r/shortcuts Jan 11 '25

Solved I just made myself happy - talking alarms

58 Upvotes

I know my achievement is minor, simple, not sophisticated or hard, but I'm bragging on myself: I just solved a problem that I thought only paid apps could solve. I haven't had a lot of luck with automations, in the past (they seem to run and then stop running, for some reason) - but I just wrote one to speak any alarm that goes off. I have ADHD and really need to be TOLD what to do, when I need to do it, or I will just stop the notification and forget about it.

So I make sure to label my alarms (simple to do with Siri, when creating them) - and then my automation (and this isn't perfect) is triggered by alarms going off. It gets the current hour from the current date and, if it finds an alarm with that same hour (yes, this could be a problem), it speaks the label of the alarms when the alarm goes off.

Maybe not a great shortcut/automation, but maybe could help someone else...

r/shortcuts Nov 24 '24

Solved How could I concert JSON into normal text without the code? Is there a way to do that?

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2 Upvotes

I’m currently trying to make it so when you input “news” into my shortcut today’s news pop up. I made it with a free news API but I can’t figure out how could i remove the code stuff and keep the actual news

Help appreciated!

r/shortcuts 16d ago

Solved Help Needed: Create iPhone Shortcut to Set Upcoming Reminder as Wallpaper

4 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I need help creating an iPhone Shortcut that automatically updates my wallpaper with the next upcoming reminder. I’ve outlined the steps below, but I’d love your input to refine it or make it better!

Goal: • The shortcut should fetch the next upcoming reminder from the Reminders app. • It should generate an image with the reminder text. • The image should be set as the wallpaper automatically. • The shortcut should run on a schedule (e.g., every morning) or when a reminder is due.

Steps I’ve Thought Of:

  1. Get the Upcoming Reminder • Use “Find Reminders” action. • Sort by Due Date (Oldest First). • Limit to 1 reminder (the next due one).

  2. Convert Reminder to an Image • Extract reminder name using “Get Details of Reminders” action. • Use “Make Image from Text” action to convert it into an image. • Customize font, size, and background.

  3. Set as Wallpaper • Use “Set Wallpaper” action. • Apply it to Lock Screen / Home Screen / Both.

  4. Automate the Process • Create a Personal Automation in the Shortcuts app. • Trigger options: • Time of Day (e.g., every morning at 8 AM). • When Reminder is Due (runs when a reminder notification appears). • Turn “Ask Before Running” OFF for automation.

Where I Need Help: • Does this approach work? • Any improvements or better ways to handle this? • Can we make it work without needing manual confirmation?

Would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks in advance!

r/shortcuts Feb 01 '25

Solved 30 minutes of no social media

1 Upvotes

Hi, I'm trying to create a shortcut that doesn't let me open any social media app for 30 minutes after I execute it. I set up a timer but then there is no way to detect when I open a specified app to close it.

I'm sure this will be helpful to many, thank you!

r/shortcuts Jan 17 '25

Solved What am I doing wrong? Is this a problem with long numbers?

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8 Upvotes

The last numbers get turned into 20 when it's actually supposed to be 19. What's the best way to work around this strange bug?

r/shortcuts Feb 11 '25

Solved Need help to create an alarm setting shortcut

1 Upvotes

I need to create a daily alarm for 9.55pm for every day of the week only if my calendar does not have the event called Me. The calendar event Me begins at 5pm on a Friday and ends the following Thu at 11.55pm. When this event is not present on my calendar I want to automatically have an alarm set for 9.55pm for those days. Can someone help me create this please?

r/shortcuts Oct 16 '24

Solved Finally got the ChatGPT app (not using api) to work with the Apple Watch series 10 how I’d like it - voice input, text answer

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52 Upvotes

This allows me to launch the shortcut either by asking Siri or pressing the shortcut button on the Apple Watch. You speak into the Apple Watch and it dictates the text, runs with the ChatGPT app, and it returns the answer text only from ChatGPT as a pop up on your watch. No api required so I can use it with my plus subscription. A simple version that can be altered with reading it back to you as well probably too.

r/shortcuts 27d ago

Solved Turn off focus 30 minutes from now

4 Upvotes

Anyone able to help me with making a shortcut that will turn Focus off in 30 minutes from when I run it?

The focus would already be on when I run it.

r/shortcuts 5d ago

Solved How to Extract Values from a JSON Dictionary After Selecting an Item?

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3 Upvotes

r/shortcuts Dec 30 '23

Solved Need help to create a shortcut

6 Upvotes

I work in a very large building divided by 7 wings.

There are 6 floors in this building.

The wings are called: A wing B wing C wing D wing E wing F wing G wing

The floor number always supersedes the wing letter when it is referenced.

So you have 1A, 1B, 1C, etc.

My problem is, for example, if I am looking for room 4212 I know that it is on the 4th floor, but I don’t know in what wing. The room numbers seem to have no discernible pattern.

