Hey there! So is there a work around if I have multiple tide buttons?
Not with this method. Your other two options are the Node/Python method.
Unless if you want all your tide buttons to do the same thing, you just simply follow the steps above for one tide button and the rest will just be copy cats and do the same action.
I love the Tasker - Sharptools - AutoNotification setup on this. I use those exact tools for many functions in my smarthome.
However, a four second delay in lighting a room is unacceptable. Especially when EchoDot, currently $30, does literally dozens of useful functions that happen almost instantly.
But because I am a fan of the setup, I will have to see if I can find an application in my home for one or two of these. And wow, there are hundreds of buttons! Lessee. There’s a Scotch button. Perhaps I can find a way to get it, instead of ordering tape, to get me my evening drink when I return home. And there’s also a K Y Jelly button! Maybe my wife… uhhh… never mind
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Yea, 4 to 5 second delay is a little long. Tho, sometimes even my EchoDots have delays similar to that. Plus its kinda cool showing people the hack.
I thought of a great use case, one that would work fine: replace the presence sensor for unlocking the front door.
Now I have to order two of these to play with.
OP Not sure if you are still active… but I’ve improved on this a bit… First, THANK you! this isn’t ideal, but works OK for certain things. Second, the delay will still exist with what i’m suggesting.
In the Auto Notification Configuration… I set the App to “Amazon”
And put .*Dash Button*. in Text and checked the Regex box.
Also, I set the trigger option to "Created"
In the Task itself - I added Step 1 as AutoNotification Query… that fills several dozen variables.
Then the next step, is the SharpTools action, but I put an If condidtion. If %antext() ~ FoodSaver <-- the name of my button, and what shows up on the notification text.
The next step, I do set Autnotification Cancel. This clears out the Notfication that we just acted on, so it keeps things tidy.
I know this isn’t nice and neat like OP wrote up, but hope it helps someone.
Basically this setup allows you to use one profile to intercept the notification and only one Task to handle them. Just create multiple of the SharpTools action, and set the right IF statement depending on the button that was pressed.
It should work with many buttons… don’t know what’ll happen if you have several dozen buttons… then again, if you have that many, perhaps this isn’t the best setup.
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