[APP][4.0+] Automate - automatic tasks

[1stSEA]

Hi

Question regarding if/when conditional block.

Block with some condition and waiting for "proceed when condition change":
When block entered with condition not met, will it continue immediately?

With block "when minimum wifi strength is 20%" it is waiting even when entered when wifi disabled. Probably I should first check if wifi enabled.
It would be convenient to assume when wifi is off then the signal 0% and continue right away...

And 3rd thing: When airplane mode turned on, it disables wifi. And command to enable wifi won't work

 

[xda6969]

Hi. Thinking of using Automate for a couple tasks. I currently use MacroDroid but I am having issues so I am hoping Automate will work. I have Android 11 and would like to disable Doze/Sleep on every restart. The phone does not receive notifications when it sleeps. I think this can be done with ADB in Automate but I'm new to this app. Is this something that can be done on a non-rooted phone? If so, do I need to connect to a PC every reboot?

 

[ballzak]

Hi

Question regarding if/when conditional block.

Block with some condition and waiting for "proceed when condition change":
When block entered with condition not met, will it continue immediately?

With block "when minimum wifi strength is 20%" it is waiting even when entered when wifi disabled. Probably I should first check if wifi enabled.
It would be convenient to assume when wifi is off then the signal 0% and continue right away...

And 3rd thing: When airplane mode turned on, it disables wifi. And command to enable wifi won't work

No, for that change the Proceed option to Immediately. So if you flow has to do something when first launched, you'd need two blocks, running throuh Proceed=Immediately at first, and Proceed=When changed for subsequent checks.

Wi-Fi being disabled should mean 0% signal strength.

While airplane mode takes precedence, preventing specific networks from be enabled separately, that's how it works. You may be able to use the System settings set block to specify which networks airplane mode should affect, see: https://groups.google.com/g/automate-user/c/UwRrEL5sZgQ/m/CabR0m_GAQAJ

 

[ballzak]

Hi. Thinking of using Automate for a couple tasks. I currently use MacroDroid but I am having issues so I am hoping Automate will work. I have Android 11 and would like to disable Doze/Sleep on every restart. The phone does not receive notifications when it sleeps. I think this can be done with ADB in Automate but I'm new to this app. Is this something that can be done on a non-rooted phone? If so, do I need to connect to a PC every reboot?

On a rooted device use the Device doze mode set state block: https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/block/device_idle_mode_set_state.html

Using ADB shell, try executing: dumpsys deviceidle disable
I dont know if disabling it is permanent through a root. See also: https://stackoverflow.com/a/60681007/445360

Currently the ADB shell command block do require a PC after every reboot, see: https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/block/adb_shell_command.html

 

[xda6969]

Thanks for the info.

 

[1stSEA]

With block "when minimum wifi strength is 20%" it is waiting even when entered when wifi disabled.

It is in waiting mode.

I experimented with this some more and found, that when I walk out of wifi range, wifi gets disconnected, but log still shows it is still waiting. Whn I open the block for editing it shows signal strenth 33.33%
So either it stuck on last signal value, or it says strength of some other wifi around (not connected to).

When I change the condition to the minimum signal 40% it works fine as expected.

 

[xda6969]

Anyone know how to keep Android 11 from going into sleep/doze mode... even by running some flow at regular intervals? The only way I know of waking it up is to pick the phone up and move it or unlock the screen... but it goes back into sleep 5 minutes afterwards if you stop using it. I guess some flow would need to run every 5 minutes.

 

[1stSEA]

Here is the bug:
Block "Time await" - it is impossible to enter time in range 0:00 am - 0:59 am.
The 0 is disabled when time field is empty.

 

[ballzak]

Here is the bug:
Block "Time await" - it is impossible to enter time in range 0:00 am - 0:59 am.
The 0 is disabled when time field is empty.

12 hour clock has no hour zero, try 12:00 am - 12:59 am.

 

[ballzak]

Automate version 1.31.2

What’s new:

• Using Google’s implementation of in-app purchase and verification
• Google Drive share block include “resourceKey” in download URL
• HTTP request block support chunked Transfer-Encoding
• App ops mode get & set blocks got Foreground mode (Android 10+)
• Dialog web block logs console messages to system log when Debug logging is enabled
• Screened calls should not show “missed calls” notification
• Fixed duplicate notifications issue

 

[xda6969]

Anyone know what flow would hang-up on any caller not in contacts without ringing?

 

[ballzak]

Anyone know what flow would hang-up on any caller not in contacts without ringing?

It should as simple as...
1. Flow beginning
2. Call screening: Caller phone number: pn
3. Contact query: Query value=pn, Value type: Phone number
Y. Call screening response: Allow
N. Call screening response: Block

 

[xda6969]

It should as simple as...
1. Flow beginning
2. Call screening: Caller phone number: pn
3. Contact query: Query value=pn, Value type: Phone number
Y. Call screening response: Allow
N. Call screening response: Block

Thanks. Seems simple enough but I must be doing something wrong. It's rejecting a valid contact and a non-contact is generating a java error - attempt to invoke virtual method... which stops the flow by failure and allows the call through. Does the incoming number have to match exact... I mean with - or () in it?

 

[ballzak]

Thanks. Seems simple enough but I must be doing something wrong. It's rejecting a valid contact and a non-contact is generating a java error - attempt to invoke virtual method... which stops the flow by failure and allows the call through. Does the incoming number have to match exact... I mean with - or () in it?

What is the error, maybe a block isn't configured correctly?
No, the phone numbers doesn't have to be exactly the same, the Contact query should handle a phone number however it's formatted.

 

[xda6969]

What is the error, maybe a block isn't configured correctly?
No, the phone numbers doesn't have to be exactly the same, the Contact query should handle a phone number however it's formatted.

The error is "Java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String android.net.Uri.getSchemeSpecificPart()' on a null object reference"

 

[ballzak]

The error is "Java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String android.net.Uri.getSchemeSpecificPart()' on a null object reference"

Hmm that's a poorly chosen error message, i'll fix that. It's likely caused by you forgetting to set the Query value or Caller phone number isn't assigned, i.e. the pn variable is null. To handle that insert before #3:
3. Expression true: #pn

That will check the length of pn, so it's not 0.

 

[xda6969]

Hmm that's a poorly chosen error message, i'll fix that. It's likely caused by you forgetting to set the Query value or Caller phone number isn't assigned, i.e. the pn variable is null. To handle that insert before #3:
3. Expression true: #pn

That will check the length of pn, so it's not 0.

Thanks, that fixes the error but it still rejects a number that is in my contacts. When I call and hide the number so it shows as private, it allows the call. I double-checked the flow and Yes is set to Allow and No to Reject.

 

[ballzak]

Thanks, that fixes the error but it still rejects a number that is in my contacts. When I call and hide the number so it shows as private, it allows the call. I double-checked the flow and Yes is set to Allow and No to Reject.

If the call is from a private/unknown number then the Caller phone number output variable will be null, that's to be expected. The only way to handle that would be to also Reject calls from unknown/no number.

 

[xda6969]

Would the private/unknown thing be handled in the same flow? What about it rejecting the call even though the number is in contacts?

 

[ballzak]

Would the private/unknown thing be handled in the same flow? What about it rejecting the call even though the number is in contacts?

Sure, the NO path of the Expression true (#pn ) block would be when there's no phone n number. The YES path of the Contact query block means it's a known contact.