How To Send Sensor Triggers to Android and Have Android React

[joshua_lyon (Josh, SharpTools.io Dashboard)]

@sgnihttrams summarized it in the first post pretty well:

@sgnihttrams

Here it is in a nutshell…

1. I tell SharpTools app on Android device to ‘subscribe’ to a particular motion sensor in my SmartThings system
   2a. I create a profile in Tasker app on Android device that
   2b. uses the SharpTools plugin to monitor that motion sensor
   2c. uses Secure Settings for the action upon trigger
2. External Motion Sensor sends trigger to my SmartThings system
3. Tasker app on Android device (via Sharp Tools plugin) ‘sees’ the motion trigger and passes trigger over to Secure Settings
4. Tasker app on Android device (via Secure Settings plugin) wakes the screen on the Android device
5. Done (the screen is on)

Note that there are other ways to wake your device up other than Secure Settings and depending on your specific device model and OS version:

Some help with tasker and sharptools

What kind of tablet is it? I’ve seen people use different methods on different devices. As Android has evolved, it seems they’ve locked more of these features down. In some cases, that means having to disable the lock screen or rooting the device which might be OK for a dedicated tablet, but might not work for your main phone for example. Tasker: Display > Turn On is available on some devices. Use a plugin: Secure Settings > Wake Device Turn Screen Dim the screen to 0% (and optionally show a black scene), then dim the screen back to full brightness when needed.