yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] johnnysyeah:
I currently have this rule in place:

TRIGGER: Battery BELOW 50%

ACTION: Set sound to VIBRATE

ACTION: Disable GPS

However, the rule doesn't seem to be activating. My battery life is currently at 30%.

Did I miss something here? 0.o

EDIT:

Looks like when you use the battery level trigger, it needs to be Composite AND Trigger?

I set this Composite AND Trigger: Battery BELOW 50% AND Power source disconnected from device, and it worked.

Can anyone confirm this?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
That is not exactly true.

The "BELOW 50%" trigger will launch when the battery drops from 50% to 49%, so if you defined your rule when the battery was already below 50% it will not launch.

When you use the "battery BELOW X%" in a composite AND trigger, what happens is that when the other trigger is activated (in your case the "Power Disconnected Trigger"), AutomateIt checks the other triggers and since the battery was BELOW 50%, it launches the rule's action.
[Android Apps and Games] Tomdroid:
Also doesn't seem to work on the Galaxy Note.

And since you wrote it's under consideration: PLEASE add the screen off (and on) actions soon!

Just bought the pro version thinking this was in, now I'm forced to use yet another app just for switching the screen off when the Samsung Flip Cover is closed (light sensor minimum = launch "screen off and lock" app). Bummer.
[Android Apps and Games] pinowthebird:
I wanted this app for two specific situations:

1. Automatic sync once a day.

The trigger gets called correctly, but the sync action isn't performed.

I tried replacing it with a notification, and that does work.

So the trigger works, but the action doesn't.

2. Enable gps when Sygic opens, disable gps when Sygic closes.

The trigger doesn't get fired. Not when it opens, not when it closes.

I tried replacing the app with another app (like calculator), and that does work.

So the action works, but the trigger doesn't.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but this is frustrating :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiBratwurst:
Activating Gps doesn't seem to work on most phones, a bit of a bummer as this feature would be awesome.

Sync might be in the same category as it might cost money so android blocks the ability to toggle it with 3rd party apps..

Kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] pinowthebird:
I'm not sure you read my post correct...

GPS does get activated when (for example) Calculator opens.

But you might be right about Sync.

Anyone else? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
The sync action is not meant to start sync. It only turns on sync, just like toggling it from the settings screen.

About the GPS, Since it is activated with another app, please try using a different action (for instance, play sound) just to verify that the trigger is working or not.
[Android Apps and Games] pinowthebird:
Is there any other way to achieve this?

I have tested it, the trigger does not work.

Any idea what could cause this?

BTW: nice app you made, congrats!
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiBratwurst:
Yea, sorry I misunderstood.. I can't trigger gps on my phone, with any app or trigger.

Lucky you can do that at least! Fricken awesome app tho! :)

Kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] pinowthebird:
Too bad I can't seem to use with my default navigation software...

Enabling GPS when I open Calculator is quite useless, right?! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiBratwurst:
How about setting a manual trigger (desktop widget) to do a composite action.. Start navigation app and enable gps. And just always start your navigation app with that? :P

You could have it start your calculator too if you really miss it that much ;)

Kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] superstargoddess:
I love this app, better in so many ways than the -other- app that does this. ^^
[Android Apps and Games] pinowthebird:
Thanks, that would be a good workaround.

But I thought those composite actions were only available in the paid version?

Haha wise guy ;)
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiBratwurst:
Yea, I think they are.. I've only really ever used the paid version (so I can't remember what works in the free version) I like to support developers making great apps like this :)

But I'm sure the free version has lots of useful features too.

Kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] zeloc1:
Multiple Cell ID Zones

I am using Automateit Pro version and am having difficulty getting my task using cell id triggers to work. I read the cell id guide, searched this thread, and searched on other forums.

I have 3 zones in which I would like the phone to switch to Vibrate mode. There are 9 total cell ids for these 3 geographical locations. I created 2 profiles, both containing the 9, but one of them is checked and turns the phone to vibrate. This seems to work fine. The other profile has the 9, but unchecked, and turns the phone to normal mode, but this doesn't seem to work.

