variable to check if pin/password is set or not.

[Dustin Mundy]

I had a perfect functioning lock/unlock toggle button at one point. Lost it when wiping my phone.

I want to have a "toggle lock" task:

If ( pin/password is set ) {
    unset pin
    change icon to unlocked icon
} else {

    set pin to xxxx
    change icon to locked icon

}

The problem is I don't think there's a variable to check if a pin is set. Ideas?

[Juergen Gruen]

Define your own global variable:

If ( %PinSet ~ true ) {
unset pin
%PinSet = false

change icon to unlocked icon
} else {
set pin to xxxx

%PinSet = true

change icon to locked icon
}

Juergen.

[Hippo Man]

On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 9:29:45 AM UTC-4, Juergen Gruen wrote:

Define your own global variable:

Yes, but how would %PinSet be initialized to reflect the actual state of the pin being set or unset?

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[Juergen Gruen]

Thanks for the comment. At first execution the task goes directly to "else" and the variable is then set to "true".

But  it is probably better to create and set the variable first in the "Vars"-tab (Switch off Beginner Mode).

Juergen.

[Dustin Mundy]

Using my own variable seems to be working fine. I'm worried about the state of my variable desyncronizing with the state of my lock if, for instance, I decide to password lock my phone instead of pin locking with my button.

Is there an event for pin/password set/unset that I can bind to set the variable?

[Rich D]

> Using my own variable seems to be working fine. I'm worried about the state of my variable desyncronizing with the state of my lock if, for instance, I decide to password lock my phone instead of pin locking with my button.
>
> Is there an event for pin/password set/unset that I can bind to set the variable?

Not as far as I know,  you could look into the shell dumpsys command.  The "device_policy" looks like it could help. 

You Could have a display on profile that checks the status with the 'dumpsys' command then and will set the variable to the correct state.

[Robert Ryan]

On May 10, 2015 12:15 AM, "Dustin Mundy" <dustin....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The problem is I don't think there's a variable to check if a pin is set. Ideas?

You can check via Java:

Test (69)
A1: Java Function [ Return:(KeyguardManager) key_manager Class Or Object:CONTEXT Function:getSystemService
{Object} (String) Param:"keyguard" Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: ]
A2: Java Function [ Return:%secure Class Or Object:key_manager Function:isKeyguardSecure
{boolean} () Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: ]
A3: Flash [ Text:%secure Long:Off ]

[Hippo Man]

On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 11:06:40 AM UTC-4, Juergen Gruen wrote:

Thanks for the comment. At first execution the task goes directly to "else" and the variable is then set to "true".

But  it is probably better to create and set the variable first in the "Vars"-tab (Switch off Beginner Mode).

I understand how the if-statement works. My question has to do with how can Tasker know the _actual_ state of the pin.

For example: suppose I go into Settings and set the pin; or suppose I go into settings and clear the pin. The %PinSet variable will not change in either case. Iwill have to manually (or indirectly via some task) set or clear %PinSet after making that change in Settings.

This means that %PinSet can get out of sync with the actual state of the pin.

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[Hippo Man]

This means that %PinSet can get out of sync with the actual state of the pin.

... and I see from reading the subsequent messages that the state of the pin can be gotten via a Java Function or perhaps via dumpsys.

I should have read on before hastily posting my previous response.

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