AutomateIt - Smart Automation

Automatically launch tasks by location, SMS, battery level, wifi, calls and more

AutomateIt - Smart Automation

App stats

Version: 3.0.299 (Last updated: 2024-11-02)
Creation date: 2011-02-04
Permissions
Device & app history: retrieve running apps
Identity: find accounts on the device
Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information
Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
SMS:
  • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
  • receive text messages (SMS)
  • send SMS messages
Phone:
  • directly call phone numbers
  • reroute outgoing calls
  • read call log
  • read phone status and identity
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity
Other:
  • interact across users
  • update component usage statistics
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • send sticky broadcast
  • change network connectivity
  • connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  • disable your screen lock
  • full network access
  • change your audio settings
  • control Near Field Communication
  • read sync settings
  • run at startup
  • set wallpaper
  • use accounts on the device
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings
  • toggle sync on and off
  • read Google service configuration

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App summary

AutomateIt is designed to make your life easier by automating various tasks on your Android smartphone or tablet.

Define a set of your desired behaviors in response to events on your Android device.
Each behavior/rule is defined as a pair of Trigger-Action listed below.

"If you need your phone to adopt some autonomy, you can’t go wrong here" - www.androidpolice.com
"sometimes I’d like my phone to do stuff all on its own. It’s an Android after all" - www.androidapps.com
"AutomateIt Is a Simple and Free Android Automation Tool" - www.lifehacker.com
"It's truly an amazing app" - www.androidpit.com

AutomateIt provides a default set of useful rules to get you started:
Low battery warning
Quiet at night
Normal sound mode at morning
Max volume when headset unplugged
Lower volume when headset plugged
Unmute by SMS

Triggers:
• Any SMS Trigger - Triggers on SMS received
• SMS With Text Trigger - Triggers on receipt of SMS Message with a specific text
• Battery Level Trigger - Triggers on a defined battery level
• Bluetooth State Enabled/Disabled
• Bluetooth Device Connected - Any device or specific device
• Incoming/Hang Call - Any call or from a specific contact
• Headset Plugged/Unplugged Trigger
• Location Trigger - Arriving/Exiting a defined region
• External Power Connected/Disconnected
• Screen On/Off
• Wi-Fi Enabled/Disabled
• Connected to Wi-Fi network - Any network or a specific network
• Time Trigger - recurring time events
• GPS Enabled Changed - GPS Activated/Deactivated and started/stopped looking for current location
• SMS from contact
• USB Connected/Disconnected Trigger
• Airplane Mode Activated/Deactivated
• Dock State Trigger - Docked to Car/Desk
• Application Status Trigger - Triggers when selected application activated or deactivated
• Outgoing call - all calls or calling specific contact
• Sound Mode Changed to Silent/Vibrate/Normal
• Boot Trigger - triggers on device startup (assuming service starts on boot)
• Manual Trigger - Requires user explicit execution of this trigger
• Cell ID Trigger - Trigger when connecting or disconnecting from defined cellular cells
• NFC Trigger - use NFC tags to launch rules
• Weather Trigger - Monitor weather at your location
• Mobile Data State Trigger
• Activity Recognition - an EXPERIMENTAL trigger that detects when you are in a car, on a bicycle, on foot or standing still

Actions:
• Notification - Shows notification on notification bar
• Play Sound - Plays selected sound
• Set Bluetooth State - Enabled/Disabled
• Set Sound Mode - Silent / Vibrate / Normal (With/Without Vibrate)
• Set Speakerphone State - Turn on/off
• Set Volume - Sets volume of all streams or a specific stream
• Set Wi-Fi Adapter State - Enabled/Disabled
• Start Application
• Enable/Disable other rules
• Vibrate action
• Enable/Disable Data Connectivity action - [NOT supported on some devices - see why on developer website]
• Kill Application [Requires Root - see why on developer website]
• Launch Home Screen
• Activate/Deactivate Airplane mode [Supported for Android version prior to 4.2 and all rooted devices]
• Enable/Disable GPS [Supported for Android version prior to 2.3 and all rooted devices]
• Enable/Disable Sync
• Set Mobile Data - Enable/Disable Mobile Data
• Set Screen Brightness - Automatic or specific value
• Enable/Disable screen automatic rotation
• Dial Phone Number
• Send SMS to phone number
• Set screen timeout (Including "Never" turn off)
• Shutdown device [Requires Root]
• Text-to-Speech - Say defined text
• Reboot [Requires Root]
• Set Wallpaper - set your home screen wallpaper

Want to AutomateIt with your own language? visit http://goo.gl/qpDoI.
Supports English, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Polish, Danish, French, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Chinese, Hungarian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Russian

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Has been reliable and dependable for years with various phones.
  • Offers a great deal of customization and automation without requiring root access.
  • Users find it generally easy to use.
Cons
  • Location and Bluetooth triggers are inconsistent and often unreliable.
  • Recent updates have made the app less automatic, requiring user interaction for actions.
  • Lack of responsive support and updates has made the app problematic for many users.
Most mentioned
  • Issues with Bluetooth and location triggers.
  • Problems following app updates that hinder functionality.
  • Poor customer support and lack of updates.
User reviews
Previous review was 5 star. Recently, all my bluetooth trigger rules were deleted by the app, and I can no longer add bluetooth rules.
by Scott Merrill, 2024-10-29

It used to work fine, now it is causing a non-stop beeping sound whenever the screen is on. The beeping stops when the screen is off. To stop it completely I have to uninstall AutomateIt. A pity, since it used to be very good.
by Mark Treuthardt, 2023-12-01

Could be a useful app but can't get location trigger working reliably. Exit location trigger only works if I start maps when outside the trigger area which is useless as it should be automatic. I have tried all steps to keep location & maps on in background. I found that other apps appear to work more reliably under test. I won't mention because they are still under test.
by Tis Countryman, 2023-10-26
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