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Reducing Drain on Dual SIM Phones by Scheduling the Second SIM

November 6, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
dual sim battery scheduling macrodroid second sim quiet hours and restore schedule

Two SIMs means two radios checking in, all day and all night. Scheduling the second line’s quiet hours — without ever silencing a line someone depends on.

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Creating a Panic Button Widget That Shares Your Location with Family

November 6, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
MacroDroid panic button location share macrodroid widget sending location by SMS to family contacts

One large, rehearsed tap sends your location to the family members who agreed to receive it. A consent-first personal safety widget for your own phone, with an accident plan.

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Fixing MacroDroid Export and Import Errors Between Versions

November 6, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
Diagram of a MacroDroid export file failing to import on a different app version, with version matching and staged conversion as the fix

The export from your old phone refuses to import, imports half-empty, or imports with broken actions. Match versions, protect the file, and convert in the order that loses the least.

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Backing Up and Restoring Your MacroDroid Configuration Automatically

November 5, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
Export folder showing automatic macrodroid config backup files with dated names and a verification log

Months of macros deserve better than a manual export you never remember. A verified, dated, off-device backup pipeline — and the restore note that completes it.

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Cutting Drain from Always-Listening Voice Assistants with Time Rules

November 5, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
voice assistant battery rules macrodroid time window for always listening wake word feature

A microphone that never sleeps is convenient at noon and pointless at 3 a.m. Time rules that keep your voice assistant for the hours you actually talk to it.

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How to Fix Variables That Lose Their Values Between Macro Runs

November 5, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
Diagram of MacroDroid variable values being lost through local scope, edit defaults, and process restarts, with global variables as the fix

The counter resets, the last-run time vanishes, the flag forgets. Learn which variable losses are scope, which are overwrites, and which are the process dying — and design state that survives.

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How to Enable One-Handed Mode Automatically in Specific Apps

November 4, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
One-handed mode shrinking the display, enabled by auto one handed mode apps macrodroid launch triggers

Tall phone, short thumb. One-handed mode that switches itself on for messaging, browsing and banking — and only there — with a gesture fallback for stubborn builds.

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How to Defer Heavy Tasks Until the Phone Is Charging

November 4, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
defer heavy tasks until charging macrodroid power connected trigger for backups and updates

Backups, updates and library scans do not care when they run — but your battery does. Queue the heavy work for the charger and keep your daytime charge for you.

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How to Use Day-of-Week Triggers for Workday and Weekend Routines

November 4, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
MacroDroid weekday weekend routine triggers macrodroid paired wake and DND macros with day selection

One phone, two honest lives. Pair your wake, sound and wind-down routines by day of week, name them clearly, and stop Saturday mornings behaving like Tuesdays.

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Fixing Screen Triggers That Fire While the Phone Is in Your Pocket

November 4, 2026 by Liam Fletcher
Diagram of a phone in a pocket generating false screen and proximity events that fire MacroDroid triggers, fixed with sensor gating

Your phone keeps running screen macros against your thigh — unlocking gestures, taps, and proximity events that never really happened. Gate them so pocket physics stops counting as input.

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Liam Fletcher is the automation enthusiast behind APKPad, where he builds and explains MacroDroid macros step by step. He enjoys finding small automations that save time and make a phone work smarter.

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