automatically.
Server:Port can be preceded by a) https:// to require a secure, trusted connection b) username:password@ which will add a Basic Authorization header field to the request.
The Cookies parameter is of the form:
name1=valuu1;name2=value2
Haptic Feedback
Change the global system haptic feedback setting (found in Android Sound settings).
Hide Scene
Hide a scene currently being displayed.
The scene is not destroyed. If you are finished with the scene you should use Destroy Scene instead to release it's resources.
See also: Scenes.
If
If the action condition does not match, skip all actions until a matching Else or Endif is found or until the end of the task is reached.
See Flow Control for more info.
In-Call Volume
Volume level of speech during calls.
Setting to 0 will make phone calls difficult.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
Input Method Select
Show the Android Input Method picker dialog.
If some methods you have installed are not shown, make sure they are enabled in Android settings.
Note: unfortunately Android does not allow changing of the input method without user interaction.
JavaScript
Run JavaScript from a file and wait till it finishes.
Most Tasker actions are available via function calls.
See the JavaScript section for more information.
JavaScriptlet
Run a piece of JavaScript and wait till it finishes.
Most Tasker actions are available via function calls.
See the JavaScript section for more information.
Juice Defender Data
Use the Juice Defender app to change Mobile Data APNs (in order to change mobile data connectivity).
Juice Defender Control: Juice Defender decides whether to turn the APNs on or off.
Juice Defender Status
Turn the Juice Defender app on or off. Requires JD version 3.3.2 or higher.
Keyguard
Whether the keyguard is enabled or disabled.
The keyguard is the dialog requiring some sort of unlock action when the device is turned on.
Note: while keyguard is disabled, your SIM pin unlock screen may disappear after a few seconds after a reboot.
WARNING: while keyguard is disabled, the 'lock pattern' mechanism is also disabled, so your phone is unprotected if it is lost. There is also the possibility of interference with other applications that manipulate the keyguard.
On Android 2.2+, this action should probably only be used when the device is on and unlocked, unless the unlock method in Android settings is set to None.
Side-effect: coming out of Airplane Mode with Keyguard disabled may leave the SIM unrecognized until Keyguard is toggled again.
See also: action Keyguard Pattern.
Keyguard Pattern
Control the lock pattern displayed by the Android keyguard. If the keyguard is disabled, no pattern is displayed even if the pattern is enabled.
WARNING: behaviour is unknown if you enable the lock pattern without having first entered a pattern in Android settings.
See also: action Keyguard.
Kill App
Stop the specified application.
Android 2.2+: restarts an application's background services only.
For other Android versions or if Use Root is selected: kills a running application and all its background services, notifications, alarms etc Note that Use Root can cause future malfunctioning of the target app if it e.g. is killed while writing data.
Tip: may be more effective if the target app is not in the foreground, try using action Go Home first.
List Files
List the files contained in a specified directory.
If a Match is specified, only filename which match that pattern are included.
The results are stored in the specified variable. The first file path is stored in %VAR1, the second in %VAR2 etc
Load App
Launch the specified application.
If Data is specified, it is passed to the application when launched. Not all applications examine the data field, however.
If Exclude From Recent Apps is checked, the application will not appear in the recent apps list (usually accessed by long-clicking home in the Android launcher), unless it was already in the list.
To change the application once you've selected one, tap on the application icon.
Load Image
Load an image into the image store, overwriting any image there previously.
The image store is an image held in the device memory on which all actions from the Image category act.
Once finished manipulating an image, it can be saved to a file with the Save Image action.
However, it could also be used to e.g. directly set an image element in a scene.
Load Last App
Launch the previous foreground application.
Lock
Show a lock screen.
To continue, the specified code must be entered. Allow Cancel determines whether a Cancel button will be shown or not. If Cancel is pressed the user is taken back to the home screen.
If Remember Till Off is selected, a correctly entered password will be remembered and reused until the device enters sleep mode.
A common use is to lock particular applications.
Consider locking this profile. That will prevent circumvention of this action's lock by changes within Tasker.
Also consider attaching a Lock action to any application on your system which would allow removal of Tasker e.g. system Settings.
In any case, this action should not considered as a replacement for the system Keyguard lock, as it is less secure. A reboot will remove the lock screen, for instance.
Media Button Events
After grabbing the Media Button via this action all presses will be sent to Tasker.
