Liam Fletcher 
Stop toggling settings and classify the failure first. This hub workflow reads the System Log, isolates trigger versus action versus constraint, matches the fault to five root-cause families, and links to the specific deep-dive fix for each symptom.
Whitelists, AppOps and standby buckets are fully scriptable; MIUI Autostart and Samsung’s sleeping lists are not. The layered map of what shell can and cannot settle.
Every battery tip deserves a test, including ours. A rigorous-but-simple benchmarking method for MacroDroid users: baselines, controls, and honest conclusions.
The honest reboot guide: a true MacroDroid reboot needs root on most phones, so this covers the rooted action, the OEM scheduled power feature that works unrooted, and a partial refresh fallback.
Fifteen seconds is too short for reading and too long for a phone face-down in a meeting. Orientation-aware timeouts in MacroDroid, done cleanly.
Hands-free message reading that only exists inside the car: an SMS Received trigger gated by car Bluetooth and a contacts-only constraint, speaking sender and message so you never look down.
Bluetooth switching on is not tethering switching on. Test the radio, pairing, tethering service, and client join as separate links, grant Nearby devices, and verify by loading a page on the client device, not by trusting the phone-side toggle.
Stop re-training adaptive brightness daily. Time-based tiers, the adaptive offset key for a gentler bias, and the hand-back rule that keeps the sensor in charge.
Bluetooth idles cheaply but not freely, and discoverability has a privacy angle too. The delayed-off pattern that waits for stragglers before switching off.
Switch dark mode at real local sunset, not a fixed clock time. A MacroDroid Sunset/Sunrise Trigger pair with explicit Enable and Disable actions, no root, and one possible ADB grant explained.