I have a couple of simple routines that used to work perfectly but no longer do. One of them turns on Theater Mode; the other turns on a custom mode called "Normal" that I use just so I can turn off Theater Mode via a routine.
Often now, when I trigger the Theater Mode routine, Theater Mode turns on, but then after about 10 seconds it spontaneously turns off again, reverting to the previous mode.
The problem seems to occur only in the following circumstances.
The mode being turned on is Theater. (The Normal Mode routine works fine.)
It is being turned on via the routine, not manually.
When the routine is triggered, Normal Mode is on. (If no mode is on, the routine works.)
The phone is connected to my watch. (If the watch is powered off, the routine works.)
If I look at my watch while this is occurring, I find that when the phone turns Theater Mode on, the watch face changes and the do not disturb icon appears. However the mode icon does not change: the icon I have chosen for Normal Mode is not replaced with the Theater Mode icon.
It is almost as if, when Theater Mode is triggered by the routine and the watch is in normal mode, the watch doesn't get all the way into Theater Mode. Because modes are syncing between the phone and watch, the phone then changes back to Normal Mode to match the watch. At least that's the only thing I can think of.
Phone: S35 currently running Android 15 and One UI 7.0.
Watch: Galaxy Watch 7, running Wear OS 5.0 and One UI 6.0 Watch.
It's because your normal mode routine is conflicting with your theater mode routine. You need to add an end mode trigger to your theater routine, not run both together. I don't know why its so hard to turn theater mode on and off manually that you need a routine for it, but you need to adjust your routine because your return to normal mode routine running at the same time will cancel out the theater mode routine. When a routine ends normally, it returns your phone to the state it was in before the routine ran - unless you configure it to do something else. So, there is actually no need to run a "normal" routine. Please post your routine so we can see what your trigger and end is. You know, you don't even need to run a routine, as you can set theater mode to start and end automatically. As for your question about your watch, do you have modes synced with between the phone and watch? Only one mode can be active at a time, while you can have multiple routines running as long as they don't conflict with each other. Routines do not apply to the watch, so the watch face should show whichever mode is currently active. Since normal mode is cancelling out theater mode, you will only see the normal mode icon.
Out of curiosity, why theater mode? You can create a custom mode, although there is no law against using a pre-configured mode to suit your needs.
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Thanks, everyone. I think I do need a routine. I have MacroDroid send custom notifications when my calendar events are beginning and ending. The notifications trigger the routines. However, I guess I don't actually need the modes: I can just have the routines change the settings on phone and watch directly. That seems to work well; I'll come back if I have any trouble. Thanks for your help!
