Tasker Beta 5.6.1b

[joaomgcd]

Just released a new beta!

As always, you can sign up for the beta here.

Also, remember to also sign up for the App Factory beta here if you use that.

Most important changes for this version:

• Tasker and App Factory now target API 26 (Android Oreo). This doesn't mean that the apps will stop working on older devices. Just that they are now more inline with the latest Android best-practices.
• Added launcher adaptive icon
• Added Notification Channels for all created notifications (user and system). Disable the ones you don't want to see in Android Settings.
• For user notifications, notification channels will be generated for each different customization (LED, Sound, Vibrate)

More details here.

Let me know of any issues, thanks!

[C S]

Looking good. But the text on the notification to turn off notifications is way to long, run off the screen. "Long Press on the notification and...."

[Philip Schaffer]

Just installed 5.6.1b.  Tasker keeps crashing and restarting.  I was able to turn off all profiles but still get the same issue.  Running on Galaxy S8, OS 8.0.0

Can I get a link to the previous version so that I can get tasker running  again?

[Philip Schaffer]

OK, I think I tracked down the problem causing profile.  It's the "Network Location" profile by Sean Williams.  I'll touch base on that discussion as well.  

[Philip Schaffer]

Here is the error that gets reported when running the task:

Tasker - java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService@cdc5cfd with Intent { act=net.dinglisch.android.tasker.SS dat=Network Location cmp=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.MonitorService (has extras) }: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window android.view.ViewRootImpl$W@e10d71e -- permission denied for window type 2006

net.dinglisch.android.taskerm version 5.6.1b flavor: market

OS Buid R16NW.G950U1UEU5CRJ2
OS Code 26
OS Target 26
Device SM-G950U1
Manufacturer samsung
Product dreamqlteue

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService@cdc5cfd with Intent { act=net.dinglisch.android.tasker.SS dat=Network Location cmp=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.MonitorService (has extras) }: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window android.view.ViewRootImpl$W@e10d71e -- permission denied for window type 2006
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3694)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap21(Unknown Source:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1801)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6938)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)
Caused by: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window android.view.ViewRootImpl$W@e10d71e -- permission denied for window type 2006
at android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:981)
at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:381)
at android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:100)
at net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.b(SourceFile:755)
at net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.a(SourceFile:632)
at net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService.a(SourceFile:1679)
at net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService.onStartCommand(SourceFile:1660)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3677)
... 8 more


09.45
Unable to start service net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService@cdc5cfd with Intent { act=net.dinglisch.android.tasker.SS dat=Network Location cmp=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.MonitorService (has extras) }: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window android.view.ViewRootImpl$W@e10d71e -- permission denied for window type 2006
android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3694)
android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap21(Unknown Source:0)
android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1801)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6938)
Caused by:
android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:981)
android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:381)
android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:100)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.b(SourceFile:755)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.a(SourceFile:632)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService.a(SourceFile:1679)
Caused by:
android.view.ViewRootImpl.setView(ViewRootImpl.java:981)
android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.addView(WindowManagerGlobal.java:381)
android.view.WindowManagerImpl.addView(WindowManagerImpl.java:100)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.b(SourceFile:755)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.es.a(SourceFile:632)
net.dinglisch.android.taskerm.MonitorService.a(SourceFile:1679)

[João Dias]

Thank you for the reports! Can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd/view?usp=sharing

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[Philip Schaffer]

Joao,

Wow, that was fast.  The new version appears to have solved the issue.  Thank you very much.

[João Dias]

Great :D Thanks for letting me know!

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[Дмитрий Ложкин]

Math operation 1/3 now equal ,333. May be 0,333 correct?

[Elisoft]

Problem-1

%test=%test+0.25

flash %test >> ,25

Problem-2

The action "Set Widget Icon" it does not work, but "Set Widget Label" works fine.

Problem-3

The Tasker icon does not look very good. It appears with the orange background and the contrast is really bad with the gray icon.

Thanks for your excellent work ;-)

[João Dias]

Fixed the math issue in this version! Thanks!

