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What should I buy Thursday (Jun 18 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:12 AM PDT

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Google Docs for Android readying dark theme that also applies to the document editor [APK Insight]

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 07:47 PM PDT

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"Hey Google, I'm Being Pulled Over"

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 06:39 AM PDT

Howdy folks, You have likely seen the iOS shortcut "I'm being pulled over". Well Google Assistant makes it pretty easy to build something similar but not as advanced.

I wanted to provide a tutorial on how I managed something similar.

Open Google Home Add Routine When - I'm getting pulled over It will auto update to 'I say "I'm getting pulled over"' Add Action Browse Popular Actions Send a Text - Enter Number and "I am having an interaction with the police please check my Google Photos for a video as my phone has started recording this incident." Put Phone on Silent Adjust Media Volume (0) Enter a Command Set my screen brightness to 0 Turn on do not disturb Take a selfie video

I chose selfie video so that I have a recording of myself so that I do not potentially violate any laws. Feel free to modify it anyway you want.

If anyone has any recommendations on how to tweak this please let me know and I will update.

* I have shared my Google Photos with my fiance so she has access to any time. Also I am on unlimited data with Google Fi so my Google Photos is set to backup on mobile data (so no need to change that setting).

There are some limitations for for Google Assistant and what it can automate on your phone. If you want a more complete solution look at IFTTT, Tasker, AutomateIT, and others.

Edit: I am making edits as recommendations for modifications come in.

Edit 2: Please take a look at ACLU Mobile Justice and download the App. You can easily edit the above Routine to ask your phone to open that app: https://www.aclu.org/issues/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct and at the ACLU Know Your Rights page: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police/

Edit 3: from Aperture_Kubi - Slight problem if you're trying to do this in your home and you have Google Home hardware that picks up the command instead. I tried it with the trigger being "panic mode" for more general use. Summary - Any Nest or Google Home devices in your home will activate based on these hotwords as well but be unable to activate them on your phone.

Edit 4 REQUEST: Has anyone been able to get Google Assistant to auto stream to any platform? If yes, please tag me in your comment and I will update the post with your instructions.

Edit 5: A few folks have commented on the laws of recording interactions with police. Summary: Notify the police that the interaction is being recorded. Please check with your state laws on recording during traffic stops. The ACLU link above has some great details on your rights.

Edit 6: from andyooo - There are apps like Nova Launcher mentioned below (and Tasker) that have a "system lock" action, which disables biometrics (see here for more). This necessarily requires device admin permission so you have to reasonably trust the app. Someone in the comments mentioned this app and said they were using exactly in the way you intend it too, just add "open Lock" to your Assistant routine. If you don't trust the app but trust Tasker and Tasker Factory's developer, you can use them to make a "system lock" task, then export it as app and give it any name you want (e.g. so it's unambiguous to Assistant what it should "open"). Going that way I'd recommend targeting an older API because targeting a recent one for some reason requires the app running as a foreground service.

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Android wouldn’t be what it is today without HTC

Posted: 17 Jun 2020 12:03 PM PDT