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		w1ntermute on April 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Turn WiFi and Bluetooth signals into app actions You can also do this using NFC. Not sure if this is possible with Tasker, but (for example) you could have a car dock with a passive NFC tag (very cheap) on it that would change the phone to automatically read your text messages out loud and prompt you to respond with voice input.

srini on April 28, 2013 | [–]

I use NFC Task Launcher to do exactly this.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfc...

diminoten on April 28, 2013 | [–]

For my specific car I can detect the Bluetooth connection using tasker, without the need for the NFC chip.

I don't mean to turn this into an, "Isn't Tasker great?" rave, but... isn't it?

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