Mute Your Phone By Turning It Upside Down

Problem: I forget to mute my phone in meetings sometimes.

Solution: Mute my phone automatically by the simple act of turning it upside down on the table.

Overview

This solution uses tasker for Android to sense the orientation of your phone and turn off the volume. Optionally, you can then create an exit task to return the phone to a more normal volume.

• Orientation Face Down
• On Entrance - Mute phone, all volumes to 0, end call, screen off
• On Exit - Unmute phone, all voluems to 5

Requirements

• Android
• Tasker

Detailed Steps

Setup

1. Download and install tasker

Profile

2. Create new profile: State, Sensor, Orientation

3. Set the Orientation state to 'is Face Down'

4. Save / Back Button

Entrance Task

5. Create a new task and call it Silent Mode.

6. Add Action: Audio, Silent Mode. Set to "Vibrate".

7. Add Action: Audio, Media Volume. Set to "0".

8. Add Action: Audio, Ringer Volume. Set to "0".

9. Add Action: Audio, System Volume. Set to "0".

10. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "0".

11. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "0".

12. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "0".

13. Add Action: Phone, End Call.

14. Add Action: Display, System Lock.

15. Back Button out

Exit Task

1. Long press on the entrance tasks on Profile screen.

2. Select "Add Exit Task"

3. Create a new taks and call it Normal Mode

4. Add Action: Audio, Silent Mode. Set to "Off".

5. Add Action: Audio, Media Volume. Set to "5".

6. Add Action: Audio, Ringer Volume. Set to "5".

7. Add Action: Audio, System Volume. Set to "5".

8. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "5".

9. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "5".

10. Add Action: Audio, Alarm Volume. Set to "5".

11. Back Button out