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[Android Apps and Games] gabi11:
Hi,

thanks a lot for this great app and update.

my most useful app I purchased!

A couple of things I would love if you could take care of:

1. I know that the gps enable/disable is a problem on samsung's devices, but there is at least one anti theft app I know of that can enable gps if given root permissions.

is it something that can be taken care of...?

2. The synchronization issue.

I saw that in order to solve the problem with automatic syncing on ics and newer versions, other automation apps use synker as a plugin (synker is kind of a widget that enables syncing for specific accounts).

will you use integration with plugins in the future?

A small remark about the rules market which is awesome- it would be great if I could upload a set of rules that actually around the same purpose,instead of uploading them separately.

I also saw that when I upload a rule which among other things disable another rule, than I can't share the name of the rules which will be disabled.

It's a bit problematic when I want to share more complicated rules.

Thanks a lot and kol hakavod :D
[Android Apps and Games] demistoja:
Bluetooth & Gps

Hi

How to set rule:

Bluetooth on when GPS speed more then 10km/h ?
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Just to confirm the calendar trigger works now. Happy dance. :)

Galaxy Nexus / Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] sci05:
Features

I love the new UI and I just bought the Pro version.

I was trying to create a couple rules, but realized the features i wanted weren't available.

1. I want to create a so so that if i received a call call and I wanted to ignore it i could just turn the phone over and it would end the call.

The action to "End Call" could also be used in numerous other ways as well. ie. it can be used as a call blocker, to end calls on certain numbers.

2. I tried using the premade rule to have speakerphone enabled when the phone was far and to disable it when the phone was near. However, i realized there's a certain bug to it.On trigger of the incoming call the rule would enable speaker phone, but this doesn't register with the phone app because it opens after in trigger has been enabled. To solve this it would be good if there was trigger for having an "App running" or "App in forground" not sure if google api has this as something that could be used. However this "App running/open" trigger could be useful for other if they only want certain rules to run only when a particual app is open.

Just some food for thought. Not sure how popular my ideas are, but it would be nice if other would chime in if they like my proposed features so that maybe it can get on the voting list.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Piccles:
Tried the app for about an hour...loved it so much that i purchased the pro version. I'm a bit surprised that even with the pro version i have to earn "points" in order to download pre defined rules...

Apologies, i haven't read all 109 odd pages of this thread.

Sent from my Gnex
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
this rule market feature (and points etc)is just been introduced, I'm sure that based on the early experiences it might be changed, if this is a major problem

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the application state trigger can be seen on the 4th picture on the Google Play

I'm sure that it is a planned trigger -maybe in next release?
[Android Apps and Games] sci05:
Good catch. I didn't notice that. I hope it's in the next release too.
[Android Apps and Games] fireflyv2:
Script Execution

Hi,

I'm looking for an app to automate certain tasks, and came upon 2 apps which seem to be perfect for my use. One is Tasker, which did everything right, except that it cost a heck of a lot, and AutomateIt, which I will be testing for the next couple of days. I'm unable to see if scripts are supported by AutomateIt, as I really need this to work.. Any replies in this regard would be helpful.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
nope, it seems it's sort of bug

the application status trigger is present on ics rom, on my friend's tablet, but missing on my galaxy s3 jelly bean rom
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Another UI suggestion.

When looking at my rules and I press on the down facing arrow to the right, it expands some actions. I notice two things that could be improved here:

1) The first action is an On/Off toggle. It is always cut off; that is, the entire actions menu seems shifted when it should be left justified. I'm sure you know what I mean, but see the screenshot below.

2) When pressing any of the actions, there is absolutely no feedback (except for the On/Off toggle) given to the user indicating that it was actually pressed. For example, the user has no way of knowing anything actually happened after pressing the "Perform Action" button. There should be a toast message showing that the action was performed, and all action buttons should be highlighted when pressed, just like any other button in Android.

Speaking of user feedback, when doing things like "Export to CSV" and pressing "Backup Rules", the user is also left with no confirmation that anything happened!

These things and my previous comments being said, your team could really use the help of someone with experience in UI design.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Thanks for the feedback. These issues will most likely be fixed for next update.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
:good: Great, looking forward to it. Every one of these fixes is one step closer to a more refined, quality app!
[Android Apps and Games] zhuozhi211:
hi Dev, can you create an Action to switch NFC On/ Off?

Would like to have NFC on during certain hours.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
You can do it now.

Trigger - NFC trigger

Action - (your choice)

Rule Details - choose Active Days and Active Hours
[Android Apps and Games] alexbk66:
I don't like new UI

I must admit, it's a good try and looks much better, but usability sucks.

Before it was easy to see from the main page all the rules at a glance. All triggers and all actions. Now it's impossible.

