[APP][4.0+] Automate - automatic tasks

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.25.0

What’s new:

• ADB shell command block
• Capture video block
• Keychain credentials pick block
• Network service discover block
• Notification policy get/set block got Alarms, Media and System input arguments
• sha256 function
• Various bug fixes

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.26.0

What’s new:

• App shortcut install block
• App start voice block (Android 6+)
• Audio device recording block (Android 7+)
• Content offer block
• Icon pick block
• Airplane mode set state and Power save mode set state blocks work without root (Android 6+)
• Location at block got Responsiveness input argument
• Notification posted block got Visibility input argument (Android 5+)
• MMS send block permit email address as recipient
• Various bug fixes

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.28.2

What’s new:

• Google assistant action block, replaced Google Now voice command
• Display query block
• User asleep block
• App start and App decision blocks got Launch options input argument
• Display on block got Display id input argument
• Various bug fixes

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.29.3

What’s new:

• Inspect layout block
• Interact block got XPath expression input argument, replacing UI element class/text/id
• Dialog confirm and Dialog message blocks got Linkify input argument
• Gmail/E-mail send and Compose e-mail blocks now support multiple attachments
• xpathEncode function
• Various bug fixes

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.30.0

What’s new:

• Call screening and Call screening response blocks
• Split-screen mode enabled block
• The Compose e-mail/MMS/SMS and Content view blocks got Package input arguments
• Disconnect selected blocks action in flow editor
• Various bug fixes

 

[llamalab]

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

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.32.4

What’s new:

• Targeting Android 11
• Zip extract & compress blocks using new zip library
• Accessibility button block use a separate accessibility service
• Duration pick block got Initial duration input argument
• File pick block got Writable input argument, dialog redesigned
• Interact block got Dismiss notification shade action (Android 12+)
• Notification policy get block got Conversion priorities output variable (Android 11+)
• Notification policy set block got Conversion input argument (Android 11+)
• Service start block got Foreground input argument (Android 8+)
• Sound play & Speak blocks got Volume input argument
• sizeFormat function
• storage function got support for Android 10+ path types
• Zip list block
• Zip compress block got Compression method input argument
• Fixed Wi-Fi set state block to work on Android 12+
• Fixed Mobile data set state block to work on Android 12+
• Fixed System setting set block to work for “private settings” on Android 12+
• Included android.permission.DUMP

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.33.4

What’s new:

• Subscription set state block (Android 10+)
• ADB shell command block support Android 11+ “wireless debugging” and got Security input argument
• Accessibility button block got Display id input argument (Android 11+)
• Interact block support more actions, got ArgY input argument
• Interact and Inspect layout blocks support UI layout XML attributes for collections and ranges (Android 5+)
• Mobile data enabled block got Subscription id input argument
• Notification posted block got Extras output variable
• Network service discover block got Maximum results and Maximum duration arguments
• Screenshot block got Display id input argument (Android 11+)
• Tone play block got Volume input argument
• Fixed bug where Variables give variables and Flow start payload value references was shared by fibers

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.34.1

What’s new:

• Cell tower near got Subscription id (Android 10+) and Connection status (Android 9+) input arguments
• Cell tower pick got Initial cells and Subscription id (Android 10+) input arguments
• Microphone muted got Proceed option (Android 9+)
• Wi-Fi network connected got IP address output variable

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.35.0

What’s new:

• The “execute shell command” privilege now enforced by Shell command (superuser) blocks
• Battery charging block
• Battery properties block
• Image crop block
• Image flip block
• Image load block
• Image rescale block
• Image rotate block
• Image sample color block
• Image unload block
• Image write block
• App installed block got APK paths output variable
• Assist request block got Intent and Web URL output variables (Android 6+)
• Interact block got “Show audio volume UI” action
• Media tag read block got Orientation output variable
• colorRecode function support CMYK, Grayscale, YCbCr and YCCK color spaces

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.35.5

What’s new:

• Targeting Android 12
• Install package action in App start block not working on Android 8+ due to Google Play store policy change, workaround included
• Updated to newer UI library
• “schedule exact alarms” privilege (Android 12+)
• “ignore app hibernation” privilege (Android 11+)
• First day of week setting, used by calendar style date picker
• Fixed Location get block when using Google Play Services

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.36.1

What’s new:

