Twelve things your phone can do while you work

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  • Real takeCreator · Social media admin · Marketer · Data

    Every morning, X trending in a sheet

    Open X, Explore, Trending, grab every card. 30 ranked trends in 35 seconds, before you have had coffee.

    Ask Tether
    Every morning, grab X trending into a sheet

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 135 s · 30 rows
    X trending · your phone
    When: every dayWaiting / Running / Passed

    Every day at 07:00

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Open X, Explore › Trending, grab every card

    1. Open X
    2. Explore
    3. Trending
    4. Grab the cards
    33 items out
    ShapeWaiting / Running / Passed

    Remove duplicates, drop empty topics

    33 in · 30 out
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    X trending, 3 columns

    RankCategoryTopic
    1Sports · Trending#NRLGF
    2Sports · Trending#NRLGrandFinal
    3Trending in Australia#BahrainGP
    4Trending in AustraliaTeddy
    5Sports · TrendingPonga
    6Sports · TrendingTedesco
    30 rows keptExport CSV

    Real phone recording. Real rows from one take: 30 ranked trends in 35 s.

  • Real takeData · Marketer

    Search the Play Store, keep every listing

    Type a search, scroll the results, and every app that shows up becomes a row: name, rating, installs. No scraper, no API key.

    Ask Tether
    Search the Play Store for meditation and keep every listing

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 133 s · 24 rows
    App listings · your phone
    When: on demandWaiting / Running / Passed

    Or on a schedule later

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Play Store, search ‘meditation’, scroll, grab every card

    1. Open Play Store
    2. Search
    3. Type ‘meditation’
    4. Grab 24 listings
    24 items out
    ShapeWaiting / Running / Passed

    Rating and installs read off each card; ‘10 million plus’ becomes 10M+. Two of the 24 rows are suggested apps, not results.

    24 in · 24 out
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    App listings

    AppRatingInstalls
    Headspace – Sleep & Meditation4.210M+
    Aura: Daily I am Affirmations4.9500K+
    Insight Timer - Meditation App4.710M+
    Medito: Meditation & Sleep4.91M+
    Calm - Sleep, Meditate, Relax4.350M+
    Balance: Meditation & Sleep4.61M+
    24 rows keptExport CSV

    Real phone recording. Real rows from one take: 24 listings in 33 s.

  • Real takeMarketer

    Is our ad actually showing? Ask the phone

    Open the app, screenshot the home feed, ask AI one question about it, then grab every sponsored card as you scroll. The answer and the screenshot land together.

    Ask Tether
    Open YouTube and check whether an ad shows above the first post

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 150 s · 2 rows
    Ad check · your phone
    When: on demandWaiting / Running / Passed

    Or every hour during a campaign

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    YouTube, screenshot, grab ‘Sponsored’ cards

    1. Open YouTube
    2. Screenshot
    3. Grab ‘Sponsored’
    4. Ask AI: ad on top?
    2 items out
    Think: Ask AIWaiting / Running / Passed

    Home screen: no ad above the first post. One sponsored card on the first scroll; both kept as rows.

    Answered: no
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Ad checks

    AdvertiserLabelAd text
    TemuSponsoredDiscounted Offers Now Available
    Ask AIAnswerNo ad above the first post
    2 rows keptExport CSV

    Real screenshot from the take, with Ask AI’s answer on that screen. Two rows kept in 50 s.

  • Real takeCreator · Social media admin · Online seller · Marketer · Data

    It survives popups

    A Play Store sheet opened over the app mid-run. Tether pressed Back, brought the app back to the front, tried the step again and passed. Update, Install and Agree are never tapped.

    Ask Tether
    Open Settings and tap Connections, whatever pops up

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 133 s · 3 handled
    Popups · your phone
    When: on demandWaiting / Running / Passed

    Or on a schedule

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Settings, tap Connections, Back, Home

    1. Open Settings
    2. Play sheet: Back
    3. Tap Connections
    4. Home
    1 item out
    Decide: popupWaiting / Running / Passed

    Not a step you wrote: a Play Store sheet appeared, so Back twice, the app back to the front, and the tap again.

    3 handled
    Keep: run logWaiting / Running / Passed

    Every interruption, in words

    LogWhat happenedWhat Tether did
    ⚡Play Store sheet over the apppressed Back
    ⚡Play Store sheet over the apppressed Back
    ⚡Left the appbrought Settings back to the front
    ↻Tap ‘Connections’tried again · passed
    4 rows keptExport CSV

    Real run log from one take: 3 interruptions, passed. The phone clip is a Settings recording, not of that run.

  • Real takeCreator · Social media admin · Online seller

    Do it once on the phone. It becomes a flow

    Press Record and use the phone. Every tap, swipe and word becomes a clip you can move, retime or swap, then replay on any phone.

    Ask Tether
    Record me doing it once, then replay it

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 114 s · 7 steps
    Record · your phone
    When: on demandWaiting / Running / Passed

    The tape you recorded, replayed

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Settings › Connections › Back › scroll › Display

    1. Open Settings
    2. Tap ‘Connections’
    3. Back, scroll down
    4. Tap ‘Display’
    7 steps
    Shape: selectorsWaiting / Running / Passed

    Taps are kept as the words you tapped, not pixels, so a layout shift does not break the replay.

