Floating app shortcut

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 2:18:58 PM7/26/19
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Is there a relatively simple way to have tasker display a floating app shortcut when a specific app is active?

Robert Ryan

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Jul 26, 2019, 2:24:28 PM7/26/19
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AutoTools webscreens. Either the Floating Bar or Floating Bubble presets should be able to achieve this. 

On July 26, 2019 12:19:06 PM Stuart Malis <srma...@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there a relatively simple way to have tasker display a floating app shortcut when a specific app is active?

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 3:49:37 PM7/26/19
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Thank you, I have the bubble set up.  What should the autotools exact command be to launch an app?  For example, to launch spotify, I have tried "com.spotify.music" and openapp=:=com.spotify.music", and some permutations of these, but haven't been able to get it to launch the app.

Thanks!




On Friday, 26 July 2019 14:24:28 UTC-4, Robert Ryan wrote:
AutoTools webscreens. Either the Floating Bar or Floating Bubble presets should be able to achieve this. 

On July 26, 2019 12:19:06 PM Stuart Malis <srma...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 3:52:05 PM7/26/19
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Also tried launch=:=com.spotify.music, no success

Robert Ryan

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Jul 26, 2019, 4:03:53 PM7/26/19
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In order to react to AutoApps commands you need the free AutoApps hub:


This will give you an event that reacts to AutoApps commands and an action to send them from any task. 

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 4:10:31 PM7/26/19
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Right, I already have autoapps and auto-tools installed.  I have used auto-tools to create an auto-tools web screen task in Tasker that displays a floating bubble.  The Tap action for the bubble is launch=:=com.spotify.music.  Shouldn't autotools respond to this and launch the app?  Not sure what I am missing here.


SRM


On Friday, 26 July 2019 16:03:53 UTC-4, Robert Ryan wrote:
In order to react to AutoApps commands you need the free AutoApps hub:


This will give you an event that reacts to AutoApps commands and an action to send them from any task. 

On July 26, 2019 1:49:43 PM Stuart Malis <srma...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you, I have the bubble set up.  What should the autotools exact command be to launch an app?  For example, to launch spotify, I have tried "com.spotify.music" and openapp=:=com.spotify.music", and some permutations of these, but haven't been able to get it to launch the app.

Thanks!




On Friday, 26 July 2019 14:24:28 UTC-4, Robert Ryan wrote:
AutoTools webscreens. Either the Floating Bar or Floating Bubble presets should be able to achieve this. 

On July 26, 2019 12:19:06 PM Stuart Malis <srma...@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there a relatively simple way to have tasker display a floating app shortcut when a specific app is active?

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 4:29:39 PM7/26/19
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I also created an autotools app shortcut task that executes launch=:=com.spotify.music from the launcher that comes up when you long press the autotools icon.  The launcher does display, but tapping on the icon does not launch spotify.

Robert Ryan

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Jul 26, 2019, 4:31:36 PM7/26/19
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This works on my device:

    Profile: Launch App
        
        Event: AutoApps Command 
        Command Filter: launch=:=
        
    Enter: 
    A1: Launch App 
        App: %aacomm 
        Exclude From Recent Apps: Off 
        Always Start New Copy: Off 

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Stuart Malis

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Jul 26, 2019, 4:39:14 PM7/26/19
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Perfect, that was the missing element.  Thank you!!!

SRM
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