I'm trying to use Tasker to turn on the do not disturb mode in android 6.0 marshmallow. I used to use tasker to make my phone go silent when I plugged in my charger cord every night, and turn off silent when I unplugged the cord in the morning. Tasker broke I think with Lollipop when we lost our silent mode. Now with Marshmallow we have do not disturb, but tasker can't seem to trigger it and/or has no access to "do not disturb." I set up a profile (state/power/any) and a "task" (audio/do not disturb/all) but it does nothing when I plug in my power cord. Can anyone solve this problem?
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It doesn't work because you designed the action not to do anything but let Android disturb you, as usual. Here's what each entry corresponds to under Audio → Do Not Disturb:
- None: silences all sounds, including alarms - Total Silence
- Priority: silences sounds except for certain calls or notifications - Priority Only
- All: this effectively ends Do Not Disturb mode
- Alarms: silences all ringtones & vibrations except alarms - Alarms Only
(Content partially derived from the article: Silence your device with "Do not disturb" - by Elena)
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Tasker's Notification Access Service must be enabled for this action to work. Tasker suggests this at the first time setup of that action. Otherwise, enable it from Settings app -> Notifications -> Notification access -> tick Tasker.– Firelord ♦Feb 18, 2016 at 3:42