V5.55 Now available. Adds Create Chart action, Generate and Read QR Code actions, Pin unlock action, Scene Web View and Tab Layout and much more.

V5.54 Now available. Adds Java Code action, App Activity Launched trigger, Scene improvements and much more.

V5.53 Now available. Adds support for highly customisable UIs called scenes and many other features and fixes.

V5.50 Now available. Highlights include: Added Wifi SSID Scan action, Added USB Device Connection constraint, Added Action Group action + Lots more

My last appeal failure had the comment: 'For example, if your app performs triggers and 4 actions within the app, your video should clearly show this.' So I guess this is the Google Play way of clearly communicating this requirement.

Happy to report, MacroDroid - Device Automation is once again a device automation app. I don't think I'll ever know for sure but I believe the video I had to upload had to show at least 4 actions else it doesn't count.

Once again I'm prevented from uploading app updates because apparently I'm breaching the SMS/Call log policy. This policy allows an exclusion for device automation apps. Once again Google Play are unsure that 'MacroDroid - Device Automation" is a device automation app 😭

A new tutorial video is available showing how you can use StopWatches with MacroDroid to track how long an app has been open for:

A new tutorial video is available showing how you can call Web APIs with MacroDroid and easily extract the data returned:

v5.46 now available. Highlights include: Added MacroDroid Icon Long Press Shortcut trigger. Added Shizuku support. Added dynamic file and local URI support to the Set Wallpaper action. Animation Overlay action now supports Giphy. Selection Dialog Action supports reordering.

v5.45 now available. Highlights include: Added Photo Taken trigger (Android 7+). Added Get Installed Apps action. Added Get Contacts action. Added Edge Notification Light action. Added Launch App Activity action. Added support for favorite triggers, actions and constraints

v5.44 now available. Highlights include: Added HTTP Server trigger and HTTP Server Response action. Added Text Shared to MacroDroid trigger. Added Speaking Text constraint. Floating Text now support clicking. User Log now supports logging channels, logging levels and search.

Happy to say I can now release on Google Play again after resubmitting my policy declaration form and a new video which presumably convinced the reviewer MacroDroid really is an automation app!

This is a screenshot from the Google Play console support section. I would invite anyone to try and email that address and watch it bounce with a response that the email address does not exist. Oh and there option to call you doesn't work either (i tried about 20 times today)

I'm currently prevented from uploading app updates because apparently I'm breaching the SMS/Call log policy. This policy allows an exclusion for device automation apps. However I'm unable to convince Google Play that 'MacroDroid - Device Automation" is a device automation app 😭

v5.42 now available. Highlights include: Added Animation Overlay action. Added Array Manipulation action. Added Check Pixel Color action (A11+). Added Read Screenshot action (A11+). Added Check Text in Screenshot action (A11+). Added Display Density action (ADB Hack req).

v5.41 now available. Highlights include: Added Show Volume Popup action. Added Delete Variable action. Selection Dialog Action now supports the ability to show dictionary keys HTTP Request action now supports basic import from and export to cURL requests.

v5.40 now available. Highlights include: Added Enable/Disable Trigger action. Added Clear MacroDroid Dialog action. Added search functionality to Action Block edit screen. Added Quick Tile State constraint.

V5.38 now available. Highlights include: Edit Macro screen now supports search functionality. Added JavaScript action (Beta). Added Fold State trigger. Added Fold State constraint. Compare Values Constraint now supports expressions for integer and decimal values. ere sharing

MacroDroid V5.37 is out now. Highlights include Optimised the edit macro screen to make it much faster when working with very large macros. Added Macro Running/Not Running constraint. Added Macro Finished trigger. Added Power Button Long Press trigger (Android 13+ only)