For how much it claims to be a smartphone OS, Android expects users to do a lot of manual tasks. Toggling Wi-Fi, turning off mobile data, and switching Do Not Disturb profiles are among the repetitive tasks that add to the friction. We have been expecting something like the Shortcuts app on iOS and macOS to arrive on Android, but that is far from a reality even in 2026. It means we are expected to do a robot’s job, even though we expect a ‘smart’ device to solve that problem for us.
