I work as a driver in America. I provide transportation services for people from the city to the airport, from the airport to the city, and for longer distances. I work with private clients and various companies. These companies have their own apps and post offers for rides in these apps. When I am sleeping or when I am driving, I cannot accept these orders. Due to the high competition and the fact that offers disappear very quickly, when I drop off a client and open the app, the offer is already gone. Additionally, I sometimes make mistakes in the schedule and accept orders for times when I already have a client. I have to cancel the order and pay a fine.
The app exists on both iOS and Android. I need some app (I think it’s better on Android) that will automatically accept offers for me. That is, when an offer appears on the screen, the program identifies it, then recognizes the text of the offer, checks the possibility of fulfilling it in the calendar based on various parameters (availability of another order, distance to the client, duration of the trip, and so on). I will write the algorithm. Then the program swipes the offer button instead of me, just like I do with my finger, and adds the order to the calendar.
I don’t care how this application will look; a cool design is not needed. I need it to work clearly so that I can take orders on the days when I can, not take extra orders, and not pay fines.
I added three screenshots. The first screen has no offers, and the other two screens show two different options for displaying offers.
Additionally, I asked a question to the GPT chat, and here is what it answered.
What you are describing is the creation of a third-party app or script that will imitate user actions, such as swiping on the screen to accept offers. This is technically possible, but there are several nuances to consider:
Technical Implementation
Emulating swipes and user actions:
- Tools for automating actions on mobile devices are used, such as:
- AutoInput or Tasker (Android) — can imitate swipes and other actions.
- UI Automation or Accessibility Services — built-in mechanisms in Android for automation.
- For iOS, it is more complicated since the system is more closed, but there are tools like Xcode UI Testing.
- It is important to configure the script so that the actions look natural (for example, with slight variations in speed and angles of swipes).
Analyzing offers:
- Screenshots can be used for text recognition (OCR) so that the program can "read" the offer.
- For example, the Tesseract OCR library can help in analyzing text from images.
Risks and Limitations
- Many apps use technologies to prevent automation, such as:
- Anti-bot mechanisms: Checking the speed and frequency of actions (swipes, clicks).
- Behavior analysis: If actions are too fast or repetitive, it may raise suspicions.
- If your script imitates human actions with variations, the risk of detection will decrease.
Technical Issues:
- App updates may break automation.
- Setting up automatic analysis of offers and swipes will require significant effort and testing.
Recommendations
- Testing on your device: If you decide to try, start with a small script that analyzes offers and imitates swipes. Make sure the script works naturally.
- Reducing usage frequency: If automation is used rarely (for example, only at night), the likelihood of detection will decrease.
Is it possible to create this and how much could it cost?