It only makes sense to do this if you configure Tasker to do something with them (via state Media Button) or you want to block them from going to another app.
Note: any app can grab the Media Button at any time, Tasker cannot 'keep hold' of it. For example, the system media player seems to grab the button at the start of each track. Set the state of the specified Zoom element, which must be a Switcher or (more unusually) an AutoSwitcher.
Media Control
Send a command to a media playback application.
Simulate Media Button: when selected, any media player which listens for Media Button events can be controlled. Without it, the only the Android system media player will respond.
Note: the Toggle Pause function may not work unless playback has already been started manually.
Note: Tasker's Music XXX actions are not controlled by this action.
Media Volume
Volume level during media playback.
Setting to 0 will mute music.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
Menu
Show a selection dialog and perform a different action depending on which item the user selects.
The Layout parameter specifies the look of all the items. Click to edit it.
The Items parameter specifies the content of each item. Use the + icon in the UI to add additional items.
If the user does not explicitly select an item then when the specified Timeout is reached the item with a checkmark will be automatically selected.
More info: Menu element.
Mic Mute
Mute the device's microphone.
Mobile Data
Set mobile data status without affecting incoming calls.
This action has the disadvantage that Android may manipulate it internally when certain things happen e.g. wifi disconnected.
Note: this action requires that Mobile Data is initially turned *on* in Android System Settings.
When Mobile Data is *off* in System Settings, this action will have no effect.
It has been reported that many Google apps reenable the setting.
Mobile Data 2G/3G
Setting the mode to 2G only will save power at the cost of speed.
This action is not possible on a standard Android ROM.
Mobile Data APN
Enable or disable mobile data by changing APN data.
This action requires that the application APNDroid is installed on your device.
It apparently does *not* work for CDMA phones e.g. Motorola Droid, try the Mobile Data action instead.
If you have trouble reconnecting after using this action, use the 'Reset to Default' menu item in the APNs screen of Android Settings.
Warning: APNDroid v2.5+: the Tasker action seems *not* to affect the new APNDroid data toggle. If you use Tasker with APNDroid 2.5+, it's recommended that you *disable* the 'Use system toggle' option in system settings to prevent confusion.
Move
Move an SD card file or directory to a new directory.
If To specifies an existing file, it will be overwritten.
The paths start in the root directory of the SD card.
Music Back
Jump backwards in a sound file which was previously started with Music Play.
Jump value is in seconds.
Music Play
Play a sound file from the SD card.
File is the path to the file on the SD card e.g. Music/wow.mp3
If Loop is selected, the playback will restart when it reaches the end of the file.
Start specifies how many seconds into the track to begin playing.
You can stop the playback before it is finished with the Stop Music action.
You can start playback from the start by repeating the action
Playback has been tested with 3gp, mp3 and wma formats.
See Also: variable Music Track.
Music Play Dir
Play music files from the specified SD card directory.
If Audio Only is selected, only files with the following extensions will be played: 3gp, mp3, wma, au, mid, midi, mp2, ogg, wav.
If Random is selected, files will be played in random order.
You can stop the playback before it is finished with the Stop Music action.
Doing the same action on the same directory will move playback to the next file. If you want to start afresh, use Music Stop first.
See Also: variable Music Track.
Music Skip
Jump forward in a sound file which was previously started with Play Music.
Jump value is in seconds.
Music Stop
Stop playback of a sound file or directory which was previously started with Play Music.
If Clear Dir is specified and a directory was being played, next time Music Play is used the playback will start from the first file.
NewsRob
Info:
Night Mode
Change Android's Night Mode setting.
Only effective when Android's UI Mode is Car or Desk.
Requires Android 2.2+
Notification Pulse
Android system setting, whether to pulse the notification light for new notifications.
Notification Volume
Volume level of notification alert.
Setting to 0 will mute the notification sound.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
Note: on some devices Notification and Ringer volume are linked, changing one will change the other. There may be an Android setting for controlling that behaviour.
Notify
Show a notification on the top bar.
The specified Title will appear on the bar initially with the Icon. When the notification area is pulled down, the specified Text will be visible.
Notifications with a particular (non-empty) title replace existing ones with that title.
A Number other than 0 causes that number to be superimposed on the notification icon.
If Permanent is checked, the notification will not be removed by clicking on it or pressing the Clear button. It *can* be removed using the Notify Cancel action.
