AutoStart+: Auto Start on Boot

AutoStart+ auto starts the apps you choose on boot: after a restart, they open by themselves as soon as you unlock the phone. Have your music, navigation or messenger ready when you unlock, keep a VPN or work app running from the start, or bring your apps back on a car head unit every time its screen wakes up.

Free to use with ads. Pro removes the ads, lifts the 1-app limit and adds a boot banner. Choose a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase.

WHAT IT DOES

• Auto start on boot: your selected apps open as soon as you unlock the phone after a restart

• Car Mode for Android head units: many head units sleep instead of restarting when you turn off the car. Car Mode re-opens your apps each time the screen wakes after being off for 3+ minutes

• No root, no scripts, no system changes. Works on standard Android phones and tablets

• Search every installed app, add it to your list in seconds, and switch each one on or off with a tap

• Drag to set the launch order

• Launch delay (Pro): wait a few seconds before the first app and space the rest apart, so head units and slow devices finish starting up first

• Setup check: the main screen shows the one thing left to fix (such as a battery restriction that can stop apps after a restart) and confirms when you're ready for the next restart

• Run now: the ⋮ menu on each row opens that app right away, so you can test without restarting

• Boot banner (Pro): a compact banner appears when you unlock after a restart and launches your whole list with one tap

• Shortcut for Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and HUAWEI: these brands block background startup by default, so AutoStart+ detects your device and opens the right "Autostart" screen in its security settings

FREE AND PRO

Free: 1 auto start app, Car Mode, Run now and the Autostart shortcut for Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and HUAWEI.

Pro: no ads, unlimited auto start apps launched in order at every startup, a launch delay between apps, and the boot banner.

GETTING STARTED

1. Open AutoStart+, tap "+" and select the apps you want to auto start on boot.

2. Allow the permissions it asks for, including "Display over other apps". On a car head unit, also turn on Car Mode.

3. Restart and unlock your phone. Your apps open by themselves.

FAQ

Q. My apps do not open after a restart.

A. Android lets AutoStart+ open apps after boot only when "Display over other apps" is allowed for it. On Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo and HUAWEI phones, also allow it on the phone's "Autostart" screen; AutoStart+ takes you there.

Q. Do my apps open before I unlock the phone?

A. No. After a restart, your apps open as soon as you unlock the phone, not on the lock screen.

Q. My car head unit does not restart when I turn off the car.

A. Most Android head units go to sleep instead of restarting. Turn on Car Mode and your apps open again whenever the screen wakes after being off for 3 minutes or more. Car Mode is free.

Q. What permissions does it use, and why?

A. It detects that the device has finished starting; uses "Display over other apps", which Android requires to open apps after boot and to show the boot banner; posts a notification with the boot result; asks to be excluded from battery optimization to keep startup reliable; and, only while Car Mode is on, runs a foreground service that watches for the screen to wake.