How can I enable Bluetooth tethering with MacroDroid ?

[Christoph]

Hi, I have a Galaxy S20 with Android 13 (not rooted) and I need to automatically enabled 'Bluetooth tethering' with MacroDroid.
I can only see an action 'USB Tethering (Root only)' but nothing for BT. How can I enable this Tether Bluetooth option with MacroDroid ?



The problem is that this option gets regularly automatically turned Off by Android (ex. after a reboot). Regards

 

[Jacob L]

You can only do it if you're rooted

 

[Endercraft]

You can only do it if you're rooted

And UI Interaction.

 

[Christoph]

And UI Interaction.

Do I need to be rooted to do it with UI interaction ?

 

[Endercraft]

Do I need to be rooted to do it with UI interaction ?

No, you just need to enable accessibility for MacroDroid (and auto start if you need to run it at boot).

 

[Dimlos]

I think it goes something like this.

 

[Endercraft]

I think it goes something like this.

Make sure to increase the waiting action time, or use the little screen content + regular interval trick.

 

[Dimlos]

Make sure to increase the waiting action time, or use the little screen content + regular interval trick.

Yes, it might not work without some adjustments.

 

[Christoph]

@Endercraft , how do you create this line? :


I have tried but could only get only get these types of Wait Until Trigger:

 

[Christoph]

@Dimlos , I test the Actions of the macro, Bluetooth Tethering is properly enabled .

When will this macro run given than the trigger is empty ?


I would ideally like Bluetooth Tether to always be On on my device. Contrary to Wifi Hotspot, I guess it is not using battery when no device is tethering via BT.

 

[Dimlos]

I really want to trigger when the tethering is turned off, but I can't detect it.
Why not just use Device Boot?

 

[Endercraft]

@Endercraft , how do you create this line? :
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I have tried but could only get only get these types of Wait Until Trigger:
View attachment 4815

The first wait for trigger you created is the correct one.

 

[Christoph]

When I try to add this .macro , I have the error message "Impôt failed Could no import macros"
Do you know why?
I could import the previous .macro without issue.

 

[Endercraft]

When I try to add this .macro , I have the error message "Impôt failed Could no import macros"
Do you know why?
I could import the previous .macro without issue.

Update to a newer version, this is a patched bug.

V5.31

This is a smallish update with mostly bug fixes. There were some major work in the code to refactor lots of UI related code that is now deprecated (that I was forced to do) which impacted a lot of screens. If there are any random crashes on certain screens this will be the cause and I will fix...

macrodroidforum.com

 

[Christoph]

Thank you, it works now (my action was wrong because I had [All applications]). I have used the trigger 'Device Boot'.

The macro ends with the Hotspot screen opened, how could just hide the screen to keep the screen I had ?

 

[Dimlos]

The macro ends with the Hotspot screen opened, how could just hide the screen to keep the screen I had ?

Use the Press Back Button action.

 

[Christoph]

I have added Accessibility permission and tested it, it works great. Thank you.

 

[kmeier]

How can i determine whether BT-Tethering is on or off?

 

[Dimlos]

How can i determine whether BT-Tethering is on or off?

I think you will find the information in this thread useful.

Get value of certain toggle Button in settings

Hi, to be more specific, I am looking for a way how to get the current state of Bluetooth tethering. Currently i have a working Makro which automatically changes the current state of this setting (using an intent and a click), but this toggles the setting. But i want to make sure that the...

www.macrodroidforum.com

 

[Christoph]

How can i determine whether BT-Tethering is on or off?

Why do you need to do that ?
The way Android works, you can guess the status of BT Tether (unless you touch it with your hands too)