News tagged Rsync for Tasker
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- Updated bundled Dropbear binaries to 2024.86.
- Increased minSdk from 19 to 21 as the latest Jetpack libraries and NDK r26 require this. Unfortunately this means that the app now only runs on Android 5.0 and above.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Return a clear error message when a file access permission needs to be granted to the app to allow rsync to read or write a given path.
- Re-title and add some details after the update check toggle in both the Dropbear and rsync actions for clarity.
- Default the update check toggle to off if the app was installed from a store (as the store is likely to manage updates itself).
- Explain the reasons for all requested app permissions in both the readme and project homepage.
- Updated bundled Dropbear binaries to 2024.85.
- Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.3.0.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Return errors from actions instead of throwing exceptions for ‘expected’ problems.
- Removed timeout option from dbclient action and automatically set timeout 1 second before the action timeout in Tasker.
- Added automatic timeout functionality to the rsync action too.
- Added a message to the returned error when the dbclient or rsync actions reach their timeout.
- Updated targetSdk to 34 (Android 14).
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Add a timeout option to the dbclient action (to allow easier debugging for some types of issue).
- Correct the update screen title shown once the app is updated.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Improved the update screen to display correct content once the app has updated.
- Made background check for updates optional.
- Updated targetSdk to 33 (Android 13).
- Added notification permission request on Android 13 devices (when leaving config screens) if update check is enabled.
- Corrected the notification icon (and colour) used when plugin actions are running.
- Updated bundled Dropbear binaries to 2022.83.
- Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.7.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Switched dbclient & rsync config inputs to use fixed width fonts.
- Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.6.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Enabled specifying known SSH host keys for remote connections.
- Updated bundled rsync binary to 3.2.5.
- Updated targetSdk to 32 (Android 12L).
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
- Added an automatic update check which shows a notification to download and install the update.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the
Rsync for Tasker page.
I’ve written a plugin app for Tasker which
allows running rsync over SSH from your Android device.
This currently has some rough edges (no support for host-key verification,
unclear error messages) but I’m using it on a daily basis to backup files from
and sync photos & music to my phone and am pleased to report that it works well.
Sadly Google rejected my submission of this app to the Play Store (and my
subsequent appeal), due to the use of the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission
which is needed for the app to be at all useful. This unfortunately means that
the app has to be manually downloaded and installed but I will be adding an
update notification in the near future to make it easier to keep updated.