Before, you edit the rule and see the triggers, actions, etc. Now you have to click on each trigger or action to see it.

Also, how do I enable a rule manually?

Also, where's the individual rule history now? For example, for location or cell ID triggers it was easy to troubleshoot the rule (if it didn't trigger) by looking at the rule history. Now it's gone?
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
I agree with this. Prior display arrangement was better.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Agreed. Much more complex and far less intuitive. Takes three times longer to create of edit a rule with flipping back and forth. I find I make more mistakes that are harder to find in complex rules than before. As stated, being able to see the entire rule and individual history was much better interface.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Thanks for your feedback.

We keep on improving AutomateIt, and UI is obviously one of the main things we are working on, and will keep on working in the future.

As for the specific questions above:

When editing composite Trigger/Action you can click on the summary just below the slider and see the full description as it was in the previous UI. See more at this link.

Enable/Disable rule manually can be performed by pressing the "On/Off" button on the rule toolbar. See more at this link.

You can still access each rule history log from the main history screen by clicking the con beside the rule name or from the rule toolbar on "My Rules" screen. See more at this link.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Turning On/Off NFC trigger is not supported in AutomateIt
[Android Apps and Games] sci05:
How about this? Is this a bug?i don't see application status trigger on my nexus
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
This will be resolved in next update.
[Android Apps and Games] alexbk66:
RTFM?

Yeah, after reading the user manual, I worked it out. But the previous version (and usually other freeware) I work out without reading the manual. And sure, 95% users can't be bothered reading manuals.
[Android Apps and Games] sluzbenik:
No SMS functions

Anyone have any idea why I can't get either SMS trigger to work?

Just trying to do a simple "findme" action, to trigger playing a sound file on receipt of the SMS. I tried using delayed execution so the sound playing doesn't conflict with the normal notification sound, but no luck.

I am using GoSMS, would that have anything to do with it?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Using GoSMS might cause this not to work.

There is a setting within GoSMS that disables other apps from receiving the SMS notification.

To disable it go to GoSMS settings->Advanced->Receive Settings and uncheck the "Disable other message notification" checkbox.
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
How do I grant super user access to the app? The rules set up are not active because the app has not asked for super user access. I've tried uninstall and reinstall but that didn't help.
[Android Apps and Games] jayroolz:
I love this app since a year ago, had it on 3 phones already.

One rule that amused be is the "where is my phone?" Rule

but trying to add it everytime i add a contact recipient for the sms it always gives me the same contact

is it just me?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
Hi!

Could anyone confirm this possible bug?

Samsung Galaxy s3, android 4.1 jelly bean stock rom

rule:

T: composite AND

outgoing call + proximity sensor (far) (values independent, but I didn't change it first)

A: turn on speakerphone

symptom: the normal speaker on the front got overrided, white noise came out very loud, it was a bit scary

loudspeaker on the back of the phone sounded distorted as well

when rule was deleted, everything went back normal

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] alexbk66:
Cancelled Delayed execution notification

Quite often I have a notification for the delayed execution (Click to cancel) - if it's interrupted by a trigger - the notification doesn't go away, just stays there, even if I click it. I have to restart the service to get rid off the notification. Very annoying, any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] gerard0986:
Does the "Send SMS" action work if you have the Stock Message apk removed and replaced with GoSMS?
[Android Apps and Games] LuHash:
not tested it, but I think it'll relay on default sms app set in android confoguration
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
short feedback:

1. kill application action doesn't work with TuneIn Radio...maybe the radio has more services running and automate doesn't kill the whole cascade....I don't know, just report it

2. disable lockscreen action doesn't work properly, or maybe just a misunderstanding. Does it mean disabling the autolock of the screen, or disabling the lockscreen itself (i mean you cannot activate it with power button)? I guess the previous one..this case it would be better to name it disable autolock or sth.
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
Funny you should mention Tune In app. I just had a notification saying I could get into a certain audio. Huh? Where did that come from?

I figured it out, only from the icon, that it was Tunein. I opened my app-killer. Tunein isn't even running! But there was the notification.

I open Tunein app, and go to settings. Sure enough, some past update has turned on a setting that I want to get push notifications sent to me! Naughty.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Some more UI feedback:

I created a rule with a composite trigger of about 10 triggers. I made this before the UI overhaul. Yesterday I went to edit it for the first time on the new version, and I could not figure out how to pick a particular trigger out of 10. Instead of a list of the triggers, there are icons? And I don't understand what happens when you click on one, or how to click on a specific one? And even if you manage to find that one trigger, how to delete it or modify it? This is an awful mess at the moment. Either I'm missing something really obvious or this needs a lot of work. Regardless, this was a step in the wrong direction.