Have I set this up correctly? I confirmed that right now my cell phone tower is not one of the 9 in the first profile and yet my phone is in silent mode. I am using a CDMA android phone but do not think that this is the issue as my other profiles work fine.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Try looking at the rule history log to make sure that it does connect/disconnect to the defined cells.

the history log of each rule shows the cells connected and an indication whether the rule is active or not
[Android Apps and Games] Tomdroid:
Is there a reliable way to check for landscape mode?

I've tried it using the orientation sensors, however the settings I tried never resulted in a) enough positive and b) no false-positive readings. My guess is that this comes from the app always interpreting all 3 axis, whereas for identifying whether the phone lies at 90°, -90° (seen as portrait mode = 0°) would only require checking one axis and ignoring the other ones?

Unfortunately the app misses the simplest approach, a trigger that checks if the screen is actually in landscape mode.
[Android Apps and Games] zeloc1:
I checked the history and the last time Vibrate was active was 2/9/11 which makes sense. I cannot see which cell id it was connected to then because when I click it it takes me to the "Vibrate" rule log and all the most recent ones are when the rule shows "active = false." I also checked my "Vibrate off" rule, which has not triggered, and confirmed that the 9 cell ids are the same ones as in "Vibrate," but it is set to activate when it disconnects from 1 of those 9 cells, which should have also happened on the 9th. So the settings seem to be correct, but for some reason the "vibrate off" did not trigger. I do need to have 2 rules for this, 1 to turn on vibrate, and another to turn it off, right?
[Android Apps and Games] justauser:
I've noticed a problem with the cell tower stuff. The check box says leaving it unchecked means disconnecting from a tower, but I've seen cases where it is simply "not connected" which is different. Maybe you need 3 states (copnnected, not connected and leaving). Leaving has to mean was connected and now am not. One case to handle is that you are connected, go into airplane mode and then go out of airplane. This should be a leaving event. Maybe when I go into airplane mode it is a leaving event.

Anyway, great app.
[Android Apps and Games] kiwiBratwurst:
It used to work fine but now the enable/Disable lockscreen function doesn't work, I have changed kernels on the phone but can't see why this would effect it.. Not being able to control the lockscreen is a serious issue for me, no point using the app if I can't get this part working :( and yes I have tried multiple triggers including manual triggers..

Its a bit of a bugger.. Any ideas?

Kiwi

Edit: OK.. Reset phone and its working again.. Hrmmmm, ok... Don't worry all fixed :)

Keep up the good work!

Kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] R6Blitz:
I wanted to turn my wifi adapter on when I get home and turn it off when I leave, so I have two rules configure "wifi off" and "wifi on"

wifi off works great, checks to see if my wifi adapter is in a disconnected state and tuns off the adapter if it is.

wifi on is a different story. I use a location based trigger and want my wifi adapter to turn on when I am near home. I configured a 1500m radius so I know I'm well inside of it but the adapter never turns on. The rule log shows within the 1500m but shows "Is inside target region=Unknown".

I'm using coarse accuracy.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] TheScarecrow:
I turn my WiFi off/on like you want to do by using the Cell ID Trigger. Once you capture all the Cells you connect to in your home and also set a delay, its amazing how accurately it can work. My WiFi turns off/on at virtually the same distance from my home every time.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
I recommend reading through the location trigger user guide.

It will give you a much better understanding of how this works and what "Unknown" means, especially the following diagram:

Is Inside Target Region Diagram
[Android Apps and Games] TheScarecrow:
Text to Speech Warnings

I've all sorts of rules setup that are automating lots of things for me. But I have a recurring problem that I haven't been able to find an elegant solution to.

I have a number of complex trigger setups that causes composite actions to occur. When one of the actions is to give a warning e.g. "Going into airplane mode in one minute" to give me the time to cancel it manually and I set a Delay of one minute, the spoken warning is given at the end of the delay making it pointless.

This may seem like a simple problem to solve but try as I may I cannot find a good solution. The only solution I have used is to duplicate the whole complex trigger just to give the speech warning without the delay. I hate to do that.

