I pulled this profile setup from the Wiki [http://tasker.wikidot.com/
autorespondwhiledriving] and I couldn’t figure out exactly how to
setup the MPH conversion–I finally did:
Auto Respond While Driving
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This profile will automatically respond to any received SMS when you
are driving (or moving).
How it works.
Upon receiving a text the phone will check if it is near WiFi, this
prevents the phone from grabbing GPS Locations if you are sitting at
home/office, the task checks to see if your GPS is enabled (if not, it
will enable it) then grabs your current location. It will only respond
to the text if your speed is faster than 5 mph. There is an additional
task to convert the %LOCSPD from m/s to MPH and sets variable
%LOCSPDMPH.
Need to create an additional task.
This profile calls another task called « Convert_LOCSPD_MPH. » You will
need to create that. The task is simply a « Variable Set » of variable
%LOCSPDMPH, set that to %LOCSPD * 2.23693629. Select the « Do Maths »
option. This makes it easier to know how fast you are going.
Near WiFi
One of the conditions for the profile is to see if you are close to
your home/office WiFi. This prevents unnecessary GPS Location lookups
if you are sitting at home. THIS IS SET TO MY HOME’S SSID You should
modify (for your home/office) or remove the condition.
SMS to Send
This is currently set to: « (Auto) Texting and driving is dangerous.
I’m currently driving (at %LOCSPDMPH MPH). Will respond to you when I
can safely. »
You can modify if you like. Watch out if you are a speeder!
After you import this profile from the Tasker Wiki, all you have to do
is this:
Open Tasker and press the Tasks button at the bottom of the screen.
Select New Task at the top of the popup.
Name the new task « Convert_LOCSPD_MPH » (without quotations)
Select the « + » to enter an action
Select Variable
Select Variable Set
Name the Variable Set: %LOCSPDMPH
In the « To » field enter: %LOCSPD*2.23693629 (there should be no
spaces)
Put a check mark in the « Do Maths » box
Select « Done » to save your action
You should be done. Now to test:
Send yourself an SMS Message so the following test applies to you and
not the last person who texted you.
Open your imported Tasker profile and edit the Auto Respond (If
Driving) task.
Select action number 5, the Send SMS action.
Uncheck the « If » condition at the bottom of the action and select Done
to close the window.
On the next screen, select Test, wait for the Kill All button to
disappear, then hit cancel (so you don’t have to go back and check the
if condition–it’ll already be checked because you cancelled instead
of saved).
Wait for your message to appear–your message should state you’re
traveling at 0 MPH.