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If you want to make your personal device even more personal, try these automation and customisation apps
IFTTT
Custom plumbing for the internet, IFTTT has you create recipes (connections) between channels (smart devices, websites, apps). If you can’t be bothered, there are loads of existing recipes for everything from muting your phone when you arrive home, to obsessively saving every Facebook photo you’re tagged in to Dropbox. £free / Android, iOS
AUTOMATE
If you’re the type of person who can’t stop grinning when messing about with flow charts (it takes all sorts), you’re going to love Automate. This app is designed to change settings and send notifications based on triggered events. Get your head around the system and you can construct some surprisingly complex workflows. from £free / Android