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Shutdown Timer in Android - how does it work?

  • Jan 22, 2026
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On an Android Smartphone, you can set up a so-called Shutdown Timer to turn off your phone for a specified time automatically. And so it goes.

Shutdown Timer set up on a rooted Smartphone

A prerequisite for the automatic Shutdown is that you have your Smartphone rooted, have - what you need to know, we show in this practical tip. For the Timer itself, it's best to use an extra App, e.g., the Tool "Power Schedule".
  1. Install the App from the Google Play Store.
  2. You can open this and tap "create an event".
  3. Enter in "setting the time" the time at which you want your phone to shut down and select "event type" Option to "Off".
  4. Optionally, you can enter the event name and days of the week where it is repeated to be. This is useful, for example, if you want to turn off your Smartphone automatically at night.
  5. Confirm with "Done" and the phone will be driven at the set time.
  6. Note that the first time you use the Tools the super-user must be given rights for "Power Schedule". Here you will set the selection to "Permanently allow", to work around this Problem in the future.
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This manual refers to the "Power Schedule" in the Version 2.1.9 on Android 4.3.1 on a Samsung Galaxy S3 (CyanogenMod 10.2). What is the Root of your phone still can be useful, you will learn in this practical tip.

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