Android Make integrationAutomate Android with Make.
What if your phone could start your automations on its own? The Android Make integration gives you 39 modules, including 17 instant triggers and 22 actions. This guide is for people who carry the phone all day, and it walks you from the connection to your first working scenario.
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What can the Android Make integration do for you?
The Android Make integration links your phone to Make, so what happens on the device (a call, a text, a photo, a WiFi change) can start a scenario, and a scenario can act on the phone in return. A scenario is the automation you build in Make: a chain of modules, each one a single brick such as a trigger or an action.
Missed-call follow-up. When Watch completed incoming calls reports a finished call, the next modules can log it in your CRM, and Send a push notification reminds you to call back. Sales reps on the road get a clean call history without typing anything.
Photo proof from the field. New photo fires the moment the phone takes a picture. Pair it with a storage app and every site photo lands in the right client folder. The reverse works too: Save a photo pushes an image from a scenario onto the device.
Location-aware reminders. Watch entrances to/exits from a geofence area tells Make when the phone enters or leaves a circle you defined, which suits delivery drivers and technicians who need a checklist on arrival.
Some limits come from Google, not Make. Since 2019, apps on Google Play cannot read SMS or call logs, so the SMS functions need the unrestricted Make app for Android downloaded from the website. The page on n8n vs Make helps if you are still choosing a tool, and the Make pricing guide explains what each plan allows. For a guided start, see our Make training.
How do you connect your Android phone to Make?
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Install the Make app on the phone
Your device needs Android 7.0 or later and the Make app for Android installed. If you plan to read or send text messages, take the unrestricted version from the Make website rather than Google Play.
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Add an Android module in the editor
In a scenario, click the + and search for Android, then pick any module. Click Create a connection, which links your device to Make once and reuses it in every Android module. You can give the connection a name if you run several phones.
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Authorize and save
Follow the authorization Make shows you for the device, then click Save. The connection now appears in the module, and the other Android modules can pick it from the same list.
Your first scenario: forward incoming texts as push alerts
GoalWhen your Android phone receives a text message, Make sends a push notification to a second device you choose.
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Create the scenario
Open the Scenarios page and create a new scenario. Click the big + to place the first module, the one that starts everything.
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Pick the Watch text messages trigger
Search for Android, choose Watch text messages, then click Create a connection to link your phone. Remember that SMS needs the unrestricted Make app with SMS enabled in its settings.
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Add Send a push notification
Click the + on the right of the trigger and add Send a push notification. Pick the device that should get the alert, then map the sender and the text from the previous module into the message.
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Test with Run once
Click Run once, then send a text to the phone. Each module shows the bundle it received, so you can check the sender and message before going live.
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Switch the scenario on
Turn the scenario on with the toggle. Because this trigger is instant, the phone calls Make as soon as a text arrives instead of waiting for a schedule.
Which Android events can start a scenario?
17 modules start a scenario when something happens in Android. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Android as soon as it happens.
New photo
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device takes a photo.”
Snap a picture and your scenario starts with that photo as its first bundle, the single item passed from one module to the next. It turns the phone camera into an upload button for any app Make can reach.
Watch barcode / QR code
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when you scan a barcode / QR code.”
Scanning a barcode or a QR code with the phone hands the result to Make and starts your scenario. Your Android device becomes a pocket scanner feeding a spreadsheet, a stock tool or an order system.
Watch Bluetooth activations
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when you enable Bluetooth on a device.”
Turning Bluetooth on is a small gesture, and this trigger lets it mean something: the scenario starts the moment the phone's Bluetooth switches on. Use it as a manual on switch that needs no extra app.
Watch Bluetooth deactivations
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when you disable Bluetooth on a device.”
The mirror of the activation trigger: when Bluetooth goes off on the device, Make starts your scenario. Paired with the previous one, it gives you a simple start and stop signal from the phone.
Watch Button
Instant triggerIn Make“Trigger when you push a button.”
This gives you a button that starts a scenario when you push it. No event to wait for, no condition to meet: you decide when the automation runs, straight from the phone.
Watch completed incoming calls
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device registers a completed incoming call.”
Once a call you received ends, this trigger passes it to Make, which is the right moment to log it, since the conversation is over. It feeds call history into tools that never see your phone.
Watch completed outgoing calls
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device registers a completed outgoing call.”
After you hang up on a call you placed, Make receives it and the scenario runs. It is the outgoing twin of the completed incoming trigger and closes the loop on prospecting calls.
Watch connections to Bluetooth devices
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device connects to another Bluetooth device.”
When the phone pairs with another Bluetooth device, a car kit, a headset or a scanner, your scenario starts. That connection is often a reliable sign of where you are and what you are doing.
Watch disconnections from Bluetooth devices
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device disconnects from another Bluetooth device.”
The phone losing its link with another Bluetooth device starts the scenario. Leaving the car, putting the headset away or walking out of range are all events you can now act on.
Watch entrances to/exits from a geofence area
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device enters or leaves a predefined circle.”
Draw a circle around a place, and Make hears about it whenever the phone crosses the edge, going in or coming out. Arrival and departure become events your tools can react to.
Watch incoming calls
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device registers an incoming call.”
This reacts while the phone is ringing, not after the call. Make gets the incoming call right away, so the scenario can look up the caller before you pick up.
Watch location changes
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device changes its location.”
The phone moves and Make receives its new position, which lets a scenario follow a person on the move without a dedicated tracking tool. Good for anything that depends on where the device is.
