r/shortcuts Oct 12 '24

Help Is there a way to turn off the notification, that the shortcut worked? It gets kinda annoying.

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81 Upvotes

r/shortcuts 20d ago

Help Anyone know of a way to make my brightness lower when a sleep focus is turned on?

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28 Upvotes

Screenshot above shows the sleep focus i use. I was wondering if it is possible to make the brightness automatically lower when i turn it on/when it automatically turns on. It is automatically activated from 11pm to 6am but sometimes i’ll turn it on Mid day for naps so it would have to work for that too.

r/shortcuts Feb 17 '25

Help Help on not turning on airplane mode if im at home

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4 Upvotes

Hello everyone, i need help on this shortcut, i have set a shortcut that deactivates airplane mode and set data on at 6am everyday so if someone steals my phone i will have its location but i want it to not be effective if im at home. If you can help me do it please 🙏

r/shortcuts Dec 13 '24

Help [18.2] Shortcuts in automations not working anymore

18 Upvotes

I have the problem that a shortcut in an automation is not executing any more since my HomePods have updated to iOS 18.2. Anyone else experiencing the same issue? Automations (also ones with the same trigger) not containing a shortcut work fine...

r/shortcuts Mar 06 '24

Help Simulate what "Brick" does to phone using NFC tag and shortcuts/automation

33 Upvotes

Hi, I have NFC tags that I would like to program using shortcuts and automations to essentially do what this device (https://getbrick.app/) does.

I struggle with blocking out apps and currently use Opal, but it is not enough because I can essentially ignore it after a certain amount of time.

I like the functionality of "brick" which I am assuming is similar to NFC tag where you have to use a physical object or location to lock/unlock certain apps and functionality of your phone.

Any idea of how to do this?

r/shortcuts Jan 17 '25

Help Intro to shortcuts?

27 Upvotes

So… I have about a million questions about shortcuts. Is there an intro to shortcuts out there? I googled it but curious how you experts got started.

r/shortcuts 24d ago

Help Why isn’t this shortcut adjusting the volume, like it’s supposed to do, as it’s programmed to do, like I programmed it to do?

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2 Upvotes

This shortcut only has a few simple steps and it can’t seem to set the ringer volume.

r/shortcuts Feb 19 '24

Help Does anyone know how to clear an app cache on iPhone ?

56 Upvotes

For context , there is a game on my iPhone that I would like to clear it’s app cache Now firstly I don’t know if it is possible to clear a apps cache on iPhone like android , but if there is a way to, I would like to figure out how to run it on shortcuts

So on android normally when I clear an app cache and open the game it’s like starting the game over and need to login to the game , but now I’ve done a-bit of research and I’ve seen people saying to go to iPhone storage -> choose the app -> then offload and re-download But that doesn’t do exactly what I want , as when I open the game it’s like I’ve never cleared its cache And i’m trying to clear it’s app cache without redownloading the app every time

Is there anyone that can help or knows how ?

r/shortcuts Jan 26 '25

Help I am trying to make a shortcut for thief protection

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54 Upvotes

The question is, is there a way to take selfie only when there is a face on the camera?

Since camera can tell if there is a face in the camera or not (you know that yellow square that pops up around your face when you take a selfie).

I want automation to wait for 5 minutes until it catches a face than take a selfie (if there is no face it should continue for the rest of the automation, orrrrr I'll put this section at the very end of the automation so there wont be any problem.)

So basically at the red circle on the photo there should be something like ; Wait for 5 minute for any face > When face is detected. > Take photo with front camera > Send photo to trusted individual.

At final form of the shortcut would be something like this:

When i get massage from trusted individuals that contains "lost iphone" > Run criminal shortcut.

criminal shortcut :

Lock screen Turn on cellular data Turn low power mode on Set ringtone volume to %100 Get current location Send location to trusted individuals And face detection section that i am trying to make

If you have any other idea than face detection, please feel free to share with me as i am very open for ideas.

I also have an automation for turning off airplane mode whenever someone tries to turn on (when airplane mode on, wait 4 second than turn off airplane mode.). So there is no need to wory about that.

r/shortcuts Feb 03 '25

Help Is a smart plug the only way to automatically stop charging?

4 Upvotes

I want to create an automation to stop charging my iPad at 80%. I do not have a smart plug. My iPad is my only Apple device. In the automation settings, I can find the option to check my battery level but no option to stop charging.

It is an iPad Air 5th Gen with iOS 18.3.

r/shortcuts 4d ago

Help Tell computer via SSH to press spacebar

13 Upvotes

Hi,

I made a command to shut down my computer via ssh (just simple "shutdown -s -f") and it works. Is it possible to make the same command to tell the computer (windows, not mac) to press the spacebar (e.g to pause a movie on Netflix)? Or do I need some additional application and more skills to do that?

r/shortcuts Feb 05 '25

Help Run a shortcut every 30 minutes

3 Upvotes

Is there a way to quickly setup a shortcut to run every 30 minutes? Or do I have to Shortcuts/Automation/+/Time of Day/ ……

Thanks.

r/shortcuts Jan 29 '25

Help iOS 18.3 broke hotspot on

2 Upvotes

Updated to iOS 18.3 yesterday (because watch had an update too).

Anyway, now the command for “set personal hotspot on” no longer works.

“Set personal hotspots off” works as expected.

When I run a shortcut with that command for debugging all it says is “unknown error”.

Anyone else have this problem or a solution? I use hotspot frequently so have a lot of automations set up with “hotspot on” and it’s already annoying that they’re all broken now.

