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Improve/ Expand Quick Settings Tasks

Tasker's Quick Settings Tasks are incredibly useful and underrated in my opinion. I would love to use them more often if they had the following 2 improvements.

Variable amount of tiles:

As of right now, there are only 3 usable slots under the tab for the Quick Settings Tasks, which is a shame because once you try them out you will end up wanting more. Adding some additional 10 slots would, in theory, do the trick (and it might be the more economical decision regarding AN's existence) but it might make browsing the app overly complicated. I think the best way to get around that would be to have the Quick Settings Tasks section work like the profiles, tasks, scenes or variables tabs and give the user the ability to add the desired amount of Quick Settings Tasks and to customize them.

Customization of Quick Settings tiles

Within this new and hypothetical section for Quick Settings Tasks, the user could also specify what should happen on a single, long or double tap. He could also change other parameters, mainly security related ones such as the ability to use the associated tile when the device is locked or not. This will also serve as the place in which requested features could be added in the future.

Criticism + Why it is still a good idea

I know that there are more than enough plugins available that offer these features and mechanics (including AN). However, the main problem that you will encounter is lag. Yes, some plugins work faster than others due to better implementation with tasker, but the lag is still very noticeable and annoying. Tasker's own Quick Settings do not suffer from lag and are nearly instantaneous. Additionally, other Users have already requested some of these ideas (long tap customization, for example).

The main criticism and reason why I personally do not see these suggestions ever happening is Auto Notifications. Adding all these features to Tasker would lessen the need for AN, understandably, which is why it will probably not happen. However, let's consider a world in which tasker actually does include proposed set of features. In my opinion, AN does not become any less valuable. It would still be a very distinct and useful plugin to use alongside Tasker.

Now, I am not the dev and it is up to him to decide which way to go. I cannot expect him to fulfil all of my/ our wishes. With that being said, I'd be incredibly happy to see any of these suggestions become reality.