Frequently Asked Questions

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    Foor Loop Help

    Daniel Polniak · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Hello, I am trying to make Tasker do, what i believe, is a fairly simple task.

    I am using Tasker in my car. I have an aftermarket headunit that is running Android on it.

    What I would like is, when the headunit turns on, I would like Tasker to wait 2 minutes, then open an app. "Waze" app to be exact. Thats it.

    I was able to make this happen by simply creating a task with the following:

    1. Wait -> 2 minutes

    2. Launch App -> Waze

    However, this proved to be unreliable because the aftermarket headunit does not

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    Feel free to ask your questions

    João Dias · 1 · Last reply by João Dias
    Have a question? Let us know. You will be provided with a list of possible matches and might find your answer. If not, your question will be submitted and answered.
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    APK for organisation

    Chris Hand · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I'm currently working on a project where we want a android device to lock when taken away from its power source I have purchased the app from the play store on my personal device and tested and does what we require

    I need to install  on 40 devices and we are managing them using Intune- looking at this think the best way would be via APK Is there also a way that we can transfer the task between devices? Is the an email i can contact you on for support?

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    Depreciated actions should be more noticeable.

    Xeno · 0 · Posted

    Please make text a different color (maybe yellow?) for actions that are depreciated, similar to how you have some in red if unavailable on that phone. 

    that will make it easier to select their replacement the first time without looking for it. 

    thanks for all your hard work

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    de-googled phone: Current beta (6.2.32-rc) complains about end of trial phase

    flipreverse · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Hi all! I purchased Tasker 8 years ago via Google Playstore. I double checked it. I've now switched to CalyxOS which uses microG and the Aurora Store. The current stable release works fine with microG. No complains at all. If I, however, join the beta program, and install the current beta version (6.2.32-rc), Tasker complains about the end of the trial period. I'm not able to make it work. Deinstalling it, and re-install the current version (6.1.X) brings Tasker to life again. Have you changed the Playstore detection recently? Or anything else in that version related to the Playstore? Regards,

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    Workaround for SSIDs containing a forward slash?

    Cody · 0 · Posted

    Is there any workaround to make Tasker correctly identify a Wi-Fi SSID containing a forward slash until a bugfix is available? (/)

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    Direct-Purchase AutoApps License Activation Issues on Light Phone II

    TRod · 2 · Last reply by João Dias

    I'm using a Light Phone II, which is an feature phone running Android 8.1.0. I have the Direct Purchase version of Tasker activated on it and running fine, but I can't get AutoInput, or any other AutoApps for that matter, to activate so I can use them.

    When I enter any of my 7 unused licenes from the license portal at https://taskernet.com/?licenses, it says "Device Already Bound to a Different License." I have my WiFi activated on it and confirmed working, thinking that maybe it just needed to authenticate things itself, but after multiple reboots it still gives the same error, and

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    Do I have to plug my phone into my computer each time I reboot it to activate the ADB portal?

    Kebin · 1 · Last reply by Kebin

    I can get my Pilxel 5 to "Enable ADB Wifi in Tasker with port 5555" when I plug it into my computer running the Tasker Permissions app. I was curious if there is a way to open this port without having to connect my phone to my computer? If I am away from my computer for long periods of time I still want to have the functionality ADB Wifi allows after a reboot.

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    After upgrade (automatically) to 4.2.0 version of Activity Task it doesn't work.

    Jose Cipres · 2 · Last reply by Jose Cipres

    My task is to detect when I am in a vehicle and then bluetooth is automatically activated. When I get out of the vehicle, bluetooth is deactivated. The task is a copy of the video that accompanies the download of ActivityTask on Google play and has always worked correctly until ActivityTask was updated to version 4.2.0, which does not detect anything. I have validated that it still has all permissions, and there is no battery saving. I don't know what's going on.

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    Bluetooth connect last API working?

    M G · 1 · Last reply by M G

    Hi, I was testing Tasker setting APP thinking that the Bluetooth connect will work but it not. So maybe it's a tasker bug? I run the last beta version of all the APP.

    I use "Mode and Routine" on my Samsung phone to disconnect/connect Bluetooth device, but they're a delay that can't be predicted

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    Using Tasker to control a Harmony hub system

    Mario Piquero · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I bough this app specifically to control a Harmony hub. The "Tasker plugin for Harmony" says app is not available for your device in the Play Store. All threads regarding this plugin are several years old. Is there a way to use Tasker as it exists today so send remote commands to Harmony hubs?

