Automation (Profile Switching and more)

Location-Based Automating

2021-07-19

Profile Controller (5@68) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-17
EgiGeoZone Geofence (4.1@144) Ǥ 20 1 LastUpdate: 2019-01-09 can also be used in home automation with FHEM (see here; Tutorial 5/2016 | 1/2017), IP-Symcon and probably others; Beispiel-Video 10/2018
Mute Me! (4@23) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2017-08-17
Location Profile Scheduler (3.9@40) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-10-10
Location Based Profile Setting (3.8@18) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-26

Time-Based Automating

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Meeting - Do Not Disturb (4.3@178) Ǥ 21 4 LastUpdate: 2017-03-26 calls & notifications
Phone Schedule (4@17,563) 16 5 LastUpdate: 2015-11-04
RealTime Scheduler (4@2; ~EUR 2.25) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-10
Ringing Mode Scheduler (3.9@19) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-12
Timeriffic (3.8@9,869) Ǥ 22 1 LastUpdate: 2014-07-05
Every Timer-WiFi/Bluetooth/Sound/App auto on off (3.7@1,249) 13 6 / Every Timer Pro - Auto on off Wifi, App, Bluetooth (3.8@43; ~EUR 1.50) 12 2
Audio Profile for Android Free (3.6@286) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-16 / Audio Profile for Android (4@107; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2011-06-16
Auto Silent (3.4@32) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2019-01-10
Droid Scheduler (3.2@272) 17 2
Vibrato (3@7) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Cronjobs - web cron (2.6@33) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2017-10-29
crond (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-22 Github
Calendar Trigger (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

What events? Above apps dealt with them as well: Reaching a given location or point-in-time are events, too. But there are more, as e.g. plugging in your ear buds, or being near/connected-to a given WiFi network, just to name two. So the following apps support multiple different events (or even allow combinations).

Tasker (4.5@50,139; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 65 1 Getting-Started video 4/2019 (27min); Howto 5/2019 (EN); TUAT! The Ultimate Automation Tool Many addons available, see Izzys Tasker-Ressourcensammlung
MacroDroid - Device Automation (4.4@46,025) Ǥ 71 5 Review 5/2016; Test 11/2017
Automate (4.3@24,129) Ǥ 45 1 Video Intro 9/2018; supports plug-in made for Tasker and Locale (plus has several on its own)
aProfiles - Auto tasks, schedule profiles (4.3@2,414) Ǥ 36 4
MyProfiles (Profile Manager) (4.2@4,107) Ǥ 41 1 LastUpdate: 2016-09-01
Phone Profiles Plus (4.2@1,983) Ǥ 35 2 Github
RuleBot: Automation Tool (4.2@711) Ǥ 37 3
ProfileComfort (4.2@13) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-06
Condi (4.1@3,178) Ǥ 28 LastUpdate: 2016-06-07
E-Robot (4.1@2,115) Ǥ 42 3 LastUpdate: 2019-03-27
Modus Operandi (4@103) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2013-10-12
Llama - Location Profiles (3.9@23,582) 40 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-23
Octo - Auto Settings (3.9@71) Ǥ 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-06-06
Auto Profile - Automate your ringer (3.9@54) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2019-01-04
Atooma - Smart Assistant (3.8@5,700) Ǥ 34 LastUpdate: 2017-03-21
Droid Automation (3.7@1,328) Ǥ 42 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Droid Automation - Pro Edition (3.9@337; ~EUR 3.00) 39 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Automation (3.7@65) 30
IFTTT (3.6@178,576) Ǥ 34 2 Vorstellung 4/2014 | 7/2014; Intro 5/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN; "IF This Then That": connect all kind of stuff; account required
AutomateIt - Automate tasks, save battery and more (3.6@15,493) Ǥ 41 13 / AutomateIt Pro - Automate tasks on your Android (3.5@6,422; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 42 5
Automata: Task Automator (3.6@23) Ǥ 10 1 Intro 12/2020
LibreTasks (0@0) 43 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-07-23 Github
Easer (0@0) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Easer (beta) (0@0) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wiki

Auto-Brightness

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Well Brightness (-78% ~ 100%) (4.3@3,531) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2016-08-27
Auto Screen Brightness by PP (4.2@653) Ǥ 13 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-02
Velis Auto Brightness (4@4,456) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Yet Another Auto Brightness (4@2,350) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-06
Best Display Brightness Level (3.9@1,661) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-05
Lux Lite (3.8@20,353) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-11-23 / Lux Auto Brightness (3.3@8,619; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 1
Auto Brightness Switch (3.7@1,329) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-01
Auto Brightness Manager (3.6@106) Ǥ 11 4

Other Automation Tools

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MagicContext (5@3) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2016-08-14 Github; requires Deezer account
Gravity Screen - On/Off (4.2@83,791) Ǥ 17 3 Intro (with video) 3/2014 | 7/2015
KinScreen: Advanced Screen Control (4.2@6,133) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ intelligently manage auto-screen-on/off
Auto Screen On (3.9@7,681) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-13
Smart Screen (3.4@1,895) Ǥ 12 4
Trigger - Task Launcher (3.3@22,364) Ǥ 36 4 LastUpdate: 2019-05-21 / Trigger: Tag Reuse Plugin (4@2,000) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-17 / Trigger: Call Plugin (4.2@696) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-17 Ausführliche Vorstellung 3/2014; Tasker Support
Easy Smart Cover - ScreenOnOff (3.3@4,806) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2016-03-21
SkipLock (2.9@6,770) Ǥ 15 1 LastUpdate: 2014-11-13 auto-unlock in your home WiFi; 4 day trial, in-app purchase upgrade
EveryCover(Smart Flip Cover) (2.8@1,948) Ǥ 11 7 / EveryCover Unlocker (3.4@196; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
Smart AutoClicker (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; automating clicks based on what is displayed
Auto Off Bluetooth (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; switch of BT at disconnect
Sugilite (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
NoRootScriptDroid (0@0) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2018-10-25 Github; NoRoot UiAutomator

Further Readings:

Category: WiFi Automatisation
Tasker Resources
Set it and forget it: 5 things you should always automate on your phone (5/2019)
What are the best Android apps for making your phone automatically perform certain actions based on set criteria? (5/2019)
8 Tasker Tricks to Better Automate Your Android Phone (12/2018)
Automation Showdown: IFTTT vs Zapier vs Microsoft Flow (6/2016)
Android Automation Showdown: IFTTT vs. Tasker (6/2016)
App-Schau: Mit diesen Apps arbeitet das Android-Smartphone von alleine (1/2016)
How to Set Up Trusted Locations in Android Lollipop (12/2014)
Tasker and IFTTT: The Perfect Automation Duo For Android (6/2014)

2021-07-21

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Automation (Profile Switching and more)

Location-Based Automating

Time-Based Automating

Event-Based Automation

Auto-Brightness

Other Automation Tools