    7 selectors
    Keep: run logWaiting / Running / Passed

    Seven steps, replayed

    #StepTarget
    1Open appSettings
    2TapConnections
    6Swipedown 414 px
    7TapDisplay
    7 rows keptExport CSV

    Real steps from one recorded run, replayed in 14 s. The phone clip is a Settings recording, not of that run.

  • Example flowCreator · Social media admin

    TikTok drafts, ready for your thumb

    Push the video, pick the sound, paste the caption, save the draft. It stops there. A person presses Post, every time.

    Ask Tether
    Prepare my TikTok drafts from the sheet, stop before Post

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    TikTok drafts · your phone
    When: new rowWaiting / Running / Passed

    A new row lands in Drafts

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    TikTok, new post, pick the sound, paste the caption

    1. Open TikTok
    2. New post
    3. Pick the sound
    4. Paste the caption
    Passed
    Decide: approvalWaiting / Running / Passed

    Stops at the draft and waits for a person. Post is on the flow’s deny-list.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Draft log

    PhoneSoundStatus
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowCreator · Social media admin

    Which Reels audio is trending today?

    Scroll your own Reels feed without liking or following and keep each audio name, whether Instagram marks it trending, and how many reels use it.

    Ask Tether
    Watch my Reels feed and keep every audio marked trending

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    Reels audio · your phone
    When: every dayWaiting / Running / Passed

    Every day at 08:00

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Instagram, Reels, read the audio line, scroll

    1. Open Instagram
    2. Reels
    3. Read the audio line
    4. Scroll, repeat
    Passed
    ShapeWaiting / Running / Passed

    Keep only audio with the trending arrow; read ‘12.3K reels’ as a number.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Reels audio

    AudioTrendingReels
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowSocial media admin · Creator

    Triage the comments, spot the likely bots

    Grab every comment on your own post. Rules sort them into question, praise, complaint or spam, and score accounts that look automated from public numbers only. You decide what to do.

    Ask Tether
    Grab the comments on my latest post and flag the ones that look like bots

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    Comment triage · your phone
    When: every hourWaiting / Running / Passed

    During a launch

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Open your post, scroll the replies, grab each one

    1. Open the post
    2. Scroll replies
    3. Grab each reply
    4. Score (rules)
    Passed
    Think: rulesWaiting / Running / Passed

    Likely-bot score from public numbers only: a suggestion with reasons, never a verdict.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Comment inbox

    CommenterTypeLikely bot
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowOnline seller

    Competitor prices, every morning

    Search the product in the marketplace app, sort by sold, grab the top 20 cards: shop, price, sold. Yesterday’s rows stay, so you see the change.

    Ask Tether
    Check competitor prices on Tokopedia every day

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    Competitor prices · your phone
    When: every dayWaiting / Running / Passed

    Every day at 09:00

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Tokopedia, search the product, sort by sold, grab 20 cards

    1. Open Tokopedia
    2. Search
    3. Sort by sold
    4. Grab 20 cards
    Passed
    ShapeWaiting / Running / Passed

    Read ‘Rp 45.000’ as a number; keep the shop name as typed.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Competitor prices

    ShopPriceSold
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowData · Marketer

    Every new Play Store review, tagged

    Open your app’s reviews sorted by newest and keep reviewer, stars, date and text. Ask AI tags the topic so you reply to the right ones first.

    Ask Tether
    Every Monday, collect our Play Store reviews and tag the topic

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    App reviews · your phone
    When: every MondayWaiting / Running / Passed

    Mondays at 08:00

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Play Store, your app, Ratings and reviews, Newest, grab every review

    1. Open Play Store
    2. Your app
    3. Reviews › Newest
    4. Grab every review
    Passed
    Think: Ask AIWaiting / Running / Passed

    One line per review: the topic (crash, price, feature, praise) and the reason, on your key.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    App reviews

    StarsTopicReason
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowSocial media admin · Creator

    Story insights, saved before they expire

    The API keeps Story insights for 24 hours. Your phone opens the viewer sheet 20 hours after you post and keeps views, replies and link clicks, with a screenshot.

    Ask Tether
    20 hours after I post a Story, save its insights

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    Story insights · your phone
    When: 20 h after a StoryWaiting / Running / Passed

    Before the 24 h window closes

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Instagram, Your story, swipe up, Insights, screenshot

    1. Open Instagram
    2. Your story
    3. Insights
    4. Screenshot + grab
    Passed
    ShapeWaiting / Running / Passed

    Views, replies and link clicks as numbers; the screenshot stays attached to the row.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Story insights

    StoryViewsLink clicks
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

  • Example flowSocial media admin · Creator

    Is every phone still logged in?

    Each morning, open the app on every phone, check it is logged in and not locked, and keep the unread counts. One silent logout no longer breaks the day’s runs.

    Ask Tether
    Every morning, check X is logged in on every phone

    Tether is building the flow…

    Take 1Ready to run
    Account health · your phone
    When: every dayWaiting / Running / Passed

    Every day at 06:30, every phone

    Ran · 1 item
    On your phoneWaiting / Running / Passed

    Open X, check Home loaded, read the unread badges

    1. Open X
    2. Home loaded?
    3. Read the badges
    4. Home
    Passed
    Decide: notifyWaiting / Running / Passed

    Logged out or locked? Pause that phone’s schedules and tell the team. Nothing is tapped.

    Passed
    Keep: sheetWaiting / Running / Passed

    Account health

    PhoneLogged inUnread
    Rows land here after the first take.
    Passed

    Example flow. Rows land after your first take.

Your phone is already on the desk. Put it on set.