About Set Widget Icon, can you give me an example that doesn't work? Thanks

About the icon, do you have a better suggestion for the background color? :)

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[rayson]

I have a device boot event profile that no longer triggers at boot ever since I installed this update. I can manually run the task fine. Looking at the run log the profile doesn't trigger at all at boot. My other profiles trigger and I also have a device off event profile that works fine. 

[Robert Ryan]

On November 20, 2018 11:54:33 AM João Dias <joao...@gmail.com> wrote:

About the icon, do you have a better suggestion for the background color? :)

Something that would contrast with the orange lightning bolt. I'm no artist, but maybe a darkish blue? 

[Robert Ryan]

Any chance of getting the keyboard actions we discussed added to this version? 

[Niaogu Bugu]

Don't want Tasker is always showing notification. If I turn off "Monitor" notification, the system will show "tasker is using battery". Please take back "run in foreground"...

[C S]

What phone, what version of android, etc.?

[Peter Bongé]

> About the icon, do you have a better suggestion for the background color? :)

In case of doubt you should make it white.

I've just looked through my phone: Pretty much every symbol with a colored background has a white or at least predominantly white symbol (like Twitter or G+), but the Tasker symbol has no white.

[mdediego]

In my case I'm getting a lot of warnings with the following message: UITHeme: error: getThemedIconID: attr 2130772056 / iconTaskerHome

Also, profiles that receive an AutoRemote message are no longer behaving as expected (The profile stays active and should behave as an event). I'll have to downgrade, I need this functionality working.

[mdediego]

Sorry, using a PocoPhone with Android 9 and crappy MIUI on top

[Elisoft]

Fixed the math issue in this version! Thanks!

Perfect. In the last beta (5.6.1b.bf) it works correctly. You're the best. ;-.)

About Set Widget Icon, can you give me an example that doesn't work? Thanks

I have a widget to a task on my desktop and from another task I change the icon and the label of that widget with the corresponding actions. The label changes without problem, but the icon only changes if I select contact or local media. It seems a proble with Tasker's internal files.

About the icon, do you have a better suggestion for the background color? :)

Transparent, black or white. And it would be great to be able to select it in the preferences. :-D

Thank you for your contact.

It is a pleasure to be useful. ;-)

[C S]

Can't you turn that off?

https://9to5google.com/2017/10/26/how-to-disable-android-oreo-using-battery-notification-android-basics/

[Thom Little]

All App Factory attempts are failing for me … as an example …

 

… Thom

[Thom Little]

This was with 5.6.1b.bf

I did the following with no change …

Power off/Power on

Uninstall/reinstall

Clear Cache Tasker

Clear Cache App Factory

… Thom

[Robert Ryan]

App factory failing with the same error on my device. Samsung S9, Android 8.0.0 

[Christian Weiss]

I also get lots of these theme messages. my idea was that this is connected to using an icon pack on my oneplus launcher.

[Volker Rohde]

With the newest version of tasker 5.6.1b bf I run into trouble with autonotification 3.9.2. If I want to react on a notification action created by autonotification (clicked on it or button pressed) the autonotification event behavior was fired, but stays in green color. The next event after this from the same notification class will not be fired, till autonotification event behavior profile keeps green. In the settings the dialog is shown:

Warning
Please don't use this. If you want an event use the Condtion->Event context. This is only here because real Tasker events didn't exist before.

But in tasker are not the same events. Only a single events like "notification removed". And the most important point: I have to get access to the notification context given with Notificationaction=:=some stuff
That isn't available. Please show me how the react correctly.

[abject...@gmail.com]

Any profiles triggered by events from third-party plugins have stopped working for me - the info on the Event Edit page is getting deleted every time I apply new settings / exit Tasker. As a result these events never fire their corresponding actions.

[Walter Francis]

I don't understand why Tasker is repeatedly creating notifications that say "Long click to disable.  You don't need these"  It shows up over and over and over and over on my lock screen when the phone is off. 

I'm not sure what's going on with this.

[Robert Ryan]

Third party apps like Trigger and bxActions can no longer run Tasker tasks with the latest beta. 

On November 21, 2018 6:11:46 AM Walter Francis <khay...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't understand why Tasker is repeatedly creating notifications that say "Long click to disable.  You don't need these"  It shows up over and over and over and over on my lock screen when the phone is off. 

