Automate tasks on Android and never forget a birthday text again - here's how

One of Android's best qualities is its flexibility. If there's something you want to achieve on your Android phone, chances are pretty good you can accomplish it. As far as task automation, you can use the built-in Rules feature, but that's fairly limited. There's also Modes, but (again) that's fairly limited.

That's why I generally turn to an automation app to make the feature even more powerful on Android. One such app is called MacroDroid. You can read about what this app does in "This app has made me fall in love with Android," but here I'm going to take you on a journey of how to actually use it.

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As the name suggests, the app uses macros. Essentially, a macro is a ...