We have to constant add these numbers together so why not have prompts then create a note. Ends up the X/Y numbers represent millimeters. Contains Comments to explain.

Reposted as link wouldn’t update.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9c1d47393e54491582c94b6a7a94752b

Hi all,

Please can you help me create a shortcut that will call my gates when I arrive home. The location to activate this will need to be accurate so they will not be activated while I’m walking around the house. I am currently using Siri every time I arrive home in-front of my gates. (Yes they are activated by call)

Many thanks

Shortcuts utilizes Private Relay. So if that is on, then calls to the web from Shortcuts utilize an anonymized IP (on iPhone regardless of default browser; but not on Mac at least if Chrome is default).

But I am finding that the same IP is used throughout the running of a shortcut, i.e., if you open a web view to whatismyip.com twice in one Shortcut, it will show the same IP both times (run the shortcut again, and you'll have a new IP).

I need multiple anonymized IPs within one shortcut. Does anyone know a way to achieve this?

Hey guys, could use some help with this one. I have a relatively simple shortcut that I use a task tracker. In short it finds all not completed tasks within a specific list that has a due date of the current date, ask me to select one and then adds some inputted text to the notes field with the current date. It only communicates with the Reminders app. There’s some stuff after that but it’s pretty much selecting a date to move it to and asking if it’s complete.

The issue I’m having is once I supply the text to add to the notes field, the shortcut stalls and then crashes. I can’t seem to figure it out as to why it’s crashing. So far I’ve tried the below to trouble shoot:

• restart iPhone
• uninstall/reinstall shortcuts app
• update IOS to 18.3
• duplicated shortcut and deleted original
• rebuilt shortcut entirely

Did have some success with reinstalling the shortcuts app but it was only for one run after the reinstall. It worked once and then started failing again.

Any thoughts? Thank you!

After creation I created an Automation to trigger this shortcut When Battery falls below ___%.

Contains comments for conceptual beginners. I couldn’t find a way to set volume back to previous 🤷‍♂️. Can get current volume then set to variable. But can’t seem to set volume with that variable. Hope this helps someone.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/41051b8c016f4c0eb48e6b9918f1765b

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to set up an NFC automation to log when I take my ADHD meds in the Health app using Shortcuts, but I can’t find a way to do it.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

• I have my meds properly set up in the Health app with reminders.

• I tried creating a personal automation triggered by NFC.

• When I use the Log Health Sample action, I don’t see “Medication Taken” or anything to do with meds as an option.

Has anyone found a workaround for this? I thought Apple would allow this since medications are now tracked in Health, but it seems like they haven’t integrated it into Shortcuts yet. Am I missing something?

Any ideas on how to log medication intake automatically using NFC? I am new at this and have no idea how to script it either...

Thanks! 🚀

i have a shortcut mapped to my action button that shuffles my playlist. im trying to change it so that if music is playing, it skips to the next song, but if its not, it shuffles my playlist. is this possible, or is this out of the scope of shortcuts ?

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.

I constantly forget my phone in the car. I have a Shortcut set up already for Siri to say "Don't forget your phone" when CarPlay disconnects, but sometimes I'm already out of the car by the time it runs as there's a couple of seconds delay between turning the car off and CarPlay disconnecting.

Is there a way I can also get it to ping my Apple Watch with a reminder?

Hey r/shortcuts,
I'm building an AI-powered journaling system that analyzes various data points (steps, sleep, meeting fatique etc.) to help users identify patterns in their life.

I'd love to add Screen Time data as another signal for pattern analysis, but my current implementation feels hacky:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d510713d16574cafb9860f95034095b0

Current issues:

• Requires taking a screenshot of Screen Time
• Needs 1 second sleep between actions
• Phone must be unlocked
• Generally poor UX

Has anyone found a more elegant solution for programmatically accessing Screen Time data through Shortcuts? Looking for something more seamless that could run in the background.

Appreciate any insights or alternative approaches! 🙏

Geeks, i need help in making a shortcut:-

- When i start the directions for navigation using apple maps

- turn on always on display on my apple watch

- start a cycling workout

- Play certain playlist from my apple music

Is it possible? am i being optimistic?

I'm new to shortcuts, I never thought it would be so useful, like when, for example, I implemented a shortcut that turns the iPad into a Kindle, using a color filter and etc.

What I'm trying to implement is clocking in when I come into work and clocking in when I leave.

Being such a noob, what I managed to do is open the application at the time I have to clock in, but I would need to click on the clock in button, which is what I'm missing.

When investigating this forum I have seen that the vast majority that have a very high level of automation use Macs and not from the iPhone itself, does anyone have any idea how this function would be performed on iPhone? Apart from opening the app, click on a part of the screen.

ES

Soy nuevo en los atajados, nunca pense que seria tan util, como cuando por ejemplo implementé un atajo que conviertes el ipad en un kindle, mediante filtro de colores y etc.

Lo que estoy intentando implementar es fichar cuando entro en el trabajo y fichar cuando salgo.

Al ser tan noob lo que consegui es que me abra la aplicación la hora que tengo que fichar, pero me faltaria clicar en el botón fichar que es lo que me falta. Al investigar en este forum he visto que la gran mayoria que tiene un nivel altisimo an automatizar utiliza macs y no desde el propio iphone, alguien tiene alguna idea de como se realizaria esta función en iphon? que aparte de abrir la app que haga click en una parte de la pantalla.

PT

Sou novo em atalhos, nunca pensei que seriam tão úteis, como quando, por exemplo, implementei um atalho que transforma o iPad em um Kindle, usando filtro de cores e etc.