I'm not sure what's going on with this.

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[João Dias]

I have a device boot event profile that no longer triggers at boot ever since I installed this update. I can manually run the task fine. Looking at the run log the profile doesn't trigger at all at boot. My other profiles trigger and I also have a device off event profile that works fine. 

 

Thank you! Found the issue. Fixed for next version.  

 

Something that would contrast with the orange lightning bolt. I'm no artist, but maybe a darkish blue?

I think I might just go back to white :P Seems the most accepted color

 

Any chance of getting the keyboard actions we discussed added to this version?

Probably, but only after I can sort out all the Oreo-targeting bugs :)

 

Don't want Tasker is always showing notification. If I turn off "Monitor" notification, the system will show "tasker is using battery". Please take back "run in foreground"...

Unfortunately it's not my choice to make. If an app targets Android 8 or above, it MUST run in the foreground.

 

In case of doubt you should make it white. 

I will :) 

 

warnings with the following message: UITHeme: error: getThemedIconID: attr 2130772056 / iconTaskerHome

Thank you, I think I fixed it!

 

profiles that receive an AutoRemote message are no longer behaving as expected

Should be fixed now.

 

I have a widget to a task on my desktop and from another task I change the icon and the label of that widget with the corresponding actions. The label changes without problem, but the icon only changes if I select contact or local media. It seems a proble with Tasker's internal files.

Thanks, fixed!

 

Transparent, black or white. And it would be great to be able to select it in the preferences. :-D

Unfortunately there's no way to make it dynamic, sorry!

 

All App Factory attempts are failing for me … as an example …

I'll try to fix it, thanks!

 

Any profiles triggered by events from third-party plugins have stopped working for me

Hopefully fixed now!

For all above issues, can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

[abject...@gmail.com]

Seems to have fixed 3rd-party events triggering profiles. Thanks for the quick work!

[João Dias]

I don't understand why Tasker is repeatedly creating notifications that say "Long click to disable.  You don't need these"  It shows up over and over and over and over on my lock screen when the phone is off. 

I'm not sure what's going on with this.

Android Oreo mandates that all apps that run in the background (without being shown to the user) create a notification when they run. Did you try long clicking to disable like it says?  

 

Third party apps like Trigger and bxActions can no longer run Tasker tasks with the latest beta. 

Thank you! Fixed! :) Check this version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

 

[mdediego]

For all above issues, can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

Issues seem to be fixed. Thanks! If I encounter anything else I'll let you know... 

[João Dias]

Great! :) Thanks!

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 1:58 PM mdediego <mded...@gmail.com> wrote:

For all above issues, can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

Issues seem to be fixed. Thanks! If I encounter anything else I'll let you know... 

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[Robert Ryan]

On November 21, 2018 6:50:16 AM João Dias <joao...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you! Fixed! :) Check this version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

 

Awesome! Thank you! 

[Walter Francis]

On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 8:50:27 AM UTC-5, joaomgcd wrote:

I don't understand why Tasker is repeatedly creating notifications that say "Long click to disable.  You don't need these"  It shows up over and over and over and over on my lock screen when the phone is off. 

I'm not sure what's going on with this.

Android Oreo mandates that all apps that run in the background (without being shown to the user) create a notification when they run. Did you try long clicking to disable like it says?  

But....  that's a pretty ridiculous way to do it.

[João Dias]

But....  that's a pretty ridiculous way to do it.

I totally agree :P But do you have a better suggestion? 

[Walter Francis]

On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 9:20:57 AM UTC-5, joaomgcd wrote:

But....  that's a pretty ridiculous way to do it.

I totally agree :P But do you have a better suggestion? 

Nope.  Sorry you have to deal with craziness like that, but thank you for continuing to maintain Tasker! 

[João Dias]

Hope I can eventually find a better solution!

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[Alexander Graetz]

Haven't tried it yet but is it possible to customize this notification? I'd hate if my app throws a default tasker notification now. It's why I can't use "run in foreground" as well and I really want/need to.

[Robert Ryan]

On November 21, 2018 11:43:24 AM "'Alexander Graetz' via Tasker" <tas...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Haven't tried it yet but is it possible to customize this notification? I'd hate if my app throws a default tasker notification now. It's why I can't use "run in foreground" as well and I really want/need to.

