Tasker Integration

Tasker is a powerful Android automation app that can send Intents to GPS JoyStick, enabling scheduled location changes, trigger-based automation, and complex workflows.

Prerequisites

1. Tasker installed from Google Play Store
2. GPS JoyStick installed with the unlocked version
3. For Pro intents: an active Pro subscription

Sending Intents from Tasker

All GPS JoyStick intents follow the same pattern in Tasker:

1. Create a new Task
2. Add an Action → Misc → Send Intent
3. Set the Action field to the intent action string (e.g., theappninjas.gpsjoystick.TELEPORT)
4. Add Extras as needed (one per line, format: key:value)
5. Set Target to Service

Basic Examples

Teleport to a Location

Task: "Go to San Francisco"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.TELEPORT
• Extra: lat:37.7749
• Extra: lng:-122.4194
• Target: Service

Start a Saved Route

Task: "Morning Walk"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ROUTE
• Extra: name:Morning Walk
• Target: Service

Stop Mocking

Task: "Stop GPS"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STOP
• Target: Service

Pro Examples

Walk Through Waypoints (Pro)

Task: "Walk Park Loop"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.WALK
• Extra: waypoints:37.7694,-122.4862;37.7700,-122.4830;37.7712,-122.4800
• Extra: teleport:true
• Extra: speed:5.0
• Target: Service

Change Speed Mid-Route (Pro)

Task: "Speed Up"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.SPEED
• Extra: speed:25.0
• Target: Service

Teleport to Favorite (Pro)

Task: "Go Home"

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.FAVORITES
• Extra: name:Home
• Target: Service

Receiving Broadcast Responses

Some intents send a broadcast response. To capture these in Tasker:

STATUS_RESPONSE Profile

The STATUS_RESPONSE broadcast is fired in reply to a STATUS query, which is a Pro intent. Free-tier users will not receive these responses.

1. Create a new Profile → Event → System → Intent Received
2. Set Action to theappninjas.gpsjoystick.STATUS_RESPONSE
3. Link a Task - extras are available as variables:

Variable	Description
%lat	Current latitude
%lng	Current longitude
%speed	Current speed (km/h)
%is_route_active	Route running state
%is_route_paused	Route paused state
%route_remaining	Remaining waypoints
%is_running	Service active state

Error Handling Profile

1. Create a new Profile → Event → System → Intent Received
2. Set Action to theappninjas.gpsjoystick.ERROR
3. Link a Task - extras available: %source_action, %error, %message

Automation Recipes

Schedule Location by Time

Profile: Time → 9:00 AM (weekdays) Task: Teleport to office location

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.TELEPORT
• Extra: lat:37.7749 / lng:-122.4194

Profile: Time → 6:00 PM (weekdays) Task: Teleport to home (Requires Pro - uses FAVORITES intent)

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.FAVORITES
• Extra: name:Home

On the free tier, replace the FAVORITES step with another TELEPORT action and hard-code the home lat/lng.

Trigger on Wi-Fi Connect

Profile: State → Net → Wi-Fi Connected (SSID: "OfficeWiFi") Task: Set office location

• Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.TELEPORT
• Extra: lat:37.7749 / lng:-122.4194

Walk Route on App Launch (Pro)

Profile: Event → App → Launch App (select test app) Task: Start test route

1. Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.WALK with waypoints
2. Wait 2 seconds
3. Action: theappninjas.gpsjoystick.SPEED with desired speed

Both WALK and SPEED require an active Pro subscription.

Downloadable Profile

Download a pre-built Tasker profile with common GPS JoyStick tasks:

Download Tasker Profile XML

Importing the Profile

1. Download the XML file to your device
2. Open Tasker → long-press the Profiles tab → Import
3. Navigate to the downloaded file and select it
4. The profile includes tasks for: Teleport, Route, Walk (Pro), Stop, and Status Query (Pro)

Complete Intent Reference

See the Pro Intents API Reference for the complete list of all available intents, extras, and response broadcasts.

For step-by-step automation recipes with detailed use cases, see the Tasker automation blog post.