Liam Fletcher 
When macros die after every update, the battery exemption often reset in the OEM layer even while Android still shows Unrestricted. Re-apply all three layers for MacroDroid, the helper, and plugins, then prove it with an overnight timed test after a reboot.
Big-button car launcher when the car Bluetooth connects, your real launcher back when it disconnects — built on the HOME role, with an anti-bounce delay and full undo.
Fast charging plus heat is the fastest way to age a battery. A spoken warning at the right temperature, once per session, with thresholds that make sense.
A floating button that vanishes in fullscreen is usually hidden by immersive mode or a game tool, not crashed. Re-grant Display over other apps, check Game Launcher or Game Turbo, and prove the button survives 60 seconds of real playback.
Cable in, tethering on — the always-works one-tap assist, the Helper and shell routes with their limits stated, and the safety constraints auto-tethering demands.
The uncomfortable audit: your battery automation app can be a battery problem. Finding and fixing wake-lock behaviour in your own MacroDroid macros.
A spoken alert the moment charging stops: build a MacroDroid macro on the Power Disconnected trigger that announces your battery level, stays quiet overnight, and survives OEM battery management.
A plugin action that silently does nothing is a broken chain, not a single fault. Isolate the plugin outside MacroDroid, grant permissions in both apps, exempt both from battery killing, and prove the call completes with a test macro and the System Log.
Let your calendar protect your meetings. Incoming calls on your own phone are rejected while a meeting event is active, with a courteous text to the caller and exceptions for family.
The same ‘when I get home’ macro can cost 0.1% or 4% a day depending on how it locates you. Cell tower, Wi-Fi and GPS triggers compared honestly.