Send Whatsapp messages with Google Now

Send Whatsapp messages to your contacts with a simple voice command through Google Now.

  1. rowman
    A simple tutorial to send messages in whatsapp with a google now command. Say: "Ok Google. Whatsapp message to NAME write TEXT".
    • What you need:
      - Tasker
      - AutoVoice, AutoInput, AutoContacts, AutoShortcut
      - Whatsapp
    • Tasker profile:
      Condition: Auto Voice Recognized:
      Whatsapp message to (?<name>.+) write (?<text>.+)
    • Entry Task:
      1. AutoContacts: Nickname: %name
        (to get the full name and the telephone number)
      2. Variable search and replace to modify the contatcs number: remove spaces by searching for ” ” and replacing it with “”
        AutoContacts returns
        %acnumber=017 011 234 567
        modified:
        %newnumber=017011234567

      3. Whatsapp needs the telephone number starting with the country code (49 for Germany), if you saved your contact’s numbers without you have to modify the number first:

        I use search for “01″ and replace with “491″
        In Germany cell phone number’s always start with 01 so this works very well.
        Example:
        %newnumber=017011234567
        49 for 0:
        %whatsappnumber=4917011234567
        or remove 00
        %newnumber=004917011234567
        %whatsappnumber=4917011234567
      4. Save a variable %intent with the following content:
        (dont forget to change the two variable names %whatsappnumber and %acname to your variables !)

      5. Then add a AutoShortcut task and use %intent variable for the “Shortcut Intent String”. This task opens the Whatsapp contact.
      6. Set your clipboard to %text variable.
      7. Use AutoInput to paste it into the whatsapp text field (easy setup works fine)
      8. If you are sure google always understands everything right: use AutoInput to press the “send” button.
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