Carl Farmer from Chrysalis Technologies gave us a fantastic introduction to on[x] a Microsoft experiment in automating an android device using javascript.

1. JavaScript Recipes to
Automate Google
Android
Front End Suffolk – February 2014

2. Who?
• Me => Carl Farmer
• What I do => Microsoft .Net Dev/Tech Consultant
(12 years)
• Where I do it => Chrysalis Technology
• Other stuff I do => SyncIpswich
(syncipswich.com)

3. Automation
• If [this event] then [do this action]
• If [I am at home] then [switch off mobile data]
• If [it if after 8pm] then [switch off the ringer
volume]
• If [battery level < 10%] then [turn off mobile data,
turn off wifi…]
• Is anyone using an automation app?

4. How the..?
1.Scheduler App
2.Automation App
3.Browser + Facebook Login + App + JavaScript

5. What the..?
• Microsoft on{x}
• on{X} lets you control and extend the capabilities
of your Android phone using a JavaScript API to
remotely program it.

6. Demo

7. Why the..?
• Very few restrictions
• Only limited by imagination, patience and code
skills
• API exposes more than existing automation apps
can do

8. Interesting namespaces in the
API
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Applications – open other applications on device
Calendar – search calendar for events (& details)
Contacts – search contacts (& details)
db – local database storage
Gestures – flipup, flip down, nudgeleft, nudgeright
Intents – sends an intent (action) to another application on the
device
localStorage – html5 web storage standard
Microphone – monitor noise levels
modeOfTransport – walking, cycling, driving
Notifications – device notifications
Proximity – proximity sensor
Telephony – phone call info

9. That is it
• Any questions?
• www.onx.ms
• @onx_ms
• @carlfarmer
• Thank you