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Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by criddell »

twohearted wrote: post #131
criddell wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I made one just for fun to see how they work. I say "Siri, record my weight" and the iPad response "Sure, how much do you weigh?" I say the number and it gets appended to a Google Docs spreadsheet with the current date. The next step that I never finished was to have Google Docs generate a graph and mail it to me every month.

I did the same thing but it just records it directly into Apple's Health app. Then you get the graphs for free!

For some reason you can't put the health app on an iPad and that's my only iOS device.

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by graeme »

Angostura wrote: post #50
graeme wrote: post #33

I started small. I have an automation that launches at 8 pm that does three things: * Sets dark mode * Sets reduce white point * Runs a shortcut I made asking me a few questions The questions are: 1. Will you get ready for bed? Sleep affects your next day. (I have to click yes/no) 2. Will you go brush your teeth after this? (The first step. I have to click yes/no) 3. It gives me a list of things I may want to do to w…

You know that Do Not disturb and Nightshft can both be scheduled to come on at 8pm without automations? (Not that I'm knocking you, if you just wanted to tinker).

Yeah. Set white point can't be scheduled. I put in night mode because why not run both the light reducing features at once?

Plus it's an incentive to run the shortcut. I want darkness, and run the questions as a side effect.

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Post by iamdamian »

I was hoping Personal Automation would solve a long-time goal of mine: waking up to a carefully curated playlist rather than a ringtone. But it looks like this still won't work, because it requires human interaction to kick off the 'automation'. That's a shame, since this is something that every radio alarm handles.

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Post by voltaireodactyl »

judah wrote: post #24

Shortcuts is an amazing, truly underrated app. Almost anything your phone can do, Shortcuts can do. Extremely powerful. For fun, I created the Martin Luther Insulter shortcut[0]. Say, "Hey Siri, have Martin Luther insult me", and it fetches the list of insulting quotes from Martin Luther's books via GitHub, then reads the insult back to you in a dark, slow raspy voice. [0]: https://shareshortcuts.com/shortcuts/725-ma…

Can't thank you enough for this.

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by chrisweekly »

jl6 wrote: post #69
chrisweekly wrote: post #68

Cool! I'm on 12.4.1 and for a while now enjoying my simple accessibility shortcut > color filters to enable triple-click side button to toggle greyscale vs normal color mode. Less battery usage, helps keep the device less unnecessarily stimulating, doesn't interfere w/ sleep, and sometimes good for random conversation ("how'd you do that?"). :)

> unnecessarily stimulating Willie, remove all the colored chalk from the classrooms!

I'm sure you were just trying to be funny, so I forgive your snark. But your analogy is inept. I'll try riffing on it to explain why:

By default, our "smartphones" are attention-capturing entertainment devices. Disabling notifications is one step towards regaining control and putting apps in their place -- which is to say, tools I will leverage with intention, on my schedule. Disabling colors is another step in that same direction. It's not removing chalk from the classroom, it's temporarily closing the window to mute the ice-cream truck during exams. The whole point of the triple-tap shortcut is to make it trivial to toggle modes, so I am the only one who gets to decide whether I'm in the library or the arcade.

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by c89X »

I’m missing the “Disconnect” action for Wifi and Bluetooth. I’d like to be able to increase text size automatically when getting in the car (based on bluetooth connecting to the car) for improved visibility, but to undo it when I exit the car. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be possible (yet).

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by n1000 »

ismailk wrote: post #77
n1000 wrote: post #64

Will this finally allow me to switch WiFi and Bluetooth off (instead of just disconnect for 24h) from the control centre?

From the control center? No. But you can do it from the shortcuts widget when you swipe left from the homescreen WiFi - https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a92a26177fae4bafb9c8a7b369e... Bluetooth - https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7b367448c4a04b1483af4af004a...

Oh. This is fantastic. Thank you so much!

For anyone else having issues allowing untrusted shortcuts. The toggle in the settings only appears after running any shortcut for the first time. This is an iOS bug apparently.

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by lucasverra »

ascagnel_ wrote: post #85
chrischen wrote: post #81

I tried to have it launch spotify when Airpods were connected, but found only Apple music supported. I’ve always wondered, is the lack of Spotify support in Siri, Shortcuts, due to Spotify or due to Apple blocking them?

FWIW, I'm able to create an automation that runs a shortcut to start playing podcasts in Overcast when connecting AirPods. It's not super-clear, but you need to set the automation to "Run a Shortcut" from the Shortcuts app, rather than pick a shortcut from the app itself. Try creating a shortcut in the Shortcuts app to play something in Spotify. Then search for "Run a Shortcut" when you're wiring up the personal auto…

> Try creating a shortcut in the Shortcuts app to play something in Spotify

how ?

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by lucasverra »

chrischen wrote: post #137
snotrockets wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Search for "Launch", choose "Open App" in the actions category, pick Spotify.

I'm able to also launch Spotify with by opening a spotify URL using the actions, but can't get it to auto-play.

same here, play/pause do not work either after url action :( so i Subscribed to apple music

Re: Apple iOS 13.1 Personal automation via Shortcuts

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Post by lucasverra »

iamdamian wrote: post #143

I was hoping Personal Automation would solve a long-time goal of mine: waking up to a carefully curated playlist rather than a ringtone. But it looks like this still won't work, because it requires human interaction to kick off the 'automation'. That's a shame, since this is something that every radio alarm handles.

automation on alarm snooze => apple music playlist
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