This is a fantastic App and experimenting with its possibilities is great fun to do.

---------- Post added at 10:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 PM ----------

Am I right in thinking that the Location Trigger will use a lot more battery than the Cell ID Trigger? That's why I chose to use the Cell ID and AutomateIT does not show up in my battery consumption list despite using lots of rules.
[Android Apps and Games] Icey34:
Hey guys, I'm having problems making some rules for me. I want my WiFi ON when in range of a network that is preferred on the phone, and OFF when it is out of range. (When the phone would normally switch to 4g)

I tried to make a location -> wifi ON rule, but it did not work. I set the radius really small (on top of house practically) and set the Sampling rate to 30 seconds.

I would love for this app to work. Read the guides linked and still didn't work.

I'm on the GNexus Verizon, 4.0.4 Android.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] exodus1337:
Thank you

This is a very useful app.. Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] zeloc1:
So it seems that there is a problem with leaving the box unchecked. Muzikant, what does it mean for the box to be unchecked, I would have thought of this as being I was in 1 cell phone tower range and now I am not, therefore it should have been triggered, but it doesn't. It appears that this function does not work properly.

How do I set a "not connected" state, I thought that this was what the check box meant.
[Android Apps and Games] Icey34:
To add to this: I have Use GPS Enabled on the location trigger, but I don't have GPS enabled on the phone. I disabled the gps enabled on the trigger still didn't work. I am probably overlooking something here.
[Android Apps and Games] R6Blitz:
Thanks! Works Great.
[Android Apps and Games] movrshakr:
If you use the cell ID approach to turn off wifi, say you arrive at a place that has open wifi (relative's house, McDonalds, wherevver), are you able to manually turn it on there, or does the rule turn it right back off?

Would you please post the full rules?
[Android Apps and Games] TheScarecrow:
Its a trigger driven thing, in this case trigger on entry our exit so actions are performed at the point of entry or exit only. So the answer is yes, you can override it manually.
[Android Apps and Games] Icey34:
I'm trying to make a rule for wifi on/off when I enter/leave house with Cell ID trigger, but when I scan cells in my house, it finds NOTHING, after 30 minutes.

What can I do? Verizon 4G GNexus.
[Android Apps and Games] zeloc1:
I've found that when it says "no cells" it generally already has the correct cell/cells stored below. Does it already list any cells?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Once you have at least one active rule with cell id trigger, you can use the option to "add cell from recent" so you don't even need to scan for cells.

You can simply save your trigger and after a few hours just add all the cells that are relevant from the cells history.

More details on how to do it are on the following link:

http://muzikant-android.blogspot.com/2011/12/cell-id-trigger-guide.html
[Android Apps and Games] Icey34:
This app is... AMAZING :) Worked to turn it on, but now how do I set one for off (when I leave house)? Does it use the same cell? I also noticed if I manually turn it off right after it auto-connected it wont auto connect again, that's normal right? I don't mind that.
[Android Apps and Games] vossy99:
I just found this app the other day. I like what it does so far - I'm only running the free version at this stage, but will happily upgrade to the paid version if it can do most of these things.

I have a couple of questions about what it can or can't do in relation to a series of clicks & button presses everytime I go out for a run.

The pre run process:

1. Disable Juice Defender, so just disable the service. Kill the process doesn't work - it just restarts

2. Click widget for Root call blocker

3. Click widget to disable screen lock - I believe screen lock can be disabled in the Paid version??

4. Launch Playlist shortcut - again, think I read shortcuts can be run in the paid version

5. minimise music player

5. Turn on GPS - got this covered with the free version as a trigger when Runkeeper opens

6. Launch Runkeeper app

Then reverse the above when I'm done.

So I guess can the paid version

a. activate/click widgets?

b. disable/enable services

c. minimse applications, or change screen visibility.

Thanks for any answers.
[Android Apps and Games] game2003:
請問如何設定搖晃手機關螢幕!?
[Android Apps and Games] ugotproblemz:
Hey op. What do u recommend the sampling time should be for optimum battery life?

