STEP 1 - CREATE YOUR WIDGET

• Press and Hold and empty space on your home screen

The process for adding widgets to your homescreen differs based on your launcher.

• Select Widgets, then choose a Tasker Task

Be careful to choose a Tasker Widget and NOT a Tasker Shortcut. Shortcut icons cannot be changed by Tasker.

STEP 2 - NAME YOUR WIDGET

• Create a New Task
• Name your Task relative to the device that will be toggled
• Click + to add your first Action
• Choose Plugins and select AutoVera Devices from the menu of Plugins

STEP 3 - CREATE DEVICE TOGGLE

• Edit your configuration by clicking on the Pencil icon
• Select your Vera
• Select the Device you will be toggling
• Click Service and select Common Device
• Click Action and select Toggle
• Press Back to return to Action Edit screen
• Press Back again to return to Task screen

STEP 4 - CHOOSE YOUR INITIAL ICON

• Click the Icon Grid in the lower right corner
• Choose either an icon from either Tasker or your own collection

At this stage, you can choose an icon representing a neutral state, as this widget will first populate without knowing the current state of the device

STEP 5 - CREATE AUTOVERA STATUS UPDATE

• Open Tasker
• Within a new Project, create a new Profile
• Choose Event and then Plugin
• Select AutoVera Status Update from the list of plugins

STEP 6 - DEFINE STATUS UPDATE

• Edit your configuration by clicking on the Pencil icon
• Choose your Vera. Next, select Device. Choose the Device you wish to receive Status Updates from
• Select Service and choose Power Switch
• Select Variable and choose Status
• Press the Check or Back to return to Event Edit screen

STEP 7 - CREATE THE ACCOMPANYING TASK

• Press Back from the Event Edit screen and you will be prompted to choose a task.
• Select New Task from the top of the list and optionally name your Task
  • Tasks assigned to specific profiles do not need to be named, however once named, it will appear in the list of Tasks within that Project
• You should now have an empty Task screen, ready to add your first Task

STEP 8 - CREATE AN IF TASK

• Add a new Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose If from the menu of Tasks

The Status Update this Action will act upon returns a 1 for On and 0 for Off. Therefore, the Action will have two possible outcomes.

• In the Variable field of your Condition, use the Tag icon to show a list of possible AutoVera Variables.
• Choose %avnewstatus from the list of variables
• In the variable Value field, input the number 1
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 9 - SET WIDGET ICON FOR ON

• From the Task Edit screen, add a new Action. Choose Tasker from the menu of Actions. Choose Set Widget Icon from the menu of Tasker actions.
• Click the Magnifying Glass and choose the Widget created earlier in this guide
• Click the Icon Grid and choose an icon to represent On for your device Widget
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 10 - YOUR 2ND IF STATEMENT

• Add a new Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose Else from the menu of Tasks

The Status Update this Action will act upon returns a 1 for On and 0 for Off. Therefore, the Action will have two possible outcomes.

• In the Variable field of your Condition, use the Tag icon to show a list of possible AutoVera Variables.
• Choose %avnewstatus from the list of variables
• In the variable Value field, input the number 0
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 11 - SET WIDGET ICON FOR OFF

• From the Task Edit screen, add a new Action. Choose Tasker from the menu of Actions. Choose Set Widget Icon from the menu of Tasker actions.
• Click the Magnifying Glass and choose the Widget created earlier in this guide
• Click the Icon Grid and choose an icon to represent Off for your device Widget
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 12 - END YOUR IF

• Add a final Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose End If from the menu of Tasks
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen.
• Your Task is complete. Remember to completely exit Tasker before testing your profile.

STEP 13 - TEST

• Open AutoVera
• Confirm Status Updates are enabled by ensuring the bell icon next to your chosen device is Yellow
• Click your newly created icon to test that your widget updates appropriately.

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