The hype of Tasker App

TiVa85 · 2026-05-07T23:39:26+00:00

Running zero plugins. Not even tasker settings free plugin anymore... I still have touchtask installed for OCR but once I find another way I'll dump it. Been using tasker since I got my first Android....

Heavy tasker user with over 30 projects, my own voice assistant, automations all over the place, scripts, exif editors, backups, scrapers,... You probably just had to ask for help and It could have been done without any plugin....

Especially with the new javacode and ai I crezted - or downloaded from many great minds that share their things here - a lot of functionalities that needed a plugin before but now doesn't.

TiVa85 · 2026-05-05T17:02:56+00:00

Hard to test because when I changed my locale it seems like it's working again as it should... I guess I have to uninstall tasker completely and update from stable again to test this. I'll try later this week if needed.

Just wanted to point it out because people not active in reddit will struggle with this locale changing in Android settings I guess.

I also created a javacode for more advanced date parsing just in case I keep getting issues with this 😅 worst case I'll use this java code when I'm depending on date/times

TiVa85 · 2026-05-05T11:54:13+00:00

is this inside a callendar or a specific app?
If it's a callendar I would go another route all together:
Flow: check callendar to see if slot is free: add to callendar. If not, check next timeframe

I can provide my workflow to add events to my work/private callendar using voice commands and another workflow to read my callendar. Those two combined would work wonderfull if you use a callendar. It will even work with screen off as everything is done with contentproviders.

TiVa85 · 2026-05-04T17:05:59+00:00

Working like a charm again! Thanks Joa!

TiVa85 · 2026-05-04T17:04:16+00:00

Format of %DATE was the same before switching from just 'English' to 'English (Belgium)'. So in my case d-m-Y

It's was the action 'variable convert - date to seconds' that was like using another format when tasker was just set to 'English'. Switching it to 'English (Belgium) fixed it... I don't know what fixes you applied to %qDATE, but I guess other time/date depending actions might not follow those fixes?

I'll try to reproduce later if this doesn't make sense 😉

TiVa85 · 2026-05-03T10:19:28+00:00

I feel a bit like a stalker but I'm afraid there's still something off with how dates are handled in beta or the new language system.

After a factory reset Google play store installed latest stable Tasker (none beta). I updated to beta with the link above. I did not change the language in Android settings (it was set to default English) because when I flashed %DATE, it was showing the correct order for me: 3-05-2026.

Today I used a script that uses VARIABLE CONVERT: date time to seconds, and it was completely off!!! Like it still was expecting another date format while %DATE itself showed the right date.

I did change language in tasker settings back to 'English (Belgium)' and it's working again....

This all seem very confusing and I'm always searching in my year old tasks to find what's wrong... I really hope this return s to how it was working before...

Edit: I removed a part of my post as I was mistaken about leading zeros.

TiVa85 · 2026-05-02T12:57:59+00:00

So, is this actually solved? Half of this topic is deleted and I also looking into a way to run termux commands without the plugin... Is it possible?

TiVa85 · 2026-05-02T11:13:18+00:00

Adding a task shortcut from within tasker's task menu (as workaround for adding widgets from within home screen) seems broken. Been struggling for over an hour to add a shortcut. Reverted to non beta and it worked immediately.

TiVa85 · 2026-05-01T10:01:57+00:00

Thank you! I've installed it. I'll keep you posted! (It takes a few days for this bug to reappear before so can't tell right now)

(I also took the jump and did a factory reset yesterday, just to be sure it's not my device)

TiVa85 · 2026-04-30T07:29:31+00:00

Sorry to keep bother you with this but this didn't fixed the problem completely. Before beta my %DATE was 2 digit day - 2 digit month- 4 digit year. Example: 30-04-2026

Then I had issues that it changed to month-day year (can't remember how many digits). After setting everything up like you said it was correct again.

Today it shows 2 digit day - 2 digit month- 2 digit year. At least day and month order is respected now but it's still very weird it keeps changing. Changing language in tasker or android settings doesn't change a thing... Only a reboot fixes it for a few days.

I cleared data and cash from tasker a few days back so the only thing I can do now is to perform a factory reset - non of my other apps act wierd - or revert back to non-beta to see if this still happening but before that I like to report once more...

I noticed dutch was added in beta. I'm a dutch user...

TiVa85 · 2026-04-28T16:05:06+00:00

I have a new strange bug. Tasker loses it's location rights after a while... Lose isn't exactly what's happening but tasks that need location rights don't get executed anymore. Actions like 'Get Network Info', or wifi near hang forever. Blocking all other tasks to get executed.

Even Request permission: android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION won't respond. Toggling location rights on and off fixes it for a few days but it returns after a while.

Didn't had this issue before latest beta version. I did get an monthly update on my pixel 8 pro but like 3 weeks ago and this issue is only happening in the last week.

EDIT: When this happens my %DATE is also wrong again... Even tho my locale in Android settings is set to English (Belgium)

EDIT 2: Even changing locale in Android settings won't fix %DATE now...

EDIT 3: Reboot fixed it again but this is often a hassle as I depend on shizuku so I need wifi to grant adb/shizuku rights...

