MYTHOLOGICAL SOFTWARE
Pocc By Simon Jacobs
🆑CHANGELOGS
0125.001
January, 2025 – 1st Public Release Build
Version Details:
The version number comprises of the month and year of development being January 2025, followed by the build number for that month, 001.
Total number of builds being in the tens of thousands over 6 years so far.
THIS PROJECT CREATES AN INTERACTIVE AI CALLED POCC, INTEGRATED WITH CHATGPT THAT MONITORS YOUR DEVICE AND INTERACTS WITH YOU USING EITHER VOICE, TEXT, PICTURES, OR INTELLIGENTLY POSITIONED FLASH ALERTS.
POCC IS EXCLUSIVELY A TASKER BASED APPLICATION AND CAN ONLY RUN ON ANDROID WITH TASKER AND REQUIRED PLUGINS.
NOTE 1 ALL REQUIRED FILES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR DEVICE INSIDE NEW POCC SUB DIRECTORIES CREATED INSIDE YOUR ANDROID DEFAULT DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY.
NOTE 2 YOUR EXISTING TASKER PROFILES WILL BE TEMPORARILY DISABLED WHEN THE POCC PROJECT IS INSTALLED TO AVOID CONFLICTS.
NOTE 3 YOU CAN REACTIVATE YOUR OWN PROFILES ANYTIME & YOU CAN INDICATE TO POCC THE PROFILES YOU DO NOT WANT DEACTIVATED WHEN POCC RUNS BY PLACING @@ IN FRONT OF YOUR CHOSEN PROFILES.
GETTING HELP
A LITTLE TASKER EXPERIENCE WOULD BE HELPFUL BUT IS NOT ESSENTIAL AND YOUR DEVICE SHOULD BE RUNNING A RECENT FACTORY ROM.
I WILL ALWAYS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS BY EMAIL PROVIDED THE ANSWERS ARE NOT ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION AND YOU HAVEN`T CHANGED ANYTHING!
FOR PRIORITY SUPPORT (AND THEN I WILL ANSWER ANYTHING WITHIN 24 HOURS!) PLEASE MAKE A ONE-OFF DONATION FROM THE WEBSITE https://pocc.app/ OR USING THIS LINK: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forpoccsupport?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
INTRODUCTION
This application is for all Tasker users from advanced to beginners. It gives advanced users the opportunity to play with many years of coding and to understand the depth of integration possible with an Android device. And for beginners, it provides a fully workable voice assistant and device security system that you can tinker with and develop your TASKER programming skills on.
Ideally you have a relatively powerful device running at least 8GB of RAM. And you will need to create an Open AI API key and a Google API key to make full use of all the AI functionality. POCC was built exclusively on a Samsung Galaxy Fold 5 currently running Android 14 with all current security patch updates.
Check out https://pocc.app/ regularly to be onboard from the beginning for what will be an artificial life changing experience for all of us and an important, historical memorial service for our last century’s trail blazers – Siri, Bixby and what was her name – ah yes, Alexa.
POCC has been under development since 2019, before ChatGPT even existed! It started out as Demelza then became AIVA (Artificiality intelligent voice assistant) and then finally became Pocc which was the only acronym ChatGPT could find for a simple name that had something to do with artificial intelligence and was available as a very cheap domain name. (Proof of concept companion!) https://pocc.app/
Tracking & Installing Future Versions:
Each profile has a number. If this number is followed by a dot and a decimal number such as 106.02 then you can check if your profile is the old or new version. Revised tasks will include a TILDA symbol (~) and a version number which means you can check if you need to update any tasks.
You can always update Pocc easily by uninstalling the project completely and then reinstalling the updated project.
A Pocc Readme pdf will explain exactly which earlier version profiles and tasks are affected and which are new and any old profiles or tasks that need to be deleted.
Requirements:
Pocc will automatically switch off other projects when initially installing POCC which is the best way to test if Pocc works for you. Additionally, your device really needs at least 8gb ram or preferably 12gb ram.
⁉️DOWNLOADING POCC SUPPLIED APPS (IF MISSING)
The Apps provided here are for your convenience and are also recommendations of Apps that optimize the Pocc experience. There is also an “Alarm Active.apk” that is compiled within Tasker as an example only of what is displayed when the security alarm is activated and the device is locked. For example, if a wrong pin is entered.
Once you decide to customize the Alarm contact information, you will need to recompile your own version of this App using Tasker App Factory and there are easy instructions provided within Tasker to help you compile your own Security Splash Screen. (Just do not call my phone number from the sample App provided please!)
