Update, November 18, 2018 (4:02PM EST): In the Tasker subreddit, Tasker owner and developer joaomgcd said that Google added task automation apps as exceptions in its exception list. As a result, ...

Just over a month ago, we reported that the Google Play Store was enacting a new policy to help curb call and text data leaks. In the announcement, Google promised that some apps which didn’t meet the ...

It has emerged that Tasker has now received integrated Google Assistant support to trigger tasks. As first noticed on Reddit you can now directly call Tasker tasks from your Google Assistant. Tasker ...

Following an update to Google’s Play Developer Policy that restricted app access to call logs and SMS functions, the search giant has introduced new exceptions to grant these permissions to apps. In ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Yesterday, Google removed Tasker, the automate-the-world with insanely complicated triggers and scenes and ...

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We reported last week that popular Android automation app, Tasker, had been denied access to call logs and SMS send, receive and read functions. That meant the disabling of a multitude of app features ...

People have long used Tasker to take care of repetitive tasks on their Android device, or to customize its features based on things like whether they’re at home or at the office. Now the app’s ...

If you own a Google Home and want to expand the number of commands that it can understand, developer Joao Dias has just launched AutoVoice support for the device. It’s supposed to offer you both ...

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