diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Action.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Action.java
index 0983fa9..b6cf8d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Action.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Action.java
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ public class Action
 	{		
 		String username = null;
 		String password = null;
+		String method = ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.methodGet;
 		String url;
 		
 		String[] components = getParameter2().split(";");
@@ -657,6 +658,9 @@ public class Action
 			username = components[0];
 			password = components[1];
 			url = components[2];
+
+			if(components.length >= 4)
+				method = components[3];
 		}
 		else	// compatibility for very old versions which haven't upgraded, yet.
 			url = components[0];
@@ -670,7 +674,7 @@ public class Action
 			Miscellaneous.logEvent("i", "HTTP", "Attempting download of " + url, 4);	//getResources().getString("attemptingDownloadOf");
 			
 			if(this.getParameter1())	// use authentication
-				new DownloadTask().execute(url, username, password);
+				new DownloadTask().execute(url, username, password, methodnochindiesignaturaufnehmen);
 			else
 				new DownloadTask().execute(url, null, null);
 		}
@@ -692,16 +696,19 @@ public class Action
 	    	
 	    	String urlUsername = null;
 	    	String urlPassword = null;
+			String method = ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.methodGet;
 	    	if(parameters.length >= 3)
 	    	{
-		    	urlUsername=parameters[1];
-		    	urlPassword=parameters[2];
+		    	urlUsername = parameters[1];
+		    	urlPassword = parameters[2];
+
+				if(parameters.length >= 4)
+					method = parameters[3];
 	    	}
 	    	
 	    	String response = "httpError";
-	    	HttpGet post;
-	    	
-	    	if(Settings.httpAttempts < 1)
+
+			if(Settings.httpAttempts < 1)
 	    		Miscellaneous.logEvent("w", "HTTP Request", Miscellaneous.getAnyContext().getResources().getString(R.string.cantDownloadTooFewRequestsInSettings), 3);
 	    	
 	    	while(attempts <= Settings.httpAttempts && response.equals("httpError"))
@@ -710,9 +717,9 @@ public class Action
 
 				// Either thorough checking or no encryption
 				if(!Settings.httpAcceptAllCertificates || !urlString.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()).contains("https"))
-					response = Miscellaneous.downloadURL(urlString, urlUsername, urlPassword);
+					response = Miscellaneous.downloadURL(urlString, urlUsername, urlPassword, method);
 				else
-					response = Miscellaneous.downloadURLwithoutCertificateChecking(urlString, urlUsername, urlPassword);
+					response = Miscellaneous.downloadURLwithoutCertificateChecking(urlString, urlUsername, urlPassword, method);
 
 				try
 				{
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.java
index 4f1dc64..3849ece 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.RadioButton;
 import android.widget.TableLayout;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -26,11 +27,15 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 	EditText etTriggerUrl, etTriggerUrlUsername, etTriggerUrlPassword;
 	ListView lvTriggerUrlPostParameters;
 	CheckBox chkTriggerUrlUseAuthentication;
+	RadioButton rbTriggerUrlMethodGet, rbTriggerUrlMethodPost;
 	TableLayout tlTriggerUrlAuthentication;
 	
 	ArrayAdapter<Map<String,String>> lvTriggerUrlPostParametersAdapter;
 	
 //	private String existingUrl = "";
+
+	public static final String methodGet = "GET";
+	public static final String methodPost = "POST";
 	
 	public static boolean edit = false;
 	public static Action resultingAction = null;
@@ -49,6 +54,9 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 		lvTriggerUrlPostParameters = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.lvTriggerUrlPostParameters);
 		tlTriggerUrlAuthentication = (TableLayout)findViewById(R.id.tlTriggerUrlAuthentication);
 		bSaveTriggerUrl = (Button)findViewById(R.id.bSaveSpeakText);
+		rbTriggerUrlMethodGet = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.rbTriggerUrlMethodGet);
+		rbTriggerUrlMethodPost = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.rbTriggerUrlMethodPost);
+
 		bSaveTriggerUrl.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
 		{			
 			@Override
@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 					if(resultingAction == null)
 					{
 						resultingAction = new Action();
+					}
+
 						resultingAction.setAction(Action_Enum.triggerUrl);
 						resultingAction.setParameter1(chkTriggerUrlUseAuthentication.isChecked());
 						
@@ -70,13 +80,18 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 						
 						if(password == null)
 							password = "";
-						
+
+						String method = methodGet;
+						if(rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.isChecked())
+							method = methodPost;
+
 						ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.resultingAction.setParameter2(
 																				username + ";" +
 																				password + ";" +
-																				etTriggerUrl.getText().toString().trim()
+																				etTriggerUrl.getText().toString().trim() + ";" +
+																				method
 																			);
-					}
+
 					backToRuleManager();
 				}
 				else
@@ -84,16 +99,25 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 			}
 		});
 
-
 		chkTriggerUrlUseAuthentication.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener()
-		{			
+		{
 			@Override
 			public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked)
 			{
 				if(isChecked)
+				{
 					tlTriggerUrlAuthentication.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodGet.setChecked(false);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.setChecked(true);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodGet.setEnabled(false);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.setEnabled(false);
+				}
 				else
+				{
 					tlTriggerUrlAuthentication.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodGet.setEnabled(true);
+					rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.setEnabled(true);
+				}
 
 				etTriggerUrlUsername.setEnabled(isChecked);
 				etTriggerUrlPassword.setEnabled(isChecked);
@@ -109,7 +133,6 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 			}
 		});
 		updateListView();
-
 		
