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ABSTRACT The study aimed to create an Android based system that manages the use of the appliances in a typical room of a student in a boarding house with regard the switching and control via an Android tablet. The system is composed of two (2) Android tablets one specifically for the GSM and the other for Bluetooth, an Android application that displays the outlets, and a main control panel that houses the microcontroller and the Bluetooth module. A total of fifteen (15) sockets are installed so that the appliances are plugged. The two tablets are connected via GSM, and then the tablet specifically for Bluetooth is connected to the Bluetooth module of the main control panel that also houses the driver circuits responsible for supplying 220VAC to the outlets. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of research to generate the necessary data of this research. The methods used were experimental method, which involved development and incorporation of existing studies, and descriptive approach, which involved evaluation through implementation and actual installation. The research evaluation results were proof that the system is very functional. The results also affirm the efficiency of the features with regard feedback/response via Bluetooth and GSM. With this system, persons who are unable to walk around easily can just control appliances at a touch of a finger and people who are rushing to work or school can just monitor the status of their appliances away from their homes and control them.