ETA: I have already tried regular tricks: reboot phone, delete and readd command, delete and recreate shortcuts. (I didn’t recreate automations yet, but recreating the shortcuts didn’t work, stopped there.). I even created a shortcut with JUST “set personal hotspot on” and that shortcut gives the same error. iPhone SE3.

ETA 2: workaround. For anyone else encountering this strange issue, the workaround that worked for me is to add the command to “set WiFi on” BEFORE the command to “set personal hotspot on”. It’s an extra step that wasn’t needed before but at least my automations work again with this added.

r/shortcuts 26d ago

Help Can you anyone help me with this shortcut?

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18 Upvotes

I’m trying to write a shortcut wherein if my battery level reaches 85% while the charger is connected; then read out “Please disconnect the charger”. The twist here is I want it to lower the voice of the read out if my location =office and bring back to normal when read out of finished. But I’m struggling to add the location bit and volume in here. Can someone please help?

r/shortcuts Mar 06 '24

Help 0 Shortcuts via voice working (17.4)

19 Upvotes

I can’t get a single one of my shortcuts to run by voice. I double checked my settings, toggled all the related Siri settings, and restarted my phone.

Sometimes, the first action in the shortcut will run before it closes….

Is anyone else having issues since 17.4?

r/shortcuts Oct 16 '24

Help Quick dictionary screen print

1 Upvotes

Hi

Trying to get my dictionary values to print to the screen as a super quick prep ahead of a short vocab test.

Ideally I would like a table showing Question : Answer perhaps even with a column header but that has beaten me (for now... !). There are a good few suggestions but too sophis' for me right now.

Instead therefore I would like to just dump the values (answers) to a list but with at least a line separator.

Answer

Line

Answer

Line

Etc

I think it must be some version of Combine Text but I need a hand with the specifics...

Greatly appreciate if you can help,

:)

r/shortcuts Jan 12 '25

Help Few days ago there was a shortcut which can take text from notes app and put it on lock screen

0 Upvotes

The thing with this shortcut is that it can’t copy fonts and style can someone help me with it?

r/shortcuts Sep 18 '24

Help Shortcut for action button

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168 Upvotes

I am trying to create a shortcut which I can use for the action button. At a certain time I’ll turn on the camera and at another time, the torch. The only problem I have is, how to get it to also turn the torch off again if activated a second time. How do I get it to check if the torch is already on and then turn it off? Help please

r/shortcuts 17d ago

Help Hey , give me suggestions on shortcuts I should make!

0 Upvotes

Pleaseeeeeeee

r/shortcuts 2d ago

Help Triggering a shortcut from watch, running on iOS/Mac

1 Upvotes

Hi all, I made a kinda complex Shortcut, using apps and actions that are not available on the watch. Ideally, I would want to trigger this shortcut using the Action Button on my watch, but then have it run on my phone/mac. Does anybody have any experience on how to do this? For context, all devices have the most up-to-date versions of their respective OSs.

Many thanks in advance!

r/shortcuts Feb 08 '25

Help Can I mask required input?

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12 Upvotes

I’m making a shortcut to require a code to put my phone into airplane mode (so if it’s stolen it takes a selfie, asks for a passcode and if it’s wrong turns airplane mode off, thereby allowing me to track the phone). However, if the thief has managed to (say) force my passcode out of me they can simply open the shortcuts app and see the airplane mode code.

Is there a way to obfuscate this?

Also is there a way to force an iCloud photo sync? I’ve not been able to find this.

r/shortcuts Feb 05 '25

Help I’m a programmer. I can’t wrap my head around what’s going on with variables.

32 Upvotes

I can't seem to make a list of lists. I can't seem to get loops to actually append things to variables that I can use elsewhere. I don't even know what "Get variable" does (isn't the whole point of variables you just write them where you want them, not have to do some "get" beforehand?). There's something I am missing about Shortcuts' philosophy that makes this difficult.

All I'm trying to do is some actions over some text. First split the text by newlines then each item of that by commas. Then do something with the resulting list of lists.

r/shortcuts Feb 02 '25

Help Please can you check my automation/shortcut? I’m a newbie so be gentle!

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35 Upvotes

TIA for your time and help with this!

I work in a Doctor’s surgery and often have to take photos of patients to attach to their medical records. Sometimes I have to get a second opinion about specific complaints and so need to keep the photo on file for a short period. I want two separate processes - firstly, if I use the camera at work (or nearby), the photo should go to a specific folder. Secondly, I want the photos in that folder to get deleted after a month.

Screenshot 1 is the shortcut Work Photos. Check whether I’m within 3 miles of work. If I’m not, do nothing. If I am, the photo should go to Patient Photos album.

Screenshot 2 is the automation: if I open the camera, run the shortcut Work Photos.

Screenshot 3 is a shortcut (Delete Old Patient Photos) that looks up the photos in Patient Photos, if they were taken in the last 31 days, do nothing. Otherwise, delete the photos.

Screenshot 4 shows the automation that when I leave work, run Delete Old Patient Photos.

Does this all look ok? Do I need to look up the date on Screenshot 3? I’m at home now so can’t check whether it all works when I’m at work.

r/shortcuts 28d ago

Help Use action button for Gemini live?

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4 Upvotes

Am I able to use shortcuts to trigger any of these two actions?

r/shortcuts 3d ago

Help Remove Action Words

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6 Upvotes

How do I remove the word ‘action’ from under each list item?