If you don't like the "run in foreground" notification just disable it. Long-press the notification and click Disable or go to the notification settings for Tasker and disable the Monitor notification. 

[Peter Bongé]

In case of doubt you should make it white. 

I will :) 

 

I just got an update with the new icon and somehow it's not OK. It's not adaptive anymore, the gear is much too big and also a little bit off center.

The size of the previous (orange) version was really fine. Why didn't you just change the background?

[Alexander Graetz]

Robert it's for my app with over 800 active users at the store. I don't want them to get a notification with the tasker icon. I want to control the notification, what it says and what it looks like.

[Thom Little]

This problem was resolved with 5.6.1b.bf1 and Kids are now being created again.

 

In addition it should be noted that …

 The somewhat unseemly Tasker icon is now back to the way it was in the past.

•  The Tsk that I always exported into a Kid as my first test of every new release is still not working (since 4.9).
•  After a reload it creates Kids in the normal manner.  After the first is created each subsequent Kid seems to hang at the very end for no apparent reason.  Sometimes doing a Previous Screen the Previous Tasks then select Tasker will get it going again.  Clearing the Cache on App Factory and Tasker seems to solve the problem.

 … Thom

[mdediego]

Joao, you've changed the error pop-up reporting, no?

[Дмитрий Ложкин]

My example 

A1: Variable Set [ Name:%size1 To:0.1 Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:On Append:Off ]

A2: Variable Set [ Name:%size2 To:0.2 Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:On Append:Off ]

A3: Variable Set [ Name:%size To:%size1+%size2 Recurse Variables:Off Do Maths:On Append:Off ]

On russian interface error execution:

16.29.05/Variables doreplresult: |%size| -> |%size| 16.29.05/Variables doreplresult: |%size1+%size2| -> |0,1+0,2| 16.29.05/E Установить перем.: %size -> %size 16.29.05/Variables doreplresult: |%size1+%size2| -> |0,1+0,2| 16.29.05/Expr mathEval: 0,1+0,2: dsv/Установить перем./%size1+%size2:

Mathematical expression contains the invalid value "0,1" at offset 0 in expression "0,1+0,2"

16.29.05/E Установить перем.: %size: failed, not numeric ?

16.29.05/E result: stop task (error)

16.29.05/Variables doreplresult: |%size| -> |%size| 16.29.05/E Ошибка: 1 16.29.05/MacroEdit action finished exeID 1 action no 2 code 547 status: Err next 2

[Elisoft]

Mathematical expression contains the invalid value "0,1" at offset 0 in expression "0,1+0,2"

João, that's what I meant when I published the error the other day. The problem is that the comma is used as a decimal separator and should be a period.

[João Dias]

Haven't tried it yet but is it possible to customize this notification? I'd hate if my app throws a default tasker notification now. It's why I can't use "run in foreground" as well and I really want/need to.

 Yes, should work the same way as before... 

I just got an update with the new icon and somehow it's not OK. It's not adaptive anymore, the gear is much too big and also a little bit off center.

The size of the previous (orange) version was really fine. Why didn't you just change the background?

 

I did only change the color. I had to change the folder the icon was in because of an issue with App Factory and apparently that broke the icon's "adaptiveness".

After the first is created each subsequent Kid seems to hang at the very end for no apparent reason.

Can you explain what you mean by "hang at the very end"? End of what exactly?

 

Joao, you've changed the error pop-up reporting, no?

I didn't. Do you see a change?

 

Mathematical expression contains the invalid value "0,1" at offset 0 in expression "0,1+0,2"

You have to use . instead of , :) 

[Thom Little]

The problem happens for a while and then suddenly stops.

My GUESS us tat it is a Cache problem.  It displays the following message for 1-2 minutes …

… and then displays …

… Thom

[João Dias]

Oh I see. That's an issue with the app installer, not Tasker, sorry!

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[Elisoft]

El jueves, 22 de noviembre de 2018, 15:38:05 (UTC+1), joaomgcd escribió:

Mathematical expression contains the invalid value "0,1" at offset 0 in expression "0,1+0,2"

You have to use . instead of , :) 

Not João. Tasker has always used the point as a decimal separator. The math library of Tasker requires the point, but the result of mathematical operations is returned with a comma. That generates this result...

