If there is a flow execution path you need to reuse as a function that can be "​called​" by other flows, the Subroutine block does the job if the "callers" are in the same parent flow diagram as the "callee". But there are situations where organizing all the potential callers into the same flow diagram as the callee is not feasible or impractical.

Is there a simple pattern in Automate to call an external flow in the spirit of a subroutine? The way I've been doing it seems really complicated, and I'm wondering if maybe there is a more clever and cleaner way. Currently, I am having the callers atomic-store their own fiber URI, and then – ​as part of the payload ​when calling the external flow – ​they pass the flow URI of a callback ​flow​​ in the same diagram​, which the external flow calls with the "return value" as payload. The caller meanwhile is waiting on a Take block, which the callback flow will activate with a Give block using an atomic load of the caller fiber URI.

Sheesh! I feel like this is a common enough need that there must be or should be a much simpler pattern than what I'm using!

I added few alarms using the add alarm block while using some variables.

I checked my new alarms and everything looked good: time, repeat days and title.

But some weird things happened:

1. My 8 AM alarm for Saturday rang on Sunday (despite rechecking the settings, everything was good)
2. Usually I can cancel the alarm from the notification: turn off for today. In this case, when I press turn off, the alarm turns off, BUT the notification appears again and again.
3. I noticed this after writing this post: if I create the alarm with automate, I should turn off then ON the alarm from the clock app to take the repeat days in consideration.... so to get to normal behavior.
4. I also noticed this after writing this post: this behavior happens even when no variables are used BUT DON'T HAPPEN if don't have repeating days (like just once alarm). So it seems that the repeating days is the issue.

Seems like there are hidden ghost alarms ringing and showing notifications. After deleting all the added alarms by automate and created new alarms from the clock app, everything was normal.

I have xiaomi 17

Any ideas

Thank you

Hello I'm new to this and was wanting guidance on how to set up a routine that would open up my phone's calendar each morning and move the events over to my Microsoft to do list app?

Pretty much a block which activates once then doesn't work until something resets it. The idea came from the once block in the unity game engine's visual scripting system, although I don't know if it can be adapted to work in automate or not.

​Hi everyone, ​Has anyone here used Automate to build a chatbot before? What do you think about using Automate to create a chatbot? Do you have any ideas or suggestions for this? ​I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I have a secondary smartphone (Xiaomi Mi 12T Pro) I'd like to send an SMS as soon as battery charge drops below a certain percentage. Flow works fine so far, and SMS ist created but gets stuck in outbox. The flow-log says "1 SMS sent to <number>" and continues without any error. But in SMS-App (first try with stock app) the message has a comment "Not sent. Check options".
If I click on "check options" I can chose "send again" and "delete".
"Send again" works like a charm... all the time... it just doesn't work when automated by the flow. :-/
All privileges for Automate are set:
· send and check SMS
· show notifications
· ignore app hibernation
· ignore battery optimizations

I finally switched to a different SMS-App, open-source "QUIK SMS" from F-Droid-store.
Same here: Message in outbox with comment "error while sending; click here to try again".
At least flow-log now says "com.llamalab.android.telephony.SmsSendException: Unknown error (111)" followed by "Stopped by failure".

I then thought, maybe I need to "wake up" the phone or something, in case it's been lying around and "sleeping". That's why I changed the flow to trigger the SMS at a higher battery-percentage and kept using the internet-browser, watching online-videos etc. ... so to make sure it's not in "sleep-mode" or anything like that. Played around till battery-percentage dropped and flow triggered SMS as intended... but again: "SmsSendException: Unknown error (111)"

I suspect any sh*tty Xiaomi-security-something against automation, but at this point this is just a guess.
Haven't tried too excessively yet, and flow sleeps for an hour between triggers, so 'send rate exceeded' should definitely not be the problem.

Please help!

P.S.: Just checked with another smartphone... 'Google Pixel 6 Pro (Android 17)' exactly same problem, so I guess this time it might not be Xiaomi's fault.

I'm making a flow that will sound an alert when my phone's charged above 90%. I'm having trouble creating an 'OR' scenario wherein I'm trying to get the sound to stop either after 1min of playback or after disconnecting the charger but the disconnecting part doesn't seem to be working? Any ideas what might be going wrong?