A common use of creating a permanent notification is to allow permanent quick access to e.g. a Menu Task through the Notification Bar. Specify a task to run when the notification is clicked by creating a profile with a Notification Click event.
Notify Cancel
Cancel a notification (created by Tasker) currently in the System Notification bar.
Title is the title of the notification to cancel. If Title is not specified, all notifications will be cancelled (including 'permanent') ones.
If more than one notification with the specified Title is currently being displayed, only the last one displayed will be cancelled, the otherwise will need to be cancelled manually.
Warn Not Exist: if set, a warning will be flashed if there is no matching notification.
Notify LED
Show a notification on the top bar and flash an LED.
The specified title will appear on the bar initially. When the notification area is pulled down, the specified text will be visible.
A Number other than 0 causes that number to be superimposed on the notification icon.
Rate is the number of milliseconds the LED will flash on and then again be off. It must be at least 1.
Notifications with a particular (non-empty) title replace existing ones with that title.
Not all devices support all colours. Many devices will only support red and green. In general, colours near the top of the list are more likely to be supported.
Some devices will only flash the LED when the device is off at the time the notification is received.
Notify Sound
Show a notification on the top bar and play a sound.
The specified Title will appear on the bar initially. When the notification area is pulled down, the specified Text will be visible.
Notifications with a particular (non-empty) title replace existing ones with that title.
A Number other than 0 causes that number to be superimposed on the notification icon.
Music File specifies a file location on the sdcard e.g. music/hello.mp3. If it's blank, the default notification sound will play.
Notify Vibrate
Show a notification on the top bar and vibrate.
The specified Title will appear on the bar initially. When the notification area is pulled down, the specified Text will be visible.
A Number other than 0 causes that number to be superimposed on the notification icon.
Pattern: enter a comma-separated list of numbers. The 1st one is how long to be silent for, the 2nd one how long to vibrate for and then alternating.
Specify no pattern to use the default pattern.
If 'Vibrate on Notify' is not enabled (see action category Audio), there will be no vibration.
Notifications with a particular (non-empty) title replace existing ones with that title.
Open File
Open the specified file on the SD card.
The viewer/listener used depends on that registered by the system for that particular file type.
Open Map
Launches Google Maps with a particular mode and location/destination.
Exactly one of Address or Lat/Long must be specified. Address is not valid for StreetView mode.
Address is in the format X+Y+Z e.g. Littleton+Delaware
Zoom is only possible with Point / StreetView and a Lat/Long specification.
Label is only possible with Point mode, it will show a marker with the specified label.
Google Maps version 3.2.1 or higher is (probably) required for Navigation.
Perform Task
Run the selected Tasker task.
You can 'nest' as many tasks as you wish.
When this action is used as part of an Enter task, the settings it contains are *not* restored when the profile exits.
When a task is started from an existing task, the existing task continues unless the Stop parameter is set. If you set the Stop parameter then the existing task will not continue at all, even after the called task has completed.
Priority for the task being performed can be set with 1=lowest priority and 10 as the highest priority. (Low number = low priority) If you set the priority lower than the current task, the current task will finish before the new one starts. If you set the priority higher than the current task, the new task will completely execute before the current one resumes. If the priorities are the same, the two tasks will take turns executing actions.
Values assigned to %par1 and %par2 are available in the child task as normal variables.
If the child does a Return action, the Return Value Variable in the parent task is set to the Value specified in that Return action. Note that the child task can continue to run even after returning a value, thus possibly returning multiple different values over time.
See Flow Control for more info.
Play Ringtone
Play an alarm, notification or ringer ringtone through the specified audio stream.
If no Sound is specified, the current default tone of the specified Type will be played.
Note: the task will not wait for the ringtone to complete before continuing.
Plugin
Runs the specified Locale-compatible 'setting' plugin.
Locale does not need to be installed on the device.
WARNING: data you enter in the plugin configuration screen is collected by the *plugin*, not by Tasker. If the plugin has Internet permissions it could e.g. transmit your data to third-parties.
Popup
Show a popup box with a message.
The popup will disappear after the specified number of seconds or if its text is tapped.
Popup Task Buttons
Show a popup box with a message and 1-3 buttons with Task names, icons or both.
If one of the buttons is clicked, the popup exits and the relevant task is performed.
Profile Status
Enable or disable the named profile.
If the state is already the desired one, there will be no effect.
