One of the most annoying things about homescreens is that they either look good in landscape or portrait, but not both. On iOS it’s less of a problem as the homescreen there is equally ugly regardless, but on Android it matters more as widgets and more advanced positioning and grid settings often don’t translate well to a different orientation.
KLWP can be a huge help here. …
In most cases, the relationship between Tasker and Kustom Live Wallpaper Maker is one where Tasker sends data to KLWP, and KLWP triggers tasks in Tasker. The former is easily solved using the Tasker plugin or the JSON method I posted, while the latter can be done by using a Touch action with a Tasker shortcut. Sending dynamic data from KLWP to Tasker is however less intuitive, but not difficult.
To be frank, there are probably several ways to do this, but I just went with my first instinct: AutoApps. João Dias has a tendency to provide solutions to my…
In a previous post I went over over how awesome JSON is as a tool for Tasker. That post laid the groundwork for talking about something I briefly mentioned in my first post about Kustom Live Wallpaper Maker: using JSON to send large amounts of data to KLWP (and presumably its sibling, Kustom Widget Maker/KWGT).
KLWP has a Tasker plugin, but this plugin is basic to say the least. It lets you set a KLWP variable, and that’s it. It’s very useful for some things, like toggles or short pieces of information, but for large arrays and whatnot it’s not…
Word of caution: this post will require some knowledge of Tasker. There are plenty of guides out there, including ones written by me years ago on Pocketables.
Now, to the topic of this post: making an Audible series notification system. Audible.com is an Amazon-owned service for audio books, and realistically the only real option out there for audio books in my opinion. While I love the books it sells me, the service itself is absolutely horrible from a technical point of view. Everything about its back end and its apps is outdated, to the point where most of what I…
In my post about KLWP I mentioned how AutoTools‘ JSON options power part of my setup. Before I cover the KLWP aspect of that, I thought it only logical to dedicate a post to the features’ usefulness in Tasker itself, as it may just be one of the most powerful plugin options available in Tasker at the moment.
To start off, here’s (part of) the official description of JSON from json.org:
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate.
To put…
My love for Tasker (and its add-ons) is, shall we say, well documented. In the last year, however, it has been joined by another customization app that has plenty to offer people like me who like to make their phone their own: Kustom Live Wallpaper Maker (KLWP).
KLWP and its sibling, Kustom Widget Maker (KWGT), both offer ways to make your own homescreen UIs. Whereas KWGT does this by letting you create widgets, KLWP does it by letting you create your own interactive live wallpapers. These aren’t your traditional “videos” playing as your wallpaper, however, and can be better described…
Andreas Ødegård
Gadget geek with a special interest in aftermarket (and user created) software and hardware.
