Want to turn on the Clock application on your Android phone every time you plug in a USB cable, or disable WiFi and data connections when the battery level dips below a certain percentage? How about vibrating when you’re within about 200 meters of your home or office? AutomateIt is a free app which lets you do those things… and a few dozen other things as well.

Basically, AutomateIt lets you automate certain tasks by setting a trigger and an action. It offers some of the functionality of Tasker, but AutomateIt is free and has a simpler (if less attractive) user interface.

AutomateIt triggers include toggling Airplane Mode on and off, SMS triggers, battery level changes, incoming calls, or even changes in location. Once you select a trigger, you can hit the settings button next to the trigger for additional options. For example, if you selected “Battery level” as a trigger, the settings screen lets you establish how low the battery level must drop before an action is triggered.

The action list lets you perform a number of tasks, ranging from launching an application or bringing up the home screen to vibrating, playing a sound, or changing your volume, data, or WiFi state.

You can find a lengthy list of triggers and actions at and download links at the AutomateIt page at the Google Android Market.

via Lifehacker

Brad Linder

Brad Linder is editor of Liliputing and Mobiputing. He's been tinkering with mobile tech for decades and writing about it since 2006. Brad has also worked with NPR, WHYY, PRI, and AOL.

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