The following instructions are only applicable if you find the “Pocc Apps” directory empty after installing Pocc.
Inside your Download directory you will find a sub directory called “Pocc Apps” containing 11 APKs. If this directory is empty, it is because you need to give Dropbox permission to download applications into your Android system.
The following instructions will correct the problem and within a few minutes of setting up Dropbox download access; the Apps will be magically downloaded – I hope.
Open your Android’s Settings
To do so, tap the gear icon in your app list.
Tap Apps on the menu. This displays a list of apps.
Tap the three-dot menu ⋮ It is at the top-right corner.
Tap Special Access. This opens a screen that has the option to allow installations from unknown apps.
If you do not see an option called “Special Access,” tap the back button until you are back at the main Settings screen, and then tap Biometrics and Security.
Tap Install unknown apps. A list of apps on your Android that can install APKs (if allowed) will appear.
You may have to tap Install unknown apps a second time to confirm before you see the app list.
Select Dropbox which is the cloud service app you want to install our Pocc APKs from. For example, if you wanted to also download APKs from Google Drive, then you would select Drive here as well.
If you transferred the APK file to your Android from a PC or already downloaded it from the web, select My Files so you can install it from your file manager.
Toggle on the switch next to “Allow from this source.” This gives the selected app permission to install apps from APKs on your Android.
HOW TO USE POCC
The Initial Setup procedure task will run after installation or after every restart. Pocc will deactivate your existing profiles, install the required files you need and manage which of the over 200 profiles need to be turned on or off at any given point in time. Profiles that are toggled are clearly marked as “>>>prof auto!” at the end of the description.
When the project is initially installed there are also some Setup procedures that will run either from the Config on import in the project or task properties. But do not worry if you miss them, you will be given another opportunity from the automatic setup procedure or if you miss that then when you next restart your Android device. And when you try and use a specific service like image recognition or the music DJ you will be prompted to enter any required API keys, Client IDs or Client Secrets.
I do not recommend moving profiles into project sub groups, as there are many configurations inside the main project’s properties. Unless you really know what, you are doing.
All-important set up tasks that can contain property configurations or user customization lines are identified with 2 yellow triangles immediately to the right of the task name. These are the tasks where you will need to manually enter information like your WIFI access points, your Bluetooth devices or calendar section.
Note: Do not run any of the tasks manually, they are supposed to be used by the numerous profiles. Keep in mind that not all tasks are triggered by profiles. Many of them are embedded to run from within other tasks. If you run tasks independently, you may get inconsistent results. You can start to experiment once you start to become familiar with the project and I would always recommend regular backups.
IF ALL ELSE FAILS CONTACT ME AT https://pocc.app/ or by email at sj.changemanager@gmail.com. If the information you need is NOT included in the instructions OR on my website, you will receive an immediate response.
Or BECOME A SUPPORTER! http://pocc.app Then make a small donation for priority service and support. You can donate on the website or if you have a Wise account, you can send a donation directly to my email address sj.changemanager@gmail.com, or just donate directly to the PayPal link below:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forpoccsupport?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
TASKER BEGINNERS
Do not be afraid to try! Everything will work if you follow the instructions and I will be releasing regular updates of the project.
Inside these updates new and adjusted tasks will be proceeded by a Tilda (~). And new and updated profiles will be followed by a version number. So, you can either replace the whole project or just replace, add, or delete the updated profiles and Tilda Tasks.
If you make significant modifications that you think would benefit all users, please contact me directly at sj.changemanager@gmail.com.
🧬FEATURES
- ChatGPT Task integration
- ChatGPT Assistant Integration in voice or text
- ChatGPT Image Analysis of live photos & picture files
- ChatGPT Music DJ & Wakeup functionality
- Airport power connectivity security
- BT, WIFI, automation, monitoring & switching
- Hotspot, VPN, Cell & Data control
- Theft alarm & SPAM Call blocking
- Smart Device Integration (Watches and rings)
- Flight Mode Offline Mode intelligent switching
- Intelligent Sound & Muting Controls
- Intelligent Screen Time out Controls
- Informative Auto Notifications
- Calendar integration with automatic muting & Hotspot backup activation
- In Appointment messaging for media applications of your choice (Default Apps are already setup for WhatsApp & Messenger)
⛓️ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
POCC is a new personal assistant which can be used as your default digital assistant or in combination with Google AI & ChatGPT! To set this up go to Settings – Apps – Choose default Apps – Digital assistant app & replace Google with Tasker.