%test = 0.25 (with Do Maths)

Flash %test ... 0,25 (has comma instead of a point)

And this didn't happen until now.

[João Dias]

Oh!! I see! Fixed in this version! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

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[Thom Little]

Thanks for the clarification.

I reproduced the problem invoking the installer directly without using Tasker.

… Thom

[Thom Little]

I'm at a loss as to what the following is.  Is it a task being invoked by the Tasker Beta?  How can I get rid of it?  Andriud 8.0.0 ...

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… Thom

[Elisoft]

El jueves, 22 de noviembre de 2018, 16:42:58 (UTC+1), joaomgcd escribió:

Oh!! I see! Fixed in this version! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

Perfect. That new version works properly.;-)

I think I've found the cause of the problem. If Tasker is set to English, the math functions return the decimal point. But if set to Spanish (my language) return a comma as a decimal separator. Have you made any changes related to that?

[João Dias]

I'm at a loss as to what the following is.  Is it a task being invoked by the Tasker Beta?  How can I get rid of it?  Andriud 8.0.0 ...

Do you mean the notifications that Tasker is running in the background?   

 

I think I've found the cause of the problem. If Tasker is set to English, the math functions return the decimal point. But if set to Spanish (my language) return a comma as a decimal separator. Have you made any changes related to that?

Yeah, now it always uses dots independently of the locale :)

[Thom Little]

On Friday, November 23, 2018 at 4:06:57 AM UTC-5, joaomgcd wrote:

I'm at a loss as to what the following is.  Is it a task being invoked by the Tasker Beta?  How can I get rid of it?  Andriud 8.0.0 ...

Do you mean the notifications that Tasker is running in the background?   

Yes.  Sorry for the confusion … the pictures were showing the notification with the "slide out" not out and the with the "slide out" out.

It is a permanent notification that cannot be deleted.  Through experimentation I found that I can set the time in its
"slide out" options to a maximum of two hours an it will he hidden for that amount of time.

I have tried searching for it on the Internet and have not found anything about it,  Is it perhaps "feature" that was turned on to help debug the Beta?

… Thom

 

[João Dias]

That notification is an Android system notification that usually appears when an app is running in the background. But in this version Tasker never runs in the background, so that must be either a Tasker or system bug. Do you see a Tasker notification when those notifications are present?

[Alex Buzin]

Now everytime when open tasker:

Can't create handler inside thread that has not called looper.prepare()

What is it?

[João Dias]

I can't reproduce it myself.... I'll try to reproduce it, thanks

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[Rich B]

I also now get the looper error message whenever I open Tasker. I just downloaded 5.6.1b.bf2.

[João Dias]

Ok, can reproduce it now. Will fix, thank you!

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On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 12:49 PM Rich B <rcb...@gmail.com> wrote:

I also now get the looper error message whenever I open Tasker. I just downloaded 5.6.1b.bf2.

[joaomgcd]

Ok, can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd/view?usp=sharing

[Thom Little]

I get the same error.  Some added information …

Tasker 5.6.1b.bf2

 

If I load Tasker on my Android 6.0.1 phone It gives me the error below.

 

If I exit Tasker on my Android 8.0.0 phone using the Exit option on the dropdown and then load Tasker again it gives me the error below.

… Thom

[João Dias]

Ok, what about this version? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

If it's still happening, can you please use the new Create Debug Log option in the main app's menu? Thanks!

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[Thom Little]

On Friday, November 23, 2018 at 5:35:50 AM UTC-5, joaomgcd wrote:

That notification is an Android system notification that usually appears when an app is running in the background. But in this version Tasker never runs in the background, so that must be either a Tasker or system bug. Do you see a Tasker notification when those notifications are present?

 

I played around with it for a while … 

• If Monitoring is on and Show Icon is off then it displays the notification in question.
• If Monitoring is on and Show icon is on then it shows the Tasker icon and it reports the number of active profiles instead.
• If Monitoring is off it shows the notification in question.

