Difference between revisions of "Trigger: App Install/Remove/Update"

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The App Install/Remove/Update trigger fires when an application is installed, removed, or updated on the device. This trigger can monitor all apps or specific applications that you select.

Options

Application Installed - Trigger fires when a new application is installed
Application Updated - Trigger fires when an existing application is updated
Application Removed - Trigger fires when an application is uninstalled

Application Selection

After choosing the event type, you can specify which applications to monitor:

Any Application - Trigger fires for any app that matches the selected event
Select Applications - Choose specific applications to monitor. Only events for the selected apps will trigger the macro.

When selecting specific applications, a searchable list of installed apps is shown. You can:

Search for apps by name
Show non-launchable apps using the checkbox
Select multiple applications

Magic Text

When this trigger is active, you can use magic text to access information about the app:

Package name of the installed/removed/updated application

Examples

Example 1: Log All App Installations

Triggers

Application Installed (Any Application)

Actions

Write to File: Installed app: {package_name} at {hour:minute:second}

Example 2: Notify When Specific App Updates

Triggers

Application Updated (WhatsApp)

Actions

Notification: WhatsApp has been updated

Notes

The trigger listens for the system broadcasts ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED and ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED
MacroDroid itself is excluded from the app selection list since you cannot receive notifications for your own app
The trigger uses a shared receiver for efficiency when multiple macros use this trigger
When selecting specific apps, the previously selected apps are shown at the top of the list for convenience

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+<pre class="header-style">The App Install/Remove/Update trigger fires when an application is installed, removed, or updated on the device. This trigger can monitor all apps or specific applications that you select.</pre>
-This trigger can be configured to fire when you install an application, uninstall an application or when an application update has completed.
-</pre><br>
-<pre style="background-color: #EEEEEE; color: Black;">
-The following [magic text] is available when this trigger fires.
-[app_name] - the name of the app.
+''' Options '''
-[app_package] - the package of the app.
+* '''Application Installed''' - Trigger fires when a new application is installed
-</pre><br>
+* '''Application Updated''' - Trigger fires when an existing application is updated
+* '''Application Removed''' - Trigger fires when an application is uninstalled
-<pre style="background-color: #EEEEEE; color: Black;">
+''' Application Selection '''
-Supported configurations:
-Any app:
+After choosing the event type, you can specify which applications to monitor:
-Any application that is installed, uninstalled or updated.
-Select applications:
+* '''Any Application''' - Trigger fires for any app that matches the selected event
-One or more specific applications.
+* '''Select Applications''' - Choose specific applications to monitor. Only events for the selected apps will trigger the macro.
-</pre><br/>
+When selecting specific applications, a searchable list of installed apps is shown. You can:
-'''Example Usage:'''<br/>
+* Search for apps by name
-A notification will be displayed when an app (specific or any) is updated by creating a notification that says "An app was updated. (app name)
+* Show non-launchable apps using the checkbox
+* Select multiple applications
-<pre style="background-color: red; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
+''' Magic Text '''
-Triggers
-Application Updated
+When this trigger is active, you can use magic text to access information about the app:
-</pre><br>
+* Package name of the installed/removed/updated application
-<pre style="background-color: #1665B0; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Actions
-Display Notification: Title: An app was updated.| Notification text: [app_name]
+''' Examples '''
-</pre><br>
-<pre style="background-color: green; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Constrains
+''Example 1: Log All App Installations''
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
-</pre><br>
+Application Installed (Any Application)</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Write to File: Installed app: {package_name} at {hour:minute:second}</pre>
+''Example 2: Notify When Specific App Updates''
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
+Application Updated (WhatsApp)</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Notification: WhatsApp has been updated</pre>
+''' Notes '''
+* The trigger listens for the system broadcasts ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED and ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED
+* MacroDroid itself is excluded from the app selection list since you cannot receive notifications for your own app
+* The trigger uses a shared receiver for efficiency when multiple macros use this trigger
+* When selecting specific apps, the previously selected apps are shown at the top of the list for convenience