Use Location-Aware Task Lists

Easily join 2 Android Apps to Increase Your Productivity

What's this about ?

Get your Smartphone to launch a relevant list of tasks based on your location.


Combine Shuffle with Llama to get a location-aware task list

 What do you mean ?

Managing a task list on my Smartphone is probably the most important use case for me (other then, well, talking)

I use Shuffle, a freeware task list app based around the concept of Getting Things Done.
Adding an app called Llama enables you to configure events to happen on your device based on things like your current location (e.g. phone cell), day of time etc etc.
You can get Llama to launch Shuffle in the right context - when you arrive home, pop up a list of things you want to be reminded of when at home. when you arrive at the mall, pop up the shopping list for the mall etc.

OK How ?

  1. In Shuffle Shuffle
    configure a context for each location. I have one for "Home", one for "Work" one for "Shops" etc.
  2. In Llama Llama - Location Profiles
    Llama is based around "Events" e.g. when you arrive at the home area, that triggers an event - you can instruct it to perform some actions.
    1. Configure an event for "Arrive Home", "Arrive at work" etc.
    2. add an action to Run App Shortcut 
    3. Select Shuffle
    4. Select contexts
    5. Select the relevant context
  3. You're Done!

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