Query Action
Get details of an action to run, then run it.
If Action is specified, only the parameters will be queried. This is a very useful action to assign to a home screen widget, since it allows you to easily execute any of Tasker's actions without having to set up a profile etc first.
Wait and Wait Until actions cannot be queried. As a workaround, you could query for a variable and then then Wait in the next action of the task using the variable value.
Radio
Set the status of the phone radio.
Warning: turning off the phone radio will prevent outgoing/incoming calls and mobile data transfer.
Read File
Read a text file into a variable.
Don't try to read a non-text file with this, the results will probably be disastrous
Read Line / Read Paragraph
Read a record (a line or paragraph) from a text file.
Line/Paragraph is the name of a variable containing the record number to read. If unspecified, the record after the previously read one *in that file* is read. A variable is used in place of a number here to permit e.g. reading a random record via the Variable Randomize action.
If the end of the file was reached before the specified record number was found, it will contain the value EOF. The next line number then resets to 1.
Blank lines and any newline character at the end of a file are always ignored.
Don't try to read a non-text file with this, the results will probably be disastrous.
The action is not very efficient for reading all the records in a file, since it starts from the beginning each time.
Reboot
Reboot (or just shutdown) the device.
Unfortunately, this is not a 'clean' shutdown. Neither Android nor running applications are informed that the device is rebooting, so be prepared for possible data corruption.
On the other hand, every other app that allows reboot does it the same way.
Record Audio
Record from the microphone to an SD card file.
File is the path to the file on the SD card. It will have extension .3gp added.
Source is where to record from. Not all sources are available on all hardware, for instance the Call source is not available on the G1.
The Max Filesize is the maximum size of the resulting audio file in K.
A zero value for Filesize places no limit, in which case the recording will not stop until the SD card is full or the Tasker action Record Audio Stop is performed.
Note: playback of the resulting files can be done with Tasker's Play Music action, amongst others.
Warning: in many countries, recording of individuals' speech without their consent is illegal.
Record Audio Stop
Stop a sound recording previously started with Record Audio.
Remount
Remount a file system read-write or read-only.
Warning: it's inadvisable to
* use this action unless you know what you are doing
* leave /system writable for long periods
Resize Image
Resize and scale the image currently in the image store.
See also: Load Image.
Return
Return a value to the parent of this task i.e. the one that started it via Perform Task.
The parent task must have specified a Return Value Variable in it's Perform Task action, which will then be set to the Value specified in this Return action.
If Stop is checked, this task (the child) will terminate after returning the Value to the parent.
See Flow Control for more info.
Ringer Volume
Volume level of phone ringer.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
If you want to put your phone in vibrate or silent mode, use action Audio / Silent Mode, not this.
Note: on some devices Notification and Ringer volume are linked, changing one will change the other. There may be an Android setting for controlling that behaviour.
Rotate Image
Rotate the image currently in the image store.
See also: Load Image.
Run SL4A Script
Run the named Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) script.
Every file in /sdcard/sl4a/scripts is expected to be a script.
More information: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/.
Passed Variables is a comma-separated list of variables to pass in the intent which starts the script. Their values *at time of launch* can be accessed from the script via getIntent().getStringExtra( NAME_OF_VARIABLE ). It's not currently possible to return values to Tasker.
When using SL4A and Python, .getIntent().result[u'extras'][u'%CASE_SPECIFIC_NAME_OF_VARIABLE'] should provide more consistent results.
Run Shell
Run a system shell command under linux.
If Timeout is 0, the command will never time-out. If Timeout is greater than 0 and the command doesn't complete after that many seconds, the task will end at that point.
Store Result In is a variable name where the output (not the result code) of the command is placed.
SMS Backup+
Info: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus
Minimal version 1.3.4.
Save Image
Write the image currently in the image store to a file.
The file extension will only be respected for JPEG and WEBP (if available on the device); all other extensions will result in PNG output.
Higher Image Quality values will also result in greater file size and more chance of running out of memory. Image Quality is not relevant for PNG.
See also: Load Image.
Say / Say To File
Synthesize the given Text into speech.
Engine:Voice specifies the speech engine and voice/language to use. default:en specifies the default engine and English voice.
Stream/File specifies where the sound should go. Stream specifies a sound channel, File specifies a location on the SD card; the synthesized speech is stored in WAV format.
