Autostarts
Autostarts is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. See what launches at boot. It has 217 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
github.com/miracle2k/android-autostarts (opens in a new tab)
About Autostarts
Shows you what apps run when events occur and what other events trigger in the background. Root users can disable unwanted autostarts and speed up their phone boot. Requires Root: No. However, to make changes you will need root.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Autostarts from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Autostarts?
Autostarts is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. See what launches at boot. It has 217 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Autostarts free and open source?
Yes. Autostarts's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Autostarts?
You can install Autostarts from F-Droid (package com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts) and from Google Play; the links are on this page.
Is Autostarts still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 25, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 24, 2020. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.