Watch outgoing calls
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device makes an outgoing call.”
Dial a number and the scenario starts at once, without waiting for the call to end. It captures the intent to call rather than the result of it.
Watch sent SMS
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device sends a text message.”
Every text message your phone sends becomes a bundle in Make. It keeps a copy of what you promised a client by text in a place your team can read.
Watch text messages
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device receives a text message.”
A text lands on the phone and the scenario starts with the message in hand. Codes, confirmations and customer replies can flow into your other tools without anyone copying them.
WiFi connection
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device connects to a WiFi network.”
Joining a WiFi network is a quiet signal that you have reached a known place, and this trigger turns it into the start of a scenario. The office network, the store, the workshop: each can mean something.
WiFi disconnection
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a device disconnects from a WiFi network.”
When the phone drops a WiFi network, Make starts your scenario. Paired with the connection trigger, it brackets the time spent in one place.
What can Make do on your Android phone?
Android gives you 22 modules in 2 groups. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.
Set Up the Make for Android App
9 modulesTo use the SMS functions, you must install the unrestricted Make app for Android. These functions will not work if you are using the app downloaded from Google Play. Additionally, you must enable SMS in the mobile settings of the unrestricted app.
General Settings
ActionIn the docs onlyThis entry belongs to the setup group of the Make for Android app in the Make documentation, the part that prepares the phone before any module can use it. The documentation lists it without a description.
QR / Barcode Scanner
ActionIn the docs onlyPart of the setup group of the Make for Android app, this entry relates to scanning, which is what Watch barcode / QR code sends to Make. The documentation gives no description of it.
Photos
ActionIn the docs onlyListed in the setup group of the Make for Android app, this entry concerns the photo side of the integration: New photo, Take a photo and Save a photo. The documentation offers no description of it.
GPS
ActionIn the docs onlyIn the setup group of the Make for Android app, this entry covers location, the source behind Watch location changes and Watch entrances to/exits from a geofence area. The documentation lists it without a description.
WiFi
ActionIn the docs onlyThis setup entry of the Make for Android app concerns WiFi: the two WiFi triggers and the Enable WiFi and Disable WiFi actions. The documentation names it and gives no further description.
Bluetooth
ActionIn the docs onlyThe Bluetooth entry of the setup group relates to the four Bluetooth triggers and to the Enable Bluetooth and Disable Bluetooth actions. The Make documentation lists it without describing it.
Calls
ActionIn the docs onlyCall handling in the Make for Android app sits under this setup entry, behind the four call triggers and the Make a call and Prepare a phone call actions. No description is given in the documentation.
SMS
ActionIn the docs onlyThis is the setup entry that unlocks text messages: without it, Watch text messages, Watch sent SMS and Send text message do nothing. It is the one setup step the documentation spells out.
Web
ActionIn the docs onlyThe last setup entry concerns the browser side of the Make for Android app, used by Open a web browser and Close a web browser. The documentation lists it but adds no description.
Other modules
13 modulesChange a ring mode
ActionIn Make“Changes the active ring mode on a device.”
Silence the phone, or bring the ringer back, from a scenario. The module switches the active ring mode on the device so nobody has to remember to do it by hand.
Close a web browser
ActionIn Make“Closes a browser window on the target device.”
Shut the browser window on the target device once its job is done. It is the natural second half of Open a web browser, keeping a shared phone tidy between uses.
Disable Bluetooth
ActionIn Make“Turns off Bluetooth on a device.”
Turn Bluetooth off on the device from any scenario. Useful for saving battery or for making sure a company phone does not stay paired where it should not.
Disable WiFi
ActionIn Make“Turns off WiFi on a target device.”
Switch WiFi off on the target device without touching it. The phone falls back to mobile data, which can matter for security or for a shared device in public places.
Enable Bluetooth
ActionIn Make“Turns on Bluetooth on a device.”
Bring Bluetooth back on the device from a scenario, so a car kit or scanner can pair without the user digging through settings.
Enable WiFi
ActionIn Make“Turns on WiFi on a target device.”
Turn WiFi on at the target device from Make. The phone can then join known networks again, which saves mobile data at the office or the warehouse.
Make a call
ActionIn Make“Dials a specified number on a device.”
This action dials a number on the phone for you, straight from a scenario. The call starts on the device, so the person holding it only has to talk.
Open a web browser
ActionIn Make“Opens a browser window on the target device showing a pre-entered URL.”
Put a web page in front of the person holding the phone: the module opens a browser window on the device at a URL you set in the scenario. Links from other apps can land there too.
Prepare a phone call
ActionIn Make“Opens the phone app on a device and pre-fills a phone number.”
The gentler version of Make a call: it opens the phone app with the number already filled in and leaves the dial button to the user. Nothing happens until someone chooses to call.
Save a photo
ActionIn Make“Uploads a photo to a device.”
Send an image from a scenario onto the phone. A plan, a label or a signed document produced elsewhere ends up on the device where the person on site can open it.
Send a push notification
ActionIn Make“Sends a push notification to a selected device.”
Alert a phone with a notification written by your scenario. It is the lightest way to tell someone on the move that something needs their attention, without email or chat.
Send text message
ActionIn Make“Sends a text message.”
Send an SMS from the phone's own number, triggered by anything Make can see. Customers get a text from a number they recognize, not from an unknown service.
Take a photo
ActionIn Make“Takes a photo on a device.”
Tell the phone to take a picture from a scenario, with no one pressing the shutter. The photo can then flow to the next module like any other bundle.
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