Continue Task Immediately: if selected, Tasker will continue with the next queued action while the speech is still ongoing. You must select this in order to do a Shut Up action later.
Android settings may override locale, speed and pitch. Please see the 'Always use my settings option' in Android's Text-To-Speech settings section.
Scan Card
Force the system to scan the SD card for new/deleted media. This can save a lot of time removing and reinserting the physical card.
If a file is specified, only that file is scanned. Perhaps a newly downloaded photo, to make it visible in the Gallery app.
Note: repeatedly scanning the same file will not update the thumbnail in Gallery.
Search
Perform a search for the specified text.
Send Data SMS
Send a binary data SMS without user interaction. The maximum length is 133 bytes.
Multiple numbers can be specified by comma-separating them.
Send Intent
Broadcast an ordered Intent.
This action is intended for advanced users.
Data is parsed as a URI.
Extras consist of a single colon-separated key and value. If the value can be parsed as an integer, long (integer ending in L), floating point number, double (float ending in D) or boolean (true/false) it will be treated as one, otherwise as a string.
The target is the component-type that you expect to be listening for the action.
Example: view a URL with the default activity:
Action: android.intent.action.VIEW
Cat: Default
Data: http://tasker.dinglisch.net
Target: Activity
Send SMS
Send an SMS without user interaction.
Multiple numbers can be specified by comma-separating them.
Email addresses are not supported.
Store in Messaging App: whether a record will be kept of the sent SMS in the standard messaging app.
Success or failure can be caught by creating an Event context SMS Success/Failure.
Maximum length of an SMS is 140 characters. In some character encodings that translates to 140 characters, in others to only 70 characters.
Set Alarm
Set a new alarm in the default alarm clock application.
If Confirm is not checked no user interaction will be required.
Note that on some devices, setting the alarm too close to the current time may result in the alarm being set for the next day.
Also, some devices require that a Message be stipulated.
Set Clipboard
Copy the specified text to the system clipboard.
If Add is set, the text will be added on the end of the clipboard, otherwise it will replace the existing clipboard text.
This is probably most useful for storing some data from an event (e.g. the text of an arriving SMS). Note that you can also place the clipboard contents in an action.
Set Key
Preset the passphrase for an encryption key.
This allows subsequent en/decryptions to take place automatically without user interaction.
Important: it is less secure than the Enter Key action; read the userguide section on Encryption before use.
Set Light
Change the brightness of a light.
Available lights will vary per-device but typically include things like keyboard backlights, LEDs, camera flashlights, display and button backlights.
Despite the maximum being given as 255, many lights will only be on or off, in which case 0 specifies off and any other number specifies on.
Note that turning a light off is not permanent, Android may turn it on at a later time in response to various events on the device.
If you accidentally reduce the display backlight to 0, a reboot should solve the problem.
Set Tasker Icon
Set the icon for Tasker's permanent notification in the status bar.
Lasts until the monitor service is stopped e.g. due to disabling Tasker.
To permanently change the icon, see Menu / Prefs / Monitor / Notification Icon
Set Tasker Pref
Dynamically set a preference value normally configured via Menu / Prefs in the Tasker UI.
The changed values will have immediate effect unless the related operation is already in progress.
Set Wallpaper
Set the system (home screen) wallpaper from an SD card image file.
JPG and PNG are supported.
If no image is specified, the default system image is set.
Note that it can take more than 20 seconds for Android to effect the change.
You can find some patterned wallpaper at http://tasker.dinglisch.net/wallpaper/index.html
You can find a lot more at backgrounds.mysitemyway.com, but they will need resizing (800x480 is recommended).
Set Widget Icon
Change the label of the specified (existing) Task Widget on the home screen.
Name is the name of the Task which the widget performs (which appears on the homescreen, unless a label has been set with Set Widget Label.
Icon is the new icon to set.
Set Widget Label
Change the icon of the specified (existing) Task Widget on the home screen.
Name is the name of the Task which the widget performs (set when it was initially created and initially used as the label).
Label is the new home screen label for the widget.
Note: if you want to change the label several times, you refer to the *original* Task name each time, which does not change.
Show Scene
Display a scene, creating it first if necessary.
All Overlays are displayed over the current application and persist until hidden or destroyed.
Blocking overlays only block touches on the part of the screen they cover.
Non-blocking Overlays are also displayed over the Keyguard.