O que estou tentando implementar é marcar o ponto quando entro no trabalho e quando saio.

Sendo um novato, o que consegui fazer foi abrir o aplicativo na hora que tenho que marcar o ponto, mas precisaria clicar no botão do relógio, que é o que está faltando.

Ao investigar este fórum vi que a grande maioria que possui um nível de automação muito alto usa Macs e não do próprio iPhone, alguém tem ideia de como essa função seria executada no iPhone? Além de abrir o aplicativo, clique em uma parte da tela.

Im doing a course for work on how to be a better trainer. At the end, I have 15 minutes to ‘teach’ the class how to do something… anything!

Everyone has iPhones, so I wanted to teach them about shortcuts.

What use case would you recommend I could ‘teach’ to a bunch of novices in 15 minutes?

From the shortcuts I have built, I am tempted to do orientation lock for portrait apps vs landscape.

Any other ideas?

For context, I am a competent user of shortcuts. Thanks!

Hello, I would like to create an automatism that collects images according to certain criteria and moves them to a folder. I would like to have:

1. after leaving the workplace by car...
2. all pictures taken from this location (at work)...
3. collected and moved to a folder...
4. they are then removed from the overview of the photo app.

Is this possible and does anyone know how I can implement this? I have already tried several different ways but have failed so far!

Ho bisogno di un'automazione che avvii un comando rapido su iphone quando ricevo una notifica da telegram, è possibile?

I have assigned the action button to increase brightness (set brightness to 100%). But I don’t want it from accidentally activating when someone else presses it. So how can I make sure that it only works when it detects my face / when phone is unlocked?

I’ve seen a lot of ppl setup morning summaries and I think that’s great but I want to do something like the following

Good morning

Your drive to work will be X minutes long

Your calendar is X

Chance of rain is X

^^ all the above I’ve accomplished; below is what I need help with

I want it to do the following:

The Houston Rockets play XX today on TNT at 7:00CST, or, The Houston Rockets do not play today

Not a recap of a previous game, not a bunch of other teams, just my team. Same thing for the following:

The Houston Astros play XX today on AppleTV at 7:00CST etc.

Anyone point me in the right direction? Or help me out here?

Thanks,

I’m trying to automate the sending of a message to my wife but it’s not letting me because she has an android is there any way to force send to sms rather than iMessage

Alarm on

Is there a way to make an automation that says like « when I turn on the 6:00 alarm, set volume at 50% »?

I see the set volume option. I see nothing about setting an alarm.

Thanks!

Very annoying that it keeps being deleted because the robot doesn’t like the title 🙄

Can anyone provide a shortcut to choose a random wallpaper pair without choosing the one I’m currently on?

I have a number of automations and shortcuts to play music. My solution works well, but I want to add intelligence to the automations to make the solution more scalable and extensible.

• Read a value or series of values from the NFC tag.
• Pass those values as parameters to shortcuts.

I have written a Shortcut that accepts an Album ID as input, finds it and plays it. I can also embed an Album ID on an NFC tag using NFC Tools. My challenge is that I cannot read the embedded Album ID with an Automation, and pass it to a Shortcut as a parameter.

Background

My stepfather has Parkinson's Disease, advanced to a point that makes it impossible for him to use his phone effectively. He loves to listen to music, but his diction is bad enough that Siri cannot understand him. Smart speakers and Siri commands are ineffective and frustrating.

So I created a number of automations and shortcuts to allow him to play music just by tapping his phone to a pseudo-CD cases with embedded NFC tags. The key is that the solution does not require speaking, or even confirmation on the screen - just tap the phone to a case and it plays.

Current Solution

I have a number of automations triggered by NFC tags that launch shortcuts to play music albums. I have attached a short video to illustrate how it works.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/027kgWeklz9q-YS3ajv2xjvrw

The paired automations and shortcuts are all very simple: the Automation recognizes a specific NFC tag, and calls a purpose built shortcut to play the associated album. I have embedded screen shots at the end of this post for reference. The obvious limitation is that every new album requires a new pseudo-CD case, a new automation and associated shortcut.

Enhancements

More Albums

• I would love to be able to add albums without having to create new automation / shortcut pairs for each one.
• Family members from out of town would like to share pseudo-CDs without having to set up each one on his phone.

More Media

• It would be great to add support for audio books.

New Functionality

• I would love to enable him to start a FaceTime session with his kids and grandkids by tapping his phone to their pictures.

Target Solution

NFC Tags

• Tags should contain a media ID, media type designation, and action ID.

Dispatcher Shortcut

• Dispatcher should parse the data from the NFC tag, launch the appropriate Action shortcut, and pass the Media ID.

Action Shortcuts

• Action shortcuts should launch the appropriate App and play the right media without confirmation or additional action required.

Images

https://preview.redd.it/zt082xoe7tge1.png?width=1179&format=png&auto=webp&s=2f79287d20109842d572a7cacb732afbc1aaedf2

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Why is it that sometimes speak text on shortcut or automation is chappy or broken? Not always but once in a while.

As title say... I would like when I open YouTube app, to make a shortcut that's gonna activate VPN app ( Surfshark I use) with server in Albania. Is it possible to do something like that? I was trying few times, but keep failing.

Self-explanatory title

My library of shortcuts is a bit cluttered right now. I’m wondering if anyone has used the different colors provided for the icons to keep track of things, like how often you use a shortcut, or how satisfied you are with a shortcut. If so, would you care to share your ideas?

What I want:

What I get

SHORTCUT URL: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2ac12bea868c420a9016eaac034ca0d2

By doing this it’s also turning my arrays into strings. I want them to stay as Arrays of Dictionaries