How to Toggle Private DNS Servers Automatically on Public Wi-Fi
Strict encrypted DNS on café Wi-Fi, relaxed at home: the two private_dns keys, a two-macro design keyed to network trust, and the captive-portal procedure.
Liam Fletcher
Automating App Permission Revocation for Inactive Background Tools
Seasonal apps should not hold year-round permissions. Android’s auto-revoke, AppOps’ quiet ignore mode, and a monthly audit macro — with a strict do-not-touch list.
Fixing MacroDroid Accessibility Service Turning Off Automatically
UI Interaction actions fail by lunch because the accessibility service switched itself off. Find what revoked it — battery manager, app pausing or a cleaner — and prove the fix over a sleep cycle.
How to Fix Location Triggers Not Firing on Android 14 and 15
Your geofence stopped firing after the Android 14 or 15 update? Check the location chain link by link — permission, precision, battery and radius — then verify with a real walk.
Resolving ADB Grant Permissions Resetting After Phone Reboot Bug
Elevated MacroDroid actions fail every morning after a reboot? Separate grants that should persist from OEM boot-time resets, re-grant cleanly, and verify twice.
How to Fix MacroDroid Not Working or Stopping in Background (OEM Fix)
MacroDroid keeps dying overnight? Work the cause tree from OEM battery killers to Doze, set the right per-brand exemptions, and prove the fix with an unattended test macro.
Creating Custom Quick Settings Tiles on Android Using MacroDroid
MacroDroid’s tile slots put your macros one swipe away. How to assign them, build honest toggles with state variables, and keep a small tile set genuinely useful.
How to Enable System-Wide Immersive Mode and Hide Navigation Bar
One global value hides the navigation bar everywhere — or only where you want it. The policy_control syntax, per-app lists, a MacroDroid toggle macro, and full restoration.
Automating System UI Settings: Changing System Fonts and Icon Styles
Font scale, animation speeds and profile-based UI changes through MacroDroid’s System Setting action, with an honest per-brand account of what icon styling can and cannot be automated.
How to Grant ADB Write Secure Settings Permission to MacroDroid (No Root)
The one-time ADB grant that unlocks MacroDroid’s deepest system actions — exact commands for the app and Helper, how to verify it took, and the single command that takes it back.