Tasker is a powerful application for Android that allows you to automate practically anything on your cell phone, never again having to do it manually or repeatedly. Unfortunately it is quite complex to use and create automations (profiles), even though it is in Spanish. Luckily there are profiles for Tasker already developed by other people, so you just have to download and open them in the application (import). In case you have created your own profiles, you can also share them so that other people can take advantage of them in the same way (export)..
Download ready-made profiles for Tasker
A good start to find and download existing Tasker profiles is from your wiki (in English) where the community of users who use this application have published their creations. You just have to open any of the links, locate the link that says Download to download the profile in XML format and then import it into the application.
It should be noted that some profiles do not have the link to download the profile, but simply offer a description of it and how to implement it manually in Tasker..
How to import a profile into Tasker
Once you have downloaded the Tasker profile with .XML extension from the previous website or another on the Internet, you will only have to load it in the application. To import a profile into Tasker, on the main screen, press and hold on the Profiles tab and choose the Import option . On the screen that will open, locate the profile you want to import in the device memory and select it (as I said, this file is normally in XML format).
Once imported, the profile can be disabled or its components and characteristics can be edited by tapping on it..
Note : When importing a profile for the first time, the application may display a warning stating that the profile can be a means to create spam . An XML file itself is not dangerous because it is simply text, but in case of doubts about it, you can always check the content of the XML file and verify that its lines of text are not suspicious in this regard, before importing it. to Tasker.
How to export a Tasker profile
If you have created one or more profiles that do great things on your mobile, you may want to share them with other people. For that you will have to export them: hold down for a couple of seconds on the profile you want to export. At the top, tap on the 3 dots and choose Export . In the box that will appear, choose XML to Storage . The XML profile will be saved in the internal memory of the Android device, specifically in the Tasker> profiles directory . To share it, go to that directory with the "Files" app on your phone or similar (if you don't have one, install a file explorer from third parties) press and hold on the profile and choose the means by which you want to share it. The person who receives the profile only has to import it as indicated at the beginning to take advantage of it immediately.
Import and export tasks and scenes in Tasker
A scene in Tasker is basically an interaction screen for the user. Instead, a task is an action that tasker executes. The process is exactly the same for importing and exporting a task or scene in Tasker. Previously, you must go to the Tasks or Scenes tab and carry out the same procedure indicated above.
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