• App shortcut update block (Android 8+)
• Bluetooth device pair block
• Bluetooth GATT read block (Android 4.3+)
• App shortcut install block got Shortcut id output variable (Android 8+)
• Bluetooth device scan block got Connectable only input argument (Android 8+)
• Bluetooth device scan block Advertisements output variable include "services"
• Dialog web block got Allowed option
• Interact block got Show soft input action
• Notification posted block got Picture path input argument (Android 4.1+)
• Notification posted block got Index input argument (Android 4.3+)
• Quick Settings tile show block got Subtitle input argument (Android 10+)
• SMS send block got Part count output variable
• Flow beginning block Install home screen shortcut lets user choose icon

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.37.0

What’s new:

• Move multiple blocks when selected
• Camera available block (Android 5+)
• Data network default block
• Storage media list block
• Subscription default get block
• Subscription default set block (Android 5+)
• App start block got Multiple task flag
• Call number block got flags input argument
• Flashlight got Strength input argument (Android 13+)
• Vibrate block stops repeating vibration with fiber

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.38.1

What’s new:

• Text and custom icons for notifications, app shortcuts/widgets and Quick Settings tiles.
• Key send characters block
• Duration pick block got Signed input argument
• Key send block got Method option, can use accessibility service (Android 13+)
• Notification show block got Accent color input argument (Android 5+)
• Notification show block got Large icon input argument
• Toast show block got Proceed option (Android 11+)
• colorRecode function can transform to hex-argb8, hex-rgba8 and hex-rgb6
• durationFormat function can format negative duration
• Themed (monochrome) launcher icon support (Android 13+)

 

[ocnbrze]

your op mentions a Tasker plugin. what does that mean? is this like Tasker? i might give this a go.

 

[llamalab]

your op mentions a Tasker plugin. what does that mean? is this like Tasker? i might give this a go.

Yes.

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.38.3

What’s new:

• Targeting Android 13
• Features previously requiring a rooted device now also work using ADB
• Updated Legacy extension
• Flows require “post notification” privilege on Android 13+
• Bluetooth set state block requires Legacy extension on Android 13+
• Clipboard get block can work using ADB or Superuser on Android 10+
• Heart rate block requires “access body sensor data while in the background” privilege on Android 13+
• Log await block can work using ADB or Superuser on Android 13+
• Wi-Fi set state block can work using ADB or Superuser on Android 10+, e.g. for Xiaomi devices
• Fixed Process text selection block to work in more places

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.39.0

What’s new:

• ADB protocol set block
• Display metrics get block
• Shell command privileged block
• Clipboard set block got Sensitive input argument (Android 13+)
• Dialog web got Custom deep links allowed option
• Notification interact block supports “quick reply” (RemoteInput) and got ArgX input argument (Android 5+)
• Notification show block got When timestamp input argument
• Quick Settings tile show block supports long-click and got Flags output variable (Android 8+)
• XPath fn:matches function supports third/flags parameter, and cache patterns
• Weather block usage rate limit reduced
• Fixed Calendar event add block to correctly create “all day” events

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.40.2

What’s new:

• Bluetooth device active set block (Android 9+)
• Display power mode set block (Android 4.3+)
• Google Drive file exists block
• Wi-Fi hotspot clients connected block (Android 9+)
• Display query block got Connection input argument (Android 12+)
• Interact touch block got Display id input argument (Android 11+)
• Interact touch block got Record gesture button
• App package/component pick dialogs got search field
• Bluetooth GATT read block also works with “notification” only characteristics
• App kill background block requires the “privileged or (full) superuser access…” privilege on Android 14+
• Fixed privilege service to work on Android 14+

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.41.0

What’s new:

• Ethernet tether set state block (Android 11+)
• Feature usage block (Android 9+)
• Text recognition block (Android 5+)
• USB configuration set block
• USB configured block
• App usage block got Stats start and end output variables

 

[llamalab]

Automate version 1.42.2

What’s new:

• QR code generate block
• App usage and Feature usage blocks got Interval input argument
• Bluetooth set state block got workaround, see settings
• Date pick and Time pick blocks got Title input argument
• Dialog input block got Suggestions input argument
• Dialog web block got Viewport input argument
• Dialog web OK button click can be handled using JavaScript (Android 4.4+)
• Dialog web supports dark theme
• Notification posted block got Exclude flags input argument, replacing Ignore ongoing
• Pedometer block got proceed Immediately option
• Take picture and Video record blocks got Quiet input argument (Android 4.2+)
• uuid4 function
• fileUri function can return system document URI (Android 4.4+)
• Flow editor title can be clicked to edit properties.
• Fixed Notification show block to properly handle always cancellable on Android 14+