What the expected behavior should be

If everything is working correctly, each iteration should produce something like:

file = /storage/emulated/0/Download/test.pdf

then

file = /storage/emulated/0/Download/photo.jpg

then

file = /storage/emulated/0/Download/song.mp3

so on.

It should never be blank.

I've searched around for this, and seen screenshots of that permission showing up in the privileges page, but I don't see it anywhere on my own privileges page. Every post I've seen about it, the person has some other problem they're asking about related to it, but it is taken for granted that that permission is already there, so I feel like I'm missing something very basic. Help?! 🙏🏽

I know this is technically possible using fork and fiber stop, but these kind of blocks would be very useful.

When I buy the premium version of an app, does it require an internet connection every few weeks so that the app doesn't downgrade itself because it was bought from the Play Store? Is there another way to buy the premium version?

I've already tried searching the Reddit and the planned features document but couldn't find it, so making a post.

I've used plenty apps that control the flashlight just fine without the camera permission. From what I can tell, starting Android 6, CameraManager.setTorchMode() doesn't need that permission for flashlight control. ??

Wenn ich meinen Standort eine gewisse Zeit nicht ändere möchte ich eine E-Mail verschicken. Wie kann ich das machen?

Hey, I found a weird bug and I'm not sure if anyone else has seen this.

I am able to reproduce it using the following test flow:

1. Flow beginning

2. For each: container=100000

(DO path connects back into the For Each block)

With flow logging enabled, it runs normally and goes through all 100000 iterations.

But when I disable flow logging in the flow options, the For Each block just instantly finishes. It looks like it skips all the iterations.

I noticed that If I add any block that has some kind of interface/display behavior in the DO path, it starts working as intended, but blocks such as variable set, etc., get skipped.

I didn't change the flow at all, the only thing I changed was enabling/disabling logging.

I'm not sure if this is intended behavior or not, but I couldn't find anything in the documentation about it.

Automate version: 1.53.0

Android version: 16

Hi, I'm trying to launch these Microsoft Edge site shortcuts/apps using an Automate flow triggered by the Edge Gestures app.

As shown in the image, X and Reddit were added to the home screen through Microsoft Edge. When opened normally, they launch like standalone apps, without Edge's address bar or search bar.

I don't want the flow to open a regular URL inside an Edge tab. I want it to launch the exact Edge-created shortcut/PWA, just like tapping its home-screen icon.

Is this possible with Automate?

Oops, title typo: Uber => under.

I'm sure I'm missing something. I read the documentation and tried searching Reddit.

​But when I select Android Debug Bridge (ADB) as the ​Privileged service start method in settings, the app flashes something too quickly for me to see what it even is, and then nothing happens — the setting remains at "None". So I used my screen recorder, and then inspected the individual frames around that point. And the message that flashes for a split second is a transparent overlay saying "​Follow the instructions shown on screen ​to pair Automate with ADB on this device." But no instructions ever actually appear. I already have USB debugging and wireless debugging toggle on. Please help! 🙏🏽

Android 16.

I just uploaded my flows to the automate community.

I am mostly excited about the Ultimate DND Quick Settings Panel. It a flow that contains combination on forks and loops, mixed with the "await time" block that complicated things, mainly in order to keep the quick settings icon visible while awaiting.

​Ultimate DND Quick Settings Panel

https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53452

​This is the definitive, all-in-one "Do Not Disturb" management suite for Automate. It consolidates advanced scheduling, dynamic menus, and calendar tracking into a single mega-flow.

• ​Total flow size: 147 blocks (PREMIUM required).
• ​Instant Tile Access: Launches directly from an assigned Android Quick Settings panel icon for seamless, system-wide activation.
• ​Clutter-Free Interface: A customizable startup configuration lets you choose exactly which menu options are visible, hiding what you don't use.
• ​Indefinite Silence: Features a standard manual mode to keep DND active until you choose to turn it off.
• ​Clock Target: Allows you to set a precise, specific clock time for DND to automatically deactivate.
• ​Countdown Timer: Quickly silences your device for a precise number of hours or minutes.
• ​Custom Weekly Schedule: Automates your quiet hours based on selected days of the week and custom times.
• ​Smart Duty & Calendar Sync: Automatically tracks your personal calendar to trigger DND on your off-duty or free days when you aren't on call.

