How to pause playback with tasker

[UnimatrixZero]

Hi,

i have a cheap china phone as music and audiobook player. After 90min tasker sends a command to a raspberry pi that turns off my speakers and pause the playback with the command

input keyevent KEYCODE_MEDIA_STOP

This doesn't work with Poweramp. So how can i stop playback with tasker? Can i send an intent?

[andrewilley]

Max will know the specific answer, but have you tried KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE ?

Check PA Settings > Headset/Bluetooth > Last Processed Commands to see if PA is receiving it.

Andre

[UnimatrixZero]

Works PAUSE. Thanks.

[UnimatrixZero]

It only works when the display is on. The speakers are connected with a normal audio jack cable and i control the play with the three buttons on the cable. I have tested pausing the playback and the "Last Processed Commands" are

Quote

07:06:49.242 PSMediaButtonReceiver android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON
KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK ACTION_DOWN name=ACCDET source=0x101 virt=false repeat=0 actionTime=28620480 playerState=1
==================
07:06:49.243 PSMediaButtonReceiver android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON
KEYCODE_HEADSETHOOK ACTION_UP name=ACCDET source=0x101 virt=false repeat=0 actionTime=28620480 playerState=1
==================
07:06:49.851 PlayerService TOGGLE_PLAY_PAUSE
from PSMediaButtonReceiver pausePlaying

Can i create a task from this commands? Pausing the player using the pause buttons works also when the display is off.

[maxmp]

@UnimatrixZero yes, sure: https://github.com/maxmpz/powerampapi/blob/master/poweramp_api_lib/readme.md