Differences in Settings Between Android Devices
| Phone Preparation for Automation | Samsung | Xiaomi | Google Pixel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn Off Connections |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Connections. 3. Turn off all visible switches (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.). |
Disable WiFi and Airplane Mode programmatically using built-in functions on Agent. | Disable WiFi and Airplane Mode programmatically using built-in functions on Agent. |
| Unlock Screen |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Lock screen. 3. Tap on Screen lock type. 4. Select None. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Navigate to Passwords & Security (Android 13) or Security (Android 14). 3. Check if Screen lock is set to Off (Android 13) or None (Android 14). |
1. Open Settings. 2. Navigate to Security. 3. Check if Screen lock is set to None. |
| Accidental Touch Settings |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Display. 3. Scroll down and find Accidental touch protection. 4. If it's turned on, turn it off. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Lock screen. 3. Find Pocket mode. 4. If it's enabled, turn it off. |
This feature does not exist on Pixel devices. |
| Mute Device |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Sound. 3. If the device is not already muted, tap the mute icon. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Sound & vibration. 3. Scroll down and find Silent mode. 4. If it's disabled, turn it on. |
The device is muted programmatically using a special key command. |
| Set Time Format to 24 Hours |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to General. 3. Tap on Date and time. 4. Enable the 24-hour format switch. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Additional settings. 3. Tap Date and time. 4. Choose Time format, then select 24-hour (13:00). |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to System. 3. Tap Date and time. 4. Turn on the 24-hour format toggle. |
| Disable Software Updates | The automation system disables the update service via command line. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| SMS Input Mode |
1. Open the Messages app's settings. 2. Navigate to: More settings → Text messages → Input Mode. 3. Select Automatic. |
Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Set SMS App |
1. Launch Samsung Messages app. 2. Navigate to: Settings → More settings → Multimedia messages. 3. Enable: - Download automatically - Download automatically while roaming 4. Navigate to: Chat settings → disable Chat features. 5. Set default message type as "Text or multimedia". |
1. Launch Google Messages app. 2. Disable RCS chat features (if active). 3. If "Turn off" prompt appears, confirm it. 4. After restart, dismiss any remaining pop-ups. 5. Navigate to: Settings → Advanced 6. Enable: - Download automatically - Download automatically while roaming |
1. Launch Google Messages app. 2. Disable RCS chat features (if active). 3. If "Turn off" prompt appears, confirm it. 4. After restart, dismiss any remaining pop-ups. 5. Navigate to: Settings → Advanced 6. Enable: - Download automatically - Download automatically while roaming |
| Chrome for Development |
1. Enable mobile data. 2. Open Chrome app. 3. Clear all pop-ups. 4. Verify URL bar is visible. |
1. Enable mobile data. 2. Open Chrome app. 3. Clear all pop-ups. 4. Verify URL bar is visible. |
1. Enable mobile data. 2. Open Chrome app. 3. Clear all pop-ups. 4. Verify URL bar is visible. |
| Set Timezone |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to General. 3. Tap on Date and time. 4. Enable automatic date & time, time zone, and network-based time settings. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Additional settings. 3. Tap Date and time. 4. Enable automatic date & time, time zone, and network-based time settings. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to System. 3. Tap Date and time. 4. Enable automatic date & time, time zone, and network-based time settings. |
| Disable Call Forwarding Settings |
Option 1: Using USSD Code Run the following code in the Phone app: ##002#This command disables all types of call forwarding. Option 2: Manual Reset 1. Open the Phone app. 2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮). 3. Go to Settings. 4. Tap Supplementary services, or: Settings > Calling accounts > [Your SIM] > Additional settings5. Tap Call forwarding. 6. Disable all four options: - Always forward - Forward when busy - Forward when unanswered - Forward when unreachable |
Option 1: Using USSD Code Run the following code in the Phone app: ##002#This disables all call forwarding types. Option 2: Manual Reset 1. Open the Phone app. 2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮). 3. Select Call settings. 4. Tap Calling accounts. 5. Choose your SIM card. 6. Tap Call forwarding settings. 7. Disable all four options: - Always forward - Forward when busy - Forward when unanswered - Forward when unreachable |
Option 1: Using USSD Code Run the following code in the Phone app: ##002#This attempts to disable all types of call forwarding. Option 2: Manual Reset 1. Open the Phone app. 2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮). 3. Select Settings. 4. Tap Calling accounts. 5. Choose your active SIM. 6. Tap Call forwarding. 7. Disable all four options: - Always forward - When busy - When unanswered - When unreachable |
| Disable Screen Rotation |
1. Open notification panel. 2. Locate the screen rotation toggle button. 3. Check toggle status; if rotation is enabled ("On"), click to disable it. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Additional settings. 3. Go to Accessibility. 4. Go to Physical Tab. 5. Find and disable the screen rotation switch. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Display. 3. Scroll to bottom to find and disable the rotation switch. |
| Enable Developer Options |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to About phone. 3. Tap Software information. 4. Tap Build number 7 times. 5. Return to Settings and confirm Developer options is visible. |
1. Insert an active SIM card and sign in with a Xiaomi account. 2. Open Settings. 3. Go to About phone. 4. Tap MIUI version 7 times. 5. Go to Additional settings and confirm Developer options is visible. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to About phone. 3. Tap Build number 7 times. 4. Go to System and confirm Developer options is visible. |
| Check if Developer Options is Enabled |
1. Open Settings. 2. Scroll to locate Developer options menu. 3. If visible, Developer Options is enabled. 4. In Developer options, ensure the toggle is switched on. 5. Find USB debugging and toggle it on. |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to Additional settings. 3. Search for Developer options. 4. If visible, it's enabled. 5. In Developer options, ensure the toggle is switched on. 6. Find USB debugging and toggle it on. 7. Enable USB Debugging (Security Settings). |
1. Open Settings. 2. Go to System. 3. Search for Developer options. 4. If visible, it's enabled. 5. In Developer options, ensure the toggle is switched on. 6. Find USB debugging and toggle it on. |
| Enable Stay Awake |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find Stay awake option. 3. Enable the toggle. |
Not supported on Xiaomi devices. (Restricted for security reasons) |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find Stay awake option. 3. Enable the toggle. |
| Disable System Auto Update |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find system auto update option. 3. Disable the toggle. |
Not supported on Xiaomi devices. (Restricted for security reasons) |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find system auto update option. 3. Disable the toggle. |
| Disable Adb Authorization Timeout |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find ADB authorization timeout option. 3. Disable the toggle. |
Not supported on Xiaomi devices. (Restricted for security reasons) |
1. Go to Developer options menu. 2. Find ADB authorization timeout option. 3. Disable the toggle. |