Overall, graphically the app appears to have the desire to meet Android's new UI rules. However, in terms of usability, this doesn't seem to be the case at all..
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
Muzikant,

one of the major plusses of automateIT over other automation apps was its ease of use. It appears this latest incarnation has seriously degraded that nice advantage.

I'm not saying to go back to the old one (although I was OK with it), but I truly think a serious look is needed at places in the app where "how to do it" has become unclear or requires more steps than before.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Your comments are (as usual) taken into consideration when the app is being updated.

I see what you mean and will attempt to address that.
[Android Apps and Games] silverburst11:
Is there any way to get a text message to show in the messaging app when Automate it sends it?

For instance I have a rule to send a text to a specific person twice a day, but since there is no sent message in the messaging app I have no way of knowing if it was sent or not, without asking them.
[Android Apps and Games] Pkt_Lnt:
Back to my calendar events not working after setting up two more calendars. Now I have three and none of then activate or deactivate if manually changed after failed start.

Galaxy Nexus / Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Since AutomateIt uses Android to send out text messages, there is no way to make sure this will show on the sent messages folder of a specific messaging app.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Please contact me using the "Help !" button on the app About screen.
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
Why not just have a second Action that sends the same text to yourself? If you receive that, you know the rule executed.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Sending another text message will work but might be a bit too much.

You can use the "Notification Action" as an alternative.
[Android Apps and Games] silverburst11:
Thanks. Its not the biggest deal, more out of luxury for me to know if it went or not. Thanks for letting me know.
[Android Apps and Games] DayDreamin24:
Love this app, keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] zhuozhi211:
some suggestions

i have been using AutomateIt Pro for quite a while... the latest update with NFC and new UI are very welcomed changes... but as usual there are room for improvement.

Just some suggestions:

1) UI

- Instead of icons should really leave it as list, apparent when you have a long list of actions.

2) Trigger

- can you add a condition to read NFC On/ Off?

3) Action

- can you add an action to trigger NFC On/ Off?

- can you add an action to trigger the list of actions of another rule (regardless of the Trigger of that rule)?

- can you add an action to launch Activity (in addition to just App)?

May be too much to ask for, but just my suggestion.
[Android Apps and Games] matgaf:
Trigger checking with activated tules

I'm coming from Tasker and am completely new to AutomateIt and I really love the ease of use and the interface. I stumbled over one thing though, and I cannot imagine that it is intended to be this way...

Let me give an example rule:

Trigger: Docked to desk

Action: Notification in notification bar

Rule: Start at 1pm; End at 2pm

Now, when I put the phone into the dock between 1pm and 2pm (while the rule is active), it works as expected and shows the notification. On the other hand, when the phone is already docked while the rule switches from inactive to active state at 1pm, nothing will happen. Seems like the triggers are not checked when a rule switches active states.

Another thing, while i'm at it. In Tasker, when a task becomes inactive, it will revert it's actions to the state they were before the Task changed them (when possible). That's really useful when I have a rule that switches to airplane mode at night between 10pm and 8am. It will automatically switch airplane mode off at 8am. As far as my testing went with AutomateIt, I will have to write an extra rule for things like these, which blows up my rule list quite a bit.

Anyways, thanks for the great app!
[Android Apps and Games] jesterhs:
I apologize ahead of time if this has been covered and I missed it. I have automateit pro and love the app. I can get it to launch iheartradio but how do I get it to start playing a station?
[Android Apps and Games] bendrum30:
@jesterhs: You can have iheartradio automatically play your selected station within the iheartradio app settings. I have it set up so my bt headset connection launches iheartradio, which immediately starts playing the last station I was listening to. Then when my bt it's disconnected for any reason, iheartradio quits. Hope this helps!
[Android Apps and Games] wrapperNo1:
Wakeup Device

Hey there, this app is great - when it works. I love the idea and the interface is not bad.

I tried searching for this but it's difficult to get meaningful results for this query.

I have set a couple of rules to disable GPS and Data at night, and then reenable them in the morning. However, the "Wakeup device" option doesn't seem to work on my rooted SGS3. I tested the feature works at all, I found that disbling GPS doesn't work, but disabling data does. However, it just doesn't do that at night. It doesn't wake up my device to implement the rule.

Help, please?
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
maybe it's more complex,but imho waking up device means only to turn the screen on, I've never used it but all my rules are executed -even at night.

did you double check that there are no opposite rules? (although the app checks it and notify you if that happens)
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Using the "Wake device" option in the Time Trigger is not meant to turn on the device or the screen.

It is used to specify that even if the device is asleep, the trigger will launch.

If you don't use this option (which is checked by default), the trigger will only launch in case the screen is turned on at the specified time.
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
Thanx for clearification, now I made a short test, i've set the rule then turned off the screen and put my phone on the table.

T: time trigger + turn on device is UNchecked

A: play sound

The music started at the specified time eventhough the screen was off.

