Latch

Privacy-first Android automation
Local if → then rules. No account, no cloud, no ads, no trackers.

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Screenshots

Home	Settings	Settings (more)	Edit rule

Engine (always-on)

• Sticky foreground monitor (specialUse) hosts dynamic receivers (Wi‑Fi, power, screen, …)
• Accessibility for instant App opened rules (Usage access is fallback only)
• Exact alarms for daily time windows
• Shizuku/root for elevated actions — bound only while a command runs

Features

Triggers

Battery · charger · headphones · daily time · boot · Wi‑Fi · SSID · Bluetooth · app opened · screen · custom broadcast

Actions (chainable)

Notify · toast · ringer · open app · open URL · brightness · shell (optional root) · wait · plugin broadcast

More

• Multi-step action lists per rule
• Cooldown + notes on each rule
• Search on the home list (name / trigger)
• Home-screen widget (toggle a rule)
• Plugin API for other FOSS apps
• JSON export / import of recipes
• Material You theme (light / dark / system, seed color chips)

Elevated access

Optional Shizuku (preferred) or root su for shell / svc style actions. Enable in Settings and grant when prompted.

Privacy

No INTERNET permission. No analytics. Rules stay on device unless you export them.

Plugin API

com.endroid.latch.api.FIRE_TRIGGER   extra trigger=<string>
com.endroid.latch.api.RUN_RULE       extra rule_id=<uuid>

Stable vs beta

Channel	Branch	Application id
Stable	main	com.endroid.latch
Beta	beta	com.endroid.latch.beta

Install

• Latest release APK
• Or build from source (below)

Build

./gradlew assembleRelease

Related

Project	What
Fern	Material You system monitor (CPU, RAM, battery, Shizuku)

Why Latch vs others?

	Latch	Tasker	MacroDroid
Cloud / account	Never	Optional	Optional
Trackers / ads	None	None (paid)	Free has limits
Open source	MIT	No	No
Shizuku / root optional	Yes	Plugin ecosystem	Limited
Beginner recipes	JSON packs in /recipes	Community	Built-in

Install options

• GitHub Releases — latest APK
• Obtainium — add https://github.com/wized2/Latch for update checks
• F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid — metadata prepared under fastlane/; listing pending

Recipe packs

Import JSON from recipes/ (work Wi‑Fi silent, headphones → music, night silent, low battery, boot notify, …).

Why Latch?

Tasker-class power without cloud accounts or trackers. Rules are plain local data; optional elevation is explicit.

Contributing

Growth norms (no fake stars / spam): docs/GROWTH.md.

1. Read docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
2. Work on beta and open PRs against beta (com.endroid.latch.beta).
3. Grab a good first issue.

Spanish overview: README.es.md.

Contributing detail

PRs welcome — especially new triggers/actions, OEM battery tips, and accessibility.

License

MIT · Project Endroid

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