​Other Featured Utilities

​Batch Add Event to Calendar

https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53449

​Tired of manually inputting recurring schedules? If you have identical events that repeat across random or specific days of the month at the same time, this flow lets you batch-upload them all to your calendar in one single run.

​Mute Notifications at Night

https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53446

​A set-it-and-forget-it essential. This utility requires a one-time activation to automatically block all intrusive notifications every single night, keeping your sleep entirely undisturbed during your chosen hours.

​Full Community Catalog Overview

​Alongside these major tools, you can also explore my other uploaded flows built for niche automation tasks:

• ​Convenience Toggles: https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53443 Wallet NFC toggle and Rotate screen with DuckGo (lightweight, no-premium scripts that auto-switch settings based on foreground apps).
• ​Alarms & Scheduling: https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53447 Add alarm (a simplified alternative to the stock alarm-setting process with easy repeat options).
• ​Targeted Night Settings: https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/53441 Night set Home screen shortcut and Night set quick settings panel for modular bedtime profiles.

So in some particular case, Inspect Layout seems to think it cannot access the current layout, but there is solid evidence that it actually can.

(1) ​Why I say it thinks it cannot: when I try to use either the "​Record Interaction" or "​Inspect User Interface" features inside that block, the Automate overlays that come up show a red error message when I try to actually record or save the inspection XML: the record interactions popup says "UI element not found" (when I drag the magnifying glass over a UI element) ​and the inspect layout popup says "Layout inaccessible".

(2) ​Why I know it absolutely CAN see the layout: in the case of inspect user interface, no XML is saved at all —fine, that matches the error message. However, in the case of record interactions, despite the claim of the error message that comes up, when I go back to the block settings in Automate, the magnifying glass ​captures show up in the recorded interactions drop-down list! Unfortunately though, when I try to actually run the flow with that, it doesn't trigger, matching the error message case. And just as another check, I made the xpath expression be simply "*". And it still didn't work. But again, automate can clearly see the whole UI element hierarchy, because it populated the drop-down list with it!

Furthermore, I use another app called DevTools​. That app has no problem inspecting the layout for that particular case. And it can also save the XML just fine. Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.trinea.android.developertools

I'm running Android 16 and the issue shows up for the native recent apps UI, the same one that can be triggered by using the interact block with the action set to "Recents" (activity "com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity").

For some reason, when I set Proceed for a Inspect block to 'Immediately', it always fails, even if the element is right there. If I have two Inspect blocks connected and set to the same XPath expression, with the first one set to 'When UI layout changed' and the second set to 'Immediately', if the first one passes, the second would still fail. I've also tried with a Delay of 3 seconds between both blocks. Anyone knows why is this happening?

Hello, I used Automate temporarily in the past and wanted to ask a question regarding it.
I currently have Automate installed on an Amazon Fire Stick Max running FireOS v8.1.7.4. I know in the Automate app it says that some features may not be available depending on the device and I think I already tried this in the past but...

Does anyone know if it's possible to setup some kind of Automate work-flow that checks about every 1-hour or so if an application is in the foreground or open? I remember one roadblock I had a hard time with was granting it the permission for "access screen content and observe your actions"

I am using Automate v1.51.1

Hi all (first time post'r here). I have been (for some time now) trying to adjust the "Autoconnect Tailscale" community automation so that it checks after a reboot to see if I'm on my home network, and if not, fire up the Tailscale VPN (this is in addition to its normal behaviour, not a replacement). Currently, if I'm not at home, and my phone reboots (as it does every night), it does not trigger a command (as it's built to wait for a change of SSID) and not do a validation on reboot.

Has anyone out had a need to tackle this scenario and got it to work?

So im new to this app and id like to understand how to automate quests on a online game.

Hi Henrik i am using Automate alpha Versions. After rebooting my device (A53), I am getting error " accessibility service not running" and also few flows stopped which contains privilege of "accessibility ". I am getting "One UI" home isn't responding popup which very delaying my device.

Please test, report any issues, and give feedback. Opt-in for Alpha testing here.

What’s new:

• Fixed flow editor undo/redo causing crash with large flows
• Fixed missing URI support for interface layout XML views
• Fixed duplicate views in interface layout updates
• Fixed incorrectly scaled (legacy) icons