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The iPhone Xs was my first ever iPhone. Before that I had been an Android power user for 8 years. I installed my own custom ROMs, xposed framework, rooted, etc.

The iPhone Xs was my first ever iPhone. Before that I had been an Android power user for 8 years. I installed my own custom ROMs, xposed framework, rooted, etc. Although I'm firmly in the iPhone camp for privacy and other reasons now, I miss the automation provided by Tasker and the Android OS. I used to have many useful location + time based profiles. For instance, I had a profile for if I was at home and it was between 9pm and 7am, Do not disturb mode would be turned on (which still allowed 'emergency' calls) and i would switch to a dimmer screen brightness profile. If I was at work, my media volume would be put to 0, phone would change to vibrate, etc. The point is, many repetitive tasks were easily automated on Android and it required ZERO interaction from my end. No shortcut button press or anything. Smart phones should make our lives easier.

mikestew 7y ago
Sooooo...a quick skim of the article indicates that personal automations can now do what you're missing. My question is, are you complaining about something that this article specifically addresses, saying "yea! About time!", or...? Because your "point is" is specifically addressed by TFA.
- willis936 7y ago
  It’s a valid complaint. I haven’t used android in 5 years and I still miss tasker. It’s the kind of basic, important tool that any personal device should have. It isn’t difficult to implement well. There really isn’t a good excuse that it took so long and it is nice to finally have. Every “reason” why it took so long is simply someone imposing their personal opinions onto a wide range of users.
  - mikestew 7y ago
    It’s a valid complaint. It was yesterday, sure. But what I haven't heard is, "but it's still missing...". All I've heard so far is, "what took so long? Android...". Which I suppose is a valid complaint, but I thought there might be more.
  - elsonrodriguez 7y ago
    Imposing their opinion on a wide range of developers is also a key differentiator for Shortcuts vs Tasker. Take a look at how many apps support Tasker vs Shortcuts: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19q_jvRRM4htT6-9QTX6mXSjvCBwY7d6PsVcweoubQJs/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19q_jvRRM4htT6-9QTX6m... https://airtable.com/shrNcsx3n8uUajpsW/tblv8ai4KM1YZ4LgH/viwWKTrvv9iQoPCCa?blocks=hide https://airtable.com/shrNcsx3n8uUajpsW/tblv8ai4KM1YZ4LgH/viw... Now consider how much older Tasker is than Shortcuts. Imposing a universal standard across your platform is a very effective model.

mikestew 7y ago

Sooooo...a quick skim of the article indicates that personal automations can now do what you're missing. My question is, are you complaining about something that this article specifically addresses, saying "yea! About time!", or...? Because your "point is" is specifically addressed by TFA.

willis936 7y ago
It’s a valid complaint. I haven’t used android in 5 years and I still miss tasker. It’s the kind of basic, important tool that any personal device should have. It isn’t difficult to implement well. There really isn’t a good excuse that it took so long and it is nice to finally have. Every “reason” why it took so long is simply someone imposing their personal opinions onto a wide range of users.
- mikestew 7y ago
  It’s a valid complaint. It was yesterday, sure. But what I haven't heard is, "but it's still missing...". All I've heard so far is, "what took so long? Android...". Which I suppose is a valid complaint, but I thought there might be more.
- elsonrodriguez 7y ago
  Imposing their opinion on a wide range of developers is also a key differentiator for Shortcuts vs Tasker. Take a look at how many apps support Tasker vs Shortcuts: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19q_jvRRM4htT6-9QTX6mXSjvCBwY7d6PsVcweoubQJs/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19q_jvRRM4htT6-9QTX6m... https://airtable.com/shrNcsx3n8uUajpsW/tblv8ai4KM1YZ4LgH/viwWKTrvv9iQoPCCa?blocks=hide https://airtable.com/shrNcsx3n8uUajpsW/tblv8ai4KM1YZ4LgH/viw... Now consider how much older Tasker is than Shortcuts. Imposing a universal standard across your platform is a very effective model.