topic Re: Routines in Mobile Apps & Services

Routines

gunjani — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:40:18 GMT

Does Routines work with screen lock. I set a routine to wake up to BBC Sounds but it didn't work. I think it is because the screen was locked? Any ideas.

Re: Routines

arianwen27 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:46:13 GMT

If you set a routine to open an app, the screen has to be unlocked for it to do that. The phone can't unlock itself.

Your only option would be using another routine to set the phone to not lock. Which is a bit of a security issue

Re: Routines

gunjani — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:09:54 GMT

Then the fun thing needs is an OR command as well as IF and THEN? This will allow the phone
To be unlocked at different times of the day. I have to create several routines with similar function

Re: Re: Routines

arianwen27 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:19:54 GMT

A routine can't unlock the phone, only prevent it from being locked. So you'd need to unlock the phone at least once after the stay unlocked routine runs. Then the open app routine should hopefully be able to open an app

Re: Routines

gunjani — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:29:17 GMT

That is so annoying 😮