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== Helper App Introduction ==
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Over recent years the Android Operating System has slowly begun to block certain features and prevent apps from performing actions such as enabling/disabling Wifi and Bluetooth. In order to distribute apps on Google Play it is mandatory to update the Android SDK that apps are built against and it is this requirement that prevents these features from working.
Over recent years the Android Operating System has slowly begun to block certain features and prevent apps from performing actions such as enabling/disabling Wifi and Bluetooth. In order to distribute apps on Google Play it is mandatory to update the Android SDK that apps are built against and it is this requirement that prevents these features from working.
To workaround the issue MacroDroid introduced a helper application that was built against a much older Android SDK (Android 5) that is still able to support these restricted features. Instead of making the calls directly, MacroDroid directs the requests to the helper app and the feature can still be supported. Unfortunately Google have now made it very difficult to install APKs this old on Android 14 and above. The standard helper file can only be installed on Android 14 via a command line request via a connected PC.
To workaround the issue MacroDroid introduced a helper application that was built against a much older Android SDK (Android 5) that is still able to support these restricted features. Instead of making the calls directly, MacroDroid directs the requests to the helper app and the feature can still be supported. Unfortunately Google have now made it very difficult to install APKs this old on Android 14 and above. The standard helper file can only be installed on Android 14 via a command line request via a connected PC.
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== Connectivity Helper ==
== Connectivity Helper ==