The macro runs, the log shows the Send SMS action, and nothing ever arrives. Separate a revoked SMS permission from a SIM selection failure and a carrier block — then prove delivery properly.
One tap, one event — but the macro fires twice and sends the message twice too. Trace the doubled run to a duplicate trigger, a doubled system event, or a second copy of the macro, then guard it properly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Android 10 removed programmatic Wi-Fi toggling for ordinary apps, so no permission grant brings it back. This guide explains the platform change, then covers the three routes that still work — the MacroDroid Helper, a UI or settings-panel workaround, and redesigning the macro around connection state.
The volume slider never moves, or moves and snaps back, on Xiaomi and Oppo phones. Separate DND refusals from sound-assistant overrides and test media and ringtone streams individually.
A MacroDroid macro that taps fine while unlocked but does nothing at the lock screen is hitting deliberate Android keyguard security. This diagnostic guide separates a blocked tap from a dead trigger, works the cause tree in order, and shows the per-brand accessibility checks, the wake-and-wait fix, and the lock screen redesign that actually holds up.