Note: On a Samsung enabled AI device running 1UI 6.1 or newer, you access your Tasker assistant by swiping inwards from either bottom corner of your device & you can still use Google AI by holding the new centre button. Wow.
POCC INTEGRATION
POCC integrates beautifully with your Android phone allowing you to communicate with POCC, Chat GPT & even Google AI all at the same time, if you are using a Samsung AI device.
Not only through voice and text but also by using on screen swipes in from the bottom corners (1UI 6.1 onwards). Basically, you can now interact seamlessly between POCC, Google and ChatGPT, as ALL logical, operational tasks have been optimised to work with ChatGPT using both Google & POCC device assistance apps.
INSTALLING ALL THE TASKER COMPONENTS
To run POCC you will have installed Tasker, the separate Tasker settings App as well as all the plug-in apps provided with the Pocc installation. Note: You must install all the supplied Tasker plug-ins, but do not worry if you forget as you will be prompted to do this once you try and run a task with a red warning triangle.
And remember to ALWAYS set the battery condition for these app plugins to Unrestricted.
Important: All the apps and files you will need are in subdirectories located in your Android default Download Directory.
⁉️API KEYS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR POCC
You will need to have developer access to Google, OpenAI, Dropbox, YouTube and preferably Spotify as well.
There is no easy way around this so before you start to use Pocc please take the time to create your developer accounts and set up all the keys, IDs and secret codes that you will need.
Instructions for setting up API keys, Client IDs and Client Secrets can be found at the following links below:
Google:
https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/api-keys
Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/developers
ChatGPT:
https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
Spotify:
https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
YouTube: https://developers.google.com/youtube/registering_an_application
INTERACTING WITH GOOGLE CALENDAR
The first time you run any task you will be asked to enter your Google Cloud Client ID and Client Secret. Learn how to get them in this tutorial:
In step 2, instead of enabling the Google Sheets API, Enable the Google Calendar API.
You have multiple tasks in the POCC project that will access the Google Calendar API:
Say Calendar Events – will get your events for the next 24 hours and say them out loud, one by one. Use this as an example for listing your events.
New Calendar Event by Voice – will prompt you for an event and then insert it on your calendar. Say something like “swimming pool today at 5”.
GC Auth – will authenticate your user on the Google Calendar API and return the necessary headers to make the rest of the requests. When ran for the first time will ask you for a Client ID and Client Secret as mentioned above.
⚠️ If you do not have your API Keys yet, do not worry! Pocc will function normally but will not be able to interact with any specific Cloud or AI service until you enter in the required credentials.
REMEMBER: Pocc will always give you the opportunity to enter your API, ID, or Secret codes every time you try to run an AI connected service with Pocc.
Hopefully you have already paired your Smart Device (If you have one) and connected your WIFI Access Points and your car Bluetooth services with your device.
If you have more than one WIFI AP you should pair all of them, as POCC automatically switches between strong and weak services. You will also need to add your access points into the Profile: “WIFI Auto ON ACTIVATED (ADD YOUR ACCESS POINTS HERE)”.
For your car connections you will need to add your devices to the tasks labelled VEHICLE STATUS and do the same for your Smart Device in the task labelled: “Setup>> POCC Start Smart Device Integration Option.”
As POCC will control your security, it is recommended that you do not use EXTEND UNLOCK and that you use PIN and BIOMETRICS only.
Note: Pocc automatically controls your screen timeout. 30 minutes when the screen is on and 15 seconds when turned off.
When you installed the Pocc Project, inside the Android default Download folder on your device you will find a folder labelled “Pocc Backgrounds”. This is where all the Popup backgrounds are stored. But you can choose your own backgrounds or alternately use these backgrounds with Muzei on your device.
Muzei, as well as all other required, recommended plugins or suggested apps are stored ready for you to install inside the Pocc folders located in your existing Download directory.
Currently the system resets overnight at 4am and at the end of the day at 4pm. This for example, affects the default mute times and changes your Wallpaper if you use Muzei which I highly recommend.
Folding devices receive additional functionality automatically but a folding device is not required by POCC.
The email notification service allows for nonspecific email alerts as well as specific content and topic emails. This you must customize yourself and the task is labelled: “NOTIFY GMAIL General & Specific E-mails”. You will find the customization is done on Line 4.