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    Tasker ask for confirmation to run a task from google assistant

    Emilio Jimenez · 0 · Posted

    Hi!

    Sorry if my English is not good. 

    I'm new to tasker and I created 2 tasks, CrossFit and test.

    If I delete one of the tasks and I ask Google assistant to run the only task that's left, it does it with no issues, but if I have 2 or more tasks and ask Google assistant to run one of them, a pop up appear asking for confirmation of which task to run and an arrow pointing to the one I asked in the first place (see screenshot below)

    It is not that the names are similar, or it

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    how to bring an app to the foreground

    Remko van Dokkum · 0 · Posted

    I like to bring a running app to the foreground.

    When I use the Launch app command it starts the app with its start screen.

    Same as you would start the app when it was not running.

    I need the app to stay on the screen it is on and only be brought to the foreground.

    Same as if you would switch to an running app by hand.

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    kill the app on Android 14

    Taras Ivashchuk · 2 · Last reply by João Dias

    I used to kill the app with the help of built in command in Tasker in Android 13. What I have noticed is that after Android update to 14 this feature doesn't work as it is expected. Say I want to kill the Firefox running, and after I trigger the kill command I still observe Firefox running as nothing had happened to it. I also used the adb command am force-stop but the output was the same.

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    Greetings, can Tasker detect when switched tablet charging power cord to my Tab A8 turns off with ignition and turn off Tablet?

    Ricky Chuck · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I want to have Galaxy Tab A8 turn off when I am on a trip and turn off the car instead of letting it go to sleep. Thank you.

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    App Factory 6.2.22 MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE disappeared

    Mauro · 4 · Last reply by Mauro

    Hello after upgrading from 6.1.32 to 6.2.22 the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission has disappeared from the permission list of the app created with AppFactory. The kid App doesn't works anymore in any Android 11-12 testing phone (Oppo Xiaomi Samsung). So I've downgraded from 6.2.22 to 6.1.32 and I've created the same App again with App Factory 6.1.32. The MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is back and the App works again in all the phones. Same tasks, same Android target version, same App name/release, same certificate, same testing phones, same antiviruses, same Android versions. Nothing changed. All exactly the same except for Tasker and App Factory

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    "Turn Off Bluetooth If No Device Connected"

    Alberto · 0 · Posted

    Hi,

    I use the Taskernet profile "Turn Off Bluetooth If No Device Connected" but it only activates once, even if it is a state and not an event. But I (finally) found a way to trigger the BT while driving, and this by creating a profile that activates when notified by an app (Radardroid, tasker plugin) which itself starts by detecting the activity driving. The problem is that once arrived, it continues to activate and therefore turn on the BT (bug in the Radardroid service perhaps). I therefore want to create a profile like that of the Taskernet but which

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    32Bit PC:

    Radovan Brix · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Hello! Is it possible to use the application: Tasker Permissions also on a 32Bit computer? Well thank you! P.S: I can't do much without it and I'm limited to a small fraction of what Tasker offers.

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    No permissions to check for licence

    Kevin · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    I've been running tasker for about 4 years on various versions of Lineage using Mindthegapps without any issue. Since Monday I've started getting the Trial expired error but the app is showing as purchased in the Play Store?

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    Disconnect from Bluetooth device - Fails on one specific device

    Gidon Weil · 1 · Last reply by João Dias

    Hello, I am trying to use Tasker in order to disconnect from a certain Bluetooth device. I tried both using the built-in task (Action > Bluetooth Connection > Disconnect) and the BlueTask plugin. Both worked perfectly for a few of my Bluetooth earphones which I tested, but failed for my Motorbike Bluetooth. I get the following error (https://ibb.co/SsdR6cG): With Tasker Built-In Action: 17.32.35/LicenseCheckerTasker Checking cached only 17.32.35/LicenseCheckerTasker cache validity left -703526 17.32.35/LicenseCheckerTasker Cached status: Licensed 17.32.35/LicenseCheckerTasker Cached only: Licensed 17.32.35/E FIRE PLUGIN: Connection / com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.action.FIRE_SETTING: 8 bundle keys 17.32.35/E Connection: plugin comp: com.balda.bluetask/com.balda.bluetask.receivers.FireReceiver 17.32.35/Ew add wait type Plugin1 time 60