{"id":9382,"date":"2014-05-07T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T20:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2014-06-12T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:16:49","slug":"how-to-toggle-between-2-or-more-apps-in-android-using-tasker-geared-for-pebble-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/how-to-toggle-between-2-or-more-apps-in-android-using-tasker-geared-for-pebble-users\/","title":{"rendered":"How to toggle between 2 or more apps in Android using Tasker geared for Pebble users."},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a Samsung III.\u00a0 That means I cannot use a very simple but useful command that lets me load the last app used but not the current app.\u00a0 However, there is a way around this. In fact, you can do something even cooler if you are willing to put in the time.\u00a0 For this post I’m going to assume you already know how to use Tasker, so I’m going to jump right in.\u00a0 If you do not know Tasker and Pebble Tasker, go through this tutorial first getting the news on the pebble.<\/a><\/p>\n

First, lets set up a simple toggle in Tasker.\u00a0 Have a look at the screenshot below…<\/p>\n

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The key to making this work is the Tasker reserved Variable %WIN.\u00a0 This is the name of the window of the app in question.\u00a0 If you are not sure what the name of the application is, you can create a simple pop up with %WIN as the text.<\/p>\n

Pretty simple isnt it?\u00a0\u00a0 Basically what we are doing is setting up an IF statement that look at the name of the current app.\u00a0 If that name is a match, then load another app.\u00a0 In this case, if the current window is Waze, then load Torque.\u00a0 IF %WIN==’Waze’ (then) Load App ‘Torque’.<\/p>\n

Then next time this task is called the reverse will be true, IF %WIN==’Torque’ (then) Load App ‘Waze’.\u00a0 If neither app is running then nothing happens.<\/p>\n

You can extend this further by simply adding more apps.\u00a0 You can have as many as you like.\u00a0 You can use either “IF” or “Else” depending on your coding style.<\/p>\n

Now simple create a pebbletasker button that calls this task and you can toggle all day long form your watch.\u00a0 The great use case for me is when I’m driving.\u00a0 Although I am having issue with Torque starting in the Dashboard screen when I click over.\u00a0 Hopefully there will be a way to solve this bug in the future.<\/p>\n

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