Common Problems

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    Lag between task commands

    Roh · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Hi. I'm fairly new to tasker, so I'm sorry if this has a very obvious solution. I have this task running (picture attached). It is activated when my car Bluetooth is disconnected from the phone. When it runs, there is a 5-10 second delay between #5 and #6. Is this any way to make this more fluid and have everything back to back? This is the only task that I've had this issue with. Everything else works flawlessly. Thanks!

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    Tasker shutdown and reboot: other apps don't receive alert. 3C Toolbox and Custom Quick Settings manage this.

    bege · 2 · Last reply by bege

    Hi,

    the shutdown and reboot commands of Tasker don't give alert to other apps what causes some problems. The Tasker help says that this is also an issue of all other apps. But the same commands of 3C Toolbox Pro and of Custom Quick Settings let other apps react correct.

    Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus (SM-G901F), LineageOS for microG 15.1 (Android 8.1), rooted.

    Can you, please, add this to these Tasker commands, too?

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    Launch App: Activities list is not complete

    bege · 0 · Posted

    The list of available activities in "launch app" is not complete. E.g. 3C Toolbox Pro has a reboot menu which is displayed for selection in the activities list of Nova Launcher, but it is missing in the list of Tasker.

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    French accented characters are unknown for Tasker

    Yves Leduc · 2 · Last reply by Yves Leduc

    Hello,

    Is Tasker supported for French accented characters? When a pushed notification (from Text Ingredient from IFTTT) reaches Tasker, those accented characters are not recognized by Tasker. What's wrong ?

    Yves

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    Time profile does not trigger if the phone has not been used for some hours and had gone into a deep sleep.

    Marco Faccini · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I have a reboot profile I want to trigger at 5.30 am. The task works when executed on its own. It would appear that the phone goes into some form of deep sleep and takes tasker with it. I have removed battery optimisation from tasker used use reliable alarms seeing and wake cell option in the monitor preferences. I have used timed profiles for many years in tasker but have never encountered a problem until now.

    My phone is Samsun A8 2018 Android 8. Stock room and is not rooted. The profile for reboot is using autoinput.

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    Webview render blank when HTML on Chrome 72

    Mattias · 0 · Posted

    Not sure if there's anything that can be done, but update to Chrome 72 for Android causes webview to render a blank screen when the source is HTML, works inside Tasker but not as exported app.

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    App Kill With Root java.lang.RuntimeException

    agnostic-apollo · 0 · Posted

    Kill App Action With Root On causes this. I think when app is not open.

    Description

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    Tasker Bug: Data->Restore->User Local Backup didn't appear until I navigated to Data->Backup

    Brett · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Steps to Reproduce: 0) Freshly wiped device 1) Install and Launch Tasker 2) Try to restore backup local .xml backup file by navigating to Data->Restore Actual Results: "User Local Backup" was not available as a selection Expected Results: "User Local Backup" available as a selection Workaround: First, select Data->Backup and then Data->Restore->User Local Backup will be available as an option. Environment: Tasker 5.6 on Essential PH-1 with Android 9.0 Reproducibility: Did not try.

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    Run Shell Timeout

    agnostic-apollo · 0 · Posted

    Run Shell Max timeout value is 2147483, Any value higher than this passed as a variable crashes tasker.

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    Crash on Pie

    Fjkmvc · 2 · Last reply by João Dias

    Tasker 5.7.0 beta 10. Crash apk build with Appfactory. Redmi Note 3 SE. Android 9.0

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    Not able to remove Quick Settings Shortcut

    TM0NEY46 · 0 · Posted

    Currently, there is no real way to remove Quick Settings as icons in the quick menu drop-down.  You can temporarily make them not accessible by dragging down the icons, but similarly as the Quick settings menu is always accessible they can be accessed quite quickly by dragging them back to the top. Additionally, I discovered that by holding on any quick setting Tasker icon, Tasker will actually open up. From there Tasker can be disabled quickly which removes the whole reason for the having a specific scene I built for work mode.

    I suggest a toggle be added within Tasker

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    %CLIP event doesn't work and state doesn't update properly

    wedsa5 · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Event Variable Set with the variable set to %CLIP never gets triggered

    State Variable Value where the condition is %CLIP NEQ %Clip will only fire momentarily when the profile is toggled off, then on again. The task for this profile will set the %Clip variable to %CLIP.

