Android: Sending an intent using Tasker doesn't work

[anyuta1166]

Home Assistant Android version:
1.11.2-2-gf468ece-223
Android version:
9
Phone model:
Motorola G7 Plus
Home Assistant version:
0.113
Last working Home Assistant release (if known):

Description of problem:
I've setup the Tasker to request a location update like described in this guide:

https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/core/location#sending-an-intent

but it doesn't work.

Traceback (if applicable):
From logcat:
07-30 17:25:00.169 2000 7551 W BroadcastQueue: Background execution not allowed: receiving Intent { act=io.homeassistant.companion.android.background.REQUEST_ACCURATE_UPDATE flg=0x10 } to io.homeassistant.companion.android/.background.LocationBroadcastReceiver
Screenshot of problem:

Additional information:

[dshokouhi]

You need to make sure the app was not prematurely stopped before sending the broadcast. Try to launch the app and then try it again.

[anyuta1166]

@dshokouhi

Try to launch the app and then try it again.

Already tried this before posting the bug report. Result is the same.

[dshokouhi]

Did you make sure to disable battery optimisations for the app?

[anyuta1166]

Did you make sure to disable battery optimisations for the app?

Yes, battery optimizations are disabled.

[anyuta1166]

After quick googling I've found this: https://commonsware.com/blog/2017/04/11/android-o-implicit-broadcast-ban.html

It seems that some changes needed to support Android 8+.

[dshokouhi]

@vampik seems there was an issue introduced recently...can you try again with the latest beta build and let us know if its working now?

[anyuta1166]

@vampik seems there was an issue introduced recently...can you try again with the latest beta build and let us know if its working now?

@dshokouhi Do you mean a Play Store latest beta build? Because the issue persists in a self-made build

App version: 2.0.0-2-gd747afd-237-full

08-04 12:34:27.582 2051 2149 W BroadcastQueue: Background execution not allowed: receiving Intent { act=io.homeassistant.companion.android.background.REQUEST_ACCURATE_UPDATE flg=0x10 } to io.homeassistant.companion.android/.background.LocationBroadcastReceiver

[dshokouhi]

Yea build 237 is the latest, thanks for double checking against the latest build.

[JBassett]

We might be able to use an IntentService to get this fixed? Need to play around with it and see if that is a viable solution.

[JBassett]

Or we might just need to add the package name to the broadcast intent....

[dshokouhi]

@JBassett I think that did the trick at least for me..... @vampik can you try the suggestion up above?

--------- beginning of system
08-04 12:21:33.793 18490 18490 D LocBroadcastReceiver: Got single accurate location update: Location[fused GPS hAcc=12 et=+1d0h28m15s398ms alt=189.70001220703125 vAcc=2 sAcc=??? bAcc=??? {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=52]}]
08-04 12:21:33.793 18490 18490 W LocBroadcastReceiver: Location not accurate enough on retry 1 of 5

I can update the docs accordingly

[anyuta1166]

@vampik can you try the suggestion up above?

Thank you, it works now.

That is, sending the intent does work. But the intent itself doesn't work as expected.

08-05 03:31:50.831 12957 12957 D LocBroadcastReceiver: Got single accurate location update: Location[fused 55,637371,37,357052 hAcc=12 et=+2d11h35m11s629ms alt=201.8000030517578 vAcc=2 sAcc=??? bAcc=??? {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=52]}]
08-05 03:31:50.831 12957 12957 W LocBroadcastReceiver: Location not accurate enough on retry 1 of 5
08-05 03:33:51.050 12957 12957 D LocBroadcastReceiver: Got single accurate location update: Location[fused 55,637371,37,357052 hAcc=12 et=+2d11h37m11s843ms alt=201.8000030517578 vAcc=2 sAcc=??? bAcc=??? {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=52]}]
08-05 03:33:51.050 12957 12957 W LocBroadcastReceiver: Location not accurate enough on retry 2 of 5
08-05 03:46:56.353 16786 16786 D LocBroadcastReceiver: Got single accurate location update: Location[fused 55,637371,37,357052 hAcc=12 et=+2d11h50m17s153ms alt=201.8000030517578 vAcc=2 sAcc=??? bAcc=??? {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=52]}]
08-05 03:46:56.353 16786 16786 W LocBroadcastReceiver: Location not accurate enough on retry 1 of 5
08-05 03:49:07.816 16786 16786 D LocBroadcastReceiver: Got single accurate location update: Location[fused 55,637371,37,357052 hAcc=12 et=+2d11h52m28s603ms alt=201.8000030517578 vAcc=2 sAcc=??? bAcc=??? {Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=52]}]
08-05 03:49:07.816 16786 16786 W LocBroadcastReceiver: Location not accurate enough on retry 2 of 5

2 retries and no actual location update. But I think this is a subject for another bug report which I'll create later.

For now I hotfixed this for myself by lowering the number of retries from 5 to 1.