Dialogs are little popup windows which take all user input while they are displayed and can be dismissed with the Back key.
Activities are standard Android app views.
Offsets are percentages of the screen size with in the range 0-200, (0=100% left, 100=centre, 200=100% right).
See also: Scenes.
Shut Up
Stop speech initiated from a previous Say or Say To File action.
Note: you must select Continue Task Immediately in the Say action to be able to use Shut Up, otherwise Tasker will not get to the Shut Up action until the speech has finished anyway.
Silence Ringer
During an incoming call, immediately stop the ring sound and/or vibration.
This is temporary; the ringer will still sound on the next incoming call.
Silent Mode
In silent mode, all sounds except media and alarm are suppressed by the system (without having their volume settings changed). With Vibrate, the phone will vibrate on an incoming call.
This setting overrides the Ringer Vibrate setting.
SleepBot
Info:
Sound Effects
Whether to enable or disable system sounds like clicks on icons.
See also: Sound/[System Volume] setting.
Speakerphone
Whether the speakerphone is on or off.
Note: this will only have any effect when a call has already started, but you could use it with e.g. a Phone Offhook event if you want every incoming call on speakerphone.
Status Bar
Expand or collapse the system status bar.
Stay On
Whether to prevent the screen going off while a power supply is present.
The screen will still dim a few seconds before Screen Timeout is reached.
Stop
Stop execution of one or more tasks after any currently running action has finished.
If a task is specified, then all tasks with the same name currently executing are stopped.
If no task is specified, the current task is stopped (but not other tasks with the same name).
If With Error is checked, the task(s) are marked as finished due to an error.
Note: to stop a different task will often require that it has a lower priority than the task with the Stop action, since otherwise the Stop action will perhaps never be executed.
Stop Location
Stop tracking a location source which was previously initiated by Get Location.
This is only necessary if the Keep Tracking parameter is checked in Get Location.
System Lock
Turn off the display and engage the keyguard.
System Volume
Volume level of system sounds.
Setting to 0 will mute system sounds.
When Display is enabled, a popup will show the new level.
When Sound is enabled, a tone will sound at the new volume level.
Note: System Sounds must also be enabled if required.
Take Call
Silence the ringer and pick up the phone, if it's ringing.
Take Photo
Take a photo. The current activity will be interrupted for a couple of seconds.
If Discreet is checked, there will be no visible or audible sign of the picture being taken, and the device will not turn on if it is already off (except on Eclair devices).
Without Discreet, a small delay allows time for aiming.
Insert in Gallery: immediately insert a thumbnail in the Gallery application, otherwise it will not appear until the next time the SD card is scanned.
Naming Sequence: Series: photo names have an index number attached which increases with each one taken. Chronological: the date and time is attached to the filename.
Photos are in JPG format and stored in /sdcard/dcim/Tasker/. You should not attach the .jpg affix when specifying the filename prefix.
See also: Menu / Prefs / Action / Camera Delay.
TeslaLED
Use the camera flash as a torch.
More info:
http://teslacoilsw.com/teslaled
Please reward the developer by choosing the Donate version!
See Also: Alert / Torch.
Test
Test the value of a particular thing and put it in a variable.
Failed tests will result in the specified result variable being cleared.
File tests: directories always have 0 size and their modification time is the time a file was last added or deleted from them. File type is either file or dir.
Contact lookups are based on the phone number of the contact.
Calendar values require the time in seconds since the epoch as data (e.g. use %TIMES, or use the Variable Convert action to convert a date/time into seconds first) and are entered in an array (%var1, %var2 etc), not a plain value, because there may be multiple events at the time specified.
Test Element
Test some property of the specified scene element e.g. it's position within the scene.
The scene must have been created first.
Test File
Examine the attributes of a file.
The following variables will be set by this action:
File Dir: %FDIR
File Name: %FNAME
File Size: %FSIZE
File Modification Time: %FMODS
File Type: %FTYPE.
If the file does not exist, all of the variables will be cleared.
Test Scene
Test an attribute of the specified scene and store the result in the specified variable.
Possible status values are
uncreated, hidden, visible
Offsets are percentages from -100 to 100, with 0 being display centre.
If the scene does not exist the specified variable will be cleared.
Torch
Hold the camera flashlight on.
May not work on all devices.
If it gets stuck on, just turn the device off.
See Also: 3rd Party / TeslaLED.