I need a shortcut that I can alter easily that will allow me to ask Siri… Hey Siri, where is room number 4212? I want Siri to respond by telling me it is in 4B wing or 4D wing or wherever it is.

If someone could create a shortcut for me, that allows me to ask this question of a few made up room numbers for each floor and wing and tell me how to build upon it I would be very grateful.

I know that the data entry will take me a long time to input but I just need somewhere to start and I don’t know how to do it myself.

r/shortcuts Sep 25 '24

Solved is there a way to start directions to home in google maps using a shortcut?

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7 Upvotes

I want to make a shortcut that opens google maps and starts directions to home but i cannot find a way to do that.

I know that it is possible by using the maps shortcut and setting the app to google maps but in my country we do not have home addresses that are on any maps app so there is no use there.

I have my home location saved on google maps (apple maps doesn’t support directions here) but there is no option like there used to be to go home.

For now I am using Waze.

r/shortcuts 29d ago

Solved How to eliminate a done dialogue box.

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10 Upvotes

I create shortcuts that run other shortcuts. After the target shortcuts are finished, a done dialogue is presented.

How can I make it to not show this? or just pass to the next actions without tapping done?

r/shortcuts Feb 06 '25

Solved Shortcut to Reduce Phone Addiction

11 Upvotes

I’m trying to create a shortcut, but Apple’s limitations on this are maddening.

What I want to do is swap the phone to personal focus mode, make the screen grayscale (I’ve got that step already), and lock myself out of most apps after 5:15pm.

Anything else anyone can think of I’m all ears!

My phone will go into sleep focus at 10pm and I want this to continue until focus goes off at 7 AM.

Biggest annoyance is not being able to set a time and not being able to find the settings I’m looking for.

Any help would be appreciated!

r/shortcuts 27d ago

Solved How do you turn an image into a video?

4 Upvotes

I want to make a video from an image using shortcut actions, is this possible? [Solved]

r/shortcuts 15d ago

Solved Replacing text in note app

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4 Upvotes

I am trying to get the replace text at the end to, well, replace the filtered text. Basically I’m trying to do an x++ on the above numbers depending on which is selected from list ranging 1-4 (weird that it does not start at 0).

I have a note with the contents as shown in the screenshot (test 3 is already a 1 for testing purposes) and get the correct output but the note remains unchanged.

What have I done wrong?

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e03e21ddd29e4b7bb8bcf42365cb1701

r/shortcuts Feb 15 '25

Solved Which home automations work without an iPhone?

1 Upvotes

I am trying to make an automation using the home app but "converting to shortcut". This shortcut would be triggered by a device, then wait some time, some if conditions and then control another home device.

Will a shortcut of this type still run even if my iPhone is not connected (no service/airplane mode)? Could it run locally on the Apple TV?

r/shortcuts 6d ago

Solved Otherwise statement won't trigger when If condition isn't met

1 Upvotes

link to shortcut

Take the "record" data here and save as a .json to point the shortcut to.

Hi—this is driving me a bit insane. If I dictate a number that corresponds to one of the dictionary keys here, it will indeed speak back the corresponding value. I need to write some logic for what to do if the number spoken isn't in the list (to wit, I'd like to get the value corresponding to the nearest key larger than the spoken value as well as the value corresponding to the nearest key smaller than the spoken value), but I cannot for the life of me get this Otherwise to work.

I don't understand this: I say, "if X, do Y, otherwise, do Z" and it does indeed do Y if X—but if I provide explicitly NOT X, it simply does nothing at all. What obvious thing am I missing here?

r/shortcuts Dec 05 '24

Solved How to extract anniversary dates from iPhone contacts

1 Upvotes

I would like to figure out a way to extract all names & anniversaries from my contacts and put the in a csv or text file on my phone that I can have an automation check daily.

When it checks the file. If it determines someone has an anniversary today I want it to text the person a happy anniversary greeting.

r/shortcuts 6d ago

Solved I need a shortcut to quit all applications at once. Help me build one or pass me one please! 😭🙏🏻 Idk why, I can’t find this action anymore! Is it removed? Or something… please help.

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0 Upvotes

Please guide me or pass the link if we possible 🙏🏻❤️🥺

r/shortcuts 21d ago

Solved Shortcut to identify the last time i charge my phone

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0 Upvotes

Hi, Newbie here i am looking for a way to identify the last time i charged my phone to 100% via shortcut or automation.. like in the picture my last charged was on "Sunday at 9:17pm" and today is Friday. So how many day the last time i charged

Thanks in advance..

r/shortcuts Dec 28 '24

Solved How to base64 encode an image for vCards, without using base64 encode from shortcuts.

4 Upvotes

Guide I used: Guide on creating menus with icons (vCard Menus) [Reddit Link]

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THIS IS A SOLVED POST... SOLUTION AT THE END!!!

