# Make it Easy to Access Telltail on Your Android While there is an upper limit on the things we can achieve on iOS, there isn't that much on Android. For example, in both Android and iOS, looking for clipboard changes in the background isn't allowed. But you can topple this restriction on Android if you could root your device or have ADB access. There are many options to do automation as well: Tasker, Automate by LlamaLab, MacroDroid. You could use any of them with the [APIs that Center provides](/telltail/centers-apis.md) to store and retrieve text on any motion or gesture you make, or button or icon you press. As such, I can't document all of them here. I leave it to you guys — [open a ticket](https://github.com/ajitid/telltail-center/issues/new) and tell me about a neat and intuitive way you found to trigger copy/paste. And I'll finalize and put them here. ## Using Tasker > Tasker support requires at least Telltail v0.3.0. You can see what your Telltail version is by typing `./telltail --version` . At the time of writing, v0.3.0 hasn't been released. If you need this feature, you can [request it here](https://github.com/ajitid/telltail-center/issues/new) so an early release can be made. Tasker is a paid app which can be bought from [Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) or from [their website](https://taskernet.com/?licenses). ### Prerequisites * A computer * Know-how of Tasker * Tailscale enabled on your phone ### Disable Battery Optimisations You have to disable any battery optimisation for Tailscale and Tasker. You can find instructions for some of the devices [here](https://help.cardata.co/article/175-how-to-turn-off-your-androids-battery-optimizer). ### Setting Up Permissions Download [Tasker Permissions](https://github.com/joaomgcd/Tasker-Permissions/releases/latest) app and open it. The Permissions app will display instructions in its bottom half. Follow them. If you see a popup like this on your phone during the setup process, you should enable "Always allow from this computer" and then click Allow:
Once the screen changes, we land on configuration. There are two things we need to do here: #### Setup Permissions To enable the following permissions, click on the red boxes so they turn green.
#### Enable ADB WiFi Click Confirm for "Enable ADB Wifi in Tasker with port". This option usually appears right below "Reload Devices/Permissions", positioned at the left of the window.

Enabling ADB WiFi

Alternatively, if you know ADB you can run this on CLI instead: ```bash adb tcpip 5555 ``` You can disconnect your phone from your computer now. ### Initialising Tasker Keep your tailnet name handy. Open [this link](https://taskernet.com/shares/?user=AS35m8l7TR3q%2Ftmyuvt%2F%2B4vYhTCWN6IPxKhPwlYAGI9HUTqZ6MnPu%2FN%2BVIE0Lz4Yc1Z8ESzIHCFu\&id=Project%3ATelltail) on your phone. Tap on Import. Select Yes whenever it asks you a Yes/No question. You can keep 'android' as your device name if you don't have multiple Android devices. Otherwise, specify a different name for each of your device. ### Tell Telltail About Your Android Device Open Tailscale's [admin console](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/machines) to find out what the machine name is for your Android device. Keep the name handy. In the computer you have installed Telltail Center, run this command: ```bash ./telltail edit center-custom-url ``` It will ask you to enter a URL. Use `http://:1821` as the URL wherein you would replace `` with the name you saw on admin's console. Once this is setup, Telltail should be working. You can copy and paste as usual and the copied text will appear on other devices where Telltail is installed. ### About Restarts When you would restart your phone, you may see notifications from Tasker about missing permissions. Unfortunately there's no set-and-forget workaround. You have to do these steps whenever you restart your phone: 1. [Enable ADB WiFi](#enable-adb-wifi) 2. Revoke and then re-grant "Read System Logs" [permission](#setup-permissions) ### Removing Tasker Support In the machine you have installed Telltail Center, run this command: ```bash ./telltail edit center-custom-url ``` When it asks you to enter a URL, use a dash `-`. Open Tasker on your phone. Hold your tap on "Telltail" profile written at the bottom till a context menu appears. Tap on Delete › Delete Contents. Then tap on the checkmark that appears at the top of the screen. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide-on.gitbook.io/telltail/installation/make-it-easy-to-access-telltail-on-your-android.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.