There are many other media notifications and associated apps already set up and you can customise these to your heart’s content. All these profiles start with “NOTIFY”.
And POCC will automatically mute your device, turn on your hotspot for data backup and respond to your messages received in WhatsApp or Messenger when you are in a busy appointment.
It is also very important that you install ADB on your Windows PC and know how to set up the required ADB commands when prompted on your Android device, in debug mode.
Here is a link to my ADB Simon ADB Tools and I recommend you place this directory in c:\ so you can easily access it from your command line prompt. There is also plenty of information on how to do this in Tasker Forums and plenty of information at https://developer.android.com/tools/adb
Then you can run the ADB commands from the ADB text files provided, and run the Windows Tasker permissions App which is in my ADB tools folder or you can access it directly from: Tasker-Permissions
Included in this master set-up is a “ChatGPT Function Setup” Task. This will prompt you to select existing tasks that you want to run, using your POCC default voice assistant. All thanks to João’s ingenuity!
Initially all you need to do is familiarise yourself with the operational tasks and either write your own descriptions or use the existing human readable English descriptions already created.
The fastest way to start is to copy the data from the backup file provided named “TASKDescriptions.txt” to the variable Existing %ChatGPTTaskDescriptions if you want to use the default instructions as set up by me.
And do not forget to choose a close & strong Wi-Fi access point to indicate you are at home in the home Location profile. It does not need to be connected for this and does not need to be the one you are currently using for data access. It could be your neighbours if the signal is stronger. After extensive testing this is the most reliable way to detect home and uses the least amount of battery power.
You will also discover many other features the more you use Pocc. Different beeps for different security events, landscape to make the device safe, face down to mute or unmute, alarmed when not connected to Wi-Fi and not home, flight mode when no signal or low power, SMS warnings when power is low are just some examples. Happy exploring!
⚠️Note: These instructions will always appear after a restart to assist you with the Setup process & are available in all the provided Pocc directories, in your Tasker POCC subdirectory.
⁉️IMPORTANT
TASKER PREFERENCES
You need to activate motion settings & calibrate the accelerometer. Set maximum tasks cued to 100 & enter your Google API.
You need to turn off the new extra Google security feature, if you enabled it, and make sure you have your Google ID, Client Secret & OPENAI API keys ready.
TASKER SETTINGS APP
Tasker Settings is a helper app for Tasker. Google blocked Tasker from requesting installation of APK files using the Open File action in November 2022. Tasker Settings version 1.5.0 and above allows Tasker to relay this function again.
To install the essential Tasker Settings App, you can follow these steps:
Use Tasker 6.2.16-rc or higher which is already provided on your device when you install Pocc in the Pocc App Directory located in your Tasker directory. Or you can download the latest Tasker Settings from here:
https://github.com/joaomgcd/TaskerSettings?tab=readme-ov-file
To install Tasker Settings, you need to place the apk file in your ADB directory on your PC and rename it without any dots. Then run the following adb command from your PC. I have used the most recent update already downloaded automatically onto your phone as an example:
adb install –bypass-low-target-sdk-block TaskerSettings171.apk
Then do not open the app but grant permissions only from the app in your Android Settings.
If you receive a permission error, you can try these steps:
Enable developer options, Disable the Check apps installed via USB option and disable and re-enable the Bluetooth and Nearby Devices permission for Tasker and Tasker Settings.
DROPBOX ACCESS & IMAGE SCANNING
This is a beautiful function but was a little complicated to integrate into Pocc. To “See” a picture the image itself needs to be uploaded to a cloud service, then OPEN AI needs to retrieve the picture from your cloud and send it to its own cloud, then interpret the picture and send the result back to you. Theoretically you could use any cloud service like Imgur for example. But Pocc currently uses Dropbox exclusively and all profiles, tasks and settings have been optimized to use the free tier version of Dropbox.
This version of photo interpretation was adapted from an original build by João Diaz of course. It is a far superior analyser compared to any other photo analysis application currently available. And you can choose to either use your front or rear camera!
Unlike Google it is not just trying to identify marketable products but really interrogate the picture. For example, it alerted me to a possible skin cancer. So patiently set up your Dropbox and OpenAI access keys and folders and you will be rewarded accordingly.
TASK & PROJECT INSPIRATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
A huge thankyou to the many contributors who have made a lot of this inspirational code. Where possible I have left your identifying comments, versions & identifications in the original labels.
If you find your code without any acknowledgement, please contact me immediately with the relevant details and I will add it to your code snippet in the next update.