Im thinking about upgrading to the pro. But battery life is important to me. I lost 30% over night (7 hr) with 30 minutes of location sampling

Thanks,
[Android Apps and Games] pwoita:
You are not able to disable services

The only way is if the developer of that product allows the developer of automatit to send a message to his program to shut it down, which is difficult because, rarely will 2 developers bother contacting other people at all, and also it would require both willing to do more work.

Also im not sure it can click widgets.

Or send programs in the background.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
30 minutes sounds reasonable to me.

I have several location triggers set to an interval of one hour and I see no affect on battery life.

Also, you didn't mention how much battery did AutomateIt consumed from your battery stats so I can't say if that was the main juice consumer.

Other questions that come to mind: Are you using both GPS and coarse location ? did you have GPS reception during that time frame ?
[Android Apps and Games] Icey34:
To add to this, how do I find a cell for it to trigger wi-fi off? Seems rather confusing, do I need to be standing where wi-fi should be off?
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Strange, my AutomateIt Pro still seems to be randomly deleting rules on its own. I'm looking at 2 backup files right now (via Restore Rules), spaced one week apart and a few rules from the earlier one are missing in the later one.
[Android Apps and Games] yuyang226:
Looks interesting
[Android Apps and Games] mankokoma:
just in between. thanks for this app! using pro version 4 couple of weeks & it does anything I want it!

sent from a tropical island with xda app(

sent from the desert with xda app)
[Android Apps and Games] nospamboz:
Disable Sync>Background data?

Automateit looks good, but the main thing I want is not quite there.

I prefer to keep "Settings>Accounts and Sync>Background data" disabled. The only app I use that requires it enabled is Android Market. Whenever I use the Market, it forces me to turn on background data, and I have to remember to turn it off again via Settings manually. Of course, I don't always remember, which irks me.

(Just to clarify, I prefer to control internet connectivity manually, whether wifi or mobile data. What I want off by default is the "background data" toggle. Why turn off background data on a smartphone? Color me thrifty, or stingy if you prefer.)

You almost have what I need, whereby Automateit can enable and disable auto-sync when Market starts and stops. Enabling auto-sync also enables background data (which makes sense), but background data is left on when auto-sync is turned off when Market stops. I basically want the same functionalty, but toggling background data rather than auto sync.

A search on this thread showed that someone else asked this question back in July 2011 (before I had my Android), so it's not just me. At that time you seemed to confuse "background data" with "mobile data", so I'm trying to make what I'd like to have clear.

It's a wonderful tool, though. I might have to think through some more functionality if I can get this background data issue resolved.

Thanks for writing it!
[Android Apps and Games] ugotproblemz:
Hey op! So i purchased the pro version after clearifying that your app wasnt the cause for battery drain.

So i had the app for a few days and everything runs find. But sms trigger doesnt seem to work for me for so odd reason. Im on tmo sg2 on 3.5.6

Thanks for the great work
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Do you mean the "Any SMS Trigger" or "SMS With Text"/"SMS From Contact" Trigger ?
[Android Apps and Games] ugotproblemz:
Sms with text and sms from contact both dont work for me. I checked the history log and dont see anything besides rule created...

Besides stock messaging app im also using go sms if that means anything

Thanks,
[Android Apps and Games] linar10:
Same here sms dont work "sms with tekst"

Htc Desire & Runnymede AIO
[Android Apps and Games] uuuuun:
i like your idea
[Android Apps and Games] TheScarecrow:
Text to Speech upgrade Idea

@Muzikant

It would be so cool to have an additional option in the Text to Speech Action. I just need a check box to ignore/observe the rules delay, if one has been set.

So a rule that turns on Airplane mode with a one minute delay can give the warning 'going into airplane mode in one minute' at the start of the delay period, rather than at the end of the one minute delay as it exists now. This gives you the chance to cancel the action manually if you don't want it to happen.
[Android Apps and Games] Subtuppel:
Hello there, i already emailed that to the developer as i did not see this forum thread earlier - guess this is the better place for questions.

i just purchased the pro version of the app yesterday and everything is fine besides something that does not work as I expect it to do:

(Working with a Galaxy Note, standard Android 2.3.6 as it shipped).

