iOS Shortcuts App

Forums › Apple iOS and devices › iOS Shortcuts App

Senecio

2710 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#281090 28-Jan-2021 22:06

Is anyone else using Shortcuts in iOS? I'm only just starting to experiment with them now (I never proclaimed to be the quickest!).

Anyway, I'm finding them really powerful especially when shortcuts are combined with automations and thought I'd ask how others are using them. I'm just getting started so only basic stuff for me at the moment.

One of my more useful shortcuts that I've created myself

When my phone connects to CarPlay (wired CarPlay)

Turnoff Bluetooth and Wifi
If it is a weekday and before 8am, start navigation to work
If it is a weekday and after 4pm, start navigation to home
Open the Podcast app

I have another automation to turn Wifi and Bluetooth back on when it is disconnected from CarPlay. I turn Wifi off when connected to CarPlay because my phone tries to hang on to the home Wifi even when 100m up the street.

Anyone else have some cool Shortcuts to share?

davidcole

6029 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2643869 28-Jan-2021 23:18

I’ve got one when connected to power to start Acronis mobile for backup, then 2 mins later start NextCloud for photo upload.

Previously known as psycik

Home Assistant: Gigabyte AMD A8 Brix, Home Assistant with Aeotech ZWave Controller, Raspberry PI, Wemos D1 Mini, Zwave, Shelly Humidity and Temperature sensors
Media:Chromecast v2, ATV4 4k, ATV4, HDHomeRun Dual
Server Host Plex Server 3x3TB, 4x4TB using MergerFS, Samsung 850 evo 512 GB SSD, Proxmox Server with 1xW10, 2xUbuntu 22.04 LTS, Backblaze Backups, usenetprime.com fastmail.com Sharesies Trakt.TV Sharesight

Aaroona

3193 posts

Uber Geek

#2649650 8-Feb-2021 19:08

I'm still trying to find uses for it - tbh I'm disappointed with Apples automation.

I understand there is a security concern with letting automations run automatically - but there has got to be some give at some point, otherwise the automation platform for me doesn't extend beyond turning my lights on and off, pausing my HomePod, and an SSH script which runs a WOL command to wake my computer.