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The original was posted on /r/tasker by /u/joaomgcd on 2024-03-05 15:04:13.
A new beta is available! I’m very curious of what you think about this one!
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.
If you want you can also check any previous releases here.
The New UI
Here’s how it looks in app (FOR NOW): (Please keep in mind that stuff like If nesting will be coming, this is just a very early version. Please check the presentation below for a more finished view of the UI).
You can enable it by going into Tasker > Preferences > UI Tab > Use Tasker 2024 UI (VERY EARLY)
I’ve been working with u/EtyareWS to try and start building a new, more modern and streamlined version of Tasker’s UI.
It’s going to take a while, but for now you can already see the Task Edit screen in action in the current beta.
Keep in mind that it’s super early and that most things don’t work yet. It’s a work in progress that won’t be finalized until some versions of Tasker in the future.
My plan is to keep implementing the various screens across several public releases while always giving users a chance to switch to the new UI to check it out when they want, so I can get some feedback on it.
Also I don’t want to do it all at once, since that would take WAY too long and would be worse off because of the lack of feedback and iteration on the UI/UX.
This means that in the next several public (non-beta) releases of Tasker, this new UI will remain in Alpha/Beta.
Here’s a small presentation from u/EtyareWS about the UI. It shows several more screens and how they’ll look like/work:
Let me know what you think about the new UI after trying it out and checking out the presentation above keeping in mind that this is still very early.
Also, if you like the old UI better, can you please let me know why? Maybe whatever’s better with the old one can also be incorporated in the new one?
Thank you very much in advance! :)
Full Changelog
- Added New Tasker UI option which shows different, more modern UI for some screens. For now, only the Edit Task screen is changed
- Added way of using the Multiple Variable Set action in a more visually easier way:
- Lock the Device Owner/Admin action from being used if Tasker is locked with a code
- Allow the Device Admin/Owner action to be used on system apps that can’t be launched from a launcher
- In List Files action consider files inside hidden folders hidden themselves
- Made license checking a bit less strict so you can use Tasker offline for longer periods
- Fixed bug where Sound Mode wasn’t being restored if Restore Settings was enabled on a profile
- Fixed bug where if a variable name started with %caller it couldn’t be used as a passthrough variable in Return actions
- Fixed bug where action Set Variable Structure Type wasn’t working with arrays