Automate

An automation app for Android that can perform almost any task.

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By: LlamaLab
Version: 1.45.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-26)
Creation date: 2014-09-07
Permissions
Device & app history:
  • retrieve system internal state
  • retrieve running apps
  • read sensitive log data
Identity: find accounts on the device
Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information, add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge
Contacts:
  • find accounts on the device
  • read your contacts
  • modify 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
  • write call log
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
Camera: take pictures and videos
Microphone: record audio
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity
Wearable sensors/Activity data: body sensors (like heart rate monitors)
Other:
  • interact across users
  • update component usage statistics
  • transmit infrared
  • modify secure system settings
  • receive data from Internet
  • mock location sources for testing
  • view network connections
  • create accounts and set passwords
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • change system display settings
  • change network connectivity
  • connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  • disable your screen lock
  • control flashlight
  • measure app storage space
  • full network access
  • close other apps
  • change your audio settings
  • control Near Field Communication
  • read sync settings
  • run at startup
  • limit number of running processes
  • set time zone
  • set wallpaper
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings
  • toggle sync on and off
  • set an alarm
  • install shortcuts
  • read Google service configuration

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App summary

Android device automation made easy. Let Automate perform your daily routine automatically:
📂 Manage files on device and remote storage
☁️ Backup apps and files
✉️ Send and receive messages
📞 Control phone calls
🌐 Access online content
📷 Take pictures, record audio and video
🎛️ Configure device settings
🧩 Integrate other apps
⏰ Start tasks manually, on a schedule, when reaching a location, starting a physical activity and much more

SIMPLE, YET POWERFUL
Create your automated tasks by drawing flowcharts, simply add and connect blocks, novices can then configure them with predefined options, while experienced users may use expressions, variables and functions.

ALL-INCLUSIVE
Almost every feature on your Android smartphone or tablet can be controlled using the more than 380 building blocks that’s included:
https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/block/

SHARE YOUR WORK
Save time by downloading complete automation “flows” that other users already made and shared through the in-app community section:
https://llamalab.com/automate/community/

CONTEXT AWARE
Perform recurring tasks based on the time of day, your location (geofencing), physical activity, heart rate, steps taken, events in your calendar, app currently open, connected Wi-Fi network, remaining battery, and hundreds of other conditions and triggers.

TOTAL CONTROL
Not everything needs to be automatic, manually start complex tasks by clicking home screen widgets & shortcuts, Quick Settings tiles, notifications, media buttons on your Bluetooth headset, volume & other hardware buttons, by scanning NFC tags and more.

FILE MANAGEMENT
Delete, copy, move and rename files on your device, SD card and external USB drive. Extract and compress zip archives. Process text files, CSV, XML and other documents.

DAILY BACKUPS
Backup your apps and files to removable SD card and remote storage.

FILE TRANSFER
Upload and download files stored on Google Drive, FTP server, and online when accessible through HTTP.

COMMUNICATIONS
Send SMS, MMS, e-mail, Gmail, and other data through the built-in cloud messaging service. Manage incoming phone calls, perform call screening.

CAMERA, SOUND, ACTION
Quickly take photos using the camera, take screenshots, and record audio or video. Bulk process images, crop, scale and rotate them then save as JPEG or PNG. Read text in images using OCR. Generate QR codes.

DEVICE CONFIGURATION
Change most system settings, adjust audio volume, lower screen brightness, control Do Not Disturb, switch mobile network (3G/4G/5G), toggle Wi-Fi, tethering, airplane mode, power save mode and much more.

APP INTEGRATION
Easily integrate apps supporting the Locale/Tasker plug-in API. Otherwise, use every Android capability to do so, start app activities & services, send & receive broadcasts, access content providers, or as a last resort, screen scraping and simulated user inputs.

EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION
The full documentation is readily available within the app:
https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/

SUPPORT & FEEDBACK
Please don’t report problems or ask for support through Google Play store review comment, use the Help & feedback menu or the links below:
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AutomateUser/
• Forum: https://groups.google.com/g/automate-user
• E-mail: [email protected]


This app uses the Accessibility API to provide features that interact with the UI, intercept key presses, take screenshots, read “toast” messages, determine foreground app and capture fingerprint gestures.

This app uses the Device Administrator permission to provide features that check for failed login attempts and engage screen lock.

User reviews

I was looking for an alternative to Samsung Modes and Routines since there is a cap of 50 routines. This is the replacement I was looking for. No ads, no premium features so far, great UI, and very powerful. Also, it is very easy to use if you have programming experience. My only two complaints so far are that the await time cards should display the day off the week when that's the only thing set, and that the setting wallpaper card should allow you to crop the image.
by VAST THE DOGE, 2024-11-10

Unfortunately trying to figure out how to do anything on this is a headache. I wanted to find out a way to make the app automatically turn on/off my DNS setting but trying to navigate anything on this is impossible, it either just straight up isn't there or I have to navigate through 20 different blocks hoping one of them has anything related to that. Turns out, they don't, the only thing I've been able to find is related to the DNS ip address which isn't what I need. Bare bones is all 🤷‍♂️
by Mal Pal (YourPalMal), 2024-11-08

It does the thing on my phone where the app appears to be only able to be "deactivated" instead of uninstalled (based upon the playstore options as I don't want to uninstall. The developer's response provides insight), but despite this, this app is the type of extension I wish was on smart phones by default. Programming can be a little technical and difficult to understand at first, but the freedom you are given to program in simple "apps" makes me realize how limited smartphones really can be.
by James, 2024-11-04
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