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Prefs / Monitor / Display Off Monitoring / Motion Detection: if available on your device, will need to be disabled if you wish to detect an AP.

TASKR USES ANDROID

In Android 4.4+ if you select Scanning Always Available in Advanced Wifi Settings and will save power. It will then be toggled when Tasker needs to do a scan. the neighbours APįrequency of checks is controlled by Prefs / Monitor / Wifi Scan Seconds (screen on) and Prefs / Monitor / Display Off All Checks (screen off).Ĭheck the Wifi Toggle box if you don't want wifi on all the time. Note: you don't have to connect to the AP. Wifi Near does regular Wifi Scans and will activate when it recognizes an AP you have configured With the best signal near where you want to identify.

(+) very good accuracy in built-up areas for relatively low power usageĬreate a State context, click Wifi Near (in the Net category), fill in the SSID of an Access Point (AP).

use a Time context to turn wifi off at night. Turn Wifi off when not needed to conserve power e.g. Net location can be assisted by nearby access points when Wifi is turned on (Google has When you want a more accurate location fix.

Make sure your device's Wifi is turned on

(-) highly inaccurate and variable fixesĬreate a location context and deselect GPS.

(+) extremely low (extra) power (IF network is available anyway).

It's very important that you create a large radius aroundįrequency of checks is controlled by Prefs / Monitor / Network Location Check (screen on)Īnd Prefs / Monitor / Display Off All Checks.

Prefs / Monitor / Display Off Monitoring / Motion Detection: if available on your device, will need to be disabled if you wish to detect a nearby BT device that may move or turn off or onĬreate a location context, and deselect GPS.

(+) modest power usage, especially for paired devices.

If you can pair with the target device, you can have a major reduction in power usage and scan times by not selecting Non-Paired Devices. If your target device is a low-energy device, deselect Standard Devices to reduce energy usage.

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Note: you don't have to connect to the device, so it doesn't have to be a device you own.įrequency of checks is controlled by Prefs / Monitor / BT Scan Seconds (screen on) and Prefs / Monitor / Display Off All Checks (screen off).Ĭheck the BT Toggle box if you don't want bluetooth enabled all the time. Monitor / Display Off Monitoring / Cell Wake Screen: second possible workaround when the display is offĬreate a State context, click BT Near (in the Net category), fill in the name or address of a bluetooth device near the location you want to identify.īT Near does regular bluetooth Scans and will activate when it recognizes a device you have configured.Monitor / Display Off Monitoring / Cell Workaround: if things aren't working when the display is off.

Monitor / General Monitoring / Use New Cell API: if you're not seeing any cells at all when scanning on a modern device, try checking this.

(-) must be physically at the location in order to record it.

(+) when the display is off, only one check period is needed to determine context exit.(+) when the display is on, context updates as soon as the tower is visible.(+) virtually no extra power on top of power needed for normal phone service.If your profile keeps deactivating, go back to the Cell Near state and click the magnifying glass icon to checkįor cells you may have missed in your scan. When the display is off, frequency of checks is controlled by Prefs / Monitor / Display Off All Checks. Uses information about the cell towers the phone uses for telephony to record and match a location.

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Click Update and walk around a bit to scan for cell towers nearby. More stars mean higher power usage or higher accuracy (Acc).Ĭreate a state context, select Phone then Cell Near. This is an overview guide to choosing a method for fixing your location with Tasker.

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