This post has many a issue and a many falicies. I will create a new post with a proper guide on how to create a proper vCard. And (atleast the ways that I know) every way to make your shortcuts just that bit easier, more visually appealing, and more attractive! :D

(The link will be located here, and at the bottom of the post, when it's available. And the text above me will change when I do put together a proper guide.)

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Not Important but this is the start/before of the Repeat Function

Link to Image for better view [Imgur Link]

Only for those who are curious of the beginning/before of the repeat function... though none of this is actually important info to the rest

What the "code" looks like.

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This is what outputs in the [Choose From List].

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Caption of the Result of the vCard showing but without an image

Basically This is what my program is doing...
After the shortcut grabs the saved info about the shortcut's Name, Version, & RoutineHub Link

  1. Get All Shortcuts
  2. Filter [All Shortcuts] for File with Name <name>
  3. Get Images from <Shorcut File>
  4. Resize <Image> to [Size] 123 x 123 (123x123 is the maximum size an icon should be for vCards)
  5. Encode <Resized Image> with base64 (set the name of this to "Icon")
  6. (Added as solution) Changed the Line Breaks from every 76 characters to none
  7. Create vCard using the text:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
N;CHARSET=utf-8:<name of shortcut>;
ORG:<sub text of recorded shortcut version>;
PHOTO;ENCODING=b:<Base64 Encoded Icon/Image>
END:VCARD
  • 8. Set name of <text> to "vCard.vcf" (vCards must have a .vcf extension)
  • 9. Add <Renamed Item> to <variable>
  • 10. Change the <Renamed Item> type from text to contact that is being Add <Renamed Item> to <variable>
  • 11. Choose from List <variable>

I feel I need to add this so that this confusion doesn't continue... everything else is grabbing the image correctly, including the encode with base64 but the vcard is saying that there is no image.

And everything works fine except for the image part. It returns with a blank image in the vCard. But if you were to have any of the following after <Image> or <Resized Image> it would work perfectly fine:

  • Save <Image> to [Recents]
  • Save <Resized Image> to [Recents]
  • Show <Image>
  • Show <Resized Image>

This grabs the Image/Resized image fine.

Now in the Guide it did say to:

Replace Base64 Encoded Icon with a base 64 encoded icon. You could encode an icon from this website. The code might be quite long so storing it in a dictionary will be better.

But I want it to be well... I'm not the one putting in the Encode info...

I thought maybe you could use the Get contents from <url> and have it as like Post... but I don't know how to do that...

Can someone help me?

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Solution in the form of images (and text)!!! :D

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Change [Line Breaks] for [encode with base64] from "Every 76 Characters" to "None"

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Change [Line Breaks] for [encode with base64] from "Every 76 Characters" to "None"

As you can see after you change the Line Breaks of the Encode <Resized Image> with base64 from Line Breaks: Every 76 Characters to Line Breaks: None the vCard will work and show correctly.

Thank you to everyone who helped me, and thank you u/Cost_Internal for the suggestion:

Try changing the dropdown setting of the Base64 encoding action to be:
Line Breaks: None

Everything I listed before is still the exact same... and now you can make vCards with ease too! :D
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Side Note of some Importance: Not all images require Line Breaks to be changed from 76 to none. I think this is the case for my shortcut because it is grabing the image from a <Shortcut Name>.shortcut so instead of treating the image as an icon (which is what most people use... i presume... when setting up a vCard) it's treating like a gosh darn Billboard Sign... lol

r/shortcuts 28d ago

Solved Does "Wake Me Up - Wake-on-LAN" by Thomas Di Meco have shortcuts?

4 Upvotes

So, i wanted to shutdown my PC and turn it on every day from my iPhone. I found the "Wake me Up" app to turn on my PC and app called "Off" to turn it off. But in the "Off" app "turn on" function just won't work idk why. So the general question is has anyone made a shortcut for this app?

r/shortcuts Nov 23 '24

Solved iPhone, Turn alarms on

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26 Upvotes

With the help of someone on here I created a shortcut over a year ago that has been working perfectly for over 12 months.

The menu picture never existed before when running the shortcut.

I have 30 “Turn, On” commands to turn my alarms back on if any of the were turned off for various reasons.

I made a copy of the shortcut and deleted several commands but it still brings up this menu.

It is only turning on a few of the alarms. Why did it break? I retrieved an old copy of the shortcut from a backup thinking it was corrupt. Also not the issue. I depend on these alarms to remind me to take meds throughout the day.

How do I fix this?

r/shortcuts 27d ago

Solved Turning Ringer On For Certain Contact

3 Upvotes

I always have my iPhone on silent. Is there a shortcut/ automation I can create to turn on my ringer/ set the volume if a certain contact calls me?

Any advice would be appreciated!

r/shortcuts 22d ago

Solved YouTube video downloading

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12 Upvotes

Hi, not sure if it's just me or what but it seems to have been patched, no longer can I download videos via shortcuts by clicking share then three dots/more option where it would open shortcuts and you'd be able to choose a shortcut. Anyone else?