Driving / Car Mode
NFC tap on the dock or Bluetooth connect to your car triggers a stack: DND on, Maps + Spotify launched, brightness max, auto-reply to incoming WhatsApp with "driving — call you back". Reverses on disconnect.
// services / android-automation
Android Automation Service — Make Your Phone Work for You
We build the Tasker, MacroDroid, NFC and Home Assistant workflows you have been meaning to set up for two years. Free discovery call, written scope, fixed quote, hand-off with a quick-reference card so you can tweak profiles yourself later.
What Counts as Android Automation
Automation is when your phone does something without you tapping it — based on time, location, Wi-Fi network, NFC tag, sensor reading, notification, calendar event, app event, or an external webhook. Done well it is invisible: the phone just behaves how you want it to, in every context. Done badly it eats battery and triggers at the wrong time, which is why setup matters.
We focus on practical workflows you actually use every day — driving profiles, focus modes, NFC dock triggers, smart-home bridges, scheduled Termux scripts, auto-replies, automated backups — not gimmicks. Most builds take 60–180 minutes from kick-off to hand-off.
Common Workflows We Build
A representative sample from the last 90 days. If your idea is not on this list, ask — almost everything is buildable.
Work / Focus Profiles
Office Wi-Fi connects → silent mode, work email enabled, personal Insta/TikTok blocked, Slack notifications elevated. Leaves the office → reverses to home profile. Calendar-aware so meetings auto-mute.
Auto-Clock-In for Field Workers
Geofence around the worksite. Arrival fires a webhook to your timesheet system, sends a Telegram message to the team channel, and toggles a high-vis ringtone. Departure clocks out and silences notifications until home.
Parental & Elderly Assistance
Auto-call a designated relative if no screen activity for 6 hours. Auto-respond to known contacts when grandma cannot reach the phone. Read aloud incoming messages from a whitelist of senders.
Smart-Home Bridge
Phone sensors → Home Assistant. Step out of bed at 7 AM = lights on warm, kettle on. Phone hits 20% in living room = TV pauses. Long-press fingerprint = panic-button scene that flashes every smart bulb.
Scheduled Scripts & Reports
Termux + Tasker daily cron: scrape a price page, push your battery health to a Telegram bot, back up Signal database to your home NAS over Tailscale, run a yt-dlp podcast download every Sunday morning.
Tools We Configure — Compatibility & Notes
We pick the simplest tool that solves the problem. Many builds use only one app; complex builds chain three or four together. Licensing for paid apps (Tasker $3.49 one-time, AutoApps subscriptions) is your choice — we recommend, you decide.
| Tool | Best For | Needs Root? | Learning Curve | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasker | Power-user workflows, deep system control | No (more powerful with) | Steep | The reference engine — handles 95% of requests |
| MacroDroid | Quick triggers, simple if-this-then-that macros | ✗ | Easy | Best entry point for non-technical users |
| Automate (LlamaLab) | Visual flowchart automations | ✗ | Medium | Great for stepwise logic and debugging |
| Home Assistant Companion | Smart-home + Android bridge | ✗ | Medium | Sensors, location, notifications → HA |
| Termux + Termux:Tasker | Shell scripts, cron-style schedules, APIs | ✗ | Steep | Bash / Python / Node on Android, scheduled by Tasker |
| NFC Tools + Tasker | Tap-to-trigger profiles (car, desk, bed) | ✗ | Easy | Cheapest hardware-trigger automation |
| AutoApps (AutoInput, AutoTools, AutoNotification) | UI automation, notification parsing | Sometimes | Steep | Tasker plugins from joaomgcd — accessibility-driven |
| Auto.js / AutoTouch | Repetitive UI taps and swipes | Recommended | Medium | Use ethically — most apps detect bot taps |
| KDE Connect / Pushbullet | Cross-device automation (PC ↔ phone) | ✗ | Easy | Hotspot, clipboard, file, command bridges |
| IFTTT / Make / n8n webhooks | Cloud-side glue | ✗ | Easy | Connect Android triggers to 1000+ services |
What's Included in Every Automation Job
- Free 20-minute discovery call to map your routine and pain points
- Tool selection and licensing guidance (free vs paid versions)
- Profile / macro / flow build for each requested workflow
- NFC tags shipped or written in-place, depending on location
- Termux + scripts hosted on-device (no third-party servers required)
- Battery-impact audit and optimisation pass after build
- Written quick-reference card so you can edit profiles yourself later
- 30-day free fixes if Android updates break a profile we built
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to root my phone for Android automation to work?
For ~80% of automation use cases, no. Modern Tasker, MacroDroid and Automate use Android's permission system and AccessibilityService to do most of what users want — context-aware profiles, NFC triggers, notification handling, webhook calls. Root is only required for deeper actions: forcibly killing system processes, modifying secure settings, system-wide call recording on Android 10+, AutoInput keyboard control on the lock screen, and the most aggressive battery-optimisation overrides. We tell you up front whether your specific requests need root.
Will the automation drain my battery?
Done badly, yes — a poll-every-second profile can cost 8–15% extra battery per day. Done correctly with event-based triggers (NFC, BroadcastReceiver, Intent), most automation costs under 1% per day. Every build we ship includes a battery-impact audit pass with Profile Stats and BetterBatteryStats, and we tune polling intervals down to the minimum that still feels responsive.
I tried Tasker once and it was overwhelming. Will I have to learn it?
No. We do the build; you press play. After delivery you get a written quick-reference card showing how to enable, disable, and edit each profile we made. If you want to learn Tasker yourself we also offer a one-hour walkthrough as an add-on, but most clients never open Tasker again after we hand off.
Can you bridge Android to my smart home (Home Assistant, SmartThings, Alexa)?
Yes. Home Assistant Companion app + Tasker is our most common integration — Android sensors, location, notifications and actions all show up as HA entities. SmartThings is supported through its public API and via Tasker plugins. Alexa we handle with custom Routines through the Alexa app or via voice intent to Tasker through AutoVoice. Google Assistant Routines are supported on any phone with Google Assistant.
Is automation legal? I want call recording and message forwarding.
Depends entirely on your jurisdiction and what you are doing. Two-party consent for call recording is required in many US states, Germany, Canada (BC), and most of the EU. We will configure call recording where legal and where you confirm consent practices. We will not build automation for surveillance of unaware adults, scraping unauthorized accounts, mass spam, or any setup that violates an app's terms of service in a way that could ban your account. Lawful parental monitoring with disclosure to children is fine.
What happens when an Android update breaks my automation?
Most updates do not — Tasker and the major automation apps are extremely stable across Android versions. When something does break (usually permissions resetting on a major OS update like Android 14 → 15), the 30-day re-fix policy on every job we ship means we put it back together for free. After 30 days the same fix is a flat $15 maintenance call.
Can you migrate my existing Tasker profiles from an old phone to a new one?
Yes. We back up the Tasker XML, the AutoApps configurations, the NFC tag mappings and any Termux scripts, then restore and re-test on the new device. Migration is usually a 60–90 minute job; cheaper than rebuilding from scratch and usually shipped with a few quality-of-life improvements on the way.
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