Turn your brilliant Tasker tasks into stand-alone apps

This means you can take that brilliant task and turn it into a launchable app from your home screen or app drawer.

Installing Tasker App Factory

1. Open the Google Play Store on your Android device.
2. Search for tasker app factory.
3. Locate and tap the entry by Crafty Apps EU.
4. Tap Install.
5. Read the permissions listing.
6. If the permissions listing is acceptable, tap Accept.
7. Allow the installation to complete.

Once it's installed, don't bother looking for an app to launch, as this is an extension for the Tasker app.

Using Tasker App Factory

I assume you already have your Tasker task ready to export as an app. Before you run the export, you must make sure you have an icon set for the task; otherwise, the export will fail. To do this, follow these steps.

1. Open Tasker.
2. Go to the Task tab.
3. Tap the task you wish to export.
4. In the lower left corner (Figure A), tap the square.
5. Select an Image category.
6. Locate a suitable image and tap to select.
7. Tap the back button (top left corner) to go back to the Task tab.

Figure A

Adding an icon to the task on a Verizon-branded Nexus 6.

Now that your task is ready to go, here are the steps to export it as a stand-alone app.

1. Open Tasker.
2. Go to the Task tab.
3. Long press the task to be exported.
4. Tap the menu button at the top right (three vertical dots).
5. Tap Export.
6. Tap As App.
7. Wait for the export to complete.
8. When prompted, tap the Android button in the bottom right corner of the popup (Figure B).
9. When prompted, tap INSTALL.
10. Tap DONE when the complete.
11. Tap the check box in the popup window to end the process.
12. Close Tasker.

Figure B

Installing the exported app.

The Tasker task is now a stand-alone app in your App Drawer. Tap it to run the task.