by Fran T
Version 21 (October 28, 2025)
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Disables Wi-Fi and Mobile Data to prevent Internet access while certain apps you specify are running. Works with or without Root access or the Automate privileged service, or the "access deprecated system features" permission.
The flow detects whether the UI is needed to do the setting by checking for an exception from the Wi-Fi and Mobile Data Enable blocks during setup. In order for the UI method to be able to turn Wi-Fi and Mobile Data on and off in Android 8 and above, those tiles must be present in Quick Settings. To see if they are, expand the status bar by swiping down twice. If either tile isn't present, tap the EDIT or “pen” button, then drag the tile to add it.
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: If you have logging enabled for the flow and notice an exception, that's normal and is the way the flow determines whether the UI workaround is needed to enable and disable Wi-Fi and Mobile Data the first time it's run. The flow continues to run normally.
Updates:
• Workaround for change in behavior of Wi-Fi Set State block; updated for Android 11
• Improved app list management; updated for Android 11 app launcher behavior; improved stability of Wi-Fi setting when using UI; improved reliability of clicking on Quick Settings tiles; now saves settings to a file; added "Show Settings" flow
• Added support for Samsung devices
• Work around failure caused by Automate not waiting for the Accessibility service to start after reboot
• Improved Wi-Fi API check (Samsung phones re-enable Wi-Fi when it's disabled via the API)
• Improved app list management
• Replaced deprecated block
• Updated for Android 16