Starting with MacroDroid V3.16.11 (with some effort) you can now invoke the following features on a non-rooted device:
- Battery Saver Action
- Location Mode Action
- NFC Enable/Disable Action
- Set Language Action
- Logcat Trigger
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- others as shown within the app.
In order to do this you will need a Windows/Linux based PC or a Mac plus Google's ADB tool which can be downloaded from the links below:
Windows - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip Linux - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip Mac - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip
For instructions on configuring your device to connect via adb please see the following information:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html
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adb devices -l
Once you have a working adb connection, you need to run the following command from the command line/terminal on your computer:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
followed by:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
If you are using the demo mode action you will also need the following permission:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.DUMP
If you are using the volume button long press trigger you will need the following permission:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.SET_VOLUME_KEY_LONG_PRESS_LISTENER
If you are using the Logcat trigger you will need the following permission:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid android.permission.READ_LOGS
These commands will give MacroDroid permission to write to some restricted device settings that can normally only be done by system apps (or using root hacks). It's a little bit of work but hopefully a nice solution for users who are unable to or don't want to root their device.
The features above are currently the only features that can be utilised by this adb permission hack, but I hope in the future I can expand the capability to allow additional features.
Additional information for Helper File
Starting with MacroDroid v5.8 a new helper file is available to perform some limited functionality that cannot be done directly in the app. In order to grant ADB access to this helper file please use the following command:
adb shell pm grant com.arlosoft.macrodroid.helper android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
https://gist.github.com/soiqualang/e62fde6fc0606621fde3a3c7a3f3d649