The Android operating system is built on the principles of flexibility.

Powerful, sleek, and very useful, Tasker is a multipurpose app every Android user should have.

But what is so good about Tasker, and what exactly can it do for you?

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Let’s take a look.

What Is Tasker?

Want your phone to automatically send an SMS of your exact location when your spouse calls?

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

How about locking your social media apps once you arrive at your workplace?

It is one ofthe best apps for customizing your Android smartphone in creative ways.

Tasker is a paid app and is available for download on the Play Store.

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The installation procedure is simple.

However, it requires quite a lot of permissions, much more than your average Android app does.

In other words, the basic principle is; when this happens, do this.

Android Automation

For our automation project, we will use time as the trigger.

Avoid extremely low values like 0 to 10.

In some old devices, this may reduce the brightness to unusable levels.

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To do this, you’ll need to add an Exit Task.

An Exit Task is a task that is triggered once a profile completes its cycle.

To add an Exit Task:

Next:

What Other Things Can You Do With Tasker?

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The screen brightness example above barely scratches what you could do with Tasker.

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Screenshot of Tasker app — Time interval screen

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Tasker app Action category

Screenshot of Tasker Action Edit screen

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screenhot of Tasker app — Add Exit Task

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