 … Thom

 

[Stipe]

It worked for me, no more looper error messages, yay, thx a lot for prompt action :).

[Alex Buzin]

Thx, looper error is gone!

[Thom Little]

It is working for me also.

After installation Tasker kept stopping.  I did an Android restart and it now seems to be correxted.

… Thom 

[Andy W]

The Looper error is fixed with the latest version in this thread. However, I'm getting the message to enable Notification Access, which is already enabled. This has been happening for the last several releases, I just never reported it. The only way I can get rid of it is to disable Notification Access, restart the phone, then enable it. I'm running Android 8.0.0.

[João Dias]

That's an Android bug actually. You can fix it by rebooting your device like you mentioned. I've reported it here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/75414169 Hope this clarifies it!

Thank you for your contact.

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João Dias

On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 6:20 PM Andy W <an...@networktamer.com> wrote:

The Looper error is fixed with the latest version in this thread. However, I'm getting the message to enable Notification Access, which is already enabled. This has been happening for the last several releases, I just never reported it. The only way I can get rid of it is to disable Notification Access, restart the phone, then enable it. I'm running Android 8.0.0.

[joaomgcd]

Posted a new update. Besides multiple fixes related to targeting Oreo, I've now added a new Report Issue To Developer option which will make it much easier for users to report an issue to me.

Check out a demo here: https://youtu.be/K4ILnLFzUgM

Hope this helps!

[Andy W]

Ok, thanks.

[Peter Bongé]

I have a problem on Oreo devices: If I disable and exit Tasker the default notification doesn't go away.

And if I try the new "Create Debug Log" option it opens Gmail with the new message and a toast "File couldn't be attached" is shown.

[Robert Ryan]

On November 23, 2018 2:15:09 PM Peter Bongé <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a problem on Oreo devices: If I disable and exit Tasker the default notification doesn't go away.

And if I try the new "Create Debug Log" option it opens Gmail with the new message and a toast "File couldn't be attached" is shown.

Both issues also occur on my device. I get a different error when trying to send a debug report. See attached. Tasker 5.6.1b.bf3, Android 8.0.0

[Thom Little]

A "feature" … if you turn off Notifications in Tasker  in Android 8.0.0 then …

Tasker Flash no longer works

… I find that to be very interesting.

… Thom

[Robert Ryan]

On November 23, 2018 9:16:15 PM Thom Little <th...@tlanet.net> wrote:

A "feature" … if you turn off Notifications in Tasker  in Android 8.0.0 then …

Tasker Flash no longer works

… I find that to be very interesting.

This is true for any app. Block the notifications and you block the toasts. Its an Android "feature". 

[mdediego]

Same error message with Create bug log

[Niaogu Bugu]

%CLIP doesn't work...

[João Dias]

I have a problem on Oreo devices: If I disable and exit Tasker the default notification doesn't go away.

And if I try the new "Create Debug Log" option it opens Gmail with the new message and a toast "File couldn't be attached" is shown.

Ok, think I fixed both in this version. Thanks!

 

%CLIP doesn't work...

What do you mean exactly? What isn't working about it? 

[mdediego]

Create Debug Log fixed for me.. :)

[Marco Fiorentini]

Hi joao,

i think he means that the Event "Variable Set" on %CLIP doesn't trigger anything whenever the clipboard changes.

I have the same problem and it started with the last beta (tried the last stable release and it works like a charm)

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/tasker/$25CLIP|sort:date/tasker/2QtFvNWWhJE/ZZSe_QyUAQAJ

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/tasker/$25CLIP|sort:date/tasker/4qamt_bTOvA/AlyXdcGYAQAJ

I tried both the solutions posted in the above threads, but none of them is definitive. Whenever i reboot the device the %CLIP monitoring stops working for whatever reason.

Really appreciate your time here

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 

Android 8.1.0
Tasker 5.6.1b.bf3

[Robert Ryan]

On November 26, 2018 9:59:10 AM Marco Fiorentini <fior...@gmail.com> wrote:

i think he means that the Event "Variable Set" on %CLIP doesn't trigger anything whenever the clipboard changes.

The same thing is happening on my device. If I reboot Tasker stops monitoring the %CLIP variable. Both the Variable Set and Variable Value contexts are affected. 

