When it comes to automation apps on Android, Tasker is widely regarded as one of the best options out there. The app lets you create Profiles that automatically trigger based on certain conditions to execute Tasks, and it offers a wide variety of plugins that can help you automate pretty much anything on your Android device. What's even better is that the app is updated quite regularly, and the developer keeps releasing new features to help you achieve even more with Tasker. Over the last few months, Tasker has received a couple of significant updates on the beta channel that have introduced new features like WhatsApp call automation, Do Not Disturb customization, Sensor actions, and more. Now, the developer is rolling out a major update for the app that brings most of these features to the stable build.

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As per a recent blog post from developer João Dias, Tasker v5.9.3 has started rolling out to users on the stable channel and it includes quite a few interesting new features. Here are some of the most noteworthy changes in the latest Tasker update:

Tasker can now read any sensor on your phone

The update brings 2 new conditions and 2 actions to that app that will help you take advantage of any sensor on your phone. This feature was first made available in a beta release earlier this year in February and, with the latest update, is finally available to all users. Thanks to the feature, Tasker will now be able to scan your device for sensors, and it will let you automate tasks based on the sensor states.

The Any Sensor event and state will let you monitor the sensors and react to any changes, the Test Sensor action will get the current values from your smartphone's sensor to help you use them in tasks, and the Sensor Info action will let you get information about the sensors themselves, including things like their name, how much power they consume, their max range, etc. With this feature, you'll be able to do things like turn on the flashlight whenever you double twist your device.

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Tasker will now also let you automate sending text messages or make calls via any third-party app, like WhatsApp or Telegram. Check out the video linked below to see the feature in action:

Full Do Not Disturb control

Full Do Not Disturb customization was another feature that we covered in a beta update for Tasker earlier this year, and the feature has now finally made its way to the stable release.

With the feature, you will be able to change any of the Do Not Disturb settings within Tasker and customize things like who can message or call you, what notifications are allowed to show on the screen, and more.

The update also includes a nifty new feature that will let you trigger events in Tasker via links. As you can see in the attached video, you will now be able to trigger an event by simply opening up a compatible URL (like tasker://secondary?text=hello&other=hi) on your phone.

Along with the features mentioned above, the latest update for Tasker includes several other changes that you can find in the changelog section below. If you're interested in trying out these features on your device, you can download the update from the Play Store link below or you can download the latest APK by following the source link.


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