Anyone playing with On{x}

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Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?

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Originally Posted by JamesR913

Has anyone tried Microsofts answer to tasker?

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Do not understand?
You talking about an app?
From Microsoft? You think they be busy with the WM thing? (which I care less about)

Yes it is an app that is similar to tasker. You program it on the website and then install the app and it automates certain things. As of right now it is only available on Android

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I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.

I tried to figure it out but I got lost.

Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.

http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/micro...say-no-thanks/

Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rosoft.onx.app

Hmmmm

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Originally Posted by redpoint73

Apparently, users hate it so far. The app requires your Facebook login, which is ridiculous. Its also being speculated that the app is farming data about your behavior through this app, and passing it to Faacebook.

http://betanews.com/2012/06/06/micro...say-no-thanks/

Link to the app on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rosoft.onx.app

I see a lot of the bad reviews seem to be about the facebook login, didnt see much about the actual product. Did not see much about the farming data and such.

I actually think this is a good idea. Facebook is a solid method of identification, and can be used cross platform. It may be true microsoft is giving an android exclusive (temporarily) as a beta test. When/if they roll it out to microsoft/apple phones they would not have to change their authentication model. It would be ridiculous to request "Live" for windows phones, "Apple ID" for iphones, and google ID for android users. This simplifies the process and allows me to change phones easier. I am not a fb advocate, in fact I personally dont like logging in to sites and such using my fb page, but as I said I do understand it. Clearly the fb authentification is respected, if the New York legislature thinks it should be required to comment on any webpage

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ne-speech-ban/

(Not getting into a political debate lol but the facebook model "works").

EDIT: I do not use tasker and am not an experienced android user, but I may try this out and attempt to give feedback.

Originally Posted by gunnyman

I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.

I tried to figure it out but I got lost.

Tasker is actually pretty simple to use, once you understand what its asking for.

Forexample lets make a program that silences your Ringer, Turns off WiFi and Bluetooth every Mon-Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm (Work day).

First, it asks you for the Profile Name, This is just something to identify the task. Lets call this Work.

Next it asks you for the "First Context" This can be considered your first "Variable" for us we want it to be Monday thru Friday. So we click "day"
then Change the "Month" to "Week Day", and Select Mon-Friday.

Click the Green Check mark.

Now it asks for a Task. This is what you want to do, so click New Task: And Name it, lets name it "Vibrate,Wifi,BT"

Now we can click the Plus in the bottom right and it brings up a menu of all the possible things we can mess with. For this instance, lets click Audio, then Silent mode. Now we want Silent mode to turn on, so change the "mode" to On click the Check mark

Now Click the plus, to add wifi and Bt off. Then click the Check mark.


Now to add the time, click and hold on your context, then click add. Now you can add "time" and set your times.


All Done.

That was an example of a simple program. Tasker can do a lot more, so explore and test

Originally Posted by gunnyman

I'll check it out because apparently I'm too stupid to use Tasker.

I tried to figure it out but I got lost.

I agree. Tasker is WAY to involved to try and set up the simplest of tasks. I played with it for about an hour and uninstalled it.

Tasker is the best app I've ever owned. It's simple to set up if you just stop and look at what each thing is.

I started playing around with this today, had a few interesting ideas but there are still quite a few issues and limited api usage available.

This could be a pretty powerful tool if they open up the api's, easier for most than tasker, and can be as complex as you can code.

also i prefer to do all my programming on the pc and transfer to the device which on{x} provides.