Release Notes

Android 5.0+ Devices

Added

• Added Google Drive Download action with support for downloading individual files or full folders. This allows for folder syncing between devices like in this demo!
• Added Google Drive List action
• Added Google Drive Trash action
• Added Google Drive Sign In action
• Support for uploading whole folders in Google Drive Upload action
• Tasker can now have optional access to your full Google Drive so that it can see files and folders that it didn't create itself
• Put Google Drive actions in their own action category
• Added option to change share account
• Block Time option to Turn On action
• Turn On action should now work with edge lighting enabled on Samsung devices
• More Custom Setting names
• Added option to stop reminding about missing permissions when saving data
• More custom setting keys
• Fixed checking if can write system settings

Changes

• Removed Beginner Mode. All users use "regular mode" now.
• Added big warning when disabling Run In Foreground
• Restart monitor after setting reliable alarms pref via action to refresh next alarm
• Rename "Lock Screen" to "Turn Off" and put it in Display section
• When Custom Setting action fails but setting ends up with correct value, report success anyway
• Profile and Task descriptions now export with 4 leading spaces instead of tabs
• Don't show warning if there's no name for last edited scene

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug refreshing Tasker data after importing in some cases
• Made Google Drive Backup restore not enable all previously disabled profiles
• Fixed "Operation not permitted" bug in App Factory on some devices
• Add permissions from "Ask Permissions" action when creating Kid app
• Getting description for projects also shows tasks that are not in profiles now.
• Made profiles not disable themselves after exporting as link
• Fixed Custom Setting listeners when multiple profiles monitored the same setting
• Try to fix inconsistent %DATE formatting
• Fixed Google Drive Upload sometimes sending files to wrong folder
• Fixed asking for device administration and notification access when needed
• Fixed Auto-Sync option on Test Net
• Fixed some situations where exporting a project as an app would fail because of missing icon
• Fixed issue with requesting Answer Phone Call permission on Android 8 and above