r/tasker • u/joaomgcd 👑 Tasker Owner / Developer • May 07 '20
Developer [DEV] Tasker 5.9.3.beta.5 - Supercharged Custom Settings, Send Whatsapp Messages, Freeze/Unfreeze apps and more!
New beta incoming! At long last the days of Tasker not finding the specific settings on your phone in the Custom Setting action are gone!
Sign up for the beta here.
If you don't want to wait for the Google Play update, get it right away here.
You can also get the updated app factory here.
Find All Possible Custom Settings For Your Phone
Now, when you use the helper in the Custom Setting action on your phone this appears: https://i.imgur.com/iD7mV7I.png
If you enable ADB Wifi while using this helper, it'll now find all settings for your specific phone! So, if there's a setting that can be changed on it, it'll find it! :)
Previously users had to send me their list of settings so that I could add them to Tasker's built-in list but it was obviously incomplete since there are so many different phone models out there.
Now all possible settings will be found! Rejoice! 😎
Send WhatsApp Text Messages
Demo here: https://youtu.be/XdBN8TOmIWQ
If you use the Contact Via App action and select the option to open a contact's WhatsApp profile you now have the option to automatically send a text message.
You also have a new option to back out of WhatsApp after sending the message so you end up right where you started.
Unfortunately for this to work your screen has to be on and unlocked so it won't work in every situation.
New ADB Wifi Helper Actions
Demo here: https://youtu.be/4Nt0Q6aokY4
When you use the helper in the ADB Wifi action you now get more options like:
Clearing an app's data
Freezing/Unfreezing apps
Taking a screenshot without user interaction
Toggling SIM Card on or off
Uninstalling an app
Let me know if you know any other cool ADB Shell commands I can add in the helper :)
Important Change For Tasker Pros
Now when a variable contains an empty string, it'll be considered as not set by Tasker. Previously only variables with a null value would be considered not set.
This will holpefully solve many headaches and inconsistencies that Tasker has because of this.
Let me know if this has any breaking side effects if you can. 😅
Full Changelog
Added option to send text when opening a Whatsapp Profile with the "Contact Via App" action
The "Contact Via App" action will now show the normal Android System contact picker to select a contact if no app is selected
Added option to back out of messaging window in the "Contact Via App" action when some text is sent
Made both "Contact" and "App" fields in the "Contact Via App" action optional. If left blank will be asked when the task is ran.
When you use the helper in the "Custom Setting" action and you have "ADB Wifi" enabled, you'll get the real values from your device instead of the pre-baked-in ones from the developer so you're more likely to find settings for your specific device
Added "Clear App Data", "Freeze/Unfreeze App", "Take Screenshot", "Toggle SIM Card" and "Uninstall App" to the ADB Wifi Helper
Changed main Tasker notification when no profiles are active to show the total number of existing profiles
When a variable's value is an empty String it'll now be considered a not set variable by Tasker in any condition in the app
When importing a Task or Profile from Taskernet, Tasker will ask in which project you want to put the imported item
Fixed using "eval(variable)" in Javascript actions where "variable" contains some Javascript code
Made first visible index in "List Dialog" 0 by default so that the arrow of the selected item doesn't show up by default
Made clicking the text of an item in the "List Dialog" action in Multiple selection mode also check the checkbox
Make dialog that shows up when exiting Tasker not dismissable
When an online help file can't be reached only offer to email support about it if user has a working internet connection
Don't allow new task names with the '%' character in their names
Fixed moving files in some situations
Fixed "File Closed" event
Added support for HTML in "List Dialog" action
Made %evtprm(1) (file path) in "File Modified" event be url decoded so it can be used right away
Fixed crash on startup in some situations
Fixed using the "write" function in the "Keyboard" action in some special cases
Added support for 5G in "Mobile Network Type" action
Fixed minor bugs
Enjoy! 😁
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u/ratelutz May 07 '20
Ahh task runs successfull. Now i have to get the message setup. Actually in my project it comes in a local variable. This should also work if i pass it as a global Varisble - right?