News tagged Rsync for Tasker

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.12

• 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.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.11

• 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.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.10

• 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.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.9

• 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.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.8

• 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.

New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.7

• 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.

New Project: Rsync for Tasker

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.