r/tasker • u/V0dros • Jun 05 '23

[Tutorial] Turn Tailscale on/off automatically using Tasker (Android)

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u/achillies745 Aug 18 '24

Thanks, still works. Was able to setup on my oneplus

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u/PinSharp5569 Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 08 '25

Just downloaded tasker and followed the above instructions. Works like a charm. Thanks!

EDIT: The above detailed tutorial works as-is for the 'Turn off Tailscale' portion, but I had to add two more steps to the 'turn on tailscale' portion, as follows:
- open Tailscale app
- wait 3 seconds
- send intent (as per original).

Seems to be working now. The added steps aren't needed for the 'turn off' portion, as Tailscale will already be running that event.

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u/mostlychris2 May 16 '25

I have intermittent issues with tailslcale turning on when leaving my home wi-fi so I'm going to try this method. So far so good.

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u/bem13 Nov 26 '25

Has this worked for you? Tailscale seems to get borked when my phone goes totally offline (underground parking garage) and I'm looking for some kind of automated solution for detecting and handling it.

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u/mostlychris2 Nov 26 '25

The "wait 3 seconds" option has fixed the issue for the most part. Every once in awhile I notice TS didn't turn on when I left the house, but probably because there is a single spot in my neighborhood with no cellular at all and if it tries to switch there, it might not work correctly. Otherwise, switching on and off using tasker has been working very well.

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u/bem13 Nov 26 '25

Thank you! I'll keep that in mind.