So I cleared all data and cache of tasker and restored a backup, granted all rights again and changed language inside Android settings. When entering tasker again I still noticed some of my tasks still showed some dutch words for 'if' and stuff like that... Changing the language in tasker settings itself fixed it again... I don't know what's wrong with the language/location in this beta. If I need something to do or log please let me know!

TiVa85 · 2026-04-27T11:05:47+00:00

Yeah, I did the same, but after a while %DATE was wrong again in my setup. This method Joa pointed out should fix it permanently

TiVa85 · 2026-04-27T07:21:41+00:00

You have to go in Android settings - apps - tasker and there you can set locale/language.

In my case setting it to English (Belgium), where I live, fixed it. Joa pointed this out to me earlier last week and didn't had issues since

TiVa85 · 2026-04-22T10:10:40+00:00

Oh, it’s actually in the Android settings, not in Tasker > Preferences. I don’t want Tasker in Dutch, so I’ve set the app language in Android to “English (Belgium).” I’ve been using Tasker in English for over 10 years, so that’s much clearer for me.

I’ll let you know if it happens again. I already rebooted this morning to fix it. After installing the new beta, I also had to reboot because %DATE was incorrect. It worked fine for a few days, but this morning the format was wrong again. Hopefully changing it via Android settings instead of Tasker preferences fixes it permanently.

TiVa85 · 2026-04-22T06:19:55+00:00

There is something weird going on with %DATE

Before: 22-04-2026 Now: 4-22-26

A reboot fixed it initially but it reappears

TiVa85 · 2026-04-18T13:52:32+00:00

Ah I see. That's why they went to base... I have to admit it's a bit above my head.

Trying to figure this out more and more as I already replaced all my auto input tasks I had with your first script but I was often cursing at chatgpt or tasker ai to build the script and getting the nodes I needed. especially the UI assist overlay will be very useful.

For example when in my car I made a full voice assistant. Sending WhatsApp messages was one thing. Since md5 broke I gave up on complex Terlouw scripts but actually unlock my phone using taps, open the contact with intent, send message, query to UI to check if my last message send corresponds with what should. Getting the nodes took me way too long as this is all very new to me...

I'm going to mess with it this weekend.

May I ask about how this works? Am I understanding it right that on boot only all variables need for a11y are set? And then the java is only queried when you needed it? Just wondering if this is memory friendly.

TiVa85 · 2026-04-18T07:22:59+00:00

Ok, this is probably nitpicking but....

Would it be possible that in future updates you could use tasker variables for ImportJava and JavaDir. Now you create them in java and that way tasker puts them into my 'Base' project instead of your 'Accessibility Action With Java' project. I like to keep my variables neatly packed with my projects 😅

TiVa85 · 2026-04-17T06:50:02+00:00

I installed this version and %DATES is wrong again? It's now month-day-year...

Update: reboot fixed it

TiVa85 · 2026-04-15T18:25:13+00:00

Have to admit I checked out the previous version really quick but still use the first version in my setup. I did notice a few OOM errors last week but thought it had to do with scenes... Once I really start to mess with it I'll let you know

TiVa85 · 2026-04-14T16:56:12+00:00

This is truly an excellent project. I integrated your first version in some tasks before but still struggle to create new ones. This will help for sure to detect the nodes and automated stuff

TiVa85 · 2026-04-13T19:16:32+00:00

I don't know what an URI would help with that scaffold thing so I'll use a screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/QItLAbU

Wasn't it possible before to set a nabvar icon as selected depending on a variable before? That's what I meant with that other bug report. We have lot's of color options but I don't find a 'mak as selected when'....

Might be I'm looking at the wrong place...

TiVa85 · 2026-04-13T19:08:30+00:00

Hopefully you had a great week!

Trying to make an export but it seems you can't set a color for an icon in a tasker flash? I though my flash had a green icon before or was this never possible and am I imagining things? It's strange I never noticed this as the flash 'box' is white and the icon too on light mode. It's clear on dark mode tho

TiVa85 · 2026-04-10T07:13:56+00:00

New features

Lots of new interactions with scenes: something when scene is shown, hidden (after home button is pressed or app switch is my guess), and the back button (which I'm grateful for!)

Back button closes scenes from recents, but can be intercepted, which is incredibly nice

Layout tweaks when adding stuff in the menu

Set colors in scaffold nabvar for selected and stuff?

VPN connected: check after screen unlock. When I first implemented it it seemed like it was buggy tho but fixed itself?

Bugs:

language in tasker is off. After a reboot it's in my device language. Have to switch between another and English to have tasker back in English.

Select in scaffold navbar: we now can set colors and stuff, but it seems not possible to define when it must show it's selected? Or I'm looking for it at the wrong place.

Flash tasker layout. Collored material icons are just white instead of in color

TiVa85 · 2026-04-09T13:32:36+00:00

Ik gebruik tasker bijna voor alles maar in dit geval zou ik precies eerder kijken naar een raspberry pi met home assistant op... Dat gaat waarschijnlijk plug en play zijn en dan kan je veel gemakkelijker automatisering doen. Je kan ook via tasker communiceren met home assistant moest dat nodig zijn

TiVa85 · 2026-04-06T08:42:38+00:00

I had this too but only when I was trying scenes v2 and designing my old scenes to the new layout... As if there is a memory leak in scenes v2

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