Where can I download the new Tasker beta?

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David Wang

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Nov 24, 2016, 3:51:24 AM11/24/16
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The 'Next Version' changelog says:

Android 4.0+ Devices

Highlights

  • network access control per-app for Android 6.0+, otherwise all-apps
  • actions in File category: support for new external SD access API (Android 5.1+)
  • Android 7.0 bugfixes and additions
  • added Portuguese (Brazil) translation (many thanks to Breno Rafael Corrêa)

Incompatibilities

    Added

    • action Set Wallpaper: parameter Type (Android 7.0+)
    • main screen action bar: apply-and-save icon (when changes have been made, not in beginner mode)
    • action File / SQL Query: local DB file queries
    • action Net / Network Access: allow/deny network access globally or based on app selection
    • action Tasker / Set Tasker Pref: added control of Run Log, System Logging and SD Logging
    • events Alarm/Alarm Done: added OnePlus clock package
    • action Settings / Quick Settings: show Quick Settings panel (Android 4.2+)
    • action Settings / Developer Settings
    • action Input / Long Power Button: show long-power press menu (Android 5.0+)
    • action Input / Back Button: simulate Back button press (Android 4.2+)
    • action App / Show Recents: show recent apps dialog (Android 4.2+)
    • action App / Toggle App Dock: toggle docking of current app's window (Android 7.0+)
    • action Test Element: test for depth
    • action Show Scene: overlay scenes: action edit screen: take to relevant settings screen when permission is disabled (Android 6.0+)
    • actions modifying system settingse: action edit screen: take to relevant settings screen when permission is disabled (Android 6.0+)
    • Menu / More / Grant Document Tree Access (Android 5.1+, where external media available)
    • task edit: when tested task fails, show contents of %err and %errmsg at end of log snippet
    • file selection dialog: buttons to go to root of primary storage volume (and external if present)

    Bugfixes

    • Edit Text Element, Focus event: added a small delay for the element gaining focus to allow handling clashes when examining the (scene-local) %focused variable
    • app creation: action Test Net: needed ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission
    • location context: wasn't allowing direct entry of negative GPS coordinates
    • app creation: action HTTP Head: needed INTERNET permission
    • app creation: action Notification Pulse: needed WRITE_SETTINGS permission
    • action Morse: possible timing bug and more logging
    • action Element Depth: variables weren't being handled for Depth parameter
    • action HTTP Head: fixed spurious warning about parameter types
    • action Show Scene: overlay scenes were crashing when 'Draw Over Other Apps' setting was disabled (Android 6.0+)
    • actions writing system settings: catch permission denial and other exceptions
    • app creation: wasn't adding BODY_SENSOR permission for heart rate state/var
    • export/reimport of built-in scenes: was giving error
    • matching phone numbers with CG: was producing spurious warnings when number was not a contact
    • Java Object: deleting specific objects was producing exception
    • action Set Wallpaper: image degradation on wallpaper restore
    • Ipack icons in notifications showing wrong icon or crashing in Android 7.0+

    Changes

    • variable %LOCACC: reports now to 2 decimal place, fixed rounding
    • action Status Bar: use Accessibility Service if possible (Android 4.1+)
    • action Delete File: removed Shred Level parameter for Android 5.1+, not supported in new Android API
    • Prefs / UI / Lock Code: increased max length to 15
    • Prefs / Action / Widget Task Priority removed in favour of being able to configure individually in task properties
    • task edit screen: don't stop execution of new tasks when task causes an app switch
    • notification with Ipack icons are shown direct from Tasker instead of via Ipack app

    Removed

      Developers

      • TaskerPlugin.java: added setKeyEncoding() and Host.getKeysWithEncoding() to enable the host to replace variable values without breaking any internal structure, where present. Currently only JSON supported.
      • Ipack build files: modified to support build on most recent SDK versions
      But, where can I download the beta apk file? And what's the version name of this beta?  I can only see download link for "4.8u5". 


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      Nov 24, 2016, 4:48:52 AM11/24/16
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      I will post it in this forum, hopefully before the end of next week.

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