i'm not sure if this is possible, but i want to get an alert for zmanim
i.e. when is zman mincha, i should get a beep, etc.
I am working on an app for this very purpose: Jewish Automator Tasker Plugin available on the app store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chaimchaikin.jewishdatetaskerIt's free. Check it out.
At the moment there is no Tasker condition but here is how to run an action at a certain Zman using the plugin.
Let's say for example you want to get a reminder at sunset every day:
- First you need to be in Advanced mode in Tasker for this
- Make a Tasker profile to run every day at a set time (let's say 1:00am every morning)
- Attach an action for that profile that uses the Jewish Automator Tasker Plugin to get variables for the Zmanim
- Set a global variable for sunset (E.g. set %timeSunset to %jd_zmanim_sunset)
- Make a new profile based on a Time Context: set the time to be a variable and set both the from and to times to the %timeSunset variable
- Add any action you want!
As another example I have it set up to set my phone on Shabbos mode (airplane mode, silent, load clock in night mode) at candle lighting time every week (you can follow the instructions above but make sure to also add a day context for Friday in your candle lighting profile).