I have been able to get it working again by toggling the accessibility service permission and then disabling/enabling Tasker. 

[João Dias]

Thank you. Can you please report that issue with the new built-in system? Start reporting, chnage the clipboard and stop reporting right away. It always seems to work for me...

Thank you in advance!

[Thom Little]

There is another thread here on this issue.  As I reported there I am on lll

Moto Z2 Force

Android 8.0.0

Tasker 5.6.1b.bf3

It always worked for me if the clipboard did not contain the string being copied.

If it did contain the string being coped then it neve triggered.

… Thom

[Marco Fiorentini]

Mail sent.

I've also disabled/renabled the profile first so that maybe you can find more clues. It seems to me that it has something to do directly with the service that monitors the changes in the clipboard.

Let me know if i can help you further.

[João Dias]

Mail sent.

I've also disabled/renabled the profile first so that maybe you can find more clues. It seems to me that it has something to do directly with the service that monitors the changes in the clipboard.

Let me know if i can help you further.

Can you please let me know what you did in that report like step by step so I can better understand it? Thanks in advance

 

[Marco Fiorentini]

1- Disabled the profile Text Copied (the one i use to trigger a task whenever %CLIP is set)

2- Enabled the profile Text Copied

3- Opened Telegram and typed "TEST" in a random chat

4- Selected the whole text and copied to clipboard

5- Typed "TEST2"

6- Selected the whole text and cutted to clipboard

If that could help, you can find attached two screenshot of how i configured the Profile/Task.

[Robert Ryan]

On November 26, 2018 11:33:41 AM Marco Fiorentini <fior...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mail sent.

I've also sent email. I had trouble sending it due to the attached error. I had to search and attach the log manually. 

[Peter Bongé]

I have a problem on Oreo devices: If I disable and exit Tasker the default notification doesn't go away.

And if I try the new "Create Debug Log" option it opens Gmail with the new message and a toast "File couldn't be attached" is shown.

Ok, think I fixed both in this version. Thanks!

Debug option seems to work fine now.

The default notification now disappears as soon as I disable Tasker, but the "Consumes battery" notification still shows Tasker. Even if I exit or kill Tasker.

[Mark Fingerhut]

I noticed this notification as a profile ran today while leaving work.

[Robert Burton]

You can turn that notification off in Android Settings>Apps>Tasker>Notifications if you want.

[Mark Fingerhut]

Which app notification category (I still want the main one and Tasker notifications (task generated) until I can autonotification all that I use)?

Also, what does it do - because it seemed to interfere with that profile that was running?

[João Dias]

Ok, I think I fixed the clipboard issue. Can you please try this version? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd/view?usp=sharing

Thanks for all your help!

[Peter Bongé]

And what about the system notification that the app is still consuming battery/running in the background? It should go away if I disable and exit Tasker.

And what about the app icon? I apologize for asking that again, but I have Tasker on the home screen and the current icon doesn't look very good.

[João Dias]

And what about the system notification that the app is still consuming battery/running in the background? It should go away if I disable and exit Tasker.

I've found that only happens if Tasker's notification is low priority (not shown in status bar). Can you confirm?

 

And what about the app icon? I apologize for asking that again, but I have Tasker on the home screen and the current icon doesn't look very good.

Can you try with this verison? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ylh_yIG5dFtcBzWOjKs__TMDu9hZQWjd

[Marco Fiorentini]

I can confirm that with this apk the %CLIP monitoring is working fine again, even after a reboot.

I'll do some more tests and let you know if i find other problems. Hope not :)

Thank you so much for your great work and the time you dedicate to us!

[Peter Bongé]

And what about the system notification that the app is still consuming battery/running in the background? It should go away if I disable and exit Tasker.

I've found that only happens if Tasker's notification is low priority (not shown in status bar). Can you confirm?

You mean the monitor notification? It has high priority here.

The app icon is perfect now!

[João Dias]

I can confirm that with this apk the %CLIP monitoring is working fine again, even after a reboot.

Great, thank you :D 

You mean the monitor notification? It has high priority here.

So it shows in your status bar? I got the battery notification to go away when I set the notification importance to max in Android settings and restarted Tasker