Tasker to take candid snapshot by pressing volume key

Tasker to take candid snapshot by pressing volume key if desktop toggle widget created by tasker task is tapped

 

-------------Edited on Feb. 28, 13

 

To perform this mission, there would be two parts.

 

first part, create a profile as below.

 

profile: (candid snapshot)

 

Context1: state-variable -variable value, name: %Candidshot, operator:match, value:On

 

Context2: event-variable -variable set, variable: %VOLM, value: %VOLM  -----value must be specified, if any volume amount, the media volume must meet the specified amount to get fired. Here, I set it with %VOLM, so whatever reduce or increase would still fire. if ringer volume, it would give out a ringer tone for each pressing, so, as a workaround, I choose media volume, and set up a muted recording file as source for playback. So that, there would be no pressing tone anymore.

 

 

Task:

 

Action 1:media-take photo, camera:rear, filename:candidshot, naming sequence:chronological, insert in gallery: UN-checked, discreet:checked, resolution:1024*768(or any other options you prefer)

 

Action 2:alert-vibrate,time: 200Ms

 

Action 3: audio settings-media volume, level:11(it is my personal settings, you may set up to the top), display: off, sound: off

 

 

 

Okay, from the first part, we should see the profile would trigger if user-defined variable  %Candidshot got the value On, and ringer volume amount had any change. (whatever reduce or increase)

 

now, let us get to the second part, create a toggle widget which is made by tasker task. In order to make it visible and dynamic, I use the featured set widget icon and set widget label to visualize the on/off status.

 

Tap the tab "tasks", create a task as below.

 

Task: (Candid Shot)

 

Action 1: task-If, %Candidshot !~ On

 

Action 2: variable -variable set, name: %Candidshot, to: On

 

Action 3: tasker-set widget icon, name: Candid Shot, widget icon: (better pick a glowing one to show the status)

 

Action 4: tasker-set widget label, name: Candid Shot, label: candid on

 

Action 5: media-music play, File: Tasker/muted recording.amr, loop: checked

 

Action 6: task-else

 

Action 7: variable -variable set, name: %Candidshot, to: Off

 

Action 8: tasker-set widget icon, name: Candid Shot, widget icon: (better pick a gray one to show the status)

 

Action 9: tasker-set widget label, name: Candid Shot, label: candid off

 

Action 10: media-music stop

 

Action 11: audio settings-media volume, level:11(it is my personal settings, you may set up to the top), display: off, sound: off

 

Action 12: task-End if

 

 

 

well, right now, you may come back to the launcher desktop, add widget-tasker task, select (Candid Shot), done!

 

you may test it with one tap, and then with second tap,to see if the widget would toggle from on to off, or off to on with the pre-defined icon and label.