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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 tha
by 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 agoIt’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 agoIt’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 agoImposing 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.