Turn On
Restart the system display timeout timer. If the display is off, it will be turned on.
Type
Simulate typing of text.
Only available on a rooted device.
Accented characters currently do not work.
USB Debugging probably needs to be enabled in Android's Developer Settings.
USB Tether
Turn on sharing of the device's Internet connection via USB cable.
On some devices, you may need to enable the USB tether once in Android settings before Tasker will be able to do it.
UnZip
Decompress the specified zip archive file on the SD card.
You do not need to add .zip on the end of the filename.
Specify Delete Zip to delete the zip file if the compression succeeds.
Unzipping is also available via File Magic (a Tasker-integrated file manager).
Variable Add
Increase the value of the variable Name.
The value is increased by By.
If the variable does not contain a numeric value (e.g. 3) this action has no effect and a warning will be flashed.
If the variable does not exist, it will first be created with a value of 0.
If a Wrap Around is not zero, then when the value is equal to or greater than the Wrap Around value, it will wrap back to 0 e.g. with Wrap Around 2, 1 + 1 = 0.
See the section on Flow Control for more information.
Variable Clear
Remove the stored value for the user-variable Name.
If no Name is specified, all user-variables are cleared.
If Pattern Matching is specified, all variables which match the pattern are cleared (see Pattern Matching).
Variable Convert
Convert the specified variable's value from one unit to another.
If a variable is specified for Store Result In, the new value is stored there and the original variable will not be changed.
If the conversion fails, no values will be unchanged.
Notes on particular conversions:
Date Time to Seconds
* date and time must be separated by whitespace e.g. 20110304 11.32
* date can be in YYYYMMDD format or xx-yy-zz, in which case the positions of day, month and year are determined by Android preferences
* if time is omitted it is assumed to be 00:00
* time must be in 24hr format
* individual components of date and time can also be separated by a colon, slash etc.
Bytes
*Megabyte and Gigabyte conversions are human-readable rather than precise.
Variable Join
Join all the variables %NAMEX into a single variable %NAME with the given Joiner.
Example: if %VAR1="I", %VAR2="like" and %VAR3="humus", then after the action Join/%VAR/;/Yes there will be a single variable %VAR with the value "I;like;humus"
Variable List
Flash the value of all user variables (probably only for testing purposes).
Variable Query
Ask the user for a value via a popup dialog and assign it to the specified variable.
Tip: if you specify the same variable for the Default parameter, your last input will be automatically filled in.
Variable Randomize
Set the variable Name to a random integer value between Min and Max (inclusive; the number could be Min or Max).
Variable Search Replace
Find parts of a variable which match a pattern and optionally replace them with something else.
Store Matches In specifies an array variable in which each successive matching part of the variable is stored.
Replace With specifies what each matching part of the variable should be replaced with.
See Pattern Matching for more info.
Variable Section
Select a particular section of a variable and throw away the rest.
If Adapt To Fit is checked, the specified Length is changed, if it is too long, so that the selected section ends at the end of the original variable contents.
Variable Set
Set the variable Name to the value To.
Name can be any desired string, however it's advisable to make it a sequence that does not commonly occur in text otherwise it will match at unexpected times.
Names all in lower-case are local variables which are only visible in the current task, see Variables for more information.
If Append is checked, To is added to the existing value of the variable.
If Do Maths is checked then at the time of assignment the value of To will be evaluated as a mathematical expression.
e.g.
Name: %FROG
To: %VOLC + 1
Assuming %VOLC is 8, if Do Maths is checked, %FROG will get the value '9', otherwise it will get the value '8 + 1'.
If To cannot be numerically evaluated (e.g. it is 'cat + 3') then the current task will terminate.
Variable Split
Split the value of the given variable into several sub-variables.
Each time Splitter is encountered in the variable value, a new variable is made with name %VARX.
If Delete Base is selected, the original variable is removed after the split.
Example: %VAR contains "I;like;humus". After the action Split/%VAR/;/Yes %VAR is replaced with 3 variables %VAR1, %VAR2 and %VAR3 containing "I", "like" and "humus".
Variable Subtract
Decrease the value of the variable Name.
The value is decreased by By.
If the variable does not contain a numeric value (e.g. 3) this action has no effect and a warning will be flashed.
If the variable does not exist, it will first be created with a value of 0.
The value of a variable will not be set below 0.
See the section on Flow Control for more information.
Vibrate
Activate the device's vibrator.
