Automation (Profile Switching and more)

Location-Based Automating

2023-05-18

EgiGeoZone Geofence (4.4@87) Ǥ 20 1 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 Based Profile Setting (3.8@18) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-26

Time-Based Automating

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RealTime Scheduler (4@2; ~EUR 2.25) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-10
Timeriffic (3.8@9,869) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-07-05
Phone Schedule (3.7@17,600) 16 5 LastUpdate: 2015-11-04
Droid Scheduler (3.7@285) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-19
Auto Silent (3.5@33) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2019-01-10
Cronjobs - web cron (3.4@38) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2017-10-29
Vibrato (3@7) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-12-24 GitLab
Every Timer-WiFi/Bluetooth/Sou (2.6@1,626) 13 1 LastUpdate: 2021-11-11 / Every Timer Pro - Auto on off (3@56; ~EUR 1.50) 12 2 LastUpdate: 2021-11-11
crond (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-22 Github
Calendar Trigger (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-18 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).

MacroDroid - Device Automation (4.6@64,313) Ǥ 78 5 Review 5/2016; Test 11/2017
Tasker (4.5@53,073; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 64 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Getting-Started video 4/2019 (27min); Howto 5/2019 (EN); TUAT! The Ultimate Automation Tool Many addons available, see Izzys Tasker-Ressourcensammlung
Automate (4.4@27,164) Ǥ 77 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Intro 9/2018; supports plug-in made for Tasker and Locale (plus has several on its own)
aProfiles - Auto tasks (4.1@2,872) Ǥ 36 4
E-Robot (4.1@2,138) Ǥ 42 3 LastUpdate: 2019-03-27
PhoneProfilesPlus (4.1@2,061) 36 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / PhoneProfilesPlusExtender (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github / Github
RuleBot: Automation Tool (4@873) Ǥ 39 5
Automation (3.8@89) Ǥ 36 1
Llama - Location Profiles (3.6@23,522) 40 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-10-23
Automata: Task Automator (3.6@27) Ǥ 10 1 Intro 12/2020
AutomateIt - Smart Automation (3.3@16,051) Ǥ 47 8 / AutomateIt Pro - Automate task (3.3@6,746; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 41 4
IFTTT - automation & workflow (2.4@182,601) Ǥ 36 3 Wikipedia DE | EN; "IF This Then That": connect all kind of stuff; account required
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) 26 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wiki

Auto-Brightness

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Yet Another Auto Brightness (4.4@2,395) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-06
Auto Brightness Switch (4.3@1,380) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-01
Velis Auto Brightness (4.2@4,649) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Display Brightness Level (3.6@1,903) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-05
Lux Auto Brightness (3.1@8,599; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 1 LastUpdate: 2020-12-25

Other Automation Tools

2023-05-18

MagicContext (5@3) Ǥ 5 1 LastUpdate: 2016-08-14 Github; requires Deezer account
KinScreen: Screen Control (4.4@214) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Intro 11/2020; intelligently manage auto-screen-on/off
Toggle Lineage Profiles (4.4@8) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; toggle LineageOS profiles from your homescreen
Gravity Screen - On/Off (4.2@1,583) Ǥ 17 2
SkipLock (4.2@380) Ǥ 15 1 LastUpdate: 2014-11-13 auto-unlock in your home WiFi; 4 day trial, in-app purchase upgrade
Auto Screen On (3.9@7,681) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-13
Smart Screen (3.9@34) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2020-02-27
Easy Smart Cover - ScreenOnOff (3.3@115) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2016-03-21
Trigger - Task Launcher (2.9@22,389) Ǥ 35 4 LastUpdate: 2019-05-21 / Trigger: Tag Reuse Plugin (3.8@2,003) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-18 / Trigger: Call Plugin (3.9@690) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-17 Tasker Support
Smart AutoClicker (0@0) 5 1 Github; automating clicks based on what is displayed
Auto Off Bluetooth (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-25 Github; switch of BT at disconnect
Sugilite (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-03-21 Github
iTracing2 (0@0) 9 Github; trigger tasks via iSee/iTag and AirTag
NoRootScriptDroid (0@0) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2018-10-25 Github; NoRoot UiAutomator

Further Readings:

Category: WiFi Automatisation
Category: NFC Actions / Automation
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)

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Automation (Profile Switching and more)

Location-Based Automating

Time-Based Automating

Event-Based Automation

Auto-Brightness

Other Automation Tools