Following the recent release of IFTTT for iPad, an Android
app is now available. IFTTT, which stands for If This Then That, makes
it possible to connect various physical and digital services to carry
out tasks that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
With IFTTT, you can create a recipe to automatically backup your contacts to a Google Drive spreadsheet on a regular basis, or only when changes are made. On iOS, you can even control your lights using Siri. Endless possibilities is a phrase I often overuse when talking about IFTTT.
With
the release of the Android app, IFTTT brings additional triggers and
features to the service. Since Android allows access to capabilities iOS
developers can only dream of, IFTTT can take full advantage of
Android's "open" philosophy.
For example, Android users of the
IFTTT app can have text messages automatically backed up to Google Drive
or Dropbox. Or you can opt to have a text sent for you, without you
having to do a thing, when you arrive or leave a specific location. You
can even log your phone calls, including only tracking calls from a
specific phone number. My favorite recipe so far is setting my device wallpaper to my latest Instagram photo.
Naturally, push alerts have also made it to the Android version of the app.
We
plan on compiling a list of the best Android IFTTT recipes once people
start getting creative; be sure to link to your favorite one in the
comments below.
IFTTT will be hitting the publish button later today. Once live, it will be available in the Play Store, or you can check the IFTTT mobile site for download links to both the iOS and Android versions.
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