How on Earth do I remove a scene?

[koragg97]

Pretty much like the title says - neither HideScene nor DestroyScene work. I'm using ShowScene to activate it and it's fine but i need to remove it after a 5 second Wait statement and can't figure out how. Any help is appreciated.

 

[ktmom]

It works fine in my device so...
What version tasker?
What device?
What OS?
What does the log say?

Please export and paste here a DESCRIPTION of the task. Long press the task, 3-dot menu -> export -> Description to Clipboard

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

 

[koragg97]

I'm using version 5.1 of Tasker on my Galaxy S5 running Nemesis Reborn ROM which is android 6.0.1. And here's the task description:

AOD On (12)
	A1: Java Function [ Return:cr Class Or Object:CONTEXT Function:getContentResolver
{ContentResolver} () Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: Param: ] 
	A2: Java Function [ Return: Class Or Object:android.provider.Settings$System Function:putInt
{boolean} (ContentResolver, String, int) Param:cr Param:aod_mode Param:1 Param: Param: Param: Param: ] 
	A3: If [ %LOCKED eq 1 ]
	A4: Show Scene [ Name:BlackScene Display As:Activity, No Bar, No Status, No Nav Horizontal Position:100 Vertical Position:100 Animation:System Show Exit Button:eek:ff Show Over Keyguard:eek:n Continue Task Immediately:eek:ff ] 
	A5: Secure Settings [ Configuration:Screen Bright
1 Second Timeout (Seconds):3 ] 
	A6: Wait [ MS:0 Seconds:5 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ] 
	A7: Hide Scene [ Name:BlackScene Animation:System ] 
	A8: End If

The %LOCKED variable is set correctly so that's not the problem. The log is attached below.
After ID 12.4 there should be a Wait 5 seconds task and then the HideScene task but there is nothing, yet the moment I unlock my phone those two tasks execute (12.6, 12.7 and 12.8 at the top). At least that's how I understand it. Is it a problem that I want to hide the scene while the screen is locked and off? Honestly I have no idea what could be wrong. There are also no errors in the log.

 

[ktmom]

Is tasker excluded from battery optimization? Have you tried using "Reliable Alarms” in preferences?

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

 

[koragg97]

Is tasker excluded from battery optimization? Have you tried using "Reliable Alarms” in preferences?

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

Yes, it's excluded. I'll tick the reliable alarms option and see now.

 

[koragg97]

@ktmom it's the same with the reliable alarms option set to always. What i notice is that everything after the ShowScene gets paused until i unlock my phone.

 

[ktmom]

Try pausing the requirement for a locked device. I suspect, as you do, that the looked screen is the problem. The handling changed starting in Marshmallow.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

 

[koragg97]

Try pausing the requirement for a locked device. I suspect, as you do, that the looked screen is the problem. The handling changed starting in Marshmallow.

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

I somehow made it work now. Changed the profile/tasks a bit and does exactly what I want it to (at least for the past 10mins lol). Will observe it today and if all's well will make a new topic here as tutorial as what I did was fix a bug preventing the Always-On Display to appear while the phone is locked and screen is off (normally it needs a screen cycle for changes to take effect). Thanks for your help mate Hopefully it continues to work as intended.

PS: I also shut down Tasker completely after each change and before each test. Maybe it had some old variables stuck before so that's why it didn't work yesterday, who knows?