I defined two rules:

certain wifi connects -> disable screen lock

certain wifi disconnects -> enable screen lock

as soon as the above "unlocking rule" is triggered, the home key does not work any more when the screen is unlocked. Things go back to normal when i simply uninstall your app (as i now discovered,it _sometimes_ helps just to force the app to stop via android settings and restart it), so i am pretty sure that this is caused by AutomateIt.

Is this just a problem with the Note? If not, is there any workaround you can suggest, or is this possible to be fixed? I saw that Llama, which i liked less than automateIt, marks that very similar screenlock-disabling feature as "buggy".
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
In most cases where this happens, It's probably caused by a blank character in the text you've defined for the "SMS with Text" trigger. make sure you don't have any blank space or new line in your SMS text.

Another thing that you can try is to uncheck the "Exact Match" checkbox of the "SMS With Text" trigger configuration
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Hi Muzikant, not asking for an ETA or anything, but am just curious about the status of any new features from the 2nd Vote for feature (link included for those who don't know about it)?
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
Currently, You can achieve this by having two rules - one with delayed execution and another one without it. It's a bit less elegant solution but should work. I have the same thing for my Bluetooth headset disconnect that plays a sound and after 15 seconds (if no Bluetooth device is connected) it turns off the device Bluetooth).
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
I was recently focused on my new app (

My Top Apps

) and saw that the voting is very close (2-3 features have almost exactly the same vote count).

I believe I'll get to it very soon ;)
[Android Apps and Games] TheScarecrow:
Thanks for your reply but that is what I'm already doing and as some of my rules are long and complex, it gets very messy. An ignore delay check box would provide a very elegant solution.
[Android Apps and Games] algarues:
Why not including a "Disable / enable background data" action?

It is currently used only as a trigger
[Android Apps and Games] Subtuppel:
It would be really nice to get some answer or hint to my question in this post.

The main reason for me to use that program is as simple as the screenlock on/off on wifi connect feature - just without making the home key defunct.
[Android Apps and Games] dknight3:
Hey, i know this is old thread but im hoping you still read this.

could you please add an action to key input?

like when you call a number and you have to push 1 or somthing.

im trying to get it to call a number and push 1 like a couple seconds later.

i tried to call the number one but that doesnt work it tries to make a seperate call. so if you could please add something that you can input numbers that would be great. thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] thafath:
You can use comma (,) after the number. Ex. 123 456 7890,,1

This will call the number, wait a second or two depending on the number of comma, then enter 1.
[Android Apps and Games] Muzikant:
I've read your original post and I see no reason for it to be caused by AutomateIt. Also, I didn't get any other report of such an issue.

a few questions that might assist in getting some more info about this issue:

What kind of lockscreen are you using ?

are you using (or have used) another lockscreen widget/app ?

does it also happen when you use different trigger ?

does it only happen when the screen is off ?
[Android Apps and Games] corgar:
Hi, i need to create a switch to disable data connection when screen id off AND when tapatalk or browser are not running. I can choose only application started or closed but i can't manage to check running process. Any hint? Sry for bad english.
[Android Apps and Games] namartlu:
Is there a way to determine if an application has been launched or exited? Right now the application status trigger only tell between activated or deactivated. For example, I want to disable GPS only if I exit the navigation application, but not if I am just switching to some app and will come back to it quickly.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Ixany:
I seem to have the same issue with my gs2...

I hope it will be fix.

Really nice app!!
[Android Apps and Games] arthur93:
I may have done somethign wrong here on my galaxy S running ICS cuz I can't configure it properly.
[Android Apps and Games] Subtuppel:
Thanks for your answer, was busy so i could not reply earlier.

I am using the standard lockscreen as it came with the phone.

I have been using Screen Off&Lock, but only manually - i never expected that to have any effect ....

It seemed as if uninstalling it solves the problem, but still the same is happenening after a few minutes...

What trigger would you recommend for the "coming to a known wlan area" event?