The specified time is in milliseconds i.e. to vibrate for one second enter 1000, to vibrate for half a second enter 500.
Vibrate On Notify
Whether to vibrate with a system notification.
Note: if you are going to use Tasker for this, it's probably best not to mix it with other methods of controlling the setting.
See also: Notification Volume.
Vibrate On Ringer
Whether to vibrate on an incoming call.
You're probably really looking for the action Audio / Silent Mode if you want to put your phone in vibrate or silent mode.
Note: if silent/vibrate mode is engaged, this setting is overridden.
Note: if you are going to use Tasker for this, it's probably best not to mix it with other methods of controlling the setting.
See also: Ringer Volume.
Vibrate Pattern
Activate the device's vibrator in a pattern.
Enter a comma-separated list of numbers. The 1st one is how long to be silent for, the 2nd one is how long to vibrate for and then alternating.
Times are in milliseconds i.e. to vibrate for one second enter 1000, to vibrate for half a second enter 500.
0 values are disallowed, excepting for the first value.
Voice Command
Run the system-default application for processing voice commands.
Note: unlike the Get Voice action, the calling task will not wait for the voice command to be processed.
Wait
Stop executing the current Task for the specified amount of time.
If another task becomes queued during the wait, the wait could end up being much longer than expected, depending on the other task's priority and actions.
Wait Until
Stop executing the current Task *until* the condition is met. Wait the specified time between checks.
Note: a very small wait period might have battery life implications, in general it should be as large as is acceptable.
Tip: if you are waiting longer than around 40 seconds, you should probably enable Stay Awake in the Task Properties screen to prevent Android falling asleep before your task is finished.
WiFi
Whether the WiFi radio is enabled or disabled.
This action is ignored when Airplane Mode is on prior to Android 2.0. It also has no effect when a Wifi Tether (Hotspot) is enabled.
Note: it's not usually advisable to use the Toggle setting when also using a Wifi Near state with Enable Wifi checked, since the action will then have different effects dependent on whether wifi has already been auto-enabled for a wifi scan or not.
WiFi Net
Change the wifi network connection status.
Reassociate: reconnect even if already connected.
Force: try to carry out the action even if the network status that Android reports is incompatible e.g. disconnect even if Android reports already disconnected.
Report Failure: flash a short error message if the action fails. Note that Android might not e.g. report a disconnect failure if there is currently no connection.
WiFi Sleep
The policy for deciding when WiFi should go to sleep. When WiFi goes to sleep, the device will switch to using the mobile data connection.
\Default: depends on the Android version. Will be something like 'When the screen goes off' or 'After 15 Minutes'.
Never While Plugged: When Screen Off if on battery power.
WiFi Tether
Turn on sharing of the device's Internet connection via WiFi.
If WiFi was on, it will be turned off, you will need to enable it manually after the tether.
WiMax
Whether the Wimax radio is enabled or disabled.
WidgetLocker
Info:
http://teslacoilsw.com/widgetlocker
Suspend: Keep WidgetLocker enabled/running, but prevent it from activating on screen off.
Write File
Write the specified text to the specified SD card file.
If Append is checked, the text is added to the end of the file without changing the existing contents.
A newline character is always appended to the text.
Zip
Compress the specified file (or directory, recursively) on the SD card to a zip archive of the same name with a .zip extension.
Level is the compression level to use. Higher values will take longer to compress but use less space.
Specify Delete Orig to delete the original file if the compression succeeds.
Zipping is also available via File Magic (a Tasker-integrated file manager (market link)).
Zoom Element Alpha
Set the alpha level of the specified Zoom image element.
0 is invisible, 255 is fully visible.
Zoom Element Colour
Set the Colour and End Colour of the specified Zoom oval or rectangle element.
End Colour is only used if a shading has been specified for the element in Zoom.
Zoom Element Image
Set the image source of the specified Zoom image element.
Zoom Element Position
Set the X and Y coordinates of the specified Zoom element, relative to the top-left corner of its widget.
Zoom Element Size
Set the width and height of the specified Zoom element.
Zoom Element Text
Set the text or label of the specified Zoom text or button element.
Zoom Element Text Colour
Set the text or label colour of the specified Zoom text or button element.
Zoom Element Text Size
Set the text or label size of the specified Zoom text or button element.
Zoom Element Visibility
Show or hide the specified Zoom element.