    I am using Android Q QPP1.190205.018.B4 and the Tasker Beta 5.7.0-beta.10

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    Proximity sensor not working

    Nelson Echer · 2 · Last reply by Nelson Echer

    Proximity sensor detection not working on S10+. Profile says proximity sensor is always active, even when its not. 

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    Existing profiles are automatically enabled when you import scripts from Taskernet System

    pearhuman · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Sometimes, when you import Profiles/Projects (including profiles) from the Taskernet system, several existing profiles that have been disabled are automatically enabled. (As shown in the video below)

    I found that if the ID of profile in the import script is the same as an existing profile, the existing profile will be enabled automatically. For instance, in the script that will be imported below, the ID of the profile is 4. If there is an existing profile with an id of 4, in the case, the profile will be enabled automatically.

    <Profile sr="prof4" ve="2">     <id>4</id>     ... </Profile>

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    "Show notification Icon" doesn't seem to do anything either way

    thomas · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Samsung Galaxy S8

    I tried disabling "Show Notification Icon," and I've toggled the notification permission for Tasker and restarted my phone multiple times and in different orders.  The notification always returns with the icon in the status bar.  The option in the menu seems to do nothing. :(

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    Timed profile no longer works

    Max · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I have a profile that used to play a sound and vibrate every day at a specific time. It no longer works - I get no sound or vibration. I thought there might be something wrong with the audio, but that is not the case. I tried a timed profile that just posted a notification and it did nothing. Help!

    Profile: Water @ 4 (12) Time: 4:00PM Enter: Anon (13) A1: Notify [ Title:Water @ 4 Text: Icon:cust_animal_hippo Number:0 Permanent:Off Priority:5 ] A2: Play Ringtone [ Type:Notification Sound:Bolt Stream:5 ] A3: Vibrate Pattern [ Pattern:1,200,300,200,300,200,800,200,300,200,300,200,800 ]

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    A problem when exporting a project as an app

    Wael Talaat · 1 · Last reply by Wael Talaat

    My device is galaxy A50 android 9.I 've created a project to answer an incoming call autimatically.the project runs successfully.after exporting the project as an app and after installing the app and enable accessiblity setting for the app and enable change system setting from setting after that the app didn't answer the call automatically although the device did that before exporting the project .I hope to fix the problem in a next update of Tasker.

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    Turn Off bug with Android P

    Russell Wong · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I'm using Android P on a Samsung S8, and have been using the Turn Off feature for a few months without issue. After the 5.7 release, it keeps changing my phone's screen timeout to 1 second instead of just turning the screen off. So if I start using my phone, the screen keeps turning off if I don't touch it constantly.

    I tried adding a Device Timeout setting to the task as a workaround, but after the Turn Off runs in the task, it doesn't run the Device Timeout (even if I add a Wait for a couple of seconds).

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    Single MMS received causes multiple profile trigger events

    Harames · 2 · Last reply by Harames

    I use Tasker to play a sound for incoming texts (SMS/MMS), so that I can check for various conditions (first).  For example, if I am in a meeting I don’t let it play the sound.

    But, recently, there has been a change that I have been unable to resolve…

    Anytime I receive an MMS the sound gets played 2 or 3 times, whereas SMS still plays a single sound.  This has only been a problem since Android version 8 (Oreo).  Prior to that Tasker saw a single notification for each SMS or MMS.  Nevertheless, I don’t know if the change

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    Pixel 2 - Alarm clock icon showing in taskbar after update to v5.7

    Nicholas Semrau · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I first reported this in the Tasker Google Groups (including screenshot examples):

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tasker/9wIsrQqX2A0

    Summary:

    I've been a long-time Tasker user, and the recent update has resulted in strange behavior.

     

    I have two profiles I use to automatically control my volume settings while at the office. They activate when in range of the office WiFi during business hours, and during meetings. After the 5.7 update, both of these profiles show the alarm clock icon in the status bar, even though there is no alarm set. When I disable both of the profiles, the alarm clock icon goes away.

     

     After