MacroDroid Helper APK

Endercraft

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@Sir Michael The first post you read, is right above (now it's on the first page).
Here's some links in case you somehow can't find it :

 

Michele Vertieri

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@Sir Michael The first post you read, is right above (now it's on the first page).
Here's some links in case you somehow can't find it :

ok, sorry and thanks for your help! ^^
 

brammel

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Hello, first time posting here.
After reading and following the instructions, I managed to install the MD Helper app on my new Android 14 phone, and confirmed it is now able to change the Wi-Fi status. But when one of the macro's that turns the Wi-Fi on is triggered, I get a message on screen asking if I want to allow MD Helper to actually do this. Okay, not that bad, just one touch and done. But if the screen is off and this happens (because automation) then MacroDroid never gets a chance.

I can't find any information about this message (having searched for the literal text). I feel like this thread deals with something similar, but I can't tell exactly, let alone figure out what kind of actions I would have to take specifically.

Anyone here any ideas?
 

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Endercraft

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If you are on Huawei or on Xiaomi HyperOS Android 14 then it's not possible unless you use an adb connection.
 

brammel

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I'm not. My phone is a Nothing 2a, and I don't mind using adb (after all, that's how I managed to get MD Helper running). But I don't recognise any useful commands in the thread you reference. I'm not that experienced, so it's quite possible I'm just reading over some very useful information.
 

Endercraft

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If you do that setup then you can use ADB commands to enable and disable wifi (and a lot of other things too). The command would be adb shell svc wifi enable to enable, and adb shell svc wifi disable to disable.
 

brammel

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Sorry, that's not what I mean to achieve. Unless you mean I can use adb commands from within Macrodroid? But I don't see any actions that suggest that.

What I'm trying to achieve is that Wi-Fi turns on and off automatically triggered by geofences that I've set up. And this dialog that I showed earlier is preventing this from happening in the background, without any manual action.

That said, being able to control my phone using adb commands is something I can definitely find some cool purposes for. So thanks for the hint!
 

Endercraft

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It seems like you can't use the wifi action to turn on/off wifi without a confirmation popup. Using adb commands, you can do that automatically without any popup.

It's also worth checking if your phone has some setting to disable this dialog.
 

brammel

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Unfortunately I haven't been able to find such a setting, but I've found a workaround; I'm having the macro wait until the screen turns on, and only then toggle the Wi-Fi. That way at least I see the popup.
I'm going to look into adb commands, sounds promising. Now just to find the time for that ;-)

Thanks for your help and hints!
 

StephanP

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Cannot install MacroDroidHelper_v1_14.apk on Pixel7a with GrapheneOS 2024062700.
Error message (translated): App is not installed as it is not suited for your phone.

Any ideas?
 

md_sgf

Active member
Is MD Helper akin to Tasker's SecureTask?
And is that how Tasker gained proper file storage access, which MacroDroid hasn't been able to do, with Google Play?
 

StephanP

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@StephanP Please read the first post on this thread carefully.
Careful reading AND all the coloured bells and whistles did not help me much, thank you. It's not on a daily basis that I try to automate something on my phone.

On GrapheneOS it's ill advised to hack install apk's via adb.
I'm now looking into toggling WiFi via UI interactions.
 

StephanP

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I decided to go ahead and install the MD Helper on my GrapheneOS P7a.
But I could do with a little bit of elaboration on this:
Remember to allow all permissions when starting the helper app else it might not work properly.
  • All permissions really means ALL (location, network, sensors, devices nearby, files, foto's & video's, notifications, music & audio, phone)?
  • And would that be "Alloways allow" or "Allow during use of the app"?
 
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