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Give your trigger a name and then work
your way down the menu, tapping every option you
want to edit. You must assign every trigger to a
profile, so tap Profile and then choose a profile
from the list. When the trigger’s conditions are
met, it will activate this profile.


Assign to a profile
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Before you can use the Location option in
your triggers, you need to give SwiP root access
and install it as a system app. On the main SwiP
screen, tap the three-dots menu icon, then tap
Settings followed by Root and ‘Install as a
system-app.’ Read the warning and tap OK.


Install as system app
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If you’re always forgetting to turn your
alarm off at the weekend, you could create a
profile that turns Alarm Volume to 0, then link it to
a trigger that kicks in at the weekend. You could
also use SwiP to automatically turn the volume
back up on Monday morning.


Automate your alarms
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To create a location-based trigger, tap the
Location option, find the location you want to use
on the map and then long-press it until a marker
appears. You can also specify your location’s radius
by entering a value in the Radius field. Save this
location by tapping the tick icon.

Create a location trigger
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You may want to create triggers that activate
your Home and Work profiles based on the time and
day of the week. To create these triggers, you need
to edit the Start Time, End Time and Weekday
options. You can also create location-dependent
profiles using GPS information.

Weekday/time triggers
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If you regularly listen to music or watch
movies on your device, you may want to use SwiP
to automatically change the media volume when
you plug your headphones in. Create a profile with
the correct Media Volume, then create a trigger,
tap Headphone and select ‘Plugged in.’

Control media volume
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Once you’ve granted SwiP root access, you
get two new options to use in your SwiP profiles.
These are enabling/disabling Airplane Mode and
temporarily bypassing your device’s lockscreen.
You should only bypass the lockscreen when it’s
safe to do so, for example when you’re at home.

Extra root options
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If you have several profiles you switch
between manually, this is made easier by adding a
permanent SwiP notification to your panel. Tapping
this notification takes you straight to a list of all
your SwiP profiles. Add it by opening SwiP’s
Settings and selecting Permanent Notification.

Add notification
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What are some
alternatives to SwiP?

Trigger is a beginner-friendly
automation app that has
useful examples you can build
for yourself, although you’ll
need to purchase Trigger Pro
to access most of its features.
If you’re looking for location-
based automation, Llama is
worth checking out. You can
download both apps for free
from Google Play.

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