I know that screen locked/off state doesn't necessarily means that the gadget is in "sleep" or "deep sleep" state, but I cannot test it in any other way.

BTW it's always unchecked for me and all of my rules are executed in order.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Screen off does not necessarily mean that the device is asleep. It takes some time of inactivity to make the device go to sleep.

I don't know the exact time that makes each device go to sleep mode but you can see the same behavior with Wifi been inactive after a certain period of time that the device was not active.

To make a long story short, even without checking the "wake device" checkbox it MIGHT work but there is no guarantee for that.
[Android Apps and Games] atuladhikari:
Downloaded the app. Purchased the app after 30 minutes.

Yes its that good.

The only problem is that of the points system.

In my opinion this should be done away with as people will go about uploading basic rules.

Maybe its okay to have it in the basic version, but when you have purchased it then there should be no such limitation.

Battery does last atleast an hour longer. Now i have to wait and see a 1% drop in battery thanks to auto disabling data when screen is off...
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
now it must be clear for all of us :)

thx
[Android Apps and Games] stfudude:
I'm trying to make two rules, one for turning sync on, and one to turn sync off.

1) smart sync rule

*T: [any network is connected] AND [device screen is turned on] OR [execute action every 30 minutes]

*A: enable sync

2) sync power saving mode

*T: [any network is disconnected] AND [device screen is turned off] OR [execution action every 5 minutes]

*A: disable sync

Both of this rules work partially. I can see the toast notification saying that the rule is executed but there is actually nothing being done. Sync doesn't change at all after the rule is executed.

My phone config:

- Galaxy S3 I9300

- Siyah Dual boot kernel

- Primary rom: Wanamlite JB v3.9 (custom rom based on official Samsung's Jelly Bean XXDLIH, Android 4.1.1)

- Secondary rom: Paranoid Android 2.2

If there is any flaw to these rules I'm trying to make, please inform me. If this is indeed a bug, then I hope Muzikant will fix it.

regards.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Since you see the notification when you expect the rule to be triggered I guess the trigger part is fine.

The enable/disable sync action works on devices running Android 2.2 and on other devices with root but that depends on the specific ROM installed. It looks like your ROM does not allow the sync to be toggled.
[Android Apps and Games] stfudude:
Thanks for your reply. Yes, I tried that rules on my secondary rom (paranoid android) and it's working as intended.

How can I ask the rom dev to allow sync to be toggled? Is there any specific things I should mention to him?
[Android Apps and Games] eozen81:
Excellent app. Keep up the good work mate.
[Android Apps and Games] raddacle:
Most of my rules rely on Application Status and of course running JB it lacks that feature. How much longer are we waiting for an update fix?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Should be several days from now. Just doing some final testing on that.
[Android Apps and Games] raddacle:
Oh perfect!! Thanks so much
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Thanks for your feedback:o

AutomateIt does not support camera actions yet but this was already requested by several users so it might be added in future releases.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Hello, chiming in with more feedback regarding the UI. In the rules list, when pressing Menu and choose a sorting mode, that preference does not stick. It will always revert back to sorting by rule name.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Done.

Will be included in next release.
[Android Apps and Games] kuoyuan1:
It's a good app for me!

But I think it will be better if app can support time-duration trigger as a background rule. For example, I setting 8:30 am~11:30 pm to a work mode,11:30pm to 8:30am as night mode, and 9:00 pm to a meeting mode. After meeting end, App can't return to work mode/night mode automatically.

By the way, I think automateit pro support light sensor and Pickup/Hangout phone call action is better,too.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
New release

Hi,

Just released a new update with the following features:

• NEW App icon !

• Gain points for the Rules Market by uploading rules or sharing existing ones on Facebook or Twitter

• NEW Action: Open URL

• Application State Trigger is now supported on Jelly Bean

• Updated translation for all languages and added a NEW language: Hungarian

• UI and bug fixes

Some of the fixes/adjustments are thanks to the great feedback here on XDA so keep it coming !
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
Just updated.

One suggestion...font in settings area (not title of each section but the explanation below the title) is too small for those of your users who are over 30. :)

Oh, since i am on the subject off fonts, please look at

http://muzikant-android.blogspot.com/2011/03/automateit-useful-rules.html

...the text is next to unreadable--not due to size, but it is a light gray that has hardly any contrast.

Finally, I do not see the command button to upload rules to market.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
:) Thanks.

The settings screen entire UI is going to change, and the font size is only one of the things that is on the "todo list".
[Android Apps and Games] marcedli:
thx, nice work!

Now as I can see the result I've updated hungarian translation and added missing strings.

Have a nice day!

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Go to your rules, display details by the arrow on the right

On the grey context menu ribbon you can see Upload rule