 		ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.edit = getIntent().getBooleanExtra("edit", false);
 		if(edit)
@@ -123,6 +146,20 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 				chkTriggerUrlUseAuthentication.setChecked(ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.resultingAction.getParameter1());
 				etTriggerUrlUsername.setText(components[0]);
 				etTriggerUrlPassword.setText(components[1]);
+
+				if(components.length >= 4)
+				{
+					switch(components[3])
+					{
+						case methodPost:
+							rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.setChecked(true);
+							break;
+						case methodGet:
+						default:
+							rbTriggerUrlMethodGet.setChecked(true);
+							break;
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			else
 				etTriggerUrl.setText(components[0]);
@@ -141,13 +178,18 @@ public class ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl extends Activity
 			
 			if(password == null)
 				password = "";
-			
+
+			String method = methodGet;
+			if(rbTriggerUrlMethodPost.isChecked())
+				method = methodPost;
+
 			ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.resultingAction.setParameter1(chkTriggerUrlUseAuthentication.isChecked());
 			
 			ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.resultingAction.setParameter2(
 																	username + ";" +
 																	password + ";" +
-																	etTriggerUrl.getText().toString()
+																	etTriggerUrl.getText().toString() + ";" +
+																	method
 																);
 		}
 		
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
index 4275f26..97bf03a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.HttpVersion;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
 import org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams;
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ public class Miscellaneous extends Service
 
 	public static final String lineSeparator = System.getProperty("line.separator");
 	
-	public static String downloadURL(String url, String username, String password)
+	public static String downloadURL(String url, String username, String password, String method)
 	{
 		HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
 		StringBuilder responseBody = new StringBuilder();
@@ -148,6 +151,8 @@ public class Miscellaneous extends Service
 	                connection.setDoOutput(true);
 	                connection.setRequestProperty  ("Authorization", "Basic " + encodedCredentials);
                 }
+				else if(method.equals(ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.methodPost))
+					connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
                 
                 InputStream content = (InputStream)connection.getInputStream();
                 BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (content));
@@ -174,10 +179,8 @@ public class Miscellaneous extends Service
         }
 	}
 	
-	public static String downloadURLwithoutCertificateChecking(String url, String username, String password)
+	public static String downloadURLwithoutCertificateChecking(String url, String username, String password, String method)
 	{
-//		HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
-//		StringBuilder responseBody = new StringBuilder();
 		boolean errorFound = false;
 
         try
@@ -187,20 +190,33 @@ public class Miscellaneous extends Service
       	    HttpProtocolParams.setVersion(params, HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1);
       	    HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(params);
 			httpclient = Actions.getInsecureSslClient(httpclient);
-        	
-      	    HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(url);
+
+			HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase httpRequest;
+			switch (method)
+			{
+				case ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.methodPost:
+					httpRequest = new HttpPost(url);
+					break;
+				case ActivityManageActionTriggerUrl.methodGet:
+				default:
+					httpRequest = new HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase()
+					{
+						@Override
+						public String getMethod()
+						{somethingMissing
+							return null;
+						}
+					};
+			}
       	    
             // Add http simple authentication if specified
             if(username != null && password != null)
             {
             	String encodedCredentials = Base64.encodeToString(new String(username + ":" + password).getBytes(), Base64.DEFAULT);
-//	      	    List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(1);
-	      	    httppost.addHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + encodedCredentials);
-//	      	    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Authorization", "Basic " + encodedCredentials));
-//	      	    httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs, "UTF-8"));
+				httpRequest.addHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + encodedCredentials);
             }
             
-      	    HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
+      	    HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpRequest);
       	    HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
       	    if (entity != null)
       	    {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/XmlFileInterface.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/XmlFileInterface.java
index aa3bddb..4d48ee9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/XmlFileInterface.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/XmlFileInterface.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class XmlFileInterface
 	                }	                
 		            serializer.endTag(null, "ProfileCollection");
 
-		            
+
 		            serializer.startTag(null, "RuleCollection");
 	                for(int i=0; i<Rule.getRuleCollection().size(); i++)
 	                {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_trigger_url.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_trigger_url.xml
index ec796c7..e556478 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_trigger_url.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_manage_action_trigger_url.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,34 @@
 
 		</LinearLayout>
 
+		<TextView
+			android:layout_width="match_parent"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:text="@string/method"
+			android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/fab_margin"
+			android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+		<RadioGroup
+			android:layout_width="match_parent"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:orientation="horizontal">
+
+			<RadioButton
+				android:id="@+id/rbTriggerUrlMethodGet"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:checked="true"
+				android:text="@string/methodGet" />
+
+			<RadioButton
+				android:id="@+id/rbTriggerUrlMethodPost"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/default_margin"
+				android:text="@string/methodPost" />
+
+		</RadioGroup>
+
 		<ListView
 			android:id="@+id/lvTriggerUrlPostParameters"
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b7c6c42..c71f261 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -889,4 +889,7 @@
     <string name="wifiTriggerDisconnectionHint">This trigger will be valid if you just disconnected from the wifi specified above  OR  while the service is still starting and if you\'re not connected to any wifi.  If you want the trigger to fire only when you\'re explicitly disconnecting from a certain wifi, add another trigger \"service is not starting\".</string>
     <string name="className">Class full name</string>
     <string name="startAppByStartForegroundService">by startForegroundService()</string>
+    <string name="method">Method</string>
+    <string name="methodGet" translatable="false">GET</string>
+    <string